Paris Saint Germain and Manchester United have entered the race to sign Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski, L’Equipe and ESPN claim. The Polie is also of interest to FC Barcelona, with many club figures addressing the rumours publicly in recent weeks. The 33-year-old recently opened up the possibility of a move elsewhere after almost a decade at Bayern. Lewandowski, whose contract is up at the end of the current season, claimed while on international duty that his relationship with the Bavarians is over – as he sees it. “One thing is certain today — my story with Bayern is over.…
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The Blues have officially joined the race for Chicago Fire goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina after coming close to a deal that ultimately didn’t pan out in February. Chelsea have set their sights on the 18-year-old. Reliable transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano recently tweeted about the Blues’ interest in the highly-rated American. “Important hours ahead for Gabriel Slonina transfer. Real Madrid made official bid turned down by Chicago Fire last week – but Chelsea are also in talks to sign him, after being really close last February. Decision to be made soon – gonna be one of MLS record transfers,” he wrote. However, Chelsea…
Multiple reports claim that Liverpool have won the race for SL Benfica striker forward Darwin Nunez. The Reds will pay a club-record fee to sign the forward, surpassing the 75 million pounds the Premier League giants paid Southampton for the transfer of centre-back Virgil van Dijk in January 2018. As per a report in Portuguese newspaper A Bola, Liverpool will pay Benfica a total of 100 million euros, split into the main fee and add-ons, to secure the deal. The Reds will produce 75 million upfront and the remaining 25 in bonuses, which can be split further into three instalments of 5,…
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners are interested in Leeds United attacker Raphinha, who is also being watched by other clubs, such as Barcelona and Chelsea. However, the North Londoners are yet to make a formal approach for the Brazil international, whom the Whites value at 55 million euros. Additionally, Goal claims that the 25-year-old could be a replacement for right-winger Nicolas Pepe, Arsenal’s record signing, who could leave the club this summer. Raphinha joined Leeds ahead of their return to the Premier League in the summer of 2020 and enjoyed a stellar debut season at the club. Although the 17 million pounds…
Champions League finalists Liverpool are willing to trigger teenage sensation Gavi’s release clause at Barcelona this summer, according to various reports from Spain. The 17-year-old La Masia graduate is considered one of the most gifted teenage prodigies in world football at the moment, having been described as a ‘spectacular’ talent by Barca boss Xavi Hernandez. The player has already featured regularly for both the club and Spain national team, contributing six times in 46 appearances for the former while also playing nine times for the latter. However, the midfielder is yet to agree on new terms with Barca and given his contract expires next summer,…
Aymeric Laporte was left frustrated with his omission from the Professional Footballers’ Association Premier League Team of the Year, which includes former Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk as the English top flight’s best-performing central defenders of the 2021/22 season. The Spain international-back took to social media to demonstrate why he should be in that list by sharing a meme of Jose Mourinho wherein the Portuguese gaffer says, ”I prefer really not to sneak” before sharing his impressive stats from the season. Although, he may not have spoken exactly what he thought of the TOTY line-up, he made it…
Les Bleus’ disappointing start to the Nations League continues as they earned a 1-1 draw against Ralf Rangnick’s Austria on June 10, courtesy of Kylian Mbappe’s 83rd-minute goal. Bristol City’s Andreas Weimann opened the scoring in Vienna to net his first international goal on his 17th appearance for his country. The 30-year-old striker finished off a slick forward move in the 37th minute with a one-touch build-up from Marko Arnautovic and Conrad Laimer. Nations League holders France, however, dominated the game as expected but were off-colour once again. Only after Mbappe and Christopher Nkunku were introduced in the closing 30 minutes did France burst into…
The Dutch international, who arrived at Camp Nou from ACF Ajax for 75 million euros in 2019, has been the subject of transfer speculation given the Spanish club’s dire finances this season. Spanish media outlet Sport had last week reported that the Premier League giants were close to closing on the deal for the midfielder for an estimated fee in the region of 80 million and that this deal would be closed in a matter of days. And on June 3, the same daily had reported the LaLiga giants had accepted that offer “after a few weeks of many doubts”. And now,…
Chelsea technical director and former goalkeeper Petr Cech has thrown his support behind exit-linked forward Romelu Lukaku, who, he believes, will come good next season. According to multiple sources, The Belgian could return to his former club Inter Milan this summer. The Blues splurged 113 million euros on the centre-forward last summer transfer window to solve their issues in front of the goal. However, a measly return of 15 goals in 44 appearances, and several issues on and off the pitch, soured what should’ve been a cheerful homecoming for the striker. Cech believes that injuries and illness halted Lukaku’s great start to the season. He also…
As per a report by Goal, the Red Devils are in talks to sign winger Antony from AFC Ajax – reports say. The Brazilian’s representatives have flown over to Europe to quickly conclude an agreement, thus allowing the youngster to complete the switch. The 22-year-old joined the Dutch giants in the summer of 2020, replacing the outgoing Hakim Ziyech on the right flank. He enjoyed a productive first season, and an even better second one, attracting the admiring glances of several of Europe’s top clubs. United are one of those clubs and are hoping to reunite Antony with former Ajax coach Erik ten…