Jurgen Klopp has finally revealed his involvement in Philippe Coutinho’s summer move to Bayern Munich, saying he told the Brazilain that the German club would be a good fit for him.
The former Liverpool forward joined the Bundesliga champions on a season-long loan from Barcelona, and Klopp has revealed he spoke to Coutinho before the move.
“[He’s a] world-class player, really good transfer for Bayern and the Bundesliga,” Klopp told Bild as cited by Sky Sports.
“I thought it’s a good fit for both when I first heard about it. It may sound strange, but we didn’t have enough money to get him.
“We’d already spent all the money we got for him. I have already told him in person that he and Bayern will be a good fit.”
Fresh reports have emerged after news broke that Chelsea loanee Danny Drinkwater was attacked at the Chinawhite club in Manchester last weekend.
The former Manchester United trainee was thrown out of the club, before being attacked by several men, leaving him with bruises and cuts to his face, and a badly injured ankle.
Chelsea are aware of the incident, and whilst they are in regular contact with Drinkwater, they are leaving Burnley to deal with the matter in the first instance.
According to Sky Sports, the midfielder will meet with Burnley manager Sean Dyche tomorrow morning to discuss his future.
Drinkwater has made no formal complaint to the police at this stage, but he’s likely to be out of action for several weeks while he receives treatment on his ankle – that rehab will begin at Burnley tomorrow.
Dyche is said to be concerned by Drinkwater’s actions, but he is not planning at this stage to cancel his loan deal and send him back to his parent club.
Reports about 30 most successful clubs in the world reveal that Al Ahly of Egypt is the most decorated club in the history of the game.
The likes of Real Madrid , Juventus , Barcelona , Manchester United , Liverpool and Bayern Munich are known for their lucrative history, as well as recent successes which has come with their dominance on both a domestic and European level.
But if we take into account the whole of the world and assess their total number of trophies won, none of these sides make it into the top five, report the Mirror.
A chart, compiled by Goal, listed the top 30 most successful clubs in the world based on all-time trophies won.
The table features some surprising names… and we bet you could not guess the name of the team sitting in No.1.
The top 30 clubs in world football based on trophies won
30. Club Atletico Independiente – Argentina – 43 trophies
29. Fenerbahce – Turkey – 43 trophies
28. Deportivo Saprissa – Costa Rica – 46 trophies
27. River Plate – Argentina – 48 trophies
26. CSKA Sofia – Bulgaria – 48 trophies
25. AC Milan – Italy – 48 trophies
24. Grasshopper Club Zurich – Switzerland – 49 trophies
23. Zamalek – Egypt – 52 trophies
22. Deportivo Colo-Colo – Chile – 54 trophies
21. Boca Juniors – Argentina – 55 trophies
20. Club Olimpia – Paraguay – 57 trophies
19. FCSB – Romania – 58 trophies
18. Liverpool – England – 59 trophies
17. Anderlecht – Belgium – 60 trophies
16. Galatasaray – Turkey – 61 trophies
15. Juventus – Italy – 63 trophies
14. Bayern Munich – Germany – 70 trophies
13. Ajax – Netherlands – 70 trophies
12. Manchester United – England – 71 trophies
11. Al-Faisaly – Jordan – 74 trophies
10. Porto – Portugal -74 trophies
9. Olympiacos – Greece – 75 trophies
8. Benfica – Portugal – 82 trophies
7. Real Madrid – Spain – 90 trophies
6. Barcelona – Spain – 91 trophies
5. Celtic – Scotland – 105 trophies
4. Atletico Penarol – Uruguay – 108 trophies
3. Club Nacional de Football – Uruguay – 113 trophies
Chelsea star Ruben Loftus-Cheek has reportedly angered his niegbhours and are spoiling for showdown with the recuperating midfielder after blasting X-rated drill rap music from a 6ft decking in the garden of his £1.8m home in Cobham, Surrey
One of his neighbours has taken the matter to the local council that she often has to “scream over the fence to get the volume turned down”.
According to The Sun, she has also objected to the Blues midfielder’s bid to keep a three-tier timber decking at his £1.8million home in Cobham, Surrey.
In a letter to the local council, the neighbour fumed: “During summer months we are regularly forced to scream over the fence to get the volume turned down (the music is often offensive in content).
“This unacceptable noise level alerts us to the decking area/parties taking place on the deck, making it increasingly intrusive.”
A source added: “On a sunny day they play deafening drill and rap music from big speakers on the decking – and the lyrics are quite offensive.
“It makes you feel like you’re in a ghetto not leafy Cobham.
“There are a number of teenagers that live in the house so I suppose they don’t care, but it’s very inconsiderate to their surrounding neighbours.”
Papers lodged with Elmbridge Council, in his mother Juliette’s name, revealed the 6ft high decking was built three years ago at the home near Chelsea’s Cobham training ground, but has only just now come to light.
Planners are expected to decide later this month whether he can keep it or will have to tear it down.
Reports in England claim Chelsea star Danny Drinkwater was a victim of vicious nightclub attack as six thugs descended on him shouted after he tried to chat up another footballer’s girlfriend.
The England international, who is currently on loan at Burnley from Chelsea, was enjoying a night out in Manchester last weekend – hours after being an unused substitute in his team’s 3-0 loss to Liverpool .
According to The Sun, the Three Lions ace clashed with his fellow professional player at Manchester’s Chinawhite club that eventually saw him thrown out by security.
The paper claims that despite being warned on several occasions to calm down, Drinkwater continued to make an approach on the girlfriend of Scunthorpe United defender Kgosi Ntlhe.
Thugs jumped on the footballer’s ankle in the vicious nightclub attack and chanted: “Break his legs.”
The deliberate attempt to wreck the troubled England star’s career came after he tried to chat up a rival player’s lover.
Drunken Drinkwater, 29, was overheard crowing: “I don’t care, mate, she’s coming home with me.”
When Scunthorpe United’s Kgosi Ntlhe asked him to leave his girlfriend alone, £35million-rated midfielder Drinkwater lashed out.
The pair scuffled before bouncers at Manchester’s Chinawhite club ejected Drinkwater. Outside up to six men jumped on him, leaving him with “horrendous” injuries.
A source said: “At one point he was curled up in a ball on the ground, as they repeatedly jumped up and down on his ankle and shouting, ‘Break his legs’.”
“They knew he was a Premier League star and it was his livelihood. There was blood everywhere, and it was all incredibly nasty.”
Last week both clubs would only say he had been sidelined by a mystery ankle injury.
But the newsapaper reveals he was the victim of a vicious assault early last Sunday — hours after he was an unused sub in the 3-0 home defeat by Liverpool.
In May, he was banned from driving for 20 months after ploughing his Range Rover through a wall while twice the legal drink-drive limit.
