Arsenal bo s Arsene Wenger has revealed that the fitne s of Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner will be be a key factor in deciding whether he opts to add another forward to his squad in January.The lo s of Robin van Persie in late November prompted a flurry of speculation suggesting that the usually frugal Wenger would be tempted to dip his toes into the mid-season transfer window. But, despite the Dutchmans long term injury, the
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It depends on Bendtner and how bad his injury is, said the Frenchman, in his 13th season at the Emirates.He is being treated now and will come back on Friday for tests then we will a se s the situation.The real test will be in the next two weeks, with the projection with Bendtner. If he is out for two months, there is
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Jens Lehmann was sacked from his role on Hertha Berlins supervisory board earlier in May after accidentally sending a WhatsApp me sage to pundit Dennis Aogo calling him a quota black guy.The 51-year-olds me sage was posted on Instagram by Aogo who responded: Wow youre serious? The me sage was probably not for me.Lehman and made an excuse for his comments, saying Aogo was very knowledgeable and helped increase the quota, but the damage was already done and nobody was buying his lousy reasoning.The investment group that Lehmann represented, Tennor Holding, announced his contract will be terminated with immediate effect.
Hertha Berlin club president Werner Gegenbauer also condemned Lehmanns actions and said: Such statements are in no way representative of the values that Hertha BSC stands for. We distance ourselves from all forms of racism and welcome the action taken by Tennor Holding.That was nearly a week ago and the media
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Time is money. Especially at Chelsea.Nobody doubts the huge amount of investment that Roman Abramovich has poured into Chelsea Football Club since 2003, and I dont suppose that many people disagree, despite his Forbes status asWorlds 53rd wealthiest inhabitant, that in accordance with published financial lo ses and the 50 million acquisition of Fernando Torres, that recently his fingers have felt slightly burnt. Indeed, Mr. Abramovich is well known for his patience, or rather, lack
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Villa-Boas is indeed still very young, therefore he has the ability to boast potential for longetivity and growing maturity. He has already enjoyed relative succe s at Academica in his native Portugal, and has 4separate pieces of silverware in his cabinet from his comparatively short tenure in charge at Porto. Porto went unbeaten last season, if you didnt know. AVB has shown that he is not only an extremely talented individual, enthusiastic about Chelseas direction, but refreshingly, up for the fight. Abramovich needs to give Villa-Boas time, a lot more time
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Arjen Robben is 24 years old and he plays as a left-midfielder, winger and forward for Real Madrid in the number 11 jersey. He was born in Bedum on the 23rd January 1984,
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AC Milan are reportedly set to sign Fikayo Tomori from Chelsea.The Italian giants have told the Blues they will
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Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has confirmed that Thiago Alcantara has made the decision to pursue a fresh challenge away from the club during
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Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic had talks with
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Derby Countys U-turn this season has been nothing short of magical, from a mediocre first
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Whilst fans are brimming with plaudits for the former England manager, none can deny Cloughie of the credit he deserves for building a team capable of such performances on a tight budget. Nigel concentrated heavily on the youth system, bringing talents like Will Hughes and Jeff Hendrick to the fore and finding fantastic free transfers such as Lee Grant and top goal scorer Chris Martin means that Derby have a huge difference in wage bill compared to Play-off final opponents QPR. Theres no doubting Cloughs managerial abilities; just look at what hes done at Sheffield United, but he just doesnt seem to have the same knack in the transfer market that McClaren brings. Although he had made some great signings, there have been some real stinkers such as Nathan Tyson, a transfer that had Forest fans in raptures at Derbys naivety. One of Steves real qualities is his experience,
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Christian Panuccis knee injury suffered in training yesterday seems to be not so bad and worries about the weak strength of the Azzurri defence may lighten up a bit. Panucci has rest
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