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West Ham coach David Moyes admits he can rotate goalkeepers Lukasz Fabianski and Alphonse Areola as the club prepares to tackle a hectic match schedule that includes a virgin bet on the Europa League.The Hammers will take part in this season's group stage competition after sealing a fantastic sixth place in the Premier League in 2020/21, ahead of London rivals Tottenham and Arsenal.But despite qualifying for Europe, West Ham have not been able to strengthen their squad as they may have liked. Signing a new center-back and a…

Harvey Elliott has secured a first Premier League start for Liverpool against Burnley, while captain Jordan Henderson returns to action for the Reds. Henderson suffered a groin injury in the derby loss to Everton at Anfield in February and has not played for Jurgen Klopp's men since, although he has been involved in England's Euro campaign. 2020. Elliott became the youngest player to make an appearance in Premier League history in May 2019, making his debut for former club Fulham at the age of 16 and 30 days. The…

Arsenal legend and Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira has admitted he was not surprised the Gunners were beaten by Brentford in the opening match of the Premier League season last weekend.The Bees, who played in the top flight for the first time since 1947, won 2-0 thanks to goals in both halves and made their opponents look second best all the time.Arsenal finished eighth in the Premier League last season and matched their lowest goal since 1995, with many seeing expensive transfer deals totaling more than £ 125 million as…

Liverpool star Harvey Elliott has been named in the Red starting line-up against Burnley, marking a full Premier League debut for the highly-ranked 18-year-old.Elliott is already the youngest player in Premier League history at the age of 16 and 30 days when he made his competitive debut as a replacement for the former club Fulham in May 2019.Your reds meet @BurnleyOfficial at Anfield ?? James Milner misses with a light knock. #LIVBUR- Liverpool FC (@LFC) 21 August 2021He played twice in the league for Liverpool as a…

Manchester City are ready to sell defender Aymeric Laporte for 60 million pounds this summer, with the French-born Spanish national team player wanting to return to La Liga after losing his starting place.City paid a poor record fee of £ 57 million for Laporte in January 2018 and he was without a doubt the best midfielder in the Premier League when the club barely beat Liverpool to the title the following year.But the former Athletic Club star suffered a long-term knee injury at the start of the 2019/20 season and was ruled…

Paulo Fonseca has explained the reason why his appointment to become Tottenham's head coach this summer fell through at the last minute, referring to a change in the club's mindset when the new football manager Fabio Paratici came on board.Fonseca had left the former club Roma, where he was ironically replaced by ex-Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, and looked set to be named in north London. Instead, the deal was terminated and the club eventually hired Nuno Espirito Santo instead.Now Fonseca has lifted the lid on what happened in…

Tottenham's list of their most expensive signings looks more like a hall of infamy than a hall of fame.Of the players bought for 23 million pounds or more, it has not been an undoubted success - most likely it would be Lucas Moura, who gave Spurs fans his biggest moment in the 2000s and at least was a decent servant.You would expect Sergio Reguilon to kick in and prove his worth, while there is still hope that Giovani Lo Celso, Ryan Sessegnon and Steven Bergwijn can come in handy.Romero goes to number 2/3 when he signs…

Chelsea are considering a bid for Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni this month, 90 minutes to go.The 21-year-old has been hugely impressive for the principality since she arrived from Bordeaux in 2020.Monaco paid just over £ 15 million for the young midfielder and they are ready to listen to offers, but they want about double what they originally paid if they were to approve a deal in this window.A number of clubs from all over Europe have been in contact with Monaco, but it is Chelsea who have had the most advanced talks,…

Jurgen Klopp has indicated that talks are underway with Mohamed Salah about a new Liverpool contract.The Egyptian forward has two years left to run on his current Anfield contract. Liverpool recently announced new contracts for Trent Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Fabinho and Virgil van Dijk, and will hope that new terms can be agreed with Salah.Klopp has said that it is natural to assume that talks will take place with Salah, but that he would only talk openly about the subject when some official announcement has been made by…