Manchester City are closing in on their first senior men’s team signing this summer – Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish. Villa is expected to accept a record bid for their talisman despite its recent attempts to tie him down. Sky Sports reports that Manchester City made a record bid for the England international on Friday. The bid is thought to be in the region of 100 million pounds, which eclipses the English record fee Manchester United paid for Paul Pogba in 2016 by 11 million. Should Villa accept the offer, Grealish would become the most expensive English transfer of all time…
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Barcelona are currently in a financial mess but president Joan Laporta and his team are convinced that they will be able to solve the issue that is currently staring them in the face before the start of the new La Liga season, which is less than three weeks away. Barcelona’s sky-high wage bill has come to haunt them as the cules are facing difficulties in registering their all-important signing in Lionel Messi. Messi, 34, is technically a free agent as it stands, but the Argentine is said to have reached personal terms with Barcelona as he looks to continue his…
Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino has clearly stated that his talks over Kylian Mbappe’s future at the French capital will be kept private. The Argentine also assured that he won’t freeze out the French youngster despite a contract dispute with the Parisians. The 22-year-old forward who has been influential in PSG’s success over the years is entering the final year of his current contract. But still, no contract agreement has been agreed with the club as of now. Looking at the current contract dispute Real are waiting in the corner to pounce at the right time to lure Mbappe away…
Manchester United confirmed the arrival of Jadon Sancho earlier this month, following a pursuit that lasted almost a year. Sancho’s arrival, however, could push some players towards the exit, albeit temporarily. While Manchester United failed to sign Sancho last summer, they managed to strike an agreement with Atalanta for the future transfer of Amad Diallo. The Ivorian winger joined the club in January, made a handful of appearances, and even scored a crucial goal in the Europa League. However, his future, in the short-term at least, could lie away from OId Trafford. Goal reports United are considering their options when…
It might not all be smooth sailing for Chelsea in their pursuit of Jules Kounde. Reports earlier claimed that the Blues were looking to agree a player plus cash deal with Sevilla, Kurt Zouma being the player in question. However, the Frenchman has his eyes set elsewhere. According to Daily Mail, West Ham United are interested in signing Zouma. The Hammers are preparing a 20 million pounds move for the Frenchman, although Chelsea view his price close to the 25 million mark. The player’s priority, however, is to continue in London and not go to Seville instead. Nevertheless, Zouma’s unwillingness…
There were good and bad elements on display during Liverpool’s 4-3 loss against Bundesliga strugglers Hertha Berlin. While shaky defense allowed the Reds to concede 4, it did feature the returning Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez – who missed most of last season. Jurgen Klopp used six center-backs in Liverpool’s latest friendly . Most importantly the German had both van Dijk and Gomez at his disposal after long absences. Both were given a few minutes out of the pitch to ease them back into action, but it was a welcome sight for the Liverpool faithful, nonetheless. Joel Matip and…
Jovic is determined to prove himself at Real Madrid as he claims that he did not come to the Spanish capital by fluke. Despite a shaky start to life in Spain, the forward is confident of bouncing back. He is confident in his ability and hopes to succeed at the Santiago Bernabeu, but a loan move cannot be ruled out. Jovic made his name at Eintracht Frankfurt when he scored 27 goals for the Eagles, guiding them to the Europa League semi-finals in 2019. Although Frankfurt lost that match against Chelsea, the 23-year-old made a great impression, becoming one of…
Being one of the more successful clubs in the world, it is very uncharacteristic of United that they have not won a trophy in a long time. Their last piece of silverware came way back in 2017, where they defeated Ajax in Sweden, to lift the 2016/17 UEFA Europa League. Since then, they have come close to winning silverware on a few occasions, but have never quite managed to go all the way. The fans, however, are hopeful that the 2021/22 season will bring them some joy, as the club has made two fantastic signings. The Red Devils have acquired…
There were a couple of arrivals in London on Wednesday, July 28 – one which might have flown under the radar and one which was quite high-profile. Chelsea and Crystal Palace both completed deals to boost their squad ahead of the 2021/22 season. The club confirmed the arrival of free agent Marcus Bettinelli. The shot-stopper was released by Chelsea’s neighbours Fulham at the end of last season, and the Blues snapped him up for free, subsequently. Bettinelli is expected to fill in the gap left by the departure of Willy Caballero, who served as the team’s third-choice goalkeeper last season…
Manchester United were held by newly-promoted Premier League outfit Brentford in their latest pre-season friendly match. Elsewhere, Arsenal continued their fine run of late by beating Watford 4-1 in a behind-closed-doors game. The Red Devils opened the scoring in front of a crowded Old Trafford. Youngster Anthony Elanga continued his fine form of late by scoring a sweet volley from inside the box, following a pin-point cross by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Elanga scored in the twelfth minute of the match, eight minutes later, Brentford were level. When the ball fell to Shandon Baptiste on the edge of the United box following…