Reigning Serie A champions and league leaders Inter Milan are already planning for the summer ahead. The Nerazzurri are keen to refresh their squad by adding Gleison Bremer of Torino along with Sassuolo pair, Gianluca Scamacca and Davide Frattesi. Without making a splurge and a statement in the winter like their rivals Juventus, champions Inter Milan quietly bolstered their ranks by adding Robin Gosens and Felipe Caicedo from Atalanta and Genoa, respectively. The Nerazzurri also entered a pre-contractual agreement with Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana for next season, signing the Cameroon international on a free transfer from the Amsterdam club. With their new team beginning to take shape, the Serie A table-toppers are…
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.
The Blues broke the world record for a goalkeeper when they signed Kepa Arrizabalaga from Athletic Club in 2018. Four years later, they are are prepared to cut their ties with the Spaniard, who is below Edouard Mendy in the pecking order currently. After enduring a torrid spell under Frank Lampard, and eventually losing his place to Mendy in the first-team, Kepa is finally enjoying a spell of resurgence. The Spaniard kept goal for the Blues in cup competitions this season and throughout the month of January while the Senegal international was away at AFCON, looking more and more like the…
Luis Diaz started, Mohamed Salah returned, but it was Diogo Jota who stole the limelight by scoring twice for Liverpool in their 2-0 win over Leicester City. Elsewhere, Arsenal crept past Wolves with three points despite playing much of the second half with 10 men. Liverpool kept up with Manchester City by beating Leicester, 2-0. Diogo Jota scored a goal in each half to help the Reds past the Foxes. However, the scoreline could’ve been far worse for Brendan Rodgers’s men had it not been for an inspired Kasper Schmeichel, who made nine saves during the game. Jota gave Liverpool the lead in the 34th minute, scoring…
Jamshedpur FC bounced back from a 3-1 defeat against Bengaluru FC to beat fellow top-four challengers Kerala Blasters 3-0. Greg Stewart scored twice from the spot, and Daniel Chima Chukwu added another – his third since joining the club in January – as the Red Miners climbed to second in the table, a point behind leaders Hyderabad and with a game in hand. Kerala Blasters’ centre-back pairing of Enes Sipovic and Marko Leskovic proved solid enough to repel waves of early Jamshedpur attacks. The duo marshalled attacker-in-chief Stewart, preventing the Scotsman from wreaking havoc himself or playing in his teammates. His first attempt at goal,…
Reports claim the Gunners might struggle to tie academy graduate Bukayo Saka to a new long-term contract, with his current deal set to expire in 2024. Elsewhere, the Red Devils are being linked with West Ham United attacker Jarrod Bowen. Missing out on UEFA Champions League football for yet another season could be catastrophic for Arsenal. The Daily Mail reports that the club’s future participation – or lack thereof – in the competition could affect contract negotiations with winger Bukayo Saka, whose current deal expires in June 2024. One of the brighter sparks of Arsenal’s season thus far, Saka has captured…
A late second-half comeback from Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Southampton condemned Tottenham Hotspur to a Premier League defeat. Elsewhere, Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne scored in Manchester City’s routine win over Brentford. Eleven minutes away from another victory, Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur were instead pegged back and then left behind by the Saints, who won 3-2 to propel themselves away from the relegation fight. At the same time, they inflicted some serious damage to their opponents’ Champions League qualification hopes. Cristian Romero had the ball in the back of the net for Spurs in the 13th minute, but his celebration was stopped in its…
The Guars snapped their six-game winless run in style as they thrashed Chennaiyin FC at the Tilak Maidan on Wednesday night, scoring five past the hapless Marina Machans, who, for the second game running, failed to manage a shot on target. Jorge Ortiz scored thrice while left-back Aibanbha Dohling also starred for Derrick Pereira’s side with two assists. Goa took the lead with six minutes on the clock. Captain Edu Bedia played a short pass to Aiban out on the left flank, which the left-back turned into a deep cross to the back post. Makan Chote, holding his position just beyond the last defender, rushed…
Romelu Lukaku was back among the goals in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Al Hilal. The Blues reigned supreme in the FIFA Club World Cup semi-final, despite struggling to cope with their opponents for large parts of the second half. Chelsea are a step away from righting the wrongs of 2012. Nine years after losing the FIFA Club World Cup against Corinthians – by a Paolo Guerrero goal to nil – the Blues are back in the Final and will face another Brazilian side in Palmeiras. Lukaku scored the only goal as Thomas Tuchel’s men beat Al Hilal in the semi-final, although things could’ve been much worse…
The Blues are ready to raise their offer to match Antonio Rudiger’s demands, in an attempt to prevent too many free departures next summer, Goal reports. Moreover, the club has prepared a shortlist of replacements for the worst-case scenario. The German international is due to become a free agent in five months, provided he doesn’t sign a renewal. Fearing that they might lose too many important first-team defenders – Cesar Azpilicueta and Andreas Christensen are also stalling signing extensions – the Blues are prepared to match Rudiger’s financial demands, thus keeping him at the club. Credit: Getty Images While negotiations continue, it is believed…
Liston Colaco and Manvir Singh scored the goals for ATK Mohun Bagan during a three-minute period just short of the hour mark, as they beat league leaders Hyderabad FC on Tuesday night. Manolo Marquez’s men were halted in their tracks by last season’s runners-up ATK Mohun Bagan. The Mariners beat the Nizams 2-1 at the GMC Athletic Stadium on Tuesday night, courtesy of goals from forward Manvir Singh and ex-Hyderabad striker Liston Colaco. Better chances presented themselves to ATKMB during the opening stages. In the eighteenth minute, for example, the ball broke to Hugo Boumous just outside the Hyderabad area, prompting the midfielder to take the…