Author: Soccerhuz
It’s not just on the pitch where Man City and Liverpool go head-to-head, but in the transfer market too, as the pair of Premier League giants will both want to secure the best talent available. Pep Guardiola’s side, being current Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup holders, have obvious cachet for any player, however, the depth of talent that they have within their squad, whilst generally a positive, can work against them. Players want to play and, invariably, at a club such as City, where there is so much competition for places, a regular starting berth isn’t always possible.…
Liverpool might not be in Premier League action this weekend but plenty of Jürgen Klopp’s stars are playing for their countries. Already, several have been representing their nations with contrasting results. Later today, we are likely to get the latest look at Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder for England (as the Three Lions take on Malta in what should be a comfortable win) while Kostas Tsimikas could play for Greece against New Zealand. Tomorrow, both France and the Netherlands are playing Euro 2024 qualifiers (versus Gibraltar and Ireland respectively), but Ibrahima Konaté is out injured. Then next week, Brazil faces Argentina on Wednesday in…
According to Transfermarkt, Manchester City have the most valuable squad in world football as it is valued at £1.1billion. But Arsenal are ranked a close second as their squad is said to be worth around a staggering £960million. Paris Saint-Germain have a squad value of £940m, while Real Madrid’s entire team is worth £900m. Chelsea players are rated at a total of £870m, with Bayern Munich stars appraised at £828m. Meanwhile, United and Liverpool both have a whole team value of £766m. Arteta has signed a host of top players during his time at the Emirates Stadium, with the club splashing…
Manchester City and Liverpool are prepared to battle to sign Bayern Munich winger Leroy Sane, formerly of City, next summer. Barcelona want to sign Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and are considering offering winger Raphinha to the Magpies in exchange. (Roger Torello) In order to seal his reintegration back into the Paris Saint-Germain team last summer, Kylian Mbappe agreed to give up £70m in bonuses, but he is still refusing to sign a new contract in the French capital. (RMC Sport) Chelsea are in pursuit of ‘the next Mbappe’ – 19-year-old Monaco winger Malamine Efekele. (Foot Mercato) The next centre-back on Manchester United’s wish list is RB Leipzig’s Castello Lukeba. The 20-year-old moved to Germany from Lyon this summer for around £30m. (Bild) Casemiro has no…
The former Leeds United star was a top target of Liverpool’s before he opted to complete a dream move to play for Barcelona. Raphinha’s performances in Spain, however, have been inconsistent and now, Barcelona wants to let him go to cash in on him while they can, according to Football Transfers. There have been attempts to sell him from as early as January 2023, but the initial asking price of around €100 million (£87m) put Arsenal and Newcastle United off. However, it’s reported that they are ready to accept €70 million (£61m) now due to their urgent need for cash. Potential…
Everton has been found guilty of breaching the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules. A 10-point deduction has been imposed, in a ruling that will send shockwaves through the division — although the club, the ECHO reports, intends to appeal the decision. Any punishment from an ‘FFP’ case has to be celebrated as good news for Liverpool. Far too often, the financial regulations in the Premier League and in Europe have appeared to be all bark and no bite. For owners like FSG, this is deeply frustrating. More than almost any other club at the top of the sport, Liverpool is committed to…
Atalanta’s head of senior recruitment, Lee Congerton, is one of the names being considered by Sir Jim Ratcliffe for a sporting director role at Manchester United. The Ineos chief, 71, will assume control of sporting operations at Old Trafford once he becomes a minority shareholder, with his £1.3billion proposal for a 25 per cent stake in the club Ratcliffe is expected to overhaul the club’s off field personnel once he is in situ at his boyhood club; it has already been announced that chief executive ⊃ will depart in December, while Ratcliffe also wants to appoint a new sporting director in a bid to overhaul United’s…
Liverpool will not sign Leroy Sane from Bayern Munich. He’s 28 in January and Mo Salah is the best in the world in his position. That should clear it up, right? Not if you ask BILD‘s Christian Falk (not that you should), who brings the ‘news’ that Liverpool are supposedly interested in the ex-Man City winger. Falk claims that, as Liverpool and City both “have their eyes on him,” Bayern are “finally reacting” when it comes to talks over an extension to his contract, which runs 2025. Bayern suddenly have a “really good chance” of agreeing fresh terms with their No. 10. Funny that,…
Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri is reportedly a target for Liverpool in the upcoming transfer windows. Bayern Munich are reportedly set to enter talks with Leroy Sane after reports of interest from Liverpool and Manchester City Mohamed Salah scored a record-breaking four goals in Egypt’s World Cup qualifier victory over Djibouti. The Liverpool ECHO has launched its own WhatsApp community to bring you the very latest LFC transfer news and top stories direct to your phone. By joining our WhatsApp community, you will receive breaking news and top stories straight to your phone. All you have to do to join is click…
The 23-year-old Manchester City forward came off the bench in the friendly, but was left clutching his ankle minutes before the final whistle. Though he remained on the pitch for the remaining moments of the game, there are concerns that the Premier League Golden Boot holder has aggravated the same injury he suffered earlier in the season. Haaland had to come off at half-time for a similar issue during City’s 6-1 win over Bournemouth earlier this month, though he quickly returned to action and has scored four times in the two club games since that incident. Speaking after the Faroe Islands game, Norway team…