Новости за 26.01.2016

Nigerian youth international Kelechi Nwakali is close to completing a move to Arsenal, his older brother Allwell has confirmed, reports the London Evening Standard.

Arsenal had faced a battle to acquire the duo, with Manchester City, Barcelona and Bayern Munich monitoring 17-year-old attacking midfielder Kelechi, who currently plays at the Diamond Football Academy.

West Ham have declined to confirm or deny that Carl Jenkinson has been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Co-owner David Sullivan's son Jack tweeted that Jenkinson's "injury is far more serious than we thought and he is out for the rest of the season."

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed skipper Vincent Kompany should be back in action in two weeks.

It had been reported the Belgian defender faced another six weeks on the sidelines in a season which has been persistently interrupted by injuries.

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini has revealed skipper Vincent Kompany should be back in action in two weeks.

It had been reported the Belgian defender faced another six weeks on the sidelines in a season which has been persistently interrupted by injuries.

Leicester City still want to sign Nigeria's Ahmed Musa despite having an initial bid rejected by CSKA Moscow, BBC Sport understands.

The Russian side have rejected a £15.1m offer for the 23 year old as they hold out for a fee closer to their £18.9m valuation of the forward.

Tottenham winger Andros Townsend has admitted Newcastle United are the only club he wanted to join ahead of his proposed transfer to St James' Park this month.

Townsend admitted he is excited about the opportunity to play for Newcastle and insists Steve McClaren's side is the only team he would have left Spurs for.

Sunderland have offered £10m and striker Fabio Borini for Swansea City forward Andre Ayew, Sky Sports understand.

The Black Cats have been pursuing Ayew for several weeks and are understood to have made an initial approach for the player 10 days ago.

Swansea are leading the fight to land striker Dwight Gayle from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, according to Sky Sports.

The deal, if it goes through, is expected to prompt the departure of former Lyon striker Bafetimbi Gomis from the Liberty Stadium.

Roberto Martinez has been talking about his team Everton's League Cup semi-final second leg at Man City on Wednesday.

"We're taking 8,000 fans and it's going to be a really exciting night," said the boss, whose team lead 2-1 after the first leg.

West Ham say it would be "impossible" to share their new Olympic Stadium ground with another Premier League club without their agreement, reports BBC Sport.

Stadium bosses London Legacy Development Corporation told a tribunal they would be open to discussions with Tottenham and Chelsea, who are redeveloping their grounds.

Arsenal were denied the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League standings after they were defeated 1-0 by Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.

The Gunners were reduced to 10 men after Per Mertesacker was sent off for a last-man tackle on Blues striker Diego Costa.

Swansea handed new manager Francesco Guidolin a win in his first match in charge of the Welsh club as they defeated Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park on Sunday.

The Swans opened scoring in the 17th minute when Gylfi Sigurdsson converted from the penalty spot after Andre Ayew was brought down in the box.

Manchester City twice came from behind to secure a 2-2 draw with West Ham United at Upton Park on Saturday.

The home side stunned the visitors when Enner Valencia put the Hammers ahead after just 53 seconds of play.

In retrospect, the accolades and achievements that have been garnered by Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan would resemble a player who has worn gloves at a professional level for at least a decade.

The maxim that goalkeepers don't peak until later in their careers is currently being put alongside other football relics such as the 4-4-2 formation and tight-fitting shorts.

Tottenham Hotspur came from behind to defeat Crystal Palace 3-1 on the weekend.

Spurs conceded in the first half before firing three goals home in the second half to come away from Selhurst Park with a convincing victory.

Leicester City went outright top of the Premier League table with a strong 3-0 win over Stoke City at King Power Stadium on Saturday.

Danny Drinkwater opened the scoring with a well-struck effort from outside the box in the 42nd minute to open his league scoring account for the season.

When Manchester United signed Serbian goalkeeping prospect Vanja Milinković-Savić in the summer of 2014, they initially had big plans for the youngster.

However, due to his young age and lack of international experience, he was unable to get a work permit to play in England and so they had to immediately loan him back to the club they signed him from, Serbian club FK Vojvodina, for a season.

Tyrone Barnett helped Southend United defeat promotion contenders Coventry City 3-0 at Roots Hall on Saturday.

The 30 year-old striker scored two goals fir the Shrimpers with his second coming after Phil Brown's side were reduced to 10 men with Gary Deegan being sent off in the 51st minute.

West Brom have fatigue concerns for Salomon Rondon.

Speaking after Saturday's 0-0 draw with Aston Villa, head coach Tony Pulis suggested the Venezuela international might need blood tests to properly examine his physical condition.

Liverpool have failed with a new bid for Shakhtar Donetsk attacker Alex Teixeira.

The Daily Mail says Teixeira wants to join Liverpool but the Anfield club will have to improve upon their latest £28million offer.

Leaked football documents show that Real Madrid have a buy-back clause for Arsenal's Mesut Ozil.

Football Leaks website claims that the Gunners would have to stump up more than 30% of the transfer fee if they were ever to sell the German playmaker to another Spanish club.

Radamel Falcao's temporary move to Chelsea did not cost the English club a loan fee.

According to website Football Leaks, the reigning Premier League champions agreed a free loan with Monaco which had the option to buy permanently at the end of the season.

Borussia Dortmund chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke says the club won't sell Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The Gunners have been linked with the African Player of the Year for some time now and it had emerged that a firm offer was set to be placed on the table at the Westfalenstadion.

Vincent Kompany has been ruled out for up to six weeks according to reports.

The Manchester City captain had already been struggling with a calf injury this season and now it is believed that he will not be back in training until at least March.

Samir Nasri is honing in on a long-awaited return for Manchester City.

The French midfielder has been sidelined since injuring his thigh at training in October but is ahead of schedule in his recovery as he looks to give Manuel Pellegrini's side a boost by making his comeback in the next eight weeks.