European giants FC Barcelona and Manchester United are monitoring Nigerian forward Henry Onyekuru performance at Belgian side, Anderlecht, reports in Belgium claim.
Scouts from both clubs, according to Belgian news outlet Het Laastste Nieuws, were at the Stade La Cononnier on Saturday to observe the forward who scored the winning goal for Anderlecht in their 2-1 win against Royal Excel Mouscron.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho hailed Paul Pogba's "top" comeback display after a 4-1 win over Newcastle at Old Trafford. Pogba regained his place in the starting eleven after being sidelined for two months due to hamstring injury. Pogba had picked up the injury in a Champions League clash against Basel.
Daishawn Reddan has disclosed the reason why he rejected an opportunity to join Manchester United in the summer. The 16-year-old who was one of the most sought-after youngsters in Europe after rising to fame with Dutch giants Ajax said he was in awe of Chelsea and could not have moved to Old Trafford when Chelsea also made an offer. .
Speaking with Ajax Showtime, the player said though he was fascinated by facilities at Old Trafford, he was blown by Chelsea's resources.
According to him;
"I looked at three clubs: Chelsea, Manchester United and West Ham. Manchester United was fine, but at Chelsea it was ‘wow’. The complex, the fields, I just saw how professional it all was. I was really impressed at Chelsea. I want to develop into a big, strong striker who is also good at playing football."
Chelsea manager, Antonio Conte has slammed England coach, Gareth Southgate over his recent treatment and comment on Danny Drinkwater. Drinkwater failed to honour Southgate's call to represent England over the International break after he cited fitness related issues. The coach who criticized the player for failing to honour the invitation ruled out the possibility of the player to feature in his 2018 FIFA World Cup plan.
The claim that Chelsea Striker, Michy Batshuayi may be the first English Premier League Gay Player to openly come out and declare his sexuality may be false after all. On Thursday a certain Twitter handle @TheChelseaDaily, suspected to be manned by club fan tweeted that the Belgian was "set to become the first openly gay footballer in the premier league after coming out to teammates #CFC"
Real Madrid manager, Zinedine Zidane has moved to settle the rift between captain, Sergio Ramos and club legend, Cristiano Ronaldo as the club prepare to lock horns with Atletico Madrid this weekend. The rift between the duo started after the Portuguese blamed the crisis confronting the club on the exit of Alvaro Morata, Pepe and James Rodriguez. He claimed that their move away from Madrid left the squad with young and inexperienced players.
