As Romelu Lukaku nears a return to Chelsea, Inter Milan have identified Atalanta’s Duvan Zapata and Lazio’s Joaquin Correa as his potential replacements. Subsequently, the Bergamo side will target Tammy Abraham should Zapata join Inter. On Tuesday, reports revealed that the Nerrazurri had turned down two of Chelsea’s bids for Lukaku, and one which involved the Blues sending Marcos Alonso to Milan along with a substantial transfer fee. However, as reported by Fabrizio Romano, The Blues are expected to return to Internazionale with a bid of 120 million euros, along with Alonso, to price Lukaku away from them. The London outfit is also offering the…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Several reports claim that Tottenham have agreed to a fee with Atalanta for the transfer of center-back Cristian Romero. Consequently, Atalanta are close to signing Merih Demiral from Juventus as Romero’s replacement. The Athletic reports that Tottenham have reached an agreement with the Serie A outfit for the transfer of the 23-year-old, with an official announcement expected to arrive shortly. Atalanta, meanwhile, have wasted no time in lining up his replacement. Spurs will pay La Dea 50 million euros upfront, with the fee rising to 55 million after add-ons. Romero, who only recently became an Atalanta player permanently, will complete his medical checks, agree to…
Eighteen-year-old reached the milestone while on international duty with the Spain Olympic Football team. 37 in LaLiga, six in Copa del Rey, two in Supercopa de Espana, seven in UEFA Champions League, and 20 for Spain across various competitions: for an eighteen-year-old, Pedri has played a lot of football this season. The teenager played his 72nd match of the 2020/21 campaign against Japan on Tuesday, matching Bruno Fernandes’ record in the process. Like Pedri, the Manchester United star was undroppable for both club and country. Both players ended up playing a game almost every five days over the last year. https://twitter.com/ScoutingJan/status/1422656288060760066 Barcelona paid Las Palmas 5…
The biggest talking point last season in the Premier League as a whole was the implementation of VAR, and echoes to change its implementation grew louder as the months progressed. The Premier League has responded to the growing criticism. The league, and the referees, came under immense criticism over their use of the technology. The league will hope to resolve those issues this season and ensure a more free-flowing game with a higher threshold. The biggest change so far is in the implementation of the offside rule. Over the last two seasons, VAR decided offside calls using freeze-frames, drawn lines, and…
AS Roma have completed their second major signing of the summer. The Giallorossi have signed Uzbekistan international Eldor Shomurodov from Serie A side Genoa. Reports indicate that they will target Danish midfielder Thomas Delaney next. The Uzbekistan international becomes Jose Mourinho’s second major signing this summer, following the capture of Portuguese national team goalkeeper Rui Patricio. https://twitter.com/OfficialASRoma/status/1422519302830366758 On signing for Rome, the 26-year-old expressed his delight and highlighted his desire to play for a ‘big’ club, which he believes was the reason behind the smooth and fast transaction between the two clubs. “Joining Roma represents a huge step forward in my career –…
Despite seeing two of their bids turned down – and receiving no indication from the player over a potential move – Chelsea will press on in their pursuit of Romelu Lukaku. The Blues are preparing a player plus cash bid for the Inter Milan forward. As per Goal, Chelsea are prepared to offer a sizable cash amount, and one of their players, to Inter Milan in exchange for the Belgum international. The striker has become a priority target for the Blues in recent days, following their fruitless pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland. The European champions are hoping to add the…
England international and skipper Harry Kane, who guided the Three Lions to the finals of the Euros 2020, has not returned to Tottenham Hotspur following a short vacation. Kane has not shown up for Tottenham’s pre-season training amid speculations of him leaving the club this summer. According to a report in Sky Sports, the England skipper wanted to move out of the club this summer, and clubs like Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United were interested in the 28-year-old striker. City coughed up a £100million bid for Kane. However, Spurs rejected the massive offer as they value the marksman at £120million or higher. The Lillywhites are eager…
Chelsea’s striker search has led them back to a familiar name – Romelu Lukaku. The Blues have had two bids rejected for the Inter Milan striker but remain interested in signing him this summer. Chelsea’s recent win over Arsenal in the opening game of The Mind Series was built on two strikes by two forwards. Out of context, that doesn’t scream of a team in desperate need of a striker. However, the bigger picture screams differently; Chelsea’s top scorer in the league last season was a defensive midfielder, while their highest-scoring forward over the last two years is supposedly on his way…
Chelsea manager has said that Ruben Loftus-Cheek needs to show everything he can do in the coming weeks if he wants to stay with the reigning European Champions for the 2021-22 season. Loftus-Cheek was handed a place in the starting XI in Chelsea’s pre-season friendly against Arsenal on Sunday, 1st August. He did a commendable job as Chelsea emerged as 2-1 winners, courtesy goals from Tammy Abraham and Kai Havertz. The midfielder was given a long run, as French international N’Golo Kante substituted him after the hour-mark. The 25-year-old Englishman has been actively involved in Chelsea’s pre-season campaign, but it is still not certain that…
A single, stunning strike from Xeka was enough to separate Lille from Paris Saint Germain in French Football’s traditional curtain-raiser – the Trophee des Champions, a one-off match between the French league and cup winners. Les Dogues broke Paris Saint Germain’s hegemony over the Trophee des Champions by winning the 2021 edition of the competition. The Parisiens had won the trophy eight times in a row from 2013 till 2020, but were unable to make it nine out of nine due to a first-half wonder-strike by Lille midfielder, Xeka. The two teams travelled to Tel Aviv, Israel, to play the one-off match between the…