Transfer news

Dejan Lovren has issued a public statement on his proposed move to Liverpool. The Croatian international is not happy about the role played by Southampton.  His employers didn't inform him about the £20m offer that was made by Liverpool.
He joined the team from Lyon last season.

Luis Suarez will complete his move to Barcelona this week. The Uruguayan will cost the Spanish team a total of £75.5m while Alexis Sanchez is expected to join Arsenal.

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Sami Khedira has been linked with a move to Arsenal in a bid to bring out the best in Mesut Ozil.

Chelsea's Ashley Cole will join AS Roma on a three year deal later this week.

Arturo Vidal of Juventus has been linked to Manchester United. The Chilean international was spectacular for the Italian champions last season.

James Hernandez is yet to be named as a top target for Real Madrid. The Mexican is the leading scorer at the World cup with 6 goals.
Kenneth Omeruo is still waiting for the Chelsea board to unveil their plans for him in the new season. The Nigrian international has spent the last two seasons on loan at different clubs including Middlesbrough.

Guirlermo Ochoa is a target for Liverpool and Arsenal,  but both seems to have their attention at others.

Dovick Origi and Markovic have been linked with moves to Liverpool. The former will cost £10m while the latter will cost £25m. 

Newcastle United to tackle Man City in the EPL

Manuel Pellegrini's Manchester City will begin their title defence with a visit to the St James' Park when they meet Newcastle United on August 16th,2014. The defending league champions would play this match after the regular curtain raiser that will involve Arsenal. City won the EPL last season while Arsenal ended their nine year wait for a trophy by winning the English FA cup.

Newly promoted Burnley will take on Chelsea in the opening match of the new English premier league season the 3pm BST kick off match.

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Liverpool will welcome Southampton that is now being managed by Ronald Koeman. The Reds narrowly lost the league title to Manchester City with just two games to the end of the campaign. Southampton was the first of the two teams that defeated Brendan Rodger's men last season.

Arsenal's first match is against Crystal Palace at the Emirates stadium. The FA cup champions will hope to start the season on a winning note in London.

Swansea City will be the visitors of Manchester United at the Old Trafford stadium. Louis Van Gaal will be expected to guide the Red devils to a memorable season kick off.

Upton Park will be the venue of the London derby between West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur,while Everton will visit the King Power stadium to tackle Leicester City.

Loftus Road is the match venue for QPR against Hull City while Stoke City will try Paul Lambert's Aston Villa for size at the Britannia stadium.

West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland will clash at the Hawthorns in Birmingham.

Fixtures

Arsenal v Crystal Palace

Newcastle v Man City

Liverpool v Southampton

Leicester City v Everton 

Burnley v Chelsea

Man Utd v Swansea

West Brom v Sunderland

West Ham v Tottenham

Stoke v Aston Villa

QPR v Hull City

EPL week 35 preview

The prestigious Barclays English premier league enters week 35 this weekend. The first match if the weekend will be played between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham at the White Hart Lane. The hosts are currently ranked 6th on the league table with 60 points. The London club have scored 48 goals in 34 matches and conceded the same number of goals.

Emmanuel Adebayor is expected to lead the attack of Tim Sherwood's men on Saturday afternoon. The club staged an unexpected comeback against West Bromwich Albion last weekend. The Baggies took a 3-0 lead at The Hawthorns before goals from Christian Eriksen and co got a point for the team.

The Upton Park in London is the venue of the encounter between West Ham United and high flying Crystal Palace. The visitors are on a four match winning streak. The team surprisingly recorded a 3-2 away win over Everton at the Goodison Park on Wednesday night. Tony Pulis' men are awaiting an investigation that will be conducted by the premier league board after a petition was submitted by Cardiff City for an illegal team list leak some few weeks ago.

Free falling Newcastle United and Swansea City are two teams that will fight for three points at he Saint James' park also on Saturday. The 'Toons' are placed 9th with 46 points.

In Wales, Cardiff City will host Stoke City at the Millennium stadium. The hosts are placed 19th on the league table.

In another fixture,Aston Villa will welcome Southampton to the Villa park in Birmingham.  Paul Lambert's team has been in the news for a potential takeover from American billionaires, but  that can only occur if the team escapes relegation.

Chelsea and Sunderland will clash at the Stamford Bridge on Saturday evening. The match is expected to kick off at 5.30pm local time. Jose Mourinho's men are two points behind Liverpool at the top of the English premier league table. The 2010 league winners must defeat relegation threatened Sunderland for them to climb to the summit of the table for a minimum of about 18 hours.

Demba Ba scored a late goal to give them a 1-0 win over Swansea City at the Liberty stadium last weekend.

On Sunday, Liverpool will be away to Norwich City at the Carrow Road on Sunday. The midday fixture is very significant to the visitors. A win for the Reds will guarantee them a place in next season's UEFA Champions League. The Merseyside giants are currently on top of the league table with 77 points from 34 matches. The team defeated Manchester City by 3-2 at Anfield Road last Sunday. Brendan Rodgers men are searching for the club's first league title in 24 years.

Luis Suarez is expected to add to his 29 goals tally. The Uruguayan has scored three hat tricks against the 'Canaries' in the last four matches. Victor Moses or Joe Allen would be expected to replace Daniel Sturridge and Jordan Henderson respectively. In case Allen doesn;t start the match, then Lucas Leiva will take his place.

In other games, Hull City and Arsenal will slug it out on Sunday afternoon.The two teams will also clash in the FA cup final next week.

Goodison Park will be filled to capacity when Everton welcome Manchester United. The hosts are seeking for a top  finish and are currently a point behind Arsenal while David Moyes' team are languishing in the 7th place with 57 points from 33 matches. The reigning champions will find it difficult to break down the Toffees on Sunday.

The last week 35 match will be played on Monday night at the Etihad stadium. Manchester City will host West Bromwich Albion.

Will Arsenal end their title drought?

When Arsenal recorded a 1-0 win over Southampton to lift the FA cup trophy in May 2005, many would have expected the London club to win more trophies in the coming years.

Arsene Wenger's men had won the English premier league title the previous year before they recorded their 10th FA cup victory.

The 'Gunners' went on to play in the 2006 UEFA champions league final against Barcelona and lost by a narrow margin.

Arsenal also lost the 2007 FA cup final against Chelsea at the Millennium stadium. The Gunners were always losing out of  EPL race every January.

Birmingham City were Arsenal's opponent in the 2011 league cup final. Many soccer pundits and enthusiasts predicted an easy win for Wenger's men, but the trophy-less season was far from over.
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Nigeria's Obafemi Martins scored a brace to give Birmingham City a 2-0 success in the final.

Arsenal were on top of the 2013-2014 league season from week 5-18 before losing it to Liverpool shortly before Christmas.

The London club had a brief spell at the top of the table in January 2014, but that is now history. They are now fighting Everton to secure a 4th place finish.
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If they fail to beat Hull City in the May 2014 FA cup final, then Arsenal fans will have to endure an entire decade without a trophy.

The team struggled to beat Wigan Athletic of the lower division via penalties in the semi final.

Will Arsenal win the FA cup this year?
We will get an answer when they meet Hull City at the Wembley stadium in London next month.

EPL week 30 round up

The prestigious English premier league continued across different British grounds last weekend. Manchester City defeated Hull City by 2-0 away from home despite playing with 10 men. Vincent Kompany was sent off after just 10 minutes of play.

Everton pipped Cardiff City by 2-1 while Southampton pummelled Norwich City by 4-2 at the Saint Mary's stadium.
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Swansea slumped to a 2-1 home defeat against West Bromwich Albion while Stoke City recorded a 3-1 win over their opponents.

Aston Villa recorded a shock win over Chelsea that finished the game with 9 men as Ramires and Wilian received marching orders.

Manchester United were dismantled by visiting Liverpool at the Old Trafford stadium on Sunday.  Steven Gerrard and Luis Suarez were on target for the Merseyside giants.

Arsenal recorded a 1-0 derby win over Tottenham Hotspur at the White Hart Lane. Tomas Rosicky scored the only goal after 70 seconds of action.

EPL week 24 review: City stumbles at home

The English premiership has reached week 24 of the current 2013/2014 league season. The week 23 leaders-Manchester City stumbled at the Etihad stadium on Monday night.

The 'Citizens' lost their first home game of the season when they went down by 1-0 to Chelsea. Branislav Ivanovic's 30th minute thunderous strike was enough to send Manuel Pellegrini's men off the top spot.

Jose Mourinho's approach to the match was against the expectation of many people who thought the Portuguese tactician was going to set up his team to defend against the free scoring Manchester City. 

Chelsea are now level on points with the City on 53 points,but they are placed third due to an inferior goal difference.

In the Tyneside derby, Newcastle United stumbled to a 3-0 home loss in their match against Sunderland at the St James' park. Fabio Borini scored via a penalty while Adam Johnson also added his name on the scorers chart.

West Ham United defeated Swansea City by 2-0 despite playing the entire second half with 10 men. Andy Carroll was sent off for a elbowing an opponent in the first half. Kevin Nolan scored a brace in that match. That defeat has cost the Swansea manager his job. Michael Laudrup was fired as the manager of the Welsh team on Tuesday after recording 6 losses in 8 matches.

Everton came from a goal down to beat Aston Villa by 2-1 to climb up the table. The 'Toffees' are now placed 5th on the log standings.

Tottenham Hotspur slipped to the 6th position after playing a 1-1 draw against Hull City on Saturday.

Charlie Adam produced a scintillating performance as he scored a brace against Manchester United at the Britannia stadium in Stoke-on-Trent.
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Stoke City defeated Man United by 2-1 to condemn the champions to their 8th league defeat in 24 matches. That was Stoke City's first win over their visitors in 30 years. The last time the visitors lost 8 matches in 24 league games was in the 1989-90 season.

Fulham were crushed at home by Southampton. The Londoners were beaten on their home ground by 3-0. The Cottagers at the bottom of the table.

Cardiff City defeated Norwich City by 2-1 at the Millennium stadium in Wales.

At the Emirates stadium,Arsenal overcame Crystal Palace by 2-0. Oxlade-Chamberlain scored the two goals for Arsene Wenger's men as they moved up to 55 points and are now on top of the table.

Liverpool failed to capitalize on the defeat that was suffered by Manchester United as they played a disappointing 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. The Reds took the lead in the 23rd minute through Daniel Sturridge, but Kolo Toure committed a blunder by passing the ball across the face of goal later in the second half. Victor Anichebe punished the former Arsenal player by slotting the ball past a helpless Simon Mignolet.

EPL week 23 preview

The English premier league resumes on Tuesday across different venues in England. Arsenal will play away to Southampton at the Saint Mary stadium. The league leaders are 1 point ahead of Manchester City with 51 points. The Londoners must win this game to remain on top of the table.
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Nicklas Bendtner remains unavailable for the gunners due to injury. Ole Gunner Solksjaer will lead Cardiff City to Manchester United at the Old Trafford stadium. David Moyes will have to fashion out a successful formation that will ensure that the current league champions don't fall further behind in the race for a Europa league ticket.

Carrow Road will be the venue of the match between Norwich City and Newcastle United. The visitors will fancy an upward movement on the log standings if they win and Manchester United fail to do so. The 'Magpies' are just a point behind fumbling Man United. However, the remarkable performance of the 'canaries' might help them to avoid defeat.

The star match of the day will be at Anfield Road stadium. The Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton will spark up the top 4 tussle between these two sides that are separated by just a point. The Reds can go four points clear if they beat Everton.
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In other games, Swansea City will host Fulham while Crystal Palace will be a home against Hull City.

Wednesday

Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion will fight for valuable points at the Villa Park. The hosts are on 10th position with 24 points while West Brom with their new manger-Mel are three places behind them with 22 points. Christian Benteke and Andreas Weinmann must be at their best just like they did against Liverpool over a week ago.

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome free scoring Manchester City at the White Hart Lane in London. The former league champions are currently a point behind Arsenal in the title race. The return of Sergio Aguero who has scored a total of four goals since he shook off an injury about a way ago will boost the visitors attack.

Chelsea and West Ham United will fight for three points in a London derby at the Stamford Bridge. This exciting fixture will be played on Wednesday night at 19.45 UTC.

Sunderland will host Stoke City at the stadium of light on the same day. The 'Black Cats' are still basking in the euphoria of their Capital One cup semi final victory over Manchester United. Gus Poyet's men are under intense pressure to win this game due to their precarious 19th position on the log.

English FA cup fourth round preview

The English FA cup fourth round of matches will played across the United Kingdom this weekend.

The first fixture of this round will be played at the Emirates stadium in London. Arsenal will host Coventry City at 19:45 GMT. Arsene Wenger's men are currently on top of the English premiership. The Londoners defeated Tottenham by 2-0 in the third round at the beginning of the month.
This game will be live on BT Sport.



The second match of Friday is between Nottingham Forest and Preston North End. The kick off time of that match is 20:00 GMT

Saturday

AFC Bournemouth will host Liverpool at 12:45 GMT on that day. The visitors overcame Oldham Athletic by 2-0 at Anfield in the 3rd round while Bournemouth defeated Burnley in a replay.

Brendan Rodgers will have the chance to use some of his fringe players like Iago Aspas,Victor Moses,Luis Alberto and Brad Smith. The Reds have a derby match to play next week Tuesday(28th Jan).

Manchester City will host Watford at the Etihad stadium in one of the 15:00 kick offs. The 2013 FA cup runners-up will be ready to beat their opponents after a 9-0 aggregate win over West Ham United in the Capital One cup semi final.

Everton will take on Stevenage in a late evening match on the same day.

Sunday
Chelsea will welcome Stoke City at the Stamford Bridge in an all-EPL fixture after Fulham's visit to Sheffield United in an earlier game.

Full fixtures

Arsenal v Coventry City

Nottingham v Preston

AFC Bournemouth v Liverpool

Sunderland AFC v Kidderminster Harriers

        Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City

Southampton v Yeovil Town

        Huddersfield Town v Charlton Athletic

    Port Vale v Brighton & Hove Albion

     Southend United v Hull City

     Rochdale AFC v Sheffield Wednesday

   Wigan Athletic v Crystal Palace

      Manchester City v Watford

            Birmingham City v Swansea City

Stevenage v Everton

Sheffield United v Fulham

Chelsea v Stoke City

EPL week 21 review

Arsenal returned to the top of the English premier league table with a 2-1 away win over Aston Villa on Monday night.  The Gunners scored twice within a minute and went into the break with a 2-0 lead. Jack Wilshere scored the first goal before Oliver Giroud doubled the lead in the 34th minute. 

After the restart, Christian Benteke scored the only goal for the hosts with a flying header in the 75th minute, but that was not enough to end Aston Villa's hoodoo since 1998. That was the last time they defeated Arsenal at the Villa park.

Earlier on Saturday,  Manchester United defeated Swansea City by 2-0 while Chelsea defeated Hull City by thr same margin at the KC stadium. Tottenham recorded their fourth win in five matches with a 2-0 success against Crystal Palace.

At the Goodison Park, Everton overcame Norwich City by 2-0. The bad news for the Toffees is the toe injury that was sustained by Barkley.

At the Craven Cottage, Fulham suffered a huge loss by going down 4-1 to Sunderland.  Adam Johnson scored his first career hat trick in that game.

Newcastle United were beaten at home by Manchester City. The visitors were 2-0 winners courtesy of goals from Edin Dzeko and Alvaro Negredo.

The biggest drama of the weekend was at the Britannia stadium where Stoke City lost 5-3 to Liverpool. The visitors raced to a 2-0 lead after 37 minutes before Charlie Adam and Peter Crouch levelled for the hosts.
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Luis Suarez scored Liverpool's second goal after an own goal had given his team the lead.

In the second half, Steven Gerrard converted from the penalty spot after Sterling was fouled in the penalty box. Suarez made it 4-2 when he received an assist from Daniel Sturridge who replaced Coutinho. Walters made it 4-3 in the 85th minute after a sloppy defending from the Reds. Sturridge marked his return from injury by scoring the 5th goal.

Luis Suarez has now scored 22 goals in 16 appearances while Sturridge has scored 10 league goals.

Top four-Arsenal 48, Man City 47, Chelsea 46, Liverpool 42.

English FA cup preview

The third round of this season's English FA cup will take place across England and Wales this weekend.

Holders Wigan Athletic will welcome MK Dons at the JJB stadium in Lancashire. The Championship side won the title last year in a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester City at the Wembley stadium.

Last season's runners up,Manchester City will be the guest of Blackburn Rovers on Saturday afternoon. The 2011 champions are currently on a seven match winning streak in the English premiership.

Saturday's biggest clash will be at the Emirates stadium where Arsenal will host Tottenham Hotspur in a North London derby. Arsene Wenger will miss some of his key players due to injuries. Olivier Giroud and Nicklas Bendtner will be unavailable for the clash.
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At Carrow Road, Norwich City and Fulham will seek for a fourth round ticket while West Bromwich Albion vs Crystal Palace holds at "The Hawthorns".

On Sunday, Liverpool vs Oldham Athletic comes up at Anfield Road. Steven Gerrard will be available  among the players that Rodgers will need for the game.

Manchester United will host Swansea City at the Old Trafford stadium on Sunday. Wayne Rooney,Robin Van Persie and Ashley Young will miss the game due to injuries.

The Dell is the venue for the match between Derby County and Chelsea also on Sunday.

Boxing day EPL preview

The prestigious English premier league continues on Boxing day across England.

The lunch time kick off will be at the KC stadium where Hull City will host Manchester United.  The visitors will hope to climb up to the 6th spot before other fixtures are played.

Arsenal will tackle West Ham United in a London derby while Chelsea will host Swansea at the Stamford Bridge.

Everton vs Sunderland will be played at the Goodison Park while Tottenham Hotspur will face West Bromwich Albion.

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The biggest game of the day will be at the Etihad stadium where Manchester City will welcome Brendan Rodgers' Liverpool side. The visitors are currently on top of the table with 36 points and a goal difference of 23.

EPL Week 15 review

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table despite playing a 1-1 draw against Everton at the Emirates stadium in London. The Gunners are now 5 points clear of second placed Liverpool that dismantled West Ham United by 4-1 at Anfield.  Luis Suarez scored his 14 league goal of the season.

Stoke City shocked Chelsea with a 3-2 win while Manchester City were held 1-1 by Southampton.
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Manchester United recorded a second consecutive home defeat after going down 1-0 to Newcastle United at the Old Trafford stadium.  Yohan Cabaye scored the winning goal on the hour mark.

Fulham went down 2-1 at home to Tottenham Hotspur at the Craven Cottage.  Spurs are now 6th on the log standings and they are a point behind 5th placed Everton.

Aston Villa went down 2-0 against Norwich City before Swansea and Hull City settled for a one all draw on Monday night.

EPL Week 12 review

The Barclays premier league resumed after the international break.  Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the table to four points after a 2-0 home win over Southampton.

Arsene Wenger's men started the match brightly by creating some chances.  Ramsey's back heel effort came off the foot of the post after Santi Carzola had hit the outside of the post with a nice effort.

Olivier Giroud broke the deadlock in the 27th minute.  Boruc failed to clear the ball and chose to dribble the French man.  Giroud pounced on the ball and made it 1-0.
After the restart, Southampton failed to get an equaliser before Giroud converted a late penalty to seal the win for his team.

Newcastle United defeated Norwich City by 2-1 at the Saint James park. Everton were forced to a 3-3 draw in the Merseyside derby that was played at the Goodison Park.

West Ham United succumbed to a 3-0 home defeat against Chelsea.  Lampard scored a brace while Oscar also got his name on the scorers' sheet.

Manchester City crushed Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad stadium on Sunday.  The match ended 6-0 in favour of Manuel Pellegrini's men. Sergio Aguero and Jesus Navas scored a brace each while Alvaro Negredo also grabbed a goal.

Cardiff City and Manchester United settled for a 2-2 draw in a game where Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra scored for the visitors.  United were leading 2-1 until an injury time free kick was nodded in by a Korean who scored his first goal for Cardiff.

Arsenal are on top of the table with 28 points, followed by second placed Liverpool on 24, Chelsea is third due to their less number of goals.  Manchester City have moved up to 4th place on 22 points and a superior goal difference ahead of Southampton. 

Manchester United slipped to sixth position, but they are one point better than Newcastle United.

Luis Suarez, Sergio Aguero,Daniel Sturridge and Olivier Giroud are the top scorers with 9 goals each.

Arsenal gunned down by Chelsea

Arsenal have been knocked out of this season's English League cup. The North London club were beaten 2-0 at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday night. Arsene Wenger named Nicklas Bendtner and Lukas Fabianski in the starting line up while Jose Mourinho included Juan Mata and Cesar Azpilicueta in his team.

The visitors had less than 48 hours to rest after their 2-1 win over Manchester City in the EPL.

Cesar Azpilicueta's shot beat Fabianski in the 28th minute before Mata's second half pilediver gave the West London club an easy passage to the last 8 of the tournament.

Swansea won the last edition of the Capital One cup in the 2012/2013 season.

Arsenal vs Chelsea preview

These two London clubs will tackle each other in the third round of the Capital One cup. The Gunners will host Jose Mourinho's men at the Emirates stadium on Tuesday night.

Arsenal have not won any title since their FA cup victory in 2005. Chelsea are not fresh for this match due to their 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday. The 'Blues' must expended a lot of energy to overcome the former league champions.

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Mikel Arteta will be missing in action for the home side. The Spaniard bagged a red card against Crystal Palace over the weekend.

Mourinho might feature players like Juan Mata and Mikel right from the beginning of the match.

There will be no replay tie should this match fail to produce a winner after 90 minutes.

Our prediction: Arsenal 2-3 Chelsea

Capital One Cup roundup

The stage is now set for the last 16 of the English League cup sponsored by Capital One.
The 16 teams emerged after two days of exciting across British grounds.

Defending champions,Swansea City were sent out of the tournament by Birmigham City. Michael Laudrup's men were beaten by 2-0.

Everton crashed out after a 2-1 defeat against Fulham at the Craven Cottage. Arsenal needed a 4-3 penalty shoot win to see off West Bromwich Albion at 'The Hawthorns'.

Up North,Manchester City trashed Wigan Athletic by 5-0. The 'Noisy Neighbours' will meet Newcastle United in the next round. The Tyneside recorded a home win over Leeds United.

Chelsea's 2-0 win over Swindon Town has guaranteed them a clash with Arsenal. One of Chelsea's new signings,Marco suffered a knee injury in that game.

Tottenham Hotspur mauled Aston Villa at the Villa Park.

Meanwhile, Luis Suarez narrowly missed a chance to prevent Liverpool from crashing out of the competition. Manchester United recorded a lucky 1-0 win over the 2012 champions.

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Liverpool has been told to offer £6m if they are interested in the services of Tiago Ilori. The Portuguese youngster has been a target of the Reds since June.
Brendan Rodgers is banking on his excellent relationship with Jose Mourinho in a bid to get Victor Moses on loan.

Real Madrid has offered two optional bids for Gareth Bale. The first option is for Spurs to collect £85m,but the money will be paid in installments over the next four to five years.

The second option involves the payment of £70m plus player deal.

Gareth Bale is rumoured to have landed in Madrid ahead of his proposed unveiling later this week.

Wayne Rooney is still unsettled at Old Trafford and Chelsea could grab the player before the end of the transfer window on September 2nd.

Willian is set to join Chelsea for €37m. The Anzhi player had medicals at Tottenham's hospital last week,but he dramatically declined to sign a contract with them.

Arsenal are interested in the services of Angel Di Maria. The Argentine international could also be used as a bait by Real Madrid in order to land Gareth Bale.
Mesut Ozil is another player that has been linked with Arsene Wenger's team.


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Galatasaray has tabled a £10m bid in order to land Chelsea's John Obi Mikel. The Nigerian international has fallen down the pecking order at the Stamford Bridge.

Nigeria's Godfrey Oboabona has joined a Turkish club. The African nations cup winner left Warri Wolves for about €1m.

EPL review

The Barclays premiership started with some exciting events over the weekend. The opening match of the season was played at the famous Anfield Road. Liverpool defeated Stoke City by a lone goal. Daniel Sturridge scored the first goal of the season.

Simon Mignolet produced a heroic performance by saving a late penalty that was awarded to the visitors.

Arsenal opened their season with an embarrasing 3-1 home defeat against Aston Villa. The match was played at the Emirates stadium. Oliver Giroud gave the Londoners the lead before Christian Benteke bagged a brace for the Villans.

Swansea City were white-washed at the Liberty stadium. The reigning League cup champions succumbed to a 4-1 mauling by Manchester United.

Chelsea fans welcomed Jose Mourinho back to Stamford Bridge with a 2-0 win over Hull City. Frank Lampard and Oscar scored the goals for the Blues.

On Monday,Manchester City crushed Newcastle United by 4-0 at the Etihad stadium. Manuel Pellegrini was indeed a happy man as he started his premier league career in a great way.

On Wednesday, Chelsea moved to the summit of the league. The London club defeated a hard fighting Aston Villa by 2-1 in London. Antonio Luna scored an own goal before Christian Benteke equalised with a fantastic finish within the penalty area.

However, Branislav Ivanovic scored the winning goal for Chelsea with a thumping header. Aston Villa were denied a genuine penalty late in the game,while the referee also refused to dismiss Ivanovic for a foul.

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Nigeria's Kalu Uche is on his way to joining a Chinese club. The former Spanish-based player was the second highest goal scorer in last season's Turkish league.

Illaramendi has joined Real Madrid for a transfer fee of £32m. The Spanish giants are preparing to replace aging Xabi Alonso in their midfield section.

Christian Eriksen has decided to leave Ajax Amsterdam. Reports from Denmark has shown that the youngster will join either AS Roma or Liverpool.
However,De Boer has expressed his concern about the player's likely move to Liverpool. The former Dutchman believes the Reds playing style doesn't suit the player.

Thiago Alcantra has joined Bayern Munich from FC Barcelona of Spain. The Spanish player joined the reigning European club champions with a transfer fee of about €25m.

Alcantra was wanted by Manchester United,but the player has decided to join the Bundesliga champions and five time Champions league winners.

Victor Wanyama has joined Southampton from Celtic. The Kenyan winger was linked to Arsenal and a host of other English clubs in June. The Saints are believed to have spent £12m before signing the player.

Angelo Ogbonna has become the latest player to join Juventus. The Italian giants are expected to unveil the former Torino player this week.

Brazilian goal keeper,Julio Cesar has been rumoured to be on his way to Napoli. The Italian side announced the signing of Rafael Benitez as their new manager at the end of last season.

PSG are still keen on getting the services of Edinson Cavani as their new player. The current French ligue 1 champions are expected to strenghten their squad in a response to big spending AS Monaco.

Meanwhile,Sunderland and Fulham have joined the race to sign Peter Odemwingie from West Bromwich Albion. The former Lille striker has one season left in his copntract. Crystal Palace had allegedly offered West Brom the other two clubs signified their interest.

Gonzalo Higuain might not be joining Arsenal this summer. The Argentine has been rumoured to be on his way to Juventus.

Anzhi Machkalah are also interested in signining Mikel Obi of Chelsea. The Nigerian international has been linked to Galatasaray,Tranzonspor.

Arsenal prepares bid for Suarez

Arsenal FC is ready to offer more than £30m for Liverpool's Luis Suarez. The London club's initial offer was rejected by the Anfield club earlier this week.

Arsene Wenger is likely going to miss out on signing Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid. The Frenchman has a transfer kitty of £100m.

Luis Suarez has voiced out his displeasure at the inability of his club to book a place in the pretigious UEFA Champions League.

The South American's public row with David Cameron and the British media may hinder his move to another premiership club.