AC Milan close in on £26m deal for Chelsea centre-back

AC Milan are keen to keep hold of Fikayo Tomori after he has impressed at the San Siro on loan this season. The 23 year old made the move away from his parent club Chelsea to try and improve his game, but seems to have done enough to earn a permanent transfer to the Italian […]

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Pundit urges Liverpool to make ‘brilliant signing’ amid rumours

Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans would be a “brilliant signing” for Liverpool as they look to replace Georginio Wijnaldum, according to former Premier League striker Kevin Campbell. Wijnaldum was the club’s most reliable player in midfield last season, making 51 appearances, but with no agreement over a new deal his contract will expire next month […]

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Bale: Spurs youngster will be one of the ‘Prem’s top defenders’

Gareth Bale has insisted that Tottenham Hotspur youngster Joe Rodon will go onto become one of the top defenders in the Premier League. Rodon joined Tottenham for around £11m from Swansea City last summer. The Welsh defender only played 14 times for Spurs last season but he impressed when given the chance. Five Premier League […]

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Zola hails ‘complete’ Chelsea player and ‘surprise’ hero

Gianfranco Zola thinks Mason Mount has “become a complete player” at Chelsea after their Champions League triumph over Manchester City on Saturday. England midfielder Mount’s excellent through-ball set up Kai Havertz for the game’s only goal in the first half at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto. Chelsea had beaten newly-crowned Spanish champions Atletico Madrid, […]

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Keown insists Chelsea hero is one of the ‘game’s greats’

Martin Keown has said he believes Chelsea star N’Golo Kante is the best defensive midfielder in the world right now. The former Arsenal centre-back has spoken very highly of Kante following his exceptional Champions League final performance. Keown said in the Daily Mail: “Right now, there is not a finer defensive midfielder in the world […]

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Leeds man Klich heaps praise on Chelsea’s UCL final hero

Leeds United star Mateusz Klich has suggested that N’Golo Kante is “one of the best defensive midfielders” in the world at the moment. Kante has been in fine form for Chelsea this season. He was key as they won the 2020/21 Champions League as he was named man of the match in the final against Manchester […]

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Guardiola ‘stole the Champions League’ from City fans – Matthaus

Pep Guardiola “stole the Champions League” from Manchester City and the club’s fans, according to Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthaus. City boss Guardiola was forced to defend his surprise selection call by opting not to field a defensive midfielder in Saturday’s 1-0 loss in Porto. Ilkay Gundogan featured in a deep role, with Fernandinho and […]

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Just announce England squad now; it makes no difference anyway

A great deal of time, effort and thought will be wasted today on coverage of Gareth Southgate’s England squad announcement. A great deal of it can be found on these pages, and in this piece. Sorry about that. But the key point is this: it doesn’t matter. When England’s quarter-final/semi-final heartbreak or group-stage humiliation comes […]

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Liverpool media angry over TAA; ‘nobody ever criticises Pep’

The Liverpool media are furious at the prospect of Trent Alexander-Arnold missing out for England. And Pep Guardiola never gets criticism.   Harrowing headline of this or any other day ‘GARETH GETS HIS CHOPPER OUT’ – Daily Star.   Golden shower ‘Gary Lineker believes England have got a new Golden Generation thanks to the emergence […]

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Gallese: Peru must forget about the World Cup in Russia

The Peruvian keeper is a mainstay of the national team Their quest to qualify for Qatar 2022 dominates his chat with FIFA.com He also talks about his footballing journey, among other things “You’re going to keep goal for the national team, play a key role and take part in a World Cup.” Pedro Gallese was […]

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