Author: Kehinde-Hassan Afolabi

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has finally confirmed that defender, Andreas Christensen will no longer continue with the club after the end of the current campaign.Reports confirmed the Danish defender has signed a contract with Spanish club Barcelona and will join Xavi’s team after the end of the season.When asked about the defender, who was a product of the Chelsea Academy, the German said: “We are losing him.”Chelsea are already losing Antonio Rüdiger with the player already signing a five year contract with Real Madrid, as his current contract with The Blues ends this summer.Soon to be Barcelona player, Christensen was…

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Ben White and Gabriel Magalhães both checked in to the hotel with the rest of the Arsenal squad ahead of their all important Monday night Premier League clash with Newcastle United.White, who last featured for the Gunners in a 3-1 win over Manchester United has missed the last three games due to a hamstring injury but was named on the bench in the defeat at Tottheham Hotspur.Brazilian defender, Gabriel was substituted and replaced by Nuno Tavares due to an apparent injury in the 76th minute of the 3-0 defeat in the North London derby at the Tottheham Hotspur Stadium.Arsenal are…

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All seems to be pointing to Robert Lewandowski moving to Barcelona this summer after the emotional scenes that followed the full time whistle at the Volkswagen Arena, on Saturday evening, where Bayern Munich played their last game of the season.Six times Bundesliga top scorer awards, five times Bundesliga player of the year awards and eight Bundesliga titles in his eight years with Bayern Munich, Robert Lewandowski ruled German and now feels it’s time to take up another challenge in his career.The Polish striker, who won his seventh Bundesliga too scorer award by scoring 35 goals this season told Sky after…

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Arsenal has found a breakthrough in their pursuit of Bologna left-back Aaron Hickey with personal terms agreed with the sensational player.The club has also been reported to have agreed a fee in the region of £21million with the Italian club and the CEO is now in London to finalize a deal for Hickey.The highly rated 19 year old has made 34 appearances for Bologna in his second season in the Serie A, helping them to a mid table position with great performances at both ends of the pitch.The Gunners want Hickey as back up for his countryman, Kieran Tierney, who…

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Ivan Perisic could be on his way to Chelsea this summer after the expiration of his current contract with Inter, whose efforts to tie down the Croat on a new term has proven futile so far.The 33 year old’s demands are unlikely to be met by the club and Thomas Tuchel, who had confessed his admiration for the winger in January has now demanded that Chelsea explore the possibility of snapping up the player.Italian club, Inter have so far only been willing to offer him a contract with a salary of €4.5 million for the next two years as he…

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Arsenal are very close to securing their first signing of the summer transfer window with 19 year old Brazilian winger, Marquinhos set to join from Sao Paulo.Meeting was held between the parties on Friday and the player has been left out of Sao Paulo’s squad to face Cuiaba on Sunday and it seems the €3million deal is close to completion.The talented player is believed to have a release clause of €50 million on his contract with Sao Paulo but with the contract running out this summer, they have to let go or lose him for free.Arsenal’s technical director, Edu Gaspar…

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Since Tomas Rosicky’s astonishing goal inside the first two minutes of the North London derby at White Hart Lane on the 16th of March 2014, Arsenal have been without a win in the league away to their neighbours and even so at the new Tottheham Hotspur London Stadium.Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal celebrates scoring their side’s second goal with teammates during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Leeds United at Emirates Stadium on May 08, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)Since Spurs moved to the new London Stadium, the Gunners have lost each of their two visits,…

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Liverpool host Tottheham Hotspur in the most important fixture of their remaining games in the league this season as things currently look on the log with The Reds looking to continue their winning run in order to keep up the pressure on leaders, Manchester City with four games to the end of the season.For Tottenham Hotspur, it is also a make or break game for them as losing it could end their quest for a return to the Champions League next season after their failure to qualify last season meant a absent for them this season.Antonio Conte’s side currently trail…

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Days ago, Thomas Tuchel was asked what treatment he will need for his Chelsea team for them to really break the duopoly of Manchester City and Liverpool for the title next season. His reply ? ‘cosmestic surgeon.’The reply did make sense looking at the group, which young players are predominant but looking the results they had managed recently, it looks like they are going to need more than just cosmetics surgery to become contenders next season.In their last four Premier League games, Chelsea have lost twice, which only equals the number of losses Liverpool have recorded in all 34 games…

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It requires more than just a proud history to be relevant in the modern world and the evidence could be seen in the miles of distance between Real Madrid and other teams whom they together ruled in the 19s.Players of Real Madrid celebrate after defeating Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League Semi Final second leg match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on May 4, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Los Merengues make it to final with 6-5 aggregate win after beating Man City 3-1 in extra time of dramatic match (Photo by Burak Akbulut/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)The likes of Ajax…

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