Month: December 2024

Marc Guehi has hailed the impact made by England defensive colleague Harry Maguire both on and off the pitch.

Maguire has fallen out of favour at Manchester United and was goaded by Scotland fans after coming off the bench and scoring an own goal in England’s 3-1 win at Hampden Park last month.

Despite losing both the United captaincy and his place in Erik ten Hag’s side, the 30-year-old centre-back has retained the faith of international boss Gareth Southgate.

Maguire revealed ahead of the upcoming friendly clash with Australia that former England captain David Beckham had been in touch after the mockery north of the border.

Team-mates have also rallied around the former Leicester defender and Guehi – who Maguire replaced at half-time in Glasgow �…

Upon being informed that Bayern Munich would not be triggering the option of turning his loan from Barcelona into a permanent deal this summer, Philippe Coutinho reportedly contacted Liverpool to see if there was any chance of a return to his former club. Liverpool, however, made it perfectly clear they had no interest whatsoever in re-signing their once best player.

Presuming the report by the is true how the tables have turned.

In 2017, Coutinho put in a tremendous effort to force a dream move from Anfield to Barcelona, including a transfer request 24 hours before the new season started. Liverpool initially resisted, but in the end they only delayed his departure by six months.

They may have needed him at the time, but they used the money well by purchasing d…

Paris Saint Germain are lining up a £100m bid for Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen, according to the Express.

The French champions are ready to swoop for the former Ajax man, who has two years remaining on his current deal though unlike several of his teammates is yet to pen a new deal.

The twenty-six-year old moved to the North London club in the summer of 2013 and he has since racked up two hundred and twenty-five appearances in all competitions, scoring fifty-six goals.

He was named the club’s Player of the Season in both 2014 and 2017 and was also named the Danish Player of the Year in both of those campaigns.

He was part of the Denmark squad that went to this summer’s World Cup in Russia and netted his twenty-third internatio…

Arsenal are interested in signing James Justin from Leicester City, according to . It has been reported that the Gunners are happy with Japan international Takehiro Tomiyasu, but manager Mikel Arteta wants to bring in another right-back who is more attacking in his approach.

Justin has been on the books of Leicester since 2019 when he joined from Luton Town. The 23-year-old scored two goals and gave one assist in 23 Premier League games for the Foxes last season. The younger, who can play as a right-back, left-back or centre-back, made five starts and one substitute appearance in the Europa League last season.

Leicester are aiming to finish in the top four of the Premier League this season and are unlikely to sell any of their players in the January transfer window. How…

Borussia Dortmund have included Jadon Sancho in a 31-man squad for a training camp in Switzerland, despite continued speculation over the player s future.

The England international has been strongly linked with a big-money move to Manchester United, who can also offer Champions League football after securing a top-four finish in the Premier League.

Dortmund reportedly wanted a deal done before they went away to continue preparations for the 2020-21 season, though that has failed to materialise.

According to media speculation, the Bundesliga club value the 20-year-old at £108million having signed him from Manchester City for a fraction of that price back in 2017.

While Sancho waits to find out if United strike a deal with his current employers, he will tr…

Tottenham s development into an established top-four force is an amazing feat which few other clubs could achieve, according to former Spurs striker Freddie Kanoute.

Mauricio Pochettino s men have defied the constraints of two inactive transfer windows to compile another eye-catching set of results domestically and in Europe.

They brushed aside Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and are on course to secure a fourth straight top-three finish in the Premier League, having never done so prior to Pochettino s appointment as manager in 2014.

Ex-Mali international Kanoute, scorer 15 top-flight goals across two full seasons for Spurs, believes the club deserve credit despite their inability to convert potential into silverware.

Chelsea will reportedly make a run at signing Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic at the end of the season after a troubling campaign for the Blues in front of goal.

Through 24 Premier League fixtures, Chelsea have only scored 23 goals, ranking them 14th overall and the lowest total of any side in the top 11.

Lacking a true number nine, and with it remaining unlikely that Romelu Lukaku returns from his Inter loan next season, Chelsea have been keeping a close eye on Vlahovic.

The 23-year-old, who arrived in Turin for a €70million fee in January 2022, has had an injury-interrupted first full season in Italy, with eight goals in 15 Serie A appearances.

While Massimiliano Allegri s side would likely prefer to persist with the tall frontman, who already has 10 …

Benoit Badiashile (Grade: B)

The first through the door at Stamford Bridge in January, Badiashile arrived from Monaco in a deal reportedly in the region of €38million (£33.7m).

A powerful, left-sided centre-back, Badiashile was a regular for Monaco and at 21, still has a long career ahead of him. He has made seven league appearances since his switch to England, starting six of those games, though he was not included in the Blues Champions League squad.

Joao Felix (Grade: B)

Joao Felix s relationship with Diego Simeone had reportedly becoming strained over the first half of the season, and Atletico Madrid s record signing has been given a chance to rediscover his spark in England.

Whether or not this loan deal will be made permanent remains to …

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford insisted former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer deserves the ultimate respect, despite his sacking at Old Trafford.

United dismissed Solskjaer following last week s humiliating 4-1 Premier League loss at lowly Watford, the club s fifth defeat in seven league matches.

Solskjaer had been on the brink after an embarrassing 5-0 rout at the hands of rivals Liverpool, while United were outplayed by defending champions and neighbours Manchester City 2-0 prior to the international break.

Ex-United forward Solskjaer took charge from Jose Mourinho initially on an interim basis in December 2018 and oversaw a marked improvement in performance while dispelling the toxic atmosphere that developed during the Portuguese s final weeks at the cl…

Antonio Conte wants to stay at Tottenham for many years as he builds to make the club a force both domestically and in Europe.

Conte has made a big impact since he replaced Nuno Espirito Santo as Spurs head coach in November 2021, guiding the club back into the Champions League with a fourth-placed Premier League finish last season.

The Italian has been backed in the transfer market ahead of the 2022-23 season, bringing in the likes of Richarlison, Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic, Clement Lenglet and Djed Spence.

Conte is only under contract until next June, but the former Italy boss says he wants to remain with the London club long term.

He said ahead of Spurs final pre-season game against Roma on Saturday: As I ve said before, our project, our plan is …