Author: Toju Omatseyone

Premier League defending champions, Chelsea are set to resume their hunt for Everton midfielder Ross Barkley. The Blues who on Saturday easily dispatched of Stoke City at Stamford Bridge were reported to have been close to securing a deal for the England international in the summer with a medical said to be almost underway before the midfielder opted to remain at Goodison Park. According to latest reports, Antonio Conte’s side are set to make a new offer for the 24-year old as we move into the New Year and the January transfer market kicks off. Barkley has 6 months left…

Manchester United ended the year with yet another draw as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Southampton. The match at Old Trafford was blighted by a serious head injury to Man United striker Romelu Lukaku. The club’s leading goal scorer this season suffered the injury as early as the 8th minute of play and was carefully treated on the pitch for over 5 minutes before being stretchered off for more treatment. The Belgian striker contested a header with Southampton’s Wesley Hoedt and the defender appeared to connect with the back of Lukaku’s head rendering the striker…

Manchester United have been linked with signing a creative midfield player in January as their manager seeks to add creative options to their central midfield areas. Now according to reports in Spain, the Old Trafford club is close to completing a deal that will see Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes join the club from Barcelona. The mooted fee for this transfer is reported to be ₤31 million. Man United manager Jose Mourinho has been monitoring his compatriot since the summer according to the reports in Spain and is looking to bring the 24-year old to England. The reports, however, suggest that…

Chelsea according to latest reports might be looking to end their interest in Juventus defender Alex Sandro as they begin inquests towards signing Porto left-back Alex Telles. The Premier League champions have been chasing the Juve star since the summer but have so far been unable to get their man. Their chances of a deal appeared to be boosted when reports of the players unhappiness in Turin broke earlier in the month but the Italian champions have held strong and have now put a hefty ₤53 million price tag on the Brazilian. The price appears to have put off the…

Napoli midfielder Jorginho has emerged as a target for Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho as he sees the 26-year old as the ideal replacement for Michael Carrick. The Man United veteran is approaching the end of his career and has made only one appearance for the club this term as he suffered a heart scare earlier in the season and is working hard to recover. Reports say the Brazil-born Italian international is high on the radar for United as they ponder upon a January or summer move. Jorginho is a key cog in the free-flowing attacking brand of football Napoli…

Chelsea left-back Baba Rahman has been out of the Blues squad since the start of last season as he was sent on loan to German side Schalke 04 but midway through the season, he suffered a serious knee injury that ruled him out for the rest of the season and caught short his loan spell at the club. The defender only just returned from the injury and he is working hard to regain his match fitness and prove himself to manager Antonio Conte as reported last week. The Chelsea manager has now offered slight hope to the Ghanaian international when…

The news of an agreement for defender Virgil Van Dijk to join Liverpool from Southampton for a world record fee (for a defender) of ₤75 million broke earlier this week. The news has drawn a lot of reactions from pundits and managers in the Premier League and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given his own view on this piece of transfer business by rivals Liverpool. The Portuguese tactician has reminded the press of comments made by Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp in 2016 when United signed Paul Pogba for a then world record fee of ₤89 million. It will be…

Chelsea have been reported to be targeting a move for Bayer Leverkusen winger Leon Bailey but now their hopes of signing the youngster have been dented as the German side insists the player is not for sale. The director of Bayer Leverkusen Jonas Boldt has come out to say that reports of Chelsea being close to signing the winger is absolutely false and that there is no truth to the ‘insane’ amount of transfer speculation surrounding the player. The 20-year old Jamaican has been linked with moves to Chelsea and Manchester United in the past even before joining Leverkusen from…

Despite reports of a setback in their bid to sign Juventus attacker Paulo Dybala earlier in the week, Manchester United are still convinced a deal can be struck for the highly-rated Argentine superstar. Reports surfaced earlier in the week that Juventus has turned down an offer of €79 million plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan for Paulo Dybala as it is said to fall well short of their valuation. Also, it has been reported that the Turin club’s response to united intermediaries was Dybala will not be sold for a fee of less than €150 million. Now reports in the UK say Manchester…

Burnley defender James Tarkowski is a man in demand according to the Daily Star, as Chelsea have joined the list of clubs inquiring about the centre-half. Reports last week suggested that Arsenal and Manchester City were considering moving for the former Oldham Athletic and Brentford defender. Both teams are looking to strengthen their respective defences in January and it now appears The Blues are also monitoring the situation. Tarkowki has been a part of the very impressive Burnley backline alongside Ben Mee that has let in only 17 goals in the league this season which sees them in seventh place…

Catalan giants Barcelona are according to reports getting increasingly nervous as regards the future of their French defender Samuel Umtiti as the January transfer window approaches. The French international centre-back has a release clause in his Barcelona contract believed to be about €60 million and according to reports, he has turned down contract negotiation talks. The reports of unease in the Nou Camp concerning Umtiti is against the backdrop of interest from Premier League leaders Manchester City who have now join city rivals Manchester United in the race to sign the 24-year old. The release clause provides little hindrance for…

Chelsea will be looking to secure another 3 points to end the year on a high note when they entertain Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. The Blues are now 1 point behind second-placed Man United after their 2-o victory over Brighton on Boxing Day coincided with united’s 2-2 against Burnley. Stoke City are not in the best of form at the moment but they have picked up 4 points from their last two games ahead of this one and so The Blues have no room for complacency when The Potters come to town. When these teams met in…