Jose Mourinho denounced Anthony Martial and Antonio Valencia after Manchester United’s 4-1 hammering by Liverpool. He criticized both his players for different reasons following the end of the fixture, after ruing over the absence of senior players. The Red Devils took on fierce rivals Liverpool at the Michigan stadium in an International Champions Cup encounter. Sadio Mane’s 28th minute penalty was cancelled out by Andreas Pereira’s goal. Since then, the Reds ran riot and dismantled United’s three-man defence. Mourinho has been unhappy about
Daily Mail has sensationally claimed that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and chief executive Ed Woodward are at loggerheads over the club’s transfer inactivity. At a time when direct rivals like Liverpool, Arsenal and even Chelsea and Manchester City to some extent have strengthened their squads, United have been alarmingly dormant in the market. Though, United started off their business early, signing Fred and Diogo Dalot ahead of the World Cup, there have been no signings ever since. Accordingly, Jose Mourinho is keen
Wolverhampton Wanderers are planning a shock transfer for former Real Madrid centre-back Pepe. The 35-year-old is believed to be rated at around £7million by his present club Besiktas, who signed him a year ago. The Portuguese currently has one year left in his £80,000 a week contract. According to the Birmingham Mail, his former club Porto seem to be realistic suitors as well. However, with the Portuguese side signing Chancel Mbemba – that link seems to have died down. Pepe had become one
Manchester United’s preseason preparations have surely taken a hit due to the absence of 17 first-team players due to extended holidays or injuries. The lack of transfer activity hasn’t impressed manager Jose Mourinho too, and a recent report from the Daily Mail states that there is an apparent rift between Mourinho and club’s CEO, Ed Woodward. According to Mourinho, he had given a shortlist of five targets two months ago. However, United have been successful in luring the likes of Fred, Diogo Dalot
Cristiano Ronaldo might have moved to Italy, but the Spanish tax authorities are surely in work to decipher the effects of tax frauds committed by the Portuguese star during his time with Real Madrid. Accordingly, the 33-years-old has been fined €19 million, and a two-year jail imprisonment. However, the jail sentence would be suspended in plea with the Spanish authorities as the Portuguese was a first-time offender. Ronaldo had pleaded guilty on four cases of tax fraud between the years 2011 and 2014
Ousmane Dembele’s future at FC Barcelona has been subject to intense speculation this summer, and Ernesto Valverde has finally spoken out on this issue. The former Athletic Bilbao manager reportedly said, “Let’s hope it’s his season. He is an extraordinary player. The past year has been complicated because of the injuries, but even so he has brought us a lot.” “The important thing is that there is competition within the team. There are a lot of matches and we cannot handle them with
Manchester United’s bid of about £66m has been accepted by Chelsea, according to Italian news outlet Tuttosport. Both the sides have agreed upon terms and Willian could become the second Chelsea player switching to Manchester United in two years, following the transfer of Nemanja Matic. Willian has spent five seasons at Chelsea, being their best player in the 2014-15 season when they finished 10th in the Premier League ladder. He is arguably the best forward in one-v-one situations in modern day football. Jose Mourinho
AS Monaco have completed the signing of Alexandr Golovin from CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed fee. As per his contract, the midfielder has penned a five-year deal. 'I am very happy to sign at AS Monaco,' the midfielder admitted. 'This is a new adventure for me that I approach with a lot of ambitions. I am now very much looking forward to meeting the staff and my new teammates and to get going,' he added. Golovin has already earned 23 caps for Russia
The World Cup has come to an interesting stage, where the qualification of certain teams to the Round of 16 has been finalized already. However, teams like Portugal, Spain and Argentina will have to rely on their final group stage results to secure a confirmed place in the next round of the competition. This has been an interesting event so far, with plenty of surprises coming our way with ten days into the tournament. Certain expected, and some unexpected occurrences have molded this
FC Barcelona hijacked AS Roma’s deal for Brazilian winger Malcom and this certainly hasn’t gone down well with the Italian club. Their president, Jim Pallotta, spoke to radio station Sirius XM in depth regarding this issue. Malcom, 21, was subjected to move away from Bordeaux from long. There were many potential suitors for him, but Roma seemed to have struck a deal with the French team in order to lure the lad to Serie A. They even tweeted from their official account, saying
Daniel Sturridge’s career at Liverpool has quite certainly derailed ever since Jurgen Klopp took over the reins of the team. However, the forward, who was on loan at West Bromwich Albion for the second half of last season is quite delighted with his return to Liverpool’s first team. Sturridge’s injury issues have tormented his career post that brilliant 2013-14 season when he scored 21 goals in the league. Ever since then, a number of injuries coupled with a loss in pace and drop
Alen Stajcic introduced Mary Fowler to senior women’s football in the dying embers of their match against Brazil. Though the result must have been settled by then, Fowler’s induction to the football pitch in place of Sam Kerr would surely notch as one of the most iconic moments in women’s football. Fowler made her debut aged 15 years and 162 days, accordingly becoming the fifth youngest player having represented the Australian women’s football team. The most youngest is Sharon Wass, who debuted for
Chelsea’s hunt for a goalkeeper has taken them to Barcelona. The Blues are reportedly looking to sign Jasper Cillessen this summer as a replacement for Thibaut Courtois. Barcelona are said to be open to the sale of their Dutch goalkeeper as he has not managed to challenge Ter Stegen for the #1 spot. The Catalan side are looking for €40 million – somewhat around the same amount, Chelsea are selling their Belgian goalkeeper for. Reports suggest that Chelsea will be making a move
Manchester United are ready to sell Anthony Martial as per widespread reports in the English media. Jose Mourinho has lost his patience with the Frenchman and wants to sell him this summer. Martial left the pre-season tour earlier this week to head to Paris for the birth of his second child. The former AS Monaco man left his manager frustrated as he is already without his top players due to their involvement in the World Cup. 'I found out that Martial was going
Everton have officially submitted a bid for Lucas Digne according to RMC. The Barcelona left-back is valued between €18 million and €22 million as per the report. Marco Silva has taken over at Everton, and the Toffees are working on getting him all the players he needs. They are willing to break the bank thing summer and have already signed Richarlison from Watford for a club-record fee of £44 million (plus £6 million add-ons). Digne was signed by Barcelona from PSG to provide
New Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri is looking to bolster his squad and has identified Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Leon Bailey as a potential target at his new job, but faces stiff competition from Arsenal and Roma. The Jamaica-born winger has been one of the primary targets for Chelsea even as they decided to not let go of Willian to Manchester United, and have warmed up their plans further by scheduling talks with Bailey’s representatives next week.
Despite being heavily linked with a move for Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid are set to offer under-fire Keylor Navas a new contract. The Costa Rican has expressed his desire to stay at the club and Lopetegui seems to be an admirer of the 31-year-old, who has been at the club since 2014. In fact, Lopetegui had even tried to sign the player multiple times at Porto. Contract negotiations between Navas and Madrid had started even before the 2018 World Cup, and
Real Madrid have agreed terms with Thibaut Courtois as per The Sun. Los Blancos are now edging closer to sealing the deal with Chelsea according to the report. The Belgian goalkeeper has made it clear that he wants to move to Madrid. He said, “My personal situation is related to the city of Madrid. My two children live there with their mum. I have my daughter every day on FaceTime. She often tells me that she misses me. My son is still too
Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken for the first time since being rushed to the hospital on May 5th following a brain haemorrhage. The former Manchester United manager has made a full recovery and has thanked the entire medical staff who took care of him in such a professional manner. Sir Alex was admitted to Salford Royal hospital where he underwent an emergency procedure and it now seems that he has finally made a complete recovery. In a video posted on Manchester United’s Instagram
Having captured the services of Fred, Diogo Dalot and Lee Grant this summer, Jose Mourinho is ready to make a splash again, with Leicester City defender Harry Maguire emerging as the Manchester United manager’s prime target. Leicester have slapped a price tag of £65m on the young defender who starred for England at the World Cup, but that is unlikely to dissuade United from making an approach for the player. Maguire joined Leicester before the start of last season for £17m from Hull