The Gunners are prepared for a busy summer with a striker and a central midfielder among the top priorities in the transfer market. The club are targeting Gianluca Scamacca for the former and Youri Tielemans for the latter if the reports are to be believed. Arsenal’s striker hunt has taken them to Italy, where they have identified Sassuolo’s breakout star – and now a fully-fledged Italy international – Gianluca Scamacca as a potential solution to their problems upfront. Credit: Twitter / U. S. Sassuolo However, the 23-year-old has attracted interest from clubs elsewhere, too, as was confirmed by the club’s chief executive Giovanni…
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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.
Paul Pogba has spoken out for the first time since his club Manchester United confirmed he would leave upon the expiration of his contract later this month. On June 1, the Red Devils have confirmed Pogba will leave the club for the second time in his career, revealing that the Frenchman would walk for free, yet again, at the end of the season after opting not to renew his expiring deal. Speaking for the first time since the news came out, Pogba voiced the fact that one needs to be comfortable where they are and feel loved to perform at…
Harry Kane’s 50th international goal helped England draw level with Germany with minutes to spare in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League encounter. Adversaries England and Germany renewed their rivalry for the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign on Tuesday night in Munich. Drawn in the same group and without a win after the first matchday, both the teams were looking to make an early statement by beating their old foes in front of a packed house. Germany were the better of the two sides early on. They were denied the lead twice, first by Kyle Walker on the line and later by the…
Los Blancos are on the verge of making their second summer signing. The Spanish and European champions have agreed a deal with AS Monaco worth upto 100 million euros for the transfer of midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni, reports David Ornstein of The Athletic. Real Madrid are ready to pay the Monegasque club 80 million upfront for the France international, along with 20 million in achievable bonuses, to sign Tchouameni, beating interest from Liverpool, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, and Chelsea. Recent reports confirmed that Tchouameni had no shortage of suitors this summer following a breakout season with AS Monaco. However, rumours claimed that the central midfielder had eyes only on a transfer…
Robert Lewandowski reiterated in a recent media appearance that he has no desire to stay at Bayern Munich. The 33-year-old is angling for a move to FC Barcelona and admitted as much himself. The Bundesliga champions and their second all-time tops corer Lewandowski are on a collision course after the striker doubled down on his comments about his poor treatment by, and his desire to leave, the club. The Pole hasn’t held back in recent weeks, lamenting the fact that the Bavarians are holding him against his wish. “I want to leave Bayern Munich, that’s for sure. Loyalty and respect…
Two games played, but yet to win one – reigning champions France are off to a disastrous start in their 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign. Les Bleus were held to a 1-1 draw by Croatia on Monday night in a rematch of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, just days after they were beaten 2-1 by Denmark. A busy first half saw both sides test the opposite custodians, albeit to no avail. Mike Maignan, starting in place of Hugo Lloris, denied Ante Budimir with a good early save, while Dominik Livakovic, at the other end, kept out Moussa Diaby and Aurelien Tchouameni in quick succession. France did have the ball in…
Liverpool midfielder James Milner has agreed a new one-year extension with the club, bringing the vice-captain into his eighth season at Anfield. The Englishman signed for the Reds in a free transfer from Manchester City in the summer of 2015 and, in recent years, has turned into a utility man for Jurgen Klopp, playing a variety of positions across the field as per his team’s requirements. Переглянути цей допис в Instagram Допис, поширений Liverpool Football Club (@liverpoolfc) The 36-year-old is nearing a triple century of appearances for the club. He has played 289 games across all competitions over the last seven seasons and scored 26 goals. Speaking…
Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic and AS Roma boss Jose Mourinho are in line to work with each other at a third different club. According to Gianluca di Marzio, the Serbian will join the Giallorossi on a free transfer after his contract at Old Trafford expires on June 30. Matic, who played under Mourinho at United and Chelsea, reportedly had offers from all over Europe but chose to sign with the first-ever UEFA Europa Conference League winners for the chance to work with the Portuguese again. He is likely to sign a one-year deal with Roma with the option to extend…
The Reds have turned down Bayern Munich’s opening offer for Sadio Mane, reports Paul Joyce of The Times. The Senegal international is looking to leave the club this summer in search of a new opportunity, with Bayern a possible destination. The Bavarians submitted a 21 million pounds offer for the striker, with one eye on his expiring contract in 2023, albeit with a potential add-on fee of up to 4 million. The Reds have rejected an approach, but, as per widespread reports, Bayern’s interest in the attacker is likely to remain. https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1533561709096488962 Furthermore, according to Fabrizio Romano, the Bundesliga champions would have no trouble…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in four minutes as Portugal registered their first win of the 2022/23 UEFA Nations League campaign over Switzerland. An early glimmer of hope was all Portugal allowed the Swiss in their meeting on Sunday night. Murat Yakin’s men thought they led five minutes in thanks to Haris Seferovic’s finish from close range, but the goal was ruled out for a handball in the build-up. From then on, it was a Cristiano show. Portugal’s talisman scored twice in four minutes and could’ve had many more. William Carvalho gave the Selecao the lead in the 15th minute, turning in a rebound from close…