Like Father, Like Pearson

Leicester City have sacked manager Nigel Pearson, with the club saying the working relationship between Pearson and the board was “no longer viable”. Pearson, 51, guided the Foxes to 14th in the Premier League in 2014-15. “Regrettably, the club believes that the working relationship between Nigel and the board is …

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Gervinho doesn’t get to the Helicopter

  In one of the more bizarre transfer stories you will read this week, Gervinho’s move out of Roma has collapsed because of his outrageous demands. Initially it was thought that wages had been the issue as a £10m fee between Roma and Al Jazira had been agreed for the …

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Paulinho goes for a Chinese Takeaway

So more business at White Hart Lane, this time it’s a player departing with Brazilian International Paulinho moving to Evergrande Guangzhou for a fee of £10m. The money recouped means a £7m loss on Tottenham’s original outlay back in 2013. The move to China will consign Paulinho to the “flop” …

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