The 22-year-old often drew comparisons with Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta for his playing style. In a very surprising turn of events, Barca sold their young midfield talent Riqui Puig to Major League Soccer side Los Angeles Galaxy. A product of the La Masia academy, Puig made his international debut for Catalonia in 2019 and appeared two times for them. After making 18 appearances for the Blaugrana last season, he crossed the Atlantic. In the summer of transfers that saw some very big players move to the MLS, including Gareth Bale, Georgio Chellini, Lorenzo Insigne, and Federico Bernadeschi, Puig perhaps comes in as the biggest…
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Manchester United began their 2022/23 Premier League campaign with a 2-1 loss at home against Brighton and Hove Albion. New manager Erik ten Hag made some big calls ahead of kick-off with talisman Cristiano Ronaldo dropped to the bench and Bruno Fernandes starting up top as a makeshift nine, with summer signings Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez handed a spot in the line-up. Instead, Brighton’s Pascal Gross stole the show with two quick goals, putting his side in cruise control before the interval. The Seagulls survived a couple of early scares before taking the lead just as the clock hit…
Newly-promoted LaLiga side Girona FC have signed defender Miguel Gutierrez from Real Madrid on a permanent basis. The 21-year-old, who join the club’s academy system back in 2011, has agreed a four-year contract in Catalonia, with a fee reportedly in the region of 5 million euros. The highly rated full-back broke into the Los Blancos’ first team at the tail end of the 2021/22 season, but he only made three league appearances last season. His lack of playing time fueled speculation about a move away from the Spanish capital for the Madrid native, with Girona eventually completing a deal for…
After Bayern Munich got off to a stupendous start in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season on Friday, the league saw plenty of goals on Saturday. Augsburg, Union Berlin and Borussia Monchengladbach were on the money, whilst Borussia Dortmund had a tricky fixture against Bayer Leverkusen, but the club stalwart Marco Reus earned them three points with the only goal in the game. Borussia Dortmund continue to remain the far-off challengers in the Bundesliga title chase for nearly a decade, and they intend to change things this season. Having lost their star striker Erling Haaland, all eyes were on Marco Reus in their opening fixture against Bayer…
According to 90min, Fulham have AS Roma wingman Justin Kluivert on their radar. The Dutch forward – the son of the Barcelona legend Partick Kluivert – spent last season on loan at French club Nice. Fulham have been quite active in the transfer window and are busy shoring up their squad this summer. Following their return to the Premier League, they have managed to sign Joao Palhinha, Andreas Pereira, Kevin Mbabu, and Bernd Leno on permanent deals. Meanwhile, Manor Solomon and Shane Duffy have also joined the side on loan deals. However, the Cottagers are far from done, and Kluivert could be the latest addition to Marco Silva’s first-team squad. The…
Chelsea wing-back Marcos Alonso is on the verge of returning to La Liga, Blues boss Thomas Tuchel has after a 1-0 victory over Everton in their Premier League opener. The Spaniard was left out of the squad for Saturday’s game at his request, and with Marc Cucurella’s arrival at Stamford Bridge, the 31-year-old is set on the verge of joining Barcelona. Cucurella made his club debut against the Toffees, and Tuchel confirmed after the game that Alonso had agreed to leave. “He tries to leave and we agreed to this wish and that’s why it would not have made sense to put…
Defending champions Paris Saint Germain couldn’t have asked for a better start to their 2022/23 Ligue 1 campaign. Star forwards Neymar and Lionel Messi put in blistering performances to blow away the opposition. The Argentine’s sensational bicycle kick to round off a perfect performance attracted all the headlines. Messi, who was slow to get off the mark and had an underwhelming Ligue 1 campaign following his move from Barcelona last summer, has already clarified his intentions at the beginning of the season. The bicycle kick was the second of two goals scored by Messi on the night as Neymar, Achraf Hakimi, and Marquinhos also got…
The Premier League is off and running, and after Arsenal kick-started the new season on Friday, the likes of Tottenham, Chelsea, and Liverpool were in action on Saturday. Whilst most of the results were quite predictable, there were a few surprises coming from newly promoted sides Fulham and Bournemouth, who captured unexpected points. Tottenham made plenty of acquisitions to complement their manager Antonio Conte’s vision, and it seems like they are on a great track this season. After going 1-0 down very quickly against Southampton, they unleashed their brutal side with Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-Min in the thick of things. Conte’s men picked up a convincing…
The Indian Super League shield winners have secured the services of former Gokulam Kerala full-back Muhammed Uvais, the club announced on Friday. The player has agreed to terms with the Red Miners on a three-year contract that will keep him at JFC until 2025. During Gokulam Kerala FC’s championship run in the I-League 2021-22 season, the 23-year-old defender was a vital cog in the wheel. Uvais played in all of their league matches as well as their first AFC Cup campaign. “It has been a good year for me, winning the I-League last season and now joining the Champions of India. Playing…
According to reports from Italy, former West Ham and Stoke City striker Marko Arnautovic could return to the Premier League with Manchester United. The 33-year-old is currently playing for Bologna, whom he joined last summer and went on to score 14 goals in 33 Serie A appearances during his debut season. As per transfer journalist Gianluca di Marzio, Juventus are interested in signing the former Inter Milan forward. And Now La Gazetto dello Sport claims that United could also enter the race for the player. Given Cristiano Ronaldo’s reported desire to leave the club following their failure to qualify for the Champions League this season, United…