Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele is on the verge of sealing an £11million transfer to Chinese Super League club Beijing Guoan. Dembele, whose contract runs out in the summer, has not featured for Spurs since injuring his ankle against Wolves in November. Nine Premier League stars who swapped England for the riches of China The Belgium…
Cesc Fabregas is on his way out of Chelsea but not before the club has found a replacement for the Spanish playmaker – and they may they have found one in Nicolo Barella. The Blues, though, could have to pay Cagliari as much as £45million to prise the 21-year-old away from the Italian club. Fabregas…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has responded to Gary Neville’s comments that there could be a “mutiny” at Manchester United if they don’t name the Norwegian as the permanent successor to Jose Mourinho. The former United striker took over as interim boss in December after Mourinho was sacked following a number of poor displays by his side. Since…
After Sean Longstaff sent his fellow Geordies into raptures with his first home goal for his hometown club last night, we take a look at six other local lads’ memorable first home goals… Ryan Giggs – Manchester United v Manchester City, Division One, 4th May 1991 Okay, so he was born in Cardiff, but…
Alisson Becker has been nothing short of spectacular since his summer move to Liverpool. After months of negotiations and genuine interest from Chelsea, the Brazil international departed Roma for a whopping £67million. While Kopites have been insisting the shot-stopper is the best thing since sliced bread, football fans were convinced it was merely bias. However,…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp does not understand some of the scrutiny his team have come under in recent weeks but he was more than happy to answer their critics in resounding fashion. After four draws in five matches the Reds found their form in stunning style with a 5-0 victory at home to Watford –…
Fleetwood manager Joey Barton faces the possibility of further punishment from the Football Association after his conduct in the defeat to Bristol Rovers last month. Barton was slapped with a two-match touchline ban after being sent to the stands on December 21 and has now been charged for the comments he made about referee Brett…
Toby Alderweireld says he is “very happy” to stay at Tottenham despite continual speculation over his future. Spurs recently triggered a one-year option on the centre-half’s deal to keep him contracted until 2020, but in doing so, they have also activated a £25million release clause in the summer transfer window. Alderweireld, 29, was heavily linked…
Stoke City have sacked manager Gary Rowett and so begins their bid to replace him at the bet365 Stadium. Former Manchester United boss David Moyes is the early frontrunner, unemployed since his term with West Ham ended in the summer. But there will be plenty of competition for the role with the club just eight…
For numerous transfer windows now, there has been speculation Belgian central defender Toby Alderweireld could be on his way out of Tottenham. These rumours have been dragged to the top of the gossip columns once again after the club activated his one-year contract extension. Due to Spurs exercising the option though, there is now a…