Author: Daiwik Tadikonda

A Medico with Cricket as his first love and a growing interest in Football.

Owing to the restrictions on public gatherings enforced by the United Kingdom government, pubs in England are likely to miss out on £5 million during the nation’s clash against Germany on Tuesday, June 29. As has been the tradition in England, fans are expected to gather in enormous numbers at the pubs, as almost every pub of the country is likely to be packed to the brim. Despite the restrictions, pubs are still likely to sell over 5 million pints during this highly-awaited encounter. According to an estimation, pubs are likely to sell £30 million worth of pint on Tuesday.…

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The Jadon Sancho saga at Manchester United might be finally nearing its long-awaited completion. Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano has reported that United are extremely close to completing the signing of the Borussia Dortmund winger and that a move for the 21-year-old this summer is certainly on the cards. Sancho was tipped with a move to United last summer as well but the Red Devils could not match Dortmund’s asking price of £120 million for the Englishman and consequently, Sancho ended up staying at the Signal Iduna Park. Sancho looks set to move to the other side of Manchester this…

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Manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu Gaspar are in desperate need of a left-back to provide the cover for Kieran Tierney who has a long history of injuries. Ryan Bertrand, Josh Doig and even Patrick van Aanholt were getting linked to the Gunners. However, it seems like they have made SL Benfica youngster Nuno Tavares their main priority for the left-back position this summer. According to reports from Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners have already proven their interest by meeting Tavares’ agent to hold talks regarding his future. Benfica are looking for a fee of around £13m for the 21-year-old. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1409805118950739969 Tavares, as a full-back, likes to bomb forward…

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The coming days are going to be defining for Barcelona as a number of key decisions are going to be made. The squad is shaping up nicely when it comes to the attack, but there are still some additions that need to be made in the defense department. Last season, it was the leaky backline of the Blaugrana that pretty much cost them the season barring the Copa Del Rey victory.  Ansu Fati was one of the major talking points of the last season before the 18-year-old got injured in November, an injury that would rule him out for the…

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Former England striker Wayne Rooney has stated that the round of 16 tie between England and Germany might not suit Jack Grealish’s style of play, while it will be tailor-made for Marcus Rashford. The majority of English fans have been vocal about their disappointment over Grealish’s treatment by the England management. However, Three Lions’ manager Gareth Southgate opted for different options in the first two matches of their group stage campaign. It was only in the third game against the Czech Republic (1-0) where Aston Villa star got a chance to start. That chance also came because Mason Mount, the player who started in his position in the…

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Looking at their next opponents, Italy defender Francesco Acerbi claimed that the Belgian forward is a more competent attacker than Cristiano Ronaldo.   Acerbi played the entire 120 minutes as the Azzurri edged out Austria 2-1 to progress to the quarterfinals of the Euros.It was a very cagey game and both teams failed to take their chances in regulation time. It was substitute Federico Chiesa who broke the deadlock for Italy in extra time. Later Matteo Pessina scored the insurance goal for Roberto Mancini’s men.  But the game was far from over as another substitute Sasa Kalajdzic came up with a…

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Barcelona are looking to make their fifth signing of the summer as the Blaugrana have added Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Gaya to their list of players who could potentially succeed at the Camp Nou next season. According to Express, the Blaugrana are open to selling four players to raise the funds required to sign Napoli striker. The 30-year-old is currently valued at €48m as per Transfermrket, but with his contract set to run out next year, negotiations with Napoli could bring down the transfer fee for the Italian. Lorenzo Insigne is currently representing Italy at the Euro 2020 where he has scored one goal from…

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Barcelona are looking to make their fifth signing of the summer as the Blaugrana have added Lorenzo Insigne and Jose Gaya to their list of players who could potentially succeed at the Camp Nou next season.  This is understood by a report from Express. The report also adds that the Blaugrana is open to selling as many as four players to raise the funds required to sign Insigne from Napoli. The 30-year-old is currently valued at €48 million as per Transfermrket but with his contract set to run out next year, negotiations with Napoli could bring down the transfer fee…

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The ongoing summer window altogether has handed out another opportunity to the Red Devils for their pursuit of the Dortmund man. Journalist Fabrizio Romano was quick to claim that the Premier League giants are in a good position to sign the highly-rated winger. A move to Old Trafford is now seemingly close for the Englishman. It has been reported that the Red Devils will have to pay a fee around 80 million pounds. The Camberwell-born youngster is expected to earn 350,000 pounds every week if he completes his move to United. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hoping to add…

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The Red Devils have been linked with numerous targets this summer, and it will be interesting to see who they can sign this summer. First up is the curious saga and case of Jadon Sancho. The Borussia Dortmund winger has been linked with a move to Old Trafford since last summer. Since then, the transfer saga has been ongoing, and the English superstar has maintained his stance on being open to join United. Last summer, Dortmund slapped a £110 million price tag on Sancho, and United went only as high as £90 million, a bid that was shot down by the…

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