Tag: tells

Man City charges: Enzo Maresca tells players to be positive as they return to training
8 October 2026 Off

Man City charges: Enzo Maresca tells players to be positive as they return to training

By Total Football News

As Premier League football returns following a three-week hiatus, rival clubs are proving reluctant to let their managers speak about the City verdict publicly.

Managers and head coaches – including Maresca on Friday – will be asked to comment on the matter during compulsory pre-match press conferences.

But it is understood a number of clubs have already taken a clear stance for their managers not to comment.

Some Premier League

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Zian Flemming: Burnley boss Hayen tells forward it’s best to stay at club
19 August 2026 Off

Zian Flemming: Burnley boss Hayen tells forward it’s best to stay at club

By Total Football News

Burnley manager Nicky Hayen has told Zian Flemming he should stay with the Clarets despite being linked with a possible Premier League move.

Coventry, Leeds and Brentford are reportedly interested in Flemming, who scored two late goals to salvage a point against West Ham in the Championship on Sunday.

Hayen said it would now be harder to hang on to the 28-year-old Dutch striker, who joined Burnley from Millwall for

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Djed Spence: Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi tells England defender to stay at club
30 July 2026 Off

Djed Spence: Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi tells England defender to stay at club

By Total Football News

Captain Cristian Romero is among those likely to leave the club.

Romero was criticised for his decision to fly back to Argentina while injured before the final game of the season – a match for which he did ultimately return.

De Zerbi said it was wrong to criticise Romero for his initial decision, saying he had shown “unbelievable behaviour” during the Italian’s time at the club, but accepted it was

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‘Be proud’, Sir Tom Courtenay tells Hull City before Wembley game
16 May 2026 Off

‘Be proud’, Sir Tom Courtenay tells Hull City before Wembley game

By Total Football News

Aged 18, Sir Tom left Hull, where he was born and raised, to study at University College London, before enrolling at the nearby Royal Academy of Performing Arts.

Today he lives in Putney, south-west London, but insists he has never forgotten his home city, where he still has family, including his sister.

“I have never tried to pretend I am anything other than a Hull lad,” said Sir Tom.

He

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Swansea City: Vitor Matos tells fans to dream and players to focus
13 February 2026 Off

Swansea City: Vitor Matos tells fans to dream and players to focus

By Total Football News

The Rams won 2-1 at Swansea.com Stadium in November in Matos’ first game in charge of the Welsh club.

Four days later, after being beaten 3-2 at West Bromwich despite going 2-0 in front, Swansea were only outside the bottom three on goal difference and looked in serious relegation danger.

But Matos has rejuvenated a squad, who were underperforming in the latter days of Alan Sheehan’s reign, with the gap

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Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna tells players to keep arguments private
5 November 2025 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna tells players to keep arguments private

By Total Football News

Ipswich are 10th in the Championship after Tuesday’s point and are next in action on Saturday when they travel to Swansea City.

The Tractor Boys were without wing-back Leif Davis against Watford because of a hamstring injury and McKenna said it was too soon to say whether he will be able to return in south Wales.

“We’ll have to wait and see, there’s no clarity on it,” he added.

“It’s

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Sunderland: Gabbiadini tells Bellingham – ‘Please don’t go to Chelsea’
11 March 2025 Off

Sunderland: Gabbiadini tells Bellingham – ‘Please don’t go to Chelsea’

By Total Football News

Sunderland midfielder Jobe Bellingham is rumoured to have caught the eye of Premier League side Chelsea – but not everyone believes it would be a good move for the teenager.

Former Sunderland striker Marco Gabbiadini says a move to Stamford Bridge could end up working against Bellingham, with the Blues already harbouring a huge squad filled with expensive players.

“As soon as you say Chelsea, alarm bells start ringing for

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Cole Palmer: Keep working and laughing and goals will come, Enzo Maresca tells forward
26 February 2025 Off

Cole Palmer: Keep working and laughing and goals will come, Enzo Maresca tells forward

By Total Football News

Palmer started the season in red-hot form for the Blues, scoring 14 goals and creating six assists across his first 21 Premier League appearances. However, he has zero goal involvements since.

Many Chelsea supporters, as well as Fantasy Football fans, had pencilled in Chelsea’s home match against a Southampton side who sit bottom of the league and have the worst defensive record as the fixture where Palmer would restart his

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Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins tells Unai Emery he will reject Arsenal to stay
31 January 2025 Off

Aston Villa: Ollie Watkins tells Unai Emery he will reject Arsenal to stay

By Total Football News

Fellow striker Jhon Duran is expected to complete a move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Nassr in a deal worth up to 85m euros (£71.09m). The Saudi transfer window closes on Friday.

Monchi, Villa’s president of football operations, admits the club will need to keep some of the money brought in to help comply with profit and sustainability rules.

He said: “It is an important operation for a player with

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Cardiff City: Chairman Dalman tells fans to expect January signings
8 January 2025 Off

Cardiff City: Chairman Dalman tells fans to expect January signings

By Total Football News

Dalman confirmed Cardiff have backed plans to give Wales’ EFL clubs the chance to compete for European qualification via a Welsh cup competition.

As clubs in the English pyramid, Newport, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham are only able to qualify for European competitions via the Premier League, FA Cup or EFL Cup as it stands.

But talks are ongoing about the quartet entering the Welsh League Cup – currently

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