Author: Soccerhuz
The 2006 World Cup winner spent last season at boyhood club Parma, helping them finish fourth in Serie B and reach the last 16 of the Coppa Italia, where they were knocked out by eventual winners Inter Milan. Buffon signed a contract extension with I Crociati until 2024 in February but has decided to call it quits ahead of the 2023-24 campaign. The Italian stopper won the UEFA Cup in 1998-99 during his first stint with Parma before making the move to Juventus in July 2001 for a then world-record fee for a goalkeeper of £32million. He enjoyed huge success…
All the signs pointed to RB Leipzig wanting a world-record fee for a defender if Manchester City were going to sign Josko Gvardiol. It had looked like it would take more than the £80m that Manchester United spent on Harry Maguire in 2019, and potentially closer to £100m. City have spent that amount before, but prefer to operate around the £60m mark, and have only spent over £65m once. The Blues were set on Gvardiol, and the fact that they were willing to pay so much shows how keen they were to sign him. City believe that Gvardiol can play…
Liverpool and Manchester City could be about to rival Real Madrid for a player who could be about to become the fastest player in the Premier League. Both northwest sides have had windows defined by their outgoings, with captains leaving either club: Jordan Henderson went from Liverpool to Al-Ettifaq, while Ilkay Gundogan has swapped Manchester City for Barcelona. But with Real Madrid linked with a former target of both sides, the Premier League rivals could well go head-to-head in the transfer market for the same player. Spanish outlet Defensa Central are claiming that Bayern Munich superstar Alphonso Davies has given his word to Real president Florentino Perez that he will…
The clubs have agreed a transfer fee of £77.6m (€90m). The deal would not be a record deal for a defender with Harry Maguire costing Manchester United £80m in 2019. Factoring in exchange rate changes and inflation, the deal is costing City just a few million more than the £75m paid by Liverpool for Virgil van Dijk. Gvardiol is a left-footed Croatia international centre-back, widely regarded as one of the top centre-backs in Europe, The 21-year-old has been coveted by a number of top clubs, insluding Chelsea and Tottenham, who both wanted to sign him last year. From a goal-scoring…
Manchester United may have got major parts of their transfer business over the line but there are still plenty of loose ends to tie up before the end of the month. For the first time since 2011, United will head into the season with a new number one in the form of Andre Onana. Erik ten Hag will be hoping that Mason Mount will help give the team another dimension in midfield, while the imminent arrival of Rasmus Hojlund will hopefully provide the club with a long-term solution in attack. The trio will arrive for a reported total in the…
Your Arsenal transfer round-up on Thursday, August 3. Mikel Arteta may be forced into changing Arsenal’s Folarin Balogun transfer stance after Gabriel Jesus suffered a fresh knee issue. The Gunners had made the 22-year-old available on the market following his breakout season at Reims in Ligue 1 with numerous clubs showing an interest. Inter Milan quickly became the frontrunners for his signature but then began focusing on other targets after learning of the £50million asking price. Interest is also prominent from AC Milan with Premier League clubs monitoring his current situation. Ahead of the AS Monaco Emirates Cup clash, Arsenal confirmed Jesus’…
It was the Englishman’s first start as a Gunner at the Emirates, and every fan in the stadium was delighted to see him in the famous red and white. Rice played in Granit Xhaka’s left-sided number eight role yesterday, and he had a very decent game. He got into some good areas, caused Monaco a few problems and almost scored. It was not a bad performance at all considering it was just his second-ever start as an Arsenal player, but if you have to compare, Partey was much better yesterday. The Ghanaian started in his usual number-six role and was…
Jurgen Klopp had kept his powder dry long enough. Now Liverpool have been given a first glimpse of what they hope will be a bright future for their midfield. Having this summer splashed out £35million on Alexis Mac Allister and £60m on Dominik Szoboszlai, the Reds boss paired the new boys together for the first time in this glamour friendly against Bayern Munich. Much is being invested in the duo, who Klopp had earmarked as the priority of a necessary midfield rebuild even before Fabinho and skipper Jordan Henderson moved to Saudi Arabia. The Reds boss spoke of this season being…
Liverpool’s need for a new central midfielder has intensified after Alexis Mac Allister suffered a knee injury on Wednesday. The Argentina international picked up the complaint during Liverpool’s 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich in Singapore. It’s hoped the injury isn’t serious, with Jurgen Klopp telling reporters: “He could have played on… There’s no need to push him through.” Regardless of Mac Allister’s fitness, the incident is a reminder to Klopp to sign a central midfielder. He’s lost five players who can occupy the role this summer in Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Although Liverpool have brought…
David Moyes hasn’t been able to spend any money in the current transfer market, and it isn’t clear if the fault lies with him personally, new technical director, Tim Steidten, or owner David Sullivan. Realistically, it doesn’t really matter whose fault it is because the plain fact is that no new players have been brought in through the door, and that needs to change as soon as possible. Rather than allowing other players to move on, the east Londoners need to be doing all they can to stop the vultures from circling – though it’s probably too late in Amara…