Victor Boniface in action for Bayer Leverkusen (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Chelsea reportedly had their scouts watch Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface in the Champions League this week, with the Nigerian forward scoring the winner for his club against AC Milan. Boniface has been a key player for Leverkusen in recent times, scoring 21 goals in 34 games in …

Rangers and Lyon are both aiming to make it two wins out of two in the new Europa League campaign following their respective victories last week. The Scottish side earned a 2-0 away win at Malmo, while Lyon defeated Olympiacos. Match Preview Rangers Recent Form Since the damaging 3-0 loss against Celtic, Rangers have won four matches in a row …

Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has posted that he and Gunners legend Robert Pires are friends again in a jokey post on his official Instagram account. Saka can be seen smiling with former Arsenal star Pires, who was a world class player for the north London giants back in the day, forming part of that 2003/04 Invincibles side. Alongside the photo, …

Juventus has reignited their interest in Thomas Partey, as the Ghanaian midfielder is expected to leave Arsenal at the end of this season. Partey has been on Juve’s radar for several seasons, with reports even suggesting he was close to joining them in the summer of 2023. However, he remained at the Emirates and is now in the final year …

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Phil Costa to look back at Arsenal’s 2-0 win over PSG in the Champions League. We discuss the many ways in which Mikel Arteta’s team can play, including shifts within games, evidenced by excellent first half pressing and then shifting to a more …

Chelsea are reportedly eyeing up the potential transfer of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap has he impresses in the Premier League so far this season. The talented 21-year-old is a former Manchester City youngster, so is someone Enzo Maresca and other key figures at Stamford Bridge know well as they start to monitor him as a potential target, according to …

I am more than happy with Nicolas Jackson from the back end of last season and how he has started this season. But if we are to continue with the positive build of quality competition in this squad, then there is no way I am even slightly thinking about not signing a new striker. We need one. We still lack …

Former Celtic striker Darren Jackson described their 7-1 thrashing by Borussia Dortmund as “embarrassing” and urged Brendan Rodgers to change his philosophy when playing in the Champions League. Celtic arrived at Signal Iduna Park in confident mood having won every game this season, including a 5-1 defeat of Slovan Bratislava in their European opener and a 6-0 beating of St …

When it was revealed that Julen Lopetegui was to be the new West Ham manager, supporters could’ve been forgiven for believing that a return to the ‘West Ham way’ was on the cards. The East London faithful have been brought up on a diet of entertaining and expansive football, and that’s arguably why, despite European success, David Moyes eventually fell …

With Europe’s elite once again stealing centre stage in midweek, Wednesday promises another stacked Champions League schedule from across the continent. Watching Aston Villa welcome German giants Bayern Munich to the Midlands for what will be a famous European showdown, Premier League rivals Liverpool will be looking to lay down another early marker. With a host of intriguing Champions League …