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Since Thomas Tuchel arrived at Chelsea, Kai Havertz has moved from the peripheries at Stamford Bridge to a central figure again. The 21-year-old found himself under instant pressure in West London, arriving with a club-record transfer fee attached to him, and has largely underwhelmed. But under Tuchel he has started the club’s last two games, playing […]
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In the summer of 1999, Arsenal completed arguably their defining signing of the Arsene Wenger era with a club-record £11million deal for Thierry Herny. Brought in as a replacement for fellow French forward Nicolas Anelka, himself one of the Premier League’s greatest ever bargains, Henry scored 226 goals in 370 appearances over the following seven years, leaving for Barcelona […]
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Schalke’s season continues to go from bad to worse as they were heavily beaten by Wolfsburg on Saturday afternoon – and a former Arsenal man put one in his own net as well. It is safe to say that Shkodran Mustafi will not go down as an Arsenal legend. His 151 appearances with the Gunners […]
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Real Madrid‘s Raphael Varane is the latest centre-back being touted to bolster Manchester United‘s backline this summer. Goal report that Varane, part of France’s 2018 World Cup-winning team and a four-time Champions League winner with Madrid, is on United’s radar as the defender approaches the final year of his contract. It’s said he’s interested in […]
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Paul Heckingbottom’s four-month tenure as Leeds United manager is not fondly remembered by many at Elland Road, and not even the most optimistic fantasist could have dreamt what was to follow. The coach left his hometown club Barnsley in February 2018, with a brief of reviving Leeds’ ailing play-off chase following a downturn in results […]
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The ability to make serious profits on outgoing players has become an integral part of running a football club in the modern-day. Premier League sides like Southampton and Leicester City have become renowned for unearthing talented young players before selling them for massive fees a few years later. In his superb analysis of Arsenal, football finance […]
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The German FA has announced that Joachim Low will step down as Germany manager following Euro 2021 this summer. Having served as Jurgen Klinsmann’s assistant at the 2006 World Cup, Low led Die Mannschaft to World Cup glory eight years later in Brazil and will step aside after a decade and a half in charge, […]
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When Lionel Messi stepped up to take a second-half penalty, PSG fans would be forgiven for thinking ‘not again’. Their expensively assembled squad has made Champions League collapses something of an art form in recent times; Marcus Rashford’s last-minute penalty in 2019 springs to mind, but the ‘remontada’ outweighs everything else. Back in 2017, PSG took a […]
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When Manchester United announced the signing of Amad Diallo back in October, eyebrows were raised at the teenager’s £19million price tag. At the time, Diallo was yet to start a senior game of football. Ever. Yet he alone cost more than United’s last seven players to wear the No.19 shirt combined. That’s Marcus Rashford, James Wilson, Danny […]
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Harry Maguire had a minute to forget during Manchester United‘s Europa League clash with AC Milan at Old Trafford on Thursday night. United’s tie with Milan brought back memories of more glamorous nights in the Champions League, featuring David Beckham’s Old Trafford farewell and Park Ji-sung ruffling the usually unflappable Andrea Pirlo’s feathers. But with both clubs still trying […]
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