Paris Saint-Germain are inching closer to the appointment of Ligue 1-winning Christophe Galtier as their next manager. Meanwhile, the Frenchman could be without one of the Parisians’ star assets next season – Neymar. Mauricio Pochettino is facing the sack at PSG. The Parisians have decided to part ways with the Argentinian tactician, who follows sporting director Leonardo out of the door after yet another failed season in Europe. Luis Campos has already signed on as an advisor to the club and is targeting the man with whom he broke the PSG hegemony on the French domestic title at Lille, Christophe Galtier. Galtier left Lille to join…
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The Indian Premier League has become India’s Premier sporting event ever since its inaugural edition in 2008. It gave a cricket-mad country like India just what it needed, and the rest is history. Many legendary overseas and Indian players have graced the IPL with their presence, but only a few of them have gone on to establish themselves as the ‘Baap’ or the Godfather of cricket in the IPL. Here we shall take a look at who those players are. Virat Kohli: The Baap of Batting The former India and RCB captain Virat Kohli sits at the top of the…
The Red Devils are keen on Germany international David Raum of TSG Hoffenheim, Sky Germany reports. The left-back signed a year earlier for Hoffenheim from Greuther Furth, following an impressive display at the 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship, and quickly established himself as one of the best performers in his position in the league. United have reportedly held talks with Hoffenheim for the 24-year-old, and the Bundesliga side are looking for a fee in the region of 30-35 million to sanction the deal. However, the Red Devils face competition from German giants Borussia Dortmund, who could turn to Raum in case they sell…
Chelsea and Manchester City both are interested in young Wolverhampton Wanderers left-back Rayan Ait Nouri. However, Wolves have slapped a 45 million pounds on the youngster. Thomas Tuchel reportedly likes the player and is after a new left-back this summer. Ben Chilwell’s time at Chelsea has been injury-prone while backup option Marcos Alonso is also looking extremely likely to leave the Stamford Bridge for Barcelona this summer. The Blues might also lose their captain Cesar Azpilicueta to Barcelona this summer as well while Andreas Christensen and Antonio Rudiger have already left following the expiry of their contracts. As a result, Chelsea are vulnerable at the back and there’s a pressing need to sign…
Although Erling Haaland recently completed his transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City, Spanish media believe that Real Madrid are already thinking about bringing him to the Santiago Bernabeu as the ideal replacement for Karim Benzema. Los Blancos were one of the prime contenders for the signature of Haaland this year. With them already having an agreement with Kylian Mbappe, Florentino Perez turned his eyes towards the Norwegian striker. However, Manchester City eventually won the race for the player and triggered his release clause with Borussia Dortmund to bring him to the club for which his father played. That transfer saga was followed…
As per Mirror, Newcastle United have reportedly been offered the chance to sign Manchester United central defender Eric Bailly during the current transfer window after struggling to sign Lille’s Sven Botman. The Magpies are expected to sign at least one centre-back in the current window following their 300 million pounds Saudi-led takeover last year, and hence Eddie Howe’s side are said to be very interested in signing Dutch defender Botman. However, the Toons are said to be struggling to agree a deal for the Ajax youth product and hence Bailly is eyed as a possible alternative. The 28-year-old defender has…
Saints have signed Irishman Gavin Bazunu from Manchester City on a five-year deal following an impressive season out on loan at third division side Portsmouth FC. Southampton have paid City an initial fee of 12 million pounds to sign the 20-year-old custodian, with add-ons bringing up the total to potentially 15 million. Meanwhile, the Citizens have inserted a buy-back clause in the deal, allowing them to repurchase the youngster back from the South Coast side later. Bazunu will replace the departed Fraser Forster in the Southampton squad; the Englishman joined Tottenham Hotspur on a free transfer earlier in the window. He will compete with veteran Alex…
The Gunners have confirmed the renewal of Eddie Nketiah’s contract, keeping the striker at the club for the long term, the club confirmed on June 19. The 23-year-old has signed a new long-term deal with his boyhood club, making a remarkable U-turn from his previous stance of leaving at the end of his contract. His former deal would’ve expired later this month. In addition to his new deal, Nketiah has also switched numbers from 30 to the iconic 14, previously donned by club legend Thierry Henry, but also Theo Walcott and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Speaking to the club website, Arsenal’s sporting director Edu Gaspar reiterated that Nketiah’s…
The Blues have stepped up their activity in the transfer market following the takeover being completed by the consortium led by Todd Boehly. Chelsea have now reignited their interest in young Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde and they are in conversations with the Catalan club as well as his agent Jorge Mendes. Mundo Deportivo claim that they are now trying to understand the player’s situation before taking steps. 18-year-old La Masia product Balde made his first team debut last September. The left-back, however, spent most of the time injured and could only make seven appearances over the course of the season.…
As per a report in La Repubblica, Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo may struggle to fit in under the Red Devils’ new gaffer Ten Hag’s plans. AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho reportedly sees the opportunity to tempt the five-time Ballon d’Or winner to make a move to the Italian capital. Although ten Hag has hailed the 37-year-old since taking over the reins at Old Trafford, there has been growing uncertainty over the Portuguese’s role under the Dutchman next season. The former Ajax boss prefers to build a young, driven squad that could be the opposite of what the star Portuguese forward brings…