John Terry s expected departure from Chelsea will be a blow to the club on and off the field, says defensive partner Gary Cahill.
The Stamford Bridge stalwart may have played his last game for the club as he is suspended for the final-day fixture against Premier League champions Leicester City.
Terry announced in January that his contract would not be renewed and, though the 35-year-old has spoken of his wish to remain when new boss Antonio Conte takes the helm, his future is unclear.
Cahill told Sky Sports News: It is [difficult to imagine the dressing room without him]. I suppose there was always going to be a time when that happened, but for me it was always going to be a blow.
No player is going to play on forever, and there comes a time where yo…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has revealed that Kevin De Bruyne has a buyout clause in his contract, according to the Mail Online.
The Belgium international is one of the stand out players in Guardiola’s team of stars and the club would have to accept a bid for him should that figure £223m – be matched.
However, the City boss has insisted that he is not for sale, describing him as an ‘incredible boy’.
De Bruyne moved to the Etihad Stadium from Wolfsburg in the summer of 2015 and he has since racked up one hundred and forty-three appearances in all competitions, scoring thirty-five goals.
He would have been named the PFA Player of the Season in the Premier League last term had it not been for Golden Boot winner Mo Salah, while he woul…
Franck Ribery believes that Jupp Heynckes has breathed new life into Bayern Munich since taking over from Carlo Ancelotti.
Since returning for his fourth stint at the German giants, the 72-year-old has guided them to four victories in all competitions and enjoyed a penalty shoot-out success in the DFB-Pokal.
The latest of those victories 2-0 against RB Leipzig at the weekend propelled them back to the Bundesliga summit, three points clear of Borussia Dortmund.
Ribery, who has not played since a 2-2 draw with Hertha Berlin on October 1 due to a knee injury, has heralded the impact of Heynckes and believes he knows how to get the best out of the players at his disposal.
He gives the players self-confidence, speaks to us strongly, he has breathed new life i…
Everton have reached an agreement with Watford over the signing of Abdoulaye Doucoure in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that the Premier League club will pay the Championship side an initial transfer fee of £25 million, and there will be add-ons.
Doucoure has been given permission to discuss personal terms with the Toffees and then undergo a medical at the Merseyside outfit. Although Watford, who will play in the Championship next season after getting relegated from the Premier League at the end of the 2019-20 campaign, wanted £35 million, they had to settle for an initial transfer fee of £25 million.
The 27-year-old central midfielder has been on the books of Watford since 2016 and has established himself as one of the better players…
David Moyes would like to emulate his long-term Everton stay at West Ham but believes football has moved on.
Moyes makes his latest return to former employers Everton on Wednesday with the Merseyside club, much like West Ham, badly in need of points at the wrong end of the Premier League table.
The 54-year-old Scot made his name in management over the course of a respected 11-year spell at Goodison Park, paving the way for his appointment as Manchester United manager in 2013.
Moyes was sacked inside the first season of a six-year contract at Old Trafford and has since gone on to fruitless spells at Real Sociedad and Sunderland.
He is now faced with a job to restore his reputation at a club seemingly operating below its potential, although Moyes played do…
Former Germany international Dietmar Hamann described Philipp Lahm s comments about Joachim Low s management of the national team as disrespectful and presumptuous and suggested the Bayern Munich great has his eye on coaching Die Mannschaft himself.
Lahm urged Low to establish a culture of stricter, clearer decisions in an article published on LinkedIn, calling for tighter leadership to help Germany recapture the success of his time as a player.
The former Bayern Munich defender, who captained Germany to the World Cup in 2014 under Low, said the coach would need to change his collegial leadership style of recent years if he wants to succeed again , but Hamann said he suspected ulterior motives were behind the article.
To tell him what he has to do, I consider it…
French giants Monaco are in talks with Malaga over the signing of Spanish midfielder Ignacio Camacho, .
The Principality club have identified the 26-year-old as one of their primary targets and they have already established initial contacts.
Monaco hope to complete the deal before the transfer window closes on Wednesday, but it remains to be seen whether they can find an agreement with Malaga.
Ignacio Camacho is the product of Atletico Madrid youth academy, and he moved to Balaidos in January 2011 after making just 30 league appearances for los Colchoneros.
The central midfielder quickly developed into an important footballer for los Boquerones and went on to feature in 143 La Liga games in Malaga shirt.
Camacho, who was handed his Spain debut in…
Inter head coach Simone Inzaghi was pleased to see his team pick up where they left off after following last week s win in the Derby d Italia at Juventus with another three points against Hellas Verona on Saturday.
First-half goals from Nicolo Barella and Edin Dzeko sealed a routine 2-0 win for the Nerazzurri, who moved up to second ahead of Napoli and just a point behind city rivals Milan.
It was the first time Inter have won back-to-back Serie A games this year. Indeed, they have done so for the first time since a run of eight league wins between November 2021 and January 2022.
That was what pleased Inzaghi most about the victory, and he told reporters after the game: It is an important signal to give continuity. It was vital to follow up on the match in …
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Chelsea will look to cut the gap to top-of-the-table Liverpool on Saturday afternoon as they take on Leicester City at Stamford Bridge.
Mauricio Sarri s troops currently sit fourth in the Premier League standings, already eight points behind the Reds so a victory this weekend is imperative. Elsewhere, Claude Puel s have gone right off the boil in recent weeks and have fallen into the bottom half of the table. The pressure is building on the Frenchman at the King Power Stadium so three points in West London could go a long way in silencing the doubters.
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Despite having suffered consecutive away losses in the Premier League recently, the Blues have bounced back from that adversity in the …
Chelsea are interested in signing Theo Hernandez from AC Milan, according to . The former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners have been closely following Hernandez, with head coach Mauricio Pochettino interested in the 25-year-old left-back, who is one of the best players in his position in Serie A.
Hernandez has been on the books of AC Milan when he joined from Real Madrid. The 25-year-old left-back has scored two goals in 19 appearances for France. Hernandez has scored one goal in 5 Serie A matches and has played once in the UEFA Champions League for Milan so far this season.
Chelsea are 14th in the Premier League table at the moment with five points from six matches, four points above the relegation zone. Meanwhile, AC Milan currently find themselves sec…