Thomas Partey is expected to join Kieran Tierney in the treatment room and might miss the remainder of the season as Arsenal continue their pursuit of the top four spots. Manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that the Ghana international has sustained a ‘significant’ injury. It took some time for Partey to get used to life in London following his high-profile move from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2020 for a sum of 50 million euros. However, he has been an essential part of Arteta’s side over the last few months and has looked splendid in midfield. Partey being ruled out for the…
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Barcelona full-back Dani Alves has weighed in on the Kylian Mbappe-Erling Haaland discourse, claiming that the former is worth more than the latter. The 38-year-old, who returned to the Blaugrana after five years in November, stated that he would not go “all out” for the Norwegian as he would for the Frenchman. Alves, who was often a supporting act in the rivalry between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, claimed he wouldn’t spend a lot of money on Haaland, 21, whose current value on Transfermarkt is 150 million euros. “I wouldn’t go all out for Haaland. Honestly, I wouldn’t spend a lot of money on…
Mesut Ozil is expected to part ways with Fenerbahce after the German midfielder fell out with the Turkish club’s hierarchy. The Istambul have begun the process of terminating his contract. It is believed that Ozil always dreamt of playing in the United States and the offer from David Beckham’s side is quite alluring as Inter Miami seem like a natural fit. However, the 2014 World Cup winner is believed to want to continue in the Turkish capital as per reports. The club, however, do not want him to stay. The former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder was suspended by Fenerbahce last month after having a tiff…
Manchester United are hopeful of extending left-back Luke Shaw’s contract ahead of its expiration in June 2023, reports Fabrizio Romano. The Red Devils want the Enlgand international to follow in the footsteps of Bruno Fernandes, who recently prolonged his deal with the club last week. Even if Shaw chooses to leave the club upon the conclusion of his current agreement, he would have completed a decade at the club. The player joined the ranks of the Red Devils in 2014 from Southampton for a 30 million pounds fee, making him the most expensive teenager in the world at the time. Injury-laden early years meant Shaw amassed…
The Blaugrana have had a successful breakthrough in the talks with Ronald Araujo’s representatives; the centre-back will reportedly extend his contract with the club until 2026. The Uruguayan has been one of Barca’s star performers this season, building upon an impressive breakthrough the year before, but contractual uncertainty had invited admiring glances from Liverpool and Chelsea and even arch-rivals Real Madrid. Nonetheless, after a meeting between sporting director Mateu Alemany and Araujo’s camp, the player is now preparing to commit his future to the club. Transfer guru Fabrizio Romano reports the same, claiming that Barcelona are laying down the paperwork for Araujo to renew his deal, which…
AS Roma captain Lorenzo Pellegrini said that the goalkeeping coach of the Giallorosi was attacked by the head coach of Bodo/Glimt Kjetil Knutsen after the UEFA Conference League quarter-final. Italian giants AS Roma suffered a nightmare on their trip to Norway to take on Bodo/Glimt in the first leg of the UEFA Conference League quarter-final. Although Pellegrini opened the scoring with a free header in the first half, the home side ran away with a 2-1 courtesy of goals from Ulrik Saltnes and Hugo Vetlesen in the second half of the match. However, tempers flared, and an ugly incident ensued after the referee blew the final…
Jose Mourinho’s side returned to the scene of their most significant humiliation of recent years, the Aspmyra Stadion in Bodo, Norway, where they were beaten 6-1 by Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Europa Conference League earlier this season. The second fixture between the two had ended in a 2-2 draw in Rome, and, as it turned out, the Giallorossi would endure another difficult outing against a familiar foe. Bodo started well at one end, and at the other, goalkeeper Nikita Khaikhin made a couple of simple stops to deny Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Tammy Abraham the chance to put Roma ahead. However, Roma broke the deadlock in the 43rd…
Ten-man Eintracht Frankfurt held Barcelona to a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Europa League quarterfinal first leg – a feat which West Ham United repeated against Olympique Lyonnais. Those present inside the Deutsche Bank Park on Thursday night – and those watching on from the comfort of their homes – enjoyed an end-to-end opening to UEFA Europa League quarterfinal first leg between Eintracht Frankfurt and Barcelona. A frantic opening period saw Kevin Trapp deny Barcelona on a couple of occasions, while, at the other end, the Bundesliga outfit had a penalty overturned by VAR after Sergio Busquets was initially adjudged to have fouled Rafael Santos Borre. Frankfurt took…
Inter Miami striker Gonzalo Higuain has come forward to dispute the claims he is going to hang up his boots. He suggests that it was a misunderstanding and that he wants to continue playing football. After an illustrious career in Europe with Real Madrid, Napoli, and Juventus, the Argentine has been playing his football in the United States with David Beckham’s club since 2020. At 34, Higuain’s best years in the sport are well behind him, and his father, Jorge, had recently suggested that he wouldn’t be returning to Argentina but was going to consider retirement instead. “I don’t see him returning to Argentina. He finishes…
Work has begun to strengthen Antonio Conte’s Tottenham squad for next season. Presently in the hunt for a top-four spot, Spurs had to bring the Italian in to steady the ship following a disastrous start to the campaign under the then manager Nuno Espirito Santo. With the course corrected, director Fabio Paratici and his team have prioritised the one position they would like to strengthen next summer: the left-sided central defender of Conte’s back three. A report from The Athletic states the same. Ben Davies has played the role superbly since Conte’s arrival, and he was even on the scoresheet in Spurs’ latest…