Author: Soccerhuz
Kelly was the subject of interest from Tottenham on deadline day, but Bournemouth rejected their £20m bid because of a lack of time to replace him. However, there has since been no sign of Kelly opening up to a new contract with Bournemouth. And since his current deal is due to expire at the end of the season, January could be Bournemouth’s last chance to cash in on the 24-year-old. According to 90min, Tottenham are planning a new attempt to sign Kelly, who could become the replacement for Davinson Sanchez after the Colombian was sold to Galatasaray beyond the English deadline. However, Liverpool have established their own interest…
Manchester City are reportedly weighing up an approach for Chelsea full-back Ian Maatsen. According to 90min, Pep Guardiola’s side are monitoring Maatsen’s current contract situation ahead of making a move for him in the future. Currently, the 21-year-old left-back has just one year remaining on his deal at Stamford Bridge. It is claimed Chelsea are keen for Maatsen to sign a contract extension but so far they have hit difficulties trying to finalise this. Last season, the Dutchman enjoyed a successful loan spell with Burnley and there were reports the defender was going to rejoin the Clarets on deadline day before signing permanently at the…
City’s Erling Haaland is one of 12 Premier League players nominated. Argentina legend Lionel Messi is the overwhelming favourite to win and extend his record to eight Ballons d’Or after winning the World Cup. Midfielder Bellingham and striker Kane both moved clubs this summer – to Real Madrid and Bayern Munich respectively. Treble-winning Manchester City are represented by record-breaking goalscorer Haaland, Kevin de Bruyne, Ruben Dias, World Cup winner Julian Alvarez, Bernardo Silva, Rodri and Josko Gvardiol. Croatia defender Gvardiol was not at City last season but Ilkay Gundogan, now at Barcelona, was and he also makes the shortlist. The…
A player’s progression and improvement rarely run along a linear path. Setbacks are inevitable, and they might get better in one area while taking a step back in another. If they make a transfer, there’s a potential change in style with both team and league to consider too. This can be seen with a particular metric for Alexis Mac Allister, the Argentine midfielder who may be on the verge of solving a significant issue for Liverpool. His record with ground duels helps prove the above point. The metric combines dribbles, fouls and tackles (all of which can be won or…
Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia turned Liverpool down because they preferred to stay in the South of England. Caicedo and Lavia were the subjects of an enthralling transfer battle between Liverpool and Chelsea in August. In the end, there was a clear winner, with both players choosing blue over red. In the weeks since, the reasons for this have been speculated upon far and wide. And weighing in while speaking to Tribal Football, former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant says the location of the two clubs may have played a big part. “These things [location of club/re-locating] do often play a…
In their defence, anyone who has read the frantic reporting from that part of the world over the course of the last few weeks couldn’t fail to be utterly convinced that the Egyptian’s arrival from Liverpool this summer was an inevitability. And yet the opportunity to land Salah has now passed without him making his way over to Jeddah for one of many ‘scheduled medicals’. For those reporting on the matter from Merseyside, the route to this entirely unsurprising outcome has been a fairly straightforward one. Put simply, Liverpool have never once wavered on their stance that their No. 11…
We can finally put a line through Mohamed Salah talk, for this transfer window at least, and it is positive news on the Anfield expansion front as we round up Thursday’s Liverpool news. The club’s famed former sporting director, Michael Edwards, has seen plenty of speculation over his next move since he left Liverpool in 2022. And his next step has now been revealed by The Athletic‘s David Ornstein, with Edwards joining the club’s ex-director of research, Ian Graham in his new venture, Ludonautics. Edwards’ role will be as a non-executive director for the firm, which offers their skills and experience to…
Former Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards is to make his much-anticipated comeback to sport by launching an advisory service alongside the club’s ex-director of research, Ian Graham. Since leaving Anfield last summer there has been regular speculation about where Edwards (pictured left, alongside Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and Fenway Sports Group president Mike Gordon) would appear next, with Chelsea among many sides in Britain and abroad to approach the Englishman. But following a year-long break from the game, he is now preparing to return as a non-executive director of Graham’s new company, Ludonautics. The firm will offer its skills and experience to ownership groups and teams…
Liverpool were braced for a world-record bid for Mohamed Salah on Thursday but the club and their supporters could breathe a sigh of relief when an improved offer from Al Ittihad failed to materialise before the Saudi Pro League transfer window closed. The Reds had turned down a £150m offer on Deadline Day but with the Saudi window open for another six days there was an expectation Al Ittihad would try again to land the Egypt forward. Liverpool have always maintained Salah is not for sale but, as Sky Sports News’ Vinny O’Connor reports, their resolve is likely to be…
Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric talked to Sportske Novosti and discussed his new role in the Spanish capital. “Nobody is happy without playing and after my whole career it definitely feels strange. Anyway, the coach made that decision and I won’t quit because of that. Quite the opposite, actually,” said Modric. The Croatian midfielder expanded his thoughts on the matter when asked about why he made the decision to sign a contract extension. “They wanted me to stay and my wish was the same. My only requirement was to be treated as a competitive player so that I didn’t stay…