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Bournemouth boss Scott Parker says playing alongside Steven Gerrard was “a pleasure” as he bids to inflict early season pain on his former England team-mate.
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Chelsea Secure Signing Of Aston Villa Starlet Carney Chukwuemeka
Chelsea have pounced on a contract stand off between Aston Villa and Carney Chukwuemeka to sign the England under-19 star for a reported fee of 20 million pounds ($24 million). Villa boss Steven Gerrard left the midfielder out of the club's pre-season tour of Australia after Chukwuemeka refused to sign an extension to his contract, which was due to expire in 2023. Chukwuemeka, who turns 19 in October, broke into the Villa first-team in May 2021 and last season made 14 appearances, although just two of them were Premier League starts.
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Chelsea secure signing of Aston Villa's Carney Chukwuemeka
Aston Villa and Carney Chukwuemeka to sign the England under-19 star for a reported fee of £20 million ($24 million). Villa boss Steven Gerrard left the midfielder out of the club's pre-season tour of Australia after Chukwuemeka refused to sign an extension to his contract, which was due to expire in 2023.
Aaron Hickey, Boubacar Kamara and Southampton’s rebuild – The under-the-radar Premier League signings we love
The whole concept of an 'under-the-radar signing' these days in the Premier League is a bit of a weird one. In terms of revenue and eyeballs the Premier League is by some distance the biggest league in the world; the days of teams being frugal are long gone. Whether by foreign investment or obscene TV deals teams in the bottom half of the Premier League can spend far more than most of the top-half clubs in the rest of Europe’s top five leagues.