AC Milan’s squad strengthening ahead of their return to the UEFA Champions League continues with the signing of Olivier Giroud. Meanwhile, Spain U21 international Brahim Diaz is expected to return on loan from Real Madrid for two years. AC Milan director Paolo Maldini has confirmed the signing of France international from Chelsea. The striker, who recently committed himself to another year at Stamford Bridge, will instead sign for the Rossoneri on a two-year deal, believed to be worth one million euro plus another million in add-ons. Speaking at the unveiling of the Serie A 2021/22 calendar. Maldini confirmed that Giroud will be arriving in Milan soon…
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.
Now that the Euros are over, clubs are expected to shift gears in the transfer market. Manchester City are one club linked with some huge moves, namely for English stars Harry Kane and Jack Grealish. The Athletic’s Manchester City correspondent – Sam Lee – reports that the club is continuing their attempts to sign Kane and Grealish. Despite Pep Guardiola claiming last season that City will not spend “crazy money” in the market, it seems that the club will be willing to part ways with a figure in the region of 175 to 215 million pounds to sign both players. City have already registered an interest in Harry…
Chelsea are facing a massive academy exodus with several of their best young prospects contemplating moves elsewhere. Among those are Marc Guehi and Tammy Abraham, who are attracting interest from other London clubs. After two golden years for the Chelsea academy, the project once again finds itself on the fringes, with several key personnel now believing their futures lie elsewhere. The memory of Mason Mount, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Reece James, Billy Gilmour, and more breaking into the first team remains fresh, but if reports are to be believed, it will likely be looked back as an exception, not a rule. Reports emerged earlier this week,…
No Renato Sanches, no Kingsley Coman, no Youri Tielemans, no Saul. Not yet, at least. Once again, Liverpool are going to need to sell players to generate funds with which they can then dip into the transfer market – reports The Athletic. The Reds have already completed the signing of Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig this summer but must wait until later in the window to bring in further reinforcements. The Athletic’s Liverpool correspondent – James Pearce – reports that despite links with the abovementioned players, the club currently isn’t working on a move for any of them. Instead, the club must…
Part delight, part disappointment awaits Tottenham Hotspur fans in the latest transfer roundup concerning their club. Spurs are expected to agree to a fee with Bologna for the transfer of Japan international Takehiro Tomiyasu in the coming days. However, they could face failure in their pursuit of Jules Kounde, despite already agreeing on a fee with Sevilla. The Athletic’s Spurs correspondent – Charlie Eccleshare – reports that an agreement could soon be reached with Bologna over the transfer of Tomiyasu. The 22-year-old defender is highly rated due to his versatility and two-footedness, along with his defensive ability. Manchester United, too, were said to be keeping tabs…
Lionel Messi will re-sign with Barcelona, multiple sources have confirmed. However, due to the peculiar situation the club currently finds itself in, Messi might not be allowed to register for the new season. That’s where Antoine Griezmann comes in. According to several reports in Spain, including Diario SPORT, the Argentine has agreed to take a fifty percent pay cut on his former Barcelona wages to re-sign for the club. Reports claim that he is well aware of the situation the club finds itself in, wherein it needs to reduce its wage bill to be able to register new players. Meanwhile,…
AS Roma have completed their first signing of the Jose Mourinho era. Portuguese international, and a Premier League stalwart with Wolves, Rui Patricio arrives in Rome to take up the duties in between the sticks. Alex Telles, meanwhile, is a player Roma is targeting. Roma have completed a deal to sign Patricio for an initial fee of 11.5 million euros – the club confirmed on Tuesday. The 33-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Serie A side and will wear the number 1 jersey. “Roma is a big club and a new challenge and I’m excited to try and…
Despite being considered favorites to win Euro 2020, France suffered shock elimination in the Round-of-16 at the hands of Switzerland. AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho has labelled Les Bleus arrogant in a scathing attack. “France lost because they were arrogant No comparison between their squad and any other team. They have a better squad than Italy and England. “Football punished them and deservedly. They started the game against Switzerland with arrogance. The way they played, the way they started [they] were arrogant. They were losing and they changed in time and they absolutely destroyed Switzerland in 20 amazing minutes. When they scored the…
Two cheap concessions, a missed penalty, and a late goal from one of their brightest young prospect. Mikela Arteta’s men suffered a shock loss in their first pre-season friendly match against Scottish outfit Hibernian, despite the manager fielding several senior players. Arsenal started the first half with returning loanees Sead Kolasinac and Ainsley Maitland-Niles in the squad. Willian and Reiss Nelson flanked the two forwards – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Eddie Nketiah – while there was also a place in the team for Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares. Arteta also handed a start to youngsters Arthur Okonkwo and Harry Clarke. The former – a goalkeeper – played a huge part in Hibernian’s opening goal, which arrived in the 21st…
England trio of Marcus Rashford, Jadon Sancho, and Bukayo Saka was on the receiving end of racist abuse following Euro 2020 final loss. Rashford has issued a response, while Harry Kane has given his backing to his teammates. Rashford addressed the public for the first time following England’s loss against Italy in the Euro final through his social media. The Manchester United star received abuse and had his mural defaced following the Three Lions’ shootout loss, while some took the opportunity to mock him for his civic efforts. Rashford responded to the criticism defiantly and shared messages of support that he has received since the…