PERMANENT MANAGER FINALLY?

The former arsenal man could be on his way to arsenal after series of speculation in recent days.

'I COULDN'T IGNORE EDU CALLS'
Patrick Vieira has admitted he can never ignore the call of Arsenal as former team-mate Edu looks to secure the Nice boss' services.
Vieira told Canal Plus : "You can never ignore a club where you've spent nine years.
"Honestly, I'm focused on this project at Nice, I feel very good here. It's a very exciting project. I've always said that I'm very happy in Nice. We're all working to move the club forward and there is potential."

PLAYER RETURN?

The blues are interested in resigning their former man. He made his professional debut with the club, and now Nathan Ake is back on Chelsea's
shopping list three years after they sold him to
Bournemouth according to the Daily Star Sunday.
The Dutch defender is reportedly a £40m target for the Blues in January, now their transfer ban has been lifted by FIFA.

Rodgers was contacted first by Tottenham

According to reports,  it has come to our understanding that the former Liverpool and Celtic boss was contacted by Tottenham before they brought in Jose mourinho.

Brendan Rodgers is currently managing Leicester City with and impressive for which sits them at the second position in the English premier league table .

Arsenal midfielder could return against Southampton - Unai Emery

Granit Xhaka, 27, was stripped of the captaincy following his angry confrontation with Arsenal  fans in a game against Crystal Palace about four weeks ago

The midfielder has not played a single game  in Arsenal's last four games but manager Emery feels he is now ready to return. Unai Emery says Granit Xhaka could return to the Arsenal team against Southampton on Saturday, despite recently claiming he was unsure if he would play for the club again."We will decide on Friday," said Emery.
"He is coming back better in his mind, his mindset is better to help us and to be closer to playing when we need him."

Xhaka walked off the pitch in the 2-2 draw with Palace in October by cupping his ears.

The Swiss international later released a statement saying he had "reached boiling point" following repeated threats to his wife and daughter.Emery added: "I spoke to him this morning and we had a very good conversation. He trained very well before the international break and he trained very well this morning.

"My objective is going to be his comeback to help us and convince every supporter of his commitment with us and his performances will be better and they will be proud of him in the short or long future with us."

RACISM : FOOTBALL PLAYERS IN THE NETHERLANDS TO PROTEST AGAINST RACISM

Footballer players in the Netherlands' top two divisions( Eredivisie & Erste divisie )  will not play during the first minute of their games this weekend to draw attention to racism in the Netherlands league. 
This comes after the racial abuse of Excelsior's Ahmad Mendes by Den Bosch fans on Sunday.

While players in the top two division stand still, the message 'Racism? Then we don't play football' will appear on scoreboards.

An extra minute will be added on to injury time in the first-half. The abuse of Moreira was condemned by many Dutch international footballer players including former Manchester United forward(Memphis Depay)   who's currently playing for Lyon.  while Liverpool midfielder  Wijnaldum said that the incident "really hit me on a personal level".
During the Netherlands' 5-0 over Estonia on Tuesday, Wijnaldum and team-mate Frenkie de Jong pointed to the colour of their skin after the Liverpool star scored his first goal in the game.

We understand that Den Bosch have apologised to Moreira for declaring the striker mistook "crow sounds" for racist abuse during the Dutch Eerste Divisie game.  The referee brought the players off after half an hour as a result of the abuse from a section of the home fans.
Dutch football association have opened an investigation after the incident happened and actions will be taken to ensure that this doesn't occur again.

THE PREMIER LEAGUE RETURNS THIS WEEKEND

After two weeks of international break,  the premier League returns again with lots of action on Saturday.  

Will the underdogs upset the top guns?  

What's your take on the weekend fixtures... Who are you backing?  

HE DOESN'T NEED NEW PLAYERS

 Mourinho has been speaking for the first time  as Tottenham manager. Will he buy players in January? Well he doesn't seem to think so.

He says: “The best gift are the players who are here. I don’t need new players. I just need to get to know these ones better. I know them well but you never know them well enough until you meet them.”

Will he get the best out of his current squad??  We'll find out soon enough.

POCH TO BAYERN?

Skysport in Germany understand that Mauricio Pochettino is being considered by Bayern Munich to take over as manager at the Allianz Arena as they are looking for a world class manager to lead the team. 

But at the moment, no contact has been made following his departure from spurs on Tuesday, but he is understood to be high in demand among their shortlist of candidates for the vacant permanent role at the alianz arena. 

IS HE BETTER THAN ALISSON??

Liverpool are hell-bent on  signing Trabzonspor goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir, according to the player's representative.

The 23-year-old, who could cost up to £18m, is represented by Engin Kirkpinar who told Turkish-Football.com : “Liverpool are one of four premier league teams keeping close tabs on Ugurcan.
“Liverpool are among the clubs interested in Cakir, and they have been monitoring his progress."

Cakir has impressed so far this season and has some potential.

HAALAND ON THE MOVE??

According to reports, Erling Haaland has been urged by his  dad Alf-Inge not to make a move to the Premier League and join
Manchester United and instead join a Bundesliga club, according to Bild sports .

Haaland Senior reportedly wants his in-form son to be sure of a starting spot in any team he moves to and has suggested he join a 'smaller' team to guarantee a place in the starting eleven.

What action could Real Madrid take towards bale's recent rift

 Bale celebrates Euro 2020 qualification with his team-mates by singing and parading a Wales flag which quoted 'Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order."

The Welsh superstar has risked angering Real Madrid further after posing with a Wales flag which read "Wales. Golf. Madrid. In that order."
Bale has been criticised in Spain couple of times for prioritising international football and even a round of golf  over club football, having not played for Real Madrid for over five (5) weeks now.  The Welsh man was last featured in real's match on October 5

STERLING TO SIGN NEW CITY CONTRACT

According to  Daily Mail, Raheem Sterling is about to be offered a mouth watering  new contract at
Manchester City, only a year after he signed a £300,000-a-week contract tying him to the club until 2023. But given his impressive  start to the season, the newspaper states City's hierarchy are keen to fend off interest from the likes of Barcelona in getting him to sign another new deal.

The English man has netted 7 goals so far in the premier league

WHAT NEXT FOR POCHETTINO

where will the former Tottenham boss go??  Arsenal or Manchester United?

With both arsenal and Manchester United struggling to compete in the top 4, there's been speculation that either Manchester United or arsenal could for the former spurs man. 

Despite unai emery summer signings,  he's failed to live up to the expectation of the fans and the club. On the other end,  Manchester United have been a long term admirers of pochettino and looking at the recent performance of the red devils,  they may choose to replace current boss (Ole)  .

JOSE MOURINHO IN LINE FOR SPURS JOB??

According to our sources,  it looks like Tottenham are closing in on former Manchester United and Chelsea boss.

Representatives of Tottenham and Jose Mourinho are this evening locked in negotiations for the special one to replace Mauricio Pochettino.

We understand negotiation will continue into the night. Both sides believe a deal is close and will be concluded by the morning.

Will the Portuguese man bring the light back to spurs ?

POCHETTINO SACKED

After a disappointing first half of the season,  Tottenham have sacked their manager and his entire staff.

Here is the full statement released by  Tottenham today ;

Chairman, Daniel Levy, said: "We were extremely reluctant to make this change and it is not a decision the Board has taken lightly, nor in haste.“ Regrettably domestic results at the end of last season and beginning of this season have been extremely disappointing.

'“It falls to the Board to make the difficult decisions - this one made more so given the many memorable moments we have had with Mauricio and his coaching staff - but we do so in the Club's best interests."

REASON FOR ARSENAL DOWNFALL REVEALED

Former Arsenal player Perry Groves has stated that  club's players have lost confidence in their manager(Unai Emery)   given their summer arrivals have failed to impress and after their poor start to the first half of the season.

He said; 

“The thing with the Arsenal situation with Unai Emery is, if you watch them against Leicester, and I’ve been watching Arsenal a lot this year, there is no structure. There doesn’t seem to be any philosophy,” he told TalkSport.
“Unai Emery doesn’t seem to know his best formation, he doesn’t seem to know what players to play in that formation and I think the players have lost confidence in him. I don’t think the players are getting him at the minute.”

HUGE BOOST FOR UNITED AS PORTUGUESE MIDFIELDER COULD LEAVE SPORTING CP DUE TO FINANCIAL SITUATION

Manchester United's hopes of signing their target Bruno Fernandes will be boosted by
Sporting CP's need to clear £57m of debt, according to the Daily Mail citing Portuguese paper O Jogo.


Fernandes was on united wish list  in the summer but a deal never came through , but his asking price may have been knocked down by the Lisbon side's financial crisis , despite continuing to impress in the Premeira Liga with five goals in 10 matches.

'Pogba is waiting for Madrid" _ Mathias pogba says

Paul pogba's brother Mathias Pogba is convinced that his sibling could still complete a move to Real Madrid before the European transfer window closes.
 United midfielder Paul Pogba is 'waiting' for Real Madrid to launch a formal offer for his services, according to Mathias Pogba, who believes 'anything can happen' before the Spanish transfer deadline on September 2.

We understand that pogba is unsettled at Manchester United as some reports claim that he's been unfairly treated at Old Trafford, however the midfielder played a vital role in United 4-0 win against Chelsea at the opening game of the premier league.

Mathias Pogba told El Chiringuito: "[Zinedine] Zidane is one of the greats and I think that if the club give him what he wants, he won’t have a problem, but if they don’t give it to him, he’s going to have a hard time because what he wants is not going to happen, because right now it’s a little late.

"They are missing my brother and I think he needs another midfielder. Of course, Florentino [Perez] can get him, nothing is impossible in life.

He also added; "I don’t think he’s worth €200 million, but now the football world is like that, Manchester are going to ask for a lot, but not €200m.

"It’s a delicate situation but the player has his personal goals, if you have to leave, well, that’s it.

‘ I can’t assure you that he is going to stay at United. We know he wanted to move, but he’s not to blame. He’s waiting. He works hard and we’ll see what happens.

"In football, you never know. Until September 2 everything can happen. My brother’s dream is to win the Champions League."

"Paul will never do as Neymar, he is not a professional. My brother is a professional, he has a contract with the club and as long as he does not sign for another club he will do his best."

"Who is Mourinho? ‘No, a player does not always have to be with his coach." he said. "If the coach is not with his players, his players do not have to be with him. He (Mourinho) was not with the team and the team was not with him."

But united may do whatever it takes to make sure that the French midfielder remains at Old Trafford for as long as possible.

This striker could replace T.Abraham

After a disappointing  night for Abraham and the entire Chelsea team.  The blues are reportedly looking for the youngster replacement.

Inter Milan and Argentine forward Icardi has been a long target for the blues and they may make an approach in attempt to bring the forward to Stamford Bridge.

Icardi is believed to be unhappy at inter.
He may be looking to continue his career somewhere else.

He is irreplaceable.

The Champions League winners started poorly without featuring  the Brazilian frontman, highlighting just how crucial he is to Jurgen Klopp's side. Don’t ever doubt Roberto Firmino’s importance to this Liverpool team.

Liverpool remain the Kings of Europe, coming from behind to trash Chelsea FC on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup, after an outstanding 2-2 draw in Istanbul.

But it was Roberto firmino's substitution that got them back on track, after an a dissapointing opening 45 minutes at Vodafone Park.


It's with no doubt that firmino is a major player at anfield.  He brought the best out of mane

Klopp and Henderson comments on Adrian display in the super cup final

After the penalty heroics,  Liverpool manager Klopp and the Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson both praised new keeper Adrian after an amazing penalty heroics. 

This is what at they said; 

Klopp : “It’s so nice for him. I don’t think he won a lot in his life so to win this big one is so nice for him.

And during an interview on TV,  klopp paused and praised him,  these were his words 

Klopp shouted: “Adrian! It’s like in Rocky.”

Liverpool captain Henderson also took time to praise the new keeper as well. 

Henderson added: “I’m delighted for Adrian who’s just come into the club and he’s the hero.”

The keeper has shown the fans that he can replace alisson while he's out injured.  

He had a big arse' - David Moyes scouted Harry Maguire while he was Manchester United coach but didn't feel united needed him

Former Manchester United boss David Moyes has claimed Harry Maguire "had a big arse" after he scouted him while he was Manchester United boss but insists he didn't want to sign him because  he already had plenty of centre-backs at the club.

It has been suggested, on the back of a record-breaking transfer in 2019, that the Red Devils could have landed the £80 million defender some years back .

Moyes was said to have ignored  the opportunity to sign Maguire for just £4m when charged with the task of succeeding Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford. (Goal)