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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FIFA statement

FIFA can confirm that following the standard PCR test, FC Bayern München player Thomas Müller has tested positive for COVID-19. In line with the medical procedures in place at the FIFA Club World Cup 2020, the player has been placed in isolation and will be ineligible for today’s final between FC Bayern München and Tigres […]

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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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Alioski ‘can’t wait’ to face Arsenal star as he ignites grudge match

Leeds United full-back Ezgjan Alioski has privately told his team-mates that he “can’t wait” to face Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe on Sunday after the red card controversy in their last meeting. Pepe headbutted Alioski in an off-the-ball incident and was given a straight red card in the 51st minute of their Premier League clash in […]

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Life after Jose: Six potential Spurs successors to Mourinho

It’s all going to take a while to play out – there’s surely no way Daniel Levy is going to get rid of his beloved Jose Mourinho while there remains at least the theoretical possibility of Spurs somehow beating Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final in April – but there’s no mistaking the tell-tale […]

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