Author: Toju Omatseyone

Manchester United are reportedly planning a fresh assault on Inter Milan for star man Ivan Perisic. The Croatian was heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford during the summer transfer window but United were unwilling to match Inter’s valuation and so saw the attacker remain in Italy. Reports in England suggest Jose Mourinho still retains an interest in 28-year old despite the player putting pen to paper on a new five-year deal with Inter earlier this season. The new deal was expected to increase the asking price for the Croatian but it appears the price tag of ₤45m remains…

Chelsea boss, Antonio Conte has confirmed that striker Alvaro Morata will be absent for their clash against Huddersfield town on Tuesday (12th December) due to a combination of fatigue and a back injury. Morata played the full 90 minutes when Chelsea visited West Ham on Saturday, but has been ruled out of their midweek game, as Conte faces a problem with his squad depth over the busy festive period that is likely to offer a game every three days. The former Real Madrid star has missed a few games this season due to a hamstring injury and Conte will be…

Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways when they play host to Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Wednesday night in a Premier League matchup. The Red Devils suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of bitter city rivals Manchester City on Sunday which saw the lead at the top of the premier league increase to 11 points. Manager, Jose Mourinho will be keen to avoid any further slip-ups against Bournemouth, who played out a 2-2 draw away to Crystal Palace last time out, visit Old Trafford. Some players are unavailable for the match; Paul Pogba will be…

According to reports, Man United are interesting in signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. The reports say United are targeting a summer move for the 22-year old who is valued at about £95m. Man United manager Jose Mourinho have sent scouts to watch the Lazio man recently and has been left impressed with reports of the Serbian International. At 6 ft. 3” Milinkovic-Savic is a dominant midfield enforcer with a strong physical presence. He has good passing range and an eye for goal. Savic can be deployed as both an attacking or defensive midfield player and so is seen as an…

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has pleaded with fans of the club to be patient with struggling, under pressure midfield pair Tiemoue Bakayoko and Danny Drinkwater. Both players arrived during the summer transfer window from Monaco and Leicester City respectively and have both struggled to impress so far this season. Bakayoko arrived to huge fanfare after brilliant displays for Monaco and impressed initially but as seen his form drop dramatically leading to fans of the club taking aim at his poor performances. Drinkwater on the other hand, spent the start of the season sidelined with injury and has just started to…

The draw for the round of 16 of the 2017/2018 Champions league was held on Monday in Nyon, Switzerland. The draw has put together some very mouth-watering fixtures. Chelsea have been drawn against Barcelona which comes as little surprise given that the Catalan club was 1 of only 3 possible ties for the Blues. Nonetheless, it puts on a show, two of Europe’s giants, who have a history of great European nights of Champions league football between them. By the time they meet in February it would be almost 6 years since Chelsea knocked out Barcelona in the semi-finals of…

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho was left soaked and Manchester City’s assistant coach Mikel Arteta got a cut above his eye as staff and players of both sides clashed in the tunnels of Old Trafford in the aftermath of City’s derby day victory over United. It is believed to have started when the United manager on his way to a press briefing came across the celebrations of the City players and staff and told them to keep their celebrations down, a statement reportedly made in Portuguese and didn’t go down well with City’s Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson, who confronted the manager.…

Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City team emerged victorious over archrivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday evening. The much publicised fixture was one littered with errors and controversies, with City showing their class once again. Man City are now 11 points clear of second-placed Man United courtesy of their 2-1 victory with goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otamendi either side of a Marcus Rashford strike for United. United could have been awarded a penalty in the second half of the game, but Ander Herrera was booked for simulation after a challenge from Otamendi. This decision rather disappointed…

Chelsea manager who earlier stated that his team are out of this season’s title race, has again expressed that he is now targeting a top four finish in the league. This follows a 1-0 defeat against West Ham United at the London Stadium. It was Chelsea’s fourth defeat of the season which sees Conte ruing his team’s inconsistent performances this season. “My experience is this, if you want to stay in the race for the title, in the first part of the season you can lose once, twice” he said. “There are six top teams and there are only four…

Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte is set to release striker Michy Batshuayi for a possible loan move in January. Reports say the Italian manager is ready to release the ₤33 million man to be loaned out of the club in January as he looks to target a new striker in the window. The ex-Marseille frontman has found the back of the net only twice this season as he has found regular opportunities hard to come by in his second season at the club. Considering the world cup is 6 months away and also considering he harbours hopes of representing his country…

According to reports from the UK, Manchester United are still interested in acquiring the services of Croatian international Ivan Perisic. The Inter Milan attacker was strongly linked with a move to Old Trafford during the summer transfer window, but decided to remain with the Italian side and went on to sign a new contract with the club earlier this season. These new reports however suggest that Perisic’s new deal was to protect his transfer value in the market and will see United return for the winger in the winter transfer window. Perisic has been in terrific form for Inter this…

Antonio Conte has said Chelsea’s title defence is as good as over following Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of West Ham United. The loss could possibly see Chelsea, 14 points behind the leaders Man City who travel to rivals Man United on Sunday. This was Chelsea’s fourth loss of the season after 16 games which sees the manager effectively give up on their title defence. Marko Arnautovic struck as early as they sixth minute for West Ham as they held on for a very massive victory which gave new manager David Moyes his first victory since taking over…