It was widely expected that Kalidou Koulibay would be a Premier League player by now. He was closely linked with a move to the Eihad and Manchester City in the summer, to such an extent that they even had a draft template on their website announcing his arrival. In the end though the deal fell through because City were not ...

Manchester City’s hopes of signing Lionel Messi next summer have been dealt a blow. That is because of the resignation of President Josep Maria Bartomeu earlier this week, the man that Messi blamed for many of the problems facing the Catalan club at the moment. The 33-year-old Argentine playmaker wanted to leave the Nou Camp this summer, claiming that he ...

Liverpool’s boosts of signing Austrian defender David Alaba have been given a boost. The 28-year-old is in the final year of his current contract at Bayern Munich and, though the German champions want him to extend his stay at the club, talks over a new deal have collapsed. That means that he could sign a pre-contract agreement with a new ...

Liverpool are the latest team to send scouts to watch 17-year old Icelandic midfielder Isak Bergmann Johannesson. Manchester United and Juventus are among the other top clubs in Europe to track the player, who currently plays for the Swedish side IFK Norrköping, where he has already made a big impression this season, scoring three goals and providing eight assists in ...

Manchester United are lining-up a deal for Turkish playmaker Hakan Çalhanoğlu The 26-year-old is into the last year of his current deal with AC Milan, and although he has been offered a new contract to stay at the San Siro he is unhappy about the Serie A club’s latest offer of £2.8 million a season. Spying an opportunity, United are ...

Reiss Nelson turned down the opportunity to spend this season away from Arsenal on loan at another club. Instead he decided to stay and try and fight for his place at the Emirates. The 20-year old faces severe competition with the arrival of Willian in the summer, as well as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Nicolas Pépé, and the highly rated Bukayo Sako ...

Arsenal technical director Edu Gaspar overruled manager Mikel Arteta when it came to deciding their main summer transfer signing. Arteta favoured a move for yon playmaker Houssem Aroura, but Edu wanted to sign Thomas Partey from Atlético Madrid instead, and his views had the greater sway with the club hierarchy, with the Gunners triggering his £45 million release clause on ...

The questions over the signing of Donny van de Beek by Manchester United continue. Until their late splurge on deadline day, the Ajax midfielder was the only summer arrival at Old Trafford. However, the Dutch midfielder had only played twice for the club since his arrival at the club, both in the EFL Cup,before his appearance in the Champions League ...

Manchester City could not afford a new striker in the summer – at least one of the requisite quality. Pep Guardiola’s side find themselves without a recognised striker once more after Sergio Agüero suffered his latest injury. The Argentinian had just returned toa action after four months out of the game with a knee problem, when he picked-up a fresh ...

Manchester City are already beginning to consider alternatives in the event that Pep Guardiola decides not to stay with the club. The 49-year-old Spaniard is out of contract at The Etihad next summer, and on talks yet have begun about a new deal. City would dearly love him to extend his stary, but Guardiola does not have a reputation for ...