Author: Soccerhuz
Manchester United owners the Glazers are set to sell a 25 per cent stake the club to Sir Jim Ratcliffe. Sir Jim Ratcliffe‘s Ineos are set to clinch a 25 per cent stake in the club, The Mail report, with a board meeting set to ratify the agreement. The report suggests this deal is with a view to buying out the Glazers totally later on. Manchester United fans will have to stay patient. While it is not the full-scale takeover we wanted, it should be viewed as a step forward. Reporter Mark Ogden told ESPN FC via YouTube that this should be viewed as…
Eleven years ago on Wall Street, Joel Glazer rang the bell when Manchester United were listed on the Stock Exchange. It is for Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani whom the bell has tolled. Speaking to a financier a few minutes walk away from the bronze Charging Bull in Manhattan in July, they confided that the Raine Group, overseeing the possible sale of United, felt they had been tasked with selling something unsellable. The ‘United, United, not for sale’ chant has been adopted by the Glazers. For some time now, it has seemed inevitable United would not be outright sold.…
The Manchester United takeover is taking its merry time. Since last season, fans have been anticipating the sale of the club from the Glazers and the start of this season has demonstrated why its essential for the long-term health of the club. It seems to be narrowed down to two potential buyers – Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim. If the former is successful in his 25% investment, it won’t be anytime soon. According to the Independent, the Glazers are set for long-term negotiations, so no investment is set to be made in the short-term. But it’s not all bad news…
Romeo Lavia’s debut for Chelsea continues to be pushed back, with reports suggesting that it may be December before he makes his bow. WHAT HAPPENED? The highly-rated midfielder was acquired by the Blues from Southampton in the summer transfer window in a £58 million ($71m) deal. Chelsea have high hopes for the 19-year-old Belgian, but they are yet to see him in action. THE BIGGER PICTURE Lavia is currently nursing an ankle injury picked up in training, with the talented teenager suffering ligament damage. No risks are being taken on his fitness, in a bid to avoid any further setbacks,…
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez is “critical” to the Stamford Bridge outfit, as journalist Paul Brown provides GIVEMESPORT with his verdict on the star’s best role. Mauricio Pochettino’s Blues side have enjoyed a recent resurgence in their form. Chelsea confirmed the signing of Benfica midfielder Fernandez in a deal worth close to £107m following the conclusion of the winter transfer window this year. At the time, the deal was a Premier League record signing, only surpassed by the Blues’ acquisition of Brighton & Hove Albion and Ecuador midfielder Moises Caicedo later in the year. The 22-year-old joined Benfica from River Plate…
Santos is one of Brazil’s brightest young prospects, and the 19-year-old has already made his full debut for the Selecao, lining up alongside Casemiro and Lucas Paqueta in a friendly defeat to Morocco in March. The defensive midfield had joined Chelsea from Vasco da Gama for €12.5 million in January before finishing the season there as he awaited a UK work permit. Despite impressing in pre-season under Mauricio Pochettino, he was allowed to leave on a season-long loan to Forest this summer, and did so excitedly. “I want to enjoy it… I want to play a lot of matches,” he…
Former Chelsea defender, Jason Cundy, has insisted that Argentina captain Lionel Messi winning the 2023 Ballon d’Or would be a disgrace. Cundy believes that Manchester City striker Erling Haaland should be the clear winner for this year’s Ballon d’Or. The winner for the 2023 Ballon d’Or will be announced later this month. Messi, Haaland and Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappe are clear favourites for the prestigious individual award. Speaking on talkSPORT, Cundy said, “I think if Haaland doesn’t win it[Ballon d’Or], it’s a disgrace. “I think it’s a disgrace, Messi will win it because he won the World Cup.” Both Messi…
New Chelsea signing Romeo Lavia could remain out of action until early December as the midfielder continues to recover from his ankle injury. The Belgian star is yet to make his debut for the Blues having completed a move to Stamford Bridge from Southampton this summer as part of a £58m deal. According to the Daily Mail, Lavia has taken a step forward in his recovery process although he is still expected to remain sidelined until late November at the earliest. This timeline is also seen as an optimistic one as Chelsea could tread cautiously and that could push his debut back until early December.…
Reaction from The Pride of London as Chelsea head coach Mauricio Pochettino supposedly receives a big boost for the Arsenal match. Will Reece James return for the important clash? Even though the impressive Arsenal sit joint-first in the Premier League, the Blues will be more confident of taking points from the Gunners at the moment. And their chance of getting something from the game may have been raised further, according to this news: The Blues have a number of concerns heading into the game, but captain Reece James does not appear one of them with The Athletic reporting he is…
There appeared to be light at the end of the injury tunnel for Chelsea but then the international break hit. Romeo Lavia, Armando Broja, Cole Palmer and Mykhailo Mudryk have also suffered fitness scares over the past week and some players still have another game of international duty to come. At least there is good news on Reece James. Here are all the latest Chelsea injuries… Romeo Lavia Romeo Lavia is still to make his debut for Chelsea after joining from Southampton in a deal worth £58million, having arrived lacking match fitness and then suffering an ankle injury in training. While the midfielder…