According to sources, Christopher Nkunku has reached an agreement on a pre-contract with Graham Potter’s team and is “glad” to join them next summer. Following a “secret medical” in the summer before the transfer market closed, Nkunku now seems to have committed his long-term future to Chelsea. Chelsea has moved quickly to sign him even though he signed a two-year extension with RB Leipzig until 2026 back in June as part of an agreement to protect his value. According to The Athletic, Nkunku has signed a pre-contract deal, and Chelsea has agreed to pay more than his €60 million release…
Author: Bamidele Festus
Last weekend’s Premier League game saw Chelsea defeat Crystal Palace in the waning seconds. They would now welcome AC Milan to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night. The Blues have been having a difficult time getting back into shape, which accounts for why they struggled so hard last Saturday at Selhurst Park. However, they would face a very challenging opponent in AC Milan in their UEFA scheduled league game. Chelsea drew their previous match in the UEFA Champions League under Graham Potter. While AC Milan has three victories and a draw in their previous five matches in all competitions, Chelsea has…
Karim Benzema, a striker for Real Madrid, had a late penalty saved against him as they suffered their first loss of the year.Osasuna held Los Blancos to a 1-1 draw at home on Sunday night.A long-range goal by Vinicius Junior gave the LaLiga champions the lead just before halftime.But Kike Garcia’s magnificent header that went past the goalkeeper gave the visitors a point in the second half. In the 79th minute, after Unai Garcia, a defender, fouled him inside the penalty area and following a VAR review, Garcia was given a straight red card, Benzema sent his penalty off the…
According to Peter Schmeichel, Erling Haaland of Manchester City is a combination of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo “combined into one player.”Norway has 17 goals so far this year.Three hat-tricks in the Premier Leaguehas already achieved fame in England.WHAT OCCURED? With a record-setting hat-trick in a 6-3 derby thrashing of Manchester United, the Norwegian international has been a revelation at the Etihad Stadium this season. He now has 17 goals for the 2022–23 season, 14 of which have come in the Premier League. The young 22-year-old is breaking records, and former United and City goalkeeper Schmeichel says the hottest prospect…
The legendary John Terry of Chelsea has informed Graham Potter, the manager, that first impressions matter. On Saturday, Potter led the Blues to their first Premier League victory at Crystal Palace after drawing his first game in charge in the Champions League against Red Bull Salzburg. “I think you get them onside by, day one, everyone is going to be watching,” Terry stated on beIN Sports. How does he behave in that initial meeting or training session? What posture does he adopt? Can he manage such a large changing room? The players say “Ooh hello” if he has been there…
As they were defeated by their City rivals Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon, Manchester United was unable to maintain their current outstanding run in the English Premier League. Erling Braut Haaland and Phil Foden, two attackers for Manchester City, each score three goals, while Brazilian forward Antony and Anthony Martial score for Manchester United as the game ends in the Cityzens’ favor. Since joining Manchester City from Borussia Dortmund this summer, Haaland has established numerous new records in the English Premier League, making him one of the hottest strikers in Europe this season. The Norwegian striker’s…
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, a forward for Chelsea, has thought back on scoring the team’s first goal upon his return to the Premier League. On Saturday, October 1, 2022, the Gabonese scored an equalizer against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. It was a fantastic victory, according to the forward player’s tweet on his official Twitter account. Aubameyang transferred from Barcelona to the Blues during the summer of 2022. He is also bringing his experience from playing at Arsenal Football Team to the Premier League club. Chelsea fans will be hoping that Aubameyang can help the team with their goal-scoring woes. Recall…
In one of the deadliest stadium tragedies in history, a stampede at an Indonesian football game claimed at least 174 lives. It took place after supporters entered the pitch late on Saturday and were sprayed by police. After the local team Arema FC fell 2-3 to their fierce rivals Persebaya Surabaya in East Java, 180 people were harmed in the ensuing stampede. The stadium’s 38,000 capacity was exceeded by 4,000 fans, according to the nation’s top security official. The premier league in Indonesia must suspend all games until an inquiry is complete, per an order from President Joko Widodo. According…
Ansu Fati received praise from Xavi after providing the game-winning assist against Mallorca on Saturday. Fati made his first season debut.facilitated key Lewandowski winning playHe was hailed by Xavi after being cut from the Spain squad. WHAT OCCURED? This past weekend, Fati began his first Liga game of the year and gave star player Robert Lewandowski the game-winning assist. Xavi put his trust in the attacker despite the fact that he was left out of the Spain squad during the most recent international break, and the attacker ultimately paid off. WORDS HE USED: “Ansu has been excellent; I’ve seen him…
Conor Gallagher, who was previously on loan at Crystal Palace, scored the game-winning goal for Chelsea at Selhurst Park.James received commendation for helping to keep forward Zaha mostly out of the game. The right-back also uploaded a picture of the winger with the lock emoji to label him. Clouts is a hell of a drug, though, Zaha said cryptically.Prior to Gallagher’s late winning goal, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had brought Chelsea to a tie.Graham Potter’s tenure as the Blues manager got off to a successful start.Potter remarked: “We’re thrilled with the outcome.”It’s a difficult place to arrive. Although I thought we started…
After losing to Atletico Madrid, Sevilla is “considering dismissing manager Julen Lopetegui,” and “previous manager Jorge Sampaoli is expected to return” as a result. After Sevilla’s 2-0 La Liga loss to Atletico Madrid on Saturday night, the future of manager Julen Lopetegui is in doubt, as the Spanish team wants to rehire former manager Jorge Sampaoli. Sevilla lost on Saturday, dropping them to just one point above the drop zone. This season, they have only won one game, a 3-2 victory over Espanyol in the 17th position. Executives from Sevilla are now prepared for difficult discussions over Lopetegui’s position within…
Conor Gallagher of Chelsea will play a lot in October, according to manager Graham Potter (Adam Davy/PA). Conor Gallagher, a World Cup prospect, will have several opportunities to win over Gareth Southgate in October, according to incoming Chelsea manager Graham Potter. The midfielder received his first England call-up following a standout season on loan with Palace last year, but he was not included in Southgate’s most recent squad. Prior to Saturday’s 2-1 win over his former team, he had played just 157 minutes in five Premier League games. Gallagher fully capitalized on his substitution in the 76th minute by curling…
Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, has called for a coordinated effort after the Premier League season’s dismal start.Liverpool’s manager, Jurgen Klopp, acknowledges that the team is going through a “darker phase,” but he is certain that his squad will work together to overcome the season’s dismal start. On Saturday, Brighton and Hove Albion held the Reds to a 3-3 Premier League tie at Anfield after they had rallied from a 2-0 deficit. Despite having a game in hand, Liverpool is off to its worst start to a league season in a decade after winning just two of their first…
With an incredible free kick against Nice, Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi maintained his superb goal-scoring run. After a challenging first season in French football, the 35-year-old now recalls his spectacular best. For PSG this season, Messi had already tallied six goals and eight assists prior to Saturday’s Ligue 1 match against Nice. Additionally, he had four goals when representing Argentina in a recent trip to the United States. Messi continued his stellar play against Nice on Saturday, scoring a spectacular free kick to give PSG the lead at Parc des Princes. The seven-time winner of the Ballon d’Or earned…
Regarding Billy Gilmour’s transfer from Chelsea to Brighton during the summer transfer window, Graham Potter has come clean. The Scotland international went permanently from Chelsea to Brighton before the head coach moved to Stamford Bridge because he wanted to play for Potter. Gilmour played for Brighton under the Englishman for just one game before Thomas Tuchel was fired by Chelsea. To Gilmour’s dismay, Todd Boehly and the other Chelsea owners made Potter their top target and took action to sign the 47-year-old. Gilmour couldn’t be loaned out since Levi Colwill was already out on the south coast, therefore Chelsea sold…
Despite managing a 1-0 victory away at Real Mallorca, Barcelona’s manager was the happiest man of the day after breaking Zinadine Zidane’s La Liga unbeaten record with 18 away games played without giving up a defeat. Barcelona will go to bed this Saturday night as the leaders of LaLiga Santander. Robert Lewandowski proved to be the legend once more by scoring in the first half of the game for the sixth straight League game. Lewandowski scored a magnificent goal to start the game, venturing inside and twisting a strong effort into the farthest corner of the goal post, to ensure…
Cristiano Ronaldo, according to Manchester United winger Antony, has taken him under his wing at Old Trafford. In the summer, Antony moved from Ajax to the Red Devils.The Brazilian international is eager to pick up as much knowledge as he can while living life with Ronaldo. Since we usually follow up and have this conversation, Antony told ESPN Brazil, “I’m feeling really happy. I told him this.” He consistently makes me feel at ease. He seemed to be someone I’ve known for a while, and I told him as much. “He has a lovely past, and others who are younger…
Peter Crouch, a former striker for Tottenham, advised Son Heung-min to think about quitting the team and added that the South Korean does not receive the respect he merits. He questioned how Spurs were managed to keep Son out of the hands of the top clubs in Europe. Son has almost a century of goals for the North London club and won the Premier League Golden Boot last season. Prior to the international break, the South Korean international’s team’s match versus Leicester was played with him on the bench. When he came on later in the game, he answered with…
Many Chelsea players had a difficult Saturday because their team’s tense win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park was only just secured. But Reece James once again put on a world-class performance and was magnificent as usual. The Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha was effectively controlled by the Chelsea academy graduate, who held down the right-back position. Reece James gave Wilfried Zaha no room to breathe throughout the meeting, forcing Zaha to move to the opposite side and forsake Reece James’ wing. Reece James made a sarcastic comment on Twitter following the game. The Chelsea right-back posted a picture of…
Conor Gallagher, a midfielder for Chelsea, thanked the Crystal Palace supporters and the coaching staff after scoring his first goal against them. The England international lamented the fact that his first goal for the Blues came against Palace, the team he was on loan from the previous season. Patrick Vieira’s team was defeated by a thunderbolt goal from substitute Gallagher. The midfielder soon won over the crowd after scoring eight goals in 34 Premier League games for Crystal Palace the previous season. This summer, the 22-year-old was once more connected to the team, but Chelsea chose to keep him at…