I think Chelsea came out of the three way transfer saga between themselves, Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund looking stronger! They managed to get a Premier League proven striker in Oliver Giroud, who has all the attributes they were looking for, and he cost just £18m. While they also allowed Michy Batshuayi to leave on loan […]
Posted on February 1st, 2018 by scott
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Today, Arsenal confirmed a record deal to bring in attacker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund. That adds to the signing of Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who arrived in a swap deal from Manchester United with Alexis Sanchez going in the opposite direction. When I say the recent Gunners transfer dealings have me confused, I do’t necessarily mean […]
Posted on January 31st, 2018 by scott
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The boss is pleased with #MUFC‘s new no.7…#Alexis7 pic.twitter.com/J5YQm11VNG — Manchester United (@ManUtd) January 23, 2018 Some shirts at certain football clubs stand-out and at Manchester United the number seven is the one that carries the fondest of memories. George Best was a wizard in it, Bryan Robson was a machine in it, Eric Cantona […]
Posted on January 23rd, 2018 by scott
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Chelsea have been linked with a host of big strikers with Premier League experience during this transfer window. Names such as Ashely Barnes, Peter Crouch, Andy Carroll and Islam Slimani have all been mentioned in the gossip columns and it’s fair to say that those particular players have been met with apathy amongst the Chelsea […]
Posted on January 22nd, 2018 by scott
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According to various reports Arsenal’s squad have become increasingly annoyed by the Alexis Sanchez situation and many of them probably wouldn’t shed a tear if he leaves the Emirates this month. The Gunners board and manager Arsene Wenger might be willing to cash in on the want away star, instead of getting zilch for the […]
Posted on January 17th, 2018 by scott
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I wasn’t overly surprised that Liverpool managed to be the first team to beat Manchester City in the Premier League this season. Jurgen Klopp’s side have a fast, flowing game that can unsettle any side, it’s worked in the past against other teams in the top six. The main thing that pleased me with the Reds […]
Posted on January 16th, 2018 by scott
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If the grapevine’s true then Philippe Coutinho could be leaving Liverpool in a £142m move to FC Barcelona. The Brazilian is without doubt a world class talent but he was angling after this switch all summer and he seems to have picked up another ‘injury’ just in time for the transfer window reopening. Liverpool boss […]
Posted on January 6th, 2018 by scott
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Recent newspaper stories have speculated that Premier League champs Chelsea could be about to make a swoop for West Ham United striker Andy Carroll. Given the forward’s injury issues some might be surprised by the link but a move for the big man could make sense. At Chelsea the English international wouldn’t be used as […]
Posted on January 6th, 2018 by scott
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Jose Mourinho would have wanted a better ending to 2017 for his Manchester United side. They’ve recently lost to rivals Manchester City, they have dropped down to third place in the Premier League behind last season’s league champions Chelsea and now they’ve seen strikers Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic suffer from injuries. Belgian hitman Lukaku was […]
Posted on December 31st, 2017 by scott
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It has been announced that Liverpool will finally sign Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk when the January transfer window opens. The deal dragged on during the summer with The Saints unhappy with The Reds over their public pursuit of the Dutch internationalist. Liverpool apologised and withdrew from the bidding and the player was unhappy that his […]
Posted on December 27th, 2017 by scott
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