New Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag, speaking to the media for the first time in Bangkok, has confirmed that the Red Devils do not intend to sell Cristiano Ronaldo. He has also confirmed that Harry Maguire will stay on as the captain of the senior team. Credit: Manchester United FC “Harry Maguire is the captain,” ten Hag confirmed. “Of course, I have to get to know all the players and it takes time. But he is an established captain for a few years and he has achieved a lot of success, so I don’t doubt about this issue.” Furthermore,…
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Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Wayne Rooney, who left Derby County in June following the Rams’ relegation to League One, has crossed the Atlantic to become the next manager of Major League Soccer side DC United, The Athletic claims. The former Manchester United striker, who represented DC as a player between 2018 and 2019, will take the reins from interim manager Chad Ashton. The American has been in his place since the club decided to part ways with Hernan Losada earlier this year. He was initially installed in place of Losada to help the team until the end of the current MLS season. DC United will be Rooney’s second managerial…
Brentford FC have broken the bank to sign left-back Aaron Hickey from Serie A side Bologna, who has reportedly been on Arsenal’s radar in recent weeks. The player left his native Scotland for a stint in Italy in the summer of 2020. The fees the club paid Bologna (€22m) narrowly eclipsed the one they paid Celtic for the transfer of Kristoffer Ajer a year ago (€15.7m), making Hickey their most expensive signing ever. The 20-year-old enjoyed two successful seasons in Italy, where he garnered the attention of big European clubs. Hickey has signed a four-year contract with the Bees, which will run until the…
Luka Jovic, for whom Real Madrid paid a staggering 60 million euros in 2019 to Eintracht Frankfurt, has left the club to join side AFC Fiorentina on a free transfer. Los Blancos agreed to rescind the Serbian striker’s contract in exchange for 50 per cent of his future selling rights, meaning that La Viola would be liable to pay the Spanish giants half of what they make when they sell the striker later or buy the remaining rights on a future date. The Italian side explored the possibility of a loan deal initially. Failing that, the club agreed to take on…
Frenchman Clement Lenglet has become Tottenham Hotspur’s fifth signing of the season, the club confirmed on July 8. The left-footed central defender has joined the North London club on a season-long loan from FC Barcelona without a purchase option. In their separate statement, the LaLiga giants affirmed that their English counterparts do not have an option to sign the 27-year-old on permanent basis at the end of his loan spell and would need to negotiate a permanent transfer separately if they so desire. https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1545505501189787649 Lenglet arrives to fill the left-sided centre-back slot in Antonio Conte’s back three/five system, previously occupied by full-back Ben…
Arsenal’s star summer signing Gabriel Jesus struck twice in the second half in the Gunners’ friendly win over German second division side Nurnberg. The Gunners trailed 2-0 going into the break, with Johannes Geis and Kwadwo Duah scoring in quick succession to give the home side the advantage just before the half-hour mark. At half-time, Mikel Arteta introduced star summer signing Gabriel Jesus, who joined for 45 million pounds from Manchester City. The Brazilian scored 90 seconds into his debut, firing in a shot from a tight angle at the near post after a give-and-go with striker Eddie Nketiah. Minutes later, Mohammed Elneny’s thunderbolt from outside the box brought…
The Reds defender Joe Gomez has signed a long-term extension with the club, keeping him at Anfield for another five seasons. Despite being a regular starter in the club’s Premier League-winning campaign, the Englishman has lost his place in the squad. The 25-year-old, who joined Liverpool from Charlton in 2015, will take his stay beyond a decade, should he complete the duration of his new contract. He has penned a five-year deal with the club – his previous one was due to expire in the summer of 2024 – which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season. Gomez is a…
Former Arsenal star and England international Jack Wilshere has announced his retirement from professional football at 30. Wilshere, whose career was riddled with injuries, last played for Aarhus Gymnastikforening on a short-term contract. The Danish club announced they won’t renew his deal at the end of the 2021/22 season, following which he decided to hang up his boots. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Jack Wilshere (@jackwilshere) The 30-year-old confirmed his retirement through an Instagram post, in which he wrote that even though his career petered out over the last few years, he has lived his dream. “Today I…
Manchester United are battling it out on two fronts in the transfer market. The Red Devils are involved in transfer tussles with Arsenal for centre-back Lisandro Martinez and AFC Ajax for striker Brian Brobbey. Old Trafford is Lisandro Martinez’s preferred destination this summer, reports Gaston Edul of TyC Sports. Arsenal are heavily linked with the Argentinian defender as well, but due to the appointment of ten Hag at United, the player currently would prefer a move there should the two clubs have a bid accepted by Ajax. Martinez, who joined the Amsterdam club in 2019 from Defensa y Justicia, nailed down a starting…
Leeds United have been busy in the transfer market. The Whites have signed wing-man Luis Sinisterra from Feyenoord, the club announced on Thursday morning. The Colombian has signed a five-year deal, which will run until the end of the 2026/27 season, while the club has paid their Dutch counterparts a fee in the region of 22 million pounds to complete the transfer. Sinisterra becomes Leeds’ sixth signing of the summer; the club previously confirmed deals for Brenden Aaronson, Rasmus Kristensen, Marc Roca, Darko Gyabi, and Tyler Adams. The 23-year-old is expected to replace the outgoing Raphinha for the Midlands side. Also read 👉 Barcelona reach agreement to sign Chelsea…