Reports claim that Kurt Zouma is close to returning to the first team of Chelsea. Chelsea are preparing to bring zouma to the first team set up and the defender could be ready to play against Middlesbrough on the 20th of November. According to The London Evening Standard, Chelsea are now set to welcome the French man back into the team after being out for months due to a serious knee injury. Zouma has not played football for club and country since suffering the knee injury during the match against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge earlier this year in February. The highly rated defender has been trying to get into shape and working on his level of fitness. In recent weeks he has been training with Chelsea’s development squad and now seems ready to finally … [Read more...]
Injury Update- Defender ruled out for weeks, could miss out seven top matches in December
Manchester United have been hit another defensive injury blow after Chris Smalling is set to be out of action for four weeks. Smalling is injured with a broken toe and this has further compounded the injury worries for Manchester United. Reports from Mirror claim that Manchester United defender’s toe is broken into two and this could rule him out of action for a month meaning he could come back by Christmas. The England International is likely to miss about seven matches including clashes in the premier league against Arsenal, Tottenham and Everton as well as an EFL cup quarter final match against West Ham. The present situation would embarrass Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho after he publicly criticized Smalling and questioned his commitment to the club. … [Read more...]
Report- Mourinho set to make move for Arsenal super star,He could leave club if contract talks stall
Reports claim that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is prepared to make a shock move for Arsenal star Mesut Ozil. According to the Sun, the German world cup winner is presently under contract with the North London club till 2018 but is yet to commit his future to the club as discussions are still going on over a new contract and United are ready to swoop in and try to make a deal for the player. Currently on 140,000 pounds a week, Ozil is Arsenal’s highest earner and it is believed that with the new deal he is hoping to get more than the 20,000 pounds pay increase Arsenal have already presented him. Jose Mourinho has managed Ozil in the past and this was during their time at Real Madrid and both won the Spanish La Liga in 2012. Manchester United … [Read more...]
Wengers Sends Warning Over Star Player Injury
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has raised concerns over forward Alexis Sanchez injury. Wenger revealed that he was informed that Sanchez suffered a hamstring injury instead of a low grade muscle tear in his calf that has been widely reported and Wenger feels that Chile are taking a risk with Sanchez which could hurt his career in the long run. Chile have left Sanchez out of Thursday’s match against Colombia and are hoping he will be ready to play next week Tuesday in a world cup qualifier against Uruguay. Wenger believes that this could be too much for Sanchez and with a busy fixture list ahead for Arsene Wenger is worried the clubs could miss out on his services for a long time. Speaking to beIN Sports Wenger said “I got a text last night that he has a … [Read more...]
Chelsea midfielder Hints At Club Exit In January
Chelsea midfielder John Mikel Obi has hinted that he could leave the club in January. The Nigerian has not played a minute for Chelsea this season as he has found it hard to force his way into manager Antonio Conte’s plans. Mikel missed the start of the season because he represented Nigeria at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil where he helped his country win a bronze medal and was not able to show Conte what he could do and with Kante and Matic the preferred choice in midfield Mikel has found it tough to break into the team. Speaking to ESPN Mike had this to say "We will wait and see what happens in January. For the first time in my career, this is happening to me and I have to stand up and deal with it. It is what it is but I'm training hard every day and I … [Read more...]
Reports: Forward Not Returning To Arsenal Anytime Soon, Match Against Man United A Big Doubt
Manager of Chile Antonio Pizzi has insisted that there is no way that forward Alexis Sanchez will be allowed to return to Arsenal before the National team’s match against Uruguay. It was confirmed that Sanchez suffered a low grade muscle tear in his calf while on International duty with Chile and had been ruled out of their world cup qualifier match against Colombia on Thursday. With speculations that Sanchez could be out for several weeks, reports claim that Arsenal had requested that the Chilean Football Association allow the player come back immediately to London for him to start his rehabilitation. Pizzi has however stated that Sanchez is making good progress with his injury and has said the forward will not be released to Arsenal. He said ‘He is … [Read more...]
Chelsea Ready To Bolster Midfield With Talented Midfielder
Reports claim that Chelsea is interested in acquiring the signature of Paris Saint Germain midfielder Marco Verratti. The Mirror reports that Chelsea manager Antonio Conte is ready to go head to head with Manchester United for the 24-year-old midfielder. Various clubs will have been alerted on the availability of the talented midfielder after his agent last month revealed that Verratti could leave the Paris club if they do not win a title this season. Chelsea have been in superb form so far this season with midfielders Kanta and Matic doing very well but this has not stopped manger Conte from trying to improve the squad and is determined to add quality to the midfield and has reportedly received the backing of the owner of Chelsea Roman Abramovich. Chelsea … [Read more...]