Author: Terna Nyamkyume

After two-and-a-half years of huge expenditure under Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital, Chelsea are operating on a narrow financial runway. The £1.5bn the Blues have spent under the current owners is, for context, roughly the same as Man United have spent since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. The gamble from Boehly and Clearlake, who are locked in a battle for control of Chelsea, is that the younger profile of player that have been recruiting will pay big dividends down the line. That, combined with an eccentric approach to the club’s commercial arm and grand plans to expand or rebuild…

Manchester City were given an injury scare in the build-up to their recent Carabao Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur. Specifically, Manuel Akanji was dropped from the starting XI after picking up a suspected injury in the warm-up. The Blues ended up losing the game 2-1, with Savinho adding to City’s long list of injuries after he was stretchered off in the second half. After the game, Pep Guardiola discussed Akanji’s problem, saying that the defender felt something muscular and was told not to take the risk. With City’s next game seeing them return to Premier League action with an away…

Manchester City’s Rodri has revealed he received a personal phone call from one Real Madrid star after winning the 2024 Ballon d’Or award this week. The 28-year-old Spain international became the first traditional defensive midfielder to win football’s most prestigious individual award since German football great Lothar Matthaus back in 1990. In claiming the prize on Monday night, Rodri also became the first Manchester City player to win the prize in the club’s history, amid expectations that an attacking player from Pep Guardiola’s squad may take on that title over the last few seasons. But the awards ceremony itself was…

Antoine Greizmann has been ranking and rating some of the best players in world football. Taking part in a TikTok challenge for Match Attax, Griezmann has been blind ranking 10 of the best players on the planet, and he made some interesting claims within this video. Griezmann understandably put Kylian Mbappe as the number one player on his list, while he also ranked Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah quite highly. Indeed, Griezmann actually put Salah ahead of Phil Foden in his list, suggesting that the £34m Liverpool star is actually better than the Manchester City ace. Antoine Griezmann ranks Mohamed Salah ahead…

Manchester City lost their first game of the season on Wednesday night as Tottenham Hotspur knocked them out of the Carabao Cup. An injury-time goal from Matheus Nunes just before halftime was not enough for City to overcome the 2-0 deficit they found themselves with after just 25 minutes. For the past few weeks, the Manchester club have been dealing with a growing list of injured players. In fact, Manuel Akanji had to drop out of the starting XI in midweek. After the game, Pep Guardiola said that his side are “in trouble” as a result of the significant injury…

Pep Guardiola insists that Manchester City will field 11 players at Bournemouth and will approach the fixture to win – but his options could be limited to a squad of just 14 senior players. That figure excludes three goalkeepers, and academy graduate James McAtee who is yet to start a Premier League game for the club. Manu Akanji and Savinho joined the injury list at Tottenham on Wednesday, with Josko Gvardiol receiving treatment on the pitch at full-time and Guardiola hinting at a problem for Ruben Dias – who was replaced at half-time. With two players out with long-term injuries…

Pep Guardiola is eyeing up a brand new role in the Manchester City midfield for the ever-developing Phil Foden, speaking during a recent press conference. The attacking midfielder has had a relatively steady start to the new campaign, fresh off the back of his Premier League Player of the Season and PFA Men’s Player’s Player of the Season winning outing for Manchester City last year. Having featured briefly for Pep Guardiola’s side on the opening weekend of the ongoing campaign against Chelsea, Foden was then sidelined for several weeks after battling through an extended period of illness. But upon his…

Pep Guardiola says Man City were ‘hungover’ in FA Cup final defeat to Erik ten Hag’s Man Utd Manchester City suffered a shock FA Cup final loss back in May and Pep Guardiola has claimed for the first time that his side were hungover during their defeat to Manchester United Pep Guardiola has claimed that Manchester City were “a little bit hungover” when they lost the FA Cup final to Manchester United. The Etihad outfit were heavy favourites to retain their crown when they took on their local rivals at Wembley at the end of last season. They were looking…

Manchester City are dealing with a number of injury complaints as the fixtures pile up thick and fast. Pep Guardiola has claimed he only has “13 players” available and is “in trouble” following Wednesday’s Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham. City travel to Bournemouth on Saturday before making the journey to Sporting CP in the Champions League next week. They then go to Brighton before the international break and Guardiola has made little secret at his concern about their mounting injury problems. With that in mind, here’s a look at the latest Manchester City injuries… Savinho Summer signing Savinho has impressed…

Manchester City crashed out of the Carabao Cup at the last-16 stage on Wednesday evening as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Tottenham in what was their first loss of the 2024/25 campaign. Pep Guardiola made seven changes to his side that beat Southampton at the weekend, including a last-minute switch when Manuel Akanji was pulled from the starting XI after the warm-up as the Premier League champions’ dismal injury luck continued. Tottenham took control of the tie early, with Timo Werner scoring after just five minutes before Pape Sarr doubled their advantage midway through the first half. Matheus…