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The club’s big-money signing must be given time to settle in, according to his new manager Six weeks after playing his last minutes for Manchester United, Fred is set to be handed another chance by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Wednesday against Crystal Palace. With the Red Devils plagued by injuries, Solskjaer hinted Fred’s exile could be about to come to an ...

The former Leicester City defender believes his former team-mate’s talents are being wasted by his current role under Maurizio Sarri N’Golo Kante is being wasted at Chelsea due to being played out of position, according to the midfielder’s former team-mate Robert Huth. The ex-Leicester defender believes the World Cup winner is not being deployed in his best position by Chelsea boss ...

The Premier League champions will prioritise a deep-lying midfielder and a left-back this summer but have also got their eye on the Frankfurt striker Manchester City are keeping tabs on Eintracht Frankfurt forward Luka Jovic, Goal understands. The 21-year-old is the Bundesliga’s top scorer this season and has also attracted interest from Barcelona and Chelsea, with the Catalans understood to ...

The Spanish coach has acknowledged the unique ability of the Juventus talisman, but feels the Argentine is a more complete and ‘natural footballer’ Former Spain and Real Madrid coach Vicente Del Bosque has weighed in on the eternal debate over who stands as this generation’s greatest player between Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo, siding with the Barcelona star for his ...

Speaking ahead of a Premier League clash with Tottenham, the Belgian winger has offered his support for his boss amid reports of dressing room unrest Eden Hazard insists that the Chelsea players are all behind under-fire manager Maurizio Sarri, three days on from his dramatic stand-off with Kepa Arrizabalaga in the Carabao Cup final. The Blues were beaten on penalties ...

The Norwegian could be without 10 players on Wednesday, but it is a natural consequence of demanding more from his squad than his predecessor did “My injury record is very low,” boasted Jose Mourinho on the day he was unveiled as Manchester United manager in July 2016. “So I never promote because of a need. I did it because of ...

World football’s governing body confirmed a complaint was made after the Premier League side missed the first part of the fee for the late striker Nantes have made a complaint to FIFA after Cardiff City failed to pay the first instalment of Emiliano Sala’s £15 million ($20m) transfer fee. The Premier League side signed Sala for a club-record fee in January, but the plane carrying ...

Manchester United caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will take a threadbare squad to Crystal Palace on Wednesday after losing 10 players to injury. Solskjaer told a news conference on Tuesday that there were “not a lot of positives” to report ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park after seeing his injury list grow during the 0-0 draw with Liverpool on ...

Leicester City appointed Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers as the Foxes’ new manager on a three-year deal, the Premier League club announced on Tuesday. Former Liverpool manager Rodgers had been given permission by Celtic earlier in the day to talk to Leicester, bringing to an end his successful spell in charge of the Scottish champions where he won seven domestic trophies. ...

Ghana’s U23 manager Ibrahim Tanko has invited 24 home-based players to commence camping and preparation ahead of the final U23 AFCON Qualifier with Gabon next month. Asante Kotoko U 20 shot stopper Danlad Ibrahim has been handed a call up as well as Hearts of Oak’s in-form Richmond Ayi. Below is the list of Twenty four players who were handed ...