Paul Auster: A Blog Of Two Halves

Arsenal Arsenal have signed Petr Cech. We’re not sure whether you’ve noticed, because they’re trying to keep it quiet, but they have. And he’s basically the only bit of transfer business they’ve done so far this summer. After their 6-0 rout of Lyon in a pre-season game Arsene Wenger suggested that he was happy that he hasn’t had to intergrate too many players into his squad this summer. Yet given that last year they added Alexis Sanchez to the team…

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Arsenal, Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Chelsea, Crystal Palace With the new Premier League season barely a week away we thought it was about time we had a look at the runners and riders of the new campaign. Who will win the league? Is the top 4 a lock in? Are there any teams that are dead set for relegation? The transfer window doesn’t “slam shut” for another few weeks yet, so this exploration of possible eventualities won’t take any last minute…

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Chelsea It’s been an interesting summer so far for Chelsea. Having won the Premier League at a canter last season they haven’t done an awful lot to improve the first team yet this transfer window. They might be forgiven for thinking they don’t need to, of course, but Premier League football clubs are like sharks – if they stand still they die. Yes they’ve already bought Asmir Begovic from Stoke but he’s only coming in to replace Petr Cech and…

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Having already spoken to @FIRST4LCFC about Leicester’s summer business, @ChiefDelilah about what Stoke have done up until now, and hearing  Ste Armstrong offer some forthright opinions on Manchester United, we thought it was about time we spoke to one of the Premier League’s new boys about their thoughts on the window thus far and what the season had to offer. For that reason we’ve had a chat with the lads from Tales From The South End about what AFC Bournemouth have been been up…

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Last week we spoke to Twitter user @FIRST4LCFC about Leicester’s transfer window, and we had a chat with @ChiefDelilah about how Stoke have done so far this summer. Today it’s the turn of Ste Armstrong to let us know what he thinks of the movements in and around Old Trafford in the build up to the start of the new season. Is he pleased? Disappointed? Or not bothered either way? Read on to find out. The Questionnaire What business have United done…

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Chelsea With Petr Cech having moved on to Arsenal, one of Jose Mourinho’s chief objectives this summer is to bring in a solid number 2. It should come as no surprise, then, that Sky Sports are reporting that Chelsea’s first major signing of the summer will be Asmir Begovic from Stoke. The 28 year old Bosnian only has 1 year left on his contract, so Chelsea are hopeful they can pick him up for something in the region of £8…

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On Monday we spoke to @FIRST4LCFC about what they made of Leicester City’s business so far. They were quite forthright with their answers, especially regarding the situation with the manager. This time around it’s the job of Rob Doolan to give us some answers about Stoke City’s work in the summer transfer window. Have a read of what he thinks of Mark Hughes, the likely departure of Steven Nzonzi and more. The Questionnaire What business have Stoke done so far…

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Leicester City This summer we’ve spoken to a fan from all of the clubs in the Premier League to ask them what they think of their club’s business so far, what they still need to do in the transfer window and where they see things going for their club in the upcoming season. We’ll speak to the same fans again when the transfer window “slams shut” and see how their predictions went, whether their feeling about the upcoming season has…

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Chelsea Rumours of Arda Turan to Chelsea persist, with The Telegraph claiming that the Turkish winger is keen to head to Stamford Bridge. They sight the fact that Turan took to Twitter to deny rumours that he was in negotiations with Barcelona over a move to the Champions League winners. He said he was “…on holidays and resting”. Chelsea and Arsenal are both keen on the 28 year old. With Petr Cech having officially completed his move to Arsenal this…

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