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Chelsea chasing surprising name for striker position, star defender to leave for China

Vincent Van Genechten

After returning from a two-goal deficit to draw 2-2 at home against Tottenham, Chelsea suffered a 3-2 away defeat to bottom team Sunderland last weekend. The Blues have been looking forward to next season for a couple of weeks, especially after the appointment of Antonio Conte as their next coach, and are looking to revamp their roster during the summer transfer window. One of Chelsea’s objectives is to add a new striker and Conte wants to bring Southampton’s Graziano Pelle to Stamford Bridge. He is willing to pay £8 million for…

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Arsenal to face competition from Juventus for midfield signing

Vyom Chaudhary

Juventus are set to compete with Arsenal for the signing of Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante. Earlier this week, RMC reported that the Gunners are determined to sign the France international and are prepared to activate his £20million release clause. However, if the latest report from Italian source Tuttomercatoweb.com, via MobileBetting Apps is to be believed, Serie A champions Juventus have joined the pursuit for the 25-year-old. Leicester City, on the other hand, are trying to convince Kante to extend his current deal which expires in 2019. Kante, who signed for the…

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Chelsea interested in a couple of Serie A strikers

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have been linked with a couple of strikers from Serie A, according to the latest reports. Daily Mail claims that incoming manager Antonio Conte wants the club sign Napoli frontman Gonzalo Higuain. The report states that the Argentine star is eager to move to Stamford Bridge, but wants assurances about his place in the starting eleven. Diego Costa is the current number one striker at the West London club, but Higuain’s arrival could result in the departure of the Spain international. Higuain, who has scored record-breaking 32 league goals this…

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West Ham launch record bid for star striker to beat heavy competition

Vincent Van Genechten

West Ham have reportedly launched a record bid to lure in Marseille’s striker Michy Batshuayi, according to The Guardian. However, the Hammers are facing heavy competition. West Ham are understood to be in talks over Batshuayi with the French club and any deal would break their record transfer fee, which currently stands at the £15 million the club paid Liverpool to sign Andy Carroll. According to reports in France, Marseille are under pressure to balance their books and deliver on the budget that they had presented to the league’s financial…

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Arsenal and Juventus compete for Bundesliga star, agent of La Liga youngster confirms interest

Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal are facing competition from Serie A giants Juventus in their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Last month, reports suggested that the Gunners were close to finalising a move for the 27-year-old, as he was already house-hunting in London. However, according to the latest report from transfermarketweb, Juventus are planning to hijack Arsenal’s move and are ready to launch a £24 million bid for the Armenia international. Mkhitaryan’s current deal with Dortmund expires in 2017, and it has been suggested that the Bundesliga club are planning to sell…

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Chelsea favourites to land star striker

Vincent Van Genechten

Chelsea have been busy working the transfer market before it officially opens on July 1. The Blues are reportedly fighting to land Alvaro Morata, while replacing Nemanja Matic with N’Golo Kante. Real Madrid are ready to exercise their buy-back clause on Alvaro Morata but could immediately sell the Juventus striker to Chelsea, according to an excluse report by Goal. The Serie A champions paid £15 million to get the Spaniard to Italy during the summer of 2014, but Los Blancos demanded a £23.6 million buy-back clause that can be excercised during the summer…

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Manchester United and Arsenal have been world class in this important statistic

Vincent Van Genechten

Both Manchester United and Arsenal have come up short this season, being unable to contend for the Premier League crown as Leicester City are ready to surprisingly win it. The Red Devils are ranked fifth in the current standings, in danger of missing the Champions League as those places are reserved for the first four. Meanwhile, the Gunners missed out on the title after a poor stretch of games in during January and February. However, both clubs have been world class in regard to one specific statistic: goals conceded at…

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Juventus to cross two huge Manchester United transfer plans

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United are ready to once again spend heavily during the upcoming summer transfer window, in order to regain their best form in the Premier League and contend for the title. The Red Devils have been linked with a number of star players, but they are not the only big club planning to put money on the table this summer. In that regard, Serie A champions Juventus are ready to cross United regarding two of their biggest transfer plans. According to various reports in Italy, including one from Corriere dello…

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Arsenal linked with swap deal with AC Milan, set for transfer battle with Juventus

Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott’s future at the club seems far from certain, especially after the recent comments from manager Arsene Wenger. The 27-year-old has suffered from a dip in his form in the second half of the season, and Wenger recently refused to confirm that Walcott’s future lies with the North London club. Now Italian source Calciomercato has claimed that Serie A club AC Milan are interested in Walcott and are ready to offer prodigious midfielder Manuel Locatelli as part of a swap deal. Locatelli is an Italy Under-19 international and…

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West Ham to inaugurate new stadium with friendly against Serie A giants

Vincent Van Genechten

West Ham will move from Upton Park to the new Olympic Stadium next summer and the Hammers’ first fixture will be a friendly against Serie A champions Juventus. They will host the Old Lady a week before the 2016/2017 Premier League season starts, on Sunday, August 7, following a ceremony to celebrate the inaugural match at the ground in Stratford. Both teams have never met previously, either in European competition or in friendly games. The joint-chairmen David Sullivan and David Gold told the club’s website: “We are delighted to be marking such a monumental day in West…

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Chelsea star drops exit hint

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea midfielder Oscar has been strongly linked with a move away from the club recently. A host of clubs including Serie A giants Juventus and clubs from Chinese Super League are reportedly interested in the Brazilian. The 24-year-old has now dropped a massive hint that he would be leaving the West London club in the summer by liking an Instagram post linking him to Juventus. Apparently it’s the second time that he has liked a Juventus-related post. OSCAR LIKED FOR THE SECOND TIME!!!Yahhh!!! Yet another like from my idol!!! Thank you so…

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Manchester United lead top 10 most profitable football teams (by a mile)

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United are about to finish their third consecutive disappointing Premier League season, with the Red Devils probably unable to reach the Champions League. However, the Old Trafford club still tops the list of the world’s most profitable football teams according to Forbes. That is in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and player trading. During the 2014/2015 season, using June 2015 exchange rates, United made a £132 million profit, leading second-placed Real Madrid by a total of £20 million, as the Spanish giants earned £112 million.…

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Chelsea star wants to stay, Blues talking to PSG playmaker

Vincent Van Genechten

Eden Hazard will resist offers from Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid in a bid to impress new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte, according to The Times. The Belgian and 2014/2015 Premier League Player of the Year has endured a very poor season, scoring just two goals – in the FA Cup – in 38 appearances for the Blues. Hazard has been linked with a possible summer exit, with especially Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain being very interested in the playmaker’s services. However, the 25-year-old is looking to impress new coach Antonio…

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Chelsea put star on transfer list, move for Serie A star turned down

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea will put midfielder Oscar on the transfer list in the summer, according to an exclusive report by the Times. The report claims that Antonio Conte, who will take charge of the club in the summer, wants to sell the Brazilian to finance an overhaul of the Blues squad. The Italian manager intends to keep the likes of Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard and Willian at the club, and hence, Oscar is the most viable option left to generate funds in the transfer market. The Brazilian has attracted interests from Chinese…

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Arsenal and other top clubs put on red alert for Premier League star

Vincent Van Genechten

Arsenal are preparing to make a bid for Leicester City midfielder N’Golo Kante, after it emerged that the France international has a £20 million release clause in his contract, according to The Daily Mail. Kante was recently nominated as one of the six candidates to win the Premier League’s Player of the Year award, together with team-mates Riyad Mahrez and Jamie Vardy, Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil, Tottenham’s Harry Kane, and West Ham’s Dimitri Payet. The 25-year-old signed for the Foxes from French side Caen for £5.6 million last summer, when a £20…

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Chelsea target Stoke City and Juventus stars

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are monitoring Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland, according to the latest report in the Sun. Chelsea’s first-team goalkeepers Thibaut Courtois and Asmir Begovic have both been linked with moves way from the club recently, and the report states that Chelsea are still not certain whether either of them will stay at the club for next season. Courtois has refused to commit his future to the club, and this has alerted La Liga giants Real Madrid, who are closely monitoring the situation. The Blues signed Begovic from Stoke City last…

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Arsenal star linked with PSG move, Gunners tracking Marseille midfielder

Vyom Chaudhary
sancjez arsenal

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have identified Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez as a potential replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. According to AS Chile, PSG manager Laurent Blanc is a huge fan of Sanchez. However, it is unlikely that the North London will let go of their star player, who’s also been linked with Juventus. PSG’s interest is a consequence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic possibly leaving the Paris club in the summer. The Swede has been linked with a move to Manchester United and Arsenal. The 27-year-old, whose current contract with the Gunners runs until…

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Arsenal set to complete deal for playmaker, Wenger urged to sign Spanish striker

Vyom Chaudhary
ozil arsenal

Arsenal are on the verge of agreeing on a new contract with star Mesut Ozil, according to Football Insider. The new deal, worth £46.8 million, will see the German international committing his future to the Gunners until 2021. Negotiations between the club and Ozil’s representatives over a new deal have been going on for quite some time now, and a formal agreement on the deal is expected in the summer. The 27-year was recently linked with a move to Barcelona and Fenerbahce, but he has since then clarified that he is happy…

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Manchester United’s move for star striker unlikely, Serie A defender monitored

Vyom Chaudhary

Following the latest comments from Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal, it looks highly unlikely that Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be moving to Old Trafford in summer. The Swedish international is in the final year of his contract with the Paris club and has been linked with a summer move to the likes United, Chelsea, and Arsenal. However, Van Gaal thinks that the 34-year old striker is too old to play for the Red Devils. The Dutchman told Swedish told TV station Viasat, via the Guardian: “We need…

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Arsene Wenger eyes three key Arsenal signings in the summer

Vyom Chaudhary

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is planning to rebuild his team’s spine in the upcoming summer transfer window. If the latest report from the Guardian is to be believed, the French manager is planning to go all guns blazing and sign, at least, three players in preparation for the last year in his current contract with the North London club. Wenger’s priority is to sign a top striker ahead of the next season, and he is planning to make a move for Juventus forward Alvaro Morata. Spanish reports claim that Real…

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Chelsea linked with even more Serie A stars

Vyom Chaudhary

It seems like the impending arrival of Antonio Conte at Stamford Bridge has made the Blues to concentrate on Serie A for transfer targets. The latest reports have linked the West London club with another Serie A player: Inter Milan forward Stevan Jovetic. Italian source La Repubblica, via Evening Standard, claims that the Blues are interested in the 26-year old, who is currently playing for Inter on an 18-month loan deal from Manchester City. The Montenegro forward has scored four goals and provided two assists for Roberto Mancini’s side in…

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Chelsea hand trial to “non-League Riyad Mahrez”, talented defender refuses early loan return

Vincent Van Genechten

Leicester City are steamrolling towards a shock Premier League title win, with Riyad Mahrez’s Player of ther Year performances leading the Foxes from the start of the season. The Algerian joined the Foxes for just £375k during the winter transfer period in 2014. Now, The Daily Mail has revealed that Chelsea are looking to copy Leicester’s winning strategy by handing a trial to Yasin Ben El-Mhanni, a player who has earned the nickname of the ‘non-League Riyad Mahrez.’ The 20-year-old joined Lewes FC from Farnborough in the summer of 2015 and has…

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Manchester City preparing monster offer to land marquee player, veteran star in talks to leave

Vincent Van Genechten
toure man city

It’s been a disappointing season for Manchester City. Despite reaching the quarter-finals in the Champions League for the first time in the club’s history, the Citizens are lagging too far behind in order to win the Premier League title. It’s still mathematically possible for City to catch Leicester, but trailing by 15 points is huge. And let’s not forget, Tottenham and Arsenal are also currently ranked above them. Therefore, it’s time for the Citizens to hold on to their top four spot, which would mean another season of Champions League…

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Chelsea want Serie A defender, mega bid for high-profile midfielder revealed

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are keeping tabs on Inter Milan defender Andrea Ranocchia, according to a report in Daily Star. The 28-year old, who is currently playing for Sampdoria on a loan move, is in the last year of his contract with Inter and will be a free agent in the summer. Ranocchia previously played under Chelsea’s future manager Antonio Conte for the Italian national team. According to the report, Conte identifies Ranocchia as an ideal replacement for John Terry, who is set to depart from Stamford Bridge in summer. Premier League club Liverpool were…

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Chelsea admit huge transfer mistake

Vincent Van Genechten

It has been a disappointing season for Chelsea, who are currently sitting in tenth place in the Premier League table. The Blues are expected to appoint current Italy head coach Antonio Conte to be the long-term successor of Jose Mourinho, starting from next season, to rocket them back to Premier League success. Conte wants to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Stamford Bridge to lead his attack, as Roman Abramovich has agreed that Mourinho made a mistake in selling the Everton striker, according to The Sun. However, the Belgian recently revealed he…

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