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Money no object for City, but Guardiola must deliver
Man City spent £202 million on five new key players- Benjamin Mendy , Kyle Walker , Bernardo Silva , Ederson and Danilo . Guardiola seemed unprepared for the rude physicality of English football and was derided for saying he was "not a coach for the tackles" after a one-sided 4-2 defeat at Leicester City. [Full Article...]
Barcelona prepare assault on Real Madrid star
Meanwhile, Manchester United are said to have failed in their bid to sign Los Blancos youngster Miguel Gutierrez. However, his situation at Real Madrid underwent a dramatic U-turn in the second part of the season following Gareth Bale's injury. [Full Article...]
Peace returns to Kenya after post-election protests
The opposition candidate, a former political prisoner and self-described leftist, described the reported hack as an attack on Kenya's democracy and published 50 pages of computer logs on his Facebook page to support his claims . Mudavadi says there is a "serious attempt to try to either doctor or alter the final results". He alleged that hackers had infiltrated the election authority's syst... [Full Article...]
Guardiola: Intelligent Bernardo Silva ready to make immediate Manchester City impact
The 22-year-old made 147 appearances for Monaco , scoring 28 goals and assisting a further 19 strikes. City believe they will have the most advanced preparation and recovery facilities in the Premier League including hydro pools, which will allow players to begin their recovery as soon as they leave the pitch. [Full Article...]
Liverpool's owners rule out sale of Philippe Coutinho
The shortness of the statement perhaps aids the authority of Liverpool's statement and if there was any doubt surrounding the Brazilian's future, that should have been dealt with quite nicely now. Reds captain Jordan Henderson , who missed the final three months of last season with a foot injury, is fully fit again, and should play after recovering from a virus. [Full Article...]
Alvaro Morata says "critics already killing me" after Chelsea move
Share your thoughts in the comment section or on the #AmoreNation community page. Alvaro Morata has told Marca that he has "the personality" to live up to being Chelsea's club-record signing and answer the critics who he says "are already killing me" by scoring "more than 20 goals". [Full Article...]
Brighton bank on surprise factor to upset City
Guardiola's side have also signed goalkeeper Ederson and winger Bernardo Silva as they look to improve upon their Premier League finish of third last season. Guardiola also prioritised restructuring his defence, but his emphasis was on fullbacks where he said he needed four signings in that department. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany believes the team is comfortable with the switch... [Full Article...]
West Ham £25m offer mooted, could be inspirational signing
Hammers officials are reportedly in Portugal to negotiate a deal for Carvalho - who has previously attracted interest from Arsenal and Manchester United - and the Telegraph claims that West Ham could now be in pole position to sign the 25-year-old star, who is keen on a move to England. [Full Article...]