‘Super-coach’ era arrives in cash-laden Premier League

Zabaleta, who has one year left on his contract, has been linked with a move to Italy this summer.

“I am very curious”.

“We are going to see these three weeks how is the game, how is the team, how is the smell”.

Last season was disastrous for Chelsea, with the Blues finishing 10th.

Guardiola said: “Sane didn’t train with us, he’s out – in the next week I think he’ll start to train”. Leicester won the league with 13 players.

Ahmed Musa and Nampalys Mendy could make their Premier League debuts for the Foxes.

Manchester United signed Portuguese coach Jose Mourinho, a Chelsea legend, to lead the Red Devil resurgance at Old Trafford. Sunderland will make it tough for the hosts, but Manchester City should be able to win this one.

“They have a great team spirit, a good togetherness and they work hard for each other”. Former manager Steve Bruce walked out from the club, and less than two days from kickoff, Hull’s still looking for a permanent replacement.

Oddsmakers did not believe Leicester City could win the English Premier League last year, and they certainly do not think they can take home the title two years in a row. The talented, experienced manager’s No. 1 goal this season is Champions League qualification, but with their summer signings of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, winning the league is realistic. Will Pogba be weighed down by the record price tag?

Hull City was promoted to the Premier League after beating Sheffield Wednesday last May in the English Championship playoff final.

The Spurs team that starts the new season will be very similar to the one that finished the last one, with Mauricio Pochettino at the helm and the first-choice XI largely unchanged. “The big teams are used to it and they can play and come back and it is the same but for us it will be different and the “Tinkerman” will come back!”

“Joe is a player I’m so happy about his qualities, his behaviour, what he means to this club”, he said.

“I trust my squad 100 percent”.

The young German is now nursing a hamstring problem and new Etihad boss Pep Guardiola confirmed he will not be available for Saturday evening’s home match.

The first heavyweight clash of the season arrives on Sunday, when Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool, who crushed Barcelona 4-0 in a recent friendly, visit Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal. “He’s a good, good player”, Guardiola told reporters.

Throw in Conte and the ubiquitous Kante — following his departure from Leicester for $40 million — and Chelsea has all the ingredients of a title victor, with its motivation rebooted. Three teams expected to stay at the bottom of the table and could even drop to League 1 after this season include Hull, Burnley and West Brom each at 1501.00.