Arsene Wenger says John Terry still a 'great player' but Arsenal will not move for outgoing Chelsea captain

Arsene Wenger has expressed his admiration for John Terry but has ruled out making a shock move for the Chelsea captain.

 

The 35-year-old revealed on Sunday that he will leave Stamford Bridge in the summer after being informed he will not be offered a new contract.

Wenger, who raided Chelsea last summer to take Petr Cech, says Terry remains a 'great player' and is still well capable of playing at the highest level.

Jake Livermore's late goal snatches Tigers victory against Managerless Royals

Hull 2-1 Reading:

Livermore netted just before the end of normal time after Abel Hernandez's goal earlier in the second half had brought them level.

The Tigers had been out of sorts in a first half which saw Nick Blackman give the visitors the lead after Allan McGregor had pulled off two saves, before Hernandez and Livermore secured the win.

McGregor produced an early stop from Reading's Daniel Williams who had been presented with the chance following a slip by Hull defender Moses Odubajo.

McGregor then turned a shot around the other post from Blackman.

Hull were passing the ball well in midfield but their good build-up play was wasted by several final passes in a first half which saw them fail to threaten the Reading goal in the first 25 minutes.

Reading took the lead their dominance deserved after 28 minutes as Blackman fired left-footed into the roof of the goal after the Royals had worked the ball well across the Hull area to leave the over-lapping striker unmarked.

Etebo Oghenekaro: Money Did'nt motive us to win

TWO goals hero in Nigeria’s 2-1 win over Algeria in the final of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, Oghenekaro Etebo has denied that the settlement of their outstanding allowances by the Sports minister spurred them to victory.

Etebo Oghenekaro

The Nigerian squad against all odds, grabbed an Olympic ticket and won the CAF U-23 tournament, This is even as they were not paid a dime in their month long campaign.
After beating Senegal in the semi-final, the boys boycotted training ahead of the final match against Algeria, but for the timely intervention of Sports and Youth Minister, Solomon Dalung, who ordered that they be paid, and he also enticed them with a bonus if they won the final against Algeria.

Aston Villa boss Remi Garde confirms interest in signing Ashley Cole

Aston Villa manager Remi Garde has confirmed reports that the club are hoping to sign former England international Ashley Cole in the January transfer window.

Ashley Cole

The ex-Chelsea and Arsenal defender is in the final year of his contract at Roma but is out of favour at the Italian club having not featured so far this season.
Meanwhile, Garde is desperate to add experience to his squad as he prepares to quip his side for their inevitable fight for Premier League surreal, and the boss believes the 34-year-old will be the perfect addition.
Villa are also in need of a left-back after Jordan Amavi suffered a season-ending cruciate knee ligament injury last month.

Juventus will only sanction loan deal for Gunners target -Arsenal report:

The defender, who has been likened to World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro, is tipped for a bright future but has struggled for action this season.

 

Both Arsenal and Napoli are big fans of the 21-year-old and the pair had been linked with January bids for the Italian.

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal on bouncing back from Arsenal defeat

After three straight wins took United to the top of the Premier League, Van Gaal’s men were brought back down to earth with a 3-0 defeat at Arsenal.

 

The Emirates loss made for a long international break for the Dutchman, who has been keen to eradicate errors from his men before the trip to Everton on Saturday.

Memphis Depay vows to celebrate if he scores against former club PSV

Depay will return to the Philips Stadion for the first time on Tuesday since his £25million move from PSV to Old Trafford.

The Dutchman spent nine years at the club, rising through the youth ranks before becoming a first-team star.

Memphis Depay

The club holds a special place in the 21-year-old's heart, but that will not stop him from celebrating with all his might if he finds the net in Eindhoven during Tuesday's Champions League group stage encounter.

"For me it's a game, so if I score I will celebrate," the United forward said.

Starlet Jordon Ibe sees international future with England, claims coach Sunday Oliseh

The Liverpool starlet is eligible to play for the Super Eagles through his grandfather and has been courted by their head coach Sunday Oliseh.

 

Leicester Foxes produce thrilling comeback to go second

Leicester City 3-2 Aston Villa

Fine strikes from Jack Grealish and Carles Gil had put Villa in control but Claudio Ranieri’s side launched a stirring fightback courtesy of goals from Ritchie De Laet, Jamie Vardy and a stoppage-time winner from Nathan Dyer. 

The Foxes remain unbeaten under their new manager and produced another scintillating attacking display in front of a jubilant home crowd. 

 

Villa remain without a win since the opening-day 

Chelsea, other Premier League tracked Alex Telles

The defender left Galatasaray on Transfer Deadline Day, moving to the San Siro on a season-long loan.

Prior to the switch, the 22-year-old had been tracked by Chelsea and other Premier League clubs.

 

But his agent, Fernando Otto, believes that Telles will be most appreciated in Serie A and he was right to join Inter.

Chelsea: John Stones' written transfer request*

John Stones has handed in a transfer request at Everton.

 

That much we know to be true, but we've used a bit of artistic licence to imagine what it might look like (see pic above).

Star Faouzi Ghoulam topping as frontrunners in race for World Cup

The Gunners, along with Manchester City and Chelsea, have been tracking the full-back since he joined Napoli at the start of last season.

 

Angel di Maria will be offer an escape route from Manchester United nightmare -PSG

Angel di Maria could be offered an escape route out of Old Trafford this summer as Paris Saint-Germain step up their interest in the winger.

The Argentine international has endured a tough first season at Manchester United since joining for a British record fee of £59.7m from Real Madrid in August.

The French champions narrowly missed out on signing the 27-year-old attacker last summer and boss Laurent Blanc has identified Di Maria as his top transfer target during the close season.

Manu Tuilagi to miss World Cup after Assaulting a Police Officer

As a result of his convictions, he will not be considered at international level again until January 2016.

Below is an official joint statement released earlier on Friday by the RFU, Leicester and Tuilagi:

England Rugby and Leicester Tigers have taken action against Manu Tuilagi following his conviction on three charges of assault and one of criminal damage.