Arsenal defender Calum Chambers
Arsenal defender Calum Chambers has come off the back of an impressive campaign for club and country, having impressed on loan at Middlesbrough in the Premier League and England U21 in this summer’s U21 European Championship.
The young centre-back return to Arsenal for pre-season where he’ll bid for first-team football in 2017/18, but the stiff competition may see him subsidiary under manager Arsene Wenger. So would a loan move be beneficial to Chambers?
Experience last season has greatly boosted his development
This time last season, Chambers was at a crossroads in his Arsenal career. He had racked up just over 300 minutes of Premier League football in 2015/16, featuring more heavily in the FA Cup, and his future at t…
The Frenkie de Jong transfer rumour mill is heating up once again as we get closer to January, with Chelsea and Liverpool reportedly set to join Manchester United in the pursuit of the Barcelona midfielder.
De Jong, 25, was one of the most ubiquitous names in the most recent transfer window, with United and Barcelona in regular communication as Erik ten Hag tried to recruit his former Ajax pupil.
After deciding to remain at Camp Nou, despite the LaLiga club urging him to leave to help ease their finances, De Jong has started six out of 14 matches for the Blaugrana so far this season.
With their Champions League campaign looking headed for an early exit, and more playing time likely on the table in the Premier League, it may seem more palatable for the Dutch inter…
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Looking to lay down what would be a real marker on home soil this weekend, Nottingham Forest will welcome Fulham to the City Ground on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, once again impressing earlier in the week, Nottingham Forest have continued on what has been a remarkable purple patch. Immediately finding their feet under new boss Steve Cooper, the Reds were last seen in midweek picking up a 2-1 victory away at Bristol City. Only continuing to skyrocket their way up the Championship table, the former Swansea manager now finds his side enjoying a four-match winning run. With that run highlighted by back-to-back 3-0 and 3-1 victories against Birmingham and Barnsley, Forest have also collected a hugely impressive …
Brazil s Campeonato Paulista has reached the quarter-final stage, with Palmeiras on course to repeat their title win of 2008.
Second-placed Palmeiras will host Mirassol, who ended the season seventh on the table, in a one-legged, sudden-death clash.
The Greens have suffered only two defeats and have conceded just eight goals heading into their clash with Mirassol, and Palmeiras have talented individuals spread across the pitch.
Deola, an injury replacement for goalkeeper Marcos, has played a key role in his side s 12 clean sheets in the group stage.
Centre-back Thiago Heleno is on a high having scored three goals this season, while Chile international midfielder Jorge Valdivia, who has been frustrated by injury, could prove an invaluable asset for Palmei…
Rangers slim hopes of playing Europa League football in the new year are all but over following a 3-0 defeat to Napoli in Naples, heaping further pressure upon Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
The Scottish side needed a result and a favour from Liverpool against Ajax to retain a realistic chance of finishing third, and while Jurgen Klopp s side did their part, Rangers were swept aside by the Serie A leaders.
Napoli took the lead after just 11 minutes, Giovanni Simeone rifling home after Giovanni Di Lorenzo teed him up, and the forward was on the scoresheet again five minutes later as he tucked home Mario Rui s cross.
Tanguy Ndombele s fierce strike from outside the box clattered off the bar before the break, while the second half saw Alfredo Morelos fail to connect from…