[ad_1] Pierre Kalulu recently shared his thoughts on his move to Juventus this summer, revealing that the decision became straightforward after speaking with Thiago Motta. The Bianconeri made their bid to sign Kalulu after Motta identified the defender as a crucial addition to his plans at the Allianz Stadium. Juve has started the season in fine form, but Motta still …
Read More »UEFA Champions League draw: Alonso handed Anfield return
[ad_1] Former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso will bring his Leverkusen side back to Anfield in this season’s new-look Champions League. For the first time all the qualifiers will be in one 36-team league phase, rather than eight four-team group. At Thursday evening’s draw in Monaco a new computer software was used to give each team four home games and four …
Read More »Crystal Palace were set to accept £65m + £5m Marc Guehi bid until late twist – Report
[ad_1] According to The Mail, Crystal Palace were all set to accept Newcastle’s £70m bid for Marc Guehi until an injury forced the Eagles into a re-think. Chief reporter Sami Mokbel reports that we held positive talks earlier in the week, leaving Palace ‘ready to accept’ our fifth bid of £65m plus £5m in add-ons. However, a knee injury to …
Read More »Hansi Flick closed the doors on Barcelona homegrown defender’s summer exit
[ad_1] The biggest flaw in Barcelona’s transfer window so far was the wrong sense of expectation that was spread to the fans and players. The Blaugrana were never close to returning to the financial 1:1 rule as it depended on pulling through the deals with Nike and Barca Vision all along. The operations that had not been completed in months …
Read More »Barcelona in line for a welcome injury boost after the international break
[ad_1] Less than a month into the new season, and Barcelona already have a long list of injured players. While Ronald Araujo, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi were injured prior to pre-season, Ansu Fati joined them on the sidelines just before the team’s trip to the USA. Earlier this week, Marc Bernal ruptured his ACL and is thus the latest …
Read More »Maresca's brutal honesty devalues unwanted Chelsea players
[ad_1] New Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca doesn’t stop talking. Why would any club pay asking prices for its unwanted players? And why would any player sign long-term deals at Chelsea now? Maresca has continuously taken a hard line on unwanted players at the club. The Blues have more than 40 senior players and are feverishly […] New Chelsea head …
Read More »Pulisic, McKennie among USMNT players to learn UEFA Champions League schedule
[ad_1] The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League’s newly established league phase is set. UEFA revealed the league phase schedule on Thursday in Switzerland with all 32 teams learning their schedules. Reigning UCL holders Real Madrid earned a road trip to Liverpool and a home clash with Borussia Dortmund while several other top European clubs received intriguing ties of their own. Each …
Read More »Juventus Champions League draw throws up some tough matches
[ad_1] The draw for the 2024/25 Champions League has been made and we now know the teams that Juventus will be facing in the first league phase. These are the teams that Juventus will face in the first league phase. Man City Home Leipzig Away Benfica Home Club Brugge Away PSV Home Lille Away Stuttgart Home Aston Villa Away We …
Read More »Official: Barcelona learn their eight opponents for the Champions League first round
[ad_1] The UEFA Champions League 2024/25 will get underway next month in a completely revamped format and Barcelona have learnt their eight opponents for the first round of the competition. Instead of 32 teams, there will be 36 clubs participating in the UCL moving forward and the normal group stage has been replaced by the ‘league phase’, wherein each team …
Read More »Brighton new signing out for months after making 6-minute debut –
[ad_1] New Brighton signing Matt O’Riley is already set for an extended spell on the sidelines. The Denmark international officially just joined the Seagulls earlier in the week from Celtic. Brighton brass paid the Scottish giants nearly $33 million for the dynamic midfielder. The fee, assuming future add-ons are met, will set a new record transfer fee received by a …
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