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WATCH Antonio Conte’s Brutal Pre-Season: Son Heung-Min Collapses and Harry Kane Sick
Footage has emerged of Tottenham’s pre-season training in which manager Antonio Conte, who is notorious for his military-style gut-busting regimes, puts his players through a brutal fitness test. The squad have flown out to South Korea for their off-season preparations, and in temperatures reaching 30C with high levels of humidity, the players were put through their paces in the third session in just over 24 hours. The iconic Conte pre season in full flow pic.twitter.com/hZQJYcn6fJ — Alex (@xAlexTHFC) July 11, 2022 The feisty Italian, who thrives on being able to maximise the mentality of every one of his players, is famous for high-intensity, full-blooded training sessions in order to prepare his flock for the flurry of matches that await next season. Footage has emerged fr...
Tuesday Transfer Gossip Column: Lewandowski, De Ligt, Depay and More
We have been busy scouring the papers and the web here at Sportslens to bring you a comprehensive round up of the latest football transfer news and rumours for Tuesday. Ousmane Dembele has accepted a lower salary in order to extend his stay at Barcelona until 2024. The new deal is expected to be signed this week after Blaugrana manger Xavi was desperate to keep the Frenchman (Fabrizio Romano). Tottenham, Inter Milan and Juventus are all said be keeping tabs on Dutch winger Memphis Depay this summer. Barcelona, who are close to agreeing a deal for Leeds winger Raphinha, may look to sell Depay in order to raise funds for further signings (SPORT). Bayern Munich are confident they can secure a deal for Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt this summer, with chief Hasan Salihamidzi...
Manchester City sign Kalvin Phillips on six-year deal from Leeds United
Manchester City have announced the signing of Leeds United and England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, who will join Pep Guardiola’s side on a six-year deal worth £45m. The 26-year-old is Leeds born and bred alongside having graduated from the club’s academy after joining the Lily Whites in 2010 and going on to make 234 appearances across eight seasons, scoring 14 goals. Phillips becomes Manchester City’s third summer signing to date, joining Stefan Ortega and Erling Haaland in making the switch to the Etihad Stadium. The reigning Premier League champions are already heavy favourites to make it three-in-a-row. He’s here! ✍️🤩 pic.twitter.com/8QxJ6gbueQ — Manchester City (@ManCity) July 4, 2022 Speaking to his new home, Phillips said: “I am absolutely delighted to hav...
Manchester City Odds for Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League Treble Next Season
Manchester City will be hoping to secure the Premier League title next season in a more comfortable fashion than they did in May, alongside the first treble in English football since 1999. Latest Manchester City Treble Odds At Paddy Power Can Manchester City finally win the Champions League? Manchester City made their first appearance in the then-European Cup in 1968, when they were knocked out in the first round. Little did their supporters know, they’d be waiting until 2011 for their next showing on the most elite stage in football. Since then, the Citizens have recorded one final appearance, two semi-final finishes, and three quarter-final exits. At the moment, Manchester City seem to dominate everywhere they go except on the European stage. The last team in English football to win a tr...
Chelsea odds for Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League
Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea side endured a difficult 2021/22 campaign off the back of Champions League triumph, but will look to avenge their disappointment and bounce back with the new season right around the corner. Latest Chelsea Outright Winner Odds At Paddy Power Can Chelsea Bounce Back? Chelsea have wasted no time in getting started in the summer transfer market, and are pushing forward to bolster their squad ahead of the 2022/23 Premier League campaign. Raheem Sterling, Nathan Ake, Matthijs de Ligt, and Raphinha have all been heavily linked with moves to Stamford Bridge as new owner Todd Boehly brings an influx of cash to the West London side. Despite losing the likes of Romelu Lukaku back to Inter Milan on a season-long loan, as well as Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen on free t...
Liverpool Summer Transfers: Who Have They Signed Already?
There is only so much you can do to improve a squad that won two major trophies last season, but Liverpool have already been active in the transfer market to ensure silverware continues to return to Anfield. Who have Liverpool signed? Darwin Nunez – Centre Forward – £65m Darwin Nunez joined Liverpool from Benfica earlier this month in a deal that could reach up to £85m, with a £65m fee guaranteed and add-ons of £20m that would see Nunez break the club’s transfer record that is currently held by Virgil van Dijk. The 23-year-old will be earning roughly £140,000 per week at Anfield, and was snapped up by Jurgen Klopp after scoring 26 league goals for Benfica in the 2021/22 campaign with a rate of one goal every 76.5 minutes. Nunez is expected to act as a direct replacement for Sadio Mane, who...
Manchester United Transfer Targets: De Jong Destined for Ten Hag Reunion
Just when it looked as if Manchester United, now under the stewardship of incoming manager Erik Ten Hag, would remain dormant in the summer transfer window, rumours of negotiations are starting to gain traction. While it is often hard to pinpoint a specific problem among Manchester United’s squad given the abundance of talent they clearly hold, it would seem as if their priorities lie in acquiring a new central midfielder, as well as bolstering up their options on either side at full-back. With Paul Pogba heading for the exit and the club said to be listening to offers for the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Brandon Williams and Alex Telles, it leaves United fairly thin, and among the most strongly rumoured targets, it seems they are intent on addressing these pos...
Spurs Summer Transfers: Who Have They Signed Already?
Tottenham Hotspur and Antonio Conte will be in next season’s Champions League competition, famously known as the most powerful bargaining chip of all in the transfer market. The North London have wasted no time in getting started ahead of the Premier League’s opening day on August 6th, when Spurs will host Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Who have Spurs signed? Yves Bissouma – Central Midfielder – £25m Yves Bissouma joined Spurs two weeks ago on a four-year deal for a fee that could potentially rise as high as £35m, with £25m guaranteed to his former club Brighton and £10m in add-ons. The 25-year-old had just one year remaining on his contract with the south coast club, and decided to make the switch to North London and team up with the likes of Harry Kane and Golden Boot winn...
Liverpool Transfer Targets: Who Will Liverpool Sign This Summer?
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side were just two games away from completing the first ever quadruple in British football last season, and will seek squad reinforcements this summer to avenge the heartbreak. The Reds were just a single point away from a record breaking 20th league title, after Manchester City’s heroics to come back from 2-0 down on the final day and snatch the trophy with three goals in five minutes. Vinicius Jr’s second-half strike in Paris sealed yet another Champions League triumph for Real Madrid, pouring on the misery for Liverpool in a devastating week of football for the club. However, Klopp’s men still managed to complete the double, adding an FA Cup and a Carabao Cup to their ever-growing trophy cabinet. The Reds defeated Chelsea on penalties in both games after 240 com...
Manchester City Transfer Targets: Who Are They Linked With This Summer?
After pipping Liverpool to the league title last year, Manchester City have already begun bolstering their squad ready for next season, with three confirmed signings already. While you would be hard pushed to find any weak points in Manchester City’s football, they have been linked with a whole host of names this window. The Cityzens are seemingly shopping for further depth at left-back – with Fernandinho exiting the club after nine years, and Oleksandr Zinchenko heavily linked with a move away, it could leave Pep Guardiola with very few options other than Joao Cancelo. In this article we will be taking a look at the most heavily linked names, as well as some players who have quietly crept into the frame as Manchester City look to improve their already bloated squad. M...
Chelsea Transfer Targets: Who Will Chelsea Sign This Summer?
Coming off the back of a Champions League triumph, many expected Chelsea’s 2021/22 campaign to take the world by storm. However, the reality was far from expectation and reinforcement is needed at Stamford Bridge this summer. Chelsea finished third in the 2021/22 Premier League season with 74 total points – 19 adrift the champions Manchester City, who pipped Liverpool to the crown on the final day of the season. Thomas Tuchel’s side fell short in two cup finals, losing to Liverpool on penalties in both the Carabao Cup and FA Cup at Wembley following two stalemates after 120 minutes each. Under new ownership from Todd Boehly after a £4.25bn takeover from Roman Abramovich, Blues fans are expecting an influx of cash this summer to bolster their squad and challenge for a seventh league title i...
Arsenal All Or Nothing: Every Amazon Prime All Or Nothing Ranked Ahead Of New Release
The rise of social media has allowed the modern football fan a greater depth of insight into their favourite players’ live than ever before. When Amazon Prime’s ‘All or Nothing’ series debuted in the Premier League in 2018, cameras followed Pep Guardiola’s ‘Mentality Monsters’ Manchester City, giving supporters undiluted ‘behind the scenes’ access. From there the series went on to cover Brazil’s winning campaign at the 2019 Copa América, Jose Mourinho’s tumultuous 2020 season in charge of Tottenham, as well as Andrea Pirlo’s attempt to win Juventus’ 10th consecutive Serie A title. Arsenal are the next team to bare all to the cameras with their ‘All or Nothing’ trailer releasing on June 28th. Ahead of the new series, which should feature plenty of controversial moments at the Emirates and G...
