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Atletico stymie Kieran Trippier’s dream move to Man United
Atletico Madrid are demanding clubs pay at least £43m for their star defender Kieran Trippier. Atletico are desperate to keep their England right-back, placing a substantial price tag on the player to encourage his stay. Trippier still has two years remaining on his contract. Manchester United are said to be......
Rafa Benitez is on the verge of becoming the new Everton manager
Rafa Benitez is on the verge of becoming the new Everton manager. The former Liverpool and Newcastle boss is expected to reach an agreement with the Merseyside club within the next 24 hours. The Spaniard has been considered as the number one target for Everton for some time now. The Goodison......
Smith Rowe prepared to pen new deal with Arsenal
Emile Smith Rowe appears closer to penning a new contract with Arsenal. He still has two years left on his current deal. The 20-year-old midfielder has attracted interest from other clubs — including Aston Villa and Real Madrid — with the player set on renewing his contract with the Gunners......
Premier League
Manchester United make Thomas Muller a transfer target for January
by Robert Baum
According to Sport Bild, Manchester United and Inter are both interested in signing Thomas Muller from Bayern Munich in January. The 30-year-old forward and attacking midfielder has seen his stock dip on the Bavarian side this season — coach Niko Kovac even referred to Mueller as a “backup option.” Club......
Man City eye Declan Rice as Fernandinho replacement should the Brazilian depart...
Manchester City are considering a move for Declan Rice if Fernandinho leaves this summer, according to The Times. Fernandinho’s contract expires at the end of the season. Man City offered the club captain a year-long extension but the Brazilian refuses to decide his future until after the Champions League final.......
Chelsea’s top signings of all-time
The Blues have made some of the best signings in recent history, mainly due to the 2003 takeover by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich who injected the team with cash. From Frank Lampard to Didier Drogba, let’s take a look back at Chelsea’s best signings of all-time. Frank Lampard, 2001 for......
Liverpool’s team of the decade, the 2010s
The 2019 Champions League winners, Liverpool assembled one of the best Premier League teams England has ever seen. It’s no surprise that most of the players on this list were part of that championship team. Alisson Becker Signed to Liverpool in 2018 for a £67m fee, the Brazilian goalie Alisson......
Pochettino to Arsenal? Here are five candidates to replace Unai Emery
The cracks are widening for Unai Emery as the Arsenal face their longest winless run in 20 years. The Gunners sit 8th in the Premier League table, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool. With little system, team identity, and a feeling of overall team stuckness under Emery, there doesn’t seem any reason......
Rumor Mill: Eden Hazard and Antoine Griezmann kick off a summer of...
Eden Hazard to Real Madrid? Donny van de Beek to Barcelona? Here are some of the most expensive moves expected to happen this summer. Eden Hazard – £100 million It appears that the star striker Eden Hazard has played his last game at Stamford Bridge after submitting an official transfer......
How Liverpool plans to stop Lionel Messi
After Liverpool’s comfortable 4-1 victory on aggregate against Porto, the press asked Jürgen Klopp how he plans to stop Lionel Messi in the Champions League semifinals. “Thank god I have a few more nights to think about that,” said Klopp, “So many teams tried that but nobody really did it.......
Zlatan Ibrahimović best freekicks of all-time
No stranger to scoring remarkable goals— see the overhead kick against England in 2012 — the big-booted Swede also specializes in knocking down dead balls into the back of the net. With plentiful free kicks to his name, here are eleven of our favorite Zlatan Ibrahimovic free-kicks of all-time. Sweden......
Champions League
Eden Hazard suffers another injury setback, out vs Atalanta in Champions League
by Robert Baum
Poor Eden Hazard — the player can’t catch a break. Real Madrid confirm that Hazard has suffered Psoas muscle injury, which could rule him out for 4-6 weeks. The “Belgian Messi,” who once tore up formidable Premier League defenses, has endured the worst turn of fortune in La Liga. He’s......
Neymar set to sign contract extension with PSG in next few days
Neymar has committed his future to Paris Saint-German following the club’s emphatic win over Bayern Munich in last night’s Champions League semifinals. “This is no longer an issue. Obviously I feel very comfortable and at home here at PSG. I feel happier than I was before,” Neymar told TNT Sports......
Valencia end Barcelona’s hopes of a 5th straight Copa del Rey title
Valencia put an end to Barcelona’s chances of winning a 5th straight Copa del Rey on Saturday by defeating the Catalan side 2-1. Valencia’s two first-half goals were just enough to hold off a Barca side desperate for an equalizer. Messi scored off a rebound in the 73rd minute but......
Manchester United make Solskjaer permanent head coach
Ole’s officially at the wheel! Manchester United have appointed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as head coach to a three-year deal after a successfull stint as caretaker manager which saw the Norwegian win 14 of 19 matches, including that epic victory over PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals in early March. Solskjaer’s......
Erling Haaland’s Top 5 goals for Borussia Dortmund in Champions League
With 12 goals in 8 Champions League matches for Borussia Dortmund, including top scorer in this season’s UCL on 10 goals, Erling Haaland is on an absolute tear. With the Norwegian superstar striker meeting Manchester City in the Champions League quarterfinals today, we thought we’d take a look at the......
Liverpool’s kit deal with Nike imminent
Liverpool are set to land a Nike deal after winning a court case against New Balance. New Balance’s £40m deal with The Reds expires on May 2020. The Boston, Massachusetts based brand has sponsored the club for the past 7 years. They felt it was their right to appeal if......
Neymar remains at PSG, furious over failed Barcelona transfer
The Neymar transfer saga appears dormant, for now. It surfaced last week that Barcelona and PSG agreed to a deal to transfer the Brazilian star back to Camp Nou. Although Barcelona claimed to have rejected PSG’s offer for £195m cash plus three players — Ousmane Dembele, Ivan Rakitic and Jean-Clair Todibo — PSG had......
Gareth Bale pushes for Real Madrid exit after another spat with Zidane
According to Marca, Gareth Bale is pushing for an exit from the Santiago Bernabeu again after another downturn in his relationship with Zinedine Zidane. This summer’s rapprochement between boss and player took a turn recently after Zidane left Bale at home for Real Madrid’s Champions League match against Club Brugge......
La Liga
Atletico stymie Kieran Trippier’s dream move to Man United
by Robert Baum
Atletico Madrid are demanding clubs pay at least £43m for their star defender Kieran Trippier. Atletico are desperate to keep their England right-back, placing a substantial price tag on the player to encourage his stay. Trippier still has two years remaining on his contract. Manchester United are said to be......
Smith Rowe prepared to pen new deal with Arsenal
Emile Smith Rowe appears closer to penning a new contract with Arsenal. He still has two years left on his current deal. The 20-year-old midfielder has attracted interest from other clubs — including Aston Villa and Real Madrid — with the player set on renewing his contract with the Gunners......
Sevilla want to bring Sergio Ramos back to hometown club on a...
Sevilla are prepared to welcome back Sergio Ramos by offering their former player a five-year deal at $7M per year, according to esRadio. The bid to lure the Real Madrid star back to his hometown includes the opportunity to stay at the club even after he retires. Ramos made his......
Robert Lewandowski open to leaving Bayern Munich, tempting Real Madrid
Robert Lewandowski is reportedly open to leaving Bayern Munich this summer, according to AS. And now Real Madrid are targeting him as an alternative to Erling Haaland. The Polish striker has enjoyed a stellar career with Bayern Munich, scoring over 200 goals since his arrival in 2014. He won the......
Inter Miami part of Messi’s new Barcelona contract
Lionel Messi’s new Barcelona contract permits the star to play two more years at Camp Nou before joining Inter Miami. Negotiations over Messi’s decade-long deal (still to be confirmed) ensure that the Argentinian returns to Barcelona after retiring from football at Miami to play the ‘global ambassador’ role for another......
Barcelona step up interest in Raheem Sterling
Barcelona are stepping up efforts to make Raheem Sterling the club’s marquee signing this summer. The Catalan giants plan to sell Coutinho, Pjanic & Umtiti in order to raise the funds necessary to land their transfer target. Raheem Sterling appears to be out of favor at Manchester City, finding himself......
Options open: Barca want İlkay Gündoğan transfer this summer
Barcelona want to add Manchester City star İlkay Gündoğan to their summer transfer wishlist. Team and player representatives met last week to discuss the possibility of a move to Camp Nou. Gündoğan’s contract expires at the end of the 2023 season. While nothing is advanced, the parties are still talking......
Barcelona desperate to get deal with Depay done immediately
Memphis Depay and Barcelona have reached an agreement on a contract until June 2024. The Catalan giants are keen to finalize the deal as soon as possible, given Gini Wijnaldum’s last-minute u-turn to PSG. The deal intends to keep Depay at Camp Nou for at least three years with the......