Author: Soccerhuz
Ronald Araujo was Barcelona’s best centre-back last season, yet was forced to play at right-back last night in the team’s La Liga opener against Getafe. Such is the dire lack of resources at right-back for Xavi Hernandez. The manager has been calling out for a new signing all summer, and Fabrizio Romano brings promising news on that front. According to reports from the Italian journalist, the Blaugranas are set to offer a formal bid to Manchester City for Joao Cancelo. The proposal is expected to involve a loan move for the Portuguese star with a purchase clause attached. The coming days will…
Liverpool took the lead against Chelsea in their Premier League debut, but they were fortunate to escape Stamford Bridge with a point. The Reds were open at the back and it took great saves from Alisson and poor finishing from the Blues for the fixture to end in a 1-1 draw. Jurgen Klopp has not improved his backline at all this summer and unfortunately, the situation is now worse with the exits of two defense minded midfielders, Fabinho and Henderson. To strengthen the defense, the Merseysiders have been after the services of French international and Bayern Munich star, Benjamin Pavard.…
A new destination for Romelu Lukaku has emerged after the talks between Chelsea and Juventus ground to a halt, as Tottenham have shown interest after selling Harry Kane to Bayern Munich. The Spurs cashed in €100M plus add-ons. They signed Argentine prodigy Alejo Veliz but plot to add an established striker too, Alfredo Pedullà relays. The Blues and the Bianconeri struggled to agree to the fee included in the package. The formed wanted €40M, while the counterparty offered less. Moreover, both the Pensioners and Dusan Vlahovic had doubts. The Old Lady is now in the process of selling different players, which might be enough to address their economic needs.…
Chelsea and Liverpool’s battle for Brighton’s Moises Caicedo was the biggest transfer story of this summer’s transfer window. The Ecuadorian international turned over the chance to sign for Liverpool in favour of agreeing to a British-record £155 million transfer to Stamford Bridge on Monday, giving the Blues the appearance of winning the deal. And according to recent reports, the two Premier League giants are on a transfer collision course over another player; Southampton’s Romeo Lavia. Although Liverpool’s need for a new defensive midfielder far outweighs that of Chelsea, the Blues are thought to be long-time admirers of the Belgian teenage…
Chelsea’s battle for Moises Caicedo with Liverpool has continued for a week now, and has even begun to spread to a second front. With the Blues appearing to have won a war of attrition to secure the Brighton star, Liverpool have redoubled their long standing efforts to sign Romeo Lavia from Southampton. But they’re not even going to be able to get that done. We’re stalking them on that front too. Sky Sports are among the sources claiming that an agreement between us and the Saints is “close,” while Liverpool continue to work towards an agreement of their own. The…
Brighton star Moises Caicedo has been the subject of heavy interest from Chelsea all summer, with the Blues struggling to meet his asking price due to Financial Fair Play rules following their mammoth spending spree last season under new owner Todd Boehly. As a result, Liverpool attempted to hijack the move by agreeing a British record transfer fee with Brighton. However, Caicedo’s preference was a move to Chelsea and the Blues have now been able to strike an agreement of their own with the Seagulls. Chelsea’s offer totals a whopping £115m, including £15m in add-ons and a significant sell-on clause with the player agreeing terms on an eight-year contract…
In the on and off-field battles against Chelsea, the only positive Liverpool may end up taking is a point they earned yesterday at Stamford Bridge. In the transfer market, the Reds have been smashed by the Blues. The London side are not only signing Caicedo from Brighton but are also close to luring Lavia from Recent reports in the media indicated the 19-year-old Belgian international has agreed a move to Anfield despite Chelsea’s bid worth £55million. However, the latest reports indicate that the teenage sensation has rejected Liverpool and is expected to sign for Mauricio Pochettino’s team. As per today’s version of The…
Jurgen Klopp has made a thinly-veiled dig at Chelsea’s approach to the transfer market – on the same day Liverpool were beaten to the signing of Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo. The Blues have agreed a transfer deal worth £115million – which includes £15m in add-ons – for the Ecuadorian international. The Chelsea deal follows days of high drama as Liverpool had a British record transfer fee of £111million accepted by the Seagulls for the 21-year-old. The deal will take Chelsea’s summer transfer spending past the £300million mark following the arrivals of Christopher Nkunku, Nicolas Jackson, Axel Disasi, Lesley Ugochukwu, Robert Sanchez, and Angelo – while they…
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has hit out at Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola’s treatment of Erling Haaland during the Citizens’ 3-0 Premier League win over Burnley on Saturday. Man City defeated Burnley at Turf Moor in their Premier League opener at the weekend. During the encounter, Haaland scored a brace in the first 36 minutes of the match but seemingly complained about a lack of service towards the end of the first half. This apparently drew a reaction from Guardiola, and as Haaland walked towards the tunnel, the former Barcelona head coach was seen berating the Norway international before…
Having wrapped up the signature of Dominik Szoboszlai, Liverpool’s focus in the last month or so has been on the number six position. With Fabinho having departed, the club desperately needs an adequate replacement, but so far the Reds’ search has been to no avail. Despite Liverpool having a bid accepted for Moisés Caicedo, the Ecuadorean preferred Chelsea over a move to Anfield. It seems like the Reds have now failed in their pursuit to sign the Brighton midfielder. This leaves Jürgen Klopp once again having to go back to the drawing board. The market for holding midfielders in world football is a tricky one at the…