Pau Torres is among the candidates on Manchester United’s shortlist of centre-back targets for this summer – reports Fabrizio Romano. Born and bred in Villarreal, the Spaniard is considered to be among the finest players in his position on the continent on his feet, a range of abilities that he showcased during the Yellow Submarine’s Europa League-winning run the previous season – and then repeated in the Champions League this time around. Despite spending 40 million euros on Raphael Varane last summer, United are again on the lookout for a new central defender, with the futures of both Phil Jones and Eric Bailly unclear. Torres is…
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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.
Arsenal are mulling over a move for Manchester City forward Raheem Sterling – as per the Telegraph. The 27-year-old could become a realistic target for the Gunners, provided they hold onto the final UEFA Champions League spot for the subsequent season, while the price they pay City will vary depending upon several factors – including a rapidly-expiring contract that runs out in 2023. The England international signed for City in the summer of 2015 from rivals Liverpool for a staggering 63 million euros. In the seven years since his move, the England international has been capped 337 times by the Citizens, for whom…
Erling Haaland’s touted move from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester City is being finalized, with a potential announcement lined up for this week. However, Paul Pogba has declined a free transfer to City. Haaland’s transfer to City is a “done deal” – says The Athletic’s David Ornstein in his Monday column. The list of admirers for the Norwegian hitman grew shorter this past year, with the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea looking elsewhere while Barcelona and Real Madrid being priced out of a move. As such, the Citizens, unchallenged, will trigger the player’s release clause shortly before announcing his imminent arrival. https://twitter.com/brfootball/status/1523637381651476483 City reached a deal with the player’s camp…
Sandro Tonali scored on either side of the break to help AC Milan come from a goal down and beat Hellas Verona 3-1. The Rossoneri snatched back the lead from rivals Inter Milan with two games to go in the 2021/22 Serie A season. Inter’s comeback win against Empoli on May 6 night threatened to knock the wind out of the sails of rivals AC Milan. The Nerazzurri had trailed 2-0 at one point in their game but scored four without reply, won the game, took the lead in the league, and moved the momentum back to the blue half of Milan going into the final…
Liverpool’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday night opened up an avenue for rivals Manchester City to take advantage of, which they did on Sunday evening by thrashing Newcastle United. It took 19 minutes for the Citizens to break down the opponents with a simple ball into the box, which Joao Cancelo headed towards an unmarked Raheem Sterling, who converted it from close range. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1523330881146044419 The champions doubled the lead in the 38th minute through Aymeric Laporte. The defender turned the ball in after Martin Dubravka had denied Ilkay Gundogan and Ruben Dias in quick succession. 2-0 became 3-0, a minute past the hour, when Rodri flicked in a Kevin de Bruyne corner at…
Reports on Thursday claimed that Paris Saint-Germain had offered Kylian Mbappe a bumper new contract extension, making him the best-paid player in the world by far – and that the striker was close to agreeing to it. However, his mother Fayza Lamary has moved to deny such claims. It has been long expected that the 23-year-old will leave Paris for Madrid on a free transfer this summer, but reports on Thursday sent shockwaves through the footballing fraternity when Le Parisien reported that the forward was close to renewing his contract with the Ligue 1 side for two more years, instead. …
The Gunners have rewarded Mikel Arteta with a new three-year contract, the club’s website confirmed on May 6. The side are on course to qualify for the UEFA Champions League – and could also snatch the third position from Chelsea late on. The Spaniard has been in his position since 2019, joining the club midway through the 2019/20 season as head coach before being upgraded to manager shortly after. So far, Arteta has led Arsenal to an FA Cup and an FA Community Shield win, both of which came in 2020. Domestically, though, the Gunners have remained inconsistent, enjoying spells of…
Eintracht Frankfurt booked their place in the 2021/22 UEFA Europa League Final by downing West Ham United 1-0. Facing them will be Rangers after the Glaswegian outfit remarkably overturned a deficit against the favored RB Leipzig. https://twitter.com/ESPNFC/status/1522325692406448128 West Ham United’s hopes of reaching the first UEFA cup final since 1975/76 were dashed no sooner than the game had begun. Already trailing 2-1 on aggregate against Eintracht Frankfurt, the Hammers lost left-back Aaron Cresswell to an early red card – the Englishman adjudged to be the last man tackling Jens Petter Hauge as he ran through on goal and sent off upon VAR review. With…
AS Roma claimed a 1-0 victory over Leicester City in the second leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal, confirming their presence in Tirana three weeks from now. The Italian side will meet Feyenoord after the Dutch outfit overcame Marseille across two legs. AS Roma put in a quintessential Jose Mourinho performance to advance past Leicester and into the inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League final. Putting aside a disappointing domestic campaign, the Giallorossi took an early lead in the second leg through Tammy Abraham – the Englishman scored with a thumping header in the 11th minute from a Lorenzo Pellegrini corner, his 25th goal of the…
The Blaugrana have made Leeds United’s Raphinha a priority target for the summer, reports the Telegraph. The club intend to approach the relegation-threatened Premier League for the attacker regardless of their status at the end of the season. While Barcelona’s interest in the 25-year-old has intensified, the fee that they must pay Leeds to release him will depend upon which division the latter will play in next season. Jesse Marsch’s side is in the thick of a relegation battle alongside Burnley and Everton, and losing their spot in the top flight for next season will make it easier for top clubs to prise away their…