Alani Adefunmiloye 
Reports are making the rounds claim that Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil, and Alexis Sanchez have both demanded a whopping £250,000-per-week as wages if they are to put pen to paper for a contract extension. Up until now, Ozil has been earning £140,000 while Sanchez is on £130,000. Both have 2 years left on their current … Read more
To say Antonio Conte is a happy man with the current crop of defenders at his call will be far from the truth. Right until summer transfer deadline day, the Italian tactician was still hoping Napoli would allow one of his top defensive targets Koulibaly leave for a moderate price. The Serie A club held … Read more
Arsenal’s raid on the La Liga for quality stars could continue when the winter transfer window opens in January. Mustafi and Perez arrived from the Spanish league over the course of the summer transfer window, and the former has settled well into the squad, and now a member of the starting lineup. Spain international and … Read more
Having finished last season in 7th place and surpassing the expectations of many, the Hammers were tipped for greater things this term. European football and a new stadium, it was time to take it to the next level and challenge for a top 4 finish. Pitifully, it has been the exact opposite for West Ham. … Read more
The Magpies are unsurprisingly doing well in the familiar territories of the English Championship. It’s widely believed they would bounce back to the top-flight at the first time of asking after relegation last season. At the moment, after 11 rounds of games, Benitez men sit in 3rd place, 2 points behind surprise leaders Huddersfield. The … Read more
Lallana, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Can and Grujic are the current first team midfielders on Liverpool’s book. While the first 3 have been regular starters, the latter 2 have been made to watch from the sidelines. And it’s not a question of quality, as the youngsters would sure pounce when given the opportunity. Despite the obvious quality … Read more
The French defensive midfielder, Coquelin, will be sidelined for the next 2 weeks due to a knee injury he sustained against Chelsea a fortnight ago. And while recent scan results have been positive, Wenger would be keen not to rush the tough-tackling midfielder back into action. Last season, he aggravated an earlier injury he suffered … Read more
Since the English topflight assumed a new format in 1992, the trophy has never been seen in Anfield, no matter how close it came. During that 24-years of long wait, Manchester United have strolled to a title win on 13 occasions, Chelsea; 4 times, Arsenal; thrice, Manchester City; twice, while even underdogs Blackburn Rovers, and … Read more
Despite doing a little business in the summer transfer window, Klopp looks confident of the depth within his squad and now seems to be the best time to put its very quality to test. Manchester City failed that depth in the quality test against Tottenham. De Bruyne’s absence (to injury) exposed Guardiola’s side, and Klopp could have such … Read more
Very often, Guardiola gets what he wants, and almost always have his way. And recruiting the best legs is what we are talking about here, even though the Catalan’s heart desires for titles do get fulfilled almost most of the time too. The Manchester City manager successfully lured Stones from Everton, convinced Bravo to depart … Read more