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Bryan Robson saw a bit of Sir Alex Ferguson in Louis van Gaal when he decided to ruthlessly ditch Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao and Victor Valdes. One of the reasons why Ferguson was so successful at United was because of his ability to cold-heartedly dump the players he deemed surplus to requirements. The likes […]

Chelsea forward Patrick Bamford has completed a season-long loan move to Crystal Palace. The 21-year-old won the Championship Player of the Year award for his displays whilst at Middlesbrough last season, scoring 17 goals before the Teessiders lost the play-off final to Norwich – and he will now look to prove he can replicate such […]

Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists he was ahead of his time when he was branded the 'Tinkerman'. The new Foxes manager believes the nature of the Barclays Premier League has changed in the 11 years he has been away. Ranieri was nicknamed the Tinkerman during his four years with Chelsea and guided them to second […]

Paris St Germain have announced the signing of midfielder Benjamin Stambouli from Tottenham on a five-year contract. Stambouli, 24, joined Spurs from Montpellier, but has opted to move on after just one season at White Hart Lane. Stambouli, who made 25 appearances for Spurs in all competitions, said: "I am delighted and very proud to […]

West Brom are expected to step up their interest in Liverpool's Rickie Lambert in the next 24 hours. The Baggies are keen to bring the striker to The Hawthorns and talks are set to take place between all parties, Press Association Sport understands. A deal could be wrapped up by the end of the week […]

Manchester United are in the process of signing a new striker, but manager Louis van Gaal has insisted he is not a forward the club have been strongly linked with. Van Gaal cryptically noted the target is "not a striker that the media has written (about)" – appearing to rule out Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski, […]

Newcastle have signed striker Aleksandar Mitrovic on a five-year deal from Anderlecht. The 20-year-old arrives subject to receiving the appropriate visa in a deal the club claims is the fourth biggest in their history. The Serbia international said: "There will be pressure here, for sure, but I like pressure. I also know about the famous […]

Claudio Ranieri has issued Esteban Cambiasso an ultimatum and insisted Leicester need to know if he will stay. The new Foxes boss has held talks with the midfielder but he is yet to commit his future to the club after his contract expired last month. Ranieri faced the media for the first time since signing […]

Arsenal can head into the new campaign with real belief they will be able to mount a sustained assault on the Barclays Premier League title, according to chief executive Ivan Gazidis. The Gunners have returned to London from a successful tour to the Far East where they won the Barclays Asia Trophy with an impressive […]

Manchester United are prepared to start the season with Wayne Rooney as their only established senior striker. Louis van Gaal has sold Robin van Persie to Fenerbahce and decided against signing Radamel Falcao on a permanent basis from Monaco. That means the United boss has been left with Rooney, unproven youngster James Wilson, and Javier […]

Newcastle are expected to make Anderlecht striker Aleksandar Mitrovic their next summer signing. Following the deal to bring Georginio Wijnaldum to St James' Park from PSV Eindhoven, manager Steve McClaren has turned to 20-year-old Serbian Mitrovic to strengthen his attack. McClaren, quoted by the Chronicle while on Newcastle's United States tour, said of transfer dealings: […]

Juan Mata is hungry for Champions League glory with Manchester United after being forced to watch the biggest club competition in the world from his sofa last year. Two years after Mata helped Chelsea win the competition on that famous nail-biting night in Munich, Mata was forced to exit the most glamorous stage in European […]

Liverpool have reached an agreement with Aston Villa over the payment terms for the B£32.5million transfer of Christian Benteke. A bid to trigger the Belgium international's release clause was submitted on Friday and Reds chief executive Ian Ayre, who is with the squad in Australia on their pre-season tour, has been conducting negotiations over the […]

Phil Jones is optimistic about Manchester United's chances of winning the Barclays Premier League this coming season. United have been one of the busiest clubs in the transfer market this summer, signing four new players and offloading some dead wood. Australian bookmakers and their European counterparts have United pegged as one of the clear favourites […]

Arsenal stepped up their pre-season campaign with an impressive 3-1 win over Everton in the Asia Trophy final in Singapore. Arsene Wenger handed a debut to new signing Petr Cech and saw goals from Theo Walcott, Santi Cazorla and Mesut Ozil secure his side victory in front of a crowd of 53,000 at the National […]