Why Samuel Eto'o Could Prove Vital To Chelsea's Ambitions

If reports are to believed, Samuel Eto's wage packet at Anzhi was somewhere in region of £300,000 a week. A week! Unbelievable. It is debatable whether or not any footballer is worth that much, never mind Samuel Eto'o.

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Where Does Juan Mata Stand At Chelsea?

Manchester United and Chelsea played out a boring and somewhat uneventful Premier League match at Old Trafford on Monday night. Despite the eneventful 90 minutes, there were two aspects that intereseted me; the first was that Wayne Rooney started and played quite decently, and the second was that Juan Mata was once again overlooked by Jose Mourinho. What is going on with the little Spaniard, and has Mourinho already taken a dislike to Chelsea's Player of the Season for the last two years?

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Why Real Madrid Should Keep Di Maria

Now that the impending news of Gareth Bale's transfer to Real Madrid is likely to happen sooner rather than later, what future is there for Argentine winger Angel Di Maria? Cristiano Ronaldo, Isco and Bale are likely to form the attacking trident behind Karim Benzema, which doesn't leave any room for a player that has been a regular ever since joining the club from Benfica in 2010. However, I believe that it would be a big mistake to let the tricky winger go and certainly a huge benefit to the rumoured clubs that are interested in him, such as Arsenal.

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Could This Chelsea Man Be The Next Big Thing?

Signing relatively early in the transfer window, Andre Schurrle arrived at Stamford Bridge somewhat under the radar.

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Premier League Managers To Watch In 2013/2014

As 4 of last season’s top 6 start with a new boss this season, we’re in for another campaign that nobody can predict. Those clubs who narrowly avoided relegation last term have strengthened and also stuck with the same manager. Each of the 17 remaining from 2012/2013 do not treat survival as success and with that in mind we could be looking at a managerial merry-go-round! Here are 5 managers that face plenty of pressure season...

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Is Samuel Eto'o A Feasible Option For Chelsea? (video)

There have been many rumours going around that Cameroon legend Samuel Eto'o will be on his way to Stamford Bridge if Jose Mourinho gives up on trying to buy Wayne Rooney. Eto'o, currently at Anzhi Makhachkala, will cost Mourinho around £5m but I think his wages will be incredibly higher. The former Inter striker has scored 55 times in 112 games for his country.

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Jose Mourinho: A look at the Chelsea manager 10 years on

This time ten years ago, Jose Mourinho was coming off the back of a domestic campaign where he had won the Portuguese League, Cup and Super Cup.  Porto were undoubtedly the dominant force in their own country, but winning a competition such as the UEFA Cup made the rest of Europe take notice.  A year later Mourinho saw his side lift the European Cup, having reached the pinnacle of club football by winning the Champions League.

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Rafa Benitez has a point to prove with Napoli

With the signing of Gonzalo Higuain to replace Edinson Cavani, and the arrivals of Pepe Reina, Raul Albiol and Jose Callejon during the past month, Rafa Benitez has very quickly made his mark on Napoli and brought in a lot of Spanish or Spanish speaking players. Whether this is a conscious effort to surround himself with players that have been educated the 'Spanish way' and understand the type of football that he wants to play remains to be seen, although he is clearly looking for an improvement on his previous attempt at management in Serie A.

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An early Champions League prediction

With it still being the off-season and pre-season in full flow we edge closer to the beginning of the season like a snail carrying shopping on its back.

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Summer signings - players that might move (Video)

In the third and final part of my transfer assessment, I focus on the players that are regularly being linked with moves to new clubs but haven't yet agreed to sign for their prospective admirers.

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Man City quietly emerging as new favourites for the Premier League

Whilst all eyes were focussed on the Wayne Rooney hullabaloo, David Moyes succeeding some famous manager, Jose Mourinho returning to London and Arsenal almost spending more than a fiver on a player, Manchester City have, under the radar almost, been strengthening their squad very impressively this summer.

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The Wayne Rooney saga rumbles on but the end is in sight.

Jose Mourinho's public declaration of his desire to sign Wayne Rooney has now made it the summer's biggest story as Manchester United apparently rejected Chelsea's £20m bid for the disgruntled striker.

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Benzema could leave for Italy

Italian giants Milan have been circling around the transfer market for another striker and in question it is Karim Benzema the French international who is on their target list.

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Mourinho's return has not been overstated

With the recent retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, Jose Mourinho now has an unrivalled aura of respectability over any manager in the game today.

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Too early for title predictions? Never.

Too early? Nah! Come on, it is always fun to do this and I know there is another month until the season starts and the clubs have until the end of August to sort out who is coming and going. But there have been managerial changes at the top three clubs, which is very significant.

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