Chelsea are reportedly leading the chase for the newest sensation in Italian football the 18-year-old Inter striker Mario Balotelli. The youngster of Ghanaian descent was born in Palermo and broke into Serie C1 side Lurnezzane at the tender age of 15. He made 2 League appearances for the club until some of the biggest clubs in Europe moved in for him such as Manchester United, Barcelona and Fiorentina. However, it was Milan giants Inter that won his much sought after signature.

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Reports today suggest Liverpool’s £5m bid for Borussia Dortmund winger Jakub Blaszczykowski has been rejected. The 22-year-old Polish international is a major target for Rafa Benitez and considered by many to be the final piece in the jigsaw for the Spaniard.

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Chelsea are reported to be leading he chase for one of the most exciting youngsters in world football, Barcelona’s 14-year-old wonderkid Gerard Deulofeu.

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Football Pools Pundit Tony Cascarino has suggested that Chelsea’s performance in their 2-0 home win over Aston Villa was ‘scary’ for title challengers Arsenal, Manchester United and Liverpool. The fact the Blues beat a strong Aston Villa side so comfortably despite missing some integral member of the squad illustrates that the Chelsea squad is strong enough to cope whereas their rivals may have struggled without a similar number of first teamers.Cascarino had this to say, “When you are talking of missing players you have to stand in awe of Chelsea at the moment. At the weekend they were without the likes of Deco, Alex, Drogba, Essien and Carvalho but still comfortably beat one of the best sides in the Premier League.”

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This week former Newcastle star John Barnes has spoken about the plight of the Tyneside club but despite sitting 3rd from bottom of the Premier League, being placed up for sale and a short-term caretaker manager in place he doesn’t fear for their top division safety.

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Chelsea remain top of the Premier League after another impressive win at the weekend over a much-fancied Aston Villa side though Liverpool remain neck and neck with them after a last gasp win at Eastlands. Former Reds legend and Football Pools Pundit John Barnes has this week praised the new style that the men from Stamford Bridge are playing in and has tipped them to take the title.The former Anfield Favourite had this to say, “Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side are the team that has impressed me most this season. Their win at the weekend against a good Aston Villa side was quite superb. In fact, Martin O’Neill’s side were fortunate to limit the defeat to 2-0 rather than four.”

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We have a break from the thrills and spills of the Premier League this week with another round of World Cup qualifiers. Now a lot has been made of Fabio Capello’s decision to exclude Michael Owen again from the squad but for me it’s hardly surprising.

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I must start by congratulating Tottenham fan Tony Morris from Harrow for his £100K jackpot win on Premier 10 last week. This was quite a feat when you consider some of the results including Bolton and Middlesbrough winning away, so well done to you. As Tony is a Tottenham fan, I’m sure it was hard for him to back Hull to win at White Hart Lane but I’m sure the cash will cheer him up after Spurs dismal start to the season. 

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Reports suggest Chelsea are leading the chase for arguably the brightest young talent in French football, the 18-year-old midfielder Sofiane Feghouli. However, if the Blues want to sign the French wonderkid dubbed the ‘New Zidane’ they will have to beat off competition from a number of Europe’s biggest clubs.

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Goals against Liverpool aren’t easy to come by especially for Manchester City. City have failed to score in their last six Premier League games against the Reds. In fact goals aren’t that much of a feature when these two sides meet; there have been just five goals in the last seven clashes - five have ended 1-0 and the other two have been 0-0 draws.

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