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Danny Rose’s time at Tottenham Hotspur is well and truly over
According to Football Insider, Tottenham Hotspur are planning to terminate Danny Rose’s current contract. Rose has been on the books of Tottenham since 2007 and is out of contract at the North London club at the end of the season. Spurs head coach Jose Mourinho had already left the left-back out of his squad for the 2020-21 Europa League campaign, and on Tuesday, the Portuguese decided not to include him in his Premier League squad either. With Rose having spent the second half of last season on loan at Newcastle United, it is clear that Mourinho does not rate the England international left-back highly. Football Insider has reported that Spurs are planning talks with Rose and will offer him a pay-off to terminate his £70,000-a-week deal. Danny Rose’s time at Tottenham Hotspur is over ...
Ajax vs Liverpool: Tv channel, Live stream, Team News, Prediction
Liverpool will face Ajax in the opening fixture of their 2020/21 Champions League campaign on Wednesday night at the Johan Cruyff Arena. The two sides haven’t met face to face in over 50 years, but it promises to be a cracking game. Both the teams finished top of their respective leagues last season, but Ajax weren’t crowned Champions as the competition was concluded abruptly due to the coronavirus pandemic without declaring the winner. Liverpool are heading into this game on the back of a 2-2 draw against derby rivals Everton. Ajax, on the other hand, earned a convincing 5-1 victory against Heerenveen at the weekend in the Dutch league. Where to watch? Kick-off time: 20:00 (BST) Watch on Tv (UK): The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2. Subscribers can also stream...
Jamie Carragher: Liverpool should sign Dayot Upamecano in January
Former Liverpool defender turned popular football pundit Jamie Carragher has suggested that the Reds should sign Dayot Upamecano in the January transfer window. Carragher feels that the Reds should sign a top-class defender in January following the injury to Virgil van Dijk. The Dutchman suffered an ACL injury during the Merseyside derby, and he is expected to be out on the sidelines for a lengthy spell. Carragher feels that the Reds would struggle to retain the Premier League title without Van Dijk, and that is why they must sign a good defender in January. The loss of Van Dijk means Liverpool are left with Joe Gomez and Joel Matip as the only two recognised centre-backs. Fabinho can play in the centre-back role, but he is at best a stop-gap solution. The former Reds defender fe...
Kalvin Phillips injury is a massive blow for Leeds & how they can fill the void
Leeds United have suffered a massive injury blow with Kalvin Phillips expected to remain on the sidelines for up to six weeks. Phillips suffered a shoulder injury during Leeds’ 1-0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night at Elland Road. The England midfielder took to social networking site Twitter to confirm that he could be out for a few weeks, but he won’t be needing surgery. Luckily I won’t be needing surgery and have already started my rehab so looking forward to getting back on the pitch as soon as possible. 💪🏽🤍 — Kalvin Phillips (@Kalvinphillips) October 20, 2020 The 24-year-old has progressed immensely under Marcelo Bielsa in recent years, and his injury is a massive setback for the club. Phillips has been ever-present for Leeds this season, bu...
Martin Odegaard: What Next For The Real Madrid Man?
Martin Odegaard’s troubles for Real Madrid continue, with the midfielder having suffered an injury to his right soleus muscle over the international break, according to the club. The midfielder has only managed an incredible four appearances in five years for the Spanish giants. The statistics do not do any favours for Odegaard. Nevertheless, following a stop-start career with the Los Blancos, Odegaard has made a name for himself with two loan spells at Vitesse and Real Sociedad respectively. An impressive return of 18 goals during this period propelled Odegaard into Zidane’s thinking, with the manager refusing to sanction another loan. Martin Odegaard Against Real Sociedad A Promising International Break Despite being on the fringes of the Real Madrid team, Odegaard continued to impr...
Leeds 0-1 Wolves: Three talking points from Premier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers moved to sixth in the Premier League table after beating Leeds 1-0 at Elland Road on Monday night. Raul Jimenez scored the only goal of the match as Wolves secured back to back wins in the Premier League. Here are three major talking points from the game: It was like the first day of a cricket test match: There is a common saying that as a batsman you need to give the first session to the bowler, and once you soak the pressure, enjoy the next two sessions of the day. We found a similar sort of scenario here. Leeds started energetically and were at the top of their game at half time. Wolves absorbed the pressure, which allowed them to gradually settle into the game. In the second half, Wolves grew confident, found their rhythm and controlled the game well. Leed...
Liverpool duo Joel Matip and Thiago unlikely to feature against Ajax
Liverpool take on Ajax in the Champions League tomorrow and Virgil van Dijk won’t be the only key player they will be missing against the Dutch outfit. According to James Pearce from The Athletic, Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara were missed today’s training at Melwood and they are unlikely to travel to Amsterdam with the rest of the squad. No Matip or Thiago in training at Melwood today. Fabinho set to start at CB alongside Gomez v Ajax.Centre-backs Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams set to travel as part of the squad. #LFC — James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) October 20, 2020 Thiago and Joel Matip both missed #LFC training and are unlikely to travel for the Ajax game. Club are being cautious given the hectic schedule. — Melissa Reddy (@MelissaReddy_) October 20, 2020 Thiago picked up a minor inju...
Liverpool and Manchester United in talks to form the European Premier League
Europe’s biggest clubs including Liverpool and Manchester United are currently locked in talks to form the European Premier League. According to Sky Sports, the top clubs across the top five European leagues are discussing the idea and the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United could be one of the founding members of the competition. Apparently, five English clubs could join the competition which might start as early as 2022. Financiers are currently looking to put together a package of around £4.6 billion to assist the creation of the competition and FIFA are backing the project. There could be 18 teams from around Europe competing in the European Premier League and the fixtures will be played during the regular European season. If the plan goes through, the European Premier League...
Tottenham’s Sergio Reguilon linked with Real Madrid return
Tottenham could soon lose Sergio Reguilon to Real Madrid. The 23-year-old left-back joined the London club earlier this summer and he has been very impressive for the Premier League side so far. However, it seems that Real Madrid could exercise their buyback clause and bring the Spaniard back to the club. According to AS, the Spanish giants will have to pay around €10m more than they received from Tottenham for Reguilon. Real Madrid star Marcelo is past his peak and he will need to be phased out of the team soon. With Ferland Mendy as the only other reliable left-back option at the squad, it is understandable why Real Madrid are considering the option to bring back Reguilon. The Spurs ace is an established international for Spain now and he has proven his quality in the Premier League...
Liverpool: Who Are The Top Alternatives To Virgil Van Dijk?
Liverpool continue to search for alternatives to Van Dijk after the 2-2 draw in the Merseyside Derby. Their misery was further compounded with Virgil Van Dijk being ruled out, potentially, for the season. The absence of the Dutchman poses serious question marks over the Liverpool defence, with fans wondering, where are the alternatives to Van Dijk? Further still, Michael Edwards’ transfer decision, to let Dejan Lovren depart has now come under increasing scrutiny. With Joe Gomez and Joel Matip the only two senior centre backs available, the question remains, what alternatives do Liverpool have? Top Alternative To Van Dijk 1: Sepp Van Den Berg Sepp Van Den Berg: Alternative To Van Dijk After His Injury Following Van Den Berg’s arrival in 2019, the Dutchman has still yet to acclimatise himse...
Opinion: Son Heung-min deserves a new Tottenham contract
Tottenham Hotspur are looking to give Son Heung-min a new contract extension at the club, according to reports from the Daily Mail. The report claims that Spurs are looking to renegotiate the contracts of some of the key players at the club, and tying up Son to a contract extension is a priority for the north London club. Spurs enjoyed a successful summer transfer window where they signed as many as seven first-team players including the emotional return of Gareth Bale from Real Madrid. The 28-year-old earns in the region of £150,000-per-week but the Korean can expect to earn more. And he deserves that. Gradual progress Son joined Spurs in the summer of 2015 from German club Bayer Leverkusen for a reported fee of £22 million. He took time to settle in at his new c...
Champions League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Lineups: Chelsea vs Sevilla
The 2020-21 Champions League campaign kicks off tonight, and Chelsea will be hosting Sevilla at Stamford Bridge and hope to secure all three points as they look to emerge top of Group E ahead of the round-of-16. [embedded content] Rennes and Krasnodar are the other teams in the group, and the Blues will fancy their chances of booking a place in the last-16 after doing so last term before getting eliminated at the hands of Bayern Munich in the knockout stage. Finishing second behind Valencia in Group H saw Chelsea draw the Bundesliga giants in the last-16, and they have to top their group this time around to prevent such a scenario. On paper, Sevilla stand between Frank Lampard’s side and that top spot, though, and the La Liga giants are one of the teams to watch out for this season after t...
