Arsenal's trophy drought finally over ?

Manchester City , The 2014 English Premier League winner , will face the 2014 FA Cup winner Arsenal in the Community Shield in about an hour , the traditional annual match , which will be held at the Wembly Stadium.

The Community Shield title is not important compared to other major titles , but this small title is very important to Arsenal , as the Gunners had finally won a title after their nine years drought , as they defeated Hull City in the FA Cup Final , and will play the Community Shield , for the first time since 2005 , where they lost 2-1 to Chelsea , Arsenal need to prove that their drought days are over.

Arsenal will "milk" this match to try Alexis Sanchez in his first official match with Arsenal , as well as trying Jack Wilshere as a center back as announced by Arsen Wenger , the gunners will not use the German trio (Ozil , Podolski and Mertesacker) , on the other hand , Manchester City announced the absence of eight players.

Manchester City coach confirmed in a press conference that the team's captain Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard will not be called for the match as they had joined the team's training this week.

Manuel Pellegrini revealed that "all the players who arrived last Monday : (Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard) as well as Negredo due to his injury , will not participate in the match" and that they will have to follow a special program to prepare them to the new season which starts next week

The players absentees could be a great opportunity for others to prove themselves to the coach , Fernando , who joined this summer coming from Porto , held great hopes , on the other hand , Dzeko and jovetic will get an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities and try to convince the Chilean coach of giving them a few extra minutes this season.

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Samuel Eto'o could join Ajax Amsterdam.

The British "Sun" newspaper revealed today that the Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o and his agent met with Marc Overmars , Ajax Amsterdam's technical director.

The newspaper sarcastically confirmed that Eto'o and his agent meet with Netherlands' legend Overmars in a private place in the French Capital and questioned : "what are they doing ? playing for example ?! "

It worth mentioning that Eto's is currently a free agent as Chelsea refused to renew his contract because of his high salary despite his age , after signing Diego Costa.

the 33 years old player used to get 120 thousand pounds per week in Chelsea , many reports has confirmed that Southampton had approached the player , but the Cameroonian striker refused to sign a contract which does not secure him a 100 thousand pounds as a weekly salary.

The "Sun" pointed out that if Ajax decided to sign the free agent , they might withdraw the deal due to Eto's high financial demands.

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Manuel Pellegrini announced that eight of his player will miss the community shield match

Manchester City to miss on Sunday eight of their player in the Community Shield match vs Arsenal at the Wembley Stadium , which launches the start of the new season.

Manchester City coach confirmed in a press conference that the team's captain Vincent Kompany , Pablo Zabaleta , Fernandinho , Sergio Aguero , Martin Demichelis ,Bacary Sagna and Frank Lampard will not be called for the match as they had joined the team's training this week.

Pellegrini ruled out the Spanish striker Alvaro Negredo due to his injury , and Frank Lampard since he is "not ready to play" according to the Chiliean coach

Manuel confirmed that "the players who joined the training last Monday due to their World Cup vacation will not participate in the match " and that they will have to follow a special program to prepare them to the new season which starts next week

Pelligrini confirmed that they must win against the 2014 FA Cup Champions and that the match will be very important for the team to defend their title. "Arsenal game is not a friendly , it will be important against an important team" explained Manuel.

On the other side , Arsenal will miss three of their Germain player : Mesut Ozil , Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski

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Manchester United bid 55 million pounds for Angel Di Maria

Argentina press reports confirmed today that Manchester United had officially approached Real Madrid to sign their Argentinian winger Angel Di Maria , who might be free to leave to any club that would be willing to pay 60 Million Euros for the player.

The reports revealed that the English club tried to take advantage of Paris Saint Germain's withdrawal by offering 55 Million Pounds , and that Manchester United's board are currently pending Angel's response

The British "Metro" had quoted Christian Martin tweets , who is one of the most famous football analytics on the "Fox Sports" network , which confirmed Manchester United's offer to Real Madrid , the newspaper added that Angel Di Maria would get a 120 thousand pounds as a weekly salary , which would be 50 thousand more that what he is getting in Real Madrid.

It is worth mentioning that the Qatari businessman ,Nasser Al-Khelaïfi , the president of Paris Saint Germain has confirmed yesterday during David Luiz' official presentation that his team has given up on Di Maria's negotiation as it was "too expensive" according to Nasser.

Dirigente amigo de Man Utd "La oferta por Di Maria siempre la tuvo el Real Madrid y el jugador, y sigue en pie"

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Vermaelen joined Barcelona

According to several British and Spanish media , Barcelona and Arsenal would have found an agreement concerning Thomas Vermaelen'stransfer , as Arsen Wenger has announced several days ago that Vermaelen is free to go if he has chosen to leave the Gunners.

the 28 years old Belgian player would be on the point of leaving Arsenal , for 19 Million Euros , where his contract expires on June 30, 2015 , It is expected that Thomas would fly to Barcelona tomorrow to sign his new contract with his new club , Barcelona would have , therefore , fulfilled the transfer of the International Belgian player , which was threatened with the interest of Manchester United.

Barcelona would have , therefore , completed their sixth signing of this summer , after Luis Suarez , Claudio Bravo , Marc-André ter Stegen , Jeremy Mathieu and Ivan Rakitić.

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Cavani's agent revealed that Arsenal and Liverpool are interested in his client.

As announced a few days ago , Edison Cavani should stay in Paris Saint Germain , However , his agent's statement could push Liverpool or Arsenal to bid for the player.

Edinson Cavani agent , Claudi Anelluci , expressed to the Liverpool Echo, that Arsenal and Liverpool had already shown their interest in signing the Uruguayan striker , the Reds would like to bolster their attacking options , especially with the departure of Luis Suarez , and could be the favor to sign the former Napoli player with their 81 Million Euros that they got from Barcelona ,on the other hand , Arsenal might get to sign the player , as they might not feel comfortable competing for the English Premier League and the Champions League with Giroud , especially after their latest signing.

"There have been a lot of interest for the player during the last six months , i can confirm that Cavani had looked into Liverpool and Arsenal offers , he has already told me that he would like to play in England , but has not yet taken a final decision , he is not interested in the money or the glory , he just wants to be happy to play" explained Cavani's agent

It is worth mentioning that the 27 Uruguayan striker joined Paris Saint Germain in 2013 , where he scored 25 goals in 44 games , on the other hand , Paris Saint Germain desperately needed to find a way of making 50 Million Euros to respect UEFA's fair-play rules to be able to sign Real Madrid's Angel Di Maria , but it seems that Anelluci's statement might be a bit late , as Nasser Al-Khelaïfi , the owner of Paris Saint Germain , has already expressed yesterday during David Luiz' official presentation that they had given up on Angel Di Maria as he was "too expensive"

Edinson Cavani is a target for #LFC says his agent: http://t.co/4jiAtKzOzc pic.twitter.com/ugbirTMMqO
— Liverpool Echo (@LivEchoLFC) 7 Août 2014

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Liverpool bid for Ezequiel Lavezzi.

Paris Saint Germain could let Ezequiel Lavezzi join Mamadou Sakho in Liverpool in the next few hours , the English club could sign Lavezzi , despite the player's interest in signing with Juventus, in fact , Paris Saint Germain , who is currently seeking recruiting Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid, must find the quickest way to make 50 Million Euros to be able to sign the Argentinian winger due to the UEFA Fair-play rules.

Liverpool would have , therefore , helped Paris Saint Germain signing the Argentinian player with their 22 Million Euros offer for Lavezzi , the French Capital club could accept this offer since Lavezzi has already lost his market value , despite his importance in PSG.

Purchased for 26 Million Euros from Napoli in July 2012 , the Argentinian striker has only scored 12 goals in 49 games in the French Ligue 1 in two season , with the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Edison Cavani , El Pocho seems to have failed to impose himself in Laurent Blanc's plans.

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Matija Nastasic could be a Gunner.

With the expected departure of Vermaelen to Barcelona or Manchester United, Arsenal are currently seeking signing a replacement for the center back , the Gunners would have bidden 15 Million Euros for the young and promising Matija Nastasic who could fit perfectly to Arsen Wenger's policy.

Arsen Wenger had already bolstered his team with Alexis Sanchez , David Ospina ,Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers , while signing Khedira seems to be complicated due to his high salary , signing an extra defender could be much easier , as he could be available to the highest bidder

It is worth mentioning that the 21 years old International Serbian player started his professional career at the Serbian FK Teleoptik team in 2010 as he played 21 games , before joining the Italian Fiorentina in 2011 , where he played 29 games and scored 2 goals , before moving to England with Manchester City in 2012 , where he played 50 games , scored one goal and won the English Premier League.

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Chelsea's fans worst nightmare came true

The English International medfield Frank Lampard has officially joined , today , Manchester City's training , as he was loaned from the New York City club , pending the 2015 MLS Season.

Chelsea's legend transfer has provoked a lot of controversy , as he joined an English rival team , on the other hand , Arsenal coach , Arsen Wenger , has questioned that this deal may not respect the fair-play rues.

Many social media users shared Lampard's picture in Manchester City's official training kits , a picture that many Chelsea fans never thought that it could happen in real life .

Frank talked today about joining Manchester City , describing the transfer as a "great opportunity to add to his career" , on the other hand , Manuel Pellegrini , Manchester City coach , has confirmed that Lampard will have to fight for his spot in the team , which contain many great medfields.

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Pepe Reina joined Bayern MunichBayern

Munich President , Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , announced the arrival of the Spanish goalkeeper Pepe Reina , the 31 years old goalkeeper will , therefore , be leaving Liverpool to play in Bavaria , it seems that Pep Guardiola will of signing a replacement for Manual Nuer has been fulfilled.

It seems that Victor Valdes , who refused to renew his contract with Barcelona and got injured at the end of last season , will not be joining Bayern Munich , as the Bavarian club has already announced the signing of another Spanish keeper , Pepe
Reina , the former goalkeeper of Barcelona , Villareal , Liverpool , who was lend to Napoli last season , will be playing for the German Champions next season.

"Reina is a very experienced player who fitted perfectly to the sport direction profile" commented Karl-Heinz Rummenigge , It is worth mentioning that Reina was in the successful spanish squad which won the 2008 & 2012 Euro Cup, as well as the 2010 World Cup , the Spanish coach , Pep Guardiola , will therefore have 3 Spanish player after signing Javi Martinez and Thiago Alcantara.

Torwart Pepe #Reina vor Wechsel von Liverpool zum FCB. #Rummenigge bestätigt Einigung. Bald sportmedizinische Untersuchung.
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) 5 Août 2014

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Lukaku didn't want to sit on the bench for the next ten years.

Romelu Lukaku seems to be free to express himself, since his departure from Chelsea to Everton , in front of the Media , Lukaku responded to Jose Mourinho's criticism

Lukaku has reacted to Mourinho's criticism , the Portuguese coach expressed , several days ago , that the Belgan attacker was not "highly motivated to fight for his place in Chelsea " , According to Lukaku , Mourinho gave only few opportunities to young players . It is worth mentioning that John Terry was the last player to made it to the 1st team from Chelsea's youth academy

"I really didn't have the chance to show my abilities "explained Lukaku , "To become stronger , i had to leave , i fit very well here in Everton , i didn't want to sit on the bench for the next ten years , Mourinho is afraid to give his confidence to the youth" ,Romelu didn't even discuss with his coach his transfer to the Toffees , " i think he was too busy with the match " (the match against the dutch Vitesse Arnhem)

At Everton , Lukaku is already a hero ,as he was rewarded , before Everton farewell match to Leon Osman , with a small round of honneur , and received so much applause more than Everton's icon on his departure day.

The 21 years old Belgian player didn't participate against Porto , however , Osman was enormously applauded at the end of the match , which ended 1-1 , Osman confirmed that Everton could finish ahead of the rival Liverpool "this will be difficult , but it is playable" confirmed Osman.

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According to Mourinho , Chelsea would be better off without David Luiz

Transferred to Paris Saint Germain a few weeks ago, David Luiz didn't leave a good impression to Jose Mourinho , according to the Portuguese coach , Chelsea is better off without the International Brazilian.

At Chelsea , David Luiz's departure is well lived , particularly thanks to the transfer fee generated by the transfer , a sum that could be considered "very high" for a center defender , who has not been in a good form during the 2014 World Cup , in front of the British media , Jose Mourinho , the Blues manager , has moreover expressed that he didn't regret selling the former Benfica player

"He was not a regular first choice last season , especially not to the center back position , we had John Terry and Gary Cahill during the entire season , he has done a few services in the medfield , he is a physical guy who has given us some important things, especially in the Champions League. But we don't need David's physical anymore" explained the Portuguese technical director

The Special One added that the London club would be better off this season without David Luiz "David has done some important thing here , he is a great professional player and we will miss him , but from a purely formal point of view , Chelsea will be better next season"

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Steven Gerrard convinced Suarez not to join Arsenal.

Liverpool's Captain , Steven Gerrard , is relief that Luis Suarez didn't join an English rival club , he has even encouraged the Uruguayan player not to join Arsenal , assuring him that he was "too good" to play for the Gunners.

For Steven Gerrard , there is no doubt that if Luis Suarez would have stayed with Liverpool , the Reds would have been one of the favorites to win the English Premier League title this year , despite being disappointed by the Uruguayen International departure , he was gratified that Luis has chosen Barcelona and not a rival team like Arsenal. Moreover, he had not recommended to his ex-teammate to join the Gunners last season.

Gerrard explained that "His wife is from Barcelona and you can not blame his choice , for a player like him, who has worked so hard for his dream , you cannot blame him when he says he wants to leave for Barcelona. "

Stevan continued saying "Since the first day, his dream was to play for Real Madrid or Barcelona. Last summer, when he was in dispute with the club's board , as he used to train in his corner , i told him 'don't join Arsenal' , i would have been really sad and disappointed to see Luis playing for Arsenal , with all the respect that I have for them, I told him that he was too good for Arsenal".

"if you score 30 goals for us and you win the Premier League best player of the year award , Real Madrid and Barcelona will come to you " explained Gerard.

It seems that Stevan's wisdom had worked well for Luis , as he joined Barcelona this season for 81 Million Euros , but the former Ajax and Liverpool player is suspended by FIFA for having bitten the Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during the World Cup, and will not be able to play before October the 26 .

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Manual Pellegrini confirmed Lampard's transfer

The English medfield , Frank Lampard , will be lend by his new club , the New York City FC , to Manchester City , pending the start of the MLS in 2015 , where he will play next season.

Manchester City's coach , Manual Pellegrini , during his team's friendly vs Olympiacos has confirmed the arrival of the International midfield , after recently signing a two year contract with the American franchise , the former West Ham and Chelsea's legend will be playing for Manchester City in the next six months.

"From Wednesday, he will work with our team and will play for us from that time", explained the Chilean technician director to the English media. Manuel added that Lampard will have to "fight for his place. He knows that we have a good team, with a lot of players at his post. We have a lot of matches ahead, particularly with the UEFA Champions League. he will be , therefore , very important to us. "

Frank Lampard , pending the start of the Major League Soccer , will therefore make his big return to England , we look forward to Manchester City's match vs Mourinho who refused to renew his contract this summer ( as he went to the United States on a free transfer after his contract experation ) , where they will meet at the fifth day of the Premier League , even if Frank's playing time at Manchester City isn't guaranteed

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Liverpool interested in Dani Alves

Spanish news reports revealed today that the English Liverpool club are currently seeking bolstering their defense by signing the Brazilian Barcelona player Daniel Alves.

The Spanish "AS" pointed out that the English club seeks on signing the player , taking advantage of the large amount of money they got from Luis Suarez's transfer to Barcelona , which was approximately 81 Million Euros.

The source explained that Dani Alves will get back to training with the team on Monday , at the end of his vacation , waiting for the outcome of the coming days.

It is worth mentioning that Paris Saint Germain , Monaco , Liverpool and Arsenal are currently approaching the player , and that the PSG are most likely to withdraw the race , since they already signed Serge Aurier.

Luis Enrique , Barcelona's new coach , has expressed several times that the Brazillian player , who's his contract expires next summer , is currently out if his plans , which attracted several team to try to steal the player.

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Khedira's replacement in Madrid ?

With Sami Khedira's expected departure to Arsenal , as he refused to renew his contract with Real Madrid , Carlo Ancelotti had to find a replacement , especially after loaning Casemiro to Porto.

"El Mundo Deportivo" revealed that Real Madrid added two names to their transfer list to retrain Khedira , who is currently required by Arsenal , the first one is the Argentinian Lazio player Lucas Bigilia , while the second name could be Luis Gustavo , the Brazilian VfL Wolfsbourg midfielder

Contracting Bigilia financially could be easier , Luis Gustavo is currently getting 7.5 Million Euros annually from Wolfsbourg , 1.2 Million Euros for Bigilia , Lucas' transfer will not exceed 15 Million Euros , while Real Madrid will have to pay at least 25 Million Euros to convince Wolfsbourg on letting their player go.

It is worth mentioning that the latest reports confirm that Arsenal is ready to offer approximately 30 million euros for contracting with Sami Khadira, while Chelsea and Bayern Munich wishes to wait until next summer , where his contract expires , to sign him for free.

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Neymar and Alexis suffered at Barcelona because of Messi

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger confirmed in a statement that the Chilean player Alexis Sanchez did not shine in Barcelona due to Leo Messe, the French coach believes that Mess was the reason for Alexis' bad performance at Barcelona , the same thing happened to Neymar

Wenger told the British Daily Mirror : "I followed Alexis Sanchez when he used to play at Udinese , and when he moved to Barcelona, he's a great striker that shined in Italy."

Wenger continued saying "But after he moved to Barcelona , he found difficulties, same thing happened to Neymar , when you watch Neymar with Brazil and Neymar at Barcelona , it not the same player , this happened to Alexis who played on the left , the right and as a striker ... all of that because Messi prefer to play as a center-forward".

Alexis Sanchez moved to arsenal this summer for about 40 Million Euros coming from Barcelona , where he played 141 games , scored 47 goals and won the UEFA Supercup , the Spanish Supercup and the Club World Cup in 2011 , as well as a Spanish Cup in 2012 , and a Spanish League & Supercup in 2013 , as he joined Barcelona coming from Udinese requested by Pep Guardiola.

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Hummels to Manchester United ?

Manchester United's Van Gaal would have chosen Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels to reinforce his defensive line , especially after Rio Ferdinand departure to Queens Park Rangers , and Nemanja Vidić to Inter Milan.

According to the Daily Miror , Manchester United would have to pay 25 Million Euros to sign the player , a transfer that could be facilitated by Liverpool !! the historical rival of the Red Devils , to replace the 2014 World Champion ,Dortmund would have in effect initiated discussions with the Reds to loan their 21 years old Portuguese defender Tiago Ilori.

Hummels joined Bayern Munich's youth team in 1995 , but failed to impose himself in the first team , as he was promoted in 2006 and played only 2 games , before being approached by Borussia Dortmund , where he joined them in 2008 , played 229 games , scored 20 goals and won the German League in 2010–11, 2011–12 , the DFB-Pokal (German Cup) in 2011–12 and a DFL-Supercup (German Supercup ) in 2013 , as well as having reached the Champions League final in 2013 , where they lost to Bayern Munich.

At the National level , the German International defender won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship , as well as the 2014 Brazilian World Cup , Individually , Mats was chosen in the ESM Team of the Year twice (2010–11, 2011–12) , and once at the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team in 2014.

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Mario Balotelli to replace Luis Suarez ? 

Who could replace Luis Suarez , who joined Barcelona for 81 Million Euros ? perhaps Mario Balotelli , available for about twenty million euros according to various sources , the 23 years old Italian International striker is desired by Brendan Rodgers , the manager of the Reds .

Mario Balotelli has all the qualities that I like, he is a great talent"explained Brendan to the British Press , AC Milan's striker is no stranger to the English Premier League , as he used to play for Manchester City for three seasons between 2010 and 2013 , and his name has already been mentioned , several time , at Arsenal's transfers list.

Liverpool's manager confirmed , before facing AC Milan at the International Champions Cup , his interest in the player "I saw him when he was young in Inter Milan, and i kept a close eye on him when he was at Manchester City "

"He has all the necessary specifications in a Striker, speed , strength , physical length and finishing as well as his scoring abilities , he is still young , if he focused on Football and managed to improve his life to suit his qualities , he can play with any team in the world" explained Rodge

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Pending the start of the MLS , Frank Lampard will play for Manchester City

According to The Guardian, Frank Lampard will join Manchester City pending the start of the 2015 Major League Soccer , where he will play for the New York City FC , the player refused to join Melbourne in Australia , a news that will definitely bother Chelsea and their Jose Mourinho...

A few weeks after leaving Chelsea, Franck Lampard could make his return in the Premier League quicker than expected , according to the very trusted Guardian, the New York City midfield will be playing for Manchester City before joining his new team in the MLS , The Sun and Sky Sports
as well as a large part of the British press has followed the Guardian's footsteps , claiming to have "sources" announcing a negotiations between Lampard and the Citizens.

The American franchise will not see the day until March 2015 , To stay in shape, Lampard would have ,therefore, chosen to wear Manchester City's colors , It is worth mentioning that the New York City FC and Manchester City share the same owners, from the royal family of Abu Dhabi, which facilitates a transfer that will certainly have a big impact at the English Premier League fans.

Frank Lampard is an icon at Chelsea , a legend that played for them twelve seasons , coming from West Ham United in 2001 , as he played 429 games and scored 147 goals , and won 3 English Premier League Titles (2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10) , 4 FA Cup (2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12) , 2 League Cup (2004–05, 2006–07) , 2 Community Shields (2005, 2009) , Chelsea's only UEFA Champions League (2011–12) and and UEFA Supercup (2012–13) , before announcing his departure at the end of last season.

Frank Lampard set for shock short-term move to Manchester City http://t.co/Eb3VcQmSvC (Photo: AP) pic.twitter.com/EjUINl3UDx
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) 1 Août 2014

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