Defender Kieran Tierney is set to be offered an improved new contract with Arsenal. And he is also likely to become part of the leadership group within the squad with a number of senior figures in the dressing room set to depart the club this summer. Tierney, who is currently with the Scotland squad preparing for the Euros, made 27n ...
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Sancho set to join high earner club
If Jadon Sancho finally joins Manchester United he will become the second-highest earner at the club. Talks between United and Borussia Dortmund are continuing, with the German side having rejected an initial bid of £67 million for him.#, although add-ons pushed that valuation higher. However, the Bundesliga side are holding out for more, and there is currently a gap of ...
Read More »Rose close to Watford move
Former Tottenham defender Danny Rose is close to a move to newly promoted Watford. The left-back made 214 appearances for Spurs altogether since joining them from Leeds in 2007, but after spending the second part of the 2019 – 2020 season on loan with Newcastle, he fell out of favour altogether in North London. He did not play a single ...
Read More »The Biggest Transfer Flops in History (part two)
The seciond in the series looking at twelve of the biggest transfer flops of all time, and where moves for large amounts of money really did not work out as planned. Foe the first part in this series, please click here. Ángel Di Maria – Real Madrid to Manchester United In 2014 Manchester United broke their club record to sign ...
Read More »The Biggest Transfer Flops in History (Part One)
The summer transfer window is now open, and, for the next few months, fans of clubs across Europe will gorge themselves on the latest rumours, hoping that a shiny new star will be pulling on their team’s jersey next season. However, transfers are a hit and miss affair. Sometimes they do not just work out – the club, the environment, ...
Read More »Ek prepared to bid again for Arsenal
Swedish billionaire Daniel Ek is prepared to mke a second bi to buy Arsenal. The 38-year old Swede, founder of the streaming service Spotify, confirmed that hi initial offer of £1.8 billion had been turned down by the current owner Stan Kroenke. At the time Ek affirmed that he retained his interest in buying the club he claims to have ...
Read More »Spurs in advanced talks with former Roma boss
Spurs are in advanced talks with former Roma boss Paulo Fonseca, as they step up their search for a new manager. They have been linked with a host of names since Jose Mourinho was sacked in April, and, at one stage last week, many thought they were set to announced Antonio Conte as their new man. However, talks broke down ...
Read More »Roma closing in on Xhaka deal
Roma are closing on a deal to sign Swiss midfielder Granit Xhaka from Arsenal. It comes after the Italia club increased their initial offer for the player from €15 million (£13 million) to €18 million (£15.5 million) including bonuses. He is expected to put pen to paper on a four year deal. By a happy coincidence, Xhaka is already in ...
Read More »Elanga wants loan move
Manchester United youngster Anthony Elanga is angling for a loan move next season. The 19-year old signed a new contract with United in March an scored his first senior goal for the club on the final day of the Premier League season away at Wolves. However, the academy graduate is keen to continue his developments next season, and knows that ...
Read More »Former boss wants Loftus Cheek
Maurizio Sarri is set to be named the new Lazio boss. He will be tasked with building a side capable of fighting for the title once more and also to compete with City rivals Roam, who now have Jose Mourinho in charge of them. And he could be about to raid his former club Chelsea for Ruben Loftus-Cheek. The England ...
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