Manchester united to find out on Sunday if Dortmund will accept their offer for Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Manchester united will have to wait till the weekend to know if their 27 million pounds offer for Dortmund star Henrikh Mkhitaryan will be accepted or not by Dortmund.

The midfielder who has just one year left on his current contract with the German side is interested in leaving the club with united a potential destination.

But Dortmund has been insisting they are not ready to sell the player this summer. The club prefers he stay with them till his contract end and leave on a free transfer in a year’s time.
United who are reportedly interested in signing the Armenian have submitted an offer in the region of 27 million pounds and will have to wait till Sunday to hear from Dortmund if they will accept it or not.


Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watze admits this could change the club’s stance and a decision will be made by Sunday night.

“The situation is now different. Manchester has made a much improved offer.
“In situations like this there are always a lot of different things to consider and in the end at one point we have to make a decision.

“And as we are back in training on Monday we will decide at the weekend. I have contacted the relevant people and we will weigh things up at the weekend.

“And then the board will make the decision definitely at the weekend.” Watze told Sport Bild

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Chelsea join race to sign Michy Batshuayi

Chelsea fc of England is interested in signing Marseille striker Michy Batshuayi this summer according to latest reports.

The west London outfits who haven’t sign any player yet this summer since the appointment of Antonio Conte to take charge of the club.


Conte will officially take over as Chelsea manager after Euro 2016, but that hasn’t stop the Italian from trying to bring in new and quality players to the club during the summer.

Reports from the Daly Mirror indicate that Chelsea have set their sight on the Marseille front man in a surprise transfer as they look to bolster their striking options before next season.




This is not the first time Batshuayi is been link with a move to the premier league, he was once linked with both West Ham and Tottenham in recent months.

The report says Chelsea are really serious about bring the player to Stanford bridge.
Batshuayi is a decent striker and has scored 21 goals in 45 matches for Marseille.

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Liverpool are interested in Edinson Cavani

Liverpool are set to bid for PSG and Uruguay striker Edison Cavani as the red are keen on strengthen their attack as manager Jurgen Klopp is trying to build a team capable of challenging for the premier league title.

Liverpool has been linked with a lot of players in recent weeks as manager Klopp prepares for his first full season at the Merseyside club.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, Liverpool is keen on bringing the Paris saint German striker Cavani to the premier league this summer.


Cavani has been in fine form since joining PSG, scoring 81 goals in 148 matches for the ligue 1 outfit. Though the player was second choice striker for PSG last season having had to play second fiddle to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, but PSG value him highly.




It is reported that Cavani’s representatives are keen to push through a transfer to the English league and Liverpool could be his destination.

The player has not sign a contract extension with PSG yet as his future is uncertain.

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Manchester united set to resign Nani

A report emanating from turkey says English giants Manchester united are close to resigning winger Nani from turkey side fenerbahce.

Turkey media outlets DHA are reporting that Manchester united have already agreed personal terms with the player who is interested in rejoining his former club.
It is believe that new boss Jose Mourinho want the transfer done quickly but the two clubs are still locked in negotiation over the player’s transfer fee.


The turkey side is demanding that united pay the 6.2 million pounds release clause in the Nani’s contract. But united are reluctant to pay that amount. Officials from both clubs are expected to meet in the coming days to try and work out a deal that will benefit all parties involve.





Nani who was sold last summer to Fenerbahce by then united manager Louis Van Gaul as he deemed Nani surplus to requirements.

Nani is in fine form for the turkey side, scoring 12 goals and also assisting 13 last season in his debut season with Fenerbahce.

Nani won 11 major trophies during his eight years stay at united, which include 4 premier league titles and a champion’s league winner’s medal.

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Diego Costa wants to leave Chelsea: as Blues want profit on deal

Diego Costa: photo by Ben Sutherland

Chelsea striker Diego Costa wants to leave the club as he is interested in continuing his football career somewhere else.

The 27 year old is believed to be on Atletico’s shortlist for strikers as the club manager Diego Simeone seeks s new striker for next season.


The Spain international striker who wasn’t selected by Spain for the Euro 2016 tournament had a tough second season at Chelsea during the 2015-16 season after winning the premier league title in his debut year in English football.





AS, a spanish paper claim he is available for around 39 million pounds, with Chelsea hoping to make profit after they bought him from atletico two year ago for a reported 32 million pounds.
Also Cerezo believes a deal with the blues could be struck this summer, although he acknowledges there are complications to overcome first before such a transfer could happen.

“We are there, he wants to come. But that is already complicated,” Cerezo said.

New Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to access his squad first before he will decide if he need to buy players or not, meaning a move is unlikely to take place until after  Euro 2016.
Conte who according to the daily star has already start his search for a new striker, with Everton’s Romelu Lukaku and Alvaro Morata from juventus on his radar.

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Gordon McQueen wants Jose Mourinho to sign Jack Wilshire

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Gordon McQueen has urge Jose Mourinho to sign jack Wilshire from arch-rivals arsenal. McQueen who was a former united defender advise Mourinho to build his team around arsenal’s jack Wilshire.
With united set for a new era under new Portuguese tactician Jose Mourinho who was appointed to take charge of the club from the 2016-17 season.

The new Manchester united manager already start his transfer business by completing his first signing of the transfer window by signing Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly who joined the former English champions on a four-year deal on Wednesday.

McQueen insist Mourinho should sign jack Wilshire from bitter rivals’ arsenal and build his team around the talented England midfielder. He feels a fully fit Wilshire can offer Manchester united a lot and the gunners could allow him to leave the club.


“United could build a team around a fit jack Wilshire, but right now I don’t think arsenal would sell him. They let Robin Van Persie go to united, so you never know,”
McQueen told goal.com

“united are a huge club and big name players will always listen to them, but they are not in the champions league next season and that will work against them,”
It is widely reported that manager Mourinho will be handed a huge transfer budget of 200 million pounds to strengthen the squad in the summer transfer window. McQueen feels Mourinho will spend the money wisely.

“I don’t think 200 million pounds will be anywhere near enough. The money involved nowadays has gone crazy,” the ex-united player said.

“Mourinho will spend every penny he is given, he has to, but he will also have to look closely at what he has already got before deciding where to strengthen and who he can realistically afford.

“He will have to sell some of his assets. Players like Jaun Mata will go. He already sold him once when they were at Chelsea together. His most sellable asset is Anthony Martial but that would get him off on the wrong foot with the united fans.

“His budgets will less than Pep Gaudiola at Manchester city, who already has a much stronger squad, so there will have to be a lot of wheeling and dealing. Mourinho will have to show his skills in the marketplace to make united competitive.”

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Manchester city confirm Gundogan deal

Manchester city have confirmed the signing of IIkay Gundogan from German side Borussia Dortmound on a reported four year contract.
The midfielder becomes new city boss Pep Guadiola's first signing since appointed to take over from Manuel Pellegrini as manager of city




The Germany international, who will not feature for Germany in the euro 2016 due to a knee injury confirm the news in a video posted on city's official tweeter feed.
He said : " Hello city fans. You have been tweeting me for a long time and i officially announce that I am a Manchester city player. Hope to see you soon."
Though no official transfer fee has been confirmed but it is believed to be in the region of 21 million pounds.
Gundogan made 157 appearance in his five years at Dortmound having joined the club from FC Nurnberg in 2011.
Gundogan is a typical box-to-box midfielder who is very strong in the air and is never afraid to commit to a tackle. He has made 16 appearance for the German national team.

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Napoli want Arsenal man

Recent reports reaching us indicate Napoli have join the race to sign arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny as it is becoming increasingly likely that the pole will be leaving the club.
The pole spend last season at Roma where he impress and the Italian outfit want to take him on a second loan spell or even if possible sign him permanently. The report says arsenal are willing to sell having paid a portion of his wages for the time he spent with Roma.
But according to news coming from Italy, Napoli want to sign Szczesny and have already get in touch with the stopper. Tje report says Napoli phoned to ask if he was renewing with Roma,  although there is no indication of what they were told at this point





Arsenal have insisted that Roma pay 15 million pounds for the goalkeeper if they want to sign him on a permanent deal. Personally I will be surprised if arsenal decide to cash in on the stopper giving that cech is not getting younger while second choice goalkeeper David Ospina is inconsistent. Szczesny is still just 26 years of age and I don't think it is wise for arsenal to sell him, since he still has time to develop to become a top class goalkeeper as he has the potential. Personally I think he should be send to Roma on a second loan spell since they are still interested in him.

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Football Transfer News

With most of the league seasons in Europe ending to with their last football fixtures set to be played today, teams are already planning for next season and are lining up players to buy in the summer to fortify their teams ahead of next league season. There are many football transfer news making rounds these days. Some of this news is not confirmed hence are just rumors while others are confirm. Football gists will try to bring you some of the football transfer news making wave these days.

Arsenal transfer news

Latest reports flying around indicate arsenal is close to the signing of Swiss international midfielder Granit Xhaka from Borussia Monchengladbach for a fee thought to be 33 million pounds. The report even goes on to say the player is really interested in joining arsenal and want the deal to be wrap up as quickly as possible. The gunners are also rumored to be interested in signing argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain from Napoli in a fee believe to be in the 37.8 million pounds region. The gunners are In the market for a world class striker. Though it’s not clear if these transfer news about the gunners are true, but with the gunners expected to let three players leave in the summer, then one should expect new faces at the emirate.




Man utd transfer news

There is news that says man utd want James Rodriguez. It also says that his agent Mendes has offered the player to united. Mandes was the agent that worked on deals that brought Angel Di Maria and Radamel Falcao to old Trafford so one will have to take this news seriously. Though it is believe Real Madrid value the player at 60 million pounds but united has the money to spend so I don’t think money will be an issue here. United will embark on a huge summer spending spree to the tune of 300 million pounds according to starsport. It is said that the player want to move away from Madrid and united is a perfect destination.

Man city transfer news

City has launched a transfer move for Dani Carvajal according to the mirror. The paper also says it was due to the orders from incoming manager Pep Guardiola. The 24 year-old Madrid righ back is highly rated at Madrid and I don’t think Madrid are willing to sell unless city make a huge offer. Report also say city have entered the race to sign Leicester city midfielder Kante and that talks are in advance stage according to the Manchester evening news. It is also believe that incoming manager Pep Guardiola is targeting two arsenal players; Jack Wilshire and Alexis Sanchez.

Liverpool transfer news

It is reported that Liverpool have made a formal offer of 20 million pounds for Bayern and German midfielder Mario Gotze. He is a target that club manager Jurgen Klopp has been eying for some time now, with the Liverpool manager wanting to bring his former Borussia Dortmund protégé to the anfield. It is reported that the player has been told by Bayern Munich and Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer to join Liverpool.

Bayern Munich transfer news

Bayern Munich has sign Mats Hummels from Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund alongside Renato Sanches from benfica. The German champions confirm the deals on Tuesday.
These are some of the latest football transfer news around the net.

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Why Manchester City Fans Should Be Happy That Manuel Pellegrini Is Leaving.

image of Pellegrini. photo by joshjdss

With the Barclay’s premier league season coming to an end with just one game remaining, a lot of clubs in the premier league are already planning for next season with a lot of transfer been line up during the summer . A lot of clubs will have new faces; both players and managers as they head to next season. One club that is sure to make changes to their team and bring in new players is Manchester city fc. With the capacity of the club to spend huge amount of money to bring in new players they want, we should be expecting a lot of changes. If recent news is anything to go by, then it is clear that club manager Manuel Pellegrini will be the first to walk out through the exit door after three years of service to the club.

A lot of fans may not be happy with his departure given that he has given so much to the club, but I think it is best for him to leave the club, and since he will be replace by one of the best managers In Europe in the person of pep Guardiola, I think the club is in safe hands as we all know what pep is capable of. He has transformed big teams in Europe to the very best teams in Europe and the world in general. He managed fc Barcelona of Spain and transformed them to the best team in the world, also wining trophies with them before moving to Germany to manage Bayern Munich. At Bayern, he did the same thing and I think he will also do the same thing with Manchester city



Back to Pellegrini, he has manage to bring trophies to Manchester city having won the premier league once and two league cup for the citizens in his three years stay in the club. He also made sure Manchester city qualify for the champions league in his three years stay in the club, though this season, they are yet to secure a champions league spot given their 2-2 draw with arsenal last week. And with Man united behind with just two points separating the two teams, a lost by city and a win by united will change everything. Not qualifying for the champion’s league next season will be a big blow to the club and the manager. Here is a man, who inherited a team that could win things, then he spent 200 million pounds to bring in new players, if they are not in the champions league next season, then city have really gone backward rather than going forward as a big club. Though they did reach the semi-final of this year champion league in which they were knockout by Real Madrid.
 Manchester city poor performance this season can’t be wholly blamed on the manager alone as the board also has a part in it. City’s season was disrupted by the board’s announcement in February that manager Pellegrini would be replace by Pep Guardiola in the summer. The decision to announce Pellegrini’s departure mid-season really played a part in the club’s poor performance. As it worked in the opposite and had a negative effect on the team performance, given that the manager’s power was weaken.

With Manuel Pellegrini leaving at the end of the season, Manchester city fans should be happy as he will be replace by a better and tactically sound manager.

To say thank you, Manchester city owner, Sheikh Mansour and Chairman Khaldoon Al Muberak presented Manuel Pellegrini an original L.S.Lowry painting as a gift prior to the 2-2 draw with arsenal last week. Pellegrini is a big art fan and Lowry was a die heart man city fan.

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Why Leicester city won the league

Few weeks ago, I wrote a post why I think Leicester city may win the league. Well they did it!!! Leicester city fc were confirm as the champions of the English premier league. A feat that surprise many football fans and pundits all over the world.  A team that only last season were fighting to avoid relegation or should we say barely escaped relegation.  They did not even spend money as some of the heavyweight in the premier league did. They only significant change in the club was the appointment of Claudio Ranieri as the manager of the club and he did very well with the club and they went ahead to achieve this incredible feat.
Some may say Leicester city don’t deserve to win the title or that they were lucky to win it given that the big clubs and tittle favorites all slip up and were inconsistent throughout the season. Whichever one you want to believe, one thing is quite clear; there are many reasons why the fox are champions of England. I will try and point out some of the obvious reasons here:


The appointment of Claudio Ranieri
Well this is not the first time ranieri will be managing an English team. He did manage Chelsea some years back and honestly he wasn’t cut out for that job. He has managed clubs in different leagues in Europe and even national teams and fail woefully. But ever since the Italian took charge as manager of Leicester city, their game change, I don’t know if the manager wanted to proof that he can do it in English football or that he wanted to show the English fans especially Chelsea fans that he has what it takes to be champion. His team was playing an entertaining and a high pressing football. His tactics were top notch and he balances defense with attack.

Good and quality players
A good player doesn’t necessarily have to cost a fortune as Leicester city prove. Before this season, nobody knew most of their players that much. personally I only knew a few of them, players like Kante, ollia, and the rest are strange names to me. But their performance this season is nothing short of brilliant. The players were very hungry to win. They also have players like Jami Vardy, Mahrez, Drinkwater and the rest who outstanding all through the season. 

The big clubs all mess up
Well this was one very hard season to predict, I mean the big teams like Chelsea, arsenal, Manchester united, Manchester city were all inconsistent and were dropping points like bombs been drop from a fighter jet. This prove costly for them as small club like Leicester city who were place at 200/1 odds to win the league by bookmakers took advantage of the big clubs inconsistency to climb up the premier league table and won the league for the first time in the clubs existence.




They were consistent
While the big clubs were well not consistent and busy dropping points through the cause of the season, Leicester city were playing with so much consistency that it was very difficult to beat them. They only suffered three defeats all through the season, two in the hands of arsenal and one from Liverpool. Even in games were we thought they will either lose or draw, they somehow manage to pull a win and claim all three points. They even won games that look like they will end in a goalless draw, by winning it in the dying minutes of the game by a lone goal, typical characteristics of potential tittle winning sides in the premier league over the years.

They believed
Well it is no secret that everything one tend to achieve in life starts with the believe that one can achieve it. The Leicester city players believed that they can win the league, their manager believed they can and their fans too. It was these believe that guide them into each game they play. They play with the believe that they can win the game and they keep on believing still they finally achieve their goal.
I think these are some of the reasons why Leicester city won the English premier league. Feel free to add yours in the comment section.
We all here at football gist congratulate Leicester city fc on this great achievement.

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Arsenal news : the rise of youngster Alex Iwobi

Alex Iwobi. photo by joshjdss

In a season of disappointment for arsenal fans all over the world, once again their club has fail to win the the premier League tittle after they had started very well early in the season. With some players form dropping and due to injuries to key first team players,  manager Arsene wenger gave some reserved players a chance to play for the first team and even start matches. In this article, i will be focusing on one such player who had the chance to start matches for the gunners and really performed very well. He is no other person than younger Alex Iwobi.


Alex iwobi was born in Lagos to Nigerian parents on the third of may 1996, he celebrated his birthday just yesterday. Akex has a duel nationality, he can either choose to play for Nigeria or England. Though he chose to play for Nigerian national team. He is a nephew of for super Eagles captain, the legendary Jay Jay Okocha.
Alex was given the chance to play for the first team by manager arsene wenger and the lad is proofing the manager right for trusting him with the job and is repaying the manager's faith in him. He impress the manager, fans and football pundits all over the world with his exceptional style of play. He is liken to Spain and Barcelona fc midfielder Andres Iniesta. He is very good with the ball on his feet, can dribble very well and has a strong passing ability like his uncle Okocha. He also can stier up an attack with his layoffs and like to cut inside defenses with his frightening pace,  something that wenger likes in his players. Though the lad is very poor when it comes to ariel dual which is understandable given his hight  and seldom contribute to defense. Apart from these weaknesses, the boy has been a great revelation so far this season for the gunners.
He has played 19 games so far this season, scoring 2 goals and assisting 2. Has a pass accuracy of 84.6%.
I think if the lad continue this way, he will be a very good footballer like his uncle Okocha, he has been great for the gunners and they could only hope he gets better, improve as he grow older mature.

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Leicester city are champions of the English premier league

Leicester city football of England have won the Barclay’s  English premier for the first time in the club’s history after Tottenham were held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea. Tottenham were already two goals up before Chelsea put up  a brilliant performance to destroy tottenham’s hope of winning the tittle.
With all the big sides playing badly this season, it was one of the small sides Leicester city that with playing with consistency and truly deserve the tittle.




The fox who surprise all football fans throughout the season with their fine performance won the league with 77 points with just two games remaining. Their closest challengers’ tottenham are on 70 points.
Claudio Raneiri’s side who only were promoted to the premier league two seasons ago and were battling to avoid relegation last season surprise every football fans with this achievement, and they did it without spending huge amount of money to buy players. Players like jemie vardy, rahad mahraz, kante and co. were bought for a little fee, but their performance throughout the season has been nothing but outstanding, and one of their players rahad mahrez was rewarded for his performance this season by been voted as the PFA player of the year.
With this feat, Leicester city have proof to the all football world that winning trophy is not all about spending money and acquiring big name players.
We here at futballgists congratulate Leicester city football club of England.

You may also like to read what we wrote about  Leicester city and why we thought they could win the league before now.

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Why Arsene Wenger Should Leave Arsenal

photo of arsenal manager Arsene Wenger photo by Gordon Flood

With the Barclay’s English premier league coming to the closing stage, arsenal football club fans are once again left frustrated with their club’s position in the premier league table. Once again the club is now standing in fourth place in the table after they had performed well early in the season. They were tip by bookmakers and football analysts as one of the tittle favorites but instead they are currently languishing in fourth place with two games remaining. With west ham united and Manchester united closing in on the gunners with fast pace, one may say first place is not even guaranteed for the gunners, and this could be the season they lose out of the top four and hence not play in the champions league next season.

Though there are a lot of reasons for arsenal’s inability to challenge for the premier league title for over a decade now; these include the way the club is been manage by the board and the club manager Arsene Wenger. In this post, I will be focusing on the club manager Arsene Wenger and how he has contribute to the club’s woes and why I think it is best for him to leave the club now for someone else to take charge of the club.




Arsene is no doubt a good manager, but below are the reasons I think he should leave arsenal fc by the end of the season for someone with new ideas and zeal to manage the club:

 He Is Not A Good Coach Anymore

No doubt Arsene is a good manager given that he is a professor in economics and has manage arsenal football club very well ever since he was appointed to take charge of the club. He even oversees arsenal’s movement from Highburry to the Emirate stadium and managed the financial crisis that came with that movement very well, something that all arsenal supporters are grateful for. But like I said earlier, he is not a good coach, his tactics are outdated and he has no plan B when the match is not in his favor. How many times have we seen him change tactics in a game, even his substitutions are predictable and timed as he does his substitutions in the 70th minutes or so not minding weather the team is losing or not. Maybe that was why former Chelsea coach José Mourinho called him a specialist in failure.

Arsenal need change

Arsenal fc really need a change of management, arsene has been in charge of arsenal for close to two decades now, making him the longest club manager currently serving in the EPL and even in Europe. May be this is affecting the team performance since many managers now know how to set up their team to player wenger’s arsenal team and given that he rarely changes tactics even if things are going wrong, he always fall into their trap and make arsenal  drop important points. I know most people will disagree with me on this and will say that Alex Ferguson serve as manager of Manchester utd for more than 20 years yet his team was winning the tittle till he retired. But what we need to consider is that does Ferguson changes his tactics if all goes wrong and he usually buy good players? The answer to this question is yes. Arsene on the other hand doesn’t.

His refusal to strengthen the team

There is only one thing that is more annoying than watching arsenal play without plan B and losing a game, it is watching arsenal play with average players simply because wenger refuse to buy good players for the team. He keep on telling us that his team is good and that he has players with quality when it is clear to everyone even the blind that is not true. Arsenal needed at least a new striker, a defensive midfielder, a defender and a goalkeeper going into the season, it was clear to everyone but wenger instead bought only a goalkeeper and then told the whole world that arsenal don’t need more players that the players in the club are good enough. Ok let’s assume that they are, what happen when they are out injured as is always the case with arsenal players, who will replace them? Imagine arsenal losing a game and then wenger brings in players like Walcott, Flamini, Arteta, chambers and co. who are average players and should not be playing for a big club like arsenal fc. It is so painful to watch them play when we are losing. It is not  lack of funds that is the course of this since we have been told many times by the board and the manager that the club has money to spend, but it is just wenger’s refusal to spend the money and bring in the players needed that is the course.




Fourth place is not enough

I don’t know about you but personally for me, fourth place is not enough for the club and the fans. Arsenal as a big club should be competing and winning the EPL, the champion’s league and other available trophies. But instead they got bundled out of the champion’s league in disgrace for the past decade now, always finish fourth in the epl and end the season without a trophy to boast about. The club’s fans are getting bored with the fouth position that wenger, the board and the players cherish so much. The fans need more than fourth place; they need trophies to compensate them for the high ticket price that they pay to watch their beloved club play every week.

The fans have lost faith in him

Arsenal fans stage protest against Wenger 

I think the most important reason why wenger should leave the club is that he no longer have the faith and confidence of the fans. The fans are getting tired of watching their club play a whole season and end up winning nothing, they are tired of watching arsenal play with mediocrity players because wenger refuse to spend money to buy players. They are tired of watching their team lose games without any plan B. they want him out of the club, hence the “wenger out” placards in the stadium. They want a new manager to replace him, and I think he should do the honorable thing and resign from the club. Though a lot of fans will miss him, even me too but the club comes first before any personal ambition.

These are the reasons I think wenger should leave arsenal. Feel free to add yours in the comment section. Or let’s know if you still want him to stay and why.

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Leicester city vs Swansea city match preview

Leicester city will play host to Swansea city in today's Barclay's premier League game. A game that will take them a step closer to winning the league tittle should they manage to win. The foxs are currently top of the league table with 73 points,  5 above their closest rivals Tottenham. In their last game they were held to 2-2 draw by west ham United. With just four games remaining to the end of the season, they should hope to bounce back to winning ways should they want to make their dream of winning the league a reality. Seeing that their remaining games are tough games at least on paper.
Swansea who have managed to escape relegation will be hoping for a win here to spoil Leicester city tittle hopes. They were beaten in their last game by Newcastle United.  Swansea city are currently 13 in the league with 47 points.

Team news
Leicester city with be without their top scorer Jamie Vardy after he was sent off last week for two yellow cards offense. Vardy may also miss their next match against Manchester United after the FA charge him with improper conduct.
Swansea have to injuries to worry about.
Before this game today,  Leicester city have had five wins and a draw in their last six games, while Swansea have three wins, one draw and two losses in their last six games.

Prediction: Leicester city 1:0 Swansea city.

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Sunderland vs Arsenal match preview

Arsenal will be traveling to the stadium of light to take on Sunderland who are fighting to avoid relegation. The black cats won an important game against Norwich city. A result that ensure they still has a chance to avoid relegation. They are currently a point behind Norwich city with a game in hand. They will have to survival an arsenal side that is fighting for the top four and need to win in order to overtake Manchester city into third place. The black cats have gone six games without a win before beating Norwich city, hopefully that crucial win can give them a boost as they look to cause an upset against arsenal.

Arsenal on their own are fighting for a top four finish again this year after missing out on the tittle after starting brightly from the beginning of the season. The gunners who won their reschedule game against west brom with star forward Alexis Sanchez scoring both goals in the first half of the game, will be hoping for a win today to leapfrog Manchester city into third place.

Team news
Sunderland may have to play without striker Fabio Borini,  midfielder Jack Rodwell,  and forward Jeremain Lens as they are major doubt after picking up slight injuries.
Arsenal will be without England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who is out until may after a knee injury.
Before this game today, Sunderland have four draws, a lost,  and a win in their last six games.  While arsenal have three draws and three wins in their last six games.

Prediction: Sunderland 1:2 arsenal.

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Arsenal 1: 1 Crystal Palace match report

Arsenal continue their poor run of form after they were held to a 1: 1 draw by crystal Palace at home. The gunners took the lead in the last minute of the first half when star striker Alexis Sanchez rose high and headed an over the top pass from danny welbeck to give the gunners the lead.
The second half begin and in moments later, Ledley saw a yellow card for a foul on Alexis Sanchez. Ozil took the resulted free kick which was close but over the goal post.
Former Arsenal and Man city striker Emmanuel Adebayor came on to replace Wickham in the 64th minute as palace look for an equalizer.
Danny Welbeck force a save from the goalkeeper with a flying shot, with Mohammed Elneny shooting the rebounce but it was blocked by palace defense.
Mesut Ozil pull in a fine cross that was headed by Alexis Sanchez but went wide in the in the 66th minute.
Emmanuel Adebayor was booed by arsenal fans wherever he touches the ball.
Alexis Sanchez miss a header from a foul on Moreal that was taken quickly by Mesut Ozil as the gunners keep pressing for a second goal to kill the game. Moreal also came close to scoring but his shot was block by palace defense.
Scot Dann saw a yellow card for a foul on Danny welbeck.  Olivia Giroud came on to replace Danny welbeck and Alex Iwobi was replace by Aaron ramsey as wenger made a double substitution, with palace also making a substitution of their own.
Bolasie equalize for palace with a fine shot just outside of the 18 yard to earn palace a point.

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Leicester city 2: 2 west ham united match report

Leicester’s city dream of winning the Barclay’s English premier league is gradually becoming a reality after they played a 2:2 draw with west ham united at home. The fox surprising run to the top of the table continues with a brilliant game against west ham. Vardy scored the first goal after the game after Kante took a pass from Mahrez and run some yard before releasing Jamie Vardy on the left who unleashed a thunderous shot with his left foot to score his 22nd goals of the season, giving Leicester city the lead.
Payet got a yellow card for a challenge on Vardy in the 43rd minute of the game. With both side still trying to make something of the game, west ham’s Antonio took a fine shot that went over the goal post in the stoppage time of the first half.  The first of ended with Vardy’s goal the only thing separating the teams.
Andy Carroll came on in the beginning of the second half and he was involved in most of west ham’s attack. In the 50th minute, west ham’s Andy Carroll saw a fine header went wide from a corner kick that was taken by west ham.
Minutes later, Vardy got a second yellow card for diving inside west ham’s 18 yard. The fall was a clear dive and the referee had no choice but to book him, as a result he was sent off.
Noble was replaced in the 63rd minute by Lazini. Few minutes later Nigerian and west ham striker Amunike had a chance on goal but the Nigerian shot went over the bar. Later Morgan saw a yellow card for a hash tackle on Andy Carroll.
Mahrez who was unusually quite all through the game was replaced by Amarty in the 78th minute.
West ham united got a free kick which was taken by Payet but the referee gave united a penalty after morgan  pull down a west ham player. Andy Carroll scored from the resulted penalty to equalize for west ham united. From minutes later west ham’s Creswell scored a fantastic goal with a shot from the left to give west ham united the lead for the first time in the game. But west ham could not collect all three points after Andy Carroll brought down Kante in the penalty area and the referee gave Leicester city a penalty that was converted by ulao to end the game in a draw.

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Manchester united 1:0 Aston villa match report

Aston villa were relegated today they lost away to Manchester united in the Barclay’s English primier league. The villains who needed at least a draw in today’s game could not produce a performance that would have kept them in the top flight. A goal from united youngster Rashford was enough to relegate Aston villa to the second division of English football.

United were the better side from the sound of the whistle and could have gone in front early on had Mata not miss a clear chance. The Spain midfielder was put through on goal by Rashford but the midfielder miss it.  With that chance gone, the game was less entertaining until the 32nd minute when Antonio Valencia   collected a long pass from Rooney and send a low cross into the 18 yard box for youngster Rashford to tap home to give untied the lead. The goal which was Rashford’s  seventh goals in 12 matches in all competition later prove to be the only goal in the game, but was enough to send Aston villa to the second division.

United had a lot of chance to double the lead in the second half but could not take them. Rashford who was brilliant all through the time he was on the pitch miss a chance later on. Mata later force a fine save from Aston villa goalkeeper after he was given a pass from a corner kick which Aston villa players fail to defend, but their goalkeeper save them with a fine save.
Rooney was replaced by lingard as united push for more goals. In the 76th minute, united made a second substitution by bringing on Antonio Martial to replace Rashford.

In the 82nd minute, Aston villa substituted Richardson and bring on Gestede and they look for equalizer. They later had a good chance in the 84th minute when their headed corner hit the bar.
With this result, united are still in 5th position and Aston villa are now relegated from the top flight.

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Barclay’s English Premier League Fixtures and Predictions for Week 34

With the English premier league entering it last stages, a lot of tough matches are coming up recently. Teams are trying to stay in good position in the league table and as such there are a lot of entertaining and hard matches for all the teams. Teams that are top of the table are hoping to stay there while teams below are fighting hard to topple teams above them. Also some teams are fighting to avoid relegation.
We bring to you, this week’s fixtures and prediction on the English premier league.

Saturday 16/04/2016

12:45 pm (UK time) Norwich vs. Sunderland
In the first match of the day, Norwich will be playing host to Sunderland. This game is very important for both teams because it will have an effect on the survival of both teams. Norwich are just two points above Sunderland who occupy the third position from bottom of the table and are in the last relegation spot. Norwich will hope to either win this game or settle for a draw while Sunderland will be hoping to win it.
Prediction: Norwich 2:2 Sunderland.

15:00 (UK  time) Everton vs. Southampton
Southampton who are currently 7th in the league table will be visiting 12th placed Everton.  Everton have FA cup semifinal clash with Manchester united at Wembley, will be hoping to win or settle for a draw in this game. Manager Roberto Martinez told Everton’s official YouTube channel that he could make a number of changes for his side’s match against Southampton. With Everton in 12th place in the table, their aim this term is to beat Manchester united in the FA cup semifinal and go on to win the FA cup in the final at Wembley. With Everton’s recent disappointment in the league, winning the FA cup will be a better consolation for their fans. Southampton on their own could make a run for the top four spot if they can beat Everton at Godison Park. They are in 7th position with 50 points, three points below fourth place Manchester city.
Prediction: Everton 2: 1 Southampton

15:00 (UK  time) Manchester united vs. Aston villa
Manchester united will be hoping to bounce back from their poor performance last week against tottenham, united were beating 3 goals to none by Tottenham in a game that was not actually reflected on the score line. Tottenham produce a six minute brilliant football to beat man united that day. With the race for champion’s league position getting hot, united will be hoping to win this game so as to put pressure on city that are above in the last champion’s league spot. Aston villa that are all but relegated will be playing for their pride.
Prediction: man united 3:0 Aston villa

15:00 (UK  time) Newcastle vs. Swansea
Relegation strugglers Newcastle will welcome an inform Swansea. This is a must win game for united who are trying to avoid relegation. The Magpies are in 19th position with just 25 points, six points below the safe zone. But they will have to beat an inform Swansea side that beat Chelsea last week. With their closest rivals Norwich and Sunderland playing against each other, this give united an opportunity to leapfrog Sunderland if they win and Sunderland lose.
Prediction: Newcastle 1:2 Swansea

15:00 (UK  time) westbrom vs. Watford
Westbrom and Watford will be battling for 3 points when they face each other today in the Barclay’s premier league. Both teams will be hoping to collect maximum points in this game. westbrom are in 14th position with 40 points while Watford are below them in 15th position with 38 points.
Prediction: Westbrom 2:1 Watford

17:30 (UK time) Chelsea vs. man city
Chelsea will be playing host to man city in the star match of the week. Chelsea who are currently 10th in the table will be hoping to bounce back to winning ways after their 1:0 defeat in the hands of Swansea last week. City on the other hand is hoping to overtake arsenal that are just two points above them in third place. This game is expected to be entertaining with some individual skills from players from both sides.
Prediction: Chelsea 2:2 man city.

 Sunday 17/04/2016

13:00 (UK time) Bournemouth vs. Liverpool
Bournemouth will be hoping to stop an inform and rampaging Liverpool side that last Thursday came from 3 goals down to beat dortmond 4:3. Bournemouth will have to be on their best to keep Liverpool at bay all through the 90 minutes.
Prediction: Bournemouth 0:4 Liverpool

13:30 (UK time) Leicester city vs. west ham
Table toppers Leicester city will play host to 3westham. This game will be a tight game in which both side are hoping to take all three points. Leicester city will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the table while west ham will be hoping to close in on the top four side.
Prediction: Leicester city 1: 0 west ham.

16: 00 (UK time) Arsenal vs. crystal palace
Arsenal will welcome crystal palace to the emirate stadium as they hope to close the gap with second place Totteham hotspur. The gunner will be hoping to win this game havening draw their last match against west ham which all both end their tittle charge. A win here will take the gunner to 62 points, 3 points below Tottenham who will not play until Monday night, though the gunners have a game in hand.
Prediction: arsenal 3:1 crystal palace.

Monday 18/04/2016

20:00 Stoke city vs. Tottenham
Stoke city will host Tottenham on Monday night. Tottenham who are second placed in the league table will hope to get a win in this game.
Prediction: Stoke 2: 2 tottenham.

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ARSENAL VS CRYSTAL PALACE MATCH REVIEW

Arsenal will play host to crystal palace on Sunday in the English premier league. The gunners who have currently fall out of the tittle race will be hoping to take all three points as they aim to pip Tottenham hotspur to second place in the league table. The spurs are leading the gunners with six points and are in second place though arsenal has an outstanding match to look forward to. Leicester city are far away from the gunners in top spot with thirteen points gap, and with their current form, i don’t think arsenal can catch up with them though manager Wenger believe his side can do it. But to do that, they will have to win all their remaining matches and hope that Leicester city and Tottenham hotspur will both have a poor run of form in their remaining six matches. And they have to start by beating crystal palace on Sunday. But before that game, Leicester city may give the gunners a sixteen points gap if they are able to beat west ham, who cause the gunners to drop two points after getting two early goals in the first half but two quick goals from west ham start striker Andy Carroll ended the first half in a draw. Carroll scored another goal in the second half to complete a hat trick before gunner’s defender Koscielny level the score to make sure both teams share the points in this game.
Since Tottenham hotspur who are in second place won’t be playing until Monday night, the gunner can close the gap between them and Tottenham if they manage a win on Sunday. With city just two points behind arsenal in fourth place, the gunners cannot afford to either draw or lose this game. Though city may go above arsenal temporally if they defeat Chelsea on Saturday.
With the gunners not having fresh injuries to worry about and with players returning from injury, the gunners will have to win this game. Goalkeeper Petr Cech may start in goal after returning from injury and spending the last two games on the bench. Defender Mertesacker may replace Gabriel after his woeful performance against west ham last week. In front I think Giroud may get the node over Welbeck who was very poor against west ham.
Crystal palace on their own will be hoping to pull an upset at the emirate when they visit the gunners. Having draw their last match against Everton, and before that, they had won against Norwich. I think they will be heading into this game with high confidence and will hope to give Arsenal a run for their money. Crystal palace will be having an eye on their upcoming FA cup semi final clash with Watford, so manager Allen Pardew will have to make some rotation in his starting eleven. Palace is currently in 16th position with 38 points.
Prediction: arsenal 3: 0 palace.
Feel free to comment if you feel the score will be different from my prediction.

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Barclay’s premier league results for week 33

The premier league week 33 brought a lot of fun and agony depending on whose fan you are. It was fun and there were a lot of football brilliance on display. Goals were scored for fun and many prayers were very captivating. Below are the fixtures and results of week 33 in the Barclays English premier league:

Sat 09 April 2016

West ham 3: 3 arsenal

 the hammers and the gunners settled for a 3: draw in a very entertaining football match. There were individual brilliance in this game especially Andy Carroll who got a hat trick to help his side hold the gunners to a draw. Early goals from Mesut Ozil and ALEXIS Sanchez had set the gunners on a win, but two successive goals from Carroll canceled out the goals in the first half. The English man then scored in the second half to help his side lead in the game for the first time, but a goal from koceilny ensures the gunners return to the emirate with a point.

Aston villa 1: 2 Bournemouth

Aton villa continue their poor form and relegation battle with losing at home to an inform Bournemouth side, the villains are really going for a relegation this term. The result mean Aston villas are bottom of the table with 27 points, while Bournemouth are 11^th with 41 points.

Crystal palace 1: 0 Norwich

A very good performance from crystal palace saw them defeat Norwich by a lone goal. This game was everything but entertaining to me. The result means palaces are 16^th with 37 points in the table while Norwich are 17^th with 31 points.

Southampton 3: 1 Newcastle

Newcastle who are adjusting to managerial change with Rafael Benitez were hamper  3 : 1 by Southampton thus making it hard for Newcastle to try and avoid relegation. Southampton are now in 7^th position with 50 points while Newcastle are second from bottom of the table.

Swansea 1: 0 Chelsea

The swans put up a very fine performance against Chelsea at home to win by a lone goal. Swansea are now in 12^th position with 40 points while Chelsea occupy the 10^th position with 44 points.

Watford 1: 1 Everton

Both teams were happy to settle for a draw after an entertaining game which saw both side produce fine performance. The result left Watford 15^th in the league with 38 points while Everton are 14^th with 39 points.

Man city 2: 1 west brom

Well man city are trying to keep their slim tittle hope alive as the defeated west brom 2 goals to 1. City are now in 4^th position with 53 points, two points behind third place arsenal. West brom on their hand are in 13^th with 40 points.

Sunday 10^th April 2016

Sunderland 0: 2 Leicester city

The fox keep their tittle dream alive by producing a fine display to beat Sunderland away from home by two goals. They maintain their lead at the top of the table by 7 points. Sunderland are 18^th with 27 points.

Liverpool 4: 1 stoke

Stoke city got a hampering in the hands of Liverpool after they were defeated 4 goals to 1. The result left them with 47 points in 9^th position while Liverpool are 8^th with 48 points.

Tottenham 3: 0 man utd

Tottenham defeated man utd by 3 goals. United put up one of their poor performance in this game. Tottenham are keeping pace with table topper Leicester city. United are 5^th with 53 points.

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TOTTENHAM VS MANCESTER UNITED MATCH PREVIEW AND PREDICTION

Tottenham will host Manchester united in a game that will mean a lot to both teams. tottenham will be hoping for a win at home against Manchester united to help them keep pace with table toppers Leicester city. the fox are 8 points clear and tottenham knows that only a win here against united will help them to put pressure on Leicester city. tottenham were help to a draw by Liverpool in their last match, a result that help Leicester city increase the gap on them after beating southerton by a lone goal.
Manchester united on the other hand are looking to make the top four and are taking nothing for granted. they will come into this game with the mentality to win it. though white hrtland has never been a favorable ground to visit for the red devils.

TEAM NEWS
defender Jan Vertonghen could be available for selection for tottenham today. the Belgian defender has was absent from the squad for the past three months due to a knee injury.
 i think Eric Lamala will also be available for selection having missed last weekend clash with Liverpool.

united will have the trio of Phil Jones, Ashly Young and Antonio Valancia available have miss recent games due to injuries.

the trio of Warny Rooney, Daley Blind and Luke Shaw will not be available today.

MY PREDICTION : totteham 2: united 1

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 14 league trips to White Hart Lane (W8, D6), since a 3-1 defeat in May 2001.
• Tottenham are yet to score against United in three game under Mauricio Pochettino - their goalless drought stands at 296 Premier League minutes.
• Indeed Pochettino is winless in all six Premier League matches as a manager against Manchester United (D3, L3).
• The last three games played between the sides at Tottenham have been drawn.

Tottenham

• Title-chasing Tottenham have won only two of their last five games (D2, L1).
• Spurs have recorded victories in four of their last five league games at White Hart Lane (D1).
• Mauricio Pochettino's men have conceded a league-low 25 goals, Manchester United have let in the second fewest with 27.
• They have recovered a league-high 19 points from losing positions.
• Harry Kane is the leading Premier League scorer this season with 22 goals, 11 of them have been scored in 2016.
• Dele Alli has provided a league-high six assists in 2016, one ahead of Dmitri Payet.

Manchester United

• Manchester United have won four of their last five games.
• United's last three wins have all been 1-0.
• No Premier League club has kept more clean sheets than Louis van Gaal's side this season, who have recorded 15.
• They have triumphed in only two of their last nine away games (D3, L4).
• The Red Devils have lost just one of seven games played against fellow top-six clubs (W3, D3).
• Anthony Martial has scored three goals in his last four appearances for United in all competitions.

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WHY LEICESTER CITY MAY WIN THE LEAGUE

Barclay's English Premier League Trophy

With  just less than seven games remaining in the English premier league, the race for the tittle and well as champion league qualification is really heating up. The top four are really fighting hard to stay where they are; the teams below them are fighting hard to overthrow them. Also those ways down the table are fighting to avoid relegation. At the top of the table is perhaps a surprise, Leicester city is leading the packs. The fox are on sixty nine points, seven points above their closest rivals totentham .

The fox are in a very surprising position in the league table and I know many people actually felt they will slip up with time and let the big boys in the league win it. But I don’t think that will be the case as I think we should start to take them seriously. Here are the reasons I think they might win the league this year.


Believe:   I know most people think they are just tittle pretenders, but the fox have gone way beyond just tittle pretenders, they are even the tittle favorites as it stands now, and that is down to the believe in the squad. The players and the fans are starting to believe they have the quality to do it and I think that is what is keeping them up there in the table.


Quality: with the believe that they can do it, they also have the quality in the squad to win the league, they have players like Mahrez, Vardy, Kante and many more who can the cause of a game with one individual brilliance. Their players are so good that I think the best player of the season will even be from their squad.


The big clubs are all slipping up: with the big clubs who are expected to win the league all slipping up and out of form, the fox have the best chance to win the league and I think they know it and are really working hard to do it. Clubs like Arsenal, man city, Manchester united and Chelsea are all fumbling and this give the fox a good opportunity to win the title this year.

The manager: the fox have one of the tactically good manager in the league and that is why they are playing a very good and entertaining football. I think the manager must have told them how extra ordinary it will be if they surprise everyone by winning the league this year.

The fans: well this may not be really that significant, but the fox have fans that love and believe in their club that they always play the eleventh man in the pitch.


i think this are some of the reasons why Leicester city may win the league this year. feel free to add yours if you believe they can do it. also if you think they can't, then tell us why.

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