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It's the annual pina colada festival in the Witton area - the song about the drink, which topped the US charts in the late 1970s - but life has not exactly been a cocktail party for Nelson lately.
Mykhailo Mudryk is expected to leave Chelsea on loan (Photo: Getty) Chelsea have reportedly ended talks with Leeds United over a transfer for Mykhailo Mudryk, despite the winger wanting to move to Elland Road. After his doping ban was resolved earlier this summer, Mudryk has been cleared to play for the first time in nearly two years. Chelsea’s plan is to loan out the Ukraine international and there has been plenty of interest from rival Premier League clubs, namely Leeds, Brentford and Coventry City. It was reported on Friday that Xabi Alonso’s team had rejected a loan offer from Leeds as it fell ‘well below their expectations’ but talks were set to continue over the weekend. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. However, BBC Sport now claim that before Daniel Farke’s side could make a second bid, Chelsea ended negotiations and don’t intend to send Mudryk to Yorkshire. Moreover, it is said that after 20 months of no football, the Blues have warned prospective clubs that Mudryk must get plenty of minutes during his loan. To that end, they want to include financial penalties in any potential deal which would become active if the forward does not play often enough. Leeds won their first game of the season but talks for Mudryk are over (Photo: Getty) Coventry, Napoli, Atalanta and Roma are interested in taking the player on loan, while a switch to fellow BlueCo owned club Strasbourg is also being considered. However, it is said that Mudryk wants to keep playing in England and his preferred destination is Leeds, who won their opening Premier League game of the season against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. With just over a week to go before deadline day, the 25-year-old’s future is very uncertain and he is not expected to be in Chelsea’s squad for Monday night’s clash at local rivals Fulham. Frank Lampard’s Coventry remain interested in signing Mudryk (Photo: Getty) It is not known exactly why Chelsea have turned down Leeds, though they also rejected a loan offer from Brentford earlier this summer as they wanted to include an option to buy clause in the deal. Chelsea signed Mudryk from Shakhtar Donetsk for an initial £62million in January 2023. He recorded 10 goals and 11 assists in 73 appearances before his ban. For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source
Roberto de Zerbi, by his own admission, confirmed his role was more psychologist than coach when he was given seven games to keep Tottenham in the top flight following his appointment in March. The Italian has been handed vast funds for a host of new players to ensure Spurs do not suffer a repeat of the nightmare campaign. Saturday's dreadful defeat at Brentford was not the start he or the Spurs power brokers envisaged.
While the teams produced more promise than polish, this thrilling encounter gave an emotional send-off to a legend of both clubsIt’s 4.35pm on Tyneside. William Osula sets Anthony Elanga away, slightly right of centre and just short of 50,000 draw collective breaths. Pace is no issue; Elanga has no shortage of that, and Milos Kerkez won’t catch him.But Newcastle fans have seen this clip before and remember the ending. Muscles tighten, cheeks clench, as they brace themselves for it to start again like it carried on before. (Yet) another memeable‑moment inbound. A tiny part of each of them, though, thinks: “Wait, hang on, this is a new season, a fresh start.” The slate is not just clean but has been entirely replaced and is now AI-operated. Continue reading...
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