FC Barcelona’s pre-season tour in the United States yielded numerous positives with Hansi Flick kickstarting the new era on a strong footing. One of the major highlights was the dominant performances of Marc Casado and Marc Bernal in the double pivot. The pair proved their mettle against top opponents, complementing each other perfectly. With Bernal anchoring the team as a …

Alejandro Balde’s evolution is one aspect every Barcelona fan will be looking keenly towards over the coming year. After all, Hansi Flick developed Alphonso Davies into one of the best in the business during his stint at Bayern Munich and is capable of doing the same with Barcelona’s academy graduate. While Balde will serve as the team’s primary mainstay at …

Arsenal are reportedly increasingly nervous about missing out on Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino due to Liverpool now making progress on the transfer of his teammate Martin Zubimendi. Merino has been a top target for the Gunners for much of this summer, while he’s also been linked with Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at points, though with most sources now claiming …

Eddie Howe believes it’s “too early” for Trevan Sanusi to go out on loan an has praised Lloyd Kelly’s performance in yesterday’s 1-0 win over Brest. The boss feels the best thing for Sanusi’s development will be to stay on Tyneside, improve certain aspects of his game – Howe feels he still has lots to work on tactically – and …

Liverpool youngster Bobby Clark is closing in on a permanent move to RB Salzburg as the two clubs are close to agreeing a deal for the midfielder.  The original plan for the 19-year-old ahead of the 2024/25 campaign was to offer Clark a new deal at Liverpool before allowing the youngster to leave on loan to gain some experience, however, things seem …

There was a lot of excitement around the return of Julian Araujo to Barcelona this summer, especially considering the season he enjoyed on loan over the past year. Playing for Las Palmas last season, the Mexican star established himself as a mainstay in defence with 25 appearances, 15 starts and one goal to his name. With over seven defensive actions …

Besiktas president Hasan Arat admits his club made an offer for Juventus outcast Federico Chiesa but was repelled by the player’s astronomical salary demands. The 26-year-old finds himself in a tough spot with less than three weeks separating us from the end of the summer transfer market. The Italian has been bluntly told to find himself a new club as …

Manchester United are reportedly open to two other potential midfield transfer targets alongside Paris Saint-Germain’s Manuel Ugarte, who may be too expensive. According to Fabrizio Romano on his YouTube channel, Man Utd are not willing to pay crazy money to PSG for Ugarte, even if he remains their preferred target, with cheaper options such as Burnley’s Sander Berge and former …

Kingsley Coman has emerged as a market opportunity for Barcelona as they look for attacking reinforcements this summer. The Bayern Munich attacker has emerged as a ‘Plan B’ for Barça, should they fail to convince Nico Williams to make the move to Catalonia. However, Barcelona could be set for fresh competition for Coman as Paris Saint-Germain, too, have joined the …

With all eyes falling on Wembley this weekend, Manchester City got their hands on a first piece of silverware of the season as they collected a thrilling 7-6 penalties victory against local rivals Manchester United. While large spells of Saturday’s Community Shield showdown might have failed to live up to its pre-match billing, the Red Devils thought that they had …