Author: Jamal Carter
Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel has admitted nobody at the club likes defender Antonio Rudiger’s decision to leave the club at the end of the season with reports suggesting the 29-year-old is close to agreeing a deal to join Real Madrid on free transfer.
Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo has suffered personal tragedy with news of the death of one of his newborn twins.
Barcelona have an agreement in place to sign Arsenal striker Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang (32) on loan until the end of the season but the Spanish giants face the task of needing to move at least one player out before the deal can be official.
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has distanced himself from what he branded ‘disrespectful’ speculation linking him with the Manchester United job given that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is still manager of the Red Devils.
It’s looking more and more likely that Aston Villa will appoint Steven Gerrard as their new manager on a long-term deal by the end of this week if compensation of around £3m is agreed with Scottish champions Rangers.
After the disappointment of an opening day defeat to Brentford in the Premier league opener last Friday, Arsenal have given their fans something to cheer about after signing Martin Odegaard for £34million from Real Madrid.
Manchester United are prepared to sell Anthony Martial to fund a huge offer for Tottenham striker Harry Kane.
Arsenal’s 19-year-old winger Bukayo Saka is now estimated to be worth between £100 million and £130 million according to the CIES Football Observatory, who carefully calculate players’ values.
English premiership side Everton once rejected the chance to sign current Borussia Dortmund goal machine Erling Haaland after he completed a four-day trial with the club as a teenager.
Luis Suarez, Barcelona’s second-highest goal-scorer of all time, says he was determined to leave the club with his “head held high” last summer after being “disrespected” ahead of his move to Atletico Madrid.