Fernando Llorente is backing his former coach Antonio Conte to win the Premier League with Chelsea this season, but hopes Swansea can beat the Blues on Sunday.
The Spanish forward played under Conte at Juventus, winning Serie A in 2013-14 before the head coach moved on to the Italy national team job.
And now Llorente, who joined Swansea last month, is expecting the 47-year-old to thrive in England.
I think Conte will be a success at Chelsea, he told the Swans matchday programme. He can win the Premier League, I think, because he has some very good players.
While Llorente reserved gushing praise for Conte, he is looking to help his own club record a second victory of the season against Chelsea this weekend.
I know Antonio Conte very well, he sai…
Sometimes, video games are criticised before they’ve even launched. Perhaps a gameplay demo underwhelms, or maybe there’s too drastic a tonal shift, and expectant gamers or critics alike voice their concerns leading to games which possess an element of under-promise. Well, the 15 games on this rundown didn’t have the most sparkling start in life, but they’ve gone on to prove their doubters wrong.
Demon’s Souls
We’re talking the 2009 original not the 2020 remake. Demon’s Souls suffered thro…
Manchester United are set to offer Ashley Young a new three year deal, .
The winger turned in a man of the match performance in the Manchester derby yesterday, as United beat City 4-2 – their first win over their fierce rivals in five meetings between the sides.
Young has struggled to show his best form on a consistent basis since moving to Old Trafford from Aston Villa in the summer of 2011, but has racked up over one hundred appearances for the club in total, scoring thirteen goals.
He has been capped thirty times for England, but hasn’t represented his country since playing in a 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw with Ukraine over eighteen months ago.
Yesterday’s victory saw Louis van Gaal’s side tighten their grip on a Champions League qualif…
According to a recent report from Sky Italy, Juventus have indeed made contact with Paul Pogba’s agent Mino Raiola in order to discuss a potential move during the summer transfer window. It is believed that Manchester United have been informed of Juve’s interest, which seems like an odd process, given that it is much more common for clubs of this stature to be interacting directly. Pogba rejoined the Red Devils back in 2016 and has had a decent run with the club, but it’s during his time with Juventus that he was really able to shine the most. If United decide to sell him back to the Italian champions then it’s almost certainly going to require a hefty fee, which could wind up being the speed bump in this whole thing.
There’s no doubting the fact that the Frenchman is…
Kevin De Bruyne insists individual accolades will mean little to him unless Manchester City are able to claim major honours this season.
Pep Guardiola s Premier League leaders continued their superb start to the season on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Napoli, making it three wins out of three in the Champions League.
De Bruyne, who was named Bundesliga Player of the Year for 2014-15 when he was at Wolfsburg, has been City s standout performer thanks to a succession of dazzling midfield performances and eye-catching assists.
But since becoming the club s record signing in August 2015, the solitary winners medal the 26-year-old Belgium international has collected was for the 2015-16 EFL Cup.
He was injured for that penalty shoot-out triumph against Liverp…
Chelsea have reunited Graham Potter with his former Brighton and Hove Albion head of recruitment in a move designed to guide the club s future transfer dealings.
Paul Winstanley worked closely with head coach Potter at Brighton and becomes Chelsea s director of global talent and transfers.
He spent eight years at Brighton, having joined from Derby County, and played a prominent role in assembling the talent that has propelled the Seagulls into the Premier League and kept them among the elite.
Potter left for Chelsea in September, and Winstanley arrives at a point where results have taken a nosedive, with Chelsea losing their last three Premier League matches.
There could be scope for transfer movement in January, but this appointment has been made with a …
The French Football Federation (FFF) has condemned racist messages directed towards Eduardo Camavinga on social media after Christopher Nkunku was injured ahead of the World Cup.
Nkunku was ruled out of the tournament in Qatar after suffering a knee sprain in training on Tuesday and is reportedly facing up to eight weeks on the sidelines.
Video footage circulated on social media purporting to show Nkunku sustaining the injury in a challenge with Camavinga, which led to the Real Madrid midfielder receiving discriminatory messages.
A statement released by the FFF on Thursday read: Following Christopher Nkunku s injury, Eduardo Camavinga was the victim of racist messages on social media.
The FFF condemns these attacks in the strongest possible terms and is …
Croatia striker Eduardo da Silva has highlighted Spain s defence as a possible weakness ahead of his country s final Euro 2012 group game.
Slaven Bilic s men head into the game with the reigning world and European champions level on points and knowing that a win would secure qualification, while a 2-2 draw would send both teams through.
The Spanish national side have been untouchable in major tournaments in the last four years and remain hot favourites to lift the Euro 2012 trophy.
However, Eduardo said Spain s back-line can sometimes be a weak link, suggesting that quick counterattacks may be his side s best chance of scoring.
I think that is their defence, he told reporters.
They enjoy to play up front and in the middle, but sometimes fail…
Arthur Masuaku has signed a new contract with West Ham that will keep him at the Premier League club until 2024.
The deal with the Democratic Republic of Congo international includes an option to extend for a further two years.
Masuaku joined from Olympiacos in 2016 and has gone on to make 75 appearances across all competitions, scoring once.
I am very happy and very proud, the 25-year-old told the club s official website. For me it was an easy decision.
The club wanted me to stay and so I didn’t even need to think about it – it was just a matter of time.
West Ham have signed Pablo Fornals ahead of the new season, while they broke the club s transfer record for striker Sebastien Haller.
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Mikel Arteta described Granit Xhaka s conduct as unacceptable only two weeks ago, but it was a different story after the midfielder s goal helped Arsenal to a 3-1 win over Premier League rivals Chelsea on Saturday.
Returning from suspension, there was a moment of swift redemption from former Arsenal captain Xhaka when he struck home a thumping free-kick in the first half of the London derby at Emirates Stadium.
The Swiss star had been sent off for grabbing Ashley Westwood by the throat in a 1-0 home defeat to Burnley on December 13, and it triggered a three-game ban.
Xhaka had previously salvaged his Arsenal career when it looked on the rocks in October 2019, after he took off his shirt and responded to heckles from supporters when substituted during a game again…