It's a big one on the opening weekend of the new epl season with all teams ready and fully equipped with new players ahead of the 2017/2018 season.But not for one club, Tottenham Hotspur.
Who are yet to make a new signing. Pochettino insisted Tottenham are going to a make a few signings before the end of the summer transfer window. However two player left the club, Kyle Walker left for man city on £50 million deal and Josh onomah on loan to Aston Villa.Tottenham opening match is going to be against newly promoted Newcastle United, the last meeting between the two teams was the closing match of the 2015/16 season,which ended horribly for spurs. 10-man Newcastle beat spurs 5-1 the defeat saw arsenal finishing the season above Tottenham on 2nd place. So will Pochettino make new signing and unleash his team for revenge on Sunday 13th of August 2017.
Meanwhile their title rivals have already splashed huge amount on new players this summer with both Chelsea and Manchester United spending £100m. But that's not enough for mourinho who is keen on signing inter Milan's Ivan perisic. Who seems not to be for sale, inter had turned two offers from man UTD of about £40m. Mourinho finally got what he wanted,to play in the ucl,which saw his team sacrificing and struggling in the epl last season just to win the uel. And now they are in the champions league. United will be looking forward to resume title challenge after four years out against West Ham Utd on Saturday the 12th of August 2017.
On the other side of Manchester,more cash have been spent 'recklessly' (according to mourinho) city are spending too much on players who didn't deserve such amount of money which seems to be true. Guardiola have now the two world most expensive defenders,kyle Walker(£50m) world most expensive defender for just ten days. After which Benjamin Mendy came in for £52m. Guardiola got rid of the old 'cargos' from his team who are mostly defenders such as sagna, zabaleta, kolarov and clichy. With Hart,caballero,nolito,iheanacho,fernando and navas all sold out already. City fans will see a summer of overhaul as Guardiola is ready to offload samir nasri,mangala and Wilfred bony as well. So with such 'in and out' Manchester City are ready for their opening match against newly promoted Brighton and hove Albion on Saturday 12th of August 2017. And to push for the title and make sure Guardiola doesn't go another season 'trophyless'.....
Deep in London Arsenal have ended their reign without a top class straiker since the departure or Robin Van Persie by splashing a club record fee for French international Alexandre Lacazette, the question is will he deliver as a top class straiker?Lacazette seems to impress arsenal fans after scoring on his debut during the club's pre season tour in Australia. Another fans favourite is "the Bosnian hulk" sead kolasinac,a fellow new signing whom arsene Wenger used his marketing genius to get for free. He caught the eyes of the fans when pulled arsenal level during the recent community shield match against Chelsea. After which he was described by fellow team mate Theo Walcott as 'a tank'. Arsenal looking for the third signing, to boost Wenger's attack with Monaco's star Thomas lemar the top target. Thomas lemar reportedly left monaco's training ground 'very upset' on Tuesday -sparking more talk of summer move to arsenal. Two bids from arsenal were already rejected .But Wenger remain keen to make lemar part of of his new-look strike force. But Wenger may be encouraged to go back in following the emergence of a fall out during training on Tuesday.
Arsene Wenger has another onus to take care of after key players mesut ozil and Alexis Sanchez's contacts expires at the end of the season and they both are yet to agree to a new one. So will big money signing Lacazette be worthy of his ratings and banish the failure of the past at the Emirates? Let's watch out in their epl opener against Leicester city on Friday the 11th of August 2017.
Chelsea on a high note have been busy in the transfer market securing the signings of top players like Antonio rüdiger,midfielder bakoyoko from Monaco and club record Alvaro Morata for £70m. Morata seems to be the fans favourite but is yet to impress by not scoring a goal for the blues and having messed up at the Wembley by sending his penalty off target during the recent community shield match against arsenal. With Chelsea Jersey number 9 history.....
¤ *MATEJA KEZMAN* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *HERNAN CRESPO* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *KHALID BOULAHROUZ* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *STEVE SIDWELL* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *FRANCO DI SANTO* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *FERNANDO TORRES* wore no. 9 = flopped
¤ *RADAMEL FALCAO* wore no. 9 = flopped
Will Morata join his predecessors or excel and help Antonio conte defend his title? Let's watch from Chelsea opener at home to Bunley on Saturday 12th of August 2017.
With speculations still flocking around Liverpool's main man Phillipe coutinho, will jugen klopp sell and get another player with the big money from Barcelona or will he keep his key player? Liverpool are now in the champions league but they have to undergo a test from German Hoffeinham in the play off rounds. However it is one one the reason jugen klopp would have to keep and add top players to his side. Jugen klopp added the World Cup u21 winning player Dominic sonlanke, who impressed during the pre season with two goals. But the man under the spotlights is muhamed salah, the Egyptian international who returned to epl for his second spell but this time to a different club. Muhamad salah seems to impress his boss after receiving his praises after he scored his first goal during the Pl Asia trophy in Tokyo. Liverpool will be willing to mount a stronger challenge for the title with a trip to Marci silvers wartford on Saturday 12th of August 2017.
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