Thomas Tuchel says 20-year-old Armando Broja and 22-year-old Conor Gallagher will return to Chelsea and be given the chance to prove themselves this summer.The duo have spent the season at fellow Premier League clubs, Southampton and Crystal Palace respectively.Gallagher has had a really impressive spell at the Selhurst and was awarded the club’s Played of the Season having scored eight goals and registered three assists in 32 Premier League games under Patrick Vieira.He has also been nominated for the best young player award in the league this season alongside Mason Mount and former Chelsea academy star and now teammates at…
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Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel claims captain Cesar Azpilicueta could still remain at the club beyond the summer, despite speculations surrounding the player’s future as his current contract expires next month.There has been reports that the Spaniard could be heading to his country with Barcelona ready to sign him as a free agent and has already offered a two-year deal.Speaking on Azpilicueta’s future, Thomas Tuchel said: “I can understand these thoughts that maybe a cycle is at its end [of his contract]. He’s a legend, we’re still in the process to decide his future.”Azpilicueta 32, has previously said he has agreement…
Italian club, Napoli has triggered the option to buy in the loan agreement that took Cameroonian midfielder, Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa from Premier League newcomers, Fulham to Naples last summer.The midfield, 26, spent the last season on loan in Naples and having impressed the club, he has been rewarded with a permanent contract, which will see him remain at the club for the foreseeable future.Contracts already signed and Napoli will pay the sum of €15 million to Fulham for a player signed from Marseille for a reported £22 million in 2018.Author: Kehinde Hassan Afolabi
Chelsea are amongst other top European clubs interested in luring 27year old Italian defender, Alessio Romagnoli away from Milan this summer.The defender has also been linked with a move to Barcelona as Xavi wants to recruit a left footed center back while Bayern Munich have also registered interest in the player after losing Niklas Süle to Dortmund.Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen will both depart Chelsea this summer and Tuchel feels the former Roma youngster will be the perfect man to fill the shoes whilst other defensive additions are expected.Romagnoli joined Milan in 2015 and has made over 200 league appearances.…
Chelsea are reportedly interested in signing the highly rated Stuttgart defender, Borna Sosa.The left-back, 24, enjoyed a stellar season even though the Bundesliga club only managed to survive relegation on the final day of the season.Erik Ten Hag has identified the Croatian as the ideal character to fill in at left back as he sets to get his Manchester United reign underway but Thomas Tuchel has now also registered an interest in the player.Sosa made 28 appearances for Stuttgart in the Bundesliga last season, registering eight assists, the most of any player at the club.Author: Kehinde Hassan Afolabi
With June 30 fast approaching, a lot of Premier League stars will be available for free as their current contracts with their respective clubs will be running out.The likes of Antonio Rüdiger and Andreas Christensen have already signed agreements with Real Madrid and Barcelona respectively. However, there are other big names set to depart their clubs this summer.Here are some of the lots and the names of clubs they’ll most likely be heading to once their time is up later next month.Paul PogbaPaul Pogba of Manchester United is strongly linked with a return to his former club, Juventus, from where…
Bayern Munich have begun talks with Ousmane Dembélé to sign him on a free transfer once his current Barcelona contract ends next month.The Bavarians are set to offer the former Borussia Dortmund winger a four-year contract with a salary of around €18m per year.Dembele, who left Germany in 2017 after just one season with Dortmund has battled with injuries at Barcelona but has lately managed to stay fit, and proving crucial for the club as they return to Champions League position having spent months out of the mix.He currently has the most assists in La Liga this season, and the…
Contrary to what has been circulating in the news since he announced he is leaving Juventus, Paulo Dybala will now be joining AS Roma once he leaves the Old Ladies this summer.The Argentine is set to join Jose Mourinho’s side after spending seven seasons at Juventus since joining from Palermo as a youngster back in 2015.The player was close to joining rivals Inter before reversing his decision to favour a move to Rome and team up with Portuguese manager, Mourinho, who is believed to a influential in making the player choose The Giallorossi.This would mean no Champions League football next…
Manchester City’s Brazilian midfielder, Fernandinho has decided to return to his former club, Atlético Paranaense in his home country when he leaves Manchester City as a free agent this summer.Fernandinho, 37, has his mind all his made up and will not bend on the decision he made several weeks ago, albeit manager, Pep Guardiola continues to plead he stays at the club beyond the summer.Fernandinho signed for the club from Shakhtar Donesk in 2013, during Manuel Pellegrini’s first season and remained a crucial part of the set up even after the departure of the Chilean in 2016.He’ll now leave City…
Juventus have reached an agreement in principle for the free signings of PSG playmaker, Angel Di Maria and Inter winger Ivan Perisic. Italian sports outlet, Gazzetta dello Sport confirmed that the duo will be joining the Old Ladies after the end of their respective contracts with their current clubs in the summer.Argentine playmaker, Di Maria has been linked with a move to Juventus since news broke out he’ll leave Paris at the end of the season and has been identified as the man to replace his countryman, Paulo Dybala, who will leave Juventus this summer after seven seasons.Ivan Perisic was confirmed…