After meeting with Roma general manager Tiago Pinto in London last week, Chelsea striker has agreed to join the Serie A side. The Blues will sell their academy graduate for a considerable fee while retaining a buy-back clause for the future. Pinto met with the 23-year-old and his entourage and was successful in persuading him to join the Giallorossi, reports The Athletic. The player also held talks with AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho over the phone, which further convinced him to opt for Roma ahead of Arsenal. Roma will pay Chelsea 45 million euros over the next few years. Abraham is set to be the…
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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.
Marco Rose’s Borussia Dortmund beat Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt in their opening game of the 2021/22 Bundesliga season, 5-2. Meanwhile, in France, Paris Saint-Germain got the better of Strasbourg in the absence of their latest signing Lionel Messi’s. Erling Haaland scored two and assisted two as Borussia Dortmund beat Eintracht Frankfurt 5-2 in their season opener. The Norwegian was in scintillating form and combined excellently with Marco Reus to put his side on top in the first half. Haaland finished the game off in the second half with his second goal of the night. https://twitter.com/Bundesliga_EN/status/1426599606788534273 Reus opened the scoring on the night, taking a pass from Haaland…
Paul Pogba provided four assists, Bruno Fernandes scored three goals as Manchester United beat rivals Leeds United in their opening Premier League 2021/22 fixture. Elsewhere, Chelsea and Liverpool beat Crystal Palace and Norwich City, respectively. The Red Devils recorded a huge 5-1 win over Marcelo Bielsa’s side to jump in front of the queue, albeit with only a handful of games played. Pogba missed a gilt-edged chance early in the first half when he placed his shot wide of the goal with just Illan Meslier to beat. https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1426650355002187778 However, the Frenchman made amends by providing the assist for Fernandes’ opening goal – a perfectly…
With the capture of Tom Heaton, Jadon Sancho, and Raphael Varane, Manchester United’s focus now turns on loaning out or selling players whose progress might be hindered by the new arrivals. Deadline day is a fortnight away, and the Red Devils are entertaining offers for a few of their lesser important players. Among those unlikely to play a major role for Manchester United this season, Andreas Pereira seems to be attracting the most interest. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1426223248941985792 Fabrizio Romano reports that the Brazilian midfielder has offers on the table from several clubs, including Everton and Flamengo. However, while United want to sell their academy graduate permanently, the only interest…
Bayern Munich’s title defense got off to a slow start, as they drew 1-1 against Borussia Monchengladbach in the opening game of the 2021/22 Bundesliga season. Alassane Plea scored for the Foals, but Robert Lewandowski ensured that the spoils were shared. Both teams started the season with new head coaches in the dugout. Munich poached Julian Naglesmann from RB Leipzig ahead of the season, while a head coach roulette saw Adi Hutter leave Eintracht Frankfurt for Gladbach. With just ten minutes gone, Hutter’s team took the lead through Plea. The goal came as a consequence of Gladbach’s high press, which was successful in boxing Alphonso Davies in and winning the ball back. Credit: Bundesliga…
Premier League’s newcomers defeated The Gunners 2-0 on the opening day of the 2021/22 season, much to the chagrin of the travelling support. Sergi Canos and Christian Norgaard scored in either half to give the Bees their first three points in the top flight. Arsenal were without all three of their main strikers for the game, and, as a consequence, Mikel Arteta handed a place in the lineup to youngster Folarin Balogun. The Spaniard also picked Ben White and Albert Sambi Lokonga from the start, who arrived at the Emirates this summer from BHA and Anderlecht, respectively. https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1426243300277751808 Brentford started the better of the two, pressing Arsenal high but escaping the…
Newcastle United manager Steve Bruce confirmed that Joe Willock had completed his medical, ahead of a move from Arsenal. The Gunners, meanwhile, have turned attention back to Martin Odegaard to fill the void. Willock has signed a six-year deal at St James’ Park after the two clubs agreed to a transfer fee in the region of 25 million pounds. Willock originally spent six months on loan at Newcastle, from January to June 2021. The midfielder scored eight goals in 14 appearances and helped the Magpies to avoid relegation. Bruce confirmed that the 21-year-old was the club’s number one target this summer…
Chelsea and Manchester City featured heavily in the shortlist for the Men’s UEFA Champions League team and players of the year awards. Manchester City’s Ederson joins Chelsea’s Edouard Mendy on the shortlist for the Goalkeeper of the Year award. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois, meanwhile, completes the list following his team’s run to the semifinals. Credit: UEFA Chelsea contributed with two in the Defender of the Year shortlist, with center-backs Cesar Azpilicueta and Antonio Rudiger making the cut. City’s Ruben Dias – who was named Premier League’s Player of the Season 2020/21 – is also on the list. Credit: UEFA Jorginho, who enjoyed a successful summer for both Chelsea and Italy, is among the three…
Chelsea have re-signed the Belgian for a club-record fee, ten years after originally signing him from Anderlecht as a teenager. The striker became the club’s highest earner upon his return. Chelsea have established the return of Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan for a club-record fee. The Belgian returned to Stamford Bridge after originally signing for the Blues in 2011, following which he spent several years out on loan before being sold permanently. Chelsea have paid Internazionale a reported 97.5 million pounds to sign the Serie A-winning striker, a few million short of the British transfer record set earlier this summer by Jack Grealish’s move to Manchester City. …
Italy, Argentina, and the United States of America are the big winners in this month’s FIFA World Rankings updates, following their respective tournament wins. Germany, on the other hand, have fallen to 16th after a disappointing summer. Italy have moved to 5th in the FIFA World Rankings after their impressive Euro 2020 win. The Azzurri beat England in the final at Wembley to win their first major international trophy since 2006 and have reaped the rewards in terms of an improved world ranking subsequently. Roberto Mancini’s men are up 103 points in this month’s update as a result of their 34-match unbeaten streak punctuated by…