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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...
Report: Manchester United want £20m for Phil Jones
Manchester United will demand a fee in the region of £20m for defender Phil Jones, according to reports from The Sun. Jones has a contract at the club till 2023, but he could be looking to leave the club as early as in January. The former Blackburn Rovers defender has struggled with fitness in recent seasons and managed only eight games in the past 12 months. He is on £75k-per-week wages and is secured financially. However, a decline in form and fitness means he is currently not in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first-team plans. However, the Red Devils are still demanding £20m for Jones. Should Jones leave the club? Jones, who was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2011, has not played a single game for the club since January. He has dropped down the pecking order at the club beh...
PSG vs Manchester United: Team News, Key Stats and Predicted Lineups
Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League 2020/2120th October, 20:00 pm BSTLe Parc des Princes, Paris Paris Saint-Germain host Manchester United in the Champions League later today and the French outfit will be looking to begin their European campaign with a win at home. Thomas Tuchel’s side made it to the final of the competition last year and they will be hoping to go all the way this time. Meanwhile, Manchester United are coming into this game on the back of an impressive performance against Newcastle United and they will be confident of getting something out of this game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have been inconsistent so far this season and the Manchester United boss will be hoping for a good performance here. The Red Devils have the quality to trouble most teams...
Ajax vs Liverpool: Team News, Predicted line-ups from Champions League
Ajax will play host to Liverpool in the opening Champions League group fixture at the Johan Cruyff Arena on Wednesday. The Dutch giants find themselves second in the Eredivise table, one point behind PSV Eindhoven after five games. They are heading into this game on the back of a convincing 5-1 victory against Heerenveen at the weekend in the Dutch league. Dusan Tadic scored twice, while the likes of Mohammed Kudus, Davy Klaassen, and Antony added their names on the scoresheet and sealed all three points for Erik ten Hag’s side. Liverpool, on the other hand, are heading into this match on the back of a 2-2 draw against derby rivals Everton. In arguably one of the most intense feisty encounters in recent years, Everton twice came from behind to earn a point. Sadio Mane and Mohamed Sala...
Report: Adama Traore to sign new contract at Wolves
Adama Traore is close to signing a new contract at Wolves this summer, according to BBC Sport. The 24-year-old joined Wolves from Middlesbrough for a fee of £18m in 2018. Since then, he has made huge progress under Nuno Espirito Santo. The speedy winger made his debut for Spain earlier this month, and he is now set to sign a new contract at Wolves. Traore was one of the key players for Wolves last season, managing six goals and nine assists in all competitions, and helped the club reach the Europa League quarter-finals. According to reports from The Mirror, Traore was heavily linked with a move to Liverpool this summer. The Reds were looking to bolster their attacking department and earmarked Traore as an option. However, they signed Diogo Jota from Wolves instead. And...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose rejected Watford move on deadline day
According to Football Insider, out-of-favour Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose rejected the chance to move to English Championship outfit Watford on Friday’s domestic transfer deadline day. The Hornets were keen on the 30-year-old last summer after he was left out of Spurs’ pre-season tour to Singapore and told he was not part of erstwhile manager Mauricio Pochettino’s long-term plans. However, their bid was knocked back as the North Londoners held out for £20 million. Rose himself was at Watford’s training ground on summer transfer deadline day last summer, but the move fell through and he returned to Tottenham, featuring in 12 Premier League games during the first half of the campaign. #WatfordFC transfer update Rose has now departed TG after two bids rejected by Spurs. https://t.co...
Leeds vs Wolves preview: Team News, Predicted line-ups, key stats
After some cracking games this weekend, it’s up to Leeds now to live up to the hype and round off the game-week in style when they take on Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday night. Marcelo Bielsa’s side have been impressive so far and give the impression that they are here to stay. The opening day 3-4 defeat against Liverpool was a statement of the brand of football they’re going to play while the 88th-minute winner from Patrick Bamford in the 1-0 victory against Sheffield United suggests that the Whites are adept at the art of grinding out results as well. The 4-3 win against Fulham was a typical end-to-end thriller, while their latest 1-1 draw with Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City actually leads us to believe that Leeds are something special under El Loco. This summer has been crucial and ...
Report: Liverpool considering move for Ben White
Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Ben White from Brighton in the January transfer window. The Reds could be looking to sign a new centre-back in the winter transfer window following the injury to Virgil van Dijk. The Dutchman suffered an ACL damage after a horror tackle from Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The talismanic centre-back is likely to remain on the sidelines for lengthy spells, and there are doubts that he may not return again this season. pic.twitter.com/rpdxFZViwq — Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) October 18, 2020 Joel Matip and Joe Gomez remain the only two recognised centre-backs who are fit at the club, while central midfielder Fabinho can play a stop-gap role at the back. Jurgen Klopp, therefore, could be forced to delve into the transfer market in Jan...
