Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho claims he knows very little about interest in Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado. The Colombian winger has been in typically brilliant form once again this season, fresh off the back of a good World Cup campaign, which saw him perform well for his country. Cuadrado has long been attracting the interest of top European club’s such as Manchester United, Real Madrid and Barcelona, but a move failed to materialise in the summer. However, it was reported earlier this week that Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho was considering a January bid which is likely to be £26.8m, which will trigger Cuadrado’s…
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Raheem Sterling is confident Liverpool can reach the League Cup final following Tuesday’s 1-1 first-leg draw with Chelsea at Anfield. Eden Hazard gave the visitors the lead from the penalty spot, before Liverpool rallied back to level through the lively Sterling. Whilst, Chelsea seem favourites heading back to Stamford Bridge, the England international is confident that he and his team-mates can pull out a performance against Jose Mourinho’s side. “Obviously we were disappointed to be 1-0 down going into the break,” he told the club’s official website. “But the lads stuck in there really well and played some great football…
Manchester City defender Gael Clichy has rejected talk of a crisis at the club, following their defeat to Arsenal at the weekend. City were humbled by Arsene Wenger’s side at the Etihad stadium on Sunday after Santi Cazorla and Olivier Giroud gave the Gunners a superb away win. The victory also meant that Manuel Pellegrini’s side slipped further behind table toppers Chelsea and talk of a ‘mini-crisis’ at the club has gained prominence in English press since. Clichy told Sky Sports News: “We have to know what we have done wrong but we can learn and put it right at…
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed his side after they held Chelsea in the League Cup on Tuesday evening. Raheem Sterling scored a second half equaliser to level the first of their two-legged tie with Jose Mourinho’s side and Rodgers has heaped heavy praise on his side for their performance against the Premier League leaders. “We’re getting better with every game, you can see the confidence returning,” Rodgers told BBC Sport. “We were very unfortunate not to win the game. We went behind against the run of play but we created opportunities. “You’ve seen the return of the aggression in…
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has been left frustrated by his side’s performance against Liverpool on Tuesday evening. The Portuguese tactician was left bemused as to his players’ performance which saw Raheem Sterling level the game following Eden Hazard’s early penalty. “It’s a draw. I am not sad as a defeat, not as happy as a victory,” he told BBC Sport. “My emotion is in the middle. I’m not saying we are favourites now. This semi-final was two legs and now it’s only one match and that’s at Stamford Bridge. We defended well and our goalkeeper was good. “It was a…
Arsenal have made contact with Newcastle United over a potential £9m move for Cheick Tiote. The Gunners are expected to sign a defensive midfielder this January after calls by fans and media men to improve that area of the squad had been made to French boss Arsene Wenger. Francis Coquelin played against Manchester City in the role at the weekend and although the 23-year-old impressed, Wenger is said to have looked at a number of potential signings. One of those is Tiote and it is understood that early contact has been made. Some reports across England claim that Arsenal have…
Italian side Lazio are ready to make a January move for Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli. Reports in Italian media, cited from Sport Mediaset, claim that the Italian capital side are ready to make a six month loan move and save the Italian striker from his dreadful season with Liverpool. The 24-year-old arrived at Anfield last summer but has endured a difficult time at the club, scoring just two goals and failing to live up to that of former striker Luis Suarez, who departed for Barcelona. Balotelli is keen to move on from Merseyside but interest has been few and far…
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis is toying with the idea of making a January move for Michael Essien of AC Milan. The former Chelsea midfielder has been deemed surplus to requirements at the Italian side and is reportedly looking for a new club, deciding to call time on his time in the Serie A, just one year after joining the San Siro outfit. Italian media Sport Mediaset have suggested that Essien’s agent has been offering his services around the Premier League and that West Bromwich Albion have been extremely interested. New Baggies boss Tony Pulis remains unbeaten since taking…
Liverpool came from behind to hold Chelsea in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final on Tuesday evening. The home side started the semi-final tie in good form, seeing captain Steven Gerrard come close in the early minutes, only to be denied by Thibaut Courtois, who would further go on to make a number of high quality saves. However, just moments later and Chelsea would open the scoring as Eden Hazard converted his spot-kick into the bottom corner after Emre Can had fouled the Belgian winger inside the box. The second half saw Brendan Rodgers’ side test Courtois’s goal…
Villarreal defender Gabriel has admitted he has been talking to Arsenal about a potential January move. The La Liga side signed the central defender from Vitoria de Bahia in 2013 for a reported fee of £1.5m and he has since gone on to become one of the top performers in the Spanish league, prompting the Brazilian national side to consider a role in their side. The 24-year-old, who penned a five-year deal, has discussed recent reports linking him with a move to England and has said that he would be open to joining Arsene Wenger’s side. “I’m perfectly calm over…