Manchester United stars Zlatan Ibrahimović, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba have been shortlisted for the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season award. All three were inspirational in Manchester United winning the competition last term, a triumph that completed the English giants’ set of major UEFA club trophies. Mkhitaryan and Pogba were on target […]
Premier League
The sale of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain is expected to set off a domino effect across Europe, but Barcelona aren’t having any luck spending that €220m after Liverpool turned down their second offer of 100m euros for Philippe Coutinho this week. Though RMC have announced both failed offers of 80m and 100m euros, the feeling […]
Manchester United have finally confirmed the signing of midfielder Nemanja Matic from Chelsea in a three-year deal that sees the Serbian move to Old Trafford for an initial fee to be £35m, with £5m in add-ons There have bene rumors of this deal being agreed upon weeks ago, and after Matic was left to train […]
Jurgen Klopp concedes he has a defensive “puzzle” to solve as Liverpool’s injuries begin to pile up with just 11 days until the Premier League opener. While most of the headlines surrounding Liverpool at the moment concern a possible move to Barcelona for Philippe Coutinho, Klopp’s principal concern is his beat up defense ahead of […]
Arsenal’s attempted squad clear-out has run into some headwinds as some players unwilling to take pay-cuts to leave. The Gunners want to trim their large squad of players that manager Arsene Wenger has deemed surplus to requirements. But Arsenal are finding difficulty in moving their unwanted stars, even those entering the last year of their […]
For the third consecutive summer, Real Madrid star Gareth Bale is being linked with a reported £100m to Manchester United. The difference this year is that the story is not emulating from Manchester. This one is coming from Madrid after Zinedine Zidane said he may not be able to keep Gareth Bale at Madrid. Bale’s […]
Pep Guardiola has warned that Manchester City can match Real Madrid’s financial muscle as the two clubs compete for Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe. Guardiola believes ‘anything can happen’ with Mbappe and is refusing to rule out a sensational move to the Etihad. Real remain firm favourites to sign the teenager after tabling a world record […]
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he isn’t worried about the club’s limited business in the transfer window so far while stressing how keeping his current squad together is as important as making new signings. Mohamed Salah and Dominic Solanke are the only two arrivals at Anfield so far this summer with Klopp still keen to […]
It was widely viewed as the low point of Arsenal’s season. An embarrassing 3-0 walloping in front of TV cameras at Crystal Palace in April which sparked demands for explanations from furious fans Step forward Theo Walcott. With refreshing honesty, the captain for the night pulled no punches. Walcott declaring Palace had ‘wanted it more’ […]