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Gerard Pique has warned Manchester rivals United and City that Barcelona expect Samuel Umtiti to remain at the club for “many more years”. The two Premier League heavyweights are reported to have identified the France international defender as top target during the January transfer window. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are aware that Umtiti has a £55 million release clause ...

Alexis Sanchez could help Manchester United win trophies if he decides to snub Manchester City for Jose Mourinho’s men as former Red Devil Phil Neville tipped the Arsenal star to make a similar impact to Eric Cantona and Robin van Persie at Old Trafford. Sanchez has been expected to join former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola at runaway Premier League leaders ...

MANCHESTER UNITED have launched an audacious bid to hijack Alexis Sanchez’s move to rivals City – although it appears an uphill battle to convince the Arsenal star to turn his back on Pep Guardiola. Jose Mourinho’s club reached out yesterday to the Gunners, testing the water over whether they would be willing to accept £25million for the Chile forward. That ...

Ebusua Dwarfs coach Bashir Hayford has given a trademark sarcastic response to fans calling for his head after just two friendly matches. Under his guidance, Dwarfs have conceded 10 goals in their first two games and after yesterday’s 4-0 defeat at the hands of Ghana Premier League new boys Karela United, he was told some ‘’fans are calling for his ...

We’ve already heard the news that Manchester United will reportedly battle Liverpool to sign USMNT star Christian Pulisic in the summer, but there’s more. Oh yes. According to reports from Sky Italy, Manchester United are also said to be making a move to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal in January with a fee of $35 million reported, plus Henrikh Mkhitaryan ...

NEYMAR has been left out of the UEFA Team of the Year, with Chelsea star Eden Hazard selected instead. Almost 8.8million fans voted in this year’s poll to pick the UEFA Team of the Year, and the governing body has revealed some shock results. There is a record 12th appearance for Real Madrid ace Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Portuguese star ...

Manchester United fans have been stung for £89 for tickets to the Sevilla away Champions League game. United have hit back in a move that somehow has won respect, making innocent Sevilla fans pay the same tariff for the game at Old Trafford. Given the sums involved in the ticket cost, United could have just paid the difference for United’s ...

Today in stupid man says stupid thing, a religious special. Speaking at Everton’s AGM, majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri told the assembled throng that Romelu Lukaku had rejected a new, better deal at Goodison Park because: he was on a pilgrimage in Africa or somewhere and he had a voodoo and he got the message that he needs to go to Chelsea. Obviously, he didn’t go to ...

Manchester United have made a bid for Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez, according to a story in the Guardian. United have offered £25m for Sanchez, and also given Arsenal the chance to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan as his replacement. There is some difficulty with the Armenian swapping clubs, as he is on £200,000 a week at Old Trafford. Jose Mourinho’s club has ...

Jose Mourinho is not fussed by the previously bald Antonio Conte being upset by his words about clowns on the touchline. Mourinho is apparently considering himself blameless over the whole business, because there was absolutely no way that he could have possibly been discussing Conte. Despite Conte and Jurgen Klopp being clowns on the touchline, that has no relationship to ...