The two richest clubs in the world, at least from an owner wealth perspective, Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are reported ready to trigger Edinson Cavani’s €63m release clause at Napoli this summer. Cavani has been linked with a move to Barcelona and Real Madrid in the past, but according to London newspaper the Daily […]
Premier League
Arsenal academy director Liam Brady was on TalkSports Keys and Gray this morning and he said that Jack Wilshere will be classed in the same bracket as England legends Paul Gascoigne and Glenn Hoddle when his career finishes. The 21-year-old has struggled with injuries in recent seasons but is now back playing for Arsenal, and […]
Chelsea could appoint Juventus coach Antonio Conte as their next manager, according to reports in Italy. With Blues interim boss Rafael Benitez failing to win over the fans and the club suffering a poor run of form, Chelsea are reportedly looking at other candidates to replace him when his deal runs out at the end […]
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard insists a top-four place remains within their reach and the next two months are likely to decide whether they qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season. A 2-2 draw against Manchester City, for the second time this season a defensive mistake costing them victory against the champions, provided hope for […]
According to Martin Lipton at the Mirror, Rafa Benitez has been an ultimatum. Beat Wigan this weekend or be sacked! Roman Abramovich is said to be furious as Chelsea’s post-Christmas tailspin. Saturday’s loss at Newcastle came on the back of poor draws at Swansea, Brentford and Reading. Abramovich, who is not known for his patience, […]
Wayne Rooney’s goal helped Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 today. Rooney’s tenth goal in as many games sent United ten points clear of Manchester City, who play Liverpool tomorrow, and a massive 16 points ahead of third-placed Chelsea. Going back to the start of last season, Rooney has now been involved in 68 goals in […]
He is said to be top of Pep Guardiola’s shopping list for this summer, but Luis Suarez says that he is going nowhere, even if Liverpool don’t finish in the top four this season. Liverpool are seven points behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League table with 14 games remaining and will face competition […]
West Brom striker Peter Odemwingie doesn’t believe in burning bridges. He burns down whole cities. The problem for Odemwingie was that when the transfer window closed, he was still a West Brom player despite driving down to Queens Park Rangers and begging them to let him into the ground. It is hard to tell whether […]
Premier League teams spent £120m in January, double the total of January 2012. Still that is a long way way short of the record level of £225m in January 2011. Three clubs, Queens Park Rangers, Liverpool and Newcastle accounted for more than 50% of the total outlay this year. Deloitte’s Dan Jones said: “Premier League […]