Tag: Thomas Tuchel

June Internationals: Tuchel Unveils England 26-Man Squad

Ganiyu Amodu

. There is not a single Manchester United, Manchester City or Tottenham player in the squad   Thomas Tuchel has named a 26-player England squad for next month‘s international fixtures against Andorra and Senegal. After a perfect start to life under Tuchel in March, England will continue their bid to qualify for the 2026 World Cup against Andorra on June 7, before rounding out the international period with a friendly against Senegal at Nottingham Forest‘s City Ground three days later. There‘s a first call-up for Chelsea defender Trevoh Chalobah. The…

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Joins Chelsea From Barcelona

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chelsea confirmed the signing of Barcelona forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a deal worth £10million – plus a free transfer for left back Marcos Alonso – late on Thursday night. The move marks a return to England for Aubameyang, who only joined the Catalan side in February on a free after his exit from Arsenal, and will see him reunite with former boss Thomas Tuchel. Aubameyang will join Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Marc Cucurella, Carney Chukwuemeka and Wesley Fofana at Chelsea after new owner Todd Boehly splashed out £280m this summer.…

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Sterling Scores First Goal As Chelsea Thrash Leicester

ADEOLA YUSUF

New Chelsea signing, Raheem Sterling, scored his first goal for the club with a brilliant second-half performance that inspired the 10-man Blues to victory at home to Leicester. Both teams came into the game on the back of disappointing defeats the previous weekend and Thomas Tuchel, who was forced to watch the game from the stands thanks to his touchline ban, responded by tweaking his formation, if not the personnel within it. Conor Gallagher was sent off after less than half an hour for illegally halting two Leicester counter-attacks. However,…

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