Bundesliga
Manchester United make £75m bid for attacker with 36 goal achievements last season
Manchester United have made an improved bid to sign Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho, Sky Sport reports. The Red Devils were heavily linked with the Englishman last summer, but a deal failed to materialise as they were put off by the £108 million valuation. Sancho could be available for a lesser fee this time around, but United are yet to reach an agreement with the Bundesliga outfit for his services. United recently made an opening offer of £67m plus add-ons which was rejected, and they have now made an improved bid of more than £75m. The offer remains short of Dortmund’s valuation, but there is ‘a willingness from all parties’ to get the deal done with Sancho’s contract expiring in June 2023. Sportslens view: Sancho was in sublime form for Dortmund this past season, registerin...
Liverpool might have to pay ‘more than Arsenal paid for Xhaka’ to secure midfield signing – report
Liverpool must pay more than the €45 million that Arsenal forked out to buy Granit Xhaka if they want to sign Borussia Monchengladbach’s Florian Neuhaus, according to TransferMarkt’s Manuel Veth. After failing to challenge for the Premier League last season, Liverpool want to strengthen their squad this summer to improve their chances of challenging for silverware. Neuhaus established himself as a quality performer for Monchengladbach last season, bagging eight goals in 45 appearances in all competitions. Liverpool have been heavily linked with German midfielder this summer and are expected to make an offer. His consistency last season earned him a call-up to the German squad for the Nations League games against Spain and Switzerland. Neuhaus at a stage of his career where he sho...
Liverpool given go-ahead for Anfield expansion
Liverpool have been given the go-ahead to expand Anfield by around 7,000 seats, taking the total capacity at their historic stadium to more than 61,000. City council planners voted in favour of the redevelopment of the Anfield Road Stand on Tuesday, despite concerns expressed by residents and environmental groups about the impact on nearby Stanley Park. The Premier League club’s project is expected to be completed in 2023. “This is a huge milestone in our journey towards bringing more supporters into Anfield,” said Liverpool managing director Andy Hughes. “We underwent a rigorous two-stage public consultation period during the planning process for this project and I would like to thank everyone who has offered a contribution to that.” As part of the application, the club have also been giv...
Chelsea working hard to sign star with 53 goal contributions, Blues optimistic about transfer
Chelsea remain keen on signing Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland. According to Jan Aage Fjortoft, the Premier League side are currently working hard to secure the services of the Norwegian international. Haaland is seen as the missing piece that could help the Blues challenge for the Premier League title next season. Thomas Tuchel guided Chelsea to Champions League success this past season, and he will be hoping to lead them to Premier League glory next term. Dortmund have maintained that the striker is not for sale this summer, but Fjortoft claims that Chelsea are confident of completing the transfer. However, he says the asking price and the player’s wage demands could scupper their hopes of sealing the deal. Re: Erling Haaland Chelsea working intense to get Erling Haaland. ...
Report: Manchester stars lead La Liga rivals in player transfer values
The latest CIES Football Observatory report has been released, revealing the highest estimated transfer values of players in Europe’s top five leagues. The list is dominated by English players, with three Englishmen topping the charts and another four inside the top 20. The Premier League is also very heavily represented, with 12 players inside the top 20 and 43 in the top 100. There are 21 from La Liga, 15 from the Bundesliga, 14 from Serie A, and seven from Ligue 1. Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe ranks 12th, much lower than many would expect. The Frenchman has been given a value of €118.3 million. This will be largely because he has a year left on his current contract, but he could probably command a higher fee this summer. Harry Kane is another who is lower down than expected, w...
Five Bundesliga talents Arsenal can target this summer
With the transfer window set to open soon, Arsenal need to start looking everywhere possible to find the right players. Investment is needed to strengthen the squad to improve upon last season’s eighth-placed finish. This time we are looking at the Bundesliga and try to find players that can help the Gunners. There are many exciting talents present so, let us see who they might be. Ridle Baku The German has excelled as a right-winger for Wolfsburg but can easily slot in as a right-back as well. Kevin Mbabu along with the 23-year-old has formed a formidable partnership on the right flank and that can be replicated for the Gunners. At the Emirates stadium, the full-back will be required to provide the width lot of the time and a player like Baku would be perfectly suited to that. With incred...
Bayern Munich keen on Atletico Madrid midfielder, player favours EPL move
Bayern Munich are close to signing Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez for €80 million, according to Radio Marca. Despite making 33 La Liga appearances last season, Saul was not a regular starter as Atletico won the Spanish title and they are open to listening to offers this summer. Diego Simeone is interested in recruiting Udinese captain Rodrigo de Paul which could make the club more inclined to sanction Saul’s sale. Bayern are in the process of reshaping their squad despite romping to a ninth successive Bundesliga title last season. They were beaten in the quarter-finals of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and will be keen to reclaim the trophy they won in 2020. If Saul moves to Bayern, he would be an unusual signing as they are noted for targeting players in their ea...
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to leave Bayern Munich – Oliver Kahn will be his replacement
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge is set to step down from his position as CEO of Bayern Munich, the club have confirmed via their official website. Rummenigge is a legend at Bayern, having lined up for the Bavarians for ten years during his playing career. During that decade, he scored over 200 goals for the club and won six major honours. Rummenigge has overseen some of Bayern’s best years Two years after his retirement, he was invited by fellow club legend Franz Beckenbauer to return to Bayern as a vice president. He held this position until 2002 when he was appointed as the club’s new CEO. Since then, the German giants have enjoyed some of their most successful years. They have won the Bundesliga title on 14 occasions, as well as ten DFB Pokals and two Champions Leagues. 30 years on from his retur...
Why Bayern’s Alaba stance means United could sign £50m winger this summer
Bayern Munich’s refusal to meet exorbitant wage demands from their players could be good news for Manchester United. According to German football expert Florian Plettenberg, the Bundesliga champions were unwilling to pay David Alaba what he was looking for. The 28-year-old is now set to sign for Real Madrid, and he may not be the last player to leave Bayern this summer. Plettenberg has claimed that Kingsley Coman could be sold, with the winger stalling on signing a new contract with the club. SL View Coman’s current deal runs out in 2023, and he is believed to have asked super-agent Pini Zahavi for advice about his future. United have already reportedly submitted a financial proposal to Coman, and their offer may well have had the desired effect. The 24-year-old is thought to be seeking fi...
Manchester United step up Kingsley Coman transfer bid
Getty Images Manchester United have reportedly told Kingsley Coman they are ready to pay him £200,000 a week after tax. The Bayern Munich star has two years left on his contract but is yet to agree terms over a new deal. Bild claim Coman, 24, earns £200k a week before tax but ‘would like to have it in net’. United have apparently ‘indicated’ to the Frenchman they are willing to meet his demands – and make him their joint fifth top earner. But there is no guarantee of a quick transfer as Bayern are in no rush to make a decision on his future. And the Bundesliga champions will be able to demand a hefty fee with Transfermarkt valuing him at £58.5million. United are in the market for a new winger with Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo both top targets. Coman has long been linked and could be ...
Robert Lewandowski left buzzing after historic goal number 41
An elated Robert Lewandowski could not believe his luck after he scored his 41st league goal the season in the final minute of the final game of 2020-21 season on Saturday to break a 49-year-old record held by fellow Bayern Munich great Gerd Mueller. Lewandowski rounded Augsburg keeper Rafal Gikiewicz in the 90th minute to score league goal number 41, one more than Mueller, in their 5-2 victory. “I really have no words to describe this,” Lewandowski said. “When you try over 90 minutes to score a goal and it is just not happening and then with the last kick of the game you score, then it feels absolutely amazing.” “I am very happy. This is certainly a highlight in my career.” Lewandowski, who is already second on the all-time scorers list in the Bundesliga, with 277 goals, behind only Muell...
Taiwo Awoniyi gets UK work permit, set to leave Liverpool permanently
Fulham and West Brom are interested in signing Taiwo Awoniyi after he was granted a UK work permit for the 2021/22 campaign. Awoniyi linked up with Liverpool in 2015 but is yet to feature in an official game for the Reds. The Nigeria international has spent the past six years on loan at different clubs across in Europe and is currently with Bundesliga club Union Berlin. According to Goal the 23-year-old and his family were finally granted UK permits this week, following a lengthy application process. Aside from Fulham and West Brom, Stoke City have also registered interest in the forward, while Union Berlin are also keen on signing him on permanent deal. German clubs Stuttgart and Wolfsburg are also keen on signing him this summer. Liverpool are open to selling Awoniyi but will only accept...
