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Would Arsenal miss Shkodran Mustafi if he left next summer?
Shkodran Mustafi wants to leave Arsenal at the end of the season when his current contract runs out, according to Football.London. Arsenal offered the 28-year-old central defender a contract extension in the summer of 2020, but the Germany international turned it down, according to the report. The report has claimed that the former Sampdoria and Valencia centre-back is keen a move back to Italy next summer when he is out of contract at Arsenal. Shkodran Mustafi’s recent stats Mustafi did not have the best of times under former Arsenal manager Unai Emery, who told Sky Sports in August 2019 that it would be best for the defender if he left. Emery made the comments despite the 28-year-old playing 31 times in the Premier League and six times in the Europa League for the Gunners during the 2018...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Burnley vs Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur will look to put last Sunday’s disappointing 3-3 draw with West Ham United behind them when they visit Burnley today in their sixth English Premier League game of 2020-21. Jose Mourinho’s men have won just twice this term, losing once and drawing another two, and they will be keen to pick up a valuable victory on a tough ground having left with a point the last time they were at Turf Moor in March. They put last weekend’s blow – which saw them throw away their three-goal in 10 minutes – behind them to secure a 3-0 victory in their Europa League group stage opener against LASK, but Burnley are a different side and Spurs might not find it easy at Turf Moor. Sean Dyche’s men have struggled this term, though, and they are without a victory in four Premier League games, losing...
Liverpool open talks to sign Ozan Kabak; Upamecano move expected
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Schalke defender Ozan Kabak. The 20-year-old is highly talented and he could prove to be a superb long-term investment for the Reds. The Reds are in desperate need of some depth in their defence and Kabak could be a good signing for them. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has been sidelined with ACL damage and he is unlikely to return this season. Jurgen Klopp cannot hope to challenge on all fronts with just two centre backs at is disposal. Fabinho has had to step in and play as a defender so far. Furthermore, Joel Matip has a worrying injury history and he cannot be relied upon in terms of availability. Liverpool must look to sign a defender when the transfer window reopens in January. As per Mirror, the Premier League champions have now ope...
Stephen Warnock raves about Leeds United defender Luke Ayling
Stephen Warnock has praised Leeds United defender Luke Ayling on Twitter. The former Leeds defender was impressed by the display produced by Ayling during the Whites’ 3-0 win against Aston Villa away from home at Villa Park in the Premier League on Friday evening. The 29-year-old was deployed in central defence by Leeds head coach Marcelo Bielsa, and the former Arsenal prospect gave a very strong performance. Patrick Bamford was the star of the show for the visiting team, as the English striker scored all three goals. While Warnock was impressed by the display produced by Bamford, he has reserved special praise for Ayling and has named him as the most improved player he has seen and played again. Some incredible football last night. @Patrick_Bamford grabbed the headlines but my standout pl...
Premier League Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-ups: Arsenal vs Leicester City
Arsenal host Leicester City this evening and will hope to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at the hands of Manchester City. They secured a 2-1 win over Rapid Wien in their Europa League opener on Thursday and will hope to put in another impressive performance today after their comeback against the Austrian side. Leicester head into the clash on the back of consecutive league defeats at the hands of West Ham United and Aston Villa, and manager Brendan Rodgers will be keen to lead his side to much-needed victory. The Foxes also won their Europa League opener, running out 3-0 winners against Zorya, and they will fancy their chances of leaving the Emirates Stadium with at least a point. Leicester won their opening three league games of the season against West Bromwich Albion, Burnley and...
El Clasico Match Report: Real Madrid take toothless Barcelona to the cleaners
Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners at the Camp Nou yesterday at the expense of Barcelona, going top of the La Liga and six points clear of their bitter rivals with the valuable victory. The defending champions opened the scoring through Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde five minutes into the game, but Barca quickly hit back, with Spanish international forward Ansu Fati drawing his side level three minutes later. The 17-year-old became the youngest goalscorer in El Clasico in the 21st century as a result. The hosts enjoyed the larger share of possession afterwards and should have taken the lead through Lionel Messi and Philippe Coutinho, but Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois thwarted the effort of the Argentine, while the Brazilian could only guide his header wide minutes into the second...
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho opens up on Arsenal interest
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho was linked with a move to Arsenal earlier this summer and it seems that there was some truth in those rumours. The Chelsea ace has now hinted that there were some talks and he was open to negotiations with the North London giants. Jorginho ended up staying at Chelsea and he has no regrets about that. The midfielder explained that he is completely committed to the Blues and he is looking to help the club do well this season. “I believe that every player is open to negotiations,” Jorginho told ESPN Brazil. “So I believe there was something they talked about. And in the end, it was decided that I remain here. Now my head is here and we’re going to do a great job with Chelsea, which I always wanted to do.” The former Napoli midfielder arrived at Chelsea along w...
Jose Mourinho expects Son Heung-Min to sign a new deal with Tottenham
Tottenham are ready to finalise a new deal with star forward Son Heung-Min. According to Football Insider, the Londoners are looking to make him one of their highest-paid players and they have offered him a deal worth around £200,000-a-week plus performance-related bonuses. Apparently, it will be a five-year deal and would keep the South Korean at the club during his peak years. The 28-year-old is one of the best players in the Premier League and it is hardly surprising that Spurs are doing their best to keep him at the club for the long haul. Son has been in red-hot form this season and he has 8 goals and 2 assists to his name already. He will be crucial to Tottenham’s ambitions this season. The South Korean has arguably been Tottenham’s best player since the arrival of Jose Mourinho...
Big weekend for Juventus and AC Milan in Serie A title race
Juventus have won the Scudetto for the past nine seasons, and smart money would be on the Bianconeri to make it 10 in a row. After all, the Turin giants have a very strong squad, and Cristiano Ronaldo is still banging in the goals for fun despite being 35 years of age. However, there are signs that Juventus may not have it all their way this season. Andrea Pirlo’s side have not made a great start, and AC Milan seem to have turned on the style in the opening weeks of the season. Heading into this weekend’s round of matches, the Turin giants find themselves as low as fifth in the Serie A table with eight points from four matches, while the Rossoneri have picked up maximum points from their four games and are sitting at the top of the standings. Both Juventus and Milan are in action over the ...
El Clasico Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-up: Real Madrid
Real Madrid head into their 245th El Clasico clash with Barcelona on the back of two straight defeats. [embedded content] Zinedine Zidane’s side were handed a shocking 1-0 loss in the league by newly-promoted Cadiz at home last weekend, and they couldn’t bounce back in their next match, suffering a 3-2 defeat at the hands of Shakhtar Donetsk in their Champions League opener on Wednesday. Another loss tomorrow at Camp Nou at the hands of their bitter rivals will be a bitter pill to swallow, and Zidane and his men will be pulling out all stops to ensure they leave the city of Barcelona with all three points. Madrid have won three La Liga games this term after kicking off their title defence with a draw, and they will fancy their chances against Lionel Messi and co in an empty Camp Nou. Barca...
Report: Manchester United keen on Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore
According to Calciomercato (via Sport), Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore in on the radar of Manchester United, but they face competition from his former side Barcelona and some European bigwigs. The Spain international is a graduate of the famous La Masia academy, but he couldn’t make the grade at the club, leaving to join Aston Villa in 2015. Traore struggled to impress at Villa Park, moving to Middlesbrough after a season before joining Wolves in the summer of 2018 for £22 million. The 24-year-old has become a force to reckon with at Molineux, scoring four goals and weighing in with nine assists in 37 Premier League appearances last term. His pace and dribbling abilities continue to terrorize defences, earning him a call-up to the Spain national team as a result and also attra...
El Clasico Match Preview, Team News and Predicted Line-up: Barcelona
The 245th competitive El Clasico clash between Barcelona and Real Madrid will take place tomorrow at the Camp Nou. [embedded content] Both sides are currently tied on 96 victories apiece with 52 draws, and football fans across the globe will be tuning in to catch one of the most-watched games. Madrid left Barcelona with a point when they came visiting last term before beating the Catalans 2-0 at home in March to fire their title charge. Ronald Koeman’s side were handed a 1-0 loss at Getafe last weekend after starting the season with two wins and a draw, and they quickly bounced back with a 5-1 win over Hungarian minnows Ferencvaros in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Madrid are a wounded animal heading into Saturday’s clash after suffering consecutive defeats at the hands of Cadiz...
