Every summer, across the length and breadth of the land, Premier League recruitment chiefs find themselves tasked with signing new players in an increasingly challenging market. Demanding players, wily agents and the impossible expectation of supporters make it an unenviable task. And those shopping overseas must also make sure they comply with Premier League laws, … Read more
‘He went into a reverse situation’: Rio Ferdinand TEARS into ‘youth team’ culture and standards Raphael Varane encountered on joining Manchester United as he defends his stuttering first season Rio Ferdinand has discussed Raphael Varane’s first season at Manchester United Varane arrived at Old Trafford from Real Madrid amid much fanfare last summer The French … Read more
For all the uncertainty swirling around Everton, one thing is clear: the days of lavish spending are over. Last summer their biggest transfer fee was the £1.75 million for Demarai Gray, and although they invested on two full-backs in Vitalii Mykolenko and Nathan Patterson in January, those deals were effectively paid for by the sale … Read more
Wouldn’t it be ironic, after two seasons of false nineing, if Manchester City suddenly ended up with too many strikers? Compared to how many wingers they would have, that is. Should Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus both leave, following the arrivals of Erling Haaland and Julian Alvarez, that is the situation they could find themselves … Read more
Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia is poised to become the next big name to leave the club, after it was confirmed today that Bruce Buck will step down as chairman. According to The Telegraph, Granovskaia, one of the most influential figures in world football, will follow Buck out of Stamford Bridge, with some sources even indicating … Read more
‘How can you be so ungrateful?’ Arsenal defender Gabriel dismayed as fans question Eddie Nketiah receiving club record goalscorer Thierry Henry’s No 14 shirt after agreeing new deal… and Gunners legend Ian Wright tells striker’s critics to ‘shut the f*** up’ By Ben Miller For Mailonline Published: 12:39 PM EDT, 18 June 2022 | Updated: … Read more
During two years of disruption to fixtures through COVID-19, many clubs praised the loyalty of their supporters and acknowledged their importance to the match-day experience while stands were empty. In turn, many supporters donated their pro-rata refunds for matches behind closed doors to clubs’ charity foundations during lockdown. All those words about how vital fans … Read more
Richard Arnold has said ‘money is not a consideration’ in Manchester United’s pursuit of Frenkie de Jong as he took aim at Ed Woodward’s handling of transfers. United have identified the Holland midfielder as their No 1 target for the summer as new manager Erik ten Hag rebuilds the club and negotiations with Barcelona are … Read more
Pep Guardiola started his summer holidays in Barcelona. Five days after lifting his fourth Premier League title, he was heading to a gig of one of his favorite groups. Catalan band Mishima was playing. The singer is David Caraben, who’s not just a good friend of Guardiola but the grandson of Armand Caraben — the … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka’s yellow card against Leeds is being investigated by the National Crime Agency amid suspicions of a MAJOR scandal following suspicious betting activity into his booking Granit Xhaka was booked for timewasting in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Leeds The FA conducted a six month investigation into the yellow card in December … Read more