Jose Mourinho has insisted that Tottenham need to be intelligent in the current transfer window and that there are no quick fixes. Whilst the Portuguese would like to overhaul his squad at White hart Lane, he also recognises that there are limitations on what he can do in the short-term, restrictions that were made clear to him before he succeeded ...
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Spurs recall duo from Championship clubs
Tottenham Hotspur have recalled both Jack Clarke and Cameron Carter-Vickers from their loan spells in the Championship, 19 year old winger Clarke was signed by Spurs in the summer from Leeds United, for a fee in the region of £10 million. As part of the deal he immediately returned to Elland Road for the 2019 – 2020 season to continue ...
Read More »Drinkwater re-joins Chelsea
Danny Drinkwater has returned to Chelsea after his loan spell at Burnley came to an end. The former England midfielder moved to the Lancashire club in August hoping to resurrect his career, after making just five Premier League starts at Stamford bridge since his £35 million move from Leicester City in 2017. However, an incident outside a Manchester nightclub in ...
Read More »Arsenal linked with move for Bayern Munich defender
Arsenal have been linked with a January move for Bayern Munich defender Jérôme Boateng. The 31 year old German international has fallen out of favour at the Allianz Arena, having started less than half of the games for the Bundesliga champions this season, and wants to leave the club in the January window. For their part, Arsenal are in the ...
Read More »Chelsea target not for sale
Any hopes that Chelsea had of signing striker Moussa Dembélé in the January transfer window have been quashed, with the French club insisting he is not for sale. Dembélé has been interesting Chelsea for some time and there were suggestions that the West London club were prepared to offer cash, plus Olivier Giroud as a makeweight to try and entice ...
Read More »Arteta meets with Nketiah to discuss next move
Mikel Arteta has met with Eddie Nketiah to discuss his next move. The 20-year old striker spent the first half of the season on loan with Leeds United, but, despite scoring 5 goals in 19 appearances with the Yorkshire club, the Gunners decided to recall him over his lack of game time, with the forward only starting two games for ...
Read More »Chambers injury confirmed
Arsenal have confirmed that defender Calum Chambers will be out for the rest of the season after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The 24 year old picked up the defeat in the first half of the home defeat against Chelsea last weekend, and underwent surgery successfully on Thursday, with his recovery time anywhere between six and ...
Read More »Klopp downplays likelihood of more January signings
Manager Jurgen Klopp has downplayed the likelihood of their being more January signings at Anfield. The League leaders have already made their first move, bring in Japanese winger Takumi Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg for a fee of £7.5 million. However, the German has hinted that he may be the only new arrival this month, despite the league leaders facing ...
Read More »Confusion over Xhaka future
There are conflicting reports about the immediate future of Swiss international Granit Xhaka. Some reports suggest that Hertha Berlin have agreed a loan deal for the player with an option to buy of £25 million, but, his manager Mikel Arteta is making it clear that he will be staying at Arsenal, at least for the rest of the season. Xhaka’s ...
Read More »Napoli and Ajax interested in signing Vertonghen
Both Napoli and former club Ajax want to sign Tottenham defender Jan Vertonghen. The 32 year old is out of contract at White Hart Lane in the summer, which means he is free to talk to foreign clubs now, especially as any discussions over a new deal at the North London club appear to have stalled. Napoli are in the ...
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