Eighteen new players in, but newly-promoted Nottingham Forest are showing no signs of slowing down. According to Fabrizio Romano, Forest have struck an agreement with Spanish giants Atletico Madrid to take left-back Renan Lodi on loan for the 2022/23 season with the option to turn his stay permanent at the end of the campaign – should they deem it desirable. The Premier League outfit will pay a 5 million euro loan fee to the Rojiblancos to complete the deal for the time being, with 30 million more kept in reserve, if it wishes to sign the Brazilian full-back on a…
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Bayern Munich attacker Leroy Sane scored a late equaliser to help the defending Bundesliga champions earn a 1-1 draw at home against Borussia Monchengladbach and maintain their unbeaten start to the season, which was threatened on Saturday. Die Roten were rewarded for their relentless pursuit of a leveller in the 83rd minute when Sane curled his effort into the bottom corner after squandering several chances and being kept at bay by the impressive Yann Sommer in the Gladbach goal. The Switzerland international set a Bundesliga record with 19 saves, breaking Alexander Schwolow’s previous mark of 14 for Hertha Berlin against the same opponents in January. Earlier,…
The drama continued in Italy with a collection of entertaining clashes. Juventus failed to make their presence felt against Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma, whilst AC Milan registered a commanding win over Bologna. Meanwhile, Torino picked up three points despite a late scare, and Spezia played out an entertaining 2-2 draw with Sassuolo at the Alberto Picco. One of the most high-profile games of this weekend was played in Turin between Juventus and Roma. Much was expected from the hosts, to finally make their presence felt in the Italian league, but they still are missing out the X-factor required to bring…
When Erling Haaland first signed for Manchester City, the expectations of a goal-rush grew immediately and the Norwegian is wasting no time. The Citizens were not the only ones who had a sensational result, with their league title rivals Liverpool registering a Premier League record-equaling win to pick up their first win of the season. In the first game of this weekend, Manchester United once again were found reluctant to play from the back but created some decent chances. Southampton’s defenders put their bodies on the line to prevent the Red Devils from scoring in a very convertible opportunity in the first…
Poland striker Arkadiusz Milik has joined Juventus on a one-year loan from Ligue 1 club Marseille, the Serie A club confirmed on Friday. The Old Lady were initially interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona, but the deal has since fallen through. The agreement includes a 2 million euro loan fee as well as an option to sign the player for 7 million over three years, with additional performance-related add-ons worth 2 million. “Milik is a striker, who, in addition to having extraordinary physical strength, is skilled in aerial play and is above all very dangerous in the penalty area,”the Italian club…
Christian Streich’s men continued their strong start to the season with a 1-0 victory at home to Bochum in the Bundesliga Matchday 4 curtain-raiser on Friday. Bochum came into the game looking to avenge a 7-0 home loss to Bayern Munich the previous week, and they started brightly, with Gerrit Holtmann having the first shot of the game before Takuma Asano drilled just wide of Mark Flekken’s goal. The home side gradually began to make their presence felt, with Ritsu Doan going close from a clever Grifo pass before Manuel Riemann denied Michael Gregoritsch and Roland Sallai on the follow-up and Nicolas Hofler blazing over from close range moments later. On the half-hour mark, Gregoritsch and Sallai came…
Defending champions FC Goa went down against Jamshedpur FC, who claimed their first win in the Durand Cup 2022 with a late goal at the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata. Jamshedpur started their fixture against FC Goa as they meant to go on by forcing the opposition goalkeeper into a save in the 20th minute of the contest to set the tone. Five minutes ahead of the interval, it was Keisan Angelo Singh’s chance to test FC Goa’s guardian in goal with a powerful strike from outside of the mox just five minutes before into the half-time break locked at 0-0. Despite…
There is never any dearth of drama in the Italian league, and the new season is off to a pretty entertaining start as well. With defeating champions AC Milan already dropping points in the opening two weeks, runners-up Internazaionle have joined the party as well. However, they cannot be very disappointed as they were up against a spirited performance from Lazio. Meanwhile, Udinese picked up their first win of the campaign after a defeat and draw in the opening two games. In the first of the two Friday night games, Udinese locked horns with Silvio Berlusconi’s Monza at the U-Power stadium. After…
2016/17 Europa League winners Manchester United find themselves in the company of Real Sociedad, Sheriff Tiraspol and Omonoia in Group E of the group stage draw. Meanwhile, Arsenal have been drawn along with PSV Eindhoven, FK Bodo/Glimt, and FC Zurich in Group A. The Red Devils finished sixth in the Premier League last season and despite being in danger of missing out on European football altogether at one point, they managed to qualify for Europe’s second most important tournament. Erik ten Hag’s side were drawn in Group E of the Europa League this season where they will face tricky fixtures against Spain’s…
Chelsea are set to sign 19-year-old Russian talent Arsen Zakharyan from Dinamo Moscow, the player’s agent has confirmed. Pavel Andreev, who represents the atacking midfielder, confirmed the same to RB Sport after reports emerged in the morning that the Blues had sent a 15 million euro bid to sign the player. Under new co-owner Todd Boehly, Chelsea have spent heavily on youth, signing Carney Chukwuemeka, Gabriel Slonina, Cesare Casadei, and Omari Hutchinson to headline the new recruitment policy. Meanwhile, talks are also continuing between Chelsea and Barcelona for the transfer of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, the Blues’ key target for reinforcements in the…