Now that the Euros are over, clubs are expected to shift gears in the transfer market. Manchester City are one club linked with some huge moves, namely for English stars Harry Kane and Jack Grealish. The Athletic’s Manchester City correspondent – Sam Lee – reports that the club is continuing their attempts to sign Kane and Grealish. Despite Pep Guardiola claiming last season that City will not spend “crazy money” in the market, it seems that the club will be willing to part ways with a figure in the region of 175 to 215 million pounds to sign both players. City have already registered an interest in Harry…
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Chelsea are facing a massive academy exodus with several of their best young prospects contemplating moves elsewhere. Among those are Marc Guehi and Tammy Abraham, who are attracting interest from other London clubs. After two golden years for the Chelsea academy, the project once again finds itself on the fringes, with several key personnel now believing their futures lie elsewhere. The memory of Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James, Billy Gilmour, and more breaking into the first team remains fresh, but if reports are to be believed, it will likely be looked back as an exception, not a rule. Reports emerged earlier this week,…
No Renato Sanches, no Kingsley Coman, no Youri Tielemans, no Saul. Not yet, at least. Once again, Liverpool are going to need to sell players to generate funds with which they can then dip into the transfer market – reports The Athletic. The Reds have already completed the signing of Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig this summer but must wait until later in the window to bring in further reinforcements. The Athletic’s Liverpool correspondent – James Pearce – reports that despite links with the abovementioned players, the club currently isn’t working on a move for any of them. Instead, the club must…
Part delight, part disappointment awaits Tottenham Hotspur fans in the latest transfer roundup concerning their club. Spurs are expected to agree to a fee with Bologna for the transfer of Japan international Takehiro Tomiyasu in the coming days. However, they could face failure in their pursuit of Jules Kounde, despite already agreeing on a fee with Sevilla. The Athletic’s Spurs correspondent – Charlie Eccleshare – reports that an agreement could soon be reached with Bologna over the transfer of Tomiyasu. The 22-year-old defender is highly rated due to his versatility and two-footedness, along with his defensive ability. Manchester United, too, were said to be keeping tabs…
Lionel Messi will re-sign with Barcelona, multiple sources have confirmed. However, due to the peculiar situation the club currently finds itself in, Messi might not be allowed to register for the new season. That’s where Antoine Griezmann comes in. According to several reports in Spain, including Diario SPORT, the Argentine has agreed to take a fifty percent pay cut on his former Barcelona wages to re-sign for the club. Reports claim that he is well aware of the situation the club finds itself in, wherein it needs to reduce its wage bill to be able to register new players. Meanwhile,…
The Red Devils are now pushing for the Premier League title victory for the first time since 2013, having finished second to rivals Manchester City last season. Manchester United have already secured the signing of their long-term target in Jadon Sancho. United were linked with Sancho last summer, and the player has agreed on personal terms with the club. United kept negotiating with Borussia Dortmund until the very end but could not reach an agreement with the former Bundesliga champions. This summer, though, United made their intentions clear by securing the signature of the Englishman and completing the deal for him…
Former Netherlands player Arjen Robben has announced his retirement from football on Thursday. The 37-year-old winger was currently plying his trade for Groningen, a team competing in the top flight of Dutch football. This is not the first time that Robben has announced his decision to hang up his boots. On 4th July 2019, he announced his retirement from the game, following the conclusion of his long stay at Bayern Munich. However, after a year away from the game, Robben returned to football by signing for Groningen, his boyhood club. The return was not as special as Robben would have hoped for,…
The Parisians were said to be one of the favorites to the Argentine after the 34-year-old decided to issue a formal transfer request to FC Barcelona last summer. The move to either Manchester City or Paris Saint Germain did not materialize, and the Argentine was forced to stay at the Camp Nou for another season. Times have changed, though. Messi is currently in red-hot form and recently led Argentina to the Copa America title. The forward also won the Copa Del Rey last season with the Blaugrana, and he is set to stay at. His new contract is said to be ready, but the board need…
Borussia’s head of football, Sebastian Kehl believes that their talismanic forward will stay at the club for at least another season. The Norwegian striker is one of the hottest prospects in world football. Haaland has been consistent with his goalscoring approach. He guided the Black and Yellows to a solid last season and was instrumental in Dortmund’s DfB Pokal. He netted 30 goals in 32 appearances for the German outfit. The young marksman’s ability to find the back of the net consistently has attracted interest from clubs like Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester United and even neighbours Manchester City. However, Borussia Dortmund have completely rubbished the…
AS Roma have completed their first signing of the Jose Mourinho era. Portuguese international, and a Premier League stalwart with Wolves, Rui Patricio arrives in Rome to take up the duties in between the sticks. Alex Telles, meanwhile, is a player Roma is targeting. Roma have completed a deal to sign Patricio for an initial fee of 11.5 million euros – the club confirmed on Tuesday. The 33-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Serie A side and will wear the number 1 jersey. “Roma is a big club and a new challenge and I’m excited to try and…