PSG’s interest in Andre Villas-Boas should be an indicator as to just how much of an asset Tottenham have in their dugout. It shouldn’t really be news though, and it certainly won’t be to Daniel Levy. Initially, the English media did all they could to hack away at the reputation of the Portuguese, sometimes acting
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Should you be the owner, Director of Football or manager of a European club that is in need of a star striker, this summer represents the best opportunity for some time to buy one. The availability of Robert Lewandowski, Edinson Cavani, Wanye Rooney and David Villa has been well known and speculated about, but over
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UEFA have appointed David Gill to chair their licensing committee under the new Financial Fair Play, sparking a debate about the position of a current Manchester United board member and the quite clear conflict of interest it raises. Of course it’s a conflict of interest, but such is the way that football works that you’re
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In light of Joe Kinnear recently becoming Director of Football at Newcastle United, it got me thinking of all of his ridiculous quotes over the years. This list in no particular order contains my favourite Kinnear quotes. 1. To all his critics who think he cannot do a good job at Newcastle… “I heard a
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The proposed link up between Arsenal and Real Betis will hold as many positives for the Seville-based club as it will for The Gunners. Betis, for the most part, are modest. Their recent history is nothing in comparison to the glory of their city rivals. But the collaboration with Arsenal, which will see young players
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Aside from the purchase of promising youngster Guillermo Valera, we are yet to see what approach David Moyes will take in the transfer market. The new Manchester United boss will be given an unprecedented transfer kitty for summer recruits, that not only vastly outweighs any amount made available to him during his eleven years at
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There can be no peacetime at Chelsea – at least based on what we’ve seen in the past. Jose Mourinho, a week into his second tenure with the club, has fired a warning shot Roman Abramovich’s way. The message that the manager believes Fernando Torres to be “so-so” is more of a reminder for the
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Tottenham are looking to make a move for Brazilian midfielder Paulinho, whose agent is said to be in London negotiating the potential move. Although the Corinthians midfielder isn’t the like-for-like replacement the club may have been looking for to fill the void left by Luka Modric, Paulinho will regardless be seen as an exceptional piece
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