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Marc Cucurella Slams Chelsea For Sacking Maresca and Questions Transfer Policy
Chelsea’s Marc Cucurella has taken aim at the club in a sensational interview while on international duty with Spain.
Chelsea have been in extremely poor form in recent weeks. Enzo Maresca was relieved of his duties at the start of the year, and it was hoped that his replacement, Liam Rosenior, could transform their fortunes.
However, he has not had the impact that many would have hoped. Chelsea have won just once in their last six matches in the Premier League and are now in danger of failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League. The Blues were also humiliated by PSG in Europe’s premier cup competition.
Enzo Fernandez has hinted he wants to leave Chelsea over the international break and now Cucurella has also spoken of his displeasure at ongoings at Chelsea in an eye-opening interview with the Athletic.
Marc Cucurella Questions Club’s Transfer Policy
Chelsea’s transfer policy under their current owners have raised eyebrows. The club have spent huge amounts of money on young players in the hope they can develop at the club and sell them for a profit in the future. They have prioritised doing this over signing experienced players.
Cucurella does not agree with this strategy and he’s made his feelings very clear. He said: “Results like that [against PSG] are always hard to take. You are fighting and training every day only to realise, at the very end, that when games matter, we are still a bit away from the top level.
“I understand this is part of the club’s policy, and that they want to take this direction – signing young players and looking to the future. But, for all of us who are still here and want to win big things, moments like this make you feel discouraged.
“We have a good core of players. The foundations are there. But to fight for major trophies such as the Premier League or the Champions League, you need more. Signing young players only might complicate achieving those goals. Against PSG, we lacked players that had gone through situations like that.
“You need time as well, and I know the young players are the ones that will have the experience in the future. But you need to find the balance between both worlds.”
Cucurella Slams Chelsea’s Decision to Part Ways With Enzo Maresca
Cucurella, considered one of the best left-backs in the Premier League right now, also slammed the club for their decision to part ways with Maresca, who was extremely popular with Chelsea’s players. He said:
“With Enzo Maresca in charge, we were more stable, because we worked together for 18 months. If you look at our first pre-season with him, there were doubts. You need a process for every player to understand what we need to do. In our last months with Maresca, we played almost by heart. If we changed the system, we knew what we had to do. You need that time.
“When a manager gives you that confidence and offers you a platform to fight for titles, you’d die for him. The moment Maresca left, it had a big impact on us. These are decisions taken by the club. If you asked me, I would not have made this decision.”
Cucurella added: “The instability around the club comes from this, in a nutshell. We had a caretaker (former under-21s coach Calum McFarlane) first, then a new manager, with new ideas and no time to work on them.
“To make a change like that, the best thing is to wait until the end of the season. You would give everyone, the players and the new manager, time to get ready, have a full pre-season… Look at Arsenal now, who are fighting for every trophy. They’ve been with [Mikel] Arteta for almost seven years and they have not won much. But that trust in the project gives rewards.”
Chelsea are currently sixth in the Premier League with seven matches left to play. They return to action on Saturday April 4 when they take on Port Vale in their FA Cup quarter-final clash.
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Tottenham Submit £22m Offer for Lyon Winger Malick Fofana
Tottenham have reportedly made an offer to sign a new forward for Roberto De Zerbi ahead of the summer transfer window.
Spurs certainly aren’t messing around in the window, which is no surprise after their disappointing few years.
The North London club have already confirmed the additions of Andy Robertson and Marcos Senesi, who have signed on three-year deals from Liverpool and Bournemouth, respectively.
The club are clearly looking to back De Zerbi after he showed that he’s capable of turning things around during the final few weeks of the season.
Tottenham need reinforcements all over the pitch heading into the 2026-2027 season, especially if they want to climb into the top half of the Premier League table.
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Tottenham Submit Winger Offer
According to a report from Ferveur Lyonnaise, Tottenham have submitted an offer to sign Lyon winger Malick Fofana ahead of the summer transfer window.
Spurs are believed to have made an offer in the region of £22 million, including bonuses. He is already looking to get rid of his house to prepare for a departure.
Fofana has accepted an offer from Tottenham, with his agent expected to travel to England this week to finalise a deal.
Lyon are hoping to receive a fee higher than £22 million, but it looks like a deal could happen in the near future.
Fofana, described as explosive, is clearly keen on the move, but Tottenham might have to increase their proposal.
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Tottenham Aren’t Messing Around
Tottenham certainly aren’t messing around in the summer transfer window and, as mentioned, have already brought Robertson and Senesi to the club.
Reports have now emerged that Tottenham are pushing to sign Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali, and the Italian international wants to make the move to North London this summer.
GIVEMESPORT correspondent Ben Jacobs has also claimed that Tottenham have made an enquiry to beat Manchester United to the signing of West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes.
Spurs are also believed to be working on deals to sign Savinho from Man City and Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton. It’s safe to say they are active in the summer transfer window.
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Morgan Rogers Wants Arsenal Transfer Over Chelsea
Arsenal are hoping to get some important deals over the line this summer, which includes a move for a Premier League playmaker this summer.
The Gunners are building from a position of strength in the summer transfer window, having secured the league title last season while narrowly missing out on the Champions League in the final.
While the team has impressed, Mikel Arteta knows there are places to improve and keep evolving, particularly in the forward options at his disposal.
Over recent seasons, Arsenal have been criticised for their lack of attacking threat, with question marks remaining over the players at the top end of the pitch.
That is set to lead the North London club into the market in search of fresh faces, with the left wing among the key areas of improvement this window.
Morgan Rogers is among those most heavily linked to play there, while he can also fill in as a number ten, and there has been an update on the club’s pursuit.
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Arsenal seemingly want a move for Rogers this summer, after the Aston Villa star showed plenty of quality in both the Premier League and Europa League campaign for Unai Emery’s side.
While he has been valued at £100 million, sporting director Andrea Berta is pushing to get a deal over the line, as interest ramps up from rival clubs.
According to Arsenal insider HandofArsenal on social media, Rogers has outlined his preference to sign with Arsenal over the likes of Chelsea this summer.
It’s added that the 23-year-old has communicated his wish to leave Villa Park in a respectful way, as clubs circle a potential deal, while personal terms are not thought to be a problem.
Official contact is yet to be made from Arsenal to Aston Villa, with the final transfer fee claimed to be an important factor whether a move will be confirmed or not in the coming weeks and months.
It comes as a huge boost to the club’s chances of landing the playmaker, who could be a game-changing option in the near future.
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Rogers Offers Arsenal Something Different
Arsenal making a move for Rogers makes sense when considering the fact that the Gunners need players who are going to break a game open.
There may be some questions surrounding how well the England international may do against so many mid-blocks if he moves to North London, but he brings an ability to score from nothing that is currently missing for the side.
Under Arteta, the team have a habit of winning games by small margins, which has made it tough to rotate properly when searching for late goals or holding onto late leads.
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Rogers’ outstanding attribute is his ability to score long-range efforts, and if he can bring that to the table, then Arsenal may be able to break games open easier, and win them more comfortably.
His ability in transition is impressive, and something that could also make the team more clinical when games open up more for them.
It’s a deal that could prove expensive, but adds another dimension to Arteta’s team.
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Alex Pereira Reveals What he Told UFC After “Illegal” Loss to Ciryl Gane
Alex Pereira has finally broken his silence two days after losing by knockout to Ciryl Gane in his heavyweight MMA debut during the marquee UFC Freedom 250 event that the market-leading combat sports promotion organized in conjunction with the federal government, as it held the show on the South Lawn of The White House, in front of the Trump family, including US President, Donald Trump.
The Brazilian carried an extraordinary resume into the Octagon considering he’s a highly decorated pound-for-pound great, but he was never competitive against Gane, landing just 11 strikes in the opening round, and one in the second. Gane, by contrast, landed 54 from 86 thrown, and finished Pereira early, thanks to punches to the head at range.
While Gane faced the press, alongside the UFC boss Dana White and other White House winners, and hinted at a unification fight versus Tom Aspinall in Paris, later in the year, Pereira has yet to speak publicly — until now.
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Pereira dissected the fight, and defeat, in a vlog-style video on his official YouTube. “It was a lucky jab, and he took advantage… that was the opportunity of a lifetime for him,” said Pereira, before blasting Bon Gamin for his long history” of “dirty shots, punches to the back of the head.”
He continued: “I brought that up with [the referee, Herb Dean, ahead of time and asked him to keep an eye on it. If you watch the footage, man, multiple shots, multiple elbows [to the back of the head].”
“[Dean] shouldn’t have been refereeing that fight. A guy like that should be punished.”
Pereira said as much to the UFC immediately after the shocking loss.
Though Gane and Aspinall appear to be talking up a massive fight between them, for Pereira, there is a feeling his own fight with Gane has an element of unfinished business to it.
Revealing what he told the UFC, Pereria said: “I explained to them about the illegal shots … I said the right thing is an immediate rematch. They asked for some time to get an answer. I’m gonna wait a bit but very soon we will have an answer.”
Jones posted immediately on social media, wearing jewelry with a goat around his neck as if to reference he’s the greatest of all time in MMA.
This only confused Pereira further. “I saw the video, to be honest I was very surprised,” he said.
“If I was one of the guys that provoked him, then lose, then I’d understand, but I’ve never spoken bad about Jon Jones.”
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