Well Florentino Pérez has gotten his wish. Despite winning the Champions League in four of the past five seasons, Real struggled domestically, finishing 17 points behind champions Barcelona last season. Perez has already gotten rid of manager Zinedine Zidane, replacing him with former Spain boss Julen Lopetegui. Next on his wish list was to move […]
Chelsea
The chaotic summer at Chelsea has hit a new low after still manager Antonio Conte has contradicted the club over when players should report back for pre-season training. Although Maurizio Sarri is expected to replace Conte before Chelsea return for pre-season training, Chelsea have not fired Conte yet, which means he is still technically in […]
According to reports in Italy, Chelsea are considering a swap deal between Alvaro Morata and Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain. Maurizio Sarri is set to take over at Stamford Bridge and he has reportedly earmarked the Argentine as a target, having worked with him for a season at Napoli. Morata struggled to adapt to life in […]
Napoli are willing to drop their price for Maurizio Sarri to £4.5million in a bid to speed up a move to Chelsea, according to reports. Sarri has already been replaced in Naples by former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti but he remains under contract in Italy for two more years. But according to the Mirror, Napoli’s […]
According to reports in England Zinedine Zidane walked away from Real Madrid after a dispute with club president Florentino Perez over their transfer targets. Zidane stunned the footballing world when he sensationally quit Madrid just days after landing an historic Champions League hat-trick. Reports in The Sun newspaper suggest that Zidane, who said he felt […]
Gareth Bale broke Liverpool’s hearts with a stunning substitute performance crowned with a goal out of the ordinary – then effectively issued a ‘come and get me’ plea. But Liverpool were left to rue a series of extraordinary events in their 3-1 defeat that started with Mohamed Salah suffering a potential shoulder dislocation in the […]
Manchester United earned slightly more money than champions Manchester City from the Premier League last season, despite City’s record-breaking campaign. United, who finished second, received £149.77m, £328,491 more than City because they ere shown live in the UK more often, and more TV games means more money in the payments system. City received £38.63m for […]
Eden Hazard has told Chelsea to sign the players who will turn them into Premier League title contenders next season or forget about him committing to a new contract. Hazard, who is valued at around £200million and wanted by Real Madrid, has stalled on signing a new deal despite the Blues’ willingness to pay him […]
It was only a month ago that Chelsea found themselves 10 points adrift of Tottenham in the race for Champions League qualification. Five games later and Antonio Conte suddenly has a very real chance of reaching the top four to salvage something from what has been a dismal title defence. Spurs have won just one […]