It hasn’t taken Mauricio Pochettino long to make an impact at Chelsea. He and his team left for their pre-season tour of the United States on Monday afternoon, but the groundwork was already laid for the trip to be a positive one. There is always plenty of scrutiny when a new manager takes over at … Read more
In the summer of 2012, European champions Chelsea were in the middle of a busy transfer window, signing Eden Hazard, Oscar and Victor Moses. While promising youngsters Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku had returned to Stamford Bridge after successful loan spells and were hoping to get their chance in the first team. Meanwhile, as … Read more
It was after three failed bids that Manchester United let it be known a week on Friday that they would walk away from negotiations with Chelsea for Mason Mount. They had a figure in mind, £55 million ($70 million), and saw Chelsea’s efforts to push for more than that as unreasonable as Mount had only … Read more
Chelsea have officially entered the Mauricio Pochettino era. Pre-season training begins in Cobham this week, with players filtering back in groups to begin a grueling fitness and conditioning regime that will lay the groundwork for a series of high-profile friendlies in the United States. The dressing room dynamic they enter will also have a whole … Read more
Manchester United are on the verge of landing their man. It took four bids to award Mason Mount of Chelsea – the clincher, as reported by The athletic, an offer of £55million plus £5million in add-ons – but their persistence is paying off. The midfielder is due for a medical in Manchester on Monday, with … Read more
It’s not the transfer deadline that calls for countdowns on scrolling news pages. Nor is it one with the potential to irrevocably shape a season. Yet June 30 has quietly become a date of growing importance on the football calendar – for some in the industry it is beginning to feel akin to a third … Read more
Monday evening, Athletics reported that Newcastle United were in talks with Southampton over a move for Tino Livramento. The 20-year-old right-back is highly rated but missed almost all of last season after suffering an ACL tear in April 2022. It is not set to be an easy transaction as Chelsea, his former club, owed a … Read more
It’s the time of year when Premier League managers can take a break, get away from it all, switch off, relax – or, in fact, spend sunny days in a state of high anxiety, preoccupied with constant updates on their club’s transfer activity or lack thereof. Still, at least they get a break from the … Read more
We’ve done it once, so let’s do it again. The transfer window is now in full swing, with bids being rejected and clubs trying to sign key players away from other teams. Our readers took the mailbag from earlier this week and threw a few more questions our way. We just had to get back … Read more
Manchester United have set their sights on an alternative Serie A star after conceding defeat in the race for Kim Min-jae, which could see them rival Tottenham, West Ham hope a Chelsea forward will be able to replace Gianluca Scamacca, while Monday’s EC Paper Talk includes Paris Saint-Germain hoping to land a big name from … Read more