A brace from Harry Kane and a second-half strike from Son Heung-min helped Spurs beat rivals Arsenal 3-0 in Thursday’s Premier League clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Stuttering and stumbling Spurs men met a rejuvenated Arsenal on May 12. Too often in the recent past, these games have been played in much less context with nothing more than bragging rights at stake, but, on this occasion, a top-four spot and a place in the Champions League next season was on the line. The home side turned up to swing the momentum in their favour with two games left. Spurs…
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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.
As per Jijantes FC, the Red Devils are in advanced negotiations with Barcelona for the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong. Given Barcelona’s fragile financial situation, the club could be forced to part ways with some of their more saleable assets this summer; the 25-year-old falls into that category with the Dutchman, who has a contract until 2026, currently valued at 70 million euros by Transfermarkt Fabrizio Romano confirms that there indeed have been contacts between the two clubs to discuss the possibility of a transfer. However, the journalist also claims that a deal is far from agreed upon at…
Manchester City increased their lead over Liverpool to three points with two games remaining courtesy of a 5-1 thumping win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. Kevin de Bruyne scored four times – thrice before the interval itself – as City ran riot on their way to a comfortable win. The Belgian put his side ahead seven minutes in with an arrowed shot into the corner after being played through by Bernardo Silva. However, their lead did not last for long, as Wolves equalized just four minutes later through Leander Dendoncker’s strike following a quick break. https://twitter.com/Squawka/status/1524489135637110785 From then on, De Bruyne ran…
Antonio Rudiger has completed his move to Real Madrid, which will be announced following the UEFA Champions League Final at the end of the month, in which Los Blancos are participating. With only a formal announcement remaining, Antonio Rudiger has completed a move to Real Madrid on a free transfer. The German international will leave Chelsea at the end of the season, which was confirmed by his head coach Thomas Tuchel recently, and sign for Los Blancos on a four-year deal worth in the region of 9-10 million euros per year. The Athletic’s David Ornstein confirmed the same, too, while…
UEFA has announced changes to its premier competition, the Champions League, starting from the 2024/25 seasons. Among the modifications is a longer group stage which follows a “Swiss model” and four more competition slots. UEFA confirmed it was in agreement with the relevant groups regarding substantial changes in their European competitions: the Champions League, the Europa League, and the Europa Conference League. Starting from the 2024/25 season the three UEFA competitions will be altered structurally, with the group stage modified and the more teams added. First, and the most notable of changes, is the removal of groups in favor of…
Bayern Munich and Manchester United are both keeping a watchful eye on RB Leipzig’s midfielder Konrad Laimer. The Austrian international has been one of Leipzig’s better performers this season and has a contract until 2023. Bayern Munich and Manchester United are keeping tabs on RB Leipzig midfielder Konrad Laimer. Both clubs have connections to the RB juggernaut through which Laimer has risen to the fore; the midfielder has passed through the system as many who enter it do, first at FC Liefering, then RB Salzburg, and eventually to Leipzig. Ralf Rangnick, a former RB supremo and the present interim manager…
The Senegal international scored the pivotal second-half goal as Liverpool came from behind to beat Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa at Villa Park. The Reds moved level on points with Manchester City as a result. Liverpool’s title charge suffered a significant blow last week when they were held 1-1 by Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur. On Tuesday night, the Reds, trailing rivals Manchester City by two points, needed a win or else risked falling completely out of the running for the Premier League trophy with two weeks left to go remaining. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1524135496984805377 Aston Villa’s relentless start in front of a buzzing home…
Karim Adeyemi will move to Borussia Dortmund in the coming days, replacing Manchester City-bound Erling Haaland as he does so. The player’s agent has confirmed the presence, and the subsequent rejection, of a proposal from Manchester United. Karim Adeyemi’s agent, Thomas Solomon, has confirmed that the player did reject a late offer from Manchester United in favor of Borussia Dortmund. German news outlet Sport1 last week claimed that the RB Salzburg forward had turned down a proposal from the Red Devils worth 150,000 pounds per week in terms of wages because he and his camp felt Dortmund would be a…
According to journalist Gerard Romero, Barcelona have agreed to sell Philippe Coutinho to Aston Villa – where the Brazilian will work with former teammate Steven Gerrard – on a permanent basis this summer. The Blaugrana will take a massive loss on the player who cost them a reported 122 million euros (plus add-ons) from Liverpool back in 2018. Instead, the club has agreed to sell him for a small 20 million fee while keeping hold of 50 per cent of the player’s rights. Credit: Getty Images Coutinho will continue to play under his former teammate Gerrard at Villa, who was instrumental in bringing him back across…
Three games remain in the 2021/22 Premier League season, and three points separate Manchester City from Liverpool at the top of the table. Managers of both the sides had words for each other as the season entered its most crucial period yet. Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp were involved in a verbal spat this past week, with their respective sides firmly engaged in a title race this close to the end of the season. The Spaniard, speaking after Manchester City’s thumping 5-0 win over Newcastle that took them three points clear of Liverpool at the top, claimed that the Reds are more popular than his side in the country,…