Author: Soccerhuz
Over the years, manager Jose Mourinho has often thwarted Arsenal’s ambitions to win the Premier League. Jose Mourinho won three Premier League titles with Chelsea, a manager who often got the better of Arsenal, even when he was managing Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur. However, when it comes to this summer, Mourinho might just be about to do sporting director Andrea Berta a big favour. Before the end of the August, Arsenal would like to sign Rodrygo from Real Madrid if possible, and if not, they may turn to Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze. But in order to do so, Arsenal…
Eberechi Eze has been forced to keep an open mind over his next move as the wait for a bid from Arsenal drags on, TEAMtalk understands, amid rival interest from Tottenham Hotspur. The Crystal Palace playmaker has a desire to join the Gunners this summer, with sources close to the player maintaining throughout the window that he was effectively “just waiting” for formal contact from Mikel Arteta’s side. Eze had been hopeful Arsenal would make their move early enough for him to enjoy pre-season with Mikel Arteta’s squad. However, as of the weekend, no such bid had materialised. Sources close…
Noni Madueke will look to earn himself a starting place in Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Manchester United next Sunday. Mikel Arteta and his recruitment team have had a hugely busy transfer window, with Madueke one of six new first-team signings which have resulted in Arsenal spending close to £190million so far this summer. Arsenal‘s pre-season preparations culminated on Saturday with a 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao in the Emirates Cup, in potentially the clearest indication yet of what Arteta’s front three will be this season. New signing Viktor Gyokeres‘ first Arsenal goal was quickly followed up by Bukayo Saka,…
With the £52 million signing of Noni Madueke, it was always going to be difficult for Arsenal to bring in another left winger. While many are still packaging Madueke as Bukayo Saka’s backup, Mikel Arteta continues to hint that the Chelsea man could be his solution on the opposite wing. Pre-season is the perfect time to experiment with new tactics and prepare for the campaign ahead, and Madueke, as is being hinted, may be about to play a major role on the left. In both of his appearances, Madueke replaced Gabriel Martinelli rather than Saka, featuring on the left wing,…
AC Milan and Genoa have agreed a deal over central defender Koni De Winter worth €20m, according to a report. Milan agreed to sell Malick Thiaw to Newcastle United after an improved offer was tabled over the weekend and a €40m deal was agreed, bonuses included. As a result, the Rossoneri had to find a replacement, and they have acted quickly. Giovanni Leoni and Pietro Comuzzo were among the names initially linked, but then an acceleration came for De Winter. Now, a deal has been struck which will see the Belgian join from Genoa, presuming all the final bits go…
Malick Thiaw has confirmed that he is leaving AC Milan, speaking to reporters while arriving for his flight to England. The German is all set to join Newcastle United in a deal worth €40m including bonuses, and it will bring an end to three years at Milan, having joined from Schalke 04 after the Scudetto-winning 2021-22 season. Thiaw spoke to the journalists present including our own Luca Maninetti, reflecting on the time that he spent with the Rossoneri. “These three years have been a pleasure. I’ve learned so much. I’ve grown as a player but also as a person. My…
AC Milan’s 2025 summer preseason has come to an end, and it did so in a far-from-ideal way with a 4-1 defeat against Chelsea. Rather unsurprisingly, Massimiliano Allegri made 10 changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Leeds United in Dublin on Saturday. However, one of the incoming players – Andrei Coubis – had a nightmare with an early own-goal and a red card. Joao Pedro scored in the first half for the Blues and then Liam Delap scored a brace in the second half either side of a goal from Youssouf Fofana. It means that the Rossoneri end…
AC Milan suffered a pretty big defeat in their final friendly clash of the pre-season, conceding four goals against Chelsea. Below are the player ratings for the Rossoneri. If you haven’t already, make sure to check out how we decide the player ratings. From the scale to what affects the rating, we have compiled everything there. Starting XI Maignan (6): He was left for dead on the goals. The positioning was questionable a few times, but he also made some good saves at the end of the day. One on Neto, at the end of the first half, was especially good.…
AC Milan are still hopeful of signing Rasmus Hojlund from Manchester United, but they must convince the player of the move. La Gazzetta dello Sport (seen below) write this morning that United tried to make Hojlund understand that they believe an exit is in the best interests of all parties. They did this by not letting him play a single minute at Old Trafford in the friendly against Fiorentina. Moreover, it was on the very day of the presentation of Benjamin Sesko, the new €85m striker who should push Hojlund away from Manchester. Where? Milan are hoping and waiting, all…
Eberechi Eze was quizzed about speculation linking him with a move to Arsenal after Sunday’s Community Shield at Wembley. After netting in Crystal Palace’s FA Cup victory in May, Eze was named in Oliver Glasner’s starting XI for their curtain raiser on Sunday. Palace twice went behind at the home of football against Arne Slot’s new-look Liverpool, but equalised on both occasions courtesy of goals from Jean-Philippe Mateta and Ismaila Sarr. For the third season running the Community Shield was decided on spot kicks, and despite Eze missing from 12 yards Palace went on to win thanks to a pair…