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ANTONIO CONTE says long-term fitness concerns prompted by Eden Hazard’s ankle injury last year are the reason he withdrew the Chelsea winger early against Leicester last Saturday. Hazard sustained the ankle problem last June while on international duty with Belgium. And the surgery that followed meant he missed the entirety of pre-season and the first three games of the campaign. ...

CHELSEA boss Antonio Conte has confirmed three players will sit out tomorrow night’s FA Cup third-round replay against Norwich. The Blues welcome the Canaries to Stamford Bridge after they were held 0-0 by Daniel Farke’s men at Carrow Road 10 days ago. And Conte has revealed they’ll have to book their place in the fourth round without injured duo Gary ...

Alexis Sanchez will wear Manchester United‘s iconic No.7 shirt if he completes his move to Old Trafford, according to reports in Chile. Jose Mourinho’s side lead the race to sign the 29-year-old as they are willing to better Manchester City’s contract offer and go closer to Arsenal‘s £35 million asking price. United have reportedly offered Sanchez the chance to become ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have taken the unusual step of confirming their interest in Alexis Sanchez on their official club website. United boss Jose Mourinho has previously insisted he doesn’t like speaking about other club’s players. In 2015, when asked about Paul Pogba, he said: “I can’t speak about a Juventus player. I know Allegri was all summer speaking about Oscar and ...

HENRIKH MKHITARYAN’s move to Arsenal is ‘done’, according to a journalist who calls himself the ‘Armenian King’. Thibaud Vezirian is a football journalist who hails from Armenia and works on French TV. And he today took to Twitter to claim he has heard that Mkhitaryan, an Armenia international, has agreed a switch to Arsenal. He tweeted an Armenian flag and ...

Everton manager Sam Allardyce has admitted that his club be risking playing themselves back into the relegation battle. The Toffees made a promising start under Allardyce who succeeded Ronald Koeman as manager of the club. They have however been poor during their last few games and have lost their past four encounters in all competitions. The Toffees currently occupy ninth ...

CHELSEA fans are desperate for Antonio Conte to announce the signing of Alexis Sanchez at his press conference this afternoon. The Blues last night attempted to hijack Manchester United’s deal for Alexis Sanchez as Manchester City pulled out of the running for the Arsenal striker. Chelsea tweeted today: “We’ll be hearing from Antonio Conte at 1.15pm today!” And it immediately ...

CHELSEA expect Manchester United to sign Alexis Sanchez but are waiting in the wings in case a deal with Arsenal falls through. Chelsea last night emerged as suitors for Arsenal contract rebel Sanchez. Arsenal want to sell the player now rather than lose him for free at the end of the season. Chelsea are understood to be willing to match ...

CHELSEA are ready to throw a spanner in the works to disrupt Manchester United’s transfer plans by making a late bid for Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez. The Gunners are cashing in on the 29-year-old this month to avoid losing him for free at the end of the season. United are still confident they can pip their rivals to Sanchez’s signature ...

Ghana defender Daniel Opare has expressed his joy over Augsburg 1-0 victory against SV Hamburg in the German Bundesliga on Saturday. The marauding right-back, who is a subject of massive transfer speculations in Europe in the winter transfer window, saw 90 minutes of action and was sold in defence for Augsburg. Opare delighted by his performance and the victory posted ...