Samir Nasri’s £23million move to Manchester City could fall apart if Arsene Wenger picks him against Udinese. The French star is expected to travel with Arsenal for their Champions League tie in Italy – and Gunners boss Wenger is ready to defy City counterpart Roberto Mancini and use him in the must-win tie. Mancini said [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he has a striker problem looming at Manchester United as Javier Hernandez played a minimal role against Tottenham after making a surprise return as a substitute. The return of Danny Welbeck, Mame Biram Diouf and Federico Macheda from their various loan spells has bolstered the United frontline although the latter [...]
Chelsea’s latest signing, Juan Mata, says that he has joined the Blues because their sporting ambition was better than that of Arsenal or Tottenham. Mata, 23, is set to complete his move to Stamford Bridge from Valencia for £26 million and revealed that some of the other clubs who were interested in signing him ”did [...]
The kidnapped father of Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel has been freed after his captors were located by police in Nigeria. Michael Obi had been kidnapped on August 12 while on his way home from work in the central Nigerian city of Jos, but was found on on Monday in the northern city of Kano. Police [...]
Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp believes chairman Daniel Levy needs to have face-to-face discussions with wantaway Luka Modric before the player will focus back on his football again. Modric missed the 3-0 defeat at Manchester United after informing Redknapp he was not in the right frame of mind to play at Old Trafford. It has been [...]
New Arsenal defender Carl Jenkinson says he and his fellow Arsenal rookies must perform better to help the side out of their current crisis. In the wake of Cesc Fabregas’ sale to Barcelona and the anticipated departure of Samir Nasri to Manchester City, the Gunners have also suffered an injury crisis with Laurent Koscielny, Johan [...]
Asante Kotoko have confirmed the signing of four new players as speculation mounts over imminent departures from the club. Strikers Ben Acheampong, Kofi Nti Boakye, Frank Yeboah formerly of RTU and Abdul Baba Rahman will join the Porcupine Warriors for next season. The move, according to the Executive Chairman Dr. KK Sarpong is making do [...]
Ghana striker Dominic Adiyiah believes he could have been a better player had he refused to sign for Italian gaints AC Milan. The 20-year-old, a Most Valuable Player and Golden Shoe recipient at the 2009 Fifa Under-20 World, signed up for Milan afterwards. But he failed to make the grades at the San Siro and [...]
Ghana side Berekum Chelsea will report former European champions Red Star Belgrade to Fifa this week over the non-payment of the transfer fee of defender Lee Addy. The utility player joined the Serbian side after last year’s World Cup from the Ghanaian champions. But one year after his move, the Serbian giants have consistently failed [...]
Asante Kotoko may possibly withdraw from the novelty GHALCA pre-season tournament involving eightteams. This comes just a day after fellow Premier League giants Hearts Of Oak confirmed their withdrawal from the tournament which hitherto was meant for teams that finished in the first four of the previous Premier League campaign. However, innovation and other dimensions [...]
Samuel Eto’o will become the highest paid player in the world today when he completes his £25m transfer to Russian club Anzhi. And Inter Milan will now use the fee to try and sign Carlos Tevez or Diego Forlan. The Cameroon striker, 30, was persuaded to join sign a staggering three-year contract worth £54m – [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson claims Wayne Rooney’s problems are now firmly in the past. As well as his new head of hair, Rooney’s goal at West Brom was evidence that he looks more like his old self again after a turbulent time last season. The England star took until New Year’s Day to bag his first [...]
Roberto Mancini has warned Arsenal and Samir Nasrithat it will be a “big problem” if the France international plays against Udinese this week. Nasri is believed to be on the verge of a £25 million move to Manchester City, a transfer that will ensure Arsenal do not lose the midfielder for nothing in 12 months’ [...]
Arsene Wenger again stressed finding the right players to fit into his Arsenal squad has been difficult, but maintains he is not stubborn when it comes to recruitment matters. The Gunners suffered a 2-0 home defeat against Liverpool at the weekend, when Emmanuel Frimpong was sent-off and centre-half Laurent Koscielny suffered a back problem, which [...]
