Serge Aurier Has Completed A £23million Move To An English Club

Mirror Reports that PSG's Ivorien full-back Serge Aurier has completed a £23million from the the French Capital to London Club Tottenham Hotspurs. Spurs beat off competition from Manchester United to land the 24 year old (very young).

The Ivory Coast International will be a direct replacement for the departed Kyle Walker at right back. Aurier is relishing the 'huge and exciting opportunity' at a massive Football Club and is determined to prove himself as a professional on and off the pitch.

We are delighted to announce the signing of @Serge_aurier from Paris Saint-Germain. ✍️ #WelcomeAurier pic.twitter.com/VUwvROyUK4

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 31, 2017

Aurier was not famed for a decent attitude during his time at Parc des Princes, being convicted of assaulting the police sometime in the past year Aurier's move was complicated by the need to apply for  a UK work visa from the Home Office.

Tottenham Snatch Llorente From Chelsea

After a lethargic start to the transfer window Spurs have picked up and managed to rack up some signings in recent weeks. The right back is Mauricio Pochettino's fourth signing so far.

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Conte's Agony : Chelsea Miss Out On Another Big Signing Yet Again

Tottenham's shock bid for Swansea striker Fernanado Llorente has been accepted by the club according to Daily Mail. The Spaniard had been monitored by Chelsea all summer but Spurs showed up from thin air, submitted a bid a Chelsea are licking their wounds yet again.

The move is still up in the air though and the player will hold talks with his brother who doubles as his agent. Conte and Llorente have a special relationship that stems from their time together at Juventus and the Chelsea boss has never hidden his admiration for the former Athletic Bilbao striker.

Spurs have offered more money to the striker according to reports in Spain. The English Champions are on the verge of experiencing the situation they had with Romelu Lukaku where a move for the big Belgian was reportedly close only for the striker to move to Manchester United.

Conte's fury with the club regarding their business in the transfer window might reach new heights or lows. This development is coming less than 48 hours after Arsenal midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain chose Liverpool instead of Chelsea.

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Nani Arrives Italy For Lazio Medical

Former Manchester United forward Luis Nani has arrived in Rome to complete a medical ahead of a proposed move to Serie A club S.S. Lazio. The Portuguese International who signed for Valencia just last summer after previously being employed by Turkish club Fenerbahce is set to be on the move again.

Nani, 30, who has not featured for Valencia in their two league games this season (a victory 1-0 at home to Las Palmas and a 2-2 away to Real Madrid) is now very close to complete a move to the Italian giants.

.@luisnani is here! 😁🦅 pic.twitter.com/65n8feAXfX

— S.S.Lazio (@OfficialSSLazio) August 31, 2017

Nani won four Premier League titles and the Champions league while at Manchester United. Since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson Nani's club performances have dwindled and he's about to feature for a fourth club in a space of three years but his impact in the National team is unquestionable. Nani helped the Seleccao lift the Euro 2016 Championships.

The move will cost Lazio about £13.8m.

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Manchester United Make Audacious Bid For Asensio

Manchester United have been after three Real Madrid Players this summer, one has moved to Chelsea. Cristiano Ronaldo who is one of the them was initially angry with the club's lack of support during his tax travail (it's still not over) has made a U-turn and committed his future to the Bernabeu, the third player is Gareth Bale and Real Madrid's manager Zinedine Zidane has offically told the Welshman that he is in his plans 'for now'.

Manchester United are however looking like they're bent on signing a Real Madrid Player no matter what it takes have now turned their attention to Madrid's young sensation Marco Asesnsio. The Spaniard who was Barcelona's tormentor-in-chief in the Spanish Super Cup is reportedly on £75k a week (£3.9m a year) according to Real Madrid's Players' Salaries.

Improving Asensio's wages will not be much of a problem for Manchester United as the club is still keen on making one more big signing. It's going to be a turbulent 15 hours for many top clubs in Europe and Manchester United who have also been linked to Riyad Mahrez lately are not exluded.

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Chelsea In Panic Buy

Chelsea fc seem to find itself in a situation of panic buying, towards the end of the summer transfer period. Having landed key players in Alvaro Morata and Tiemoue Bakayoko, Antonio Conte remains adamant on adding more reinforcement to his team that won the premier league last season. The Chelsea board on the other hand have been quite reluctant keying into Antonio Conte's plan of adding more reinforcement to what they feel is a solid team. Having dropped three points in the first match against Burnley and going ahead to win unconvincingly the next two matches against Tottenham and Everton respectively, the frailties in the Chelsea team seem to be coming to light. Chelsea fc are now clamouring to seal panic deals in Arsenal's Oxalade Chamberlain, Danny Drinkwater of Leicester and Everton's Ross Barkley. 

Chelsea fc look to cash in on unsettled Oxalade Chamberlain who recently rejected a lucrative offer from his current employers Arsenal Fc. To the surprise of Chelsea fans the Ox rejected the offer from Chelsea on the grounds that he would be played out of position as a left wing-back. It is believed that Oxalade Chamberlain would prefer a move to Liverpool instead of Chelsea. On Ross Barkley, the Everton board has rejected a £25m offer insisting on £50m for their main midfield man. Chelsea fc now look to Leicester City's Danny Drinkwater  and will be hoping to land the Leicester man before the transfer deadline.   

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De Boer Is Starring At The Ax : Three Lessons The EPL Came With

The third week of the English Premier much the same for Crystal Palace as the previous two. Arsenal also have some thinking to do as the top leagues in the Europe head into a 12-day International break. We take a look at the bitter reality facing Crystal Palace's Dutch manager amongst other events over the weekend that caught our attention.

Frank De Boer Could Be First To GO!

The fact that Crystal Palace have recorded three losses  in their first three games of the 2017/18 season must have been bitter pill for their new Dutch manager to swallow as we head for a mini recess, more worrying is the fact that the Eagles are yet to score in the league this season but have shipped in six goals. De Boer might be a newbie in The EPL, but he's got experience from his time at Ajax and Inter Milan. It may surprise him to know that just after three games his job is already under threat. There have been managers who have parted ways with clubs in the recent past not even because they were performing poorly but they just didn't meet 'a particular standard'. Chris Hughton/ Newcastle, Sam Allardyce/ Blackburn , Quique Sanchez Flores / Watford. The aforementioned weren't expressly sacked but the clubs didn't exactly need their services anymore and De Boer might be on the verge of learning the hard way.

Tottenham Are Still A Force

Spurs are still without a win in Wembley, yet to win at 'home' this season. It's easy to point to the fact that they are not and may never get used to life at Wembley, but Tottenham have played really good football in their first three games and 4 points from 3 games is more down to bad luck than poor form or anything else. The lily whites were brilliant against A stubborn Burnley side just as they were against Chelsea and Spurs' No.10 Harry Kane has been quite unlucky with the goals. This Pochettino's team will come good. It's a matter of time.

It's Only A Matter Of Time For Arsenal And Wenger

The time has finally come for Arsenal's hierarchy to chose either to stick with Arsene Wenger OR sack the Frenchman and continue being a force in England. It's not an easy decision to make, but it's pretty straightforward. Mr.Wenger is running out of excuses and he's running out of them at the speed of light. The Gunners responded to an away defeat at Stoke by being convincingly thrashed by a Liverpool side that had European engagement just four days ago. C'mon Wenger, there's to legitimate excuse for Arsenal not to score a single goal in two consecutive Premier League fixtures. The decision to leave the club's record signing on the bench is a debate for another day. Whatever Arsenal Owners' decision(s) is/are, it's only a matter of time before what they decide begins to affect the club either positively or negatively if it hasn't already.

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Liverpool Make Last Ditch Bid To Sign Monaco Attacker.. .Just Incase Philippe Leaves

French Winger Thomas Lemar has suddenly become a target for Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. The English club has tabled a club record £55m for Lemar and if he eventually moves to Liverpool it will probably trigger a transfer merry-go-round in the dying days of the transfer window as Barcelona have now turned their attention to RB Leipzig's Naby Keita who is also admired by Klopp.

Related news : Renato Sanches Close To Bayern Exit

Liverpool have also made enquiries about Bayern Munich's Renato Sanches. The Portuguese midfielder arrived Bayern after an impressive time at Benfica but has not very good fortune in his time at the Bavarian club.

Naby Keita Has Been Linked With A Move To Liverpool All Summer

Keita however has been spotted in the United Kingdom and this alone has sent shockwaves down the spines of the Liverpool faithful. The prospect of Liverpool signing Lemar, Sanches and Keita before the transfer window closes will be almost impossible, but in football anything is possible and Sanches might actually be arriving on loan.

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See How Close Renato Sanches Is To Leaving The Club

Renato Sanches after his country side victory in the Euro 2016 was strongly sought for by Manchester United and Bayern Munich  but was eventually won over by the later in a 30 million deal but has so far found it difficult to secure a place in the Bayern Munich first team squad and has now been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool.

Amidst all these rumors, the Bayern boss took said in the press conference "If he stays, I’m satisfied. If he goes, it’s okay no problem", well that's a good indication that the former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti does not have any intent of keeping the youngster against his will and that the rest of the decision lies on the hands of the 20 year old midfielder.

Question: Will Renato Sanches be a good replacement if Coutinho leaves Liverpool?
Please drop your answers on the comment box

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Africa's Richest Man Is One Step Away From Arsenal Takeover

Mirror reports that Nigerian Billionaire Aliko Dangote who's fortune is estimated at around $12.9bn (£10bn) has expressed his desire to buy English Team Arsenal Football Club. The 60 year old is also an ardent Arsenal fan.

Dangote has never hidden his intention to take control at the Emirates and insists he will make his move once the construction of an $11bn oil refinery in Lagos is completed.

And should he tempt Stan Kroenke into doing business, he says his first action will be to dismiss Arsene Wenger.

"The first thing I will Change is the coach, he has done a good job, but someone else should try his luck." Dangote told Bloomberg.

Dangote is positive about convincing the major shareholders at Arsenal to sell the club.

"If they get the right offer I'm sure they will walk away. Someone will give them an offer that will make them seriously consider walking away.

"And when we finish the refinery,I think we will be in a position to do that." Dangote Said.

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GYLFI SIGURDSSON - SWANSEA TO EVERTON



Everton Completed the signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Swansea on Wednesday. The 27 year old former Tottenham midfielder has been a long term target for Ronald Koeman's Everton, after initially rejecting a £40m bid earlier this transfer window, Swansea accepted Everton's improved bid of £45m to seal Sigurdsson's move.


BLAISE MATUIDI - PSG TO JUVENTUS

Juventus agreed a deal with PSG yesterday for the signing of French midfielder Blaise Matuidi. The deal is worth about £18.2m plus add-ons. Matuidi is Juventus' 10th signing of this transfer window.

JESSE RODRIGUEZ - PSG TO STOKE CITY

Spanish player Jesse Rodriguez completed his loan move from PSG to English club Stoke City on Wednesday. Jesse endured a difficult campaign last term at PSG finding the back of the net once after his £22.5m arrival from Real Madrid.

SOFIANE FEGHOULI - WEST HAM TO GALATASARAY

Turkish club Galatasaray announced the signing of Algerian winger Sofiane Feghouli on Monday, Feghouli joined Gala from West Ham for a fee of £3.86m. The 27 year old spent just one season with the hammers after arriving from Valencia a year ago and scored four goals in 27 appearances.

GARETH BARRY - EVERTON TO WEST BROM

Veteran English midfielder Gareth Barry made the switch from Everton to West Brom. The highly experienced 36 year old is West Brom's fourth signing this window. Barry who has played for Aston Villa, Manchester City and Everton in the past has 628 League appearances to his name and needs five more to break Ryan Giggs' record of 632.

ROBERTO SOLDADO - VILLAREAL TO FENERBAHCE

Spanish striker Roberto Soldado completed a move to Turkish club Fenerbahce last week. Soldado left Valencia for English club Tottenham in 2013 and spent two years with the North London side before moving back to Spain to play for Villareal.

CARLOS BACCA - AC MILAN TO VILLAREAL

Villareal have confirmed the signing of Colombian striker Carlos Bacca on loan with the option of a permanent move. AC Milan manager Vincenzo Montella sanctioned the deal as Bacca was no longer a key player in his team. The permanent move will cost €15.5m but the initial loan cost the Spanish club €3.5m .

DALBERT - NICE TO INTER MILAN

Italian Club Inter Milan last week confirmed the signing of fullback Dalbert from French outfit Nice for a fee of €20m making the 23 year old Inter Milan's fourth major signing of the summer. Dalbert who was previously a target for Liverpool and Arsenal earlier this summer was impressive for Nice last season as they pushed Monaco and PSG hard in France's Ligue 1.

ANDRE GRAY - BURNLEY TO WATFORD

A couple of days before the commencement of the English Premier League, Watford signed 26 year old striker Andre Gray from Burnley for a club record fee of £18.5m. Gray scored 33 goals for Burnley, 9 of them last season.

JORDAN AMAVI - ASTON VILLA TO MARSEILLE

Aston Villa's left back signed for French club Marseille a week ago in a loan deal with a view to a permanent move. The 23 year old was on the verge of joining Sevilla but the deal fell through. The former France under 21 international joined Aston Villa from Nice in 2015 on a five year contract.

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Former Real Madrid Forward Jesse Rodriguez Has Joined Stoke City On Loan

Stoke City have officially confirmed a season-long loan signing of Jesse Rodriguez from French Club Paris Saint Germain.

The 24 year old moved to the bet65 stadium in a loan deal which does not include the option of  buying. Fiorentina and Las Palmas were among the clubs that missed out on signing the Spanish attacker.

Jesse Rodriguez moved to Paris Saint Germain from Real Madrid for €25m last summer but could not settle in the French capital and subsequently proceeded on a loan move to Las Palmas in January 2017.

The loan stint at Las Palmas was met with mixed success after the player managed 3 goals in 16 games, however Las Palmas also wanted the attacker yet again on loan and Italian media also suggested that Fiorentina were keen on the Spaniard's signature.

Rodriguez's move to Stoke City has been made official today (Wednesday).

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Tottenham And Chelsea Face Major Setback In Ross Barkley Bid

Everton's youngster Ross Barkley has been a target for English clubs Chelsea And Tottenham in this transfer window. The England midfielder appeared to be surely on his way out of Goodison Park when Everton manager Ronald Koeman left the 23 year old out of the squad that played Stoke City on the opening weekend of the league.

Barkley's move away from Goodison park this summer have only been scuppered by an asking price of 50m, however the highly anticipated move may not materialize anymore, at least not this summer as Barkley has been hit with a torn hamstring that will rule him out for six weeks.

The midfielder only returned to training last week after missing his side's pre-season games and looked to have overcome his affliction but it was reported on Monday that Barkley sustained fresh Setback in his recovery that will see the player out for about six weeks.

His move to either Tottenham or Chelsea is looking highly unlikely at the moment.

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Marco Asensio Has Found An English Club

Real Madrid's youngster Marco Asensio has demanded an emergency make-or-break talk with the Real Madrid Hierarchy. 90min reports that Asensio is keen to know his standing in the Real Madrid squad and will hold talks with Real Madrid officials.

All these are happening because The Sun reports that a certain Arsene Wenger Is A Huge Fan of the 21 year old Arsenal and is ready to activate his £72m  release clause. However, the Spaniard is happy at Madrid but only intends to use Arsenal's interest to his personal advantage by arguing for a pay rise at the European Champions.

Marco Asensio has scored on his Real Madrid debut in:

⚪️ Champions League
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— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 13, 2017

Asensio who managed ten goals in all competitions including one in the Champions league final is also one of Barcelona's numerous targets and the Catalan club are also willing to activate his release clause. Asensio picked up from where he left last season as he rifled in Madrid's third goal against Barcelona in the first leg of the SSC on Sunday.

Reports claim Asensio is holding out for a salary of £5.5m-a-year which is more than five times his current wage.

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Ruud Van Nistelrooy

After a year out injured and a lot of complexities surrounding his move from PSV to Mancshester United, Dutch striker Van Nistelrooy finally signed for United in 2002 after passing a medical. In the first game of the new season (19 Aug 2002) Van Nistelrooy's brace helped United beat Fulham 3-2.

James Wilson

On May 6 2014 interim manager Ryan Giggs gave Manchester United's academy product James Wilson his fill debut and the youngster did not disappoint as his two goals (one a volley and the other a rebound) helped United beat Hull City 3-1.

Marcus Rashford

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Romelu Lukaku

The latest addition to the club Romelu Lukaku followed up an official debut goal against Real  Madrid in midweek with a brace on his first Premier League game as a Manchester United player, it could have be been more on the day and the question is "he's scored two out of how many?"

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Mourinho Is In A Dilemma : Three Lessons The Weekend Came With

Long Awaited, Highly Anticipated and much talked about. The Premier League finally returned on the 11th of August. The season is new but the drama remained ever the same, from Manchester United's stunning victory at Old Trafford to Arsenal's Late winner. Ziccifoot takes a look at the three major talking points off the first weekend of the 2016/17 EPL season.

1. Nothing Has Changed At Arsenal

The Gunners entertained a determined Leicester City in this season's very first game and new boy and record signing Alexandre Lacazette wasted no time in opening his account, the events that followed in the remaining 87 minutes must have given manager Arsene Wenger joy but Ultimately Arsenal's display provided more questions that answers. Wenger's side seemed to be conceding goals for fun and with all due respect to 2016 Champions Leicester City this was one of the games Arsenal were expected to win straightforwardly considering what lies ahead. A late goal was surely three points stolen and not exactly deserved. Struggling in the first game of a season where they have Europa League business to deal with and a top four assault to mount is not exactly a desired start. The Gunners had a shambolic defensive line and going forward the manager should  equip all departments of his squad and MUST keep Alexis Sanchez.

2. Chelsea Are Still A Force Despite Loss

Chelsea began the defense of their title in disappointing fashion, the Blues were missing Eden Hazard (through injury) , Diego Costa (contract dispute) , Pedro and Victor Moses (Suspension), Nemanja Matic (sold), the mentioned players were so vital for Conte last season as Chelsea took the league by storm and amassed a record 30 wins a season. The major talking point of the game however was the two red cards given to captain Gary Cahill and Cesc Fabregas and then the loss but scratch a little deeper and pay a little more attention to detail you will see that Chelsea actually produced a display of Champions even at 3-0 down, the introduction of Alvaro Morata was surely an enhancer and the Spaniard showed critics and fans that he was not a man to be scared away by the big occasions. Red Cards change games and this game was proof of that. The English champions were by no means brushed aside by a decent Burnley side and managed to match the Clarets for large parts of the game even with a disadvantage, assuming there were no red cards it's safe to say the three points would have headed in the opposite direction.

3. Mourinho Has A Selection Problem 

Jose Mourinho has lived all summer worried about his attack-line, the inclusion of Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku has not stopped the Portuguese from making enquiries about the availability of Real Madrid's winger Gareth Bale but here on a Sunday afternoon against West Ham Mourinho's attackers did only so much to put his worrying mind to rest. Blistering display of speed from Lukaku, Rahsford, Mata, Mkhitaryan and later Martial might have ended the thoughts of Bale, Perisic or any other winger. The simple truth is that Mourinho is spoilt for attacking options at least at the moment, Jesse Lingard came on later and Ashley Young is still on the treatment table. Anthony Martial has 'suffered' most since the arrival of Mourinho to Old Trafford and has found chances few and far between, the Frenchman however managed to score a goal and assist another even though he came on in the 80th minute. The last United player to achieve that feat was Nani and that was nine years ago in a game against Liverpool. Who should Mourinho start in his attacking trio?

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Alexandre Lacazette's first Premier League goal for Arsenal took just about 120 seconds to arrive and it helped the Frenchman join an elite group of Arsenal players who have managed the same feat in the past.

1. Alexandre Lacazette

Arsenal's Club record signing Lacazette wasted no time in reminding the red half of North London why Arsene Wenger went to great lengths to get him. His goal was the first goal of the 2017/18 Premier League season.

2. Freddie Ljunberg

Swedish sensation Freddie Ljunberg took the Premier League by storm after signing for Arsenal in 1998. The striker came off the bench in his first game for Arsenal and found the net against fierce rivals Manchester United.

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4. Samir Nasri

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5. Emmanuel Adebayor

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Liverpool Have Finally Named Their Price For Philippe Coutinho

After two rejected bids and a clear 'not for sale' statement Liverpool are ready to Sell Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona if they can match an asking price of €150m. Liverpool on Friday confirmed that the Brazilian had indeed submitted a transfer request.

Jurgen Klopp still stands by his words that Coutinho should be kept at Anfield as the 25 year old is firmly in his plans for the long haul and intends to have his team built around him. Klopp is trying to indicate to Coutinho that his decision to leave the five-time European Champions is coming rather too late in the window.

Despite Klopp's statements, body language and public proclamation, the English club will 'reluctantly' let Coutinho leave if and only if Barcelona can match their asking price of €150m which would make him the second most expensive player of all time.

Speaking about Coutinho's situation on Friday Klopp said "You cannot come up, close to the start of the season. The club is bigger than anybody, that is the most important thing. It's about doing it at the right moment. It's how we do it when we want to bring in, it's about timing. This is how I understand.

 "And that is all I have to say. Maybe everybody has a price - in the right moment. In the wrong moment? No price."

The German Manager really wants to keep hold of Countinho.

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