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Transfer News & Rumours

Chelsea on alert as Maurizio Sarri eyes move out of Napoli this summer

Author image Michael Black  •  Jul 24 2018

Chelsea hopes of appointing Maurizio Sarri as the club’s next manager have been handed a big boost after it was revealed that Napoli expect him to quit as their boss…

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Manchester City set to gazump Liverpool for Paulo Dybala

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 10 2018

Manchester City may have lost out to Liverpool in the Champions League, but they are set to blow their Premier League rivals out of the water with a staggering offer…

Dybala
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Manchester City vs Liverpool confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 10 2018

Manchester City will bid to bounce back from a dismal week when they host Liverpool in the Champions League on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side must overturn a 3-0 quarter-final first-leg…

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Juventus aiming to end chase for Tottenham star in “around ten days”

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 10 2018

Juventus want to agree a deal to sign Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Mousa Dembele in the next ten days. The 30-year-old produced an impressive performance in Spurs’ 2-2 draw in Turin…

Dembele

Five Things: Mourinho proves a point, Liverpool right to make changes, Eriksen the key for Tottenham

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 9 2018

That’s another weekend in the Premier League record books and it once again provided loads of areas for debate. Manchester United managing to delay Manchester City’s march to the Premier…

Mourinho
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Aston Villa backed to secure 35/1 cracker against Norwich City

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 6 2018

Aston Villa will bid to keep their faint hopes of automatic promotion to the Premier League alive when they visit Norwich City on Saturday. Villa are seven points behind Cardiff…

Bruce
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Juventus linked with summer swoop for Liverpool defender

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 6 2018

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has been linked with a summer move to Juventus. The 19-year-old was excellent during Liverpool’s stunning Champions League triumph over Manchester City on Wednesday as he…

Trent
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Chelsea bid to prise Leonardo Jardim away from Monaco

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 6 2018

Chelsea have been linked with a move for AS Monaco coach Leonardo Jardim. The Blues are expected to replace Antonio Conte this summer and Jardim is in the frame to…

Jardim
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Manchester United linked with move for Rennes centre-back

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 6 2018

Manchester United have been linked with a move for Rennes centre-back Joris Gnagnon. TMW has claimed Manchester City and RB Leipzig are also interested in signing the 21-year-old. Gnagnon has…

Gnagnon
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Pundit fancies Fulham to keep rolling with win at Sheffield Wednesday

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 6 2018

David Prutton is backing Fulham to maintain their hopes of automatic promotion from the Championship with a hard-fought victory at Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. Fulham head into the weekend five…

Cairney

Liverpool vs Manchester City confirmed starting line-ups

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 4 2018

Liverpool host Manchester City on Wednesday aiming to give themselves a fighting chance of reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2008. The Reds are the only…

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Tottenham chasing £50 million rated defender to replace Alderweireld

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 3 2018

Tottenham Hotspur are planning a summer move for Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt. With Toby Alderweirild looking likely to leave the club at the end of the season, Spurs are…

De ligt
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Man United in talks with defender’s agent over £26 million move

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 4 2018

Manchester United have been linked with a move for Napoli left-back Faouzi Ghoulam. The 27-year-old is currently recovering from a broken kneecap, but RMC Sport has claimed the Red Devils…

Ghoulam
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Pundit eyeing 11/1 bookie-basher as Fulham face Leeds United

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 3 2018

David Prutton believes Leeds United are in for a difficult evening when they visit Fulham in the Championship on Tuesday. Both sides head into the game on the back of…

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Liverpool linked with £44.6 million move for Cagliari star

Author image Michael Black  •  Apr 3 2018

Liverpool have been linked with a move for one of Serie A’s most sought-after players. According to Sardinia based media outlet La Nuova Sardegna, the Reds are interested in Cagliaria…

Barella
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