Athletic Club are watching with concern as they could lose Nico Williams this summer, with strong interest from FC Barcelona. At the beginning of the summer, things were calm, but now there is a lot of uncertainty, with the movements that are taking place in the wake of the 2024 European Championship. Nico renewed with Athletic until 2027 but retained …
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Arsenal deal likely to see defenders leave
The imminent signing of Riccardo Calafiori for Arsenal is reportedly likely to mean defenders could be sold by the Gunners. Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior and Kieran Tierney would likely come to mind as three probable casualties of the Calafiori deal, and they are indeed the three mentioned in the latest report from The Athletic. The piece states that Tierney is …
Read More »Barcelona planned to sell €70 million-rated superstar this summer, focused on renewal now
The injury that Ronald Araujo suffered while on international duty with Uruguay earlier this month has forced some change of plans at FC Barcelona. The 25-year-old sustained the injury while representing his national team at Copa America and having successfully undergone surgery on Monday, he will now be out of action for four months until December. Barcelona planned to sell …
Read More »Man United discuss striker internally
Manchester United have reportedly discussed Brentford striker Ivan Toney internally, while his asking price has dropped to around £50million this summer. Toney has just a year left on his Brentford contract, while his value will have fallen partly due to his lengthy betting ban and some injury troubles that have contributed to a general loss of form, though that hasn’t …
Read More »Pep Guardiola straight-bats England question and says he is focused on Manchester City
Pep Guardiola says he is “completely focused” on Manchester City despite suggestions he is on England’s wishlist to replace Gareth Southgate. Guardiola is entering the final year of his contract at City and admitted after their record fourth successive Premier League title in May that he was “closer to leaving than staying”. That has prompted suggestions England could be tempted …
Read More »Euro 2024 hero remains top of transfer wish list
Although it would appear that Riccardo Calafiori will be the next name through the door at the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal are still working hard to strengthen elsewhere, and one Spanish European Championship hero remains top of their wanted list. CaughtOffside sources with knowledge of the Gunners transfer plans have indicated that the North London outfit now want to move forward in …
Read More »Hansi Flick sees 33-year-old Barcelona veteran as a reference for the locker room
It has been almost two weeks since FC Barcelona began their pre-season training under new manager Hansi Flick. The German tactician has had to make do with a slim first-team squad given the number of international stars having been away for the UEFA Euro 2024 and Copa America. Indeed, Flick has had to work with the likes of Oriol Romeu, …
Read More »Blues won’t sign Dominic Solanke this summer
Only Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City and Newcastle outscored Chelsea last season. The Blues’ Cole Palmer led the way with 25 goals per BBC Sport, with Nicolas Jackson weighing in with 17. Thereafter the goals were spread eight across the squad. It’s evident that with a target man in situ the West Londoners could really propel themselves up the Premier League …
Read More »Hammers set to battle for Noussair Mazraoui
Both West Ham and Man United have been active in the transfer market this summer, and with a few weeks left before the window slams shut, there’s an expectation that more signings will be made. The right-back position is evidently one where both clubs are looking to strengthen and it may well be that the future of Aaron Wan-Bissaka has …
Read More »Chelsea star just awaiting final green light to complete transfer to Euro giants
Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is reportedly edging closer to a transfer to Napoli this summer, with the player and the club just awaiting a final green light now. Lukaku has not been part of the first-team picture at Stamford Bridge for the last couple of years now, with the Belgium international spending last season on loan at Roma, and the …
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