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[ad_1] Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag pointed to a shortage of midfield options due to injury as the main reason the club secured a deadline day loan deal for Marcel Sabitzer. Sabitzer, who made his name at RB Leipzig, has joined from Bayern Munich for the remainder of the season, completing his move to Old Trafford late on Tuesday night. United initially weren’t planning to dip into the transfer market as the January transfer window drew to a close. But 90min reported on Tuesday that Sabitzer had been offered, while Ten Hag had also advised trying to add to the cover in midfield lateRead More →

[ad_1] Tottenham boss Antonio Conte has confirmed that surgery to remove his gallbladder after recently becoming unwell with cholecystitis was a success. Spurs made an announcement on Conte’s condition on Wednesday, stating he was set to go under the knife and will take a step away from his managerial duties while he recovers. Having had the operation, the Italian has been quick to update fans on the situation, thankfully stating that he was immediately starting to feel better. “Thank you for your lovely messages,” Conte posted on Instagram. “My surgery has gone well and I’m already feeling better. Now’s time to recover, I can’t waitRead More →

[ad_1] Naby Keita will not be allowed to ditch Leipzig for ​Liverpool in January, regardless of progression to the knockout stages of the Champions League, according to Leipziger Volkszeitung. It was announced during the summer that Liverpool had met Keita’s release clause and the Guinean midfielder would move to Anfield at the end of the 2017/18 season.  However, recent speculation suggested that die Roten Bullen could be persuaded into letting Keita leave the club during the winter transfer window. “Even if we should not reach the knockout stages of Champions League, it would make no sense to allow Naby to join Liverpool earlier,” said RB Leipzig sporting director, Ralf Rangnick. “WeRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United reached their first final under Erik ten Hag by securing safe passage through the Carabao Cup semi finals at the expense of Nottingham Forest. The Red Devils have enjoyed a brilliant run of form after their infamous defeats to Brighton and Brentford to start the season. They’re firmly in the Champions League qualification mix and remain alive in the FA Cup and Europa League. However, their commitments in cup competitions means Ten Hag faces a tough February as he tries to balance the playing time of a squad that has recently been struck by injuries to key players. Here’s United’s truncated scheduleRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United secured their place in only a second major final in six seasons on Wednesday night with a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. Goals from Anthony Martial and Fred decided the game, bumping up an already comfortable aggregate lead from the first leg to 5-0, setting up a clash with Newcastle at Wembley this month. The hosts had mild penalty appeals when Alejandro Garnacho went down under pressure from Neco Williams and Willy Boly. But nearly half an hour had passed before either side had a clear sight of goal, with a powerful Casemiro header saved by Wayne Hennessey’s outstretchedRead More →

[ad_1] Ghana legend Andre Ayew is due to arrive in England on Wednesday evening, ahead of talks with a number of Premier League clubs, sources have confirmed to 90min. The 33-year-old, once of Swansea and West Ham, is a free agent after leaving Qatari club Al-Sadd last month and his availability has not gone unnoticed. 90min revealed on deadline day that interest was emerging, but as he is a free agent there was never a need to get the deal done by the close of the window. Sources have confirmed to 90min that Ayew is arriving in London on Wednesday evening, with talks scheduled withRead More →

[ad_1] The shirt number that Enzo Fernandez will wear at Chelsea has seemingly been leaked online. The Argentine finally completed a British-record £107m move to Stamford Bridge in the dying embers of the January transfer window, after weeks and weeks of intense negotiations between Chelsea’s hierarchy and Benfica. 22-year-old Fernandez is expected to slot straight into Chelsea’s midfield, alongside a host of other big-money signings, but his shirt number was not immediately revealed when the club confirmed his signing. Indeed, Chelsea are still yet to formally announce the shirt number Fernandez will take, but various leaks online suggest he’ll be taking over from Jorginho asRead More →

[ad_1] Paris Saint-Germain are ‘absolutely furious’ with Chelsea over the collapse of Hakim Ziyech’s loan move, sources have told 90min. The 29-year-old had looked primed to join the Ligue 1 champions until the end of the season, and was in the French capital on Tuesday night ready to put the finishing touches to the deal. But a number of mistakes regarding the paperwork needed to complete the deal – mistakes that PSG have pointed the finger at Chelsea for – prevented Ziyech from sealing a move away from Stamford Bridge. PSG lodged an appeal to the Professional Football League (LFP)’s legal committee in a bidRead More →

[ad_1] Vicky Losada has joined Roma from Manchester City, calling time on her 18 months with the Sky Blues. The midfielder joined City in the summer of 2021, fresh from captaining Barcelona to their maiden Champions League title the previous season. Losada made 12 WSL appearances during her debut season with Gareth Taylor’s side, scoring three goals. However, injury has disrupted her second term at the Academy Stadium, restricting her to just two league outings. “Thank you to the club, staff and all the workers at Manchester City for these last 2 years, you’ve been great to me since day one,” Losada wrote on Instagram.Read More →

[ad_1] The FA Trophy is where the semi-professionals of the world come to play. It’s a competition enjoyed by humble supporters up and down the country, with the reward for the two finalists being an unforgettable experience under the Wembley arch. Teams from the fifth to eighth tiers of the English football pyramid are eligible to compete, meaning that some professional clubs can still be involved. Primarily, though, the FA Trophy is about gifting small-town clubs the opportunity to compete on football’s grandest stage. Here’s what you need to know about the 2022/23 competition. The first qualifying round of the 2022/23 FA Trophy took placeRead More →