What Mourinho told Fabregas to convince him to join Chelsea
Cesc Fabregas has explained how Jose Mourinho told him that if the midfielder joined him at Chelsea he would be a Premier League title winner.
‘However good you think Alisson is, he’s better’
Liverpool goalkeeper Andy Lonergan has been singing the praise of Alisson, with the Reds’ No.1 considered to even better than many give him credit for.
Aguero to honour Man City contract
Sergio Aguero will honour his contract at Manchester City, says agent Hernan Reguera, but the striker will ‘see what happens’ after his deal expires in 2021.
Lampard expects standard dip behind closed doors
Frank Lampard is looking forward to the return of ‘proper football’, but the Chelsea manager admits standards in the Premier League may slip as games are staged behind closed doors.
‘Van Dijk could beat up anybody, including Drogba’
Virgil van Dijk could ‘beat anybody up physically’, says Steve Nicol, with the former Liverpool defender left baffled by claims from ex-Chelsea star Michael Ballack that the Dutch centre-half is ‘lucky’ to have avoided the era of Didier Drogba, Alan Shearer and Co. A talismanic presence at Anfield is widely considered to be the finest exponent of his chosen position… Read more →
La Liga to return from June 8
La Liga will be able to resume from the week beginning June 8 after Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez gave the green light for football to return.
EPL confirms two additional positive coronavirus cases
The Premier League has confirmed that two further players and staff have returned positive results from the latest round of coronavirus screenings.
Giggs was an unbelievably overrated Man Utd player – Woodhouse
Ryan Giggs was an ‘unbelievably overrated Manchester United player’, according to former Premier League midfielder Curtis Woodhouse.
‘Arsenal couldn’t fault Aubameyang if he wants Real Madrid move’
Arsenal could not fault Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if he opted to leave for Real Madrid, says Ian Wright, with the ambitious striker at a stage of his career where he needs to be a little selfish.
Jorginho’s agent opens door for possible Juventus move
Jorginho’s agent, Joao Santos, insists Juventus have not asked about the Chelsea star, though admits any player would like to play for the Serie A champions.