Reigning champions Bayern Munich kicked off their 2022/23 Bundesliga campaign underway with a 6-1 thrashing of the UEFA Europa League holders Eintracht Frankfurt. The Bavarians were five-nil up before the interval and two goals to the good by the ten-minute-mark. https://twitter.com/OptaFranz/status/1555658042720518145 Joshua Kimmich got the ball rolling with Bayern’s first goal of the domestic campaign in the fifth minute. The midfielder smartly whipped a free-kick from range past a wrong-footed Kevin Trapp to give his side the lead. Ten minutes in, right-back Benjamin Pavard made it two-nil to the Bavarians as he smashed the loose ball into the net from close range after Frankfurt failed to…
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.
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of midfielder Renato Sanches on a long-term contract. The 25-year-old becomes PSG’s fourth signing of the season; the club is eyeing three more additions before the window’s end. Sanches has signed a five-year contract with PSG, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season. In Paris, he will reunite with former Lille head coach Christophe Galtier and sporting director Luis Campos, the latter the one responsible for bringing him to France in the first place. “I’m really happy to have arrived here in Paris,” Sanches said in his first interview with the Parisian club. “These…
The Seagulls have sold Spaniard Marc Cucurella to Chelsea for a club-record transfer fee; the two clubs confirmed the completion of the deal on Friday noon, with 62 million pounds – after add-ons – exchanging hands and Levi Colwill joining the Seagulls on a dry loan for the 2022/23 season in return. The Spaniard signed a six-year contract with the Blues, which will run until the end of the 2027/28 season, becoming their fifth signing of the summer after Raheem Sterling, Kalidou Koulibaly, Gabriel Slonina, and Carney Chukwuemeka. A versatile defender, 24-year-old Cucurella spent just one season at Brighton playing in various positions such…
The Blues have tied captain Cesar Azpilicueta down to a new two-year contract, putting an end to the rumours linking the Spaniard to FC Barcelona. As per various reports, Barcelona wished to pry Azpilicueta away from Chelsea this summer – their attempts, however, were rebuffed by the Blues as the two clubs failed to reach a definitive agreement regarding a potential transfer. Instead, the 32-year-old has now committed his short-term future to the Premier League side. “I am really happy to extend my stay at Chelsea, my home. It is almost 10 years since I first arrived and joined the…
Arsenal are also in talks to offload midfielder Lucas Torreira and centre-back Pablo Mari this summer, reports Fabrizio Romano. Turkish giants Galatasaray are working on the signing of Torreira, who spent the previous season on loan at ACF Fiorentina, but returned to London after they failed to arrange funds to turn his move permanent. Serie A side AC Monza holds an interest in Mari, for whom they have submitted a loan-plus-mandatory-redemption offer, the clause becoming active if the side avoids relegation at the end of the 2022/23 season. Credit: Getty Images Meanwhile, the Gunners and Blackpool have confirmed an agreement is in place for the…
Paris Saint-Germain are in the process of completely overhauling their midfield. The Parisians are on the verge of offloading Georginio Wijnaldum, Idrissa Gana Gueye, and Leandro Paredes and signing Renato Sanches fro OSC Lille. The Parisians have agreed a 15 million euro transfer fee with Lille for the Portuguese – reports Fabrizio Romano. The Ligue 1 champions have beaten competition from AC Milan, who seemed to be Sanches’s preferred destination until recently. Furthermore, as per Sempre Milan, Sanches’s decision to reject Milan and sign for Paris is two-fold. Firstly, PSG offered the 24-year-old a yearly salary of 6 million euros, more…
Brighton and Hove Albion released a statement refuting claims left-sided defender Marc Cucurella will join Chelsea in the near future. The Blues were strongly linked with the Spaniard, with several news outlets reporting on Wednesday evening that a total agreement had been found between the two clubs for the transfer of the player. “Contrary to inaccurate reports from numerous media outlets this evening, no agreement has been reached with any club to sell Marc Cucurella,”the statement read. Chelsea had struck a deal with Brighton for Cucurella, agreeing to pay the Seagulls a 52.5 million pound transfer fee to seal the transfer ahead…
The reigning Italian champions AC Milan have beaten competition from Leeds United for Club Brugge stiker Charles De Ketelaere. The 21-year-old joins the Rossoneri in a 36 million euros move, becoming their second signing of the season after free agent Divock Origi. Speaking to the club media, the Belgian called joining a historic club like AC Milan a dream come true. The attacker also had interest from Premier League side Leeds United – who as per some reports in the English media – were offering Club Brugge a higher sum but chose to sign for the Italian champions instead. “Becoming…
Dean Henderson, who joined newly-promoted Premier League outfit Nottingham Forest on loan for the 2022/23 season, has slammed his parent club Manchester United for failing to keep their promise of giving the custodian the goalkeeper one spot ahead of the veteran David de Gea. The Englishman returned from successive loan spells at Sheffield United – helping them win promotion to the Premier League during the first one and maintaining their top-flight status during the second – hoping to take the slot in between the posts from De Gea. Instead, the Spaniard continued to keep the goal for the Red Devils in the…
According to The Athletic, Manchester City are now focused on signing RSC Anderlecht star Sergio Gomez after missing out on Brighton’s Marc Cucurella. They walked away from the negotiations when Brighton and Hove Albion refused to budge from their demand of a 50 million pound transfer fee for the Spaniard. Chelsea, in turn, swept in and are in advanced talks to sign the 24-year-old left-sided defender. As per the report, the Citizens view Gomez not necessarily as a first-teamer but as one for their talent pool; the club, as part of the larger City Football Group, have bought and loaned…