With Dani Olmo’s signing in the bag, FC Barcelona will fully focus on landing another of their priority targets, Nico Williams, from Athletic Club in the coming days. The 22-year-old has a €58 million release clause which the club are prepared to trigger and are offering a five-year deal with a €12 million annual salary. However, Nico is yet to …
Read More »Three new signings set for SJP debuts? – Likely Newcastle XI vs Brest as Howe drops hint
After last night’s 4-0 win over Girona, we can expect to see a totally new starting 11 for today’s 4pm clash with Stade Brest; a Ligue 1 side who finished third in the French top flight last season. Based on Howe’s comments (see below), those that missed out yesterday and our current injury list, it looks like we could see …
Read More »Five Takeaways from Newcastle 4-0 Girona – Midfield monster, pressing, Pope and U21s
Newcastle United won 4-0 at St. James’ Park as they continued their preparations for the new Premier League season against Girona in front of 31,958 fans. In a game that was over by half-time, United took the lead in the 3rd minute through Sean Longstaff, before two goals in three minutes via Jacob Murphy, and the returning Anthony Gordon, made it …
Read More »Barcelona forward misses training due to illness, new signing participates in first session
After two days of rest following their pre-season tour of the USA, Barcelona players reconvened for training at the club’s Ciutat Esportiva facilities this morning. Manager Hansi Flick had given the players off for a couple of days so that they could rest and recharge after the US trip, during which they played three friendly matches against Manchester City, Real …
Read More »Pundit discusses Chiesa and Koopmeiners and says one must take pay cut
There has been some comparison between the Teun Koopmeiners and Federico Chiesa transfer sagas this summer. Koopmeiners has explicitly requested Atalanta to sell him to Juventus, whereas Juventus wants Federico Chiesa to leave the club. Chiesa has become surplus to requirements at Juventus after failing to sign a new deal last term. Juventus is eager for him to move on, …
Read More »How to watch U.S. Women’s Soccer vs Brazil on US TV and live streaming
Here are all of the details of where you can watch USA vs Brazil on US television and via legal streaming: With Fubo, you can watch USA vs Brazil and tons more Olympic games with a 7-day trial. With the legal streaming service, you can watch the game on your computer, smartphone, tablet, Roku, Apple TV or hook it up …
Read More »Barcelona-linked €75 million-rated Liverpool forward makes decision on his future
Before they narrowed in on Nico Williams as the absolute priority to strengthen the left flank, FC Barcelona also held a strong interest in Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz. Indeed, the 27-year-old attacker was very much on the agenda at the Catalan club, with reports suggesting that Barcelona director Deco saw him as a ‘dream’ signing. Meanwhile, the Blaugrana …
Read More »How to watch Spurs vs Bayern Munich on US TV and live streaming
Here are all of the details of where you can watch Spurs vs Bayern Munich on US television and via legal streaming: WHO Spurs vs Bayern Munich WHAT Club Friendly WHEN 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT • Saturday, August 10, 2024 WHERE FOX Deportes, Paramount+, Fubo, DirecTV Stream FREE TRIAL WATCH NOW With Fubo, you can watch Spurs vs Bayern …
Read More »Eddie’s Marseille move is a good deal
Happy Saturday. Yesterday’s blog touched on the rumours surrounding Eddie Nketiah, and later in the day those became something more substantial with David Ornstein reporting (£) that Arsenal were set to let him go to Marseille on loan for the season. On its own, not particularly exciting, but the fact there’s a €30m obligation makes it far more interesting and, …
Read More »Barcelona to reward Spain Olympics hero with new contract – higher wages and €1bn release clause
The past year or so has been one to remember for Barcelona attacking midfield sensation Fermin Lopez. The 21-year-old was plying his trade for lower league side Deportivo Linares on loan a little over 13 months ago. However, a leap of faith from Xavi Hernandez during pre-season last year changed everything for the youngster. Fermin became a first-team player at …
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