Author: Anjishnu Roy

Los Blancos midfielder Luka Modric has reportedly agreed to extend his contract with the club until 2023 and the new deal will also have the option to extend by an additional year. The Croat will end his career at the Santiago Bernabeu where he is likely to be offered a behind-the-scenes role once his playing career is over. One of the greatest midfielders of his generation, Modric continues to age like fine wine. Despite being 36, he continues to be as phenomenal as ever and is still the heartbeat of the Real Madrid midfield engine. His importance to Los Blancos…

A stroke of luck inspired Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, ex-Arsenal and France forward Thierry Henry revealed in an interview with CBS Sports. Jurgen Klopp’s flying Reds were up against in-form Villarreal, who had slain European heavyweights Juventus and Bayern Munich in the previous stages of the tournament. Although Liverpool ran away with a comfortable 2-0 success, Henry is of the opinion that they were ‘lucky’ to get off the mark against Unai Emery’s side at Anfield. The legendary forward believes that the opening stike which was attributed as an own goal to Villarreal defender Pervis Estupinian, opened the…

Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe could realistically enter the market and save the club a lot of money. The Gunners continue to monitor Victor Osimhen’s development after missing out on Dusan Vlahovic in the winter transfer window. Arsenal are exploring the idea of using the Frechman to bring down the net price of Napoli forward Victor Osimhen, who has emerged as the number 1 target for them to consolidate the frontline in the upcoming summer transfer window. The Gunners are expected to go all out in their attempts to sign the 23-year-old but his asking price could present a serious problem. According…

Plenty of changes are expected at the Old Trafford this summer with new incoming manager Erik Ten Hag requesting signings to overhaul the squad. According to reports, Manchester United have made a bid to sign Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic this summer. The two parties had also previously been strongly linked to each other during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. However, a move hadn’t materialised because of Lazio’s strong financial demands. The Serb is capable of playing both as an interior and an attacking midfielder. The 27-year-old has been a regular feature in the Lazio side since making his debut in…

Bayern Munich star striker Robert Lewandowski has made up his mind to explore new challenges and with reports of his new contract with the German club stalling, Lewandowski wants to join FC Barcelona. Barcelona’s interest in landing Polish striker Lewandowski this summer is no secret. The Bayern Munich star is on top of their list to consolidate the number 9 position. The Catalan giants had also been in the race to sign Erling Haaland, but they believe that they can no longer keep up with the financial offers made by Manchester City and Real Madrid. As a result, they have now turned their sights…

Sevilla centre-back Jules Kounde reportedly wants to depart the club at any cost, and this might come as positive news for both Manchester United and Chelsea, who were monitoring his progress for several months now. According to Marca, the France international has had enough and is hell-bent on leaving the club in the upcoming summer transfer window. Kounde had attracted strong interest from Chelsea last summer but saw deals collapsing with the La Liga club unwilling to relent on their position. The 23-year-old has been one of Julen Lopetegui’s brightest players over the last few years. He has been integral to their secure backline,…

The Brazilian superstar offered a stoic answer in response to Paris Saint-Germain ultras booing his name at home games. In his recent interview with ESPN Argentina, the Brazilian assured that he isn’t going anywhere for the next three years, the fans will have to get used to him. Despite moving to Paris from Barcelona in 2017, Neymar is yet to become a household name appreciated by the fans of PSG. In fact, things have only become increasingly worse for the superstar whose name is booed quite often by the home ultras at Parc de Princes. Yet to win a Champions…

Midfielder Christian Eriksen has been at his very best for Brentford since making a comeback from the devastating heart ailment that led to his cardiac arrest in Euro 2020 and had sidelined him for nearly six months. As per Sky Sports, Manchester United could initiate transfer talks with the Dane but are expected to face competition from Eriksen’s former club Tottenham. Eriksen is back and thriving in the Premier League after signing a six-month contract with Brentford in the winter transfer window. The 30-year-old had been without a club in the months prior to the signing because of his heart problem. Credit:…

Manchester United sit sixth in the Premier League table and are dangerously close to missing out on European football. Former United midfielder turned pundit Paul Scholes says that the results are expected to take a toll on the team’s spirit. In the latest chapter to their endless miseries this season, Ralf Rangnick’s men were rocked by a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Nuno Tavares drew first blood within the first five minutes of the game before Bukayo Saka converted his penalty to make it two in favour of the Gunners. Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a goal from close range to reduce the deficit before Granit Xhaka put the…

Record Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich secured a wonderful 3-1 victory at home against their arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. With the help of that win against second-placed Dortmund, Julian Nagelsmann’s men have also sealed the Bundesliga title infront of their own fans. Serge Gnabry and Robert Lewandowski scored two first-half goals to give the hosts the early momentum. https://twitter.com/OptaFranz/status/1517919109601669120 However, Emre Can pulled one back from 12 yards for the visitors just seven minutes after the half-time restart.  Credit: Sportzhala Jamal Musiala scored the final goal of the night seven minutes before the end of stipulated time to put the final nails in the BVB’s coffin.…