Author: Sanjeet Patel

Premier League club Chelsea has completed the signing of center-back Wesley Fofana from Leicester City. The clubs have reached an agreement on the fee, which is £75m including add-ons. Wesley Fofana already agreed on personal terms with Chelsea weeks ago. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1563442006105669634?s=20&t=FO1xGRl7SodnfUdbgvwDUA The 21-year-old defender was unavailable for Leicester City last week against Southampton in their 1-2 defeat. “One, a change in system and two, I mentioned in the week, we’re coming into a Premier League game and maybe we’ve got players who are maybe not quite in the right frame of mind. You can’t carry them, or certainly, we can’t.…

Premier League club Newcastle United has completed the signing of striker Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad. The deal is a club-record £63m fee signing. Alexander Isak is likely to be available for Newcastle vs Wolves on Sunday. Newcastle has been aggressive in the transfer markets since their ownership change in January. The latest signing indicates the club’s sporting project is on a good path. Manager Eddie Howe said on Friday morning that he is keen to involve Isak with his other striking option as soon as possible. “There’s no guarantee with these things, as it’s in other people’s hands, but…

Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this year’s US Open which is set to begin on 29th August. The 21-time Grand Slam champion tweeted that sadly he won’t be able to travel to New York this year. https://twitter.com/DjokerNole/status/1562806952136085504?s=20&t=NLwxKetVmiZD4rzcoq-l5A He wished his fellow players good luck and said he will keep in good shape and positive spirit and wait for an opportunity to play. As earlier reported, Novak Djokovic’s hopes of making it into this year’s US Open were getting thin with each passing day. There are no signs of any changes in US policy for the unvaccinated non-residents…

Premier League club West Ham defeated Viborg FF 3-0 in the second leg of the qualifiers. Hammers won the first leg in London by 3-1. The club qualified for the UEFA Conference League group stage with an aggregate score of 6-1. The Conference League draw will take place today in Istanbul. https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1562874911063822339?s=20&t=BFzJx0ysqpfq07GOO4OX7w West Ham with a 3-1 from the first leg started aggressively to assert control. Soucek’s header was narrowly wide from a corner before the club’s new signing Scamacca’s low shot was saved. The opening goal was scored by the 22nd-minute mark when full-back Ben Johnson passed to Soucek.…

21-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic is hanging on to the slim hope of making it into this year’s US Open. The last annual grand slam event is set to begin on the 29th. Djokovic, whose name appeared on the entry list this week, can currently not enter the US due to being unvaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently updated their COVID guidelines on August 11th. CDC’s website is still under review to reflect the recent changes. The guidelines have loosened the restrictions for unvaccinated Americans and other people affected by COVID. It, however, has no…

Premier League club West Ham have signed left-back Emerson Palmieri from Chelsea in a deal worth £15m. The 28-year-old player has signed a four-year contract with an option for a further year. The total fee is £13m plus £2m in add-ons. https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1562145145407127553?s=20&t=Lt6HJ1aNq5fav8DqM3vloA The Italian international signed for Chelsea in 2018 from Roma. However, he has failed to regularly make appearances for the club and spent the last season on loan to Lyon. The move to West Ham is thus important for the player. Emerson made a total of 71 appearances for Chelsea, scoring 2 goals and assisting 5. His overall…

Manchester United defender Eric Bailly will leave the club to join the French side Olympique de Marseille on loan this season. The Ivory Coast player has not played for United in 2022. He last played a match against Burnley in December 2021 under interim manager Ralf Rangnick. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1561981062711873536?s=20&t=jRqBBFmMbCk8nx_5nh-Tyg Eric Bailly will join Marseille after his goodbyes to his teammates in the next 24 hours. The deal between United and Marseille includes a mandatory buy clause if the French side qualifies for Champions League next season. Eric Bailly played a total of 113 matches for Man Utd after joining the club…

Manchester United defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Old Trafford to register their first win of the Premier League Season. Erik Ten Hag made 4 changes before the match and it paid off. Youngsters Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford scored terrific goals before Moh Salah got one back for his side in the dying minutes. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1561818782611406850?s=20&t=0U-DDaUbkp-7PSpt1n1AhA Manchester United unveiled their newest signing Casemiro before the match at Old Trafford. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1561789456126021632?s=20&t=yD9xf-OzFIPT3DEMtg5b3Q Ten Hag dropped Cristiano Ronaldo and the team captain Harry Maguire from the starting lineup. Luke Shaw and Fred were also dropped. Instead of them, he gave chances to Rafael Varane, Tyrell…

Premier League club Arsenal came out all guns blazing as they defeated Bournemouth 3-0. The win put them at the top of the table with 9 points and a 7-goal difference. Mikel Arteta played another unchanged side in the match and reaped excellent benefits. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1561056235625013249?s=20&t=veXyfsF8_XQtMW5dFY612g Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard scored the opening goal inside the first 5 minutes to establish control. The lead doubled in 6 minutes when he slotted another goal assisted by Gabriel Jesus. Bournemouth played a physical side against Arsenal intended to unsettle them. However, the move turned out to be wrong as the gameplay was lacking…

Spanish Club Real Madrid defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 to remain at the top of the La Liga table. Playing their first match after Casemiro’s departure to Manchester United, Real Madrid had 4 different goalscorers on the sheet. https://twitter.com/realmadrid/status/1561109070106476549?s=20&t=k4Ktsa_R1guFSLZ997PbjA Karim Benzema gave the visitors an early lead through a penalty in the 14th minute. Iago Aspas scored for Celta Vigo on their penalty kick to level the match in the 23rd minute. Just under 5 minutes from halftime, midfielder Luka Modric scored from David Alaba’s pass. The goal marked a new record for the Croatian midfielder. Luka Modric has now scored…