Barcelona’s summer fire sale looks set to continue, with the club trying to reduce its wage bill. Antoine Griezmann is among the players the club would like to sell, reports claiming that a swap with Paulo Dybala could be on the cards. According to L’Equipe, Barcelona are set to approach Juventus with a swap deal offer, involving Antoine Griezmann and Paulo Dybala. The Frenchman is thought to be surplus to requirements at Camp Nou, with the club focusing on extending Lionel Messi’s contact instead. Reports last week claimed that Barcelona and Atletico Madrid were close to agreeing on a similar swap deal involving Griezmann and Saul Niguez. However, updates on…
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Newcastle United’s head coach Steve Bruce has claimed that the Magpies will keep badgering for Arsenal midfielder Joe Willock, but has also admitted that any permanent move for the 21-year-old depends on the North London club. In 78 appearances for the North London club, Arsenal academy product Willock has been able to find the back of the net only 11 times. With chances coming few and far between, Arsenal loaned Willock to Newcastle for the second half of last season to facilitate his development. The youngster has been brilliant for the Magpies, scoring 8 goals in 14 matches. Hence, United…
While the final between England and Italy was a thrilling watch, as was the entire competition, some avoidable incidents after the match somewhat marred the tournament’s success. Over 67,000 spectators attended the final at Wembley Stadium on July 11. With the match being held at Wembley, the majority of those supporters were England loyalists. It was not only the highest attended football game in England since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it also marked England’s first-ever appearance in a European Championship final. An early goal by Luke Shaw in the second minute of the match gave England the lead, but…
The Blues are yet to make a move in the summer market, despite offloading some players already. While Erling Haaland remains the big target, reports claim that the club has marked fellow Bundesliga ace Sasa Kalajdzic as an alternative. Chelsea confirmed the sale of Marc Guehi to Crystal Palace on Sunday night. The academy product, who spent the last season-and-a-half on loan at Swansea City, joined Palace in a transfer thought to be around 20 million pounds. Guehi’s departure came soon after that of Olivier Giroud – the latter joined ex-Chelsea teammate Fikayo Tomori at AC Milan. The Blues, however, are yet to bring in reinforcements. Erling Haaland remains the club’s…
New manager means a new lease of life for several players who, previously, had been sidelined, loaned, or marked for sale. To that end, Carlo Ancelotti’s return at Real Madrid seems to have blocked the impending exits of certain stars. Returning loanees are expected to be handed a second chance by new head coach, reports Diario AS. The trio spent parts of the last two years on loan in North London but have reported back to Madrid for pre-season. Ceballos spent the last two seasons on loan at Arsenal. The Spaniard started well under the then-manager Unai Emery but faded towards the…
Manchester United started their pre-season on a positive note by beating Wayne Rooney’s Derby Country 2-1. Head coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer answered questions regarding some of his players after the match. “Jesse has come back, been bright, he wants to fight for his place and there’s nothing better than seeing players want to fight for their place,” “What he did towards the end of last season, that’s the true Jesse, that’s what we know he’s capable of and I think we saw towards the end that we lacked some options at times and Jesse is in the plans at the…
Manchester United have made a bright start to this year’s summer window having already finalized the signing of Jadon Sancho. In other developments, they are looking to stabilize their backline as they are looking at Real Madrid’s Raphael Varane as the new partner for Harry Maguire at the heart of the defence. United’s leaky defence and a lack of a proper center-back apart from Maguire cost them their title challenge and the Europa League final. Varane is one of the best defenders on the planet, with him having won everything possible at Real in his glorious 10-year trophy-laden career. With only a…
Barcelona’s financial situation has gone from bad to worse as the club could now lose out on registering Lionel Messi for the next season. The Catalan giants need to offload several of their high-earners or ask them to take pay-cuts if they are to register their new signings. Antoine Griezmann was one of the untouchable among the Barca ranks at the start of the summer window, but the recent developments have forced the Blaugrana to alter their transfer stance to the Frenchman. As it stands, Barca are looking to offload the 30-year-old who is the highest earner in the team. The…
The Blues tried their best to lure away Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland. But their biggest problem has been the astronomical asking fee of £150million. Missing out on Haaland has forced the Blues to turn away at other options. According to Daily Mail, they have turned towards the prolific Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski but will face a tough negotiation with the German champions. Still, the Chelsea management are eager to fight till the end for the Polish marksman and hand Thomas Tuchel the forward that he needs in his current setup. They are all set to come up with a hefty £50million bid to lure…
Reigning Serie A champions are looking for a replacement for their star full-back Achraf Hakimi, who joined PSG in a 60m move. The Moroccan played a pivotal role in guiding Antonio Conte’s men to their historic domestic title last season. Internazionale have identified Arsenal’s Hector Bellerin as a primary replacement for Hakimi. They are also interested in Manchester United’s Alex Telles as they look to add depth to the left-flank as well. When questioned about the signing of Bellerin this summer, the Inter Milan chief Guiseppe Marotta told Sky Italia: “His is a name that is mentioned by you, there’s our interest, but I won’t…