The Blaugrana are attempting to sign right-back Noussair Mazraoui from AFC Ajax, reports 90min. They have reportedly held talks with the Morocco international regarding a free switch at the end of the season, given his contract at Ajax is entering its final six months. Meanwhile, as per AS, the Spanish giants are also ready to bring the defender in six months earlier and are prepared to offer Sergino Dest to Ajax in exchange. Losing Mazraoui to Barcelona amid a title charge could significantly weaken the Ajax squad. However, the option to re-sign Dest – a player who is no stranger…
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Loc Blancos forward Borja Mayoral, who is currently on loan at AS Roma in Italy, has been linked with a shocking transfer to Crystal Palace in the upcoming transfer window. The 24-year-old graduate from the Real Madrid academy has not been getting a lot of action under Jose Mourinho in the ongoing season, and his parent club are looking to ship him elsewhere to provide him some game time. Former treble-winning manager Jose Mourinho joined the Giallorossi in May after a failed stint with Tottenham Hotspur last season. The manager had signed Tammy Abraham from Chelsea for just over 40 million Euros, which sidelined the Spaniard from getting…
After a series of Premier League matches got postponed in recent weeks, it was announced over the last 24 hours that two more games have been cancelled to prevent an outbreak. Wolves were supposed to play Watford on Boxing Day, whilst Leeds United were gearing up for another action-packed game against Liverpool for the same day. All four clubs have officially announced that their games will be postponed until further notice, and players will not be taking the pitch this week. This announcement came just a day after Jurgen Klopp had expressed his disappointment over the scheduling during Christmas eve and New…
Cricket has been on the backfoot in terms of getting involved with the Olympics for a long time and it doesn’t appear like things will be changing any time soon. However, for the 2028 Summer Olympics which will be held in Los Angeles, California. The International Cricket Council ICC doesn’t seem to be giving up on the idea any time soon and is planning to launch another million-dollar bid soon. Cricket was not included in the provisional list of sports to be conducted in Los Angeles, which involves 28 of them. The local organizing committee will be deciding on the additional sports…
East Bengal faced Hyderabad FC at the GMC Athletic Stadium in Bambolim – still looking for their first win of the 2021/22 Indian Super League season. EB were held to a 1-1 draw as Amir Dervisevic scored first, but Bartholomew Ogbeche equalized for the Nizams fifteen minutes later. After 20 minutes of calm – during which neither side was able to establish its superiority – EBFC were presented with a chance to take the lead. Chinglensana Singh had stepped out of his defense to foul Lalrinliana Hnamte in a dangerous position, and from the ensuing free-kick, Amir Dervisevic gave East Bengal the lead. The attacker’s effort…
Manchester City striker Ferran Torres is on the verge of completing a big-money move to Spanish giants FC Barcelona. According to The Athletic, the Spaniard will return to his native country after a year-and-a-half with the Premier League champions, whom he joined from Valencia. The confirmation of his transfer is yet to arrive, but it will mark the first big move of the January transfer window. As per the report, Barcelona will pay Manchester City a fee of 60 million euros, divided into 55 million upfront and five million in future add-ons. The Premier League champions stand to make a profit of nearly 40 million on…
Liverpool came from 3-1 down to equalize against Leicester City in the 95th minute of their EFL Cup quarter-final tie before beating the Foxes on penalties. Chelsea and Tottenham also booked their place in the last four with wins over Premier League sides. A frenzied first-half at Anfield saw Leicester Jamie Vardy score twice in the opening minutes before a goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain cut the deficit by one. However, the Foxes still went into the break with a two-goal lead over a young Liverpool side, courtesy of James Maddison, whose sensational long-range effort left goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher grasping at thin air. Jurgen Klopp wrung in the changes…
Kerala Blasters put three goals past Chennaiyin FC in their Wednesday night fixture at the Tilak Maidan. Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Sahal Abdul Samad put the Blasters in the driving seat before half-time and Adrian Luna sealed the points late on. The victory propelled KBFC to third in the Indian Super League table; the Blasters are level on points and goal difference with second-placed Jamshedpur FC but trail the latter in goals scored. Jorge Pereyra Diaz and Sahal Abdul Samad continued their goalscoring form of late to put KBFC in total control before half-time before Adrian Luna scored his first in the league late on -…
Jordan Henderson is concerned by the fact that the Premier League is not considering the mental well-being of its players seriously. On Monday, it was announced that the schedule for the end of the year will go on as per the previous plan and none of the games will be postponed despite the coronavirus cases across the country increasing massively. A total of 10 games in the last week were called off due to an outbreak in a few clubs, resulting in an urgent board meeting between all shareholders of the Premier League. The decision taken by all of them was to…
Another name from the Red Bull circuit is about to join Manchester United’s coaching staff under Ralf Rangnick in the coming days. Ewan Sharp, who had worked with the German manager before at Red Bull New York, was also with him at Lokomotiv Moscow before Manchester United came swooping in for the 63-year-old. After Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked by the club for a set of poor results, Michael Carrick took over for three games until Rangnick could get his Visa approval and left the club immediately after that. Kieran McKenna, another man who had been working in the coaching staff since the Jose Mourinho days…