Author: Barkha Roy

Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich have confirmed striker Robert Lewandowski’s intentions to leave the club this summer, amid reports that Barcelona are ready to offer the Poland international a three-year contract. The club’s sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed the news to Sky Germany, stating “I spoke with Lewandowski. During the conversation he informed me that he didn’t want to accept our offer to extend his contract and that he would like to leave the club.” Meanwhile, as per BBC, Lewandowski has been quoted as saying: “I told the club that if an offer comes in, then we have to think about…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has claimed that new signing Erling Haaland would be happy at the Etihad Stadium even if the Citizens were to change manager. With the Spaniard’s contract set to expire in June 2023 and with no guarantee that he will agree to fresh terms, the gaffer has said that a decision on his future will be taken. However, with City signing Haaland from Borussia Dortmund on a five-year deal, the Norwegian would expect to play under the celebrated gaffer for longer than 12 months. And replying to this, Guardiola said: “The players who come here don’t…

Paulo Dybala’s agent Jorge Antun has travelled to London to listen to offers from Premier League clubs such as Manchester United and Arsenal, reports Football Italia. The Argentina international is set to leave Juventus this summer as his current contract expires and a host of Premier League clubs have been linked with the signature of the player. Along with the Red Devils and the Gunners, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspurs are the other top division English clubs interested in signing the forward. The player had earlier rejected the chance to extend his stay in Turin over the winter and this…

The Red Devils are interested in signing Napoli’s central defender Kalidou Koulibaly and are said to be in contact with his agent Fali Ramadani, reports Area Napoli. The player’s representative reportedly expects United to offer around 35 million euros for the Senegalese whose contract in Naples expires next year. The 30-year-old has attracted interests from other clubs as well with Chelsea and Barcelona, the front-runners to sign the player. However, it has now been reported that the agent of the player has also been in touch with Manchester United, who have struggled defensively this season despite Raphael Varane’s arrival last summer. With the possible departure…

American video game company EA Sports are set to rebrand their popular FIFA game series after failing to agree a deal with world football’s governing body, thus ending a three-decade partnership. The media developer, who have produced the popular series of football games since 1993’s FIFA International Soccer, have confirmed that the game will be renamed following the release of their next edition FIFA 23, later this year. https://twitter.com/FOXSoccer/status/1524086672790413313 And as per The Athletic, the video game developers have revealed that the upcoming football games of the popular series will be called EA Sports FC from 2023. “After nearly 30…

The Gunners are said to have rekindled their interest in signing Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo, reports TuttoMercatoWeb. Both the clubs are said to be struggling to agree on the market value of the Brazilian international with the Turin based side expecting around 40 million euros for the player. However, Arsenal believe that the former Barcelona star, who joined Juve for 76 million two years ago, should cost them no more than 25 million. Notably, the 25-year-old is currently valued at 20 million by Transfermarkt. Although this seems to be an issue, the report states that an agreement will eventually be…

According to Cadena Cope’s journalist Helena Condis, FC Barcelona have rejected the chance to bring back Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin, who is currently on loan at Real Betis. The Blaugrana were reportedly interested in signing him back to Camp Nou last summer, but the priorities have changed this summer. However, the club is said to be still interested in signing a right-back this summer amid doubts over the futures of Dani Alves and Sergino Dest. Whilst, the Catalans are yet to offer the Brazilian an extension on his current contract which is set to expire on June 30, Dest has himself failed to impress…

Former Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is ready to resume his managerial career this summer despite rejecting several offers, including interest from a Premier League club. As per Norwegian media outlet VG, the 49-year-old was approached by an unnamed top-flight English side following his Old Trafford exit in November 2021. The only Premier League clubs that have had a change in their backroom staff since his departure are Everton, Watford, Leeds United and most recently Burnley. Watford are most certain to be relegated, while Leeds and Everton now have Jesse Marsch and Frank Lampard at their respective benches, leaving Burnley as the only remaining option. In fact, the Mike…