It seems like just a matter of time before Manchester United announce the signing of French World Cup winner Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid. The Old Trafford club have actually taken the unusual step of announcing that they’ve reached an agreement with the La Liga giants regarding a fee for the centre-back (Source: ManUtd.com). I […]

Posted on July 30th, 2021 by scott
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The Olympics has a history of turning budding footballers into stars… I’m thinking of Ronaldo, Nwankwo Kanu, Carlos Tevez and Xavi who have all flourished at the elite sporting event. The tournament can act as a shop window for young hopefuls that wish to win a transfer to a top club. The world’s biggest clubs […]

Posted on July 22nd, 2021 by scott
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Celtic have just announced the departure of Norwegian defender Kristoffer Ajer (Source Celticfc.com). The centre-back has joined newly promoted English Premier League side Brentford for a reported £13.5m fee (From Daily Record). That sees the twenty-three year old becoming The Bees new record signing. Many in the Celtic faithful will be wondering what if, when […]

Posted on July 21st, 2021 by scott
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You couldn’t separate the Italian defensive duo of Leonardo Bonucci and Giorgio Chiellini this summer at Euro 2020. Well UEFA managed to do it as the dumped veteran Chiellini out of the team of the tournament in favour of England’s Harry Maguire (Source Uefa.com) . A ridiculous decision if you ask me. Especially when you […]

Posted on July 16th, 2021 by scott
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It hasn’t been easy being Scottish during this summer’s Euros. Our national team didn’t manage to pick up a victory in our men’s first major final since 1998! Thus we also didn’t make it out of our group. Our oldest rivals England on the other hand have so far enjoyed a near perfect tournament. This […]

Posted on July 10th, 2021 by scott
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Various reports have surfaced linking Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu with a move to North London. Teamtalk have stated that Tottenham Hotspur are ‘close’ to getting a deal done, while football.london have added a twist to the story by claiming Arsenal are ready to step in and compete for Takehiro’s signing. So just why would these […]

Posted on July 7th, 2021 by scott
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The current stories coming out of FC Barcelona have been dire to read in recent days. Marca are reporting that the Catalan giants will have to cut €200m from their wage bill, if they wish to keep superstar and club legend Lionel Messi. That could see the La Liga club offloading quite a few names […]

Posted on July 6th, 2021 by scott
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Everton have decided to bring in Rafa Benitez to replace Carlo Ancelotti as the club’s new manager (Source – BBC Sport). Now a quick look at Rafa’s CV will show you why The Toffees hierarchy have hired the Spaniard. He has won league titles, a Champions League and has been successful in the Premier League. […]

Posted on July 1st, 2021 by scott
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