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European Football’s Managerial Merry Go-Round (Part Two)

The second part in the series looking at the comings and goings at some of the major clubs in Europes this summer. For the first part please click here. Spain (Part Two) Barcelona Ronald Koeman remains the manager of Barcelona  – for now. At one stage it seemed unlikley he would still be there at the start of next season. ...

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European Football’s Managerial Merry Go-Round (Part One)

This year has seen an unprecedented churn of managers at some of Europe’s top clubs. Some changes have already been made, whilst others could be in the offing. Here are some of the clubs affected. Inter Milan Italy When Antonio Conte led the Italian side to their first league title in a decade, the future seemed bright for Inter and ...

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United revive Trippier interest

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Manchester United are set to revive their interest in signing Atlético Madrid right-back Kieron Trippier, who has just been included in Gareth Southgate’s final England squad for the Euros. The 30-year old has just had a successful season in Spain, winning the league title with Atletico, although he missed ten weeks of reh season whilst serving out his ban for ...

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Chelsea open contract talks with young striker

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Chelsea have opened talks with young striker Armando Broja over a new deal and he may well find himself added to their Premier League squad next season. The 19-year old began his career with Spurs before joining the Chelsea academy as an 8-year old. He spent last season on loan with Holland with Vitesse where he impressed, scoring 11 goals ...

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Tottenham in Conte talks

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Tottenham are in talks with former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte to be their next manager. The Italian left his job with Inter Milan two weeks ago, despite leading them to their first Serie A title in a decade, over the demands of the Chinese owners for cost savings and the sale of key players. There are suggestions that Conte could ...

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City to spend big this summer

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Manchester City are ready to spend big this summer. Chairman of the club Khaldoon Al-Mubarak has promised that the club will be back after their Champions League defeat to Chelsea last weekend, and that it would be a mistake for City to erst on their laurels after winning the Premier League. And he dropped a broad hint as to where ...

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Arsenal ready to swoop for banned keeper

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Arsenal are ready to swop for banned Ajax keeper Andre Onana in a cut-price deal. The Cameroon international was given a 12 month ban earlier this year after failing a doping ban in October 2019. Whilst feeling unwell, he accidentally took medicine that had been prescribed for his wife, that contained the banned substance Furosemide. UEFA accepted that it may ...

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Tuchel handed £200 million war chest

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Thomas Tuchel will be given a war chest of up to £200 million to spend in the transfer window this summer. The club spent well over that sum on new players last summer, but again they are ready to splash the cash, as they look to build on their access in winning the Champions League. Tuchel himself is set to ...

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Ronaldo could return to United

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Manchester United believe that re-signing Cristiano Ronaldo is a distinct possibility this summer. The 36-year old’s future is uncertain at Juventus, despite him finishing at top scorer in Serie A, with 29 goals from 33 games. He is out of contract in a  year’s time and there have been suggestions that Juventus are keen to get his enormous wages off ...

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Arsenal set to complete first summer signing

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Arsenal are set to conclude their first business of the summer window. However, it will not cost them a penny as Mat Ryan is set to join them on a free transfer from Brighton, having spent the second part of last season on loan at the Emirates. The Australian international, who grew up as an Arsenal fan, has already indicated ...

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