Manchester City boss has confirmed the club’s interest in Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane after completing the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa. The Spanish tactician has confirmed that City are planning to launch a transfer for the England skipper who led the Three Lions at the Euros 2020. The Cityzens have broken the British record to sign former Villa star Grealish for £100million. The expenses could go higher with their new pursuit to sign Kane as a replacement for their record goalscorer Sergio Aguero who left the club to join Barcelona in June. The Spurs marksman will not come at a cheap…
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The Reds continued preparations for the new season by beating the Italian side Bologna twice in back-to-back hour-long games. Diogo Jota, Sadio Mane, and Takumi Minamino scored the goals across the two fixtures, while Divock Origi missed a penalty. Jurgen Klopp named most of what is expected to be his first team this season for the first friendly. Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson started as the full-backs while Virgil Van Dijk partnered with Joel Matip in central defence. The midfield trio of James Milner-Naby Keita-Harvey Elliott provided support to Mohamed Salah, Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane. Jota scored the opening goal with just seven minutes on the clock. The Portugal international intercepted a loose ball…
Lionel Messi will not continue at Barcelona, the club announced on Thursday. The Argentinian forward has since reportedly closed in on a move to Paris Saint Germain, while Major League Soccer is also an option. If the morning reports regarding Messi’s future provided a sense of relief to the Barcelona faithful, the ones which surfaced in the afternoon realized their greatest fear. Shockingly, the reports claimed, Messi won’t be continuing at Camp Nou and would leave as a free agent. Hours later, it was made official by the club, who released the following statement addressing the situation: “Despite FC Barcelona and Lionel…
The Red Devils finished as runners up last season as Manchester City won the title. But since then, United have made some great signings and are looking like one of the title contenders. Their manager is confident that the team will contend for the Premier League title this season. With the arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane at Old Trafford, United are a much better team this time around. They will look to bridge the gap between reigning champions, City. Therefore the Norwegian tactician does not see any reason why United cannot challenge for the Premier League title. “I’d rather be an optimist…
Juventus are attempting to sign Manuel Locatelli from Sassuolo. However, if an agreement couldn’t be reached with either the club or the player, the Bianconeri will turn their attention to AS Monaco’s Aurelien Tchouameni. After a two-year sabbatical, during which Juventus lost their status as the champions of Italy, Massimiliano Allegri is back as the manager of the Bianconeri. The Italian took over the post from Andrea Pirlo, under whom Juve lost their first title race in almost a decade. With Allegri back at the helm, however, the rebuild begins. First on the agenda is a midfielder and rumours suggest that that midfielder will…
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel remains tight-lipped on Romelu Lukaku’s transfer as he said that a lot of players want to join the club. The German tactician did not speak on the transfer as he seems to keep his cards close to his chest. Several reports have suggested that the Blues are pursuing the Inter Milan marksman on top priority in this transfer window. But Chelsea have already seen their last offer rejected, therefore they will have to cough up more money to land him at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea recently drew 2-2 with Tottenham Hotspur in a pre-season friendly. After the game, Tuchel spoke about…
Former Germany and Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack’s son Emilio has passed away in a quad bike accident. The 18-year-old reportedly passed away on 5th of. According to the Portuguese media outlet A Bola, the accident happened in Troia, south of Lisbon, near Ballack’s house. The firefighters who were present at the scene of the accident revealed that the accident happened when the quad flipped on the victim and crushed him. “The accident happened at the family home. The quad rider wasn’t on a public road and his was the only vehicle involved. The quad was on an uneven piece of…
Barcelona’s summer problems are about to go away for the time being, after LaLiga received a cash injection worth 2.7 billion euros, a majority of which will be distributed to the clubs. LaLiga has secured a loan worth 2.7 Billion Euros from CVC Capital Partners, of which 90 per cent will be redistributed to the clubs to help them deal with the economic difficulties brought forward by the coronavirus. As 90 per cent of the 2.7bn loan is redistributed among the clubs, Barcelona will become eligible for a 280m euros payout. 15 per cent of that amount Barcelona can then divert…
One of the summer’s biggest signings is about to go through as the Cityzens have booked Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish in for a medical. The Birmingham club have started to look for replacements. Reining Premier League champions could soon announce the British record purchase. Grealish is expected to undergo his medical ahead of a move on Thursday before being unveiled as a new player. Sky Sports reports that City triggered a release clause worth 100 million pounds in Grealish’s contract. Villa had attempted to tie their captain down by offering a new and improved contract, but the player chose to…
Chelsea’s journey in The Mind Series reached its conclusion with a draw against rivals Tottenham Hotspur. The Blues led two-nil at one point but were pegged back by their opponents. Elsewhere, Barcelona lost to Salzburg through a late goal. Hakim Ziyech gave Chelsea the lead in the 16th minute. The Moroccan collected the loose ball following N’Golo Kante’s tackle on Lucas Moura, ran the distance, and slammed a fierce shot past Pierluigi Gollini to give the home side the lead. The Moroccan threatened to double Chelsea’s lead shortly after, while Timo Werner had a goal disallowed for offside. Replays, however, showed the German to be well onside, but…