Author: Soccerhuz
It’s set to be another cracking season in La Liga, but for perennial heavyweights Real Madrid, there is unfinished business with their greatest rivals. Los Blancos lost their grip on the top-flight title last term to Barcelona and failed to defend their UEFA Champions League crown, as Manchester City prevailed. It is a rare campaign that sees limited success at Santiago Bernabeu, but with the exit of Karim Benzema and the arrival of Jude Bellingham, Carlo Ancelotti – one of the most decorated managers in the game – is set to oversee a sea change among his squad as they…
With less than a week now to go in the transfer window, Liverpool need to get a move on. Despite adding three new faces this summer, they still look short. Hincapie has been suggested as a potential remedy to that. And according to journalist Christian Falk, the Reds may well be working on it. Writing in Fabrizio Romano’s Daily Briefing today, the reporter said that Liverpool sporting director Jorg Schmadtke is currently in talks with Leverkusen. “There are many Premier League clubs interested in Piero Hincapie. Liverpool could be one of them,” says the journalist. “I don’t think there’s enough…
€70m (£59.9m) ‘and more’ was the verdict from Bundesliga transfer insider Christian Falk in his latest exclusive update with CaughtOffside – a considerable leap from the £35m suggested by Ben Jacobs (as relayed by Empire of the Kop) and potentially double should the fee rise in excess of £60m. “There are many Premier League clubs interested in Piero Hincapie. Liverpool could be one of them,” the German wrote. “I don’t think there’s enough time to make the deal, as Leverkusen don’t want to sell. If they were forced to think about it, it would have to be a high price – €70m…
The Premier League season is only two weeks old and yet there has been one controversy after another when it comes to officiating, on the pitch and with the help of VAR. Liverpool, of course, were at the centre of one such instance when Alexis Mac Allister was shown a red card against Bournemouth, with lead VAR Paul Tierney not intervening. The three-game ban was subsequently overturned, as it ought to have been, but it, again, thrust the standards of refereeing in the English topflight to the forefront. And now ex-referee Mike Dean has divulged an instance, when he was operating VAR, that…
As suggested by earlier reports, Lukaku is increasingly becoming a concrete opportunity for Roma who seek additional reinforcements before the transfer deadline. Following Lukaku’s withdrawal from talks with Inter and the recent collapse of negotiations with Juventus, Roma are now seriously being considered as a viable option for the Chelsea striker. According to Italian journalist Augusto Ciardi, Roma head coach Jose Mourinho has spoken to Lukaku about the possibility of reuniting in the Italian capital. In the meantime, Chelsea have opened to the idea of letting Lukaku leave on Roma. English media claim Roma are now favorites to land Lukaku…
According to Gianluca Di Marzio, the news coming from The Athletic regarding Chelsea being open to a loan deal for Lukaku has been confirmed, and now Roma are dreaming of the Belgian as a late attacking reinforcement. However, the Giallorossi are only open to negotiating if Chelsea were open to a loan that did not have an obligation to buy. Roma would pay his salary and a minimum fee for the loan. However, they won’t be the only side in the running as several clubs are looking for a forward on loan in the last part of the transfer window. There…
Retired Nigerian midfielder John Mikel Obi is set to represent London side Chelsea again seven years after he left the club, Soccerhuz.com reports The 36-year-old moved to England after a stellar performance for Nigeria at the 2005 U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands, where his country lost in the final to Argentina, and also finished as the tournament’s second-best player behind Lionel Messi. His impressive performance at the tournament caught the attention of English giants Manchester United and Chelsea, with the former claiming they had already completed his signing before a twist in the transfer saw him join Chelsea for…
Karim Benzema’s departure earlier this summer took the streets of Madrid by surprise. The French striker appeared set to renew with Real Madrid but could not hold off the financial muscle the middle-east based club offered. That, however, might not be the only big shock for Carlo Ancelotti’s side from Saudi Arabia. According to information from Marco Kirdemir, a FIFA agent, Al Hilal and Al Ittihad are eyeing Toni Kroos. He further assures that there will be a big departure from La Liga in the closing days of the transfer window. If not Toni Kroos from Real Madrid, the clubs…
The Kylian Mbappe to Real Madrid transfer saga has been full of twists and turns. For a long time, it had looked like the Frenchman was certain to leave PSG this summer and in that scenario, Santiago Bernabeu appeared to be his most likely destination. But now, it is more than likely that he will remain with the Ligue 1 champions. Mbappe has been brought back into the first-team picture. There are also suggestions that a contract extension with PSG is not out of the question, something that had seemed pretty much impossible not too long ago. Some rumours broke out recently…
Geographically, Manchester United and Manchester City are separated by just 4.3 miles. When it comes to recruitment and squad building, however, the two clubs are a million miles apart. Not for the first time in the past decade, United are being left behind by their cross-city rivals, suffering as a result of mismanagement and poor strategic planning by those who sit at the top table. With just a week of the summer transfer window remaining, United, despite already splashing out north of £150million on three new faces so far this summer, are still in desperate need of strengthening their squad…