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      Premier League star spoken to by manager for taking EIGHT MINUTE flight to training as fans say ‘sport is finished’

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      EVERTON boss Sean Dyche reprimanded Arnaut Danjuma for flying from Manchester to Liverpool for training.Villarreal loanee Danjuma has reportedly been commuting from Manchester Airport to Liverpool airport to link up with his team-mates.
      Everton ace Arnaut Danjuma takes eight-minute flights to trainingCredit: Getty
      Everton boss Sean Dyche spoke to Danjuma describing his commute as ‘excessive’Credit: Getty
      And that is a flight that takes only EIGHT minutes give or take.
      Dyche revealed he had a sit-down with the winger to address this bizarre travel arrangement.
      The 52-year-old tactician described it as “excessive” and hinted this is just part of “modern players'” mentality.
      Dyche said during the pre-match press conference before Sunday’s Premier League clash with Aston Villa: “Well, I had a word with him.
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      “I said it seems excessive to go from Manchester Airport to Liverpool Airport for training.
      “But you know, these modern players… Personally I would use a car but that’s the modern players.
      “You know, they need to look after themselves and get their rest.”
      Shocked fans took to social media and reacted with absolute disbelief upon hearing about Danjuma’s commute.
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      One fan tweeted: “D grade ballers flying into training everyday… Sport is finished.”
      Another gushed: “Mate.”
      A third wondered: “Really?”
      This fan commented: “Who is he man?”
      And that one said: “That’s awful, less than an hour drive.”
      Danjuma joined Everton on loan after failing to stand out at Tottenham last season as part of a similar arrangement with Villarreal.
      The Netherlands international has attracted interest from Lyon who wish to sign him in the January transfer window.
      However, the Toffees are not keen on letting the 26-year-old go midseason, especially after Dwight McNeil’s recent injury. More

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      Mauricio Pochettino ‘worried’ about Christopher Nkunku injury as he gives grim update on Chelsea striker

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO is “worried” about Christopher Nkunku as injuries continue to plague the start of his Chelsea career.The French forward, 26, only made his Blues debut in December after being sidelined with a knee problem for the first four months of the season.
      Christopher Nkunku has only played four times for Chelsea since joining in the summerCredit: Reuters
      And he marked his first match in a Chelsea shirt with a consolation goal in a 2-1 defeat to Wolves.
      He then started in a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace, before he came on as a second-half substitute in a 3-2 victory over Luton.
      But Nkunku has been absent for Chelsea’s last two games due to a hip injury he picked up in training.
      They were a 4-0 win over Preston in the FA Cup and a 1-0 defeat to Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final.
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      He said: “We’re disappointed and a little bit worried because we want him involved again as soon as possible.
      “We are still assessing him, we don’t know what is going to happen.
      “It’s complicated with Christopher. It’s now between eight and 10 days since he could train.
      “He was so close to feeling comfortable again, he started the game against Crystal Palace.”
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      It means Chelsea – who have spent £1billion on players over the last 18 months – have received just four appearances and one goal for the £52million they spent on Nkunku in the summer.
      And Pochettino, who is preparing for a West London derby against Fulham on Saturday lunchtime, is still looking for a member of his squad that can consistently lead the line up front.
      Cole Palmer, Nicolas Jackson and Armando Broja have all played as the No9 in recent weeks.
      But a positive update for Chelsea fans is defenders Ben Chilwell and Benoit Badiashile are set to return from injury and be included in the squad for their home clash with rivals Fulham.
      Pochettino added: “The good news is having players like [Trevoh] Chalobah, Chilwell, Badiashile and [Carney] Chukwuemeka so close to being involved again and help the team to perform.” More

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      Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino left red-faced after £115m signing Moises Caicedo appears to have stitched him up

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      MAURICIO POCHETTINO has been left red-faced by his own player, Moises Caicedo following Chelsea’s loss to Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup.Chelsea lost the first leg of their semi-final 1-0 at Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
      Moises Caicedo accidentally stitched up his gafferCredit: Getty
      Pochettino took solace in the fact that Moises Caicedo had told him that his former side Brighton had also lost there last year.
      But in actual fact, Brighton beat Boro 5-1 in last year’s third round of the FA Cup.
      Immediately after the game, Pochettino said: “If you see the previous years, other Premier League teams went out to Middlesbrough.
      “It was Caicedo telling me that ‘we lost last year to Middlesbrough with Brighton’ and many Premier League teams, when they play in the cups there, they lose.”
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      Caicedo’s memory had clearly failed him, given he played the entire 90 minutes of Brighton’s 5-1 victory.
      Alexis Mac Allister netted two goals, Pascal Gross, Adam Lallana and Deniz Under netted the other goals for the Seagulls.
      In fact, the last time Middlesbrough beat Brighton was a 3-0 victory in the Championship 2015-16 season.
      Middlesbrough have claimed a couple of Premier League scalps in recent seasons though.
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      They knocked both Manchester United and Tottenham out of the 2021-22 FA Cup on their way to the quarter-finals, where they lost to Chelsea.
      Pochettino did not shirk responsibility for the Middlebrough loss and said it was time to focus on their West London derby with Fulham in Saturday’s early kick off.
      He said: “We are Chelsea and we cannot afford to lose these kinds of games but, to be honest, if you played 100 times, maybe you lose one because it is football and not another sport.
      “We got criticised but sometimes it is good, we can learn with the criticism and we need to be tough, we need to feel the pressure to grow.
      “For us it is important to perform and to win.
      “We didn’t perform badly against Middlesbrough. We came from a few victories. We need to keep the momentum. It is true after the first leg we are 1-0 down but we need to keep the belief.
      “It is important to realise we are still alive and we have the second leg at Stamford Bridge. We will fight to be in the final. We know when you lose a game to a Championship team, we need to accept the criticism.’ More

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      Man City boss Guardiola gives Erling Haaland update with Premier League top scorer struggling with foot injury

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      PEP GUARDIOLA has confirmed Erling Haaland will miss Manchester City’s trip to Newcastle this weekend as he continues his recovery from a foot injury.The Norwegian, 23, has now been sidelined for a month with the issue.
      A foot problem has plagued Erling Haaland for the last monthCredit: Alamy
      Pep Guardiola will still be without Haaland this weekendCredit: AFP
      And he will play no part in the champions’ clash with Eddie Howe’s men at St James’ Park on Saturday evening.
      When asked in his pre-match press conference about absentees in the squad, Guardiola said: “Jack [Grealish] has been sick and hopefully today he is back.
      “Erling is out and John [Stones] is out.”
      It will be Man City’s fifth successive Premier League game without Haaland as Julian Alvarez prepares to lead the line once more.
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      Yet despite a sustained period out, the ex-Borussia Dortmund man is still the league’s joint-top scorer alongside Mo Salah.
      He has scored 14 goals in 15 Premier League games – and 19 in 22 in all competitions.
      But while Man City will be without Haaland against Newcastle, playmaker Kevin de Bruyne is in line to start.
      The Belgian, 32, returned on Sunday after five months out with a hamstring injury in a 5-0 win over Huddersfield in the FA Cup.
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      Kevin de Bruyne looks set to start for Man City on SaturdayCredit: AFP
      And he provided an assist for Jeremy Doku just 17 minutes after coming off the bench.
      Discussing his condition ahead of the weekend, Guardiola added: “Kevin De Bruyne is ready to start and I can see he is very good and the trip to Abu Dhabi [next week] will do him good too.
      “I saw him yesterday and he feels good and dynamic.
      “He played well, better than the sessions before Huddersfield. He’s getting better.” More

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      Burnley vs Luton LIVE SCORE: Premier League latest as Vincent Kompany’s men face Hatters in a huge relegation battle

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      BURNLEY host Luton in a huge Premier League relegation battle as both sides continue their fight for safety.Vincent Kompany’s men currently sit 19th on the leaderboards and are winless in their last three matches including a 1-0 FA Cup defeat to Tottenham on Friday.
      But the Hatters haven’t been much better as they were recently beaten at home by Chelsea before being held to a 0-0 draw in the FA Cup by League One outfit Bolton.

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      Man City’s senior stars hauled squad in for crisis talks after poor run of results saw them drop to fourth

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      MANCHESTER CITY’S senior stars held emergency crisis talks during a poor run of form that saw Pep Guardiola’s men plunging to fourth place.That is according to City star Nathan Ake, who revealed captains Kyle Walker, Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Rodri and Bernardo Silva called for a summit meeting to steady the ship.
      Manchester City ace Nathan Ake revealed there were crisis talks after a poor runCredit: Getty
      Man City captains wanted to ensure no one played the “victim card” or made “excuses”Credit: Getty
      This came after three consecutive Premier League draws against Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham as well as a 1-0 defeat at Aston Villa.
      Ake told The Telegraph: “We had a big get together organised by the captains and we had a good talk with each other.
      “Not to hammer each other but to be honest that everyone has to look at themselves to see what we can do better because this is not what we want.
      “We want to win games and get the season going again and we had to do it now while there were still so many games to go.
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      “The time was still there to do it because we would rather have had the conversation then than in five weeks when we could have been even more points behind.”
      Ake added that the meeting took place in good faith with the floor open for all players to express any concerns they had.
      The versatile defender added that the point of the meeting was to ensure no one played the “victim card” or made “excuses”.
      Ake added: “We talked a couple of times with the players together to get to grips with it. We know we weren’t playing too badly.
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      “But we weren’t getting the points and all of us expect from each other that we get points, we defend better and look at yourself for why we are conceding so many goals.
      “They weren’t necessarily great goals [from the opponents] – many were deflections or those kind of things – but it still happened so [we asked] why did it happen this year and not last year?
      “We talked with each other about it to try to understand and make sure everyone was on the same page – that we don’t just play the victim card of deflections or a difficult moment.
      “We have to do better as individual players and defenders but everyone was allowed to say whatever they wanted and we picked it up. We set the standards really high for ourselves.
      “Obviously the manager is on top of it but we want to achieve good things as well and always make sure that, no matter what, we want to keep the standards high and not let excuses or injuries creep in for performances.
      “So it’s a good thing that we still have this character to keep going.”
      And it seems that meeting had the same effect as similar crisis talks back in 2021 initiated by then captain Fernandinho, which led to a 21-match winning streak and third Premier League title under Guardiola.
      City are now third in the Premier League table and a victory at Newcastle on Saturday would see them climbing to second place with only two points adrift of leaders Liverpool. More

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      Man Utd ‘set to lose fourth player in 12 days’ with another transfer exit imminent as Jadon Sancho joins Dortmund

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      MANCHESTER UNITED youngster Joe Hugill is on the verge of completing a loan move to Burton.The 20-year-old striker will become the fourth player to leave Old Trafford during the January transfer window.
      Joe Hugill is set to join Burton on loan from Manchester UnitedCredit: Getty
      According to the Manchester Evening News, Hugill is set to complete his move after a deal was agreed last week.
      The transfer had been delayed due to United’s striker shortage requiring Hugill to train with the first-team.
      He was also on the bench for Monday’s FA Cup win at Wigan, his fourth time as an unused substitute this season.
      Hugill penned a new two-and-a-half year deal with the Red Devils on Wednesday and could make his Burton debut against Derby on Monday.
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      His impending exit sees him follow Donny van de Beek, Sergio Reguilon and Jadon Sancho out the door.
      United activated the break clause in Reguilon’s loan to see him return to Tottenham earlier this month.
      Meanwhile, both Van de Beek and Sancho have gone on loan to Germany, with the Dutchman joining Eintracht Frankfurt.
      Sancho has now joined him in the Bundesliga after completing a temporary return to Borussia Dortmund.
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      Hugill joined United’s academy in 2020, signing from Sunderland as a 16-year-old.
      He spent the second half of last season on loan in the National League with Altrincham.
      Although he has yet to make his senior United debut, Hugill has scored seven goals in nine Premier League 2 matches this term.

      Jadon Sancho returned to Borussia Dortmund on Thursday to become United’s third January exitCredit: Getty More

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      Radu Dragusin’s stunning Wag Ioana Stan shares two-word statement after ex-Serie A star completed Tottenham transfer

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      RADU DRAGUSIN’S stunning Wag has shared a two-word statement after he completed his transfer to Tottenham.Ioana Stan took to social media to celebrate he partner’s move to the Premier League.
      Radu Dragusin’s stunning Wag has celebrated his move to TottenhamCredit: Instagram / @ioanastan_
      Ioana Stan shared a series of loved-up snaps of the couple following his transferCredit: Instagram / @ioanastan_
      Spurs completed the signing of Dragusin from Serie A side Genoa on Wednesday for a fee worth around £21.5million plus add-ons.
      After the deal was confirmed, Ioana reposted the announcement to her Instagram story along with a pair of loved-up snaps with Dragusin.
      He posed in his new Spurs training kit as she smiled and looked up at him.
      Alongside the pictures, she wrote: “New beginnings.”
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      The architecture student also uploaded a snap of herself watching a TV report on Dragusin’s transfer.
      Her 6,000 followers are regularly treated to romantic snaps of the couple.
      Ioana will now be able to show off their life in London after Dragusin’s move from Italy.
      The 21-year-old defender has signed a six-and-a-half year deal with Spurs through to the summer of 2030.
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      The couple are ready for ‘new beginnings’ at SpursCredit: Instagram / @ioanastan_
      Dragusin has signed a deal through to 2030 after joining Spurs from GenoaCredit: Rex
      His transfer has also seen full-back Djed Spence join Genoa on loan as part of the deal.
      Dragusin joined Spurs after rejecting a late approach from Bayern Munich this week.
      The German champions had attempted to hijack the deal before it could be completed.
      Instead, they have signed defender Eric Dier from Spurs for a fee believed to be in the region of £3.5million.
      Ioana has over 6,000 followers on InstagramCredit: Instagram / @ioanastan_
      The architecture student regularly shares romantic snaps of her and DragusinCredit: Instagram / @ioanastan_ More