Author: Black Dog
NBA Insider predicts Luka Doncic will take a $63 million hit to his projected earnings in the upcoming Lakers contract extension. Lakers star Luka Doncic is being groomed to take over the team from LeBron James after he retires. The signs of the transition from the LeBron era to the Doncic era in the Lakers have been clear ever since he was traded from the Mavericks. But the biggest question that Doncic and the Lakers faced in the upcoming summer is regarding his contract extension. Doncic was eligible for a five-year, $345.3 million supermax contract extension with the Mavericks, but…
Arsenal midfielder Jorginho is all set to complete his move away from the north London club later this week. According to a report from Globo Esporte, he will fly out on Thursday night to complete his move to Brazilian club Flamengo. The 33-year-old midfielder wants to compete in the Club World Cup with them, and therefore, he has decided to terminate his contract with Arsenal early. He would have been out of contract at the end of this month. Jorginho has given up wages of around £500,000 to terminate the deal early. The player will join the South American outfit…
The first summer transfer window is now in full swing as high-profile deals continue to be completed. Arsenal have reportedly not yet ruled out Ollie Watkins as a new striker option despite having entered concrete talks over Benjamin Sesko, with links still strong regarding both Viktor Gyokeres and Leroy Sane. However, Martin Zubimendi has now cast fresh doubt on his own switch to north London. Bryan Mbeumo wants to join Manchester United on a huge contract with Aleksandar Mitrovic a shock target at Old Trafford, with Bruno Fernandes having explained his decision to snub Al-Hilal. Liverpool are preparing a third…
Manchester United legend, Gary Neville, has named the club to win the English Premier League next season. According to him, it would be Arsenal’s turn to claim their first Premier League title since 2004. Arsenal have finished in second position for the third consecutive seasons under Mikel Arteta. They finished on 84 points, 89 points, and lastly 74 points in the 2024-25 season Speaking on The Overlap, the Manchester United’s former defender responded to a question on his 2025-26 Premier League predictions. As quoted by Metro, the former England international said, “I’ve got to go to Arsenal again, I’ve got…
Nigerian defensive midfielder Raphael Onyedika is set to be the subject of interest from the Italian Serie A, with AC Milan and Atalanta poised to battle it out for his signature during the summer transfer window, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. According to Turkish outlet Fotospor, the Rossoneri have already made initial moves to sign the midfielder as they look to rebuild their squad under manager Max Allegri and launch an assault on the domestic front after Galatasaray cooled their interest. Okan Buruk’s side had shown interest in Onyedika, having been suggested by Victor Osimhen but they failed to convince Belgian…
Federico Chiesa insists his focus is on preparing for day one of pre-season with Liverpool, but admits he has “something to think about” in a return to Serie A. Chiesa is currently due to report back to the AXA Training Centre for the start of pre-season on July 8, but much could change over the next month. The Italian was barely used throughout his debut campaign at Anfield and with a revamp of Arne Slot‘s attacking options underway it is unclear if he figures in the coach’s plans. Realistically, that is unlikely, with it widely expected that Chiesa leaves the…
Alvaro Morata has told his side of the story regarding what went wrong for him at AC Milan, claiming he experienced things he has not before in football. Morata joined Milan from Atletico Madrid in the 2024 summer transfer window and was meant to be the experienced leader of Paulo Fonseca’s attack. However, things didn’t work out and both ended up leaving before the end of the winter window. A loan switch to Galatasaray followed for the Spaniard, who then spoke during the ‘El Larguero’ segment on Cadena SER a few months ago and explained why he thinks joining Milan…
This will be a big summer for AC Milan, and the fates of some loan players can help this situation further. As Gazzetta dello Sport writes, there are 12 players who are currently out on loan: Devis Vasquez (Empoli), Pierre Kalulu (Juventus), Marco Pellegrino (Huracan), Tommaso Pobega (Bologna), Yacine Adli (Fiorentina), Kevin Zeroli (Monza), Ismael Bennacer (Marseille), Alexis Saelemaekers (AS Roma), Noah Okafor (Naples), Lorenzo Colombo (Empoli), Marko Lazetic (Backa Topola) and Alvaro Morata (Galatasaray). However, they will not all share the same fate; in fact, there are several different hypotheses on the table. It starts with the departures, where…
AC Milan are growing in confidence that Luka Modric will sign on a free transfer, and Wednesday could be the decisive day to close. Things have moved very quickly on the Modric front. After the first links on Monday night, this has now transitioned to talks over a potential contract, with optimism growing throughout Tuesday that he might arrive. Modric to Milan close According to Di Marzio, Milan are accelerating for Modric. In the last few hours, the Rossoneri have received the ‘yes’ from the Croatian midfielder, who has said goodbye to Real Madrid after over a decade there. There…
AC Milan, it seems, will again head into a summer window attempting to fix their issues at right-back, with a new target emerging. It has been a common theme for Milan to need a right-back in recent years. However, after two failed attempts in the past two summers, there is a need to get it right now, even if Alex Jimenez is proving to be a good option. Last summer, it was Emerson Royal, and in January, it was Kyle Walker. Both failed to hit the ground running massively and leave the Rossoneri needing a new addition, more so with…