According to reports out of Italy, Chelsea have offered Juventus midfielder Cesc Fabregas to help fill the hole in the Juve midfielder left by the departure of Paul Pogba to Manchester United. According to Italian newspaper Tuttosport, the Italian champions approached Chelsea about Nemanja Matic, which the Blues turned down and offered Fabregas instead. In […]
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As Arsenal prepare for their season-opener against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, Arsene Wenger has once again expressed his bemusement at the money being spent by title rivals clubs this summer, especially Manchester United. The Arsenal boss is convinced that paying out in excess of £150 million on players will not guarantee United […]
Tottenham manager Maurico Pochettino believes some Premier League clubs have shown their desperation in the transfer market this summer by spending huge fees on new recruits. Manchester United broke the world transfer record earlier this week with the £89m acquisition of Paul Pogba from Juventus, taking their total spend for the summer past the £140m […]
This week, Paul Pogba became the world’s most expensive player after he finalized his €105 million move from Juventus to Manchester United. Along with the £90m transfer fee, there are reportedly £5m in bonuses that United will have to pay based on future success. In addition, Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola received a huge fee for […]
Real Madrid produced another in their long line of famous European performances to lift the UEFA Super Cup, seeing off domestic rivals and UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla 3-2 after extra time in Trondheim. Madrid looked dead and buried as they trailed 2-1 deep into stoppage time in Trondheim, but Ramos’ equaliser sent the match […]
A huge worry for Arsenal FC and their fans that the clubs best two players, Mesut Özil and Alexis Sánchez, are stalling on signing new deals with the club. Arsenal first began contract negotiations with both players’ representatives last September in the hope of tying them down to long-term deals, but no real progress has […]
Manchester City have found the ball playing center-half that Pep Guardiola has been wanting, with the announcement that they have signed Everton’s John Stones for £47.5 million. Stones becomes the eighth new player signed by City this summer following the arrivals of of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Aleksandar Zinchenko, Aaron Mooy, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus and […]
Manchester United have announced the signing of Paul Pogba for a world-record £100 million. The 23-year-old Pogba has signed a bumper £290,000-per-week, five-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year. HE will wear the No 6 shirt. The official statement on the Manchester United website read: Manchester United is delighted to announce […]
>At long last, the phoney war is over. Let’s get on with the real business. The new Premier League season gets underway on Saturday and those expected to challenge for the title have completed their pre-season preparations, if not quite all of their transfer dealings. Ahead of the big kick-off, here is a look at […]