Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien is expected to be sidelined until January after undergoing knee surgery on Monday.
The Ghana international, who has a history of knee injuries, ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament and the meniscus in his right knee in pre-season training last week.
The injury is said to have stunned Chelsea officials, who were expecting scans to reveal a simple twisted knee after Essien fell innocuously during a training drill.
Instead, the 28-year-old has had surgery to repair the torn structures and faces up to six months of rehabilitation before he can return to the Blues.
It is Essien s third serious knee injury in three years. The midfielder missed a large chunk of the 2008/09 campaign due to cruciate ligament damage and was for…
What the papers say
West Ham are reportedly interested in three players this summer to help fill the void left by Declan Rice’s expected departure, with the club said to be targeting England international Harry Maguire. The Mirror says the club are also interested in Everton midfielder Amadou Onana and Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria.
Bayern Munich are set to up their offer for Tottenham striker Harry Kane after their initial deal of £60million was rejected by the club, the Sun reports. The new bid is reportedly worth £80million.
Wolves have accepted a deal worth £7.5million from Leicester for defender Conor Coady, the Daily Express says.
The Nottingham Post says Chelsea are willing to let 22-year-old Callum Hudson-Odoi leave the club for £15million, wit…
C.F. Pachuca vice president Andres Fassi has admitted that striker Enner Valencia may leave the Liga MX side this summer.
The Ecuador international, 25, has impressed many at the World Cup finals in Brazil, netting three goals in two games against Switzerland and Honduras.
His recent purple patch of form has caught the eye of several English Premier League clubs, including the likes of Everton, Newcastle, and Tottenham Hotspur and Fassi has confirmed that offers are already coming in for the 25-year-old ace.
Enner Valencia s value increases every day. We don’t know if he will stay, it will be hard given the offers we have received, Fassi said.
The options that a great player at this level gets are to be taken into acc…
Blackburn have confirmed that assistant manager John Jensen has left the club after nine months in the post.
The Dane had been Steve Kean s number two since January and had signed a new one-year contract in March.
A statement on the club s official website read: John Jensen is to leave his position as assistant manager with Blackburn Rovers.
The club would like to thank John for his efforts over the past nine months and offer him best wishes for the future.
The 46-year-old Jensen, best known to English fans for his playing spell with Arsenal between 1992 and 1996, has previously spent time as Michael Laudrup s assistant at Spanish side Getafe and also briefly managed Danish team Randers in 2009.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan is desperate to win silverware with Manchester United following his transfer from Borussia Dortmund.
United have endured a number of difficult seasons following the departure of Alex Ferguson in 2013, finishing seventh, fourth and fifth in the Premier League over the past three seasons.
They did win the FA Cup in 2015-16, but opted to replace Louis van Gaal with Jose Mourinho following their failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Mourinho has since brought in Eric Bailly, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mkhitaryan to strengthen his squad and the latter is keen to help his new club to success.
Manchester [United] are one of the biggest clubs, Mkhitaryan said at a news conference.
I am very happy and I will try to do my best to hel…
Roy Hodgson has called on England to take inspiration from Leicester City s Premier League heroics and claim Euro 2016 glory.
Hodgson named a provisional 26-man squad for the European Championship on Monday, which included Jamie Vardy and Danny Drinkwater from the ranks of the newly-crowned Premier League champions.
England are not viewed among the tournament favourites having failed to reach the semi-finals of a major competition since Euro 96 a feat the Football Association (FA) has publically asked Hodgson to emulate.
But the 68-year-old believes the youth and talent in his squad can take heart from surprise triumphs at the event from Denmark and Greece in 1992 and 2004, along with an even more stunning success story closer to home.
Hodgson said: …
Barcelona and Real Madrid have both been linked with Napoli s Fabian Ruiz, and according to Gazzetta dello Sport, both clubs remain interested in his services.
The two Spanish giants are currently looking for a new midfielder. Real have long been linked with Manchester United s Paul Pogba, but that move seems unlikely in the current financial circumstances. On the other hand, the Catalans have been trying to wrap up a swap deal for Miralem Pjanic of Juventus, but Arthur Melo s reluctance to leave the Camp Nou seems to be a big obstacle at the moment.
Having played for Real Betis before moving to Napoli in 2018, Ruiz has significant experience in playing in the Spanish top-flight, and it is believed that both Real and Barcelona will do what they can to try and bring him …
“The next Messi? We already have it. His name is Pellegri.”
These were the words of the Genoa chairman Enrico Preziosi who was the first one to recognise huge potential two years ago in then the 14-year-old boy Pietro Pellegri.
History Made
Regarded as one of Italy’s most promising young strikers, Pellegri has hit headlines last weekend after scoring a brace in Genoa’s 3-2 defeat to Lazio. It would have been just another brace though, hadn’t it been for the record young Italian striker crushed on Sunday afternoon.
Pietro Pellegri became the youngest player in Serie A history to score two goals in one match at 16 years and 184 days.
His feat proved and Genoa assistant coach Marco Pellegri, who sat in the dugout, struggling to contain his emoti…
Talks between Lionel Messi and Barcelona over a new contract are progressing adequately , according to Joan Laporta.
Six-time Ballon d Or winner Messi, who has spent his entire senior career at Camp Nou, is now officially a free agent after his Barcelona deal expired at the end of June.
He has been linked with Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain in the past, but the 34-year-old is widely expected to remain with the Blaugrana despite their financial problems.
However, Barca must first reduce their wage bill if they are to comply with LaLiga s financial fair play rules and offer Messi the deal he is holding out for.
Messi s club future is now back in focus after helping Argentina to Copa America success last week and Barca president Laporta remains hop…
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