Jimenez seeks clearance from specialist in pursuit of Wolves return

Raul Jimenez will see a specialist on May 18 to see if he has a chance of playing again for Wolves this season. The Mexican suffered a fractured skull in the win over Arsenal in late November. Although he has returned to training in recent weeks, Jimenez has not yet had clearance to resume heading […]

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Man City v Chelsea: One big game, five big questions…

With both managers obsessed with control, can we expect a drab, cagey rehearsal for the Champions League final? Not necessarily…   1) Does the FA Cup semi-final point to a dull game? Manchester City rested several key players for the FA Cup semi-final, but it still seems like a good place to start for a […]

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Potter insists he is ‘really happy’ at Brighton despite Spurs links

Graham Potter has been linked with the vacant Tottenham Hotspur job but he has insisted that he is “really happy” at Brighton. Spurs are currently under the caretaker management of Ryan Mason and searching for a permanent successor to Jose Mourinho. Albion chief executive Paul Barber said on Thursday that there had been no approach […]

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Arsenal ‘offer PSG £8m’ for potential Luiz replacement

Arsenal are eyeing PSG defender Thilo Kehrer as a replacement for David Luiz, who looks set to leave this summer, according to reports. The 34-year-old is in his second season with Arsenal. He joined them from Chelsea for around £8m ahead of the 2019/20 season. The centre-back has played 73 times for the Gunners since he […]

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Arteta could learn a thing or two from Solskjaer’s ‘humility’

Keep those lovely mails on Mikel Arteta or anything else coming to theeditor@football365.com…   Arteta & the anti-philosophy philosophy Rob A hit the nail on the head with his mail this morning. He talked about Arteta having some quite pacy, potent counter attacking weapons ahead of a quite classic defensive unit and yet insisting on […]

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Guardiola: Too early to think about CL final against Chelsea

Manchester City Pep Guardiola has insisted that he does not have “one thought about the Champions League final” with Chelsea ahead of this weekend’s league clash. Man City and Chelsea both booked their place in the Champions League final in midweek. City beat PSG 4-1 on aggregate to reach the final for the first time. […]

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Solskjaer: Man Utd ‘dealt a very bad hand’ with ‘impossible’ schedule

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested that he “cannot defend” the decision to make his side play three times in five days. Last Sunday’s Premier League clash with rivals Liverpool was called off after fans got into Old Trafford and onto the pitch during an anti-Glazer protest. Eyebrows were raised at the postponed […]

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Hasenhuttl pinpoints ‘big problem’ with Saints transfer plans

Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl accepts the club will have to face paying a Premier League premium as they aim to strengthen the squad during the summer transfer window. The Saints showed plenty of early promise, briefly topping the table in November before then hitting the buffers as selection problems mounted heading into 2021. Hasenhuttl openly […]

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Liverpool boss Klopp says Man Utd protests were ‘not cool’

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says that as soon as people were injured the Man Utd protests were “not right anymore”. Manchester United will now play three Premier League matches in just five days after their postponed game against Liverpool was rearranged for next Thursday. Sunday’s clash between the bitter rivals was called off due to […]

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Parlour: UEL semi was ‘testimonial-like’ as Arsenal ‘lack leaders like Vieira’

Ray Parlour has suggested that teams “probably enjoy” playing at the Emirates against Arsenal as they have been “really poor” this season. The 2020/21 campaign has been a disappointing one for Arsenal. They currently sit ninth in the Premier League and their only chance of earning a place in Europe was through the Europa League. […]

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