The Magpies are closing in on the signing of teenage sensation Hugo Ekitike from Reims, reports the Guardian. The club chased after the forward in the January transfer window and even had a bid worth up to 33 million pounds accepted by the Ligue 1 side, only for the move to fall through on deadline day. Since then, Ekitike has attracted attention from European heavyweights such as Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain. Despite facing failure in their earlier pursuit of the youngster, Newcastle are back in the race for his signature – and leading it, as things stand. As per…
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Barcelona could sign Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku if they fail in their bid to sign Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski this summer, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Catalan club are also said to have lined up outgoing Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane as another alternative to the Polish marksman. The Belgian international was also wanted by the club by then Barca manager Ronald Koeman in the summer of 2020, but Barcelona’s economic conditions forced the Catalans to instead opt for Martin Braithwaite. As per the report, the Poland international is Barcelona’s utmost priority this transfer window and both the parties are said to be optimistic about…
Antonio Rudiger has officially left Chelsea to sign for Spanish and European champions Real Madrid on a free transfer. The German centre-back has penned a four-year contract that will see him stay at the club until 2025. For the five years prior to his switch, Rudiger had played for Chelsea, whom he joined from AS Roma back in the summer of 2017 in a 29 million pounds transfer. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Antonio Rüdiger (@toniruediger) Rudiger took to the social media to confirm his transfer. His announcement followed that of both Real Madrid and Chelsea, and the German international signaled his excitement…
With a new complainant coming forward to share her story of sexual abuse at the hands of Benjamin Mendy, the defender now stands accused of eight counts of rape, one count of sexual assault, and one count of attempted rape, relating to seven young women, reports BBC. The Manchester City full-back plead not guilty to all the charges last month besides the latest one, and it has not been put to him, and he is yet to enter a plea to. A court order had banned the media from publishing reports about the latest charge until the order was lifted…
The Euro 2020 and Copa America winners faced each other in a one-off game at the Wembley Stadium. Italy were blown away by a rampant Argentina attack, conceding twice before half-time and another later on in the second half. The Albiceleste were the more dominant side of the two, both in the underlying numbers and, by the end of the night, on the scoreline. However, It was Italy who had the better of the early half-chances, with Giacomo Raspadori and Andrea Belotti testing custodian Emiliano Martinez with tame efforts. Nonetheless, the champions of South Africa took the lead against the run of play in the 28th…
Ukraine put months of misery behind them for 90 minutes at Hampden Park on Wednesday night, as they beat home side Scotland to move to the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff final. Originally scheduled to be played in March, the game had to be moved to a later date following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As such, emotions ran high when Oleksandr Petrakov’s team took their place at Hampden Park, looking to reach their first World Cup finals since 2006. Firmly the better side in the opening period, Ukraine would’ve had an early lead if not for Scotland custodian Craig Gordon. The 39-year-old kept Viktor…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba will leave the club later this summer for the second time, the Red Devils have confirmed on their official website. The Frenchman has attracted interest from former club Juventus, who are keen on signing him again on a free transfer. For the 2018 World Cup winner, who spent a few years in the United academy, it is a repeat of the situation which transpired in 2012. After failing to receive assurances over his first-team role, he left the club to join Juventus at the end of his contract. As it happens, a report in Daily…
Barcelona’s financial woes aren’t exactly a surprise and the Catalan club have had high-profile struggles economically over the last couple of years, which even resulted in the departure of Lionel Messi to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021. The next season doesn’t look too optimistic for the club either but Joan Laporta’s board are now in a race against time in order to raise immediate revenues with major sales so as to offset the losses. These economic operations might give the Catalans some relief in the summer transfer window. Despite it being Laporta’s second year in charge of the club in his second…
Wingman Gareth Bale has confirmed his exit from Real Madrid, just days after the club won its 14th UEFA Champions League title. The Wales international affirmed the same through a social media post. In an Instagram post, the 32-year-old confirmed his departure from Real Madrid after, ending his nine-year association with the club. Bale joined Los Blancos from Tottenham Hotspur in 2013 for a then world-record fee of 100 million euros, before quickly becoming one of the prominent pieces of a team featuring Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema. He was part of a Real Madrid squad that won three UEFA Champions League titles in…
Former Manchester United forward Dimitar Berbatov has delivered a positive verdict on Cristiano Ronaldo’s first season with the club following his return and thinks that the Portuguese striker made the right decision. The Portuguese broke the headlines last August when he decided to return back to Manchester United after 12 years. Ronaldo completed his transfer from Italian heavyweights Juventus, and unsurprisingly, the announcement broke the internet. Nostalgia and rumours of unfinished business did the rounds on social media as two of the most popular entities in football came together once again. However, his first season back in England since leaving for Real…