Los Blancos have moved early to establish their interest in Chelsea’s right-back Reece James. The club is hoping to add the Englishman to their list of Galacticos next year, having already committed the upcoming summer window to the capture of Paris Sain-Germain superstar Kylian Mbappe. The LaLiga leaders are among the clubs interested in signing Chelsea right-back Reece James – as per Goal. The 22-year-old has made the right wing-back role his own under Thomas Tuchel, with the German even claiming recently that he would’ve loved to have two versions of the youngster available to him, given his adaptability at the…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe stunned the footballing world with a late offer worth more than 4 billion pounds to buy Chelsea. Nevertheless, American Todd Boehly was chosen as the preferred bidder and will now enter talks to complete the deal. Ratcliffe’s eleventh-hour offer to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich stunned those involved in the bidding process – and those watching from afar. Despite earlier reports distancing him from the Chelsea sale, Ratcliffe came in with a last-minute offer, circumventing the thorough negotiation process that the Raine Group – the New York-based bank tasked with the sale of the club – had undertaken so far. Ratcliffe…
Antonio Conte’s name has popped up in the discussions for the next Paris Saint Germain manager, with incumbent Mauricio Pochettino reportedly under scrutiny. Tottenham, in anticipation, have drawn up a shortlist of potential replacements. As per Marca, Spurs boss Antonio Conte had offered himself up as a candidate to replace the Argentine – if he indeed is relieved of his duties. Conte had given mixed signals throughout the season through his press conferences regarding his future in London, and so it comes as no surprise that Tottenham – reportedly – have prepared a contingency list of managers in case of the Italian’s…
Ralf Rangnick has been appointed as the head coach of the Austrian national team in addition to Manchester United, the Austrian Football Association confirmed via its official website. The German, currently the interim manager of the Red Devils, is contracted to the club in a consultant capacity until 2024. The 63-year-old will combine his managerial role with the one he has to play for Manchester United from next season onward. He will remain attached to the Red Devils as a consultant for the next two years, as specified in his contract. https://twitter.com/oefb1904/status/1519991145065066497 The German, who has managed the Red Devils…
The Blues dominated Manchester United at Old Trafford amid acrimonious circumstances but were left to rue several missed chances as Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 101st Premier League goal to rescue a point for the hosts. Neither Manchester United nor Chelsea had a lot to play for when they faced each other on Thursday night, amid a backdrop of board-level uncertainty and frustrated supporters. Ralf Rangnick’s men already had a mountain to climb to finish fourth, while Thomas Tuchel’s side were looking relatively secure in third. What followed next was an embodiment of how their respective seasons have gone so far. Credit: Getty Images The…
Feyenoord beat Marseille 3-2 in the first leg of their UEFA Europa Conference League semifinal tie, despite squandering a two-goal lead in the first half itself. https://twitter.com/OM_English/status/1519728057812238338 The Dutch side led in the 18th minute, courtesy of the inventive Luis Sinisterra and the ruthless Cyriel Dressers, with the former backheeling a long-ball into the path of the latter for the finish. Two minutes later, Sinisterra’s deflected shot from the edge of the box doubled Feyenoord’s advantage, and the tie looked in danger of being over before the teams had even settled into their respective rhythms. Credit: EPA But Marseille hit back. Bamba Dieng rifled the…
West Ham suffered a 2-1 defeat against Eintracht Frankfurt in their UEFA Europa League semifinal first leg. Elsewhere, RB Leipzig overcame a resolute Rangers side, thanks to an 85th-minute wonder goal. David Moyes’s men have a deficit to make up when they travel to Frankfurt next week. The Hammers suffered a 2-1 loss to the Bundesliga outfit in the first leg of their UEFA Europa League semifinal despite being the more dominant side on the night. Frankfurt opened the scoring only 49 seconds after the kick-off. The visitors came pouring forward within the opening seconds, and the ball was played into…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and his staff have signed a contract extension with the club, keeping them at Anfield until at least 2026, LFC confirmed via their Twitter handle. Talks accelerated quickly after it was revealed that the Reds had hoped to prolong the German’s stay. Should he see out the remainder of his new deal, barring any further extension, the 54-year-old will have completed eleven years at the club. The popular belief was that Klopp would leave Liverpool upon his contract expiration in 2024 and then take a sabbatical – an idea he has put forward continually. “The sabbatical will definitely…
Italian media broke a story which sent shockwaves across the football world. Reports circulated of the death of super-agent Mino Raiola, whose clientele includes the likes of Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba, Gianluigi Donnarumma, Matthijs de Ligt and Zlatan Ibrahimovic- who was suffering from an illness since January – a fact which he had confirmed himself. Condolences followed, but news broke through soon enough, indicating the Italo-Dutchman might not have passed away after all. Raiola’s representatives confirmed the same to journalists shortly after, while his friend Jose Fortes Rodriguez informed the media that while Raiola was in poor condition, he was still alive. …
Inter Milan wasted the opportunity to leapfrog rivals AC Milan at the top of the Serie A table. The Nerazzurri lost 2-1 to Bologna, squandering their game in hand. Simone Inzaghi’s side are currently two points behind their neighbours and arch-rivals with 12 to play for. #TeamMatches playedGoal differencePoints1AC Milan34+30742Inter Milan34+44723Napoli34+3167Source: Serie A Inter took the lead in the third minute of the match at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara – Ivan Perisic, the scorer of a goal entirely of his own making. The Croatian winger collected the ball by the touchline, came back inside, played a give-and-go with Nicolo Barella, and arrowed his…