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Team Focus: The Centre-backs Saints Should be Targetting to Strengthen

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Team Focus: The Centre-backs Saints Should be Targetting to Strengthen The biggest blow to Southampton’s summer came in the form of Toby Alderweireld, or at least the hole he has left in their defence. The Belgian spent last season on loan at the south coast club, who were understandably keen to secure his services permanently but missed out on his signature afte...

Player Focus: Well Rested Özil Set to Make Substanstial Impact for Arsenal

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Player Focus: Well Rested Özil Set to Make Substanstial Impact for Arsenal It was a wry grin that effectively let the cat out of the bag in 2013. In the wake of Arsenal’s 1-0 win over north London rivals Tottenham almost 24 months ago, Arsene Wenger, when quizzed on whether there would be any more arrivals before the transfer window slammed shut, simply replied: Mayb...

Player Focus: Leicester will Suffer From Cambiasso's Decision to Depart

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Player Focus: Leicester will Suffer From Cambiasso's Decision to Depart When Leicester City secured the services of Esteban Cambiasso, it was rightly viewed as a major coup. The Champions League and five-time Serie A winner rocking up at the King Power Stadium injected some much-needed experience into the Premier League returnees' midfield. The Foxes may have won just 1...

Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League

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Player Focus: Austin Deserving of a Second Chance in the Premier League Of all the players relegated from the Premier League last term, many would have expected Charlie Austin to have remained in England’s top tier beyond the end of the campaign. The Englishman was one of the surprise packages in his debut season in England’s top division, netting a notewort...

Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture

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Player Focus: Chelsea Would Have Left-Back Position Sewn Up with Baba Capture Last summer, Chelsea effectively raided Atletico Madrid for three of their best players. Granted, Thibaut Courtois was already on the books at the Blues and his return was merely the culmination of his loan spell, though the acquisitions of Diego Costa and Filipe Luis weakened the former La Liga cha...

Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth

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Player Focus: Delph's Villa Performances Warrant City Starting Berth A little over a week ago, Fabian Delph confirmed his intentions to stay at Aston Villa, despite interest from Manchester City. I’m not leaving. I’m staying at the football club and I can’t wait for the start of the season and captaining this great football club, a statement read on...

Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock

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Player Focus: Chelsea's Interest in Stones Comes as Little Shock Given their somewhat unrivalled dominance in the Premier League last season, it’s little wonder Chelsea have made minimal movements in the transfer window so far. Asmir Begovic and Falcao are the two stand out acquisitions, though those were only to cover the departing Petr Cech and Didier Dro...

Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit

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Player Focus: Sterling Signing Can Help City Return to Premier League Summit It was a drawn out affair, but on Tuesday; the long-winded Raheem Sterling saga finally came to a head as Manchester City confirmed his signing. The Citizens held a long-standing interest in the England youngster and his move to the Etihad Stadium was more a case of when, not if, it would be complet...

Player Focus: Bayern Already Well Equipped to Replace Schweinsteiger

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Player Focus: Bayern Already Well Equipped to Replace Schweinsteiger “It was a big honour for me to be his manager,” Pep Guardiola said following Bastian Schweinsteiger’s move to Manchester United. Given the Bayern Munich boss has had the chance to manage the likes of Lionel Messi, Xavi and Arjen Robben, among others, in his career, it’s certa...

Player Focus: Today's Premier League Transfer Rumours Reviewed

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Player Focus: Today's Premier League Transfer Rumours Reviewed Faouzi GhoulamAmidst reports that Nacho Monreal is on the verge of a return to Spain, with Athletic Club leading the race to secure his services, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has moved to cover any departure with the capture of Napoli’s Faouzi Ghoulam. The Algeria international has only b...