Poch: ‘Why I laugh when people say we need to win a trophy’

Mauricio Pochettino has explained “why sometimes I laugh when people say we need to win a trophy”. Tottenham have gone over a decade since they last won silverware, with Juande Ramos’ 2008 League Cup win their most recent trophy. The north London club have been transformed since, with Pochettino turning them from perennial also-rans to …

Liverpool issue response to £27m transfer rumours

Liverpool have responded to claims that they are targeting Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur. Omur emerged as a potential Liverpool transfer target last week, with the club looking to replace Adam Lallana in the long term. The 19-year-old was identified as an ideal candidate for that role, with a £27m move being mooted. The player himself responded …

Poch: Spurs must ‘operate in a different way’ with transfers

Mauricio Pochettino insists Tottenham “need to operate in a different way in the future” when it comes to transfers. Tottenham became the first club in Premier League history to go an entire summer transfer window without signing a single player last year. They seem unlikely to make any signings this month either, with Pochettino suggesting …

Diaz reveals ‘three options’ he had ahead of £15.5m City exit

Brahim Diaz claimed he would not have left Manchester City for any other club after being formally unveiled as a Real Madrid player. The 19-year-old Spanish forward was officially presented at the Bernabeu on Monday after passing a medical and completing the formalities of his move to the European champions, which includes a Man United …

Sarri told Fabregas to go, says replacement must be signed

Head coach Maurizio Sarri advised Cesc Fabregas to leave Chelsea for the good of his career. The 31-year-old’s contract expires at the end of this season and he appeared to say goodbye to Chelsea after Saturday’s 2-0 FA Cup win over Nottingham Forest, where he applauded all sides of the ground. With Chelsea offering one-year …

Eriksen may reject £250,000 Spurs offer for £100m Real move

Real Madrid ‘have made initial steps’ to sign Christian Eriksen from Tottenham this year. Eriksen has 18 months left on his contract at Tottenham, with manager Mauricio Pochettino stating that negotiations are ongoing. It is believed that Tottenham have made the player an offer, but Eriksen continues to stall over a decision. The Independent claim …

Souness: Why I am ruling Spurs, Chelsea out of title race

Graeme Souness insists that the Premier League title race is only between Liverpool and Manchester City. City’s win over Liverpool on Thursday means the reigning Premier League champions are four points behind the leaders with 17 games remaining. Tottenham are just two points behind City and have won as many games as Pep Guardiola’s side, …

Silva on Allardyce criticism: ‘I’d listen if it was Moyes’

Marco Silva has hit back at Sam Allardyce‘s criticism of his Everton style, suggesting that he “would listen” if David Moyes was saying it instead. Silva replaced Allardyce as Everton manager in the summer, becoming the club’s fourth boss in five years since Moyes’ 2013 departure. Allardyce and Silva have clashed before, with the former …

Barca director reveals Coutinho future amid Man Utd links

Barcelona’s director of institutional and sporting relations Guillermo Amor claims Philippe Coutinho has a future at the club despite his lack of playing time. The Brazilian is only a year into his contract at the Camp Nou following his £142million move from Liverpool last January. However, he has so far failed to justify the heavy …

Lukaku explains how Solskjaer is getting the best out of him

Click:virtual try on Romelu Lukaku has revealed how Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is getting the best out of the Belgian striker. The Manchester United man has had a difficult season and fell out of favour under Jose Mourinho, but now slowly he looks to be getting his form back under Solskjaer. Lukaku, often criticised for his lack …