Pep Guardiola will make me the complete player, insists Manchester City’s £37m new boy Leroy Sane August 2, 2016 Newly-acquired Manchester City winger Leroy Sane believes he will become the complete player under Pep Guardiola’s tutelage after completing his move from Schalke for an initial £37m. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the Etihad Stadium and continues Guardiola’s rebuilding job at the two-time Premier League champions, taking the club’s spending this transfer window [...]
Cisco and Manchester Science Partnerships launch innovation centre in the North of England June 13, 2016 Cisco has taken another step forward in its five-year plan to plough $1bn (£701m) into the UK's tech sector with the launch of a major innovation centre in the North of England. The global IT giant has formed a joint venture with the public-private enterprise Manchester Science Partnerships (MSP) to open the Mi-IDEA (Manchester Inspired – Innovation Digital Enterprise [...]
I have alternative targets if Paul Pogba move fails, says Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho July 21, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho insists he has back-up options in mind if his world record bid for Juventus and France midfielder Paul Pogba ends in failure. United are poised to make Pogba, 23, the first ever £100m footballer just four years after he left the club for just £800,000, having grown frustrated at a lack [...]
Jose Mourinho straight onto the front foot in first media appearance as Manchester United manager July 5, 2016 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has wasted little time in going on the offensive in his new job, taking apparent swipes at the records of old foe Arsene Wenger and predecessor Louis van Gaal, and deriding as “a lie” his reputation as a coach who does not promote young players. In a prickly first media [...]
Manchester United will win the transfer window if they sign Paul Pogba – but it’ll be a big blow if they don’t July 19, 2016 Arsenal I wouldn’t be thrilled if I was an Arsenal fan. Granit Xhaka is the Gunners’ only major addition this summer, which suggests Arsene Wenger must be pretty happy with his starting XI. With the way they finished the season, I’m surprised he hasn’t been bolder, while seemingly not having an alternative option when a [...]
Crossrail 2 delays could cost £18bn if Crossrail mistakes are repeated, warns London First boss September 14, 2017 London business leaders will warn today about the risk of losing a “decade to indecision and delay” that could cost up to £18bn if a firm commitment is not made to Crossrail 2. Jasmine Whitbread, the chief executive of London First, will say at the London Infrastructure Summit that without a firm commitment to keep [...]
Anthony Martial’s Manchester United squad number dispute demonstrates why footballers still need clearer social media guidance July 30, 2016 Athletes making headlines via social media has become something of a regular occurrence these days. Recently Anthony Martial found himself the subject of countless articles and Tweets after unfollowing the official Manchester United account on Twitter in apparent protest at being stripped of the No9 shirt — handed to new arrival Zlatan Ibrahimovic — and given [...]
Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3: Juan Mata plays his way into Jose Mourinho’s good books as United set the Premier League pace August 14, 2016 Bournemouth 1, Manchester United 3 Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has given Juan Mata fresh hope that he still has an Old Trafford future after the midfielder helped them make a winning start to the Premier League. England captain Wayne Rooney and summer signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic added to the Spaniard’s first-half opener in the second period [...]
London is now one of the five cities with the lowest house price growth in the UK April 28, 2017 London is now one of the five cities with the lowest house price growth in the UK, and has been overtaken by a slew of regional cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Leicester. In March, house price growth in London was just 4.9 per cent, according to Hometrack. Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol, the top [...]
Manchester City sign “one of the most exciting young prospects in world football” to push Pep Guardiola’s spending towards £100m mark August 3, 2016 Manchester City director of football Txiki Begiristain insists the two-time Premier League champions have signed one of the world’s principal talents after concluding the £27m capture of teenage forward Gabriel Jesus. The 19-year-old, who has scored 19 goals in 30 appearances for Brazilian outfit Palmeiras this season, will make the move to City in January [...]