Arsenal came ‘seriously close’ to signing ‘new Iniesta’

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Arsenal “seriously tried to sign Riqui Puig” from Barcelona in January on loan with an option to buy. Former AC Milan star Daniele Massaro – who apparently knows about such things – dubbed Puig “the new Iniesta”. READ MORE: Ranking all 22 2020/21 Premier League managers so far… […]

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Chris Wilder pledges to keep faith in misfiring Brewster

Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder has insisted his faith in record signing Rhian Brewster remains undiminished, describing the striker’s wait for a first goal as a mere “learning curve”. Brewster moved to Bramall Lane in the summer for a £23.5million fee but is yet to find the back of the net after a prolific loan […]

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Agent insists Liverpool had January contract ready for star client

The agent of Ismaila Sarr claims that Liverpool had a contract ready for his client to sign in January. Liverpool moved to sign centre-backs as cover for the injured Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez but didn’t strengthen other areas of the squad. But they were reportedly close to agreeing a deal for Sarr, who […]

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Fosu-Mensah: I had to quit Man Utd for the sake of my career

Bayer Leverkusen defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah admits he had to quit Man Utd for the Bundesliga outfit for the sake of his career. The 23-year-old defender joined the German club for £1.75million last month after seven years at Old Trafford. He battled back from a serious knee injury suffered on loan at Fulham in April 2019 […]

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Saka selects Man Utd and Arsenal stars in his perfect player builder

Teenage starlet Bukayo Saka extolled the virtues of fellow Premier League youngsters on Saturday as he built his ‘ultimate player’. In an interview with the league’s official Youtube channel, Saka – who has excelled in a faltering Arsenal side this season – was asked to combine the attributes of his colleagues in an attempt to […]

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Mount, Serie A and MOTD: How soccer left its mark on The Sopranos

January 10, 1999, was a busy day in football. While Mason Mount was born in Portsmouth, 600 miles south Inter Milan’s mesmerising attacking trio of Ronaldo, Ivan Zamorano and Roberto Baggio were putting Venezia to the sword in a thumping 6-2 Serie A win at the San Siro. Chilean forward Zamorano presumably celebrated his hat-trick in one of Milan’s bustling […]

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New Man Utd recruit Diallo fined over the use of false documents

New Man Utd recruit Amad Diallo has been fined by the Italian football federation over the use of false documents. Diallo, 18, was ordered to pay 48,000 euros (just over £42,000) in relation to documents which were used firstly to enable him to enter Italy and then to sign for two clubs – Boca Barco […]

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‘It’s disgraceful’ – Pundit picks Sanchez as ‘worst’ Spurs player

Jamie O’Hara thinks Spurs defender Davinson Sanchez was their “worst player” despite scoring twice in their 5-4 extra-time defeat to Everton on Wednesday. Their FA Cup run came to a chaotic end with a fifth-round defeat at Goodison Park with a most un-Mourinho-like performance of shoddy defensive application. Sunday’s victory over struggling West Brom is […]

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Former team-mate predicts upturn for out-of-form Chelsea star

Kai Havertz’s former Bayer Leverkusen team-mate Jonathan Tah has labelled criticism of the Chelsea playmaker ‘nonsense’, backing his ‘enormous qualities’ to eventually come to the fore. Havertz has managed just five goals and five assists so far for Chelsea this season, with just one of those strikes coming in the Premier League. An eye-watering fee […]

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