Reports claim that Serie A club Sampdoria has confirmed that premier league club Chelsea has made an offer for striker Luis Muriel but Sampdoria are not interested in selling unless the blues meet his 30.5 million pounds release clause. Ibtimes revealed that the 25-year-old striker who joined Sampdoria from Udinese in 2015 has been linked with a move to Chelsea in the January transfer window with Napoli also said to be interested after forward Arkadiusz Milik ruled out for a long time because of cruciate ligament injury. When quizzed on if Chelsea had made an offer for the striker, Sampdoria president Massimo Ferrero speaking to Fantagazzetta he said "Yes, there is an offer, so they tell me. But Muriel is not for sale. For €35m (£30.5m) we can talk." There are … [Read more...]
Antonio Conte – Why I Changed Formation To 3-4-3
Manager of Chelsea Antonio Conte has revealed why he decided to change to the 3-4-3 formation. Chelsea started the season using a 4-2-4 system, a formation that Conte had used in Italy during his time at Bari but keeping clean sheets became a problem for Chelsea at the beginning of the season and the club suffered back to back defeats to Liverpool and Arsenal and this prompted Conte to rethink his strategy. He made the change to 3-4-3 with Marcus Alonso and Victor Moses serving as wing backs and the result has been fantastic as Chelsea have gone on a run of five premier league wins scoring 16 goals and conceding none. Conte speaking to Chelsea’s website revealed he was happy to find the right balance. He said "We started the season with another system … [Read more...]
Chelsea Set To Offer Striker New Contract, To Ward Off Interest From Top Spanish Clubs
Reports claim that Chelsea are preparing to offer strike Diego Costa a new contract to reward him for his superb performance as well as ward off interest from his former club Atletico Madrid. The Daily Mirror reports that Chelsea are ready to offer Costa a lucrative contract to keep him at Stamford Bridge for a long time and also ward off interest from Atletico Madrid who have tried to bring him in the last three transfer windows. Costa joined Chelsea two years ago from Atletico Madrid for about 32 million pounds and signed a deal worth around 150,000 pounds a week and in his debut season helped Chelsea to win the premier league title. Last season was not a good one for Chelsea as they failed to defend their title and finished a dismal 10th position but … [Read more...]
Revealed – Why Manchester United Lost Out On Highly Rated Brazilian To Manchester City
It has been revealed that Gabriel Jesus was presented a bigger offer by Manchester United, much more than Manchester City but the striker decided to pitch his tent with the blue side of Manchester because he liked the idea of being coached by Pep Guardiola. Gabriel signed a contract with Manchester City in the summer but will join the club in January after completing his loan move at Palmeiras at the end of the year. The 19-year-old Brazilian has been dubbed as “the new Neymar” and for some time was one of the most wanted youngsters in the last transfer window. Manchester Evening News reports that apart from Manchester United other top clubs like Barcelona and Real Madrid were also interested in having the talented youngster at their clubs. The report … [Read more...]
Chelsea Star Reveals What Will Determine Club’s Title Ambitions
Chelsea safe hands Thibaut Courtois has stated the blues upcoming matches will go a long way in determining if Chelsea will be challenging for the premier league title this season. The keeper also revealed that everything is going very well under manager Antonio Conte. Chelsea will be back in action next week after the International break and they will be in confident and buoyant mood to continue their fantastic run in the premier league that has seen them win five matches in a row including handing defeats to champions Leicester and title rivals Manchester United. Their good form has been attributed to Conte changing formation to 3-4-3 and the Belgian has hailed his manager and stated he is the best manager he has worked with since working with his former boss … [Read more...]
Gossip- Real Madrid Step Up Interest In Manchester United Teenager
Manchester United teenager Marcus Rashford is attracting interest from Spanish giants Real Madrid. Ok Diaro reports that after a fantastic start to his Manchester United career, Real Madrid are ready to step up their interest to ensure he joins them. The report claims that Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has great admiration for the teenager who announced his presence on the scene earlier in the year for the first team of Manchester United. Rashford 19 played his first senior match for Manchester United back in February and made a good impression which led to a call up to the English National team where on his debut he scored. Rashford has continued his good form from last season as he has scored four goals so far and provided his team mates with an … [Read more...]
Report- Liverpool Face Battle To Keep Hold Of Star Player
Reports from Spanish publication Sport claim that Spanish giant Barcelona are interested in signing Liverpool’s attacking midfielder Philippe Coutinho and have made him their number priority on their transfer list. Coutinho has been in superb form for Liverpool so far this season which has seen him score five goals along with five assists in 11 premier league matches. His performances have not gone unnoticed as he has gotten man of the match awards in four premier league matches and on the international scene for Brazil under manager Tite he has become a regular in the team taking the place of Chelsea’ Willian in the starting line-up. To further show his importance to both club and country, Coutinho was instrumental in Brazil’s 3-0 victory over arch rivals … [Read more...]