The Barcelona president has opened the door for Lionel Messi’s return to the club. Joan Laporta, in an interview with ESPN, claimed that he feels the Argentine’s story with the Catalans is not yet finished. Laporta has opened up the possibility of Messi’s future return to FC Barcelona – the club he left in 2020 after 17 years and 778 appearances last summer due to their continued financial struggles. Messi has resumed his career at Paris Saint-Germain as part of a superstar front three of himself, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar. However, the Argentine has a year left on his current deal in Paris – albeit with an option…
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Darwin Nunez, guilty of missing easy chances in Liverpool’s first few friendlies, silenced his critics by netting four against RB Leipzig. Jurgen Klopp has now called for patience with his club’s record signing. The Uruguayan scored once from the spot and thrice from open play, helping Liverpool to a 5-0 win over their German counterparts through a dominant display. Klopp, whose club broke its transfer record to sign the striker from SL Benfica, called for patience with the young forward following his heroics. The German laid bare his thoughts on the gruelling routines of pre-season, clarifying why it is even harder…
Manchester City are yet to reach an agreement with Brighton and Hove Albion for the transfer of Marc Cucurella – reports The Athletic. The Spaniard is a target for the Citizens for the left-back slot, which, after the sale of Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal and the continued absence of Benjamin Mendy due to an ongoing police investigation, is currently empty. According to the report, Brighton turned down Manchester City’s approach for Cucurella, their opening bid of 30 million pounds deemed too low by the Seagulls. BHA are prepared to turn down approaches for their 2021/22 Player of the Season, whom they hope to…
After being linked with a move to sign free agent Luis Suarez, Nacional supporters went above and beyond. At a Primera Division game against Cerrito, approximately 20,000 of them wore masks bearing the image of the former Liverpool and Barcelona striker. The 35-year-old, who left Atletico Madrid as a free agent last month, has been approached by Borussia Dortmund if a report in Sky Sport Germany is to be believed. However, according to Uruguayan journalist Rodri Vazquez, the player is set to return to the scene where it all began for him. Suarez made his professional debut for Nacional at the age of 18, helping…
Bayern Munich boss Julian Nagelsmann and club CEO Oliver Kahn have both confirmed the club’s interest in Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane. However, a summer move appears unlikely due to the 28-year-old’s hefty price tag. Kane is one of the game’s most lethal strikers and has been a standout performer for Spurs over the years. In 386 games across all competitions, he has 248 goals. The forward is coming off a 27-goal season in 2021-22, and he is under contract with Tottenham until the summer of 2024. Transfermarkt values Kane at 90 million euros, but Spurs are likely to demand more for…
Squandering a two-goal lead were Manchester United in Perth; the Red Devils, on the final leg of their tour of Australia, were up against Aston Villa, whom they hit for two in the first half but conceded two in the second. Jadon Sancho gave United the lead in the 25th minute. The Englishman stood patiently at the back post before firing a volley off a Luke Shaw cross. The former Borussia Dortmund man was involved again in the second, which arrived in the 42nd minute after his cross was deflected onto Matty Cash by Marcus Rashford for an own goal. Leon Bailey put the Villans back in the game four…
The France women’s team advanced to their first-ever European Championship semifinal, where they will face Germany, thanks to Eve Perisset’s penalty in extra time. Perisset, who joined Chelsea from Bordeaux last month, converted a VAR-awarded spot-kick in the 102nd minute in Rotherham as Corinne Diacre’s side finally got past Dutch goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar. The French had lost in the quarter-finals of their previous five international tournaments. Les Bleues reached their maiden Euros semifinals, with only eight-time European champions Germany standing in their way of a place in the final. France has only once reached the semifinals of a major tournament. That was at the 2011 Women’s World Cup.…
The Gunners continued their fine summer by beating rivals Chelsea 4-0 in Florida. Mikel Arteta’s side scored twice in both halves to record yet another impressive win in the midst of a rebuild under the Spaniard. Star summer signing Gabriel Jesus continued his fine form of late by firing Arsenal ahead in the 15th minute. Granit Xhaka supplied the assist, pouncing on a loose pass out from the back by Trevoh Chalobah and threading the ball through to Jesus, who confidently dinked it over an onrushing Edouard Mendy to put the Gunners ahead. Martin Odegaard doubled his side’s lead in the 36th minute. The Norwegian burst through a gap…
Kalvin Phillips has revealed that he turned down Manchester United this summer to join the club’s cross town rivals Manchester City due to his love for Leeds. The England midfielder joined the Citizens in a 45 million pounds deal after deciding that the bitter rivalry between the two Uniteds made following in the footsteps of Eric Cantona, Rio Ferdinand, and Alan Smith by moving from Elland Road to Old Trafford impossible. “Going to United? No, there was never any chance of me going there. You know my loyalty to Leeds. My family as well – they’re all Leeds fans. I was honoured that United…
The Gunners have announced the signing of Manchester City full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City. According to Sky Sports, Arsenal paid 30 million pounds up front with a further 2 million in bonuses, with the Ukraine international signing a long-term contract at The Emirates. The Ukrainian has already joined the Arsenal squad at their pre-season training camp in Orlando, and his squad number will be announced soon. The 25-year-old, who was coached by Mikel Arteta as an assistant to Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, can play a variety of positions, including left-back and central midfield. Arteta is said to be excited about the…