Liverpool hope Roberto Firmino will sign a new contract that will keep him at the club for the rest of his career, according to the Daily Telegraph. Firmino still has two years left on his current deal, but will apparently be offered the chance to sign a new deal. The newspaper claims that the club will use the cash from …
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The mayor of Liverpool has asked police to investigate whether Ross Barkley’s cut-price transfer from Everton to Chelsea constitutes fraud. Barkley joined the champions last week for £15m having rejected a £35m move to Stamford Bridge on transfer deadline day in August. The move so incensed Joe Anderson, Liverpool’s elected mayor and a lifelong Evertonian, he posted a series of tweets on the day criticising Barkley and …
Read More »MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS Manchester United have been given a boost in their pursuit of Lucas Moura, according to reports in France. Celtic’s Kieran Tierney is a fall-back option for Manchester United should Tottenham left-back Danny Rose be deemed unattainable. Antoine Griezmann reportedly wants £400,000-a-week to reject Barcelona and join Manchester United. Manchester United have triggered 12-month contract extensions with …
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Stoke City have sacked manager Mark Hughes following their FA Cup third-round defeat to League Two side Coventry City on Saturday. The 2-1 defeat came on the back of a terrible run of form in the Premier League, with Stoke winning just two of their previous 12 matches. Sky Sports News reported on Wednesday that Stoke’s board were considering Hughes’ …
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Reports have it that Barcelona are close to agreeing a £145 million deal with Liverpool, for the transfer of Philippe Coutinho. Negotiations between the two clubs have been underway for the past weeks, and a fee and payment schedule has been agreed. A medical is expected to be conducted on Monday, with Coutinho expected to fly to Barcelona as soon …
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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte feels the club have taken a “good opportunity” to sign Everton midfielder Ross Barkley. The 24-year-old is expected to have a medical with the London club on Friday prior to completing a £15m move. When asked about the deal, Conte told reporters Barkley was a “good prospect” but warned he was recovering from hamstring surgery in …
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Chelsea star Eden Hazard has rejected a new deal to stay at the club, his father has confirmed. The Belgian has two-and-a-half-years to run on his existing deal at Stamford Bridge but the Blues are keen to extend his contract and give him improved terms. The 26-year-old has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid in the …
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Antonio Conte, club manager at Chelsea, has hailed Alvaro Morata as a tireless worker, afer opening the scoring against Brighton. Morata found the net one minute after the rest, scoring the 10th goal. Marcos Alonso extended the lead, after gettimg on the end of a Fabregas pass. “Morata is our number nine and is important,” Conte said, as quoted by …
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Everton striker Wayne Rooney has won November’s Premier League Goal of the Month award. The former Manchester United man was given the award following his strike from his own half in the Merseyside team’s win over West Ham United. Rooney had scored a hat trick in the match just before caretaker manager David Unsworth handed over to Sam Allardyce, who …
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Mohamed Salah and Pep Guardiola have won the November Premier League Player and Coach of the Month awards. They received the awards on Friday. Salah, who has 13 league goals thus far, fired Liverpool to an unbeaten run in November. He had scored seven goals in four games for the Reds in that period. The former Chelsea man had last …
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Man Utd target Antoine Griezmann has been told he can leave by Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone. West Ham are planning to swoop for Arsenal duo Jack Wilshere and Olivier Giroud. Gareth Bale has settled on a pre-agreement with Manchester United to leave Real Madrid in the summer, according to a report in Spain. Pep Guardiola is determined to land …
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Eden Hazard and Willian were both in fabulous form as Chelsea cruised to a 3-1 win over Huddersfield, as the Blues recovered from weekend disappointment against West Ham. Antonio Conte‘s side were in complete control from start to finish as goals from Pedro, Willian and Tiemoue Bakayoko secured a routine win, with Laurent Depoitre snatching a late consolation. Despite Willian …
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FIFA has fined the Nigeria Football Federation 6,000 Swiss Francs (approximately N2,175,660.00) for fielding an ineligible player in the Russia 2018 World Cup qualifying match between Algeria and Nigeria on November 10, 2017. A statement by the (NFF) noted, however, that the sanction does not in any way hurt Nigeria’s qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup finals, as the …
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Barcelona and Chelsea will renew their long-running European rivalry after the two giants were drawn against each other in the last 16 of the Champions League. Tottenham, who earned the most points than any other team in the group stages, will face Italian champions Juventus, who finished behind Barcelona in Group D. Manchester City, meanwhile, were handed a favourable draw against Basle, …
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Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been fined £8,000 by the Football Association after he was sent to the stand during his side’s Premier League victory over Swansea last month. Conte was dismissed for disputing referee Neil Swarbrick’s decision not to award a corner in the first half. Following the match, which Chelsea won 1-0, the 48-year-old Italian apologised to Swarbrick. He …
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