Author: Black Dog
In a stunning development, Paulo Dybala is reportedly on the verge of leaving Roma for Saudi Arabian club Al-Qadsiah. According to Argentine sources, the 30-year-old forward has accepted a lucrative three-year contract worth a total of €60 million from Al-Qadsiah. Calciomercato report how this unexpected turn of events comes after Roma granted Dybala permission to negotiate with the Saudi Pro League side. The Italian club had recently indicated that Dybala was no longer considered indispensable to their project, factoring in tactical considerations, the player’s injury history, and financial implications. Dybala’s potential departure is influenced by several factors: …
West Ham United are reportedly interested in signing Roma’s Tammy Abraham, with the Serie A club open to selling the striker for a fee of €30 million. According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Hammers have turned their attention to the English forward after failing to secure Aston Villa’s John Duran. West Ham’s Striker Search Continues Despite recently acquiring Niclas Füllkrug, West Ham are still in the market for another centre-forward. Abraham, a product of the Chelsea Academy, has emerged as a strong candidate to bolster their attacking options. The 25-year-old has struggled for consistent game time at Roma, especially…
Federico Guidi was named the new head coach of AC Milan’s Primavera side this summer after Ignazio Abate left, and he is very positive heading into the new campaign. Abate decided to try a new adventure in senior football and Milan moved for Guidi, who was previously at Roma Primavera. He took charge of them in July 2022 and led the Giallorossi to the Scudetto final last season, winning the Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana in his spell in charge. The Tuscan coach has now joined Milan Primavera and will continue the good work done by Abate, having…
Roma are closing in on an official agreement with Al-Hilal for right-back Saud Abdulhamid, who will become the first Saudi player to play in Serie A should his move go through. The 25-year-old, who has previously covered at centre-back when needed, looks increasingly likely to join Daniele De Rossi’s Roma, according to Thursday’s reports from Corriere dello Sport. Roma still looking for more defensive additions The Giallorossi are hoping to seal a deal in for a price in the region of €4m, which would not rule out the possibility of the club signing another defensive player before the end…
Roma striker Tammy Abraham is at risk of potentially failing his Everton medical due to a previous injury, according to Dr Rajpal Brar. The injury expert claims that ACL setbacks that involve other structures like the meniscus and MCL, which happened with the former Chelsea striker, can be flagged in pre-transfer checks. The Toffees already have a bid on the table for the 26-year-old England international which is understood to be worth £25.3million. [Corriere Della Sera, 1 August] Speaking exclusively to Goodison News, Brar, a specialist in Physical Therapy and Sports Scientist, said about Abraham: “I’m typically…
Roma are expected to go all out to sign Juventus outcast Federico Chiesa if Paulo Dybala accepts a lucrative contract offer from Saudi Arabia, according to Thursday morning’s reports. Dybala has been subject of interest from Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah, who are prepared to offer tens of millions across a reported three-year deal. There are conflicting reports over the exact figure of the salary offer, as Corriere dello Sport quotes €60m, La Gazzetta says €80m and Tuttosport claims ‘up to’ €100m. All of Italy’s major sports papers claim on Thursday’s front pages that the Giallorossi are…
As most of our longtime readers know, outside of my Roma obsessions, I am a giant Chicago Cubs fan. For more than a century, the Cubs were the laughing stock of Major League Baseball, finding new ways to torture a fanbase that hadn’t tasted World Series success since 1908. And much like Roma, the Cubs’ fortunes seemingly reversed after they were purchased by the Ricketts family, who ushered in a new era of prosperity in the 2010s, winning that elusive title in 2016. Spending millions of dollars every offseason, grooming homegrown talent, and delivering the team to the post-season nearly…
Manchester City have agreed three sales from the academy in the last week totalling around £6m, taking their summer incomings to around the £150m mark. After a slow start to the transfer window, Manchester City are racking up the deals to boost their budget – with three academy sales agreed in the last week. Alexander Robertson has joined Cardiff in a deal worth £1m while Micah Hamilton left for Middlesbrough for up to £5m. Those deals, plus the record sale of Julian Alvarez for an initial £64m, took City’s sales in the last five years to over £500m, with…
Jurgen Klopp’s departure means Pep Guardiola stands alone. Only one manager who has won the Premier League still plies his trade in it and it is Manchester City’s serial champion. Last season rendered Guardiola a history-maker in a new respect, the first manager to win four consecutive English titles. With Klopp gone, in a sense, he has eliminated the opposition. In another, he remains a marked man. “Everyone wants the crown that we have worn for four years,” he warned last week. Guardiola’s capacity to create teams that can win both week in, week out and year in, year…
It caused quite a shockwave this week when Manchester City were briefly linked with a move for Liverpool star Luis Diaz, who is expected to thrive under Arne Slot. Diaz has been linked with Barcelona all summer, but reports that Man City wanted to sign the winger to replace Julian Alvarez really shook the boat. Fortunately, the reports were quickly dismissed as fake news, Diaz isn’t going to leave Liverpool for their league rivals. But right now, news that Diaz is staying at Liverpool may not be quite enough to keep fans on Merseyside happy. With just…