Lautaro Martínez has been viewed as Luis Suárez’s long-term replacement at Barcelona for quite some time now. The Argentine international has been linked with moves away from Internazionale virtually since the moment he arrived at San Siro in 2018. It’s been constant background noise. There might not be an agreement in place but there is an air of inevitability that the former Racing youngs...
Liverpool aren’t shy about their love of a good bargain. They regularly raid relegated clubs while rival teams are spending absurd sums on players from foreign leagues. The Premier League leaders plucked Gini Wijnaldum from Newcastle United and parted with just £8million the same summer Manchester City spent £50million to secure the services of Benjamin Mendy. According to The Athletic, Todd Can...
Juventus do not make many mistakes in the transfer market. Selling Riccardo Orsolini to Bologna in June might be one. The 23-year-old joined I Rossoblù last summer after spending 18 months on loan at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Since then he has scored seven times and assisted a further four goals in Serie A – form the Old Lady have taken notice of. Kings of the free transfer in recent year...
James Ward-Prowse is the sort of player every Premier League manager would love to have. Except he’s not always been appreciated by his bosses at Southampton. Until now. The Saints’ journey since returning to the Premier League in 2012 has been a rollercoaster ride. Highs and lows, a cup final, European jaunts and Great Escapes. And plenty of managers. While the men in the dugout haven...
Lautaro Martínez has been viewed as Luis Suárez’s long-term replacement at Barcelona for quite some time now. The Argentine international has been linked with moves away from Internazionale virtually since the moment he arrived at San Siro in 2018. It’s been constant background noise. There might not be an agreement in place but there is an air of inevitability that the former Racing youngs...
Liverpool aren’t shy about their love of a good bargain. They regularly raid relegated clubs while rival teams are spending absurd sums on players from foreign leagues. The Premier League leaders plucked Gini Wijnaldum from Newcastle United and parted with just £8million the same summer Manchester City spent £50million to secure the services of Benjamin Mendy. According to The Athletic, Todd Can...
Juventus do not make many mistakes in the transfer market. Selling Riccardo Orsolini to Bologna in June might be one. The 23-year-old joined I Rossoblù last summer after spending 18 months on loan at the Stadio Renato Dall’Ara. Since then he has scored seven times and assisted a further four goals in Serie A – form the Old Lady have taken notice of. Kings of the free transfer in recent year...
James Ward-Prowse is the sort of player every Premier League manager would love to have. Except he’s not always been appreciated by his bosses at Southampton. Until now. The Saints’ journey since returning to the Premier League in 2012 has been a rollercoaster ride. Highs and lows, a cup final, European jaunts and Great Escapes. And plenty of managers. While the men in the dugout haven...
Despite nurturing a number of world-class stars during their fledgeling years, the Belgian Jupiler Pro League continues to be one of the most underrated competitions in Europe. Genk, for example, helped develop Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, Crystal Palace striker Christian Benteke, Lazio powerhouse Sergej Milinković-Savić, Napoli centre-back K...
Nigel Pearson’s Watford honeymoon is well and truly over. After picking up 14 points from his first seven Premier League games after succeeding Quique Sánchez Flores, your correspondent was among those eating humble pie. A left-field appointment at the time, the former Leicester City boss had given the Hornets hope where it had been all but extinguished. However, throwing away six points in...
Manchester City are in desperate need of at least one new centre-back this summer. Swansea City defender Joe Rodon might not have been what most City fans had in mind, though. Unable to replace Vincent Kompany after the legendary defender announced he was returning to Belgium, City’s powerbrokers baulked at the £80million Leicester City quoted for Harry Maguire. Things turned from bad to wo...