that Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be in line for a shock return to Southampton, five years after leaving the south-coast club.
The twenty-two year old has been linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium after making just nine league starts so far this season, with Liverpool and Manchester City also linked with a move to secure his services.
Since signing for Arsene Wenger’s side he has racked up almost one hundred and fifty appearances in all competitions, scoring fourteen goals and has been part of the squads that won the FA Cup in both 2014 and 2015.
Internationally, Oxlade-Chamberlain has been capped twenty-four times by England and was selected by Roy Hodgson for both the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine amd …
Antonio Conte is capable of mixing it with managerial heavyweights such as Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League next season, according to former Chelsea favourite Clive Walker.
Chelsea confirmed Italy boss Conte will take over from Guus Hiddink on a three-year deal as head coach following the conclusion of Euro 2016, ending weeks of speculation.
The 46-year-old is the latest stellar name to make the move to the Premier League, with Guardiola set to join Manchester City next term, Klopp in charge at Liverpool, Mauricio Pochettino and Arsene Wenger at Tottenham and Arsenal respectively, while former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is still being tipped to replace Louis van Gaal at Manchester United.
While the competition may be fierce, Walker who made…
Jose Mourinho was Florentino Perez s first choice as Real Madrid head coach, and not Zinedine Zidane, according to former club president Roman Calderon.
Club great Zidane was appointed as Madrid s third coach of the season earlier this week after the Spanish giants had underwhelmed under the leadership of Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari.
Los Blancos have fallen 12 points off the pace in LaLiga and were dumped out of the Champions League in a 4-1 humbling by Ajax at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The 46-year-old Frenchman returns after a trophy-laden 28-month spell in charge, which started in January 2016, as he led Madrid to three straight Champions League triumphs and a LaLiga title.
But despite Zidane overseeing Madrid s successful era, it was another ex-he…
Antonio Conte hopes to end a bad record of recent managerial sackings at Chelsea and could name Alvaro Morata in the starting XI against Tottenham.
Former Juventus and Italy boss Conte was appointed last year and won the Premier League title in his first season in charge, Jose Mourinho having been sacked in December 2015 and temporarily replaced by Guus Hiddink.
That was the Dutchman s second spell as Chelsea caretaker, while Claudio Ranieri, Avram Grant, Luiz Felipe Scolari, Carlo Ancelotti, Andre Villas-Boas, Roberto Di Matteo and Rafael Benitez have also occupied the hot seat during the reign of owner Roman Abramovich, which began in 2003.
Speaking to the media about the likely length of his tenure, Conte said: I want to break this bad record. I must be posit…
West Ham United do not want to pay what Bournemouth are asking for Joshua King, according to . It has been reported that the Premier League club are interested in signing the Norway international striker from the Championship side before the summer transfer window in England closes on October 16.
King is keen on a move back to the Premier League, with Bournemouth having been relegated to the Championship at the end of last season. The Cherries want as much as £17.5 million as transfer fee for the 28-year-old former Manchester United prospect, who is out of contract at the end of the season.
West Ham are interested in the striker, but they are not keen on paying £17.5 million for the 28-year-old and are considering whether or not to make a formal bid. According to , Ki…
On a night where England opened their trip to Rome as a clear favourite to book their spot in the final four, The Thee Lions certainly didn’t disappoint as they landed a 4-0 romp against Ukraine at the Stadio Olimpico.
Only continuing to build off of that famous 2-0 win against arch-rivals Germany earlier in the week and recording back-to-back major tournament semi-finals, there is no doubt that the mood in their camp will be at a red-hot high as they return to Wembley for a showdown against Denmark on Wednesday.
In a knockout tie that saw The Whites only lay down another marker as they look to lift their first piece of silverware since 1966, we have taken a look at the major talking points as England ran rampant in Rome on Saturday night.
Kane’s found his feet…
Ederson has revealed that he wants to stay at French giants Lyon despite his current deal expiring at the end of the season.
The Brazilian midfielder will be out of contract in June and there has been no indication where the 25-year-old s future lies.
However, the South American has admitted that he is keen remain at the Stade Gerland and wants to put pen to paper on a new contract.
As I said, I want to stay, I feel good at OL, Ederson told Lyon Capitale.
I get along well with all players and the coaching staff. My agent is talking with the club to try to reach an agreement. Let s see if I really matter to Lyon.
Ederson has been deployed in a number of different roles since moving from Nice in 2008, and said he is eager to find a position and …
In what was a showdown at the top of the Serie A table on Saturday evening, Napoli picked up a stellar 2-1 victory away at Atalanta.
While former Leicester winger Ademola Lookman might have opened the scoring from the penalty spot after just 19 minutes, Luciano Spalletti s men mounted a stunning comeback at the Gewiss Stadium.
With attacking talisman Victor Osimhen and Elif Elmas bagging a quickfire brace before heading into the half-time break, the Azzurri managed to widen their advantage at the top of the Serie A table.
Laying down a real marker in Bergamo and extending their buffer over the chasing pack to a commanding eight-point lead, Napoli will find the mood in their camp at a red-hot high.
In the midst of what has become a remarkable purple patch…
Former Manchester United player Andrei Kanchelskis has hit out at three Russian players playing in the Premier League for being greedy.
Kanchelskis singled out compatriots Andrey Arshavin, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Roman Pavlyuchenko for criticism, with none having established themselves as first-choice selections in their respective sides this season.
When I came to Man United no-one paid too much attention to how much I earned, the sort of car I drove and the clothes I wore, even though we had such stars in the team as Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Andy Cole and Ryan Giggs, Kanchelskis told Express.
These days all the players are thinking of is money matters. And I see it as one of their major problems.
All the three Russians in the Premier League had t…
Lazio head coach Edy Reja has not excused their defeat to Siena, as they prepare for their Coppa Italia clash against Verona on Tuesday.
The Rome-based side are five times winners of the tournament having last won the competition in 2009, but enter their Italian Cup last-16 clash on the back of a 4-0 league loss to lowly Siena.
Verona have never won the Coppa Italia, finishing as runners up on three occasions most recently in 1984 and Reja is hoping his side can bounce back from their loss to reach the quarter-finals.
I would like and prefer to look ahead of me, and not behind, because we have no excuses for our last performance, you cannot even talk about such a match, Reja said.
We didn t play with our qualities, probably due to our mental attitude, …