Walcott’s contract situation on a knife-edge
Theo Walcott’s contract situation is finely-poised with less than 48 hours left in the transfer window, with the Arsenal winger’s future hanging in the balance.
With less than a year left on his existing deal at the Emirates Stadium, the England international has refused a new five-year £75,000-a-week contract from the Gunners, with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool keeping tabs on the situation. With the attacker reportedly asking for a staggering £100,000-a-week to kick ... Continue Reading →
Manchester City’s squad depth hampered by financial constraints
Manchester City may be the Premier League’s biggest spenders in recent years but they’re still not through with building the ultimate football team. Problem is, the owners now want to practice financial prudence, something that does not sit well with a manager used to spending big.
Manchester City have been surprisingly quiet in this summer’s transfer window, with Jack Rodwell the only notable addition to the Premier League-winning squad. Roberto Mancini has vocalised his desire to ... Continue Reading →
Arsenal Welcome £12.8m Olivier Giroud From Montpellier
Arsenal have completed the signing of Montpellier forward Olivier Giroud for £12.8m with the Frenchman ready to pen a four-year contract.
Giroud was an inimical part of an unfancied Montpellier side who blasted their way to the French title last season with the 25-year-old bagging an impressive 21 league goals as La Paillade defied odds of 80/1 to lift their first ever Ligue 1 crown.
Giroud will sign a four-year contract worth £45,000-a-week and is viewed as a replacement for out-of-favour Marouane ... Continue Reading →
Didier Drogba Confirms Chelsea Exit
Didier Drogba will leave Chelsea the club have confirmed
Drogba’s contract was set to expire at the end of June with the 34-year-old striker having opted to leave on a high at the end of his contract.
In a grande finale, Drogba’s last act in a Blues shirt was to hit the Champions League-winning penalty in Munich having also netted a precious last minute equaliser.
“I wanted to put an end to all the speculation and confirm that I am leaving Chelsea,” Drogba told the official ... Continue Reading →
Eden Hazard Wants Chelsea Move…We Don’t Care!
Lille midfielder has revealed that he is leaning more towards a move to Chelsea despite still being uncertain of his next destination. Sigh…can somebody snap him up already!
The guy obviously wants to leave Lille but is finding it hard to decide where he should be playing his footy next season.
Having prostituted himself to high heavens before a ball had even been kicked in anger at the start of the campaign, Hazard (great name by the way) is now in a state of limbo as he has to answer to ... Continue Reading →
Robin Van Persie Contract Latest: Arsenal Talks Breakdown
Contract talks between Arsenal captain Robin Van Persie and the club are on the verge of breaking down after another tense day in North London.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is still trying to convince Robin van Persie to pledge his future to Arsenal but talks over a new deal have ended in deadlock with RVPs future still unclear.
Arsenal had hoped to persuade their leading goalscorer to agree a lucrative new three-year deal worth £130,000-a-week, but turned by growing interest from Manchester City, ... Continue Reading →
Let The End of Season Transfer Rumours Begin…
It is almost the end of the season and with clubs looking to finish strongly May also brings the much hyped transfer speculation which of course means exciting times for fans!
Who will go where? Who will sign who? Will your star striker hold the club hostage (again)? What about that flashed-up number 10 who has wanted out since finding himself linked with Real Madrid last November.
Of course, some clubs have already opened up their chequebooks and Arsenal for example, are such a club. Having signed ... Continue Reading →
Chelsea Sign Werder Bremen Midfielder Marko Marin
Chelsea have completed the signing of Weder Bremen midfielder Marko Marin for a cut-price £7million deal at the end of the season.
Marin passed a medical at Stamford Bridge this week and Werder Bremen chairman Klaus Allofs has confirmed that the young German will now join the Blues on a five-year deal as Roberto Di Matteo’s process of rebuilding the team begins in earnest.
Born in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Marin moved to Germany aged two and has played for the national team no fewer than 15 times.
English ... Continue Reading →
Didier Drogba Set To Join Shanghai Shenhua In £6.7m-a-year Deal
Didier Drogba’s days in a Chelsea shirt could be numbered with the striker close to completing a £6.7m-a-year deal to join Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua
According to the Daily Mail Drogba is close to agreeing a £6.7million-a-year deal to join Shanghai Shenhua – the same club former Chelsea forward Nicolas Anelka currently manages and plays for.
Drogba was the star of the show for all the right (as well as all the wrong) reasons midweek as Chelsea grabbed a 1-0 win over Barcelona during ... Continue Reading →
Adriano signs on a short term deal at struggling Wigan
Former Brazilian international Adriano has accepted a two Month pay-as-you-play contract at Wigan as he looks to resurect his interest in the sport.
The explosive striker was released by his former employees Corinthian in March of this year who claimed that the player didn’t have the ‘Patience’ or ‘drive’ to stay fit.
However, in a sensational turn of events Adriano claimed that a ‘fight’ for Premier League survival was just what he needed to inject ... Continue Reading →
Arsene Wenger Plans Summer Clearout & Transfer Spending Spree
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has drawn up a shortlist of players who will leave the club in order to fund a huge transfer summer spending spree.
The Gunners boss is ready to sidestep his usually cautious approach to signing players by planning a huge summer spending spree but not before initiating a mass cull at the Emirates Stadium as detailed below:
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Andrey Arshavin – The Russian midfielder is way past his best and if shipped out will save the Gunners £75,000-a-week.
Marouane Chamakh – ... Continue Reading →
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