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Riyad Mahrez to Arsenal: Arsene Wenger hopeful Leicester ace will make big impact – report

ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger is pushing ahead with a deal for Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez and hopes the Algeria international can rediscover his best form, reports claim. Arsenal tried to sign Mahrez from Leicester last summer but the Foxes held firm and ultimately kept their star asset. However, he was unable to replicate the form of the 2015/2016 season where he ...

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Chelsea ready to offer £53m for James Rodriguez: Real Madrid star prefers Man Utd – report

CHELSEA are reportedly ready to offer £53million (€60m) for Real Madrid ace James Rodriguez. The Colombian has been strongly linked with a move away from the Bernabeu after falling down the pecking order under Zinedine Zidane. A transfer looks inevitable for Rodriguez but no club is yet to reach the £53m valuation Madrid chief Florentino Perez has set. But Spanish ...

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Ghana drops to 50 on FIFA ranking

Ghana’s Black Stars are now ranked the 50th best national football team in the world. The Black Stars moved from the 49th to the 50th position with an accompanying decrease in total accumulated points from 678 to 665 in the latest ranking released Thursday. The Black Stars have dropped 14 places down their position same time last year and are ...

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Manchester United fans want Morata over Lukaku

A huge twist in the transfer window has left some Manchester United fans feeling slightly disappointed. BBC Sport, along with a handful of other media outlets, have claimed that a £75m deal has been agreed between United and Everton for striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian international had been heavily linked to his former club Chelsea, but it seems as though ...

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GNPC to clear Appiah’s unpaid salary

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Elvis Adjei Baah has stated that changes made at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) is the reason behind the delay in paying Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah. Appiah and his entire technical staff are yet to receive their salaries after assuming office three months ago. “The sports ministry is not ...

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Man Utd agree £75m Romelu Lukaku fee: Chelsea caught cold in move for Everton star

MANCHESTER UNITED have agreed a stunning £75million fee with Everton for Romelu Lukaku. Manchester United are determined to sign a new striker following Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s departure. It emerged last night that Jose Mourinho’s top target was in fact Romelu Lukaku, following the frustration at move for Alvaro Morata. Real Madrid were playing hard ball and United have now pulled out ...

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Man Utd’s Morata bid rejected as Real Madrid demand €90m

Manchester United have failed in their latest attempt to sign Alvaro Morata with Real Madrid holding out for €90m (£79m) for the striker, Goal has learned. Keane admits to Man Utd temptation The Red Devils have made the Spain international their number one target as they seek to strengthen their striking department ahead of the 2017/18 season. United have been ...

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