Author: Soccerhuz
Ratcliffe and his INEOS group are set to buy a 25 percent stake in United and take charge of the sporting side of the business.… However, Glazer will remain involved as he will be named on a three-man committee alongside Ratcliffe and INEOS’s director of sport Sir Dave Brailsford, The Times reports. Ratcliffe will pay £1.3 billion to take a minority stake in United and while that deal was supposed to be pushed through on Thursday, it could take several weeks before the deal is sent to the Premier League for approval. It could then take a further eight weeks…
Potential new Man United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has big plans for Old Trafford should the British businessman have his offer for part of the Premier League club accepted by the club’s board. The INEOS CEO looks to have won the race to get in the door at Man United after the Qataris – led by Sheikh Jassim – withdrew their bid last week as they wanted complete control of the Manchester club but their offer of around £5.5bn was short of the Glazer family’s £6bn asking price. The way the Glazers have dealt with Qatar shows that they are not ready…
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has admitted that he doesn’t know which teams will be involved in the title race this season, but is hopeful his side will be amongst them. It comes as the Gunners have made a decent start to their campaign with the aim of lifting the Premier League next May. Six wins and two draws in their opening eight matches leaves the side unbeaten in the league, but in second place behind rivals Tottenham on goal difference. The Lilywhites sit top of the pile after plenty of changes over the summer, with new boss Ange Postecoglou transforming the team. Below…
Chelsea and Liverpool are both ready to make huge contract offers to Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe in January to try and convince him to reject advances from Real Madrid. Another target for Real Madrid is Manchester City forward Julian Alvarez. President Florentino Perez is ready to battle Barcelona for the Argentine’s signature. Madrid have made contact with Alvarez’s representatives and have confirmed their desire to sign him next symmer. Newcastle United will compete with Bayern Munich for the loan signing of Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips. But Tottenham Hotspur are also expected to make a move for Phillips in…
Sergio Busquets played an important role in ensuring a Liverpool flop didn’t return to the club recently, according to a report. According to the Barca Reservat podcast, manager Xavi was keen to sign an attacking midfielder in January in the middle of the club’s title challenge that saw them lift the LaLiga trophy for the first time in four years. They beat arch rivals Real Madrid to first place by 10 points as they continued their climb back to the elite of European football after a year out the Champions League amid serious financial problems. Xavi played a key role in the club’s comeback after being appointed as manager…
Liverpool were boosted by the return of a couple of faces in their pre-Everton session yesterday. Having missed the previous two games, the big news was that Cody Gakpo is back fit and seemingly available. But as seen in LFCTV’s ‘Inside Training’ series, the Reds were also blessed with the presence of back-up goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher. Kelleher missed out on an Ireland call-up for the recent internationals, having reportedly picked up a knee injury. Like Gakpo, The 24-year-old missed the previous two games, surrendering the chance of a start against Union Saint-Gilloise in the Europa League. Footage from yesterday showed that Kelleher is…
Bayern’s bosses may already be rolling their eyes at the thought of yet another raid from Liverpool in the coming windows. With Leroy Sane already contemplating his future in Bavaria, the former Manchester City man, it seems, could be tempted into an exit this summer. Christian Falk reports that the 27-year-old isn’t at the head of the queue, however, with Jamal Musiala the Reds’ ‘priority’, as things currently stand. “Bayern also has a problem with Leroy Sané, who is playing his best season since he first arrived at Munich,” “The problem is that the national player only has a contract…
Kaoru Mitoma has reportedly turned down advances from Liverpool to put pen-to-paper on a new five-year contract with Brighton & Hove Albion. According to London World, the Japan international turned down advances from clubs across Europe to remain at Brighton, with the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United and Barcelona all monitoring his situation. The report goes on to claim that Mitoma’s new five-year contract is worth in the region of £80,000-a-week and he has now finally put pen-to-paper after agreeing a deal in principle at the start of October. He joined the Seagulls from J-League side Kawasaki Frontale in the summer of 2021.…
Liverpool will have some significant hurdles to overcome if they wish to steal highly-rated youngster Jamal Musiala away from Bavaria in future. One such hurdle Christian Falk reported on, however, could offer the Reds something of an advantage if they were to swoop in early on this matter – specifically, the player’s wage demands. “Liverpool’s German coach, Jürgen Klopp, and sports director, Jörg Schmadtke, are once again eyeing the Bundesliga – and could really annoy FC Bayern over three personalities!” the German journalist wrote in his exclusive Fact Files column. “The most important: Liverpool are very interested in Jamal Musiala. After Jude…
Jurgen Klopp is leaning towards making a change to the front-three which started Liverpool’s last Premier League game. Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah began the match at Brighton two weeks ago. But with tomorrow’s Merseyside Derby now looming large, the manager is set to shuffle his pack. That’s according to the Liverpool ECHO anyway. They claim that there’s a ‘strong chance’ that Diogo Jota finds himself back in the starting XI tomorrow. Of course, the reason for Jota’s absence against the Seagulls wasn’t performance related. The 26-year-old was serving the one-match ban he picked up for his costly red card against Tottenham…