Chelsea look set to miss out on Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as Paris Saint-Germain have decided to pay the €120m release clause in the Nigerian’s current contract. The 25-year-old is expected to leave Naples this summer after a successful four years at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona. Osimhen helped fire Napoli to the Serie A title last season and has impressively netted …
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Barcelona alter their priorities over new manager to replace Xavi
Despite wanting to convince Xavi to stay at the club beyond this summer, Barcelona are now at a crossroads regarding their managerial situation. The board organised a meeting today at the Barcelona offices, but it seems they failed to reach a mutual consensus about Xavi’s continuity, with some officials voting for a change of manager at the end of the …
Read More »PSV wants to sign Dest permanently despite major knee injury
PSV Eindhoven manager Peter Bosz has claimed that he wants to sign Sergiño Dest to a permanent deal despite the star’s recent setback. The Dutch club announced on Saturday that Dest suffered a “serious” knee injury in training. The exact extent of the issue has not yet been revealed, but the defender will miss the remainder of PSV‘s season. Dest …
Read More »Barcelona to revive interest in two managerial targets as Xavi nears exit – report
Over the past few hours, there has been a radical turn of events at FC Barcelona. Last week, it appeared that Xavi Hernandez will be leaving despite the club’s efforts to convince him to continue. Over the past couple of days, numerous reports suggested that the Spaniard was set to reverse his decision and stay. Now, though, it is being …
Read More »Chelsea ready to capitalise on Saudi transfer interest in high-earning flop
Chelsea could reportedly be ready to cash in on Raheem Sterling this summer if clubs from Saudi Arabia step up their interest in him. The England international is Chelsea’s highest earner but has struggled for form at Stamford Bridge, seemingly leaving his future in some doubt even if he’s not shown a willingness to leave, according to the Telegraph. Sterling …
Read More »Tim Howard backs VAR, says complaints occur with or without tech
Former United States men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard has given his support for the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in soccer. The former star Everton shot-stopper even claimed that it is “low hanging fruit” to constantly complain about the technology. Howard made the comments in an article for Mail Sport. VAR has been a heated topic of debate …
Read More »Just in: Xavi now closer to leaving Barcelona in a sudden turn of events
Over the past couple of days, it appeared that after having refused to change his stance, Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez was finally ready to perform a U-turn and stay at the club beyond this season. Indeed, many reliable sources reported that Xavi seemed all set to continue with Barcelona beyond the current campaign by reversing the decision he had made …
Read More »Fabrizio Romano provides update on Liverpool/Arne Slot contract talks
Liverpool have identified Feyenoord’s Arne Slot as their top candidate to replace Jurgen Klopp at the Premier League club and the Reds are currently in discussions to bring the Dutch coach to Anfield for the 2024/25 campaign. There have been many managers linked to the Merseyside club since Klopp announced that he is leaving the Premier League club at the …
Read More »Newcastle predictions released as Sky and BBC pundits disagree on Crystal Palace clash
Paul Merson and Chris Sutton have released their weekly Premier League predictions ahead of Newcastle’s trip to Crystal Palace tonight. Neither believe we’ll leave Selhurst Park with all three points, as Merson is predicting a 2-2 draw and an ‘entertaining contest’ in South London, feeling Palace have the best front three in the bottom half with Eze, Olise and Mateta. …
Read More »Chelsea rival Arsenal for €50m attacker transfer from club that tends to sell its stars
Chelsea are reportedly showing an interest in the potential transfer of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko ahead of this summer, while the youngster has also been linked with Arsenal in recent times. Sesko looks an exciting talent after impressing in the Bundesliga, and it will be interesting to see if he becomes the latest big name to be sold by …
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