Author: Soccerhuz
The reigning Serie A champions have been trying to hammer out fresh terms with Osimhen for most of 2023 and were close to reaching an agreement earlier this summer. But issues have arisen in recent weeks, to the point that a new contract would now need to offer a significant wage hike and include a release clause. Osimhen and his representatives are yet to make a decision over whether to stay, and the recent TikTok incident, which saw Napoli’s own social team mock the striker for missing a penalty, has only complicated matters between the player and club. Napoli publicly revealed their confidence…
The agent of Chelsea star Moises Caicedo played a big role in helping his client move from Brighton to the Blues this summer but he has now made an interesting comment about a move to Liverpool as the Reds were the other club fighting for the Ecuadorian’s signature. Liverpool made a bid worth £111m to Brighton but eventually lost out in the end to Chelsea after the London club raised a British record £115m for the player. It is believed that Caicedo preferred a move to Chelsea and that’s why the Liverpool deal never materialised and now his agent may be suggesting that he…
The agent of Chelsea midfielder Moises Caicedo has confirmed his move from Brighton was delayed until after their opening day draw with Liverpool. Manuel Sierra says Chelsea were reluctant to wind-up Liverpool by presenting Caicedo’s signing before the game. “They had the handicap that the first game of the season was Chelsea v Liverpool,” Sierra told Futbol sin Cassette. “It would have been a bit awkward to present it on the day they play against each other. “It’s like an unwritten agreement to not laugh in each other’s faces. So, in the end, after the game ended, they gave us the green light, he passed the medical examination, and on Monday, we were…
Chelsea will be looking to extend a Premier League record when they play Burnley on Saturday afternoon. On the back of more extreme investment during the summer transfer window, the Blues have endured a disappointing start to the new season. Just eight points have been accumulated from their opening seven fixtures in the top flight, leaving Mauricio Pochettino’s team in 11th position in the standings. However, Chelsea can claim to be on the up after posting successive victories over Brighton & Hove Albion and Fulham in the EFL Cup and league respectively. Clean sheets were also kept in each of those encounters, and…
Jurgen Klopp has clarified his comments regarding Liverpool’s controversial defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. Speaking at his pre-match press conference before the Reds’ Europa League clash with Union Saint-Gilloise, the German shared his belief that the game against Spurs should be replayed after Luis Diaz incorrectly had a goal disallowed for offside after VAR failed to intervene despite ruling it was a goal back at Stockley Park. Having been sent off against Tottenham, Diogo Jota bounced back to score Liverpool’s second goal in their 2-0 victory over Union as they put the weekend’s controversy behind them. And despite his…
Jurgen Klopp has revealed that Thiago Alcantara has suffered a second setback as he bids to return to action following hip surgery. But he is hopeful that the Spaniard and Stefan Bajcetic, who has also been dealt a further injury blow after his recent comeback, will be available again after the international break. Thiago has not featured for Liverpool since going under the knife in May, with attempts to resume full training now twice thwarted by fresh fitness blows. Bajcetic, meanwhile, featured in wins over LASK and Leicester after overcoming an adductor injury, before being condemned to the sidelines once again. Asked for updates…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp may still be holding out for an unlikely replay with Tottenham, but at least the club as a whole can now move on from any more potential punishments with the FA reportedly deciding against taking any action against Alexis Mac Allister for his social media post after the match. It was a game where everything appeared to go against Liverpool as both Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were shown red card while the main issue arose from Luis Diaz’s wrongfully disallowed goal. To add insult to injury, Liverpool were punished a fourth time just days later…
Postecoglou – who said he was unaware of the officials’ error until his post-match press conference – warned that VAR will never be a perfect system. “It’s a little bit of a weird one because usually when something happens you get a sense of it during the game,” explained the Spurs boss. “I didn’t and I don’t think anyone did have a sense that something significant had happened. “Whatever I say is maybe going to be seen through the prism of us being the beneficiaries of the mistake but it wasn’t an integrity issue. It wasn’t a misappropriation of the…
Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager, raised the possibility of a replay after Diaz’s goal was chalked off for offside due to a mix-up in the VAR room as Spurs went on to win 2-1 in stoppage time. Asked if he would have let Liverpool score had the officials given him the chance, Postecoglou said: “I just don’t see that. “If we want managers to be the arbiters of these kind of things… we’ve got pretty hefty responsibilities at our football clubs but we’re not the custodians. “I wouldn’t make a decision that could potentially send a club down on the back of…
The Premier League have announced a major change to VAR protocol ahead of this weekend’s games in order to avoid another calamity after Liverpool’s game against Tottenham last week. The PGMOL and VAR have come under heavy criticism this past week after a ‘significant human error’ cost Liverpool an opening goal in their 2-1 loss to Spurs last Saturday evening. Luis Diaz had his first-half opener incorrectly ruled out for offside due to a communication error between the VAR official and referee. The PGMOL released a statement shortly after full-time apologising to Jurgen Klopp’s side for the mistake with Liverpool…