Gareth Bale’s injury woes continue as the Welshman ruptured his right hamstrings in a training session on Saturday. The 32-year-old has made a good start to the 2021/22 campaign under new Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti but now faces the prospect of missing another seven weeks of football, at least, having already missed the games against Celta Vigo (5-2) and Inter Milan (1-0) past week. Ancelotti upon returning to the Bernabeu wanted to give Bale a greater role than the one he had under Zinedine Zidane, but the injury setback has now forced him to alter his plans. The right-winger’s injury problems are not new as he…
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The Hammer are set to take on the Red Devils in the London Stadium on Sunday, and it promises to be a cracker, given how attack-friendly both the teams are. With two wins and two draws, West Ham have certainly made a decent start to their 2021/22 season, but they have to gain momentum quickly, if they are to challenge for one of the European spots for the next season. Having scored eight goals in their last two games and 10 overall, the Hammers’ attack is certainly in form and will hope to continue their attacking momentum against one of…
On September 11, Cristiano Ronaldo has announced his return to Manchester United with a brace against Newcastle United. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner then followed it up with another goal against Young Boys in the Champions League. The former Real Madrid and Juventus forward has returned to United after 12 years for an initial £12million fee and has completely changed the outlook of the Premier League. Recently United reserve goalkeeper Lee Grant told talkSPORT how none of the players ate dessert at the team dinner as they saw Ronaldo eating quinoa and avocado. Birmingham City striker Troy Deeney also joked that he would do anything…
The Frenchman’s agent has hinted, again, that a return to Turin in the future might be on the cards for the player, whose Manchester United contract runs out next summer. “Paul Pogba is out of contract in June, so we’ll talk with Manchester United and we’ll see what happens,” “Juventus? Paul still loves Turin. There’s a chance that Pogba will return to Juventus, yes – but it also depends on Juventus’ plans.”he told Rai Sport. Pogba initially signed for Juventus in 2012 after deciding against renewing his contract with United. A similar situation could unfold next summer, which would see the Red Devils…
The Gunners are yet to enter contract renewal talks with striker Alexandre Lacazette, who signed for the club from Lyon in 2017. Juventus are keen to sign the player if he becomes surplus to requirements at the Emirates, reports ESPN. The Frenchman could leave in January 2022 for a fraction of the fee that the club paid for him. The 30-year-old could also sign a pre-contract agreement with any interested teams starting January 1 and leave on a free transfer six months later. Lacazette is yet to start a game for Arsenal this season. The Frenchman has appeared twice off…
The Catalans will attempt to sign Manchester City winger Raheem Sterling on loan in January, reports Spanish media outlet Sport. The Spanish giants failed with an attempt to sign the Englishman this summer, despite sporting director Mateu Alemany travelling to Manchester. The Blaugrana will attempt to take Sterling away from City in January on a temporary deal, with the player said to be keen on the transfer after losing minutes in the first team. The report says that Sterling is Barcelona’s ‘“priority target” for the winter, despite the club having little room for transfer negotiations. The Catalan club faced difficulties this summer…
Kylian Mbappe was the subject of a failed bid from Real this summer. The Spanish giants are expected to try and sign the youngster next year for free, but his teammate Ander Herrera is hopeful that he will remain in Paris. The former Manchester United midfielder revealed that the message from the club during the transfer saga was clear and said that he hopes that the Frenchman continues to play for PSG in the future, as well. “I had the intuition that he was going to stay,”“What the club had always told us is that Mbappe was staying. I asked…
Chelsea’s attempts to tie Antonio Rudiger down to a new deal have hit a stumbling block over the player’s wage demands, reports The Times. Real Madrid and Paris Saint Germain are said to be monitoring the centre-back closely. The German is in the final months of his deal and will become eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement with other teams come January. The 28-year-old has become a key member of Thomas Tuchel’s squad, and his displays over the last six months have attracted the attention of several top European clubs. The report states that while the player would like to continue his…
Naby Keita has been a fringe player at Liverpool ever since he joined the club in 2018 from RB Leipzig as the midfielder has failed to cement a place in the starting eleven, mostly due to injuries and wavering form. Liverpool legend John Barnes also believes that the former Leipzig man is down the pecking order at Anfield. However, he feels that a move away from Merseyside is not happening anytime soon. Barnes admits that Keita needs to stay around till January before thinking of moving away from Anfield. “Players don’t think long term, they think about whether they can get into the team…
The Catalans have got their task cut out in front of them as they hope to recover from the 3-0 Champions League humiliation against Bayern, which saw Ronald Koeman’s men fail to register a single shot on target in the stipulated 90 minutes. The Dutchman faced the brunt of the blame for the tame Barca display and is now facing the probability of being sacked unless he fails to turn around Barcelona’s fortunes and image of the club in the upcoming series of games against Granada, Cadiz, and Levante. Having said that, Sport.es understands that the head coach is likely to resort to…