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 […]
Thiago Motta says that the Paris Saint-Germain dressing room is buzzing with excitement ahead of Neymar’s possible £196 million move to the French club. The striker is reported to have told Barcelona team-mates he is leaving for PSG and Motta said the Brazilian would be welcomed with open arms. ‘Of course we talk,’ said Motta. […]
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 […]
The head of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play commission warns “Milan will not be an exception” to the rules. The Rossoneri will present their plans for a voluntary agreement with European football’s governing body this fall, and have spent big this summer in advance of that. “Milan will not be an exception to Financial Fair Play, […]
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’ […]
After the Hollywood style introduction in Los Angeles, Romelu Lukaku’s debut for Manchester United did not go quite according to the script as the new £75million signing misfired in the opening game on tour. Lukaku’s failure to convert an easy chance just four minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute was all the more […]
You might have thought the Premier League champions, with the added responsibility of Champions League football next season, would be busy adding to their squad for next season. However, all is not so well at Chelsea, with their first-team squad looking threadbare with less than a month to go until the campaign begins. As it […]