Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has revealed his intentions to leave at the expiration of his current contract. The France international is tied to the club until 2020 but has this week admitted he will not be signing a new deal. At 32 Koscielny is one of the most experienced stars in the Gunners dressing room, […]
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Steven N’Zonzi is a major transfer target for Arsenal but the club have reportedly made it clear to manager Unai Emery that he must sell before he can bolster his squad. Emery wasted no time revamping the squad he inherited from Arsene Wenger as he’s spent around £70m on five new signings with goalkeeper Bernd […]
Chelsea are reportedly ready to make a £30 million bid for Aaron Ramsey, asthe Welsh midfielder’s Arsenal contract has less than 12 months to run. The Blues will test the Gunners’ resolve after enduring a distraction last season when Alexis Sanchez, who joined Manchester United in January, and Mesut Ozil started the campaign in the […]
AC Milan are keen to replace Gennaro Gattuso with former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte in a major overhaul this summer. The seven-time European Champions are under new ownership and have already sacked two of their biggest names behind the scenes in a huge summer shake-up. Sporting director Massimiliano Mirabelli and chief executive Marco Fassone were […]
It did not even take 24 hours. On Sunday afternoon, Mesut Ozil retired from the German national team via a damning letter that accused Germany’s soccer federation, the DFB, of “racism and disrespect.” On Monday morning, before the allegations could be given proper time and thought, the German soccer establishment battled back. “He’s been playing […]
Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov is reported to be considering selling his 30% stake in Arsenal after giving up hope of acquiring the club outright. The Uzbekistan-born billionaire has found majority owner Stan Kroenke unwilling to engage in takeover talks despite repeated attempts. Usmanov had previously made a £990m offer to buy out Kroenke, but the […]
Veteran midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from the German national team on Sunday, and he did his best to shake the very foundation of the country’s soccer federation in the process. Less than a month after Germany’s embarrassing exit in group play from the 2018 World Cup, the squad’s second-most capped player tweeted he […]
Chelsea have been offered the chance to re-sign Petr Cech as Thibaut Courtois looks destined to move to Real Madrid. The Stamford Bridge club are also interested in Kasper Schmeichel and Gianluigi Donnarumma amid expectations that the Belgian will leave west London this summer. Arsenal are open to selling Cech to provide manager Unai Emery […]
Lucas Torreira is to leave Sampdoria for a fee of around £26million, the Serie A side’s president Massimo Ferrero has said, as reports continue to link Arsenal with a move for the 22-year-old Uruguayan midfielder. Torreira joined Sampdoria in 2015 and has made 74 appearances for the Italian club. ‘Torreira’s gone for €30m (£26m),’ Ferrero […]