Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that the club has further talks planned with midfielder Frenkie de Jong as they look to resolve the Dutchman’s future. With Manchester United’s approach for de Jong hitting a roadblock, the Catalans have planned further talks with the player to understand his desires – and find a resolution that suits all those concerned. The club’s president confirmed the same in a recent interview, claiming that de Jong belongs to the Blaugrana and that they are yet to accept any proposals put forward to them. “He’s our player, he’s a high-quality player. We like him…
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Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Cesc Fabregas, formerly of Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea, and AS Monaco, is closing in on a surprise switch to Serie B side Como 1907. The Spaniard, 35, has been without a club since leaving the Ligue 1 club at the end of the 2021/22 season. As per transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Fabregas has reached a verbal agreement with Como on a two-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2023/24 season. He is scheduled to fly to Lombardy in August, when he will officially sign his new contract and join the club chaired by the former Chelsea and England…
The Barcelona president has opened the door for Lionel Messi’s return to the club. Joan Laporta, in an interview with ESPN, claimed that he feels the Argentine’s story with the Catalans is not yet finished. Laporta has opened up the possibility of Messi’s future return to FC Barcelona – the club he left in 2020 after 17 years and 778 appearances last summer due to their continued financial struggles. Messi has resumed his career at Paris Saint-Germain as part of a superstar front three of himself, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar. https://twitter.com/OptaJean/status/1540317966675353601 However, the Argentine has a year left on his current deal in Paris – albeit with an…
Darwin Nunez, guilty of missing easy chances in Liverpool’s first few friendlies, silenced his critics by netting four against RB Leipzig. Jurgen Klopp has now called for patience with his club’s record signing. The Uruguayan scored once from the spot and thrice from open play, helping Liverpool to a 5-0 win over their German counterparts through a dominant display. Klopp, whose club broke its transfer record to sign the striker from SL Benfica, called for patience with the young forward following his heroics. The German laid bare his thoughts on the gruelling routines of pre-season, clarifying why it is even harder…
Manchester City are yet to reach an agreement with Brighton and Hove Albion for the transfer of Marc Cucurella – reports The Athletic. The Spaniard is a target for the Citizens for the left-back slot, which, after the sale of Oleksandr Zinchenko to Arsenal and the continued absence of Benjamin Mendy due to an ongoing police investigation, is currently empty. According to the report, Brighton turned down Manchester City’s approach for Cucurella, their opening bid of 30 million pounds deemed too low by the Seagulls. BHA are prepared to turn down approaches for their 2021/22 Player of the Season, whom they hope to…
Squandering a two-goal lead were Manchester United in Perth; the Red Devils, on the final leg of their tour of Australia, were up against Aston Villa, whom they hit for two in the first half but conceded two in the second. Jadon Sancho gave United the lead in the 25th minute. The Englishman stood patiently at the back post before firing a volley off a Luke Shaw cross. Credit: Manchester United FC The former Borussia Dortmund man was involved again in the second, which arrived in the 42nd minute after his cross was deflected onto Matty Cash by Marcus Rashford for an own goal. Credit: Manchester United FC Leon…
The Gunners continued their fine summer by beating rivals Chelsea 4-0 in Florida. Mikel Arteta’s side scored twice in both halves to record yet another impressive win in the midst of a rebuild under the Spaniard. Star summer signing Gabriel Jesus continued his fine form of late by firing Arsenal ahead in the 15th minute. Granit Xhaka supplied the assist, pouncing on a loose pass out from the back by Trevoh Chalobah and threading the ball through to Jesus, who confidently dinked it over an onrushing Edouard Mendy to put the Gunners ahead. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1551009846874587142 Martin Odegaard doubled his side’s lead in the 36th minute. The Norwegian burst through a…
Chelsea and Barcelona have locked horns plenty already in the 2022 summer transfer market. The Blues lost central defender Andreas Christensen to the Blaugrana on a free transfer and were snubbed by Leeds United attacker Raphinha, who, despite the two Premier League clubs agreeing to terms, joined the LaLiga side instead in a 58 million euro transfer. The two European heavyweights are expected to face off against each other in the market again in the coming days. Both, say reports, are interested in signing Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1549474871234764802 As per Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea have confirmed to Sevilla their intention to return with…
AS Roma have announced the surprise signing of Argentina midfielder Paulo Dybala. The attacker has been without a club since leaving Juventus at the end of the previous season. The 28-year-old has signed for AS Roma on a free transfer, the club confirmed on July 20. He has signed a three-year deal with the Giallorossi, led by Jose Mourinho, which will run until the end of the 2024/25 season. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений AS Roma (@officialasroma) Despite Francesco Totti offering the iconic no. 10 jersey to Dybala, the Argentine will don no. 21 shirt at the Stadio Olimpico, the…
The Bungesliga champions have completed the signing of Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus. According to a statement from the club, the Dutchman joins on a five-year deal and will don the number 4 shirt throughout his time at the Allianz Arena. De Ligt had interest from Premier League side Chelsea, too, but chose to sign for the Bavarians instead on a five-year contract, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season as things stand. As per Fabrizio Romano, Bayern have paid their Italian counterparts a 70 million euro fee upfront to complete the transfer, with a further 10 million potentially payable later in add-ons. …