The Reds are looking at a long-term midfield signing in the mould of Georginio Wjinaldum, who had joined Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer last summer. Porto midfielder Vitinha is on the club’s list for this role, reports Portuguese newspaper Record. Liverpool are reportedly interested in Vitinha who is expected to be valued at around 40 million euros, which the club can surely afford. The Portuguese had also spent time in the Premier League with Wolverhampton Wanderers and is keen to return to England. Liverpool have only recently signed Colombian winger Luis Diaz from Porto, and he has proven to be a sensational…
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.
While the Barcelona faithful hope that the club will complete a deal to sign Erling Haaland in the summer, the club president Joan Laporta has poured water over the claims. In a recent interview with Mundo Deportivo, he claimed that the Blaugrana won’t sacrifice everything to sign superstars. Operating under strict financial regulations, Laporta, despite not naming any names, claimed that the club would not lose its head in attempting to sign players that put its future at risk. Barcelona haven’t been impervious to such deals in the past; the Catalans paid a total of 395 million euros to sign Ousmane Dembele (€140m), Philippe…
Had government sanctions on Roman Abramovich not hit his club Chelsea, they would be on the verge of completing a deal to sign Chicago Fire’s goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina – or so say the reports. The Blues were in advanced negotiations to sign 17-year-old USMNT youth international Slonina before sanctions hit the club – reports Fabrizio Romano. The youngster was one of the breakout stars of Major League Soccer last year, and the Blues were willing to sign him for the future while allowing him to continue his progress in Chicago until 2023. However, as per Romano, talks have since broken down, as…
While the rest of the world complimented Gareth Bale following his impressive output in the FIFA World Cup playoffs on March 24, the Spanish press decided to criticise the Real Madrid attacker. Coming under constant criticism, Bale decided to hit back following his two-goal performance against Austria (2-1) in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The Welshman called out Spanish publication Marca after they had labeled him a “parasite” following Real Madrid’s 4-0 defeat against FC Barcelona the weekend before. “At a time when people are taking their own lives because of the callousness and relentlessness of the media, I want to know, who is holding these…
Former England and Kent batter Rob Key has confirmed he is in the race for contention to become England men’s new full-time managing director. The 42-year-old informed of his interest in taking up the wholesome job following the ouster of Ashley Giles in the aftermath of England’s heavy Ashes drubbing Down Under this winter. However, Key added that the “lifestyle” of such a high-profile gig and its pros and cons are something he is still verifying and would want proper details of what he is getting into before going ahead. His left-field entry into the race to bag the director’s role has…
The five African berths for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar are nearly filled; Egypt have an advantage over Senegal, while Ghana and Nigeria’s tie is firmly in the balance. The highlight tie of the round was the AFCON final rematch between Mohamed Salah’s Egypt and Sadio Mane’s Senegal, and, while the latter beat the former at the start of the year for the continental cup, it was the former who moved a step closer to the World Cup following a narrow 1-0 on March 25. Saliou Ciss scored a fourth-minute own goal as the Egyptians claimed a 1-0 win in the first leg; the…
The Red Devils are expected are close to renewing Bruno Fernandes’ contract for five further years, despite his contract not running out until 2025, reports The Athletic. The Portugal international has been one of his side’s best players since his move from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. As reported, the midfielder will double his wages to a whopping 240,000 pounds per week; however, he will remain a step behind some of the better earners in the squad, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David de Gea, Raphael Varane, and Jadon Sancho. Nevertheless, the bump helps Fernandes reach pay parity with several other key first-team members, including Harry…
The sale Chelsea is edging closer. Raine Group, the bank overlooking the process, has communicated which consortiums will be shortlisted for final talks with the likes of Nick Candy and Woody Johnson not making the cut. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale following the breakout of the Russia-Ukraine war – a process which was complicated even further after he was hit by government sanctions, which, in turn, affected Chelsea. Nevertheless, the government, through special permission, allowed for the sale to resume, and, promptly, bids were lodged with the Raine Group on March 18 by several interested parties. Now comes the second part of the…
An already qualified Brazil brushed Chile aside – four goals to nil – to hand the latter’s qualification chances a major blow. Neymar put the Pentacampeones ahead in the 44th minute from the spot – a lead which Vinicius Jr doubled just two minutes later with his first senior international goal. Credit: AP The Paris Saint-Germain striker handed over the spot-kick duties to his teammate Philippe Coutinho in the 72nd minute, and the Aston Villa man repaid the favor by putting his side 3-0 up against a hapless Chile side. To make matters worse, Richarlison added a fourth in second-half stoppage time, leaving Chile to fend for their World Cup…
A last-minute goal from North Macedonia’s Aleksandar Trajkovski ensured European champions Italy would miss out on their second straight World Cup. Azzurri missed their train to Qatar following a last-minute defeat against the minnows North Macedonia, making them the first major nation to sit out the tournament. Custodian Stole Dimitrievski kept the North Macedonians in the game with a string of fine saves in the first half. He denied Domenico Berardi the chance to score into an empty net in the 29th minute, although the shot itself was tame and easily collectable. A minute later, the custodian made a smart save to deflect Ciro Immobile’s shot over…