Marouane Chamakh is the first player in our list of top players to look out for. Chamakh will definitely be paired with top Arsenal players including Van Persie in order to further strengthen the team’s offensive line. He played in Arsenal’s pre-season matches, and already showed great performances nonetheless.

Next, we have Jerome Boateng. Boateng recently joined Manchester City and became Roberto Mancini’s favorite defender right away. After his successful run in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Manchester City fans – including Mancini himself – expect Boateng to be the key to Manchester City’s impenetrable defense line.

Let’s not forget Javier Hernandez, said to be the most promising young star after stunning performances throughout the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The young player is signed by Manchester United for an undisclosed amount. He is incredibly quick and will definitely bring a breath of fresh air to Manchester United’s attacking line.

Of course, we have goalkeeper Ben Foster. He transferred from Manchester United to Birmingham. Foster is a prominent future number one goalkeeper for England, and it is interesting to see how he can develop after several difficult seasons with Manchester United.

The match between Manchester United and Chelsea was not as intense as it may be when it’s a league fixture, but the match was still very interesting to watch. There were interesting moments nonetheless, including Berbatov’s last goal just seven minutes to final whistle.

Sir Alex Ferguson stated how he was really happy with Paul Scholes performance in the match. “It’s a phenomenon that he goes out there and becomes man of the match approaching his 36th birthday,” he said.

A lot of football critiques are stating how this victor can have huge impacts, especially psychological impacts, to both players and team officials. Manchester United is certainly enjoying positive morale boosts after winning the match, especially with players Nemanja Vidic and Javier Hernandez also showing positive performances during the match.

Will Manchester United be strong enough to beat Chelsea this year? How intense will the rivalry be? We would have to wait and see to get answers for these questions indeed. It’s still quite a while before Manchester United gets to meet Chelsea in a Premier League fixture, but the wait is definitely worth it for we will be able to see an interesting match nonetheless.

Just a few weeks ago, Sir Alex Ferguson stated that Chelsea will still be his biggest challenge this year; he even complimented Chelsea’s strong lines and great player lineup. With Ancelotti as team manager, Chelsea won a Premier League, FA Cup and Community Shield winner last year.

This year’s Premier League is just around the corner, and Manchester United start with a nice first blow. They won this year’s Community Shield after winning their match against Chelsea with a final score of 3-1. Even though Manchester United officials are playing cool about the victory, there is no doubt that this blow will certainly put Manchester United in a psychological advantage against Chelsea as they enter the Premier League.

It is also interesting to see how certain players performed. Rooney, who suffers from horrible World Cup performance, played nicely alongside Michael Owen during the match. Chelsea’s players, on the other hand, are showing a rather sluggish performance.

“We saw in the match that we are not ready,” said the Didier Drogba. “We have a lot of players who have not been training for very long.”

“The transfer is subject to a medical and the player agreeing personal terms. Chelsea would like to thank Riccy for his six years of service, and we wish him well in his future career” said Chelsea in an official statement. Carvalho joined Chelsea in 2004 and has helped the team won three Premier League trophies until now.

Real Madrid’s shopping spree for top players just doesn’t seem to end yet. Carvalho is the fifth player to be signed by this Spanish giant, following Portugal’s Angel di Maria, Spanish duo Pedro Leon and Sergio Canales and Germany World Cup star Sami Khedira. It is obvious that Real Madrid is trying to improve the overall balance of the team by adding quality players to different lines.

Carvalho is just as excited to join Real Madrid. He has been stating his eagerness to join the team even before this year’s Premier League ended.

“It would be a dream to be able to play for Madrid, which I consider to be the best club in the world, and follow the orders of the best coach in the history of football.”

There were some intense rumors about a debacle inside the team indeed, mainly related to financial issues and bonuses. Some members of the squad are said to ask for the bonus money right after winning the final match of the play-off against Cardiff. The bonuses were scheduled to be given in July, as soon as players return to pre-season training.

Reports are saying that the bonus amount each Blackpool player received due to the successful promotion to Premier League is around £400,000; some players even reportedly receive more for their contributions to the team. The delay in bonus giving is what caused the rumor to start spreading in the first place.

Oyston reassured the media by stating that all bonuses have been paid and that players are very happy to receive them. Oyston added, “The players have received it. I’m delighted. I think they deserved it.”

Blackpool’s current focus should be on maintaining their performances and surviving their first season in the Premiere League. The challenges are definitely enormous, and team officials as well as players must focus on developing their plays. Now that this small debacle is over, preparations for this year’s Premier League can be made.