Author: Soccerhuz
Pep Guardiola has claimed Manchester City would be “killed” if they spent the sort of sums being coughed up by Chelsea over the last 12 months. City’s spending has long been scrutinised since Sheikh Mansour’s takeover in 2008, with the club still facing 115 Premier League charges for alleged breaches of financial regulations. But Guardiola insisted their approach had always been prudent, in contrast to that taken by Todd Boehly’s ownership group at Stamford Bridge, where the arrival of former City academy star Romeo Lavia this week had taken spending to nearly £1bn since the start of last summer. City,…
Rio Ferdinand has responded to a fan’s hot take that Arsenal will finish below Chelsea this season – and it is fair to say that he is not confident for the Blues. Ferdinand was speaking in a video with TNT Sports when it was put to him that Mauricio Pochettino’s men could actually finish above the Gunners this term. Of course, Arsenal have got extremely high hopes for this season. Mikel Arteta’s side finished second in the Premier League last year, pushing Manchester City all the way. Ferdinand reacts to fan’s claim Arsenal will finish below Chelsea It is fair…
If Arsenal want to get £50 million out of Folarin Balogun, they might need to sacrifice their pride to do so. Doing business with the enemy is never easy, especially in sports, but it could be necessary. The USMNT international has been of interest to numerous clubs over the past few weeks and after the Gunners declined an offer of £34m from Ligue 1 side Monaco, it appears as though they’re sticking to their guns in terms of his price tag. But now, with two bitter London rivals in the forms of Chelsea and Tottenham both reportedly going after him,…
Roy Hodgson, manager of Crystal Palace, has expressed his compassion with Arsenal. This is due to the Gunners narrowly losing the league title to Manchester City last season. Hodgson also said that he has been impressed by what Mikel Arteta has done so far at Arsenal. Crystal Palace welcome Arsenal at Selhurst in the Premier League on Monday night Manchester City came from behind to win the title despite Arsenal leading the way at the top of the table for much of last season. Hodgson said he had nothing but sympathy for Mikel Arteta and his team. “I have great…
Jurgen Klopp has reiterated Liverpool want to further reinforce their squad this transfer window – but does not expect to have close to £100million to splash out on new players. The Reds took their summer spending up to £110m when they confirmed the arrival of defensive midfielder Wataru Endo for £16.25m from Stuttgart on Friday. Liverpool had already undertaken an expensive engine room overhaul with the signings of £35m Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton and £60m Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig. Klopp had also wanted to bring in Moises Caicedo with a £110m offer accepted by Brighton last week, only for…
Liverpool are still in the market for a defensive midfielder following the signing of Wataru Endo and the Reds have been quoted a fee of £70m by a Premier League club to bring one of their stars to Anfield. The Merseyside club have been linked to many midfielders over the summer and one name often mentioned is Crystal Palace star Cheick Doucoure. The Mali International only signed for the Eagles last summer and made a big impact in his first season in English football, winning Palace’s Player of the Season award for the 2022-23 campaign. This caught the attention of Liverpool and according to…
Liverpool seem serious about signing Ryan Gravenberch before the summer transfer deadline ends next month. The Reds have been interested in the Dutch midfielder for months and now, they are prepared to agree a discount fee to get his signing done The Bayern Munich star arrived in Germany from Ajax last year in a deal worth 18.5 million euros. According to Bild, Liverpool are willing to pay 23 million euros (£20million) to sign the 21-year-old from the Bavarians. Gravenberch is behind Laimer, Kimmich and Goretzka in the pecking order, that much is clear after the player was left on the bench…
Despite the disappointment of the Moisés Caicedo and Roméo Lavia transfer sagas, Liverpool had a bit of a silver lining with the arrival of Wataru Endo at the end of the week. He could be a solid addition for Jürgen Klopp’s side and a player who could be just as much of a solid reinforcement as the aforementioned duo — especially if Liverpool can now sign another one or two midfielders. With just about two weeks left of the window there is still plenty of time left to salvage what is left of it and make it into a success.…
If ever you wanted to see an end-to-end match, this was it. Two teams who needed defensive midfielders going hell for leather for 90 minutes. In all honesty, it was a miracle that this one ended up 1-1. The Reds started the game with four attackers on the pitch, but sadly, they could only find one goal between them. The man tasked with spearheading the attack was Diogo Jota. The 26-year-old started as Liverpool’s striker for this game, but, in all honesty, he went missing. Speaking on BBC Radio Five Live’s Fantasy 606 Podcast, Chris Sutton has given his verdict on…
Robbie Savage has asked Liverpool, if they wanted Moises Caicedo so badly: “Why did you wait so long to make a move?” The Reds emerged from nowhere earlier this week to launch a British record £115 million bid for the Ecuadorian midfielder. Chelsea had been tracking the then Brighton star for much of the transfer window, but looked set to be gazumped by the rival Anfield bid. However, despite the Seagulls accepting the offer, Caicedo made clear he only wanted to join Chelsea, allowing the Blues to counter their offer and ultimately strike an agreement. It was a humbling blow for Jurgen Klopp, whose frustration was…