Manchester City’s pursuit of Harry Kane has stalled, as have their efforts to ship out unwanted players. Among those are Bernardo Silva and Aymeric Laporte, who are attracting interest from all over Europe. The Cityzens’ midfielder Silva has a gentleman’s agreement with the club regarding his departure, reports The Times. Should a desirable offer arrive, the Portugal international would be allowed to leave. The 27-year-old wants to move to Spain to be closer to his family, but a lack of bids has left him in transfer limbo. According to The Times, Arsenal were also keen to sign Silva. Meanwhile, Barcelona attempted to construct a…
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Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
After spending most of the previous season on the sidelines due to a serious head injury, Wolves striker Raul Jimenez has returned to the pitch. In his recent interview, the Mexico international revealed the support he received from former Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech during his time out. Cech, who sustained a similar injury during his playing days, offered to help Jimenez throughout and even spoke with the doctors regarding the use of a padded helmet. Credit: Getty Images “I have been in contact with Petr. He texted me when I needed, when I wanted he was there, “Once, when the team…
The Catalans have decided not to assign the number 10 jersey to any player for the 2021-22 season. For the last 13 years, the number was last donned by Lionel Messi, who joined PSG earlier in August. The number 10 will remain vacant despite rumors of it being assigned to Philippe Coutinho for the season. Instead, the Blaugrana will reserve the number completely this season unless it is an absolute necessity. LaLiga rules regarding kit numbers could make the task much more challenging for Barcelona. The league forbids teams from retiring numbers and instead instructs them to assign each member of the first…
The five-time Ballon d’Or winner has shared a long social media post, shutting down rumors linking him with a return to Santiago Bernabeu. The ex-Galactico has labelled the claims connecting him with a return disrespectful. Ronaldo’s statement comes days after an exclusive report by Spanish TV show El Chiringuito, which claimed that the ex-Galactico is being eyed for a reunion by the returning Real manager Carlo Ancelotti. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) The Portuguese international left Real Madrid in 2018, nine years after signing for Los Blancos in a then world-record deal. He scored 450 goals in 438 appearances, winning four UEFA…
The Norwegian’s Real Madrid chapter looks set to be over, with the midfielder on the cusp of signing for Arsenal. He spent the last six months of the 2020/21 season at North London. Arsenal are set to make Odegaard their fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Ben White, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares. The Norwegian playmaker is expected to leave Real Madrid to return to Arsenal, where he spent the last six months of the 2020/21 season on loan. The Athletic reports that Arsenal and Real are close to agreeing on a fee in the region of 35 million pounds. The deal…
The Pole scored twice as Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund to lift the 2021 DFL Supercup. The win was Julian Nagelsmann’s first competitive success as the new head coach of Bayern, along with his first piece of silverware. Nagelsmann named a full-strength side to face Dortmund with an attacking quartet of Lewandowski, Thomas Muller, Serge Gnabry, and Kingsley Coman. Josip Stanisic was the surprise pick in defence, the German retaining his spot from the weekend’s draw against Borussia Monchengladbach. Marco Rose, meanwhile, went for a two-pronged attack with Erling Haaland and Youssoufa Moukoko as the spearheads. Marco Reus played in the hole behind the two strikers. https://twitter.com/FCBayernEN/status/1427752844543729667 The two sides exchanged early blows,…
Several reports have suggested that Cristiano Ronaldo may return to Santiago Bernabeu, but the current Los Blancos manager has poured cold water on all those rumours. The Portuguese talisman departed from Real Madrid in 2018 after a very successful 10-year stint at the Spanish capital to join A giants Juventus and, expectedly, has turned into a pivotal figure at the Allianz Stadium. Ronaldo has entered the final year of his contract with Juve, therefore a lot of clubs have shown interest in the 36-year-old. Carlo Ancelotti is well aware of all the rumours linking Ronaldo to return to Madrid. However, he…
Odisha FC have announced the signing of Spanish winger Aridai Cabrera Suarez ahead of the 2021/22 Indian Super League season. Aridai has previously played for the likes of Girona, Valencia B, Mallorca, and Las Palmas in his homeland. The 32-year-old arrives after enjoying successful spells in Spain’s lower divisions. He represented Las Palmas during the 2020/21 season, for whom he made 31 appearances and scored two goals. https://twitter.com/OdishaFC/status/1427141553550548995 Aridai spoke to the Odisha FC media team upon his arrival, stating his excitement to meet and play with his new teammates. “I am very happy to sign for Odisha FC and I am really excited to…
The Romans have signed Tammy Abraham from Chelsea, the club has announced. The Chelsea academy graduate has signed a five-year deal with the Serie A side, which will run through to June 2026. Roma announced that they will pay Chelsea 40 Million euros for the transfer, though several sources confirm that only a small percentage of it will be upfront. https://twitter.com/ASRomaEN/status/1427574499260567554 Meanwhile, the fee could rise further depending upon several performance-related bonuses. Chelsea also will receive a percentage of the future transfer fees, and several sources confirmed that the Blues also hold a buyback clause in the deal. The clause,…
Amidst numerous reports linking Manchester United’s Jesse Lingard with a permanent move to West Ham United, The Hammer’s goalkeeper Darren Randolph has dropped a cheeky message for his former teammate. The England international was not given too many opportunities by United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in the first half of last season. In January, the Red Devils loaned him to an underperforming West Ham. The attacking midfielder found himself rejuvenated at the London Stadium, as he scored nine goals in only 16 appearances. For comparison, Lingard found the ned only four times in 40 appearances for Manchester United in the 2019/20 season. https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1381645790439993347 Thanks to…