Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich have completed their first signing of the summer transfer window. Ajax right-back Noussair Mazraoui joins the club on a free transfer on a contract until the end of the 2025/26 season. The Moroccan has signed a four-year contract with the Bavarians after choosing not to renew his deal with his boyhood club AFC Ajax. 24-year-old Mazraoui was the subject of interest from several top European clubs, but Bayern led the race following the turn of the year and have now confirmed what was expected for months. Upon signing for the German giants, Mazraoui spoke about his delight…
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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.
Tottenham Hotspur will turn Cristian Romero’s loan move from Atalanta into a permanent one, Fabrizio Romano confirms. Spurs secured an initial obligation to buy agreement while signing the centre-back last summer; the 40 million euros clause will be triggered in the coming days, prolonging the Argentine’s stay at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium until 2026. Injuries hampered an otherwise brilliant individual season for the 24-year-old central defender, who shone towards the end under Antonio Conte with his team desperate to make it to the Champions League places. Overall, Romero made 30 appearances for the club in his first season and scored one goal. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1524796796563644416 Romano…
In a bid to sway free agent Paulo Dybala toward joining AS Roma, club legend Francesco Totti says he will offer the number 10 jersey to the Argentine. Meanwhile, Inter Milan are reportedly evaluating the possibility of signing the attacker, who was released by Juventus this summer. Totti’s number 10 shirt hasn’t been assigned a successor since the Italian’s retirement in 2017. In the five years since the club icon hung up his boots, the iconic number has remained vacant, despite the presence of several big-name stars within the walls of Rome. However, the Italian would have no qualms were Dybala…
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has revealed that Real Madrid weren’t the only club he was in conversation with before signing an extension with the Parisians. The player was in negotiations with Liverpool, too. Mbappe penned a historic extension with the Ligue 1 champions last week, putting an end to the rumours of a move to Real Madrid in the summer. Los Blancos were in direct contact with the Frenchman’s camp for long, but an offer from PSG of mammoth proportions and significant importance blew them out of the water. However, in an interview with the Telegraph, the 23-year-old revealed that…
Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Turkish central midfielder Salih Ozcan. The midfielder joins the club from FC Koln and becomes their fourth signing of the summer already. The 24-year-old had a year left on his current deal, which, in turn, allowed Dortmund to sign him for a small fee. As per Kicker, the Bundesliga giants paid just 5 million euros to free Ozcan from his contract. Speaking to the BVB website, Ozcan claimed to be delighted at the prospect of continuing his development at Dortmund, which, he says, is one of the few clubs he would’ve left his…
Aston Villa have completed their second signing of the summer, the club confirmed on May 23. Midfielder Boubacar Kamara joins the club on a free transfer from Olympique Marseille, despite strong interest from 2020/21 LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid. The Frenchman has signed a five-year deal with the Villans to become their second signing of the summer; days earlier, Villa confirmed the capture of Philippe Coutinho on a permanent deal following a short, successful loan spell from FC Barcelona. The 22-year-old had attracted interest from some of Europe’s top sides, but none more so than Atletico. The 2020/21 Spanish champions led the race to…
The France international chose to renew his expiring contract with Paris Saint-Germain instead of signing for Real Madrid. Now, LaLiga is threatening to take legal action against the Ligue 1 champions. In a remarkable twist, Mbappe chose to continue in Paris and renew his contract against leaving for Madrid. PSG, who would’ve lost the 23-year-old for nothing at the end of this season, ended up making an offer that he deemed better than the one Real Madrid tabled in front of him – and his stay was extended by three years. According to Goal, PSG offered to make Mbappe the…
Josep Guardiola’s men scored thrice in five minutes, came from two goals down, and beat Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa to win the 2021/22 Premier League crown on May 22. The heroics of 2012 will be hard to repeat, but the Citizens came close to recreating the same sense of elation inside the Etihad on the final matchday of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The directive was clear for Guardiola and his side: match, or better, the result of their rivals Liverpool and a fourth league title in five years is theirs. That seemed like a walk in the park when,…
AC Milan wrapped up their first Serie A title since 2011 in style, courtesy of three first-half goals at the Mapei against giant-killers Sassuolo. Inter Milan, meanwhile, matched their rivals’ result but could only finish second – two points behind the Rossoneri. AC Milan faced a daunting visit to Sassuolo for their final, title-deciding, clash of the season. Alessio Dionisi’s side, who had beaten Inter, Juventus, Lazio, ACF Fiorentina, and even the Rossoneri themselves earlier in the campaign. But, AC Milan raced out of the blocks with intent, pinning the home side inside their half and forcing Andrea Consigli and his defence into some last-ditch saves early on. …
Barcelona are close to tying Sergio Roberto down to a new deal, reports say. Roberto will continue his career at his boyhood club, but several others, including La Masia graduates Riqui Puig and Oscar Mingueza, will leave. Barcelona and Sergio Roberto are in agreement over the renewal of the player’s contract, reports Mundo Deportivo. The Spaniard, who has been with Barca throughout his senior career, will sign a one-year extension over his current deal, which was set to expire this summer. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1528211481757634560 Previously, it was reported that the Spaniard was attracting interest from rivals Atletico Madrid. As per the report,…