Antonio Conte has claimed defenders are targeting Diego Costa and seeking to provoke the Spain forward, with the Chelsea manager praising his player’s refusal to react in the fractious 2-2 draw at Swansea City. Costa took his season’s tally to six goals in five appearances for club and country and it was Costa who dominated […]
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Antonio Conte has admitted David Luiz was a panic buy for Chelsea – but claims the Brazilian could still become one of the best defenders in the world. Luiz was signed on deadline day for £34 million from PSG after the Blues failed in moves for a string of their primary targets. His return comes […]
According to a report from the CIES Football Observatory,Manchester United defender Eric Bailly was the most overpriced Premier League signing during the summer. Bailly has been a revelation for United this season, after arriving for £32 million from Villarreal, but accordinf to the number crunchers at the CIES Football Observatory, United overpaid for the Ivorian […]
UEFA has already announced that beginning with the 2018-19 season, that the Big Four European Leagues (England, Spain, Italy and Germany) will all get four guaranteed spots in the group stages. Now according to a report in the German magazine Kicker, UEFA is getting set to roll out a new revenue distribution that could see […]
Last week Antonio Conte was complaining about Chelsea’s lack of activity in the transfer market. Well the window has closed and after some last day shopping the Blues ended up spending £120m. The headline making deal was the return of David Luiz from PSG for £34m. Luiz gives Conte the option of playing a three-man […]
Diego Costa admits he was hoping to leave Chelsea this summer to rejoin Atletico Madrid and only a few details stopped the move from happening. The striker has had a great start to the season for Antonio Conte’s side, scoring late winners against West Ham United and Watford, but if he had his way he […]
Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola says that Jose Mourinho wanted to sign the French midfielder last season when was still Chelsea manager. The 23-year-old Pogba signed for Mourinho at Manchester United in a world-record £89m deal this summer and Raiola believes United’s gain is every other top club’s loss. Real Madrid also wanted Pogba but […]