French World Cup winner Paul Pogba is free to depart Old Trafford in the summer as his contract is set to expire (Source – Forbes). With that in mind, Manchester United will be searching the market to find a replacement to fill the void in midfield that will be created if Pogba does leave in […]
Posted on December 18th, 2021 by scott
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Last night’s win over fellow Londoners West Ham United propelled Arsenal back into the Premier League’s top four positions. The Gunners used to be mainstays in the Champions League competition but they’ve been missing for a few seasons now. Looking at the league table, you’ll see that Arsenal are still having an issue when it […]
Posted on December 16th, 2021 by scott
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Antonio Conte will no doubt understand the major issues he has at Tottenham Hotspur now. He has watched on as his team has produced a mixed bag of results. He stated this after his side’s recent loss in Europe: “After three weeks I am starting to understand the situation. It is not simple,” “At this […]
Posted on November 27th, 2021 by scott
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Reports suggest that La Liga giants FC Barcelona want to sign Manchester City forward Ferran Torres on loan in January (Source Si.com). I can see why Barca would want Torres and I could understand why the player might be interested in moving back to his homeland and playing for such a prestigious club. But for […]
Posted on November 26th, 2021 by scott
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The Daily Mail are reporting that Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a £25.7m deal to bring Emerson Royal from FC Barcelona. Emerson has been a standout performer for Real Betis in La Liga in recent seasons. Barca then exercised an option to bring the player to the Nou Camp earlier in the summer. If it weren’t […]
Posted on August 30th, 2021 by scott
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With the end of the transfer window nearing, more and more rumours are popping up. Some make sense and others seem like their the work of fiction writers. But as we know football can often be stranger than fiction. One story doing the rounds at the moment is linking Manchester City with a move for […]
Posted on August 26th, 2021 by scott
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Liverpool have been linked with a few forwards this summer; Swede Alexander Isak (From Liverpool Echo) and Jeremy Doku (Source The Independent) to name just two. But maybe The Reds could and should be looking a little closer to home for a new attacker. During the opening weekend of the Premier League, Watford returned with […]
Posted on August 16th, 2021 by scott
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Liverpool have once again been linked with a move for Belgian teen sensation Jeremy Doku. The Independent have suggested that the Anfield club are readying a £34m bid for the talented wideman. Liverpool’s interest shouldn’t really come as a surprise, they were linked previously with the player. Doku supposedly turned them down in favour of […]
Posted on August 10th, 2021 by scott
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I remember Manuel Locatelli bursting onto the football scene as a youngster for AC Milan. He always looked like a very intelligent and technical midfielder, so I was surprised when The Rossoneri decided to sell the midfielder to Sassuolo back in 2018. It hasn’t come as a surprise that the twenty-three year old has since […]
Posted on August 3rd, 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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