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Chelsea sign former Everton star for just £15 million

January 6, 2018 No Comments

Chelsea have completed the signing of Ross Barkley for a reported £15 million. The Blues have been courting Barkley for a long time now and were close to signing him for £35 million last summer. However, Barkley had a change of heart and decided to wait until he recovers from his long-term injury at the time. He missed the first six months of this season and has not made any appearances for the Toffees, however, he is fit again and should be ready to play for the Blues in their very next game. Everton were keen on keeping hold of the England midfielder, but he was intent on leaving them for a bigger club. With his current deal just under six months, the Toffees decided to cash in. Barkley has reportedly signed a five and a half years contract with the Blues. Antonio Conte was delighted to have signed the midfielder and claimed Barkley fit the profile of a young English midfielder they wanted to sign. The Blues have given him their number 8 Jersey, a number that has been worn by legendary players like Frank Lampard. Barkley made 150 appearances for Everton, scoring 21 goals.

Crystal Palace want to keep Chelsea loanee permanently

January 6, 2018 No Comments

Crystal Palace are eyeing a permanent deal for Chelsea’s Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The England youngster has been on-loan at Selhurst Park this season, and he has continued to impress. He has been hailed as a better player that Tiemoue Bakayoko whom Chelsea signed from AS Monaco last summer, and many of the Blues’ fans expect him to return to Stamford Bridge and become a regular. However, after the Blues completed the signing of Ross Barkley from Everton, it has become clearer that he has no future at the Bridge. This situation has prompted Palace to consider a permanent deal for the midfielder. Loftus-Cheek has played in 16 Premier League games for Palace this season, scoring once and assisting a further three. When fielding questions on the on-loan midfield star, Roy Hodgson admitted that Loftus-Cheek was a player they would not mind keeping. He admitted his surprise about Chelsea’s signing of Barkley and hopes the Blues would allow Loftus-Cheek make his move permanent. Meanwhile, the Eagles would not be listening to offers for their star winger, Wilfried Zaha this month. The Ivorian has been in fine form this season and has helped them get off the foot of the Premier League table. Despite interest from Chelsea and Tottenham, he is set to stay until next summer at least.

Mohammed Salah Wins CAF African Footballer of the Year

January 5, 2018 No Comments

Liverpool’s star man Mohammed Salah has added another accolade to his collection of awards after winning the CAF African Footballer of the Year award. The Egyptian helped his country qualify for the world cup this year by scoring the winning goal, he also helped Roma finished behind Juventus in the Italian Serie A. He sealed a summer move to Liverpool and has continued to impress the world of football. The Egyptian has already scored 23 goals for Liverpool with the season just at the halfway point. He came first in the award, which also had his Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane as second and Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre Emerick Aubameyang as third. Jurgen Klopp allowed the duo to travel for the award despite the Reds having to play arch-rivals Everton in the FA Cup on Friday. Salah is not expected to feature in the Derby clash, but Sadio Mane should play after netting in his last outing for the Reds. Salah has been courted by some of Europe’s best sides so far, with a move to Real Madrid also on the pipeline should he continue his hot streak of form.

PSG join race for English super kid wanted by the top four teams

January 5, 2018 No Comments

PSG have become the latest club to show their interest in Fulham’s wonder kid Ryan Sessegnon. The French giants have been keeping a close watch on the Londoner, and have reportedly decided to make a move for him. Sessegnon has been a revelation since he broke into the Fulham first team as a 16 years old last season. He has continued to impress this season, and several top sides have been watching. Manchester United, Manchester City, and Tottenham are also keen to take him on, however, Fulham do not want to sell him this month. Sessegnon came very close to sealing a Premier League move last summer but decided to sign a new Fulham deal and help them get promoted to the Premier League. He started as a left back, but his knack for scoring goals have made Tottenham believe he can become like Gareth Bale. Manchester United are interested in signing him and the Red Devils are fine with loaning him back to Fulham for the remainder of the season. Real Madrid are also interested, but the Spanish giants are choosing to play a very low profile role in the media hype surrounding the teenager.

Chelsea return to Everton to sign Ross Barkley

January 5, 2018 No Comments

Chelsea have made a fresh approach to sign Ross Barkley from Everton. The Blues were close to signing the England attacking midfielder last summer, he had reportedly even gone to London for a medical on deadline day. However, Barkley surprisingly changed his mind at the last minute and decided to get fit first before reassessing his future. The Blues had agreed a £35 Million deal with the Toffees at the time, however, they would be looking to sign for a much cheaper price now. According to The Sun, Chelsea made a fresh approach for his signature last night with an offer believed to be around £20 million. Barkley has just six months left in his current Everton deal and there is no hope of him signing a new deal after he told the Toffees he wanted a new challenge. He has not played any game this season, but he has returned to fitness. Tottenham are also interested in signing Barkley, and it is believed that they are his first choice, however, Chelsea are looking to steal a march on their London rivals and they would be hoping he decides to join them this month.

Pep Guardiola wants to sign Alexis Sanchez this month

January 4, 2018 No Comments

Alexis Sanchez has agreed to sign for Manchester City next summer when his current Arsenal contract would have expired, but he may be moving to the Etihad this month. According to Sun Sport, the injury to Gabriel Jesus has made Pep Guardiola consider making his move for Sanchez now. The Cityzens came close to signing Alexis Sanchez last summer, and already had a contract offer over in Chile on the final day of the transfer, but Arsenal’s failure to land Thomas Lemar from AS Monaco made them decide against selling, even though they risked losing him for free. The Chilean has told the Gunners he would not sign a new deal, and he is set to leave for free after six months. However, with the news that Gabriel Jesus would be out with injury for two months, Guardiola feels he needs cover for the Brazilian attacker and Sanchez is a like for like replacement. Guardiola signed Sanchez for Barcelona when he managed the Catalans and the duo are eager to be reunited again. Sanchez has been targetted by PSG and Bayern Munich in the past, but his insistence that he wants to move only to the Etihad has seen other suitors move on to their other targets.

Chelsea target not interested in Premier League move

January 4, 2018 No Comments

Chelsea’s plan to lure Pierre Emerick Aubameyang to the Premier League has been dealt a major blow after the Gabonese star’s latest admission. Aubameyang is one of the most lethal strikers in world football at the moment and has continually attracted the attention of top European sides. Borussia Dortmund put him up for sale last summer, but there was a surprising shortage of takers and he remained with the German Cup holders. Chelsea are still interested in bringing him to the Premier League, but that would no longer be possible. According to Sun Sport, Aubameyang claims he is not interested in moving to the EPL and that the English top flight has never been of interest to him. Per the source, he claims it is a personal opinion and he has never been interested in playing in the Premier League. This admission would be a major blow to the Blues who were planning to sign him next summer as they look to push for another Premier League title. Aubameyang narrowly missed out on a move to PSG last summer, and it appears he favors a move to the French league where he played for Saint Etienne before.

Jose Mourinho ask Manchester United to sign Danny Rose for £50 million

January 4, 2018 No Comments

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has urged his club’s bosses to open their checkbook and sign Danny Rose from Tottenham. Rose has been a Mourinho target since he took over at Old Trafford and he could have signed the England left-back last summer. But Rose was injured and was sidelined for nine month with a knee injury. He is currently nursing another injury on the same knee, but Manchester United have been assured that it is not the same as the one he had before and he should be back to action in three weeks. Mourinho considers the left back position his team’s problem spot as the players at his disposal who can play that wing have not impressed. He has had to use Ashley Young in that position this season, and while the England man has done a good job, the Portuguese tactician wants a natural player to play there. Tottenham are not interested in letting Rose leave half way through the season, but if Manchester bids around £50 Million and they are able to sign Ryan Sessegnon from Fulham as his replacement, they would sell.

Manchester United in desperate bid to sign out-of-favour PSG star

January 3, 2018 No Comments

Manchester United are looking to bring PSG star Lucas Moura to Old Trafford this month. The Red Devils are looking to sign the Brazilian on loan, but PSG would only allow a temporary agreement if it would lead to a permanent deal of around £40 million at the end of this season. United tried to sign the winger in 2012 while he was still with Sao Paolo in the Brazilian league, but he joined PSG instead for £38 million. He was instrumental as PSG won the French league cup last season and finished runners up to AS Monaco in the Ligue 1. He featured 52 times scoring 19 goals last season, but he has been limited to just 6 substitute appearances this season, mainly due to the arrival of Neymar, and Kylian Mbappe. The Sun reports that he has already begun talks with Chinees teams, but would prefer a move to the EPL is The Red Devils can strike a deal with PSG. Meanwhile, Matteo Darmian is looking to seal a move away from Old Trafford this month. The Italian has fallen out of favour with Jose Mourinho and wants to leave to save his career.

Chelsea prepared to sign their long term target for £50 million this month

January 3, 2018 No Comments

Chelsea are set to make Juventus’ Alex Sandro their first signing of this winter transfer window. The Blues have been long term admirers of the Brazilian and Antonio Conte is ready to get his man, for a reported £50 million deal. The Brazilian has been in outstanding form for Juve since he moved to Turin in the summer of 2015. His form has attracted the interest of several top European sides including Manchester United and Manchester City, but Chelsea remain the most serious of them all and the most likely to get the Brazilian’s signature. According to Sun Sport, the Brazilian is currently unhappy at the Old Ladies and he has been old he can leave if he wishes to. Juve have identified Bayer Leverkusen’s Wendel as a replacement and have relaxed their stance on his sale after saying he was not for sale last summer. Antonio Conte is looking for competition for Marcos Alonso who has had to play all 21 games already this season, and he believes Sandro would provide enough competition for the Spaniard. The Blues are also interested in signing AS Monaco’s Thomas Lemar and Richmond Boakye from Red Star Belgrade.

Chelsea sign former Everton star for just £15 million

Crystal Palace want to keep Chelsea loanee permanently

Mohammed Salah Wins CAF African Footballer of the Year

PSG join race for English super kid wanted by the top four teams

Chelsea return to Everton to sign Ross Barkley

Pep Guardiola wants to sign Alexis Sanchez this month

Chelsea target not interested in Premier League move

Jose Mourinho ask Manchester United to sign Danny Rose for £50 million

Manchester United in desperate bid to sign out-of-favour PSG star

Chelsea prepared to sign their long term target for £50 million this month

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