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Chelsea will be unable to register all of their January transfer window arrivals for their Champions League squad unless they remove a player currently in it. The Blues unveiled Mykhailo Mudryk as their fifth signing of the month during Sunday’s 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace. Mudryk looked set to join Premier League leaders Arsenal before Chelsea matched Shakhtar Donetsk’s asking price of £87 million. He joins David Datro Fofana, Andrey Santos, Benoit Badiashile and Joao Felix at Stamford Bridge as Graham Potter continues to overhaul his team. Chelsea needed reinforcements, given their poor first half of the season and mounting number of…

Former Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho could see there was something special about Mikel Arteta even early on during his Arsenal reign. The Spanish tactician left Manchester City’s coaching stuff to take his first management job when there was a vacancy at Arsenal in 2019, and it took some time for him to really make a mark on the team. Many Arsenal fans will have had their doubts about Arteta at various points, with the team letting fourth spot slip away from a strong position last season, while they were never even really in the race for…

A massive great white shark has been spotted chasing a tiger shark in the water off one of Perth’s most popular swimming beaches. The 5.3metre great white is the second-longest shark recorded in Western australia and was seen lurking in the waters at Cottesloe Beach on Friday. The sighting prompted the beach to close twice as Department of Fisheries authorities attempted to catch the shark and tag it. In harrowing footage captured by Nine News, Fisheries teams are seen hanging over the edge of a boat to tag the great white after it was caught in drumlines. The 5.3 metre long beast is the…

Luke Shaw has played at centre-back four times for Man United so far this season. Luke Shaw started at centre-back for Man United against Man City. (Image: 2023 Manchester City FC) With Harry Maguire having fallen down the pecking order at Man Utd , and Victor Lindelof out of contract next year, it would not come as a surprise if the Reds opted to add another defender to their squad this coming summer – especially considering the injury issues that Raphael Varane has struggled with at Old Trafford. Even after Lisandro Martinez arrived from Ajax in the summer transfer window, United continued to be linked…

Man Utd completed the move to sign Wout Weghorst over the weekend, and the Dutchman is excited to get started. Weghorst took part in his first training session on Sunday, and was unveiled with his squad number, 27. Now the forward has ticked the last box of officially confirming his move to United, announcing himself to fans via Instagram. Weghorst has joined on loan from Burnley until the rest of the season, with a previous loan deal at Besiktas cancelled. Weghorst sends message to fans Weghorst was welcomed to Man Utd on social media over the weekend when Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes responded…

Jurgen Klopp has made a request to the Liverpool board, says one journalist. The Reds need to do something this month. This comes from Rudy Galetti. He told GiveMeSport that Jurgen Klopp has made a request to Liverpool in recent days. “It’s hard to say with certainty right now [what Liverpool will do],” says Galetti. “Klopp, for sure, has asked for a central midfielder. “Moisés Caicedo is one of the names Liverpool are monitoring with attention, but Brighton, to date, have no plans to sell him.” Jurgen Klopp makes Liverpool request So now we wait and see if anything comes of it. Klopp supposedly…

Mykhaylo Mudryk will be looking to live up to his hype as Europe’s next great thing after joining Chelsea from Shakhtar Donetsk on Sunday. The Ukraine international winger arrived at Stamford Bridge in exchange for a transfer fee in the region of £88million and was paraded to his new fans at half-time during Chelsea’s home match against Crystal Palace. Mudryk has put pen to paper on a lucrative seven-year contract in west London, while Chelsea retain the option to extend his stay by an additional year at the end of his deal. He has also been handed the No 15 shirt by…

Mikel Arteta praised Martin Odegaard for his ‘amazing’ performance in Arsenal’s triumph against Tottenham in the north London derby. Odegaard scored a superb second for the Gunners (Picture: Getty) The Gunners captain capped a fine performance with a well-taken goal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as his side eased to a 2-0 win over their arch-rivals on Sunday. The visitors controlled the contest from the opening whistle, taking the lead after 14 minutes after Hugo Lloris spilled Bukayo Saka’s cross into his own net. Odegaard doubled the lead 20 minutes later, finding the bottom corner with a low effort from the…

Aaron Ramsdale was attacked after Arsenal beat Tottenham in the North London derby thanks to a Hugo Lloris own-goal and Martin Odegaard’s strike. Aaron Ramsdale has been speaking about the post-match incident with the Tottenham fan (Image: Twitter/@footballdaily) Aaron Ramsdale admitted he was left with a “sour taste” after being attacked by a Tottenham fan at the end of the North London derby – despite Arsenal running out 2-0 winners. The 24-year-old produced a Player of the Match performance for the Gunners as he made eight saves including a couple of key stops from Harry Kane at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Arsenal took the lead through Hugo Lloris’…

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has confirmed Denis Zakaria will be sidelined for at least four weeks with an injury. Zakaria limped off in the defeat to Fulham (Picture: Getty) The midfielder, who joined the Blues on loan from Juventus in the summer, has turned in a series of impressive performances since the return of club football but was forced off injured during Thursday’s 2-1 defeat to Fulham. Potter is already without Edouard Mendy, Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana, Reece James, N’Golo Kante, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Raheem Sterling, Christian Pulisic and Armando Broja with an injury crisis engulfing the club. Zakaria joins that injury list with his manager confirming…

Johnny Depp sure is one of the best actors of this generation. He has made a mark with his contribution to the entertainment industry, a mark that will be remembered for years on end. Even though he has an enormous acting career linked to his name, we have something else to talk about today; his enormous heart. Johnny Depp is now no longer a part of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise despite having played Captain Jack Sparrow in five movies. This certainly came as a blow not only to the actor’s fans but also to the cast and crew of the…

Maybe you missed it but an environmental tragedy, and mystery seems to be unfolding as whales continue to wash up on the Jersey Shore. Waves crash over an approximately 20-foot long humpback that washed ashore in the North end Brigantine Friday, According to multiple reports, a 20-to-25 foot humpback whale washed up on the beach along Brigantine Island on Thursday. That was just a week after another whale washed up along the shore, and for those keeping score, that’s seven dead whales that have turned up in the stretch from New Jersey to New York in just more than a…

Trent Alexander-Arnold has delivered a honest verdict after Liverpool were thumped 3-0 at Brighton on Saturday Trent Alexander-Arnold admits Liverpool’s performance at Brighton and Hove Albion was “completely unacceptable” and believes too much was “wrong fundamentally” with their performance. The Reds slumped to their heaviest Premier League defeat since February 2021 when they were thumped 3-0 on the South Coast on Saturday afternoon. Jurgen Klopp’s side mustered only two shots on target as they were comprehensively outplayed by a Brighton side earning the biggest-ever win over the Reds in their history. Liverpool have now slipped to ninth in the table and have already…

Barcelona want a fee of £88million to let Raphinha go amid interest from Arsenal, according to reports. The Brazil international was eyed at the Emirates Stadium last summer, only to end up moving to the Nou Camp instead. However, a return to the Premier League could be on the cards in the wake of the Gunners’ failure to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk – who is heading to Chelsea. Barcelona signed Raphinha from Leeds back in the summer believing the Brazil international would be a huge hit over in La Liga. Yet the forward has struggled for consistency during his time in Catalonia, scoring just two goals…

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is ready to table a formal bid for Man Utd ownership Sir Jim Ratcliffe is ready to table a formal bid for Man Utd ownership. According to Football Insider (h/t Manchester Evening News), Sir Jim Ratcliffe is still interested in a bid to take over the ownership at Man Utd. He could present a formal offer in the coming days. Radcliffe has been a lifelong United supporter and was in the running for Chelsea’s ownership before Todd Boehly took over the reins but he has shown of having the financial capacity to run a football club. It…

Man Utd’s derby victory was sparked by a substitution from Erik ten Hag, prompting Rio Ferdinand and Marcus Rashford to praise the Red Devils’ game-changer Rio Ferdinand and Marcus Rashford are in full agreement over Alejandro Garnacho’s impact for Man Utd. The 18-year-old starlet proved himself again on Saturday with a vital contribution in the Red Devils’ epic 2-1 victory over Manchester City on derby day. Brought on by manager Erik ten Hag as Untied trailed 1-0 with 18 minutes of normal time remaining, Garnacho provided a much-needed spark down the left flank and registered the all-important assist for star man Rashford’s winning goal. It was the…

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp and his captain, Jordan Henderson, both said similar things after the Reds lost at Brighton. A transfer this month is simply a must. For Liverpool, the slump was already concerning before they took to the field against Brighton on Saturday afternoon. What followed only underlined that even further. Jürgen Klopp admitted that he could not think of a worse game in his career, while Trent Alexander-Arnold vowed that his team would improve — they need to, and quickly. Only just over 24 hours earlier, Klopp had fairly definitively ruled out making another transfer before the end of the January window,…

Many fans around the world have been quick to claim that Chelsea are breaching – or will breach – Financial Fair Play rules but the Blues’ clever planning suggests otherwise Mykhaylo Mudryk squad status and wage at Chelsea amid clever transfer plan (Image: Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images) One of the motives fuelling Chelsea’s desire to complete the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk has been revealed – and it’s clever, forward-thinking planning. The 22-year-old was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal at the start of month but the Blues appear to have swooped in and snatched the winger from…

Ian Wright has made his prediction for Sunday’s big north London derby clash but joked that Arsenal are ‘already 1-0 down’ in the fixture due to one important factor. The table-topping Gunners will move eight points clear of defending champions Manchester City if they beat Spurs, after Manchester United came from behind to stun Pep Guardiola’s side 2-1 in the Manchester derby on Saturday. If Mikel Arteta’s men can take advantage of City’s loss it will go a long way to them securing their first league title since 2004. As for Tottenham, they are currently two points off the Champions League places.…

Marcus Rashford was in an offside position during the build-up to the equaliser for Man Utd in their 2-1 home win against Man City on Saturday afternoon A former professional referee believes Bruno Fernandes’ controversial goal in Saturday afternoon’s Manchester Derby should have been disallowed for offside. Man Utd defeated local rivals Man City 2-1 at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. Jack Grealish opened the scoring for the visitors, but the hosts rallied late on to snatch a crucial Premier League win. The result has been overshadowed by Fernandes’ goal. Rashford was in an offside position during…

Bruno Fernandes’ goal in the Manchester derby has become quite the saga. When the Manchester United star swept home his equaliser on Saturday, pretty much every football fan got the immediate impression that an offside Marcus Rashford had interfered with play. The eventual match-winner had pretty much done everything aside from touch the ball, before Fernandes arrived on the scene and set the wheels in motion for a dramatic comeback from 1-0 down. Should Fernandes’ goal vs Man City have stood? Now, at the expense of stating the obvious, the result is signed, sealed and delivered, so there’s nothing that Manchester City fans can do to muster up…

Shakhtar Donetsk have confirmed that Chelsea are “very close” to the signing of Ukrainian attacker Mykhaylo Mudryk. The 21-year-old was originally expected to make the move to the Blues’ London rivals Arsenal, who have been in talks with Shakhtar for a number of weeks. The Gunners are believed to have seen two bids rejected by Shakhtar, who have been holding out for a total package of €100m (£88.6m) to sanction Mudryk’s sale. The player himself has let it be known that he is keen on a move to the Emirates, dropping several hints on social media as negotiations rumble on in the background. Arsenal had…

Man Utd have placed themselves in a good position to compete for the title after a win against Manchester City. United recovered well from going a goal behind to put two goals past Pep Guardiola’s side. The Red Devils grabbed their goals through Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford. It was United’s defensive solidity that formed the foundation for United’s victory against their noisy neighbours. A testament to United’s remarkable defensive performance is that they limited City to only one shot on target. The Reds on the other hand eight total shots with four being on target. Central to United’s resolute defending was Aaron Wan-Bissaka. The…

Manchester United beat rivals Manchester City with a dramatic comeback at Old Trafford. Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford overturned a Jack Grealish opener. The win moves United just one point behind City in the table, and pending the results in a big week ahead away at Crystal Palace and then Arsenal, a title challenge may yet be on the cards. This was a big victory for manager Erik ten Hag, who made a number of big calls as his side got one over on Pep Guardiola, exacting revenge for a 6-3 defeat at The Etihad. Three Erik ten Hag decisions which won the derby Luke…