Once again Liverpool FC and Fenway Sports Group (FSG) have sold one of their stars as midfielder Philippe Coutinho has been sold to Barcelona for a reported €120m with another €40 in potential add-ons. That transfer makes the 25-year-old Coutinho, for the moment, the second-most expensive player in world football behind Neymar. But when the […]
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Arsene Wenger angrily blamed his players for Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat by Nottingham Forest, admitting the Championship side were better in every area. Wenger made nine changes to his team but insisted it contained enough quality to beat Forest and reserved criticism for his senior players. ‘We were not good enough anywhere, not up front, […]
Antonio Conte has launched extraordinary attacks on Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho, going as far as to suggest that the Manchester United manager has ‘demenza senile’, Italian for senile dementia. Conte’s comments come after Mourinho said on Thursday: “Because I don’t behave as a clown on the touchline, it means that I lost my passion?” […]
Arsenal are trying to have Arsene Wenger’s misconduct charge dealt with speedily so Sunday’s FA Cup tie at Nottingham Forest is included in any ban. The Gunners manager has until 6pm on Friday to respond to an FA charge over his foul-mouthed dressing-room rant at referee Mike Dean on Sunday. The official had awarded West […]
The January transfer window has just opened and already Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is complaining, saying that he is ‘rarely given the players I ask for’. Conte has handed a January wishlist to Chelsea’s board having repeatedly stressed how short on numbers his squad is, but he believes that progress on his targets is going […]
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has cooled talk of a January move for Juventus defender Giorgio Chiellini. Chiellini was a key player for Conte when he won three Serie A titles as Juve boss between 2011 and 2014 but the pair will not be reunited at Stamford Bridge. Conte is full of respect for Chiellini — […]
Arsene Wenger is set for a lengthy touchline ban after being charged with misconduct after his tirade at Mike Dean in the referees’ changing room following the 1-1 draw at West Bromwich. And the Arsenal boss did himself no favors with the FA when he continued his attack on Dean on Tuesday. Dean has been […]
The Daily Main is reporting that Daniel Sturridge wants to join Southampton during this January transfer window, but fears that Liverpool could price him out of a move. Liverpool are willing to let Sturridge find regular first team football elsewhere, but they will not sell him on the cheap. Despite taking in £75m earlier this […]
According to the Sunday Express, Arsenal are leading the race to sign Chelsea centre-back David Luiz as Arsene Wenger apparently wants to add another defender. Luiz has not made a Premier League appearance since Chelsea’s 1-0 win at Bournemouth at the end of October due to a knee injury, although reports suggest that he has […]