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 …

Klopp: We will not sign a centre-half for one game

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool are unlikely to sign a centre-half in the January transfer window. Virgil van Dijk and Dejan Lovren are currently the only fit senior central defenders at the club with the Reds having some notable injury problems in defence. Joe Gomez and Joel Matip both currently ruled out through injury, having missed …

Chelsea defender Luiz reveals Fabregas farewell speech

David Luiz says that Cesc Fabregas gave a farewell speech to his Chelsea team-mates after playing his last match for the club. The Spaniard is expected to complete a move to Ligue 1 side Monaco in January with reports claiming that he has travelled to France to hold talks with the club. Maurizio Sarri gave …

Liverpool target drops hint that £27m deal could be on

Trabzonspor’s Abdulkadir Omur has dropped a huge hint that a January transfer to Liverpool is close to fruition. The 19-year-old is rated as the best young player in Turkish football and has also been strongly linked with a move to Liverpool’s closest Premier League title rivals Manchester City. But a report on Sunday claimed Jurgen …

Iniesta under fire over blackface photo on social media

A picture of Andres Iniesta posing with a group of people, including two in ‘blackface,’ has sparked a backlash on social media. The photo was posted to Iniesta’s Instagram account on Sunday to mark the Three Kings Day celebrations in Spain. As part of the day, parades are held in towns across Spain with three …