Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini hesitated to label a 3-2 win at Everton as decisive in terms of the Premier League title race.
Pellegrini s men returned to the top of the table on goal difference following a breathless triumph at Goodison Park a ground where they had tasted defeat on their previous four visits.
Liverpool and Chelsea can leapfrog City by winning forthcoming games against Crystal Palace and Norwich City respectively.
However, victory over Aston Villa on Wednesday, in City s game in hand, will almost certainly leave the destiny of the title in the hands of the 2011-12 champions ahead of West Ham s visit to the Etihad Stadium on the final day.
Pellegrini is still taking nothing for granted as a battle for supremacy featuring numerous twists an…
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois insists he is not thinking about the future ahead of Saturday s UEFA Champions League final.
The Belgian has been on loan at Vicente Calderon from Chelsea since 2011, and his form in Atleti s title-winning campaign has prompted some to suggest he may be kept at Stamford Bridge next season.
However the 22-year-old stressed his sole focus for the moment was this weekend s showdown with local rivals Real Madrid in Lisbon.
It s a great feeling to be champion of Spain, he is quoted as saying by The Guardian. I am not sure yet what happens next season.
We have the Champions League final (on Saturday) and then the World Cup, so now is not the time to think of the future. I have two years contract (left) with Chelsea, so we wil…
Everton are keen on signing West Ham United midfielder Manuel Lanzini, according to the Mirror.
Toffees manager Ronald Koeman is keen on adding some creativity to his squad this summer as they prepare for a return to European football and Lanzini is high on their list of transfer targets.
The Hammers will not let the former Argentina U20 international go without a fight after losing Dimitri Payet last summer.
Lanzini signed for West Ham initially on loan from UAE side Al Jazira in the summer of 2015 and has since racked up sixty-eight appearances in all competitions.
His goal in the 1-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur earlier this month saw him surpass last season’s tally of seven while he was last week named the East London club’s Player’s Player of the …
that Liverpool are readying a £62m move for Napoli forward Gonzalo Higuain.
The Argentina international has been consistently linked with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United and Chelsea among those interested in securing his services.
However it is Liverpool who are drawing up a bid for the twenty-eight as they look to strengthen their front line ahead of next season.
Of their current selection of forwards, Roberto Firmino has the most league goals with seven, while Christian Benteke has six, Daneil Sturridge three and Divock Origi and Danny Ings two a piece.
Higuain has been with Napoli since signing from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013 and has so far racked up one hundred and forty appearances for the club in all competitions, s…
has reported that Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers is in pole position to become the new Newcastle United manager. Newcastle’s new owners, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), want to bring in a new manager and replace current boss Steve Bruce.
Well-known and well-respected journalist has reported on his website that Newcastle are very keen on bringing former Liverpool and Celtic boss Rodgers from Leicester to St. James’ Park. Rodgers is reportedly in pole position for the role.
Newcastle will have to pay a compensation fee to Leicester for Rodgers. But you have to ask whether the Foxes would agree to letting their manager go during the season. After all, Leicester, who recently won the Premier League title, are aiming to finish in the top four this c…
Sir Alex Ferguson insisted on Tuesday that Manchester City s huge transfer spending does not make silverware an inevitability.
Ferguson takes his United side across town to Eastlands on Wednesday night for one of the most-anticipated derbies in decades.
The rivalry between the two clubs has reached new levels since the Abu Dhabi United Group took over at City in September 2008.
Since then, under Mark Hughes and Roberto Mancini, City have spent significantly in almost every transfer window to overhaul their squad at huge cost.
Their most controversial signing was taking Carlos Tevez from United in the summer of 2009 and there were also linked with a move for Wayne Rooney during the England forward s contract dispute.
But City were defeated in both…
After suffering a domestic dose of the jitters, Chelsea, London rivals Arsenal and German giants Bayern Munich will seek solace in strong Champions League form on Tuesday.
Chelsea and Bayern are at least already assured of their passage to the last 16 ahead of a home encounter with Zilina and trip to Roma respectively whereas Arsenal must put points on the board at Portugal s Sporting Braga if they are to avoid throwing away their strong start in Group H.
Their Premier League lead down to mere goal difference after three losses in four games, Chelsea are struggling to stay on the rails at home and there is clearly some discord over the sudden sacking of former assistant coach Ray Wilkins who has claimed unfair dismissal.
Losses to Liverpool, Sunderland and Birmi…
Erick Thohir would welcome financial support from external parties as he tries to turn Inter into a Scudetto challenger in Serie A.
The Inter president has bankrolled significant investment at the club since taking over from Massimo Moratti in 2013, but they remain 18 points off leaders Juventus with five games to play this season.
Reports had suggested Thohir was looking to sell his majority share of Inter to a Chinese company, but he has rejected those claims and insists he is determined to bring glory back to the club.
However, the Indonesian has admitted he cannot fund Inter on his own for a sustained period of time.
I have been here for two years and am trying to reconstruct the squad. Massimo Moratti helps and gives me advice. We are on the right t…
Roma have announced that Gervinho has completed a transfer to Hebei China Fortune for an initial fee of €18million.
The Ivory Coast international heads to the Chinese Super League after spending two-and-a-half years in the Italian capital.
AS Roma can confirm that forward Gervinho has joined Hebei China Fortune FC, a Roma statement confirmed.
The 28-year-old Ivorian has signed for the Chinese side on a permanent deal for a fee of €18 million.
An additional €1m could be paid depending on the Chinese club s and the player s performances.
Gervinho scored 26 times in 88 appearances for Roma after joining from Arsenal following the 2012-13 season.
He becomes the latest big-name arrival in the Chinese top flight this month. Earlier on…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he does not know if Mikel Arteta will be leaving the Premier League champions to join Arsenal.
Arteta, a former Gunners midfielder, is reportedly the frontrunner to be appointed as Unai Emery s successor at Emirates Stadium.
Executives from the London club were pictured leaving Arteta s home late at night after City s Premier League win at Arsenal on Sunday.
Arteta is yet to comment on rumours he is in line for the job amid reports the two clubs are yet to agree a compensation package.
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