Ahotor 92.3 FM Sports Update

• Chelsea is aiming to beat Manchester United in the race to sign £25m-rated Anderlecht midfielder Youri Tielemans, 19.

 

• Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed that he personally called Arsene Wenger to help push through his move to the club from Real Madrid in 2013.

 

• Midfielder Mesut Ozil, 28, has revealed he was offered a huge sum of money from China to quit Arsenal last summer.

 

• Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has refused to discuss the cause of the ankle injury which kept

 

• Thibaut Courtois out of yesterday afternoon’s Premier League clash with Manchester United.

 

• Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has rejected suggestions that his team selection against Chelsea pointed at a decision to prioritise the Europa League over the Premier League.

 

• Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has claimed that the Premier League title race is now a 50-50 battle between his side and Tottenham Hotspur.

 

• Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has claimed that the criticism aimed at Hector Bellerin during Monday night’s 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace was unfair.

 

• Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov, 36, says he held talks with Sunderland over a potential return to the Premier League.

 

• Watford could turn to former Leicester manager Claudio Ranieri if they decide to sack Walter Mazzarri at the end of the season.

 

• Diafra Sakho had a huge bust-up with West Ham boss Slaven Bilic before Saturday’s draw with Sunderland after he refused to go on the bench.

 

• Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany admits he would be “done and dusted” without his ability to rapidly regain match fitness.

 

• West Bromwich Albion and Celtic are set to fight it out to sign the KAS Eupen forward Henry Onyekuru.

 

• Olympiakos owner Evangelos Marinakis hopes to seal his takeover of Nottingham Forest in the next fortnight.

 

• Bournemouth are hopeful Jack Wilshere has not suffered another broken ankle, but he still faces an anxious wait to discover the full extent of the injury.

 

• Pep Guardiola has suggested Manchester City need to develop a mentality where they continually feel pressure to win, and are afraid to lose, if they are to realise their potential.

 

• Chelsea and Manchester United are reportedly set to go head-to-head for Alvaro Morata’s signature.

 

• Real Madrid wants to sell James Rodriguez to Manchester United this summer, according to reports.

 

• Schalke’s Bosnian left-back Sead Kolasinac, 23, has not signed a pre-contract agreement for Arsenal and will decide between the Gunners and AC Milan next week, according to his father.

 

• Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema, 29, has been linked with Arsenal as doubts persist over the future of Gunners forward Alexis Sanchez, 28.

 

• Glen Johnson, 32, is close to signing a new contract at Stoke despite interest from Premier League rivals West Ham and Crystal Palace.

 

• Chelsea forward Diego Costa, 28, has admitted that he was “angling for a move back to Atletico Madrid” at the start of the season.

 

• Leeds defender Pontus Jansson, 26, is at the top of Southampton’s list to replace skipper Virgil van Dijk if he leaves in the summer.

 

• Thibaut Courtois’ ankle injury, which ruled him out of Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat by Manchester United, is understood to have come about while the goalkeeper was filming a promotional basketball shoot for his club.

 

• Manchester United are willing to put a huge offer on the table to land 23-year-old Atletico Madrid and Belgium international winger Yannick Carrasco.

 

• Suinderland’s on-loan midfielder Adnan Januzaj, 22, wants to stay in England when he is let go by parent club Manchester United this summer.

 

• Chelsea and Manchester United are set to go head-to-head for Real Madrid’s 24-year-old striker Alvaro Morata this summer.

 

• Tottenham, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City have been linked with Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha – but the 24-year-old should stay at Selhurst Park, says former Arsenal star Paul Merson.

 

• Diafra Sakho had a huge row with West Ham boss Slaven Bilic before Saturday’s draw with Sunderland, after he refused to be named as a substitute.

 

• Olympiakos’ Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis is hoping to complete a Nottingham Forest takeover in the next fortnight. He is believed to have agreed terms but is awaiting Football League approval.

 

 

Maxwell Agbashie|ahotoronline.com|Sports