Back in June 2019, Real Madrid completed the signing of Eden Hazard from Chelsea in a deal worth up to £150 million. The transfer was somewhat predictable, with Belgian long speaking of his admiration for the Spanish giants. However, since swapping Stamford Bridge for the Santiago Bernabeu, the 29-year-old has struggled in performing to his […]
Posted on November 5th, 2020 by scott
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Real Madrid have confirmed that Luka Jovic will join the club from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer. Spanish news outlet Marca are reporting that the fee agreed is in the region of €60m. The transfer is pretty significant because it’s the first time in around ten years that Los Blancos have signed a proper number nine. […]
Posted on June 8th, 2019 by scott
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As we start gearing up for the title run in and a relegation battle, we should remember that April is also the start of the Premier League award season. With that in mind, I thought I’d identify four players that have caught my eye this term and who could be in the mix when the Player […]
Posted on March 24th, 2019 by scott
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BBC Sport have confirmed that Zinedine Zidane has returned to Real Madrid as their head coach, after walking away from the same job last summer. The La Liga giants have already binned two managers since the Frenchman’s departure in May, with both Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari failing to impress in the Bernabeu dugout this […]
Posted on March 11th, 2019 by scott
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Chelsea have had a rough couple of weeks, losing to both London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal. After yesterday’s defeat to The Gunners, Chelsea have now lost four Premier League games, are fourth in the league table and are just four points ahead of a reemerging Manchester United side currently sitting in sixth place. Last […]
Posted on January 20th, 2019 by scott
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The Premier League season is now in full swing and, as expected, Manchester City and Liverpool are leading the way and they continue to provide some stunning attacking football. It could turn out to be the expected battle between the pair but London sides Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal are finding their form so could provide […]
Posted on November 7th, 2018 by scott
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No Eastern European striker has had such an immediate impact in Serie A as Krzysztof Piatek, well not since the days of Andriy Shevchenko. No other player in Europe’s top five leagues has scored more than Piatek’s nine strikes in eight Italian top flight outings. The hitman also grabbed four goals in Genoa’s Coppa Italia […]
Posted on October 26th, 2018 by scott
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Julen Lopetegui must have thought he’d been awarded his dream job when he took over the reigns at Real Madrid. It was such a hot offer that it meant Julen decided to leave his post as the Spanish national team manager on the eve of the World Cup. The Spanish FA decided to hasten his […]
Posted on October 21st, 2018 by scott
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Last January, Chelsea were heavily linked with AS Roma striker Edin Dzeko. In the end the Blues couldn’t get a deal over the line for the Bosnian international and instead they brought in French World Cup winner Olivier Giroud. Almost a year on from the aborted transfer, should Chelsea resurrect the deal to bring Dzeko […]
Posted on October 15th, 2018 by scott
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I should have probably added ‘currently’ in the title. Eden Hazard had a sensational World Cup with Belgium and then once he’d rested he came back to Chelsea and has shone in the Premier League once again. Mohamed Salah isn’t playing to the same standards he set last season, Kevin De Bruyne is currently […]
Posted on September 27th, 2018 by scott
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