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  • EPL: Chelsea owner, Boehly set to terminate Barkley’s contract

    EPL: Chelsea owner, Boehly set to terminate Barkley’s contract

    Chelsea owner, Todd Boehly has decided to buy off Ross Barkley’s contract to see him off the club this summer.

    The attacking midfielder hasn’t featured for the Blues this season.

    The 28-year-old, who moved to Stamford Bridge from Everton in 2018 for £15m, has failed to make a significant impact, scoring 12 goals across 100 games.

    Barkley was on loan at Aston Villa last season, but he returned to Chelsea last term and only made 14 appearances across all competitions.

    Everton’s young winger, Anthony Gordon is set to join Chelsea, and the plan to buy Barkley’s contract is to free up space to accommodate Gordon.

    Barkley, who took part in Chelsea’s pre-season tour last month, has a year remaining on his current deal and his reported salary is £200k a week.

  • EPL: Chelsea set to lure Wilfred Zaha from Crystal Palace

    EPL: Chelsea set to lure Wilfred Zaha from Crystal Palace

    Chelsea FC have considered a late move for Crystal Palace winger, Wilfred Zaha.

    Recall that Chelsea lost Lukaku and Timo Werner to Inter Milan and Leipzig respectively and are now in need of forwards.

    Meanwhile, coach Thomas Tuchel is eager to bolster his attacking line ahead of the transfer deadline on September 1st, 2022.

    All efforts to sign Gabon international Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Spanish side Barcelona have proven abortive.

    With time running out before the close of the deadline, Tuchel is now keen to lure Zaha to Stamford Bridge.

    Crystal Palace have so far resisted selling the Ivory Coast international to a Premier League rival, previously placing an £80milllion price tag on the 29-year-old.

    However, as Zaha now has less than one year left on his contract, Palace may decide to cash in on the winger now rather than allow him to depart on a free transfer next summer.

  • EPL: Why I benched Ndidi for Soumare against Chelsea – Rodgers

    EPL: Why I benched Ndidi for Soumare against Chelsea – Rodgers

    Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers has given reasons he kept Nigeria international, Wilfred Ndidi on the bench for the larger part of the match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

    Ndidi, who has been a regular starter for the Foxes was surprisingly named among the substitutes in the game.

    Frenchman Boubacar Soumare played in Ndidi’s position.

    Ndidi was subbed in for Belgian Youri Tielemans in the 89minute of the encounter.

    Leicester City lost 2-1 despite Chelsea playing with 10 men for the majority of the game.

    “We wanted to come through the pitch quicker. Soumare has been great in training and he’s committed now to staying at the club, which is great,” Rodgers told BBC Sports Leicester.

    “He (Soumare) allows us to play through the thirds quickly and that was the reason for him coming in instead.”

    Leicester City are still without a win in the Premier League this season.

  • EPL: Liverpool thrash Bournemouth 9-0 as Manchester City, Chelsea secure three points

    EPL: Liverpool thrash Bournemouth 9-0 as Manchester City, Chelsea secure three points

    After an unimpressive start to the season that saw Liverpool draw two games and lost one, the Reds have now bounced back to winning ways.

    The fourth game of the new English Premier League campaign saw Liverpool pound Bournemouth by 9-0 with five of the goals coming in the first half of the encounter.

    The 9-0 thumping of Bournemouth means  Liverpool have now  equalled the biggest victory in Premier League history as they kick-started their season in spectacular fashion by thrashing newly promoted Bournemouth at Anfield.

    Manager Jurgen Klopp had described the beginning to his side’s campaign as a “false start” after two draws and Monday night’s defeat at Manchester United, but the Reds responded in stunning fashion.

    Liverpool got off to the perfect start as two goals in the opening five minutes against the Cherries set a raucous Anfield rocking.

    Luis Diaz rose to powerfully head home and the impressive Harvey Elliott curled in his first top-flight goal with a sublime strike from outside the box.

    Full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold thumped a long-range shot into the top corner, with all three goals assisted by Roberto Firmino.

    The Brazil forward went from provider to scorer on the half-hour mark when he acrobatically converted from inside the six-yard box and Virgil van Dijk headed in the fifth from a corner – all before half-time.

    It went from bad to worse for Scott Parker’s men in the first minute of the second half when Chris Mepham stretched to divert the ball into his own net and Firmino poked home the seventh of the afternoon after a fortunate deflection.

    Summer signing Fabio Carvalho volleyed in with eight minutes left for number eight and Colombia winger Diaz headed in the ninth to complete an incredible, historic win.

    For Bournemouth, the rout was their third consecutive league defeat without scoring a goal after beating Aston Villa in their opening game.

    Meanwhile, rival Manchester City came back from two goals down to defeat Crystal Palace by 4-2 with new signing Erling Haaland scoring a hattrick.

    The victory meant City have secured three victories and One draw so far in the new EPL season .

    Chelsea shook off a 3-0 loss to Leeds United in their last EPL encounter to securing all three points in the match against Leicester City.

    Raheem Sterling’s double gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead before Harvey Barnes scored to reduce the deficit.

    Chelsea now have seven points from from four EPL games this season.

  • EPL: Chelsea coach, Tuchel reacts to Mendy’s howler against Leeds United

    EPL: Chelsea coach, Tuchel reacts to Mendy’s howler against Leeds United

    Chelsea boss, Thomas Tuchel, has reacted to Edouard Mendy’s howler  that gifted Leeds United their first goal before scoring two more in the English Premier League game between both sides.

    Leeds United defeated Chelsea by 3-0 at Elland Road on Sunday afternoon to inflict first defeat of the season on Chelsea.

    Goals from Brenden Aaronson, Rodrigo Moreno and Jack Harrison gave Leeds the victory over Chelsea.

    During the encounter, Brenden Aaronson capitalised on an awful Edouard Mendy mistake and Rodrigo headed in from a free-kick, while Koulibaly got a second-half red card.

    In the post match conference, Tuchel expressed disappointment in Mendy’s performance especially the howler that led to the first goal.

    He said “He knows himself. With these kinds of mistakes, we don’t have to speak a lot. It’s a huge mistake at a crucial time in the match. It does not help and he’s the one who is most disappointed.”

    Tuchel also commented on defender Kalidou Koulibaly’s red card against Leeds.

    Asked if Koulibaly’s red card was fair, Tuchel added, “We cannot get frustrated in Premier League games. It should be pure joy to play in an atmosphere like this.”

    Chelsea have won one  drawn one and lost one in their first three games of the current campaign.

  • Everton, Forest share spoils in a feisty premier League encounter

    Everton, Forest share spoils in a feisty premier League encounter

    Everton football club gained its first point of the season when Demarai Gray became the first Everton player to score.

    Everton played a 1-1 draw with newly promoted side Nottingham Forest in a fiesty encounter at at Goodison park.

    Everton, whose only previous goal was an own goal by Aston Villa’s Lucas Digne, had that sinking feeling again when Brennan Johnson put Nottingham Forest ahead after 80 minutes.

    But England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who might have done better, redeemed himself with a wonderful 70-yard assist to Gray who tucked confidently past Dean Henderson with only two minutes left.

    Everton managed to stay afloat last season after going through a poor run of form.

    Frank Lampard handed Salomon Rondon his first Premier League start since January 2022 and he gave a good account of himself.

     

     

  • Check out football transfer business across European leagues

    Check out football transfer business across European leagues

    Borussia Dortmund chairman Hans-Joachim Watzke has denied speculation linking the Bundesliga club with 37-year-old Portl forward Cristiano Ronaldo, he says there has been no contact with the Manchester United star.
    Newcastle and West Ham are watching events at United closely, they are both interested in Scotland international Scott McTominay, 25, as they believe he is the most likely midfielder to be pushed aside with the arrival of Casemiro.
    Chelsea have offered £15m plus Spanish defender Marcos Alonso, 31, for Barcelona’s 33-year-old Gabonese striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
    The Blues have also made enquiries about the availability of Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire, 29, for a potential swap deal which would see US forward Christian Pulisic, 23, go the other way.
    Leicester’s French defender Wesley Fofana, 21, has asked not to be involved when they face Southampton this weekend after being linked with Chelsea.
    French side Nice are in talks with Arsenal over a loan move for Ivory Coast forward Nicolas Pepe, 27.
    Real Madrid are considering a move for Tottenham Hotspur and Denmark midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, 27, to replace the outgoing Brazilian Casemiro, 30, who has agreed a deal with Manchester United.
    Newcastle and West Ham are watching events at United closely, they are both interested in Scotland international Scott McTominay, 25, as they believe he is the most likely midfielder to be pushed aside with the arrival of Casemiro.
    Leeds are aiming to complete a deal for FC Zurich’s Willy Gnonto, 18, for £4m with the Italian striker entering the final year of his contract.
    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is confident that 20-year-old England winger Bukayo Saka will sign a new deal with the club despite rivals, including Manchester City, showing interest.
    Everton are set to sign Mohammed Kudus on loan from Ajax with a view to making the 22-year-old Ghana midfielder’s move permanent.
    Ajax also want to bring Morocco midfielder Hakim Ziyech, 29, back from Chelsea if 22-year-old Brazilian Antony joins Manchester United.
    Antony trained alone on Friday after the Dutch club rejected a £67m bid from United.
    PSV Eindhoven are holding out for £38m for Dutch winger Cody Gakpo, 23, but negotiations with Manchester United aren’t expected to be an issue.
    Brighton are looking to add a fourth Ecuador international to their first team as they target midfielder Jose Cifuentes, 23, from LAFC.
  • EPL: Evra predicts winner of Manchester United, Liverpool game

    EPL: Evra predicts winner of Manchester United, Liverpool game

    Ex-Manchester United and Le Blues of France defender, Patrice Evra, has tipped Liverpool to emerge victorious against his former side in the English premier league.

    Although Evra admitted that it will be so tight but said Liverpool will carry the day by a slim margin.

    The French defender also predicted other EPL games for week 3

    Evra told BetFair: “Conte will be so disappointed with their performance last time out against Chelsea, and he will be making sure they do everything to win at home.

    “Wolves have only taken one point so far from their two matches and they look like they need a bit more time to get going. I can only see Spurs winning this one.
    “Prediction 2-0.”

    In Saturday’s late kick-off, Arsenal are looking to continue their perfect start to the season, after picking up two wins from two matches.

    “Arsenal have to beat teams like Bournemouth if they want to get in the top four and I think they understand this now, especially with a player like Gabriel Jesus who can help you win these games.

    “Prediction 3-0,” Evra said.

    Chelsea, who drew 2-2 with Spurs last weekend, travel to Leeds United on Sunday.

    Evra has predicted a 2-0 win for the Blues at Elland Road.

    The big game this Game Week will be Manchester United vs Liverpool at Old Trafford on Monday.

    “Liverpool aren’t looking well at the moment though, so I think it will be a lot closer than people think. Prediction

    Patrice Latyr Evra is a French football coach and former professional player. Originally a forward, he primarily played as a left-back. Evra served as captain for both Manchester United and the France national team. 0-1,” he said.

  • Business mogul, Elon Musk hints at acquiring Manchester United

    Business mogul, Elon Musk hints at acquiring Manchester United

    Business mogul  Elon Musk has hinted that he would likely acquire Premier League giant, Manchester United from its present owners.

    The American businessman who wanted to acquire Twitter at some point has again made his intention known to dabble in football business after tweeting that he’s buying the Red Devils.

    His Tweet reads:  “Also, I’m buying Manchester United ur welcome”.

    Musk is worth around $260 billion, meaning that he could easily afford to buy the Old Trafford outfit.

    Meanwhile, the Red Devils fans are no longer comfortable with the current club’s owners, the Glazer family, and have been protesting, asking them to go.

    Manchester United are rooted to the bottom of the EPL table after losing their first two games of the season first time in a long while.

    The club had a market capitalization of over 2 billion dollars as of this Tuesday’s stock market, according to Reuters.

    Also as of May, Forbes had Manchester United valued at around 4.6 billion dollars, with a revenue of over $633 million in the last year.

    Manchester United’s next game is against Liverpool at Old Trafford next week Monday and the Red Devils will be hoping to use the match to redeem their image.

    Liverpool has defeated Manchester United in their last 4 encounters in the Premier League.

    However, Manchester United inflicted a 4-0 bashing on Liverpool in a pre-season game that was held in Bangkok.

    Both Liverpool and Manchester United are winless in their first two games of the current season.

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  • EPL: I take the blame for Manchester United’s loss – De Gea

    EPL: I take the blame for Manchester United’s loss – De Gea

    Manchester United goalkeeper, David de Gea, has admitted his howler opened the floodgate of goals for Brentford and has now accepted responsibility for the club’s scandalous loss.

    De Gea failed to hold firmly Josh Dasilva’s and allowed it to squeeze through his armpit for Brentford’s first goal before his poor clear caused the second goal.

    Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo added more goals in the first half as the hosts went into the break with an emphatic lead.

    There were no goals in the second half, as United recorded two successive defeats in the new season.

    “After the first mistake and then the second, it was very difficult for mteammateses. At the moment it’s tough every time we concede a goal. I should save the first shot – [if I had] the result would be different.”