Author: Toju Omatseyone

It appears that every report concerning Manchester United at the moment has to do with the impending arrival of Alexis Sanchez. It is no longer news that Manchester United and Arsenal are set to carry out a swap deal involving Alexis Sanchez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Well after a few delays and hiccups along the way, the deal is finally almost over the line according to latest reports. The delays regarding the deal had to do with the Man United man, who needed convincing to join the Gunners (and who can blame him considering where Arsenal stand at the moment). According…

German club Schalke 04 has confirmed that star player Leon Goretzka has agreed to terms with Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich and will join them in the summer after he passed a medical earlier in the week. This move bizarrely will come has a major boost to Premier League champions Chelsea as they are ready to move for Bayern superstar Arturo Vidal. It has become a trending story in the press than Bayern Munich’s capture of Goretzka could spell the end for Vidal at the Allianz Arena. The Chilean international has less than 18 months left on his contract with Bayern…

It is no longer news that Premier League champions Chelsea are looking to sign a new striker this month at the request of manager Antonio Conte. The Blues have been struggling in front of goal this year with Alvaro Morata going through a barren spell and Michy Batshuayi appearing to be unfit to be at the club. This has seen a lot of players linked with a move to Stamford Bridge. Of these players, Andy Carroll of WestHam United appeared to be the most likely with the Hammers said to be willing to sell the injury-prone Englishman for £20 million…

Germany international and 2017 FIFA confederations cup star Leon Goretzka has agreed to join German champions Bayern Munich at the end of the season. The Schalke 04 midfielder has been drawing a lot of interests from a host of big European teams including Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Juventus. His current contract with Schalke expires in less than 6 months which has seen the above mentioned clubs make moves for the talented young star. A deal was reported to have been agreed with Liverpool last month but that turned out to be false. The player has been leaving hints on…

Manchester United recently joined the race for Nice midfielder Jean-Michael Seri and according to latest reports are at the front of the queue. The 26-year-old Ivory Coast international has been brilliant for OGC Nice since signing for the club in 2015 from Portuguese side Pacos de Fereira for a measly €1 million. His market value has since risen and he was close to joining Spanish giants Barcelona in last year’s summer window. Now according to new reports Man United lead the likes of Chelsea and Liverpool in the race to sign the African star. Man United manager has reiterated his…

Premier League Champions, Chelsea’s search for a new left back to serve as back-up to the current first choice Marcos Alonso might just be coming to an end if latest reports are to be believed. There had earlier been reports of an enquiry made by the West London club about Roma’s Brazilian left back Emerson Palmieri. Those reports were followed up by a string of others suggesting that the Blues had made an official bid for the 23-year old defender. These were followed by the player’s agent claiming Chelsea have made contact and talks are ongoing. Well according to latest…

It was reported on Thursday night that Manchester United were hoping to seal the deal as regards the swap move involving Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez. The Red Devils are hoping to get the Chilean in before their game away to Burnley on Saturday. The chances of that happening have increased with the news that Arsenal have agreed to terms with the Armenian. Mkhitaryan is believed to be the reason why the deal has not been announced as until till now he had failed to reach an agreement with the North London club. However, according to these new reports,…

World footballer of the year Cristiano Ronaldo has been reported on many occasions to be unsatisfied with life in Spain. Although this is not the first time the player has been the subject of these kinds of reports, this time, there seem to be a little more to the story. The Portuguese football icon is believed to be angered by his current wage being less than what the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar earn and talks as regards an increment are not forthcoming. This situation has brought up talks of a move away from Madrid with PSG or Man…

The transfer of Alexis Sanchez to Man United is all but confirmed as the player is desperate to move and the club is desperate to have him. The only issue is what kind of deal will see the 29-year old move to Manchester from London. At the moment, the Gunners fancy a swap deal involving out-of-favour Man united attacker Henrikh Mkhitaryan but are having a hard time convincing him to make the move. Man United However are confident of a move as they are ready to pay a transfer fee of £35 million if Mkhitaryan declines a move to Arsenal…

If you have not heard about the reported Alexis Sanchez move to Man United then you must have been living under a rock for the past week. The Chilean is close to a move to Old Trafford after apparently turning down their city rivals Man city. The player had given his need to win trophies as the reason for his desire to leave the Emirates but that is being brought into question by the media and Man United legend Rio Ferdinand has weighed in with his own opinions. “Listen, if I’m going to be honest, I had this discussion with…

Chelsea were not always competing for honours at the top of the English game. They were a mid-table club for the most part until the arrival of their Russian Billionaire owner Roman Abramovich. His take over in June 2013 has brought a lot of success to the London club with 5 Premier League titles, 1 Champions League, 1 Europa League title at the top of their cabinet. We take a look at 5 Players that were instrumental to these successes. Claude Makelele The French man revolutionised the defensive midfield position while at Chelsea. The midfielder had great awareness to go…

Chelsea according to latest reports have held talks with Italian side Roma for striker Edin Dzeko. The Premier League champions are looking a bring in a new centre-forward this month and have been looking to seal a deal for WestHam United striker Andy Carroll. A deal is still believed to be on the works even though Chelsea have been forced to consider a £20 million permanent deal for the Englishman when they would have preferred a loan deal until the end of the season. However, say new reports say the London club have held talks with Roma as they look…