Barcelona’s hopes of signing Ferran Torres in the January 2022 transfer window have hit a stumbling block, with Manchester City setting the player’s price tag at 70 million euros, as per Marca. The Blaugrana are financially restricted and could be forced to sell several players of their own to fund a move for the Spaniard. Instead, they will try to include unwanted players in the deal for Torres, hoping to bring the price tag down, as per the report. Credit: Getty Images Among the names suggested for a potential swap deal with the Citizens are Philippe Coutinho, Samuel Umtiti, and Clement Lenglet; none of 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.
Los Blancos believe they have secured the signing of Kylian Mbappe for next season, reports AS. La Liga table-toppers publicly courted the Frenchman in the summer and submitted three bids to Paris Saint-Germain for his transfer, all of which were rejected. Luckily for the Santiago Bernabeu-based club, the 22-year-old is approaching the end of his contract and will be available to sign for free next summer. Moreover, the club can enter a formal pre-contract agreement with the player starting from January 1, 2022. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has been dropping hints publicly over the arrival of Mbappe in his recent press conferences.…
Chennaiyin missed the opportunity to win three wins out of three after being held to a stalemate by East Bengal. Despite the draw, the Marina Machans jumped to the top of the table. 24 shots, no goals – despite their best attempts to alter the scoreline, dominant Chennaiyin were held to a 0-0 draw by East Bengal. The Marina Machans created loads of opportunities and shot plenty but were unable to beat Suvam Sen in the EBFC goal, who, while he didn’t have loads to do, was on his feet when called upon. Credit: ISL Sen’s first save of the match in the…
The Gunners are eyeing a summer move for Everton star Dominic Calvert-Lewin, reports The Times. The young Englishman could potentially end up replacing Alexandre Lacazette, who is reportedly set to leave at the end of the season. The North London club want to add the budding English striker to their core of domestic talent which includes players who arrived last summer, such as Ben White and Aaron Ramsdale, and academy graduates, like Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith-Rowe. Calvert-Lewin has been a consistent goal-scoring threat for the Toffees over the last two full seasons; the 24-year-old scored 15 and 21 goals in 2019/20 and 2020/21, respectively. Unsurprisingly, the youngster was also…
Manchester United and Arsenal rekindled their rivalry at Old Trafford in an end-to-end game, which the Red Devils eventually won by three goals to two. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice, reaching the 800-goal milestone in the process. Ralf Rangnick watched Ronaldo and Co beat Arsenal 3-2. Work permit issues delayed the commencement of the German’s reign as the new Manchester United manager, meaning that for the third – and the last – time, Michael Carrick took charge of the first team. Credit: The Independent Things couldn’t have started worse for the Englishman, as his side were down a goal after just 13 minutes – and a dubious one…
A win would’ve taken Jamshedpur to the top of the Indian Super League standings, but the Red Miners were held by Hyderabad to a 1-1 stalemate, with Bartholomew Ogbeche clawing back the deficit. The first big opportunity of the game presented itself to Hyderabad’s Juanan, but the centerback glanced a free header agonizingly wide of the post from a corner. At the other end, Greg Stewart came close for Jamshedpur; the forward stole the ball off Hitesh Sharma just inside the Hyderabad half, ran into the central channels, and hit the inside of the post with a low shot from the edge of the…
Plans are underway for a Manchester United overhaul under new boss Ralf Rangnick who is reportedly interested in bringing some of his former RB Leipzig colleagues to Old Trafford. The German will be in the stands when United take on Arsenal in the Premier League tonight. On November 29, he joined the Red Devils on a six-month plus two-year deal, the latter part of which he will spend close to the boardroom in a consultant capacity. Reports indicate that Rangnick has already made significant demands to begin his overhaul, which includes a raid at his former club RB Leipzig. The right side…
Premier League leaders Chelsea were made to work extremely hard by a relegation-threatened Watford, but the Blues prevailed in the end, thanks to goals from Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech. Liverpool, meanwhile, brushed aside a sorry Everton on derby day. Chelsea were put on the backfoot by a determined Watford side, straight from kick-off in their latest league game, but the Blues did not buckle under pressure. Thomas Tuchel’s men survived an early onslaught – thanks to heroics from Trevoh Chalobah and Edouard Mendy – before scoring the game’s opening goal in the 29th minute. Antonio Rudiger released Marcos Alonso down the left side, the Spaniard brought the ball…
The reigning Indian Super League champions were at their brilliant best in the rematch of last season’s final against ATK Mohun Bagan. The incumbent champions raced into a five-goal lead before David Williams scored a consolation for ATKMB. City climbed to the summit, thanks to a huge win over ATK Mohun Bagan – the team they had beaten to lift the trophy last season. The Mariners were no match for the Islanders, who raced into a five-goal lead before the hour mark. Afterwards, David Williams pulled a goal back for ATKMB to rescue some of their pride. It took Mumbai just four…
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel hinted that the reason behind Andreas Christensen’s first-team absence is his ongoing contract stalemate with Chelsea. Meanwhile, Jorginho’s agent reiterated that talks are yet to be opened between his client and the club. Chelsea head coach Tuchel has hinted that the contractual stalemate with the club is behind centre-back Andreas Christensen’s continued absence from the first team. The Dane has found starting eleven minutes hard to come by lately, with academy graduate Trevoh Chalobah taking his place in the team instead. Credit: Getty Images In his Watford pre-match press conference, the German hinted towards the same, claiming that the club wants total…