Premier League giants Chelsea have reached an agreement with Besiktas that could involve players being loaned out to the Turkish side. The agreement, which involves close co-operation between the first teams and academies as well as training support and join scouting projects, may also see some of the London clubs young stars heading to Turkey on loan. Due to the enormity of their squad, Chelsea have sent out 26 players on loan, something they have been criticised for. This trend of stockpiling players seems to be continuing as their agreement with Besiktas is sure to mirror the same relationship they…
Author: Simon Wilderspin
Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul could miss this weekend’s clash with Leicester City after scans revealed the Dutchman has elbow ligament damage. The 26-year-old sustained the problem during a training session with his national side on Saturday and returned to Tyneside before the Oranje’s shock 2-0 loss in Iceland on Monday. According to a statement on the Club’s official website Krul could now be a doubt for a game manager: “Newcastle United have received the results of goalkeeper Tim Krul’s scan on Monday,” a statement on www.nufc.co.uk read. “It showed ligament damage to his left elbow and Krul will be assessed…
Everton have been linked to making a January move for highly rated Ipswich Town defender Tyrone Mings. The 21-year-old has established himself as one of the Football League’s hottest properties and it seems many Premier League clubs have been sending scouts to Portman Road to find out more about him, with Everton leading the queue. Ipswich are currently 6th in the Sky Bet Championship and any ideas on promotion will only be entertained if they can keep their squad together. Everton are no strangers to searching for talent in the lower leagues, with their purchase of John Stones from Barnsley…
Bayern Munich midfielder Thaiago Alcantara faces a lengthy spell on the side-lines after picking up a ligament injury, his club have confirmed. The 23-year-old is expected to be out for a significant amount of time and will have an operation after tearing a ligament in training. The Spanish international is yet to feature for Bayern this season and has struggled with injury ever since his move from Barcelona in 2013. Last season, after an impressive start, he managed just 16 appearances. “Devastating: @Thiago (23) has suffered a ligament tear in training. He needs an operation and is set for another…
AC Milan president Silvio Berlusconi has branded Liverpool striker Mario Balotelli a ‘rotten apple’ after selling the Italian forward to the Merseyside club. Balotelli made the switch from Milan, the team he supported as a boy, to Liverpool this summer for £16m and has yet to score a premier league goal, with his only strike coming in the Champions League against Bulgarian minnow Ludogorets. Berlusconi claims he never wanted to sign Balotelli from Manchester City back in 2013, and that he’s glad his club have managed to offload the controversial 24-year-old. ‘”I remember he was bought against my advice,” Berlusconi…
Aston Villa assistant manager Roy Keane has claimed that some of Jose Mourinho’s actions would see him get ‘knocked out’ if he were to try them in Sunday league. Villa boss Paul Lambert refused to take the Portuguese’s hand as he prepared to head down the tunnel before the end of his side’s 3-0 defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on September 27, while his number two Keane’s reaction was even more withering Speaking at the release of his autobiography in Dublin titled ‘Second Half,’ Keane blasted Chelsea boss Mourinho a disgrace for trying to shake hands with the opposing…
A sublime and record breaking goal from Francesco Totti ensured Manchester City are still without a win after two games in this years Champions League. After being given a dream start by Sergio Aguero’s fourth minute spot-kick, City were pegged back by Roma’s talisman who found the back of the net, for his first goal on English soil. After suffering heart break at the Allianz Arena last time out, City were determined to get back to winning ways at home against a Roma side who had thrashed CSKA Moscow on match day but who were far from being at full…
Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels claims suggestions his side are suffering a mini-crises are an exaggeration after rivals Schalke defeated them in the 145th Revierderby. Hummels played 85 minutes in his return to the starting line-up following an injury lay-off but could not inspire his side to get back to winning ways, following a return of one point from three games. “We have simply endured eight bad days and the comeback trail starts on Wednesday in Anderlecht,” said the German international. “We are not where we want to be just now.” Aside from the indifferent form in the Bundesliga this…
Everton star Kevin Mirallas looks set to miss over a month of Premier League and International football after pulling his hamstring during the Merseyside derby with Liverpool on Saturday. Speaking after the game, Toffees manager Roberto Martinez said: “It seems bad. It’s a hamstring and we’re going to assess him in the next 24 hours.” Mirallas, who has been in good form for the Goodison Park outfit, looks set to miss crucial matches against Manchester United and Aston Villa as well as the trip to Russia to face Krasnodar in the Europa League. Martinez added: “Kevin has been in great…
Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is heading up a shortlist of potential managers should Paris St-Germain seek to terminate the services of current manager Laurent Blanc, according to reports. PSG are currently 5 points behind Ligue 1 leaders Marseille after drawing 1-1 at Toulouse on the weekend, their fifth draw in eight games this season. The dip in form has seen speculation grow over the uncertainty of Frenchman Blanc’s position at the club, with his £50m summer signing of David Luiz also coming in for some heavy criticism. Mancini, who guided Manchester City to their first top flight title…