Chelsea
Star player suspension provides new selection dilemma for Conte.
Chelsea star and match winner on Saturday against Southampton, Marcos Alonso picked up a late yellow card his fifth of the season and is now going to serve one ban. This provides a major selection headache for manager Antonio Conte, as he prepares his side for Wednesday’s Carabao cup Quarter-final match against Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge.
Alonso at the moment is Chelsea’s only recognized player at left wing-back though they are a few capable of deputizing in the said position. But with Davide Zappacosta struggling with illness and Victor Moses only recently recovering from a serious hamstring injury, Conte has admitted that Alonso absence is badly timed.
“For sure I prefer to have all my players to have all my players available, also because we have to play a Quarter final against Bournemouth in Carabao Cup,”he said. “Now there is a problem. Zappacosta is recovering from a bad flu, but it can happen. We must be ready to overcome this type of problem, this difficulty.”
Alonso who has had a tough second season at Stamford Bridge provided the moment of quality that gave all 3 points to the Blues on Saturday.
The Carabao Cup provides a first chance of Silverware for the Blues and is being treated seriously given their current position in the league so far.
Newly appointed Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has approved the pursuit of Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale according to reports in the English media.
It was revealed that Mourinho has told Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy to pursue a move for Welsh international Bale.
Tottenham Hotspur named former Manchester United and Real Madrid boss Mourinho their new manager on Wednesday morning.
It was revealed that Spurs would give Mourinho around £150m to spend on new players as he tries to stamp his imprint on the team inherited at the new Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Jose Mourinho was without a job in the dugout for almost a year before the appointment as Spurs’ boss.
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He could be joined by Gareth Bale at the club with the Welshman facing an uncertain future at the Estadio Santiago Bernebeu Stadium.
Bale has less than three years on his Real Madrid contract and he came close to leaving the club during the summer.
He was closing in on a free transfer move to Chinese Super League (CSL) outfit Jiangsu Suning before Real Madrid president Florentino Perez called the deal off.
Long-term Manchester United target Gareth Bale would have earned £1m weekly in China which is a significant increase in his salary of £600,000 at Real Madrid.
He joined Real Madrid from Spurs in a then world-record transfer worth £85.3m some six years ago.
Italian Serie A contenders Inter Milan are eyeing a January transfer for one of the most experienced strikers in the Premier League.
This is according to the latest publications from the Italian media.
Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is one of the most experienced strikers in the English top flight but he has struggled for playing time under new manager Frank Lampard this season.
According to Italian media publication Gazzetta dello Sport, Inter Milan want to sign Olivier Giroud when the winter transfer market reopens in a few weeks’ time.
Giroud is targeting a new club to stay in contention for selection with the France squad ahead of the upcoming Euro 2020 billed for next summer.
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The French World Cup winner had also been mentioned alongside Ligue 1 clubs via transfer rumours.
Marseille, Lyon and many more have been linked with a swoop for the former Arsenal striker.
Olivier Giroud has scored one goal for Chelsea this season and it came during the UEFA Super Cup clash with Liverpool in want was the Blues’ second game of this campaign.
The Frenchman joined Chelsea from London rivals Arsenal in January 2018 in a deal reported to be around £18m.
He has less than a year on his present Chelsea contract.
Former Manchester United and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho was confirmed on Wednesday as Tottenham’s new manager having parted ways with Mauricio Pochettino on Tuesday.
The Portuguese manager is taking charge of a team who are in the 14th position on the League standing and he is expected to lead them back to reckoning before the end of the season.
As much as the Lilywhite have quality players who can help the Portuguese achieve his dream at the Tottenham Stadium, former Manchester City star Danny Mills has advised Mourinho to reunite with Zlatan Ibrahimovich in January.
According Mills, Ibrahimovic will help the manager’s hope of leading his new team to next year’s Champions League competition because of his experience.
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The former England international believes that getting the Swedish star won’t be a problem because he is a free agent and he already has a great relationship with the former Man United, Chelsea and Real Madrid manager.
Ibrahimovic is currently without a club after ending his contract with MLS side LA Galaxy and Tottenham won’t spend a dime to get him during or before the January transfer window.
Should Tottenham eventually sign Ibrahimovic in January, Mourinho will be working with the 38-year-old star for the second time in less than four years, having worked together during their days at Old Trafford.
Manchester United are tipped to benefit from Cristiano Ronaldo’s fallout with Maurizio Sarri when the January transfer market commences.
The Portuguese star is not having the best of time under Maurizio Sarri this season after he was substituted in two matches in a row before the international break.
Spanish broadcaster Eduardo Inda claimed that the player could return to Old Trafford next season should he fail to make peace with the Juventus manager.
Inda also stressed that the 34-year-old is unhappy with his substitution — which was obviously seen — and things could get worse between him and Sarri at Juventus.
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Aside the unhealthy relationship between the two parties, Inda admitted that Juventus’ hopes of keeping Ronaldo for a lengthy period of time is proportional to whether they win this year’s Champions League trophy or not.
If Inda’s revelation is something to go by, Manchester United fans could see the return of Ronaldo to the Old Trafford before the end of his football career.
In other Man United news, Juventus are are pushing hard tie seeing that they beat Real Madrid to the services of France international midfielder Paul Pogba.
Reports have it that, Sarri has included the 26-year-old in his list of top transfer priorities, which also includes the Les Blues and PSG striker Kylian Mbappe.
Ex-Chelsea and Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is settling in his new job as the Tottenham Hotspur manager.
His appointment was confirmed on Wednesday morning via a statement from Tottenham Hotspur hours after Mauricio Pochettino was sacked from the same position.
According to journalist IndyKaila, Jose Mourinho has been promised a transfer warchest of £150m to spend on new players to boost his squad.
The Tottenham Hotspur squad is crying out for reinforcements after senior club officials failed to back the sacked Mauricio Pochettino with funds for 18 months until this summer.
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Tottenham Hotspur failed to make a single signing to their first team throughout last season but Pochettino still managed to finish in the top four and also led the North London side to the Champions League final for the first time.
He lost his job as the Tottenham Hotspur manager after the poor start to the Premier League season which has seen the club in the bottom part of the log.
Mauricio Pochettino left the North Londoners in 14th position after 12 games in the Premier League.
The former Southampton and Espanyol manager will be paid £12.5m for his dismissal according to reports.
Mourinho has signed a contract until 2023 as his replacement.
Jose Mourinho has ended his hiatus from the dugout after he was appointed as the Tottenham Hotspur manager earlier on Wednesday.
The Portuguese tactician was named the new Spurs manager via an official statement from the club on Wednesday night.
He had been the favourite to take the job after Mauricio Pochettino was booted out of the managerial post at the club.
Mauricio Pochettino paid the price for a poor start to the current league season as he won just three games from 12 league outings with Spurs languishing in 14th position on the table.
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After leading the North Londoners to the Champions League final at the end of last season, Pochettino and Tottenham Hotspur were beaten by eventual champions Liverpool in that final.
His sack came five months after the historic achievement of taking Spurs to the Champions League final for the first time.
According to journalist IndyKaila, Tottenham Hotspur will pay Jose Mourinho a whopping £15m on a yearly basis and he has been given a three-and-a-half-year contract that runs until the end of the 2022/23 season.
Ex-Chelsea and Manchester United manager Mourinho will earn double of the £7.5m paid to Mauricio Pochettino while he was the Spurs manager.
Jose Mourinho has been appointed as the new Tottenham Hotspur manager as confirmed by the North London club on Wednesday morning.
The appointment of Jose Mourinho as the Tottenham Hotspur manager was revealed via a statement from the club.
He replaces Mauricio Pochettino who was sacked from his managerial job at Tottenham Hotspur on Tuesday night.
Mauricio Pochettino paid the price for a poor start to the new Premier League season.
His Spurs team won just three games from the 12 Premier League matches played and are in 14th position on the table with 14 points.
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Pochettino leaves the club after spending over five years.
He was appointed the Tottenham Hotspur boss in 2014 and the Argentinian tactician went on to lead the North London outfit to four top-four finishes in the next five seasons.
Tottenham Hotspur had finished in the top four on just two occasions in the Premier League era before the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino.
His biggest achievement is leading the team to the Champions League final last season before his Tottenham Hotspur side were beaten 2-0 by Liverpool.
His place has been taken by Jose Mourinho who is returning to the dugout almost a year after being sacked at Manchester United.
Jose Mourinho has been appointed as Tottenham’s new manager after the sacking of Mauricio Pochettino, He has sign a contract that will see him become head coach until 2023 season.
Jose Mourinho who had been sacked by Manchester United and was out of work since December intensified over the last few days to become Tottenhams head coach and completed the negotiation in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
Jose Mourinho said:
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Tottenham will travel to take on West Ham United and Jose Mourinho will definitely lead them to glory..
Chairman Daniel Levy has this to say
Jose Mourinho won three Premier League titles with Chelsea, and is one of only three managers to have won the UEFA Champions League twice with two clubs, but we strongly disagree if signing Jose Mourinho was at the best interest of the club after failing to win the Premier League title with Manchester United.
