Author: Akshat Mehrish

Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.

Liverpool might have to dip in the transfer market this summer to replace key first-team star Georginio Wijnaldum. Reports suggest that the Reds are lining up a surprise move for one former Arsenal player. According to a report by Calciomercato, Liverpool are among the clubs looking to sign Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey this summer. The ex-Arsenal star has become surplus to requirements in Turin and could find his way back to the Premier League once the transfer window is open. Ramsey joined Juventus in Summer 2019 from Arsenal after the expiration of his contract. However, the Welshman currently finds himself…

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Former Barcelona director of football, Eric Abidal, has claimed that he could have brought Neymar back to the club from Paris Saint Germain. The Catalans had sold the Brazilian to PSG for a world-record fee in 2017 but were reported to be interested in re-signing him. Ex-Barcelona player and director of football, Eric Abidal, has claimed that he could have re-signed Neymar from Paris Saint Germain. He reveals that the club President instead chose to sign forward Antoine Griezmann, despite the team lacking a winger. I think if the CEO goes to Paris Saint-Germain, it’s because we can sign him.…

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Tottenham Hotspur are on the lookout for a new goalkeeper, as a replacement for the ageing Hugo Lloris. Reports claim that Spurs have shortlisted three Englishmen as Lloris’ potential successor, with one of them playing for rivals Manchester United! The Sun claims that Tottenham is eyeing a move for Manchester United custodian Dean Henderson as a potential replacement for Hugo Lloris. The 34-year-old goalkeeper is nearing a decade at the club since signing from Olympique Lyon back in 2012. Henderson has recently broken into the United first-team due to the continued absence of stalwart David De Gea. The Spaniard missed…

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The 2020/21 FA Cup semi-final line-up is complete, with Chelsea, Manchester City, Southampton, and Leicester City set to go head-to-head for the ultimate prize. Manchester United, in turn, won’t be a part of the competition any further after crashing out at the quarter-final stage. Manchester United’s poor run in the cup competitions continued as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team got eliminated out of the FA Cup following a loss against Leicester City. The Foxes came out 3-1 winners on the night, with an in-form Kelechi Iheanacho netting a brace. Iheanacho opened the scoring for Brendan Rodgers’ side after latching on to…

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Barcelona continued their fine form of late as they thrashed European hopefuls Real Sociedad 6-1 in the LaLiga game. The match held personal significance to Lionel Messi, who became the club’s leading appearance maker. A thrashing was on the cards when Lionel Messi and Barcelona took on UEFA Champions League hopefuls, Real Sociedad. The Catalans beat the Basque side 6-1 to continue their winning run. They have now won five league matches on the bounce and are just four points behind leaders Atletico Madrid with ten games still left to play. Ronald Koeman picked Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, and Ousmane…

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Reigning world champions France will begin their qualifying process for the 2022 edition of the FIFA World Cup in the upcoming international window. First up for Les Bleus is a match against Andriy Shevchenko’s Ukraine. France have been handed a relatively easy group for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with the current world champions drawn alongside Kazakhstan, Finland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Ukraine. It is the latter who they will face in their opening match at Stade de France. Didier Deschamps’ men will look to continue where they left off in the previous international break. Les Bleus made it through to the Finals…

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FC Goa star Ishan Pandita will be looking to make his mark in the upcoming international break, having earned his first call-up to the Indian National Team set-up owing to his league form, which saw him net four times in 11 matches. The striker’s performance in his debut Indian Super League campaign made the head coach Igor Stimac include him in the Indian national camp for the forthcoming games. The youngster spoke of the honour to represent his national side in a recent interview, calling it a lifelong dream. I am extremely honoured. Every kid, while growing up dreams of…

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Paris Saint Germain are back on top of Ligue 1 following a 4-2 win over title-rivals Olympique Lyonnais. The Parisians next take on Lille in another heavyweight clash on the other side of the international break. Kylian Mbappe’s brace helped Paris Saint Germain gain away victory over Lyon in the Ligue 1 match on Sunday. Mauricio Pochettino’s side took advantage of Lille slipping up in their league encounter and now top the French league with just eight games left to play. Mbappe opened the scoring in the 15th minute with a strike from inside the box. On-loan midfielder Danilo Pereira…

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Former Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri remains without a job since leaving the Bianconeri in summer 2019. On Monday, the Italian has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to manage Real Madrid in the past. Five-time Serie A winner with Juventus Max Allegri has revealed that he turned down the opportunity to sign for Real Madrid in 2018. The Italian tactician cited his loyalty to the Turin club as the key reason for snubbing Los Blancos.  When Real Madrid called me three years ago, I had promised to Juventus that I would remain. That’s the only one I turned down,Allegri…

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