Atletico Madrid full-back Kieran Trippier is expected to become the first signing of Newcastle United’s new ownership. The Magpies will reportedly turn their attention towards Lucas Digne after bringing the England international on board. Newcastle United are set to sign the 31-year-old for a reported fee of 12 million pounds, as per The Athletic and several other reports. Trippier will become the first big signing under the Magpies’ new regime, which took over the club from incumbent owner Mike Ashley last year. Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone stated earlier this week that while he would be reluctant to let Trippier leave, he also wouldn’t…
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.
Two sides still to get going this campaign – Bengaluru FC and East Bengal FC – met each other at the Tilak Maidan on Tuesday night to play out a 1-1 draw. The stalemate left EBFC rooted to the bottom of the table and BFC in 8th. Interim head coach Renedy Singh took his place in the East Bengal dugout, hoping to change the fortunes of his side in the short term. The Red and Gold Brigade had been without a win in the 2021/22 Indian Super League season, and that would remain as it was after their Tuesday night clash with…
The Gunners have submitted a bid for Fiorentina star Dusan Vlahovic, despite the Serbian striker’s massive price tag and reported reluctance in joining the North London side. The Premier League club plans to use midfielder Lucas Torreira as a bargaining chip in the negotiations. As per the Gazzetta dello Sport, Arsenal has tabled an offer worth 70 million euros for the Serbian forward in the hopes of beating their European rivals to his signature. The Gunners have tracked Vlahovic for long, deeming him to be the successor to ageing forwards Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Vlahovic, who joined Fiorentina from Partizan Belgrade in 2018, burst…
As per AS, the deal to take Alvaro Morata to Barcelona is 95 per cent done, and the Spaniard is likely to become the club’s third winter signing. Meanwhile, reserve goalkeeper Neto wants to leave the team in the coming weeks. The Spain international joined Juventus from Atletico Madrid at the start of the 2020/21 season for an initial year-long loan deal, which the Bianconeri extended by another year the following summer. According to the report, Barcelona have reached an agreement with Juventus over the premature termination of the striker’s temporary deal and one with his parent club Atletico Madrid for his loan and optional future…
Jerry Mawihmingthanga was the star of the show as Odisha beat leaders Mumbai City FC 4-2 in their Monday night clash at the Tilak Maidan. The youngster scored twice and set up another as the Juggernauts clawed back from a goal down. Odisha beat incumbent champions and league leaders Mumbai City to claim their first win in five. 24-year-old Jerry Mawihmingthanga scored twice and set Jonathas up for another, as the Juggernauts came from a goal down to beat their opponents. Aridai Cabrera gave Odisha the lead in the fourth minute. The Spaniard turned Mumbai’s Mourtada Fall inside-out with clever feints and dummies…
A poor Manchester United side was punished by Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Old Trafford, as the latter walked away with a 1-0 win. Ralf Rangnick suffered his first loss as the Red Devils boss and now finds his team in seventh – 22 behind leaders City. Injuries and illness meant that Phil Jones started a game for the Red Devils after 712 days, as he partnered Raphael Varane in the centre of defence. The United defensive pairing had much to worry about in the first half as it dealt with wave after wave of Wolves attack. https://twitter.com/WilliamHill/status/1478042167776092162 Daniel Podence had an early shot from the…
Four first-half goals were shared between Kerala Blasters and FC Goa at the Tilak Maidan on Sunday night as the two teams played out a 2-2 draw. Elsewhere, Chennaiyin leapfrogged Jamshedpur FC in the table by beating them 1-0. FC Goa came from two goals down to rescue a point against Kerala Blasters, with all four goals of the Sunday night game being scored within the first forty-five minutes. Blasters took the lead in the tenth minute through Jeakson Singh as he headed in an Adrian Luna delivery from a corner past Dheeraj Singh in the Goa goal. Ten minutes later, Luna scored a stunner to…
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel has decided to leave striker Romelu Lukaku out of the squad for their Premier League game against Liverpool, following the Belgian’s controversial comments that surfaced recently, as per The Atletic. Lukaku voiced his grievances at playing a bit-part role at Chelsea during the opening months of his return to the club in a previously recorded interview with Sky Italia, which the news agency only released to the public earlier this week. https://twitter.com/SamJDean/status/1477598261406056448 The Belgian also hinted at a return to former club Inter Milan several times during the interview after his unceremonious exit from the club the previous…
Newcastle United are trying to seal a cut-price deal for Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, reports the Mirror. As per The Sun, Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, meanwhile, are monitoring a free transfer for Eddie Nketiah, who will be out of contract in the summer. The Margpies are eyeing a loan-to-buy move for Aubameyang, who was stripped of his captaincy recently and has failed to make the Gunners’ matchday squad since December 7. Sensing an opportunity to sign a proven Premier League goalscorer on the cheap, the Magpies have approached Arsenal to learn the forward’s transfer status. Newcastle reportedly hope to sign the…
A 93rd-minute goal by Rodri helped City beat the Gunners 2-1 in a game marred by VAR controversies. Elsewhere, Davinson Sanchez scored in the 96th minute to help Spurs defeat Watford. Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead in the 31st minute, diverting a cross from Kieran Tierney past Ederson in the City goal. That was after the Gunners had an early penalty shout waved off, when the Citizens custodian seemingly brought down Martin Odegaard, only for the VAR to decree that not to be the case. City got back into the game with a spot-kick. After VAR found Granit Xhaka guilty of pulling Bernardo Silva down inside the Arsenal box, Riyad Mahrez stepped up…