Why bullish AFC Leopards patron says future of ‘KPL Aristocrats’ is starry after season of ‘alluring football’
During the season, AFC Leopards was the only club that paid salaries and allowances on time. High gate collections and lucrative sponsorships have made the club arguably the richest in the league. Things can only get better the current office clear longstanding debts that had affected quality player recruitment. The office also had incentives for best performers and insurance cover that ensured consistency in the team.
Mirror images or complementarity? Fans wonder if Man City and Arsenal managers are football’s Siamese twins
Last season, Arteta was promoting the idea of two squads to cope with the packed calendar, while Guardiola was an outlier, complaining about having a bloated squad. Arsenal have improved their depth drastically to reach a head count of 25, but it is Guardiola who has moved position by starting the season carrying 26 senior players for the first time.
Eberechi Eze’s switch to Arsenal illustrates just how Premier League transfers are an incoherent mix of art and craft
Except, it wasn’t really a hijacking at all. Arsenal had actually struck the principles of an agreement with Palace as early as the morning of August 10. They managed to keep it extraordinarily quiet as illustrated by how it was only after Wednesday evening’s sensations that multiple sources were willing to talk about it.
