Tag: Michael

Graeme Carrick joins brother Michael at Middlesbrough
25 June 2024 Off

Graeme Carrick joins brother Michael at Middlesbrough

By Total Football News

Middlesbrough have appointed Graeme Carrick as first-teach coach.

The 39-year-old is the younger brother of Boro first-team coach Michael Carrick and has spent the past two years in charge of Newcastle’s Under-18 side.

He first joined Newcastle in 2005 after his playing career was cut short by injury, and returned to the club in 2022 after 15 years working for the Football Association.

His arrival at the Riverside Stadium follows

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Michael Olise: Chelsea, Newcastle United and Bayern Munich interested in Crystal Palace winger
14 June 2024 Off

Michael Olise: Chelsea, Newcastle United and Bayern Munich interested in Crystal Palace winger

By Total Football News

Chelsea, Newcastle United and Bayern Munich have all contacted Crystal Palace to register their interest in signing Michael Olise.

Palace will only entertain offers of £60m or more for the 22-year-old winger.

Olise has a release clause worth in the region of £60m and any deal will be complex, with percentages due to his former club Reading, Olise himself and Palace.

Chelsea unsuccessfully attempted to sign him for a fee

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Michael Carrick: Middlesbrough boss signs new three-year deal
3 June 2024 Off

Michael Carrick: Middlesbrough boss signs new three-year deal

By Total Football News

Carrick had one year left on his previous contract after joining the club in October 2022, but talks over a fresh deal were put on hold during the season just gone.

However, Boro were keen to tie down a head coach seen as one of the game’s brightest up-and-coming prospects.

“I’ve always been quite calm about it,” Carrick told the club website.

“I think having that attachment, that

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Michael Duff: New Huddersfield Town boss says club need ‘a reset’
17 May 2024 0

Michael Duff: New Huddersfield Town boss says club need ‘a reset’

By Total Football News

Huddersfield went through three managers last season as the team struggled to stay above the bottom three.

Breitenreiter was scathing about some players, claiming they lacked fitness, commitment and unity, and were more focused on “playing golf and maybe staying in the pub”.

Duff believes the German’s words probably came from the situation he found himself in, saying: “After a relegation, you lose players, but I don’t want to make

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Eberechi Eze & Michael Olise: Crystal Palace will entertain £60m bids
25 April 2024 0

Eberechi Eze & Michael Olise: Crystal Palace will entertain £60m bids

By Total Football News

Crystal Palace will only entertain offers for star forwards Eberechi Eze and Michael Olise that start at £60m or more for each player.

The Eagles are safe from relegation having secured a club-record 12th season of Premier League football, and say that financially they do not need to sell either player.

However, given some of the praise for 25-year-old Eze in particular in recent weeks and the form of

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