Arsenal 0-0 Southampton: Arsene Wenger blasts the Gunners’ shoddy finishing as their Premier League title hopes suffer another blow February 2, 2016 Arsenal 0, Southampton 0 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger blasted his team's impotence in front of goal after a fourth successive Premier League game without a win further undermined their title challenge. The Gunners mustered 18 shots, including 12 on target, but found Fraser Forster in forbidding mood on the rare occasions they stretched the Southampton and [...]
Who is the world’s highest paid football manager? Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola poised to move to the top of the list with £15m salary February 2, 2016 Pep Guardiola is the highest-earning manager in world football – a position he is set to retain when he joins Manchester City next season. The Premier League club are prepared to offer the decorated Bayern Munich and former Barcelona manager a three-year deal worth £15m a season. Read more: Man City lure Pep Guardiola with £15m a [...]
Premier League January spend hits highest level since 2011 as season spend tops £1bn February 2, 2016 Premier League clubs racked up the second-highest spend of any January transfer window this year, taking the season's total spend past £1bn for the first time. According to figures from Deloitte, Premier League teams spent roughly £175m in the winter window – contributing to a total bill of £1.045bn for the season. Read more: Every single [...]
Stoke splash out record £18.3m on Porto’s Imbula on sedate transfer deadline day February 2, 2016 Stoke City last night smashed their transfer record for the second time in five months to sign midfielder Giannelli Imbula from Porto for a fee of £18.3m on what otherwise proved to be a sedate deadline day. The 23-year-old former France Under-21 international has penned a five-and-a-half-year contract at the Britannia Stadium, while Stoke’s outlay [...]
Pep Guardiola to Manchester City: former Barcelona coach to be best paid manager in world football on £15m a year when he leaves Bayern Munich in the summer February 1, 2016 Manchester City are set to make Pep Guardiola the best-paid football manager in the world after confirming today that the Bayern Munich and former Barcelona coach will take charge next season. Guardiola has signed a three-year contract believed to be worth £15m a year – an increase on his existing €17m (£13m) deal at Bayern [...]
Newcastle bid £21m for Berahino as transfer deadline nears January 31, 2016 Premier League strugglers Newcastle United appear intent on assuming the status of the highest spenders in the January transfer window after bidding £21m for West Brom’s wantaway striker Saido Berahino yesterday. The north east side already leads the way in terms of outlay this month having splashed out a combined £29m on midfielder Jonjo Shelvey and [...]
MK Dons 1, Chelsea 5: Terry to leave Blues after contract snub January 31, 2016 Iconic Chelsea captain John Terry has revealed that his illustrious 18-year Stamford Bridge career will come to an end this summer after the club decided against offering the former England skipper a new one-year deal. The 35-year-old centre-half made the announcement after Chelsea eased into the FA Cup fifth round with a crushing 5-1 victory [...]
January transfer window 2016: When does the window shut? Can deals still be completed after the deadline? Here’s everything you need to know January 30, 2016 When does this year's January transfer window close? The window officially shuts on Premier League clubs at 11pm on Monday 1 February in the UK – an hour after shutting in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Earlier this week, Spain's La Liga opted to keep its window open for an extra day beyond its initial [...]
FA Cup fourth round: How much is winning worth? How its prize money compares to the Champions League and Premier League January 30, 2016 In football's modern landscape of multi-billion pound TV deals, prawn sandwiches and sponsored stadiums it's often taken as a given that cold hard cash rules all. Yet if there's one counter point to that cynicism it's surely the FA Cup, which remains one of English football's most prized assets despite a relatively paltry economic reward for [...]
Arsenal: Coquelin’s return provides welcome relief from Flamini – but is Cazorla the key to defensive solidity? January 30, 2016 Arsenal midfielder Francis Coquelin is in line for a return from two months on the sidelines this weekend and among the cacophony of relieved sighs at the Emirates Stadium none will be louder than Petr Cech’s. The Arsenal goalkeeper could justifiably expect a welcome drop in his workload once there is a Coquelin-shaped shield sitting [...]