Author: Soccerhuz
Barcelona are poised to make a loan offer with option to buy for Manchester City full-back Joao Cancelo. The 29-year-old defender spent the second half of last season out on loan after falling out of favour at The Etihad. After being deemed surplus to requirements by Pep Guardiola, the Portuguese international made a surprise move to Bayern Munich. But the board at the German giants opted against making his arrival permanent in the summer. Barcelona poised to make a loan offer with option to buy for Man City defender Joao Cancelo Man City also want over £30m for Cole Palmer which could price Borussia…
In what came as a shock turn in the summer transfer market, Chelsea appear to be moving to secure a deal for out-of-favour Arsenal striker Folarin Balogun. While the USMNT international has proven his goalscoring track record during his Ligue 1 loan spell with Reims last season, he’s failed to make a breakthrough under Mikel Arteta during his time at the Emirates Stadium. That being said, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino hinted at a possible deal for a striker with less than two weeks remaining until deadline day. We are working, of course,” Pochettino admitted at his pre-match press conference. “We are…
Real Madrid need to make additions in a number of positions across the pitch. Not all of those reinforcements are not expected to arrive this summer but hopefully, they will tick off as many boxes as possible. One position in unquestionable need of strengthening is right-back. Dani Carvajal remains the starter there, even though it is quite clear that he is no longer the player that he was in his prime. Carvajal has not been performing at a top level for some time now. But he has retained his position in the team because the club have no real competition…
With De Bruyne set for surgery on a hamstring injury, Guardiola said he was speaking to director of football Txiki Begiristain about their options in the window. “We maybe need to add someone else,” Guardiola said. “My opinion is I like a small squad. But the blow from Kevin changes the perspective. He is a very important player and it is not one or two weeks. “It’s four or five months, he’s 32 years old and he needs to be physical because of the way he plays physically. So we have to reflect a bit on the squad and think…
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…