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Chelsea team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Manchester United
When Chelsea hosts a Premier League campaign with Manchester United on Sunday, they’ll be aiming to build on two good wins over Leicester City and Juventus. Last weekend, the Blues scored 3-0 in the Premier League against Leicester before thrashing Juventus 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. Moreover, Thomas Tuchel’s side is currently in first place in the Premier League table, having collected 29 points from their first 12 games, putting them three points ahead of Manchester City in second place. Chelsea team news: Injury List Mateo Kovacic Mateo Kovacic Injury: Hamstring Return date: Unknown Mateo Kovacic got a hamstring injury in a practice session last month, and his comeback date has yet to be finalized. N’Golo Kante N Golo Kante Injury: Knee Return date: 28th November N’Gol...
Chelsea set to hand 22-year-old star new contract
Chelsea are ready to hand Mason Mount a new contract, according to a report by 90min. Mount first joined Chelsea’s academy in 2005 when he was just six years old. He spent 12 years in the youth teams before earning his first professional contract in 2017. Mount in action for England He first began to make an impression during a loan spell in the Netherlands with Vitesse. As a teenager, the midfielder recorded 14 goals and ten assists in all competitions. The following year, he was sent out on loan to Derby County. Under the tutelage of Frank Lampard, he continued to shine, scoring 11 and helping the Rams reach the play-off final. It was not long before the Englishman made his breakthrough at Stamford Bridge. Lampard’s appointment, as well as the Blues’ transfer ban, saw him become a starte...
216-goal former Chelsea and Newcastle forward announces retirement from football
Senegalese striker Demba Ba has announced his retirement from football. Ba has been playing for 16 years, and enjoyed some of his best days during three-and-a-half years in the Premier League. Over the course of those 16 years, he featured for 11 different clubs, as well as his national team. Demba Ba during the early years of his career at Hoffenheim He began his career in the fourth tier of French football with Rouen. After scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances, he earned a move to the Belgian first division with Mouscron. The forward only spent one season in Belgium, netting eight in 12 before making the switch to Hoffenheim. It was in Germany where he started to catch the eye, bagging 40 goals in 103 appearances. During his spell with Hoffenheim, he earned his first call up for the Senega...
Real Madrid star suffers possible career-ending injury
Gareth Bale is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines following a hamstring injury, reports Spanish outlet El Partizado de COPE. Having fallen out of favour at Real Madrid, Bale was making strides towards working his way back into contention at the Bernabeu. He started all three of their opening three league games, scoring in the thrilling 3-3 draw against Levante. Bale celebrates his goal against Levante with teammates Eden Hazard and Karim Benzema However, he was absent from Los Blancos’ home fixture against Celta Vigo, with Eden Hazard taking his place on the right wing. The hosts came away with all three points, with Karim Benzema scoring a hat-trick in a 5-2 victory. It has now been revealed that Bale missed the game due to a hamstring injury. According to Spanish radio station El P...
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West Brom man has uncertain future under Valerien Ismael [opinion]
Cedric Kipre’s future at West Bromwich Albion has been up in the air for the longest time. The 24-year-old is now in his second season at the Hawthorns and once again finds himself on the periphery. Kipre was frozen out by Slaven Bilic and Sam Allardyce in 2020/21, so he joined RSC Charleroi (February 2021 – June 2021) on loan to get first-team football. Since returning from Belgium, the Ivorian defender has been in and around the matchday squad under Valerien Ismael but has only made limited appearances. He played a full 90 minutes in West Brom’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth (August 6) at the start of the season but hasn’t played in the Championship since. Kipre was an unused substitute in their 3-2 win over Luton Town (August 14), 4-0 win over Sheffield United (August 18), 2-1 win over Blac...
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5ft 10in man has uncertain Chelsea future, agent tried to broker move with PL clubs keen [opinion]
Malang Sarr has been a Chelsea player for more than 18 months and is still yet to make an appearance. Despite featuring heavily for Chelsea in pre-season, the 22-year-old finds himself low down the pecking order under Thomas Tuchel this campaign and may have an uncertain future already. Newcastle United tried to sign Sarr in August while Everton were also interested in the 5ft 10in French U21 international, but no deal materialised. Sarr’s agent even tried to broker a move away from Stamford Bridge before the summer transfer window shut, so it remains to be seen if he has a long-term future in West London. Chelsea signed Sarr on a free transfer from OGC Nice in August 2020, but he was loaned out to FC Porto (October 2020 – June 2021) just days after his arrival and is now waiting in the wi...
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£25m-rated man has uncertain Everton future, club tried to sell 30 y/o after manager exit [opinion]
James Rodriguez was seen as quite a coup when he first joined Everton, but the 30-year-old now has an uncertain future at Goodison Park after an eventful summer – James followed Carlo Ancelotti to Everton last season but saw his ex-Real Madrid manager return to the Santiago Bernabeu this summer. The Colombian international told ESPN in April that Ancelotti was the only reason he joined the Toffees, so things were up in the air following his departure in June. Everton even tried to sell James before the summer transfer window shut, but the player blocked a move to Istanbul Basaksehir – the Super Lig club sit second from bottom in the table without a point from their first three games this season. James may have been open to a move away from Everton if it was a step up than step down, but he...
Pictures: Ronaldo is back training at Manchester United!
Cristiano Ronaldo has held his first training session today at Carrington, ahead of a possible second debut for Manchester United. The 36 year old arrived in Manchester on Thursday after breaking the men’s international goal scoring record with Portugal. Look who’s arrived at Carrington! 😍 @Cristiano 🤝 Ole #MUFC — Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 7, 2021 First day back 👀 🤜 @Cristiano 🤛#MUFC | #UnitedOnTikTok pic.twitter.com/vVT3NGoxQD — Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 7, 2021 Afternoon, @Cristiano 👋#MUFC pic.twitter.com/oekPRebb4Y — Manchester United (@ManUtd) September 7, 2021 Ronaldo met with boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the manager’s office today before being introduced to the players who are currently training. The P...
Report: Aston Villa player nearing exit on deadline day, manager gives ‘green light’ to move
Frederic Guilbert could be on his way out of Aston Villa before the summer transfer window closes. Football Insider says he’s closing in on a season-long loan to Racing Strasbourg – Dean Smith has given the ‘green light’ for Guilbert to make the switch. The 26-year-old has been short of playing time under Smith and is behind Matty Cash in the pecking order, so he’ll have to leave to get regular first-team football. Guilbert spent the second half of last season on loan at Strasbourg and made 14 appearances, so he’d be returning to a familiar place. Guilbert joined Villa on a four-year deal from SM Caen in January 2019 and has since made 32 appearances in all competitions. The uncapped Frenchman sought a temporary move away when he was struggling for playing time, and it appears history is r...
Newcastle United: A club on the verge of civil war
Newcastle United are in trouble. 25 minutes into the second home game of the new season saw fans turn on the players and the manager. It isn’t a surprise and has been coming for two years. A fractured, divided football club embroiled in a civil war will not maximise its strengths, one of which is the home crowd roaring the team on. A takeover by a Saudi Arabian owner would have made Newcastle a mighty powerhouse. However, it has not gone through, so Mike Ashley – who has spent the last 14 years antagonising, upsetting and frustrating fans – remains firmly in place. Only one player, midfielder Joe Willock, has been signed this summer and the core of the squad is the same one that has battled against relegation for the last four seasons. The appointment of Steve Bruce in 2019 was met wi...
Huge boost for Manchester United as player given green light to stay in England
Manchester United have received a huge boost, with striker Edinson Cavani set to remain at the club during the international break. The Uruguayan has had his call-up to the national side cancelled, making him available for the four matches he would have likely missed. The Premier League announced that all clubs had unanimously agreed not to send their players on international duty if the matches were to be played in the UK’s ‘red listed’ countries. The players who decided to go would have been forced to quarantine for ten days upon their arrival to England. Cavani voiced his displeasure over the decision on his Instagram account. The 34-year-old was named in Uruguay’s squad and was set to miss two Premier League games, a Carabao Cup tie and United’s Champions League opener. However, t...
Report: Rangers want Argentine who won Champions League last term at Ibrox
Rangers have registered an interest in signing Argentine goalkeeper Willy Caballero, according to Goal’s Nizaar Kinsella. The 39-year-old is a free agent following the expiration of his contract with Chelsea, and the Scottish Premiership defending champions are looking to bring him to Ibrox. Sheffield United are also interested in Caballero as they want the former Manchester City man to replace Aaron Ramsdale after he joined Arsenal. Sheffield United are in strongly for former Chelsea and Man City goalkeeper Willy Caballero to replace Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsdale. Rangers have also registered an interest. — Nizaar Kinsella (@NizaarKinsella) August 29, 2021 Sportslens View The veteran goalie won the Champions League with the Blues last season, and Rangers could do with a winner with such ...
