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Mikel Arteta: Arsenal were beaten by superior side
Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal were beaten by the superior side as the Gunners lost 3-1 at Liverpool on Monday evening. Liverpool ended the Gunners’ 100 per cent start to the season, while extending their own with a victory at Anfield to make it 61 home league matches unbeaten. Having lost their last two matches to Arteta’s side – one on penalties in the Community Shield – there was barely a time over the 90 minutes when the defending champions looked like allowing it to happen a third time. Sadio Mane, Andy Robertson and Diogo Jota, on his home debut, all scored after Alexandre Lacazette had been gifted the opener after a Robertson error. And after the game, Arteta told Sky Sports that he had no complaints with the result. He said: “We were in the game for a big part of the game. The reali...
Leicester boss hails Jamie Vardy after Manchester City romp
Brendan Rodgers hailed Jamie Vardy’s “incredible view of football” after the Leicester talisman scored a hat-trick for the Premier League pacesetters in their 5-2 victory against Manchester City. The 33-year-old former England international converted two penalties and scored one from open play as the 2016 champions came from 1-0 down at the Etihad on Sunday. It is the first time in 686 games as a manager that Pep Guardiola has seen his side concede five goals. The victory gave Leicester maximum points from their first three games in the English top-flight for the first time in their history. Rodgers praised Vardy’s overall awareness of the game. “He’s a phenomenal player,” said the Leicester boss. “He’s tactically so good. You see his goals and runs but he has an incredible view of footbal...
Chris Wilder ready to deal in free agent Daniel Sturridge
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder is moving for free agent Daniel Sturridge. The Daily Mail says Wilder is keen on snapping up free agent Sturridge following his release from Turkish side Trabzanspor earlier this year. The ex-Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City striker, 31, has been without a club since his Super Lig adventure was ended in March. His contract with was ripped up in March after he was hit with a four-month ban for breaching betting rules. But Sturridge has been training hard to keep himself fit. And despite being linked with cccc’s Inter Miami, the English hitman has his sights set on another shot in the Premier League. Sheffield Utd are eager to strengthen their forward line before next month’s transfer deadline. And a deal securing Sturridge until the end of the season is sta...
Report: Player wants to join Crystal Palace, not Aston Villa
Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster wants to speak to Crystal Palace, with Aston Villa also interested in him, according to The Sun. Palace want to sign the 20-year-old from Premier League rivals Liverpool in the summer transfer window, according to the British tabloid. The report has credited Sheffield United with interest in the striker as well, but he wants to go to London and play for Palace. It has been further claimed that the transfer fee could be as high as £20 million. Encouraging for Crystal Palace, blow for Aston Villa Brewster is a very good and promising young striker who did well at Swansea City in the second half of last season. The 20-year-old made 21 starts and one substitute appearance in the Championship for the Swans during his loan spell from Liverpool, scoring 11 goals i...
Steven Gerrard & Liverpool winger react as Bobby Duncan seals move
English forward Bobby Duncan has signed a three-year deal for English Championship side Derby County one year on after his controversial move from Liverpool to Fiorentina. The 19-year-old will hope to get his career back on track after failing to make a first-team appearance in Italy despite scoring four goals in 12 appearances for the Serie A side’s youth side. Duncan joined Fiorentina from Liverpool for a £1.8 million fee with a 20% sell-on clause included in the terms. He will initially join Derby’s under-23s, and he will be keen to impress in training and matches in order to link up with Wayne Rooney and co in the senior team. Not many Liverpool fans were happy with how Duncan left, and the cousin of Reds legend Steven Gerrard has a lot to prove going forward. Derby are offering him an...
Report: In-demand talent to hold talks with Leeds United, Liverpool also keen
According to Football Insider, Sam Campbell will hold talks with Leeds United next week. It has been reported that Motherwell have given Campbell permission to speak to Premier League club Leeds. Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion are also reported to be interested in the 16-year-old, who will hold talks with Leeds and get a tour of their facilities next week, according to the report. The report has added that although Leeds, Liverpool and Brighton all have had bids accepted by Scottish Premiership club Motherwell, the defender has yet to decide which club he will move to. Big decision Campbell is only 16 years of age, and it is going to be extremely tough for him to pick his next club. True, Leeds, Liverpool and Brighton all are big clubs in England, but for now, what the teenager nee...
Aston Villa interested in signing Liverpool youngster
Aston Villa are interested in signing the Liverpool youngster Rhian Brewster this summer. The 20-year-old striker was on loan at Swansea City last season and he managed to score 11 goals for them. Brewster needs to leave the club in order to play regular first-team football and it will be interesting to see if the likes of Villa can agree on a fee with Liverpool in the coming weeks. According to Independent, Sheffield United are keen on signing the young striker as well and they have already spoken to the Reds regarding a move. Liverpool value the young striker at £25 million and they are hoping to insert a buy-back clause in the contract if Brewster is sold this summer. Such a deal would be ideal for Liverpool as it would allow the player to develop with the regular first-team football el...
Report: Liverpool ask Mane to convince £74m star to join them after agreeing terms with City
According to Le Parisien (via GFFN), Liverpool are looking to pip Manchester City to the signature of Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly and have asked his Senegalese teammate Sadio Mane to help convince him about moving to Anfield. The 29-year-old is keen to join Man City and has agreed personal term and already reached a provisional contract agreement with Pep Guardiola’s side. Liverpool want to bolster their defence after manager Jurgen Klopp was forced to play Fabinho in central defence alongside Virgil van Dijk against Chelsea on Sunday, and they want Koulibaly. Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with the Napoli star, but the Serie A outfit are asking for around £74 million (€80 million) for his signature and they aren’t keen to pay that much. Le Parisien claim Liverpool are ...
Wolves complete signing of Barcelona star
Wolves have completed the signing of right-back Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal worth around £29m. Semedo has signed a contract that will keep him at Molineux until June 2023, with an option to extend it to June 2025. Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo was in the market for another option at right-back following the sale of Republic of Ireland international Matt Doherty to Tottenham on a four-year-deal. Semedo is represented by Gestifute, the agency run by Jorge Mendes, who plays a key part in many Wolves’ deals. The 26-year-old former Benfica defender becomes Wolves’ fifth signing of the transfer window following the arrivals of Fabio Silva, Fernando Marcal, Vitor Ferreira and Ki-Jana Hoever. Hoever signed from Liverpool last week as forward Diogo Jota’s completed a move in the ...
British lawmakers write Commonwealth over killings in Nigeria
Thirteen members of the House of Lords, United Kingdom, have expressed concern over the killings by Boko Haram insurgents in the North-East and Fulani herdsmen in the Middle Belt region. The upper house of parliament members said the failure of the Federal Government to protect Nigerians was a breach of the Commonwealth Charter. They requested the Commonwealth to raise the killings with its Ministerial Action Group. This was contained in a letter to the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Patricia Scotland, dated September 14, co-signed by Baroness Cox, Baroness Kennedy, Jim Shannon, Fiona Bruce, former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Williams and 14 others. They cited a report by the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief, which accused unnamed ...
Report: Liverpool have agreed a deal worth around €35-40m for 22-yr-old target
Liverpool have been linked with the Watford attacker Ismaila Sarr this summer. According to France Football (h/t Sportwitness), the Premier League champions have now secured an agreement with Watford and they are looking to sort out personal terms with the player now. Apparently, Liverpool will pay around €35-40m for Sarr. It will be interesting to see if Liverpool splash out on another attacker after signing Diogo Jota for a fee of around £45m last week. There is no doubt that Sarr would be a quality addition and he would add some much needed depth to Liverpool’s attack. He was outstanding against the Reds last season. With the likes of Brewster, Wilson and Origi set to leave this summer, investing in another attacking player makes sense for Liverpool. It will be interesting to ...
Report: Liverpool ‘in regular contact’ with world class 30-goal star
Liverpool are keen on signing Kylian Mbappe next summer. According to reports (h/t GFFN), the Premier League champions are in regular contact with the player regarding a transfer next summer. Breaking | Liverpool & Real Madrid in regular contact with Kylian Mbappé over a deal for next summer, according to tomorrow’s L’Équipe. More follows. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) September 21, 2020 It will be interesting to see if they can convince Mbappe to sign for the club at the end of this season. The PSG star is one of the best players in the world right now and he could develop into a global superstar in future. Signing him would transform Liverpool’s attack completely even though they have a world-class trio at the club already. The 21-year-old scored 30 goals for PSG last season. Ap...
