Posted on 22 July 2018. Tags: big-opportunity, footy news, fulham, premier league, simon-burnton, tottenham-hotspur
With just weeks until the big kick-off Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham have been among the biggest spenders A new manager has arrived and five players have joined, with key signings in goal, defence and, not before time, defensive midfield. Unai Emery has since declared his squad “complete”, with further arrivals unlikely unless “a big opportunity” presents itself. Simon Burnton Related: Transfer window 2018 – every summer deal from Europe’s top five leagues Related: The rush after …
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Posted on 16 July 2017. Tags: guardian.co.uk, latest football news, simon-burnton, sport, west ham united fc
• Manchester City and England goalkeeper to have medical on Monday • Tottenham agree to sell forward Clinton Njie to Marseille Joe Hart is set to join West Ham on a season-long loan and is due to have a medical with the London club on Monday. The Manchester City goalkeeper would have preferred to join a club permanently but in the end decided that staying in the Premier League, even if it is another loan spell, was a…
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Posted on 07 January 2017. Tags: football banter, football feeds, simon-burnton, upton park, west ham news
• City manager claims his team felt they had more time at ‘bigger’ venue • ‘It was a bad night for us’ says Slaven Bilic after FA Cup third round loss Pep Guardiola said that Manchester City had enjoyed the feeling of time and space in possession thanks to the showpiece venue that is the London Stadium, as they strolled to a 5-0 FA Cup third-round victory over West Ham United. David Silva pulled the strings…
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Posted on 06 January 2017. Tags: beach-loungers, european, guardiola, simon-burnton, super sunday
It was cold, wet and horrible – the kind of night to make a continental manager pine for those winter breaks. There have been plenty of pictures doing the rounds in recent days of European players reclining on beach loungers in expensive-looking locations. Pep Guardiola’s pleasure was a first taste of the football’s oldest competition. It all turned out rather nicely. The spotlight had burned intensely on the Manchester City manager, a result of a few sketchy results in …
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