Petr Cech has completed a move across London from Premier League champions Chelsea to Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.
The vastly experienced 33-year-old goalkeeper has agreed a long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium.
With Thibaut Courtois having excelled in his first season as Chelsea number one, Cech has opted to end an 11-year stay at Stamford Bridge that saw him make just under 500 appearances for the club and win a host of major trophies, including the UEFA Champions League in 2012.
David Ospina finished last term as Arsene Wenger s first-choice stopper in the Premier League after Wojciech Szczesny fell out of favour, although the latter was preferred in cup competitions and formed part of the side that defeated Aston Villa to win the FA Cup.
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Manchester City s Samir Nasri has warned of the impact a League Cup final defeat could have on Manuel Pellegrini s quadruple-chasing side.
Nasri was part of the Arsenal team beaten in the final of the competition in 2011, with that loss to Birmingham City heralding a poor run of league form towards the end of another trophy-less campaign.
The France international, also a runner-up in the FA Cup last season, is eager to banish his bad Wembley memories against Sunderland and maintain City s momentum as they bid for silverware on four fronts.
I don t have good memories in the cups, because I lost the final with Arsenal as well as last season, Nasri said in quotes reported by the British media.
We got to the final with Arsenal and lost. After that, we won only two ga…
Mohamed Salah s agent has hit back at a threat of legal action from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA), as the Liverpool star s ongoing feud with the governing body continues.
Salah s relationship with the EFA has long been strained and things appeared to reach boiling point earlier this year, when the winger s photograph was featured on a team plane funded by telecoms company WE, a situation which infringed on another commercial deal held personally by Salah.
He was then said to be unhappy about being given honorary Chechen citizenship during the World Cup at a dinner hosted by Ramzan Kadyrov, the controversial head of state of the Chechen Republic, where Egypt were based.
The 26-year-old laid out some general requests and grievances about the EFA s treatm…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has told Luke Shaw to continue the improvement that earned an England recall, while warning reports over a new contract for Anthony Martial are not entirely accurate.
Shaw and Martial were on the fringes at Old Trafford in 2017-18 but the left-back has had a productive start to the new Premier League season despite United s two defeats from three matches.
The defender has even taken team-mate Ashley Young s place in the England squad, earning a recall after more than a year away from international action.
Mourinho was full of praise for the 23-year-old but warned Shaw to continue his upward trajectory, starting at Burnley on Sunday.
It s been a big week for him that ends with a very important match against Burnley,…
Pep Guardiola is convinced his Manchester City players will be ready to make the most of their “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity to win the treble.
Having wrapped up the Premier League title last weekend, City are now focusing on next month’s FA Cup and Champions League finals, in which they will face Manchester United and Inter Milan respectively.
First, City need to finish off their Premier League campaign, which they will do at Brentford on Sunday, before the players have two days off.
Preparing for Brentford |
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
They will then return to training next week and give the two glamour ties full attention.
City manager Guardiola said: “Everybody knows what position we are in. It comes once in a lifetim…
Barcelona have lost another player to injury after announcing midfielder Frank Kessie pulled up in training on Wednesday.
The Ivory Coast international, who was a late substitute in Tuesday s 1-0 Champions League loss at Inter, strained an adductor muscle in his right thigh.
Barca said in a statement that the 25-year-old s injury will be monitored, but no timeframe has been put on his return to action.
He has played eight times for the Catalan giants since joining as a free agent from Milan in the close season, six of those coming as a substitute.
The first team player Franck Kessie has a strained adductor muscle in his right thigh. He is ruled out and his recovery will dictate his return.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)
Kessie s injury …
Stuart Taylor has cut short his loan spell with Yeovil Town due to personal reasons,.
The Reading goalkeeper moved to Huish Park on a one-month loan deal on Monday, though he will now return to the Madejski Stadium.
The former Arsenal man has made just four appearances for the Royals since signing for them last summer.
He has made just twenty-four league appearances since leaving the Gunners is 2005, across spells with Aston Villa, Cardiff City, Manchester City and then Reading.
During his three years at the Etihad Stadium, his one and only outing came in a FA Cup fourth round win over Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park back in January 2010.
Gareth Stewart is now set to make just his second Championship appearance for Glovers, who travel …
Spartak Moscow will listen to offers in January for Republic of Ireland international Aiden McGeady, as the winger eyes a move to England.
The 27-year-old moved to the Russian capital in a reported £9million deal in August 2010, becoming the most expensive export from the Scottish top flight in the process.
His Spartak contract expires at the end of the current season, and McGeady has previously expressed a desire to move back to British shores.
Aston Villa and Hull City have been linked with the player, while Everton boss Roberto Martinez who reportedly looked to bring the Irishman to former club Wigan Athletic is again thought to be interested.
The Russian club have confirmed they will allow McGeady a move, should they receive an acceptable offer when the wind…
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini praised victorious Leicester City after the visitors claimed a superb 3-1 win at the Etihad Stadium to go six points clear of their title rivals at the top of the Premier League.
The hosts had the chance to replace Claudio Ranieri s men at the top of the table with victory but Pellegrini conceded they were second best in all departments, following a sluggish start that allowed Robert Huth to open the scoring after three minutes.
Riyad Mahrez netted a superb solo goal in the 48th minute and Huth headed his second after an hour, before Leicester threatened to pile on further embarrassment.
Sergio Aguero claimed a late consolation header, but there was no way back for Manchester City.
Asked about the reasons for t…
Napoli will be without Dries Mertens for their Europa League Group D clash with Midtjylland on Thursday at the Stadio San Paolo.
The Belgium international attacker was taken off with 10 minutes to play in Napoli s 2-1 win over Fiorentina but only after providing a back-heel assist for Gonzalo Higuain s winner.
Maurizio Sarri s men have won their opening two Europa League games and arrive into matchday three in fine form, enjoying a nine-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
Midtjylland, meanwhile, have won five games in succession and top the Superliga by three points after 12 games.
Legia Warsaw and Club Brugge, with two defeats each, meet in the group s other game.
In Group A, Fenerbahce and Ajax remain winless as they meet at Sukru Saracoglu S…