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Magic Johnson is not one to hold back his thoughts on the Los Angeles Lakers. The franchise icon and former president of basketball operations has never hesitated to critique or support the team he helped elevate into a global brand. And during a recent appearance on First Take, Magic had a pointed reminder for Lakers brass: they ignored his warning, and it came back to haunt them After winning the 2020 championship in the Orlando bubble, the Lakers still had the pieces to contend. LeBron James and Anthony Davis were in their prime, the team had a strong defensive identity,…
Viktor Gyokeres has released an angry statement on social media as his bitter fallout with Sporting Lisbon continues. The Arsenal and Manchester United target is in the middle of a transfer tug of war between the Premier League sides this summer. It was recently claimed that the Swedish hitman was willing to go on strike to force a move away from Sporting after they appeared to ramp up their asking price after promising to sell him for a modest fee. And Gyokeres has now released a cryptic statement on social media amid the transfer furore. Writing on his Instagram story,…
LeBron James didn’t sign a max contract when he joined the Miami Heat in 2010. Instead, he took slightly less as a way to help Miami put the best possible roster around him. They won two championships in the years that followed, but the Heat also took advantage of James’ generosity in ways that reportedly bothered him. They waived key role player Mike Miller using the amnesty clause, for instance, purely to save money against the luxury tax. When James became a free agent again in 2014, he made it clear from the jump that there would be no more…
Reports in Italy claim that Atletico Madrid have increased their offer to Milan for full-back Theo Hernandez, who is increasingly likely to leave San Siro during the summer transfer window. The Frenchman will be entering the final year of his Milan contract at the start of the 2025-26 season, and without negotiating an extension, the Rossoneri risk losing him for free if they do not complete a sale this summer. The 26-year-old had been subject of interest from Simone Inzaghi’s Al-Hilal, who had been willing to offer Milan a fee in the region of €30m and a lucrative contract offer…
AC Milan have renewed their interest in Thiago Almada as they work on improving their squad for next season, sources have told TEAMtalk. The 2024/25 campaign was a disappointing one for Milan. While the Rossoneri won the Supercoppa Italiana, they finished eighth in the Serie A table and went out of the Champions League at the knockout phase playoffs. Milan also lost the Coppa Italia final to Bologna in Rome. Determined to bounce back from last season, Milan are already planning for the 2025/26 campaign following the return of Massimiliano Allegri as the manager. Sources have told TEAMtalk, Milan have…
The Rossoneri just came off the back of a poor domestic season, finishing in 8th place, which confirmed they wouldn’t be participating in any European competitions next season. In a bid to overhaul their squad for a fresh start, the 19-time Serie A winners hired former Juventus manager, Massimiliano Allegri ahead of next season. Allegri became the first-ever manager in the Italian top-flight to win five consecutive Scudetti, and is poised to bring glory to Milan. As per Football Italia, the five-time Coppa Italia winners are trying to give the 57-year-old reinforcements in the transfer market, with the report linking…
According to what has been gathered by our colleagues at MilanPress.it, in the past few hours there has been direct contact between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Dusan Vlahovic. The Serbian striker would gladly embrace the Milan project, and the well-known obstacle linked to his salary can be overcome with a long-term contract to spread out the high demands. The Swede is Vlahovic’s idol, and this works in favor of the negotiation. The Serbian striker is Max Allegri’s favorite, as he wants to work again with the current Juventus center-forward, who, let us recall, has a contract expiring in June 2026.
Compared to recent years, Arsenal’s summer looks relatively quiet. So far they only have three games lined up across the next two months before the Premier League gets under way again. They are yet to confirm whether the Emirates Cup will return as a final curtain raiser in north London, whilst there is no planned trip to Nurnberg ahead of a pre-season tour either Last year, when there was a major tournament to factor in, Arsenal played five matches between July 25 and August 11. They were split between America and then N5 with players joining up irregularly due to…
The Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for a center once free agency starts. Some of the targets they are looking at might be more realistic more than others. Jaxson Hayes simply didn’t cut it this past season. When the year started, the Lakers weren’t expecting to lean on him as the starter. Then, once Anthony Davis got traded, they were left with no choice. These five centers would be the ideal replacements for the Lakers. One of them is probably unrealistic, but the rest of them should be targets they go after. Myles Turner Myles Turner is the top…
AC Milan will soon begin negotiations with Arsenal over the potential signing of Riccardo Calafiori, according to Carlo Pellegatti. It is no secret that the defence must be fixed by Igli Tare and Massimiliano Allegri this summer, given that in the last three league seasons Milan have conceded 40 goals or more, which is too many to fight for the top objectives. Moreover, it is well known that Allegri likes to focus on solidity with his teams too. In the eleven seasons in which he was at Milan or Juventus from start to finish, the coach never conceded more than…