Russian tycoon Alisher Usmanov is reported to be considering selling his 30% stake in Arsenal after giving up hope of acquiring the club outright. The Uzbekistan-born billionaire has found majority owner Stan Kroenke unwilling to engage in takeover talks despite repeated attempts. Usmanov had previously made a £990m offer to buy out Kroenke, but the […]
It has been a busy window for Liverpool in terms of new arrivals but the onus has now switched to players leaving with the aim of generating £100 million before the transfer window closes. There could be as many as 10 departure, headed by Danny Ings, before the end of next month, as Liverpool have […]
The Maurizio Sarri era at Chelsea began with a comfortable 1-0 win over Perth Glory on the west coast of Australia on Monday – but what did we learn from the Italian’s first game in charge? Pedro found the net just five minutes in to the friendly contest but, despite Chelsea’s dominance for the remainder […]
Veteran midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from the German national team on Sunday, and he did his best to shake the very foundation of the country’s soccer federation in the process. Less than a month after Germany’s embarrassing exit in group play from the 2018 World Cup, the squad’s second-most capped player tweeted he […]
Jurgen Klopp has launched a passionate defence of Liverpool’s huge summer outlay and is not concerned about whatever criticism comes his way. This has been the most aggressive window in Liverpool’s modern history and their spending went beyond £170million last Thursday after they paid a world record £65million for Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker to supplement […]
Tottenham have set off for their tour of the US and International Champions Cup opener against Roma and Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier were among the players heading to preseason in the USA. World Cup stars such as Eriksen and Son Heung-min have rejoined the squad but a number of players remain absent. […]
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has accused former manager Maurizio Sarri of attempting to take his ‘whole team’ with him to Chelsea. De Laurentiis replaced Sarri with Carlo Ancelotti at the end of last season after the Italian took too long to make his mind up about his future. The 59-year-old remained contractually tied to […]
Liverpool’s move for Alisson Becker triggered a massive reaction among Reds supporters and has many thinking that the clubs 28-year league title drought could end this season. That seems presumptuous, though, completely ignoring the reigning champions and their 100 points. And Manchester City haven’t stood still either, signing Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez. They’ve sold nobody and […]