Author: Joe Soriano

Joe Soriano covers Tottenham for FanSided's Hotspur HQ and writes about Real Madrid for The Real Champs. He has extensive experience covering world football since 2014. Joe is an editor for The Trivela Effect, where he covers the biggest clubs in European football. He has watched professional sports regularly since 2002 and can be found playing the same sports he covers with his friends.
Dortmund willing to sell eight players in summer 2025 transfer window
20Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Dortmund willing to sell eight players in summer 2025 transfer window

With all due respect to Manchester United and Tottenham, Borussia Dortmund have to be the most disappointing team domestically in European football, as they have inexplicably fallen all the way to 11th in the Bundesliga. Even though Dortmund are into the quarterfinals of the Champions League after coming from behind against Ligue 1 side Lille, their pursuits in league play have been beyond abysmal, currently ranking behind such stalwarts as Augsburg. Dortmund need a complete overhaul of their squad, and they could let as many as eight players go in the summer 2025 transfer market - both a mix of stars who will generate revenue and players who are no longer of use to the squad. BILD reports that defender Niklas Sule, midfielder Salih Ozcan, and attacking midfielder Giovanni Reyna a...
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Liverpool star Ryan Gravenberch now has injury concern
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Injury News

Liverpool star Ryan Gravenberch now has injury concern

Liverpool are reeling right now, having lost the Carabao Cup Final this past weekend to Newcastle 2-1 after being eliminated from the Champions League Round of 16 in heartbreaking fashion to PSG on penalties. Now, Liverpool may have another worry on their hands, as one of their best players of the season, center midfielder Ryan Gravenberch, has just suffered an injury blow. Providing further evidence of the insidiously useless nature of the international "breaks", top footballing insider Fabrizio Romano reports that Gravenberch was forced to leave the Netherlands this week with an injury of unspecified nature. He will return to Liverpool for further evaluation by his club. Liverpool hold a 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League table over Arsenal, so while their title hope...
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Roberto Mancini to meet with Juventus over manager job
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Roberto Mancini to meet with Juventus over manager job

Heading into the March international break, Juventus sit just fifth in the Serie A table and are at serious risk of missing out on Champions League football next season in Thiago Motta's first campaign at the helm. Motta led Bologna to the Champions League last season in a fairytale campaign, helping Riccardo Calafiori and Joshua Zirkzee achieve breakout seasons that earned them big-money transfers to the Premier League in summer 2024. Now, Thiago Motta is the leading actor of a severely underperforming Juventus side, and he's effectively discarded some of Italian football's biggest talents, including striker Dusan Vlahovic and No. 10 Kenan Yildiz. Although Juventus have relayed words of affirmation for Motta's job security, the fact that there are reports circulating about possib...
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Man United dominate Transfermarkt’s most valuable Premier League U21 players
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Man United dominate Transfermarkt’s most valuable Premier League U21 players

Manchester United have been one of the most disappointing teams in European football this season, and they are nowhere near competing for a European place next season with little turn-around in results despite the appointment of Ruben Amorim as manager. But there are reasons to believe in a bright future for Manchester United, as they have a number of talented young players who are a clear identity and cohesive scheme away from truly shining. In fact, Transfermarkt released an updated list of its most valuable players in terms of worth on the open transfer market, and Manchester United had the most players in the top 10 of the list of the most valuable U21 players in the Premier League. Arsenal, Manchester City, Bournemouth, and Tottenham all had two players each, but Manchester U...
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Manchester United still want to sign Xavi Simons
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Manchester United still want to sign Xavi Simons

Much of the transfer rumor mill speculation surrounding Manchester United has understandably focused on their need for goals, and top-class No. 9's like Victor Osimhen and Benjamin Sesko are the most frequently mentioned players. But given Manchester United are 13th in the Premier League table, they clearly need more than just striker help if they want to get back to their usual standing as a top-four side in English football. According to a report from Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg, Manchester United still want to sign Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig this summer and are actually hoping to sign a "versatile attacking midfielder" in the coming window. Plettenberg confirms that Manchester United also remain interested in the top two young Bundesliga strikers on the transfer m...
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Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

Napoli begin talks for Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund

Manchester United spent 64 million pounds, with an additional 8 million in add-ons, to sign Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta in the summer 2023 transfer window. At the time, Hojlund was one of the most intriguing talents in Serie A and one of the biggest emerging talents at the striker position, dazzling with his upside and explosive dribbling on the ball. Hojlund has found service, beyond the creation from captain Bruno Fernandes, to be difficult at Old Trafford, and he and fellow former Serie A standout Joshua Zirkzee have had trouble forging a connection up top. Manchester United still have hopes for Hojlund, but there are already rumblings of a potential transfer in the summer 2025 window, and a Serie A title contender may be interested in bringing Hojlund back to a league that he se...
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When is Manuel Neuer returning from injury for Bayern Munich?
19Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Injury News

When is Manuel Neuer returning from injury for Bayern Munich?

Bayern Munich star goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has been out since Mar. 5 with a torn muscle fiber in his right calf that he suffered during a 3-0 blowout win over Bundesliga title rivals Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16. The young Jonas Urbig, acquired from FC Koln in the winter transfer window, has ably stepped in for Neuer as the club's most promising backup in years, but the German footballing legend's return is soon on the horizon. According to a report from Sky Sports Germany's Florian Plettenberg, Neuer is working hard on his comeback at the club facilities and is targeting a Mar. 29 return date against bottom-half Bundesliga side St. Pauli. The fixture will be Bayern's first after the international break, and it will be a chance for Neuer to...
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The 10 most undervalued players in world football by transfer market worth in 2025
18Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

The 10 most undervalued players in world football by transfer market worth in 2025

As the 2024/25 season comes to a close, everyone is keeping one eye on the horizon for the upcoming summer 2025 transfer market, and Transfermarkt has recently updated their list of market values. While we can all have our quibbles with Transfermarkt's valuation of players, they generally do an excellent job of capturing the overall sentiment of the perception of player values across leagues, fanbases, and nationalities. Studying them can help expose which players are overvalued and undervalued, and, often, a trend emerges that certain teams and leagues are more or less appropriately valued than others. So in that vein, let's take a look at the 10 most undervalued footballers in the world right now, finding a balance among attacking players and defenders, world-class players who a...
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The 5 best attackers for Barcelona to sign in summer 2025 transfer window
18Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Transfer News

The 5 best attackers for Barcelona to sign in summer 2025 transfer window

Barcelona have the most exciting attacking football in the world right now and recently flexed that might with an incredible, potentially title-deciding 4-2 comeback win over Atletico Madrid. But Barcelona are always looking to get even better offensively. There are two opportunities to make upgrades for the future, as Barca currently don't have a true right-footed left winger. With Robert Lewandowski getting older at 36, there is also the opportunity to go for a young striker who can split minutes with the Polish legend and eventually supplant the former Bundesliga superstar. Here are five star attackers worth Barca's time in the summer 2025 transfer market. Eintracht Frankfurt ST Hugo Ekitike Hugo Ekitike has found his footing in Frankfurt and become one of the most must-see p...
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The 5 best possible Ange Postecoglu replacements at Tottenham
18Mar By Joe SorianoNo Comments
Analysis

The 5 best possible Ange Postecoglu replacements at Tottenham

Tottenham have been one of the most dismally disappointing teams in all of European football this season, and as we head into the March international break, Spurs sit just 14th in the Premier League table. Manchester United's impressive 3-0 win over Leicester City have brought the Red Devils over Tottenham, making Spurs the biggest flops of the 2024/25 Premier League season, just one year after manager Ange Postecoglu gave them Champions League hopes in their first season at the helm. But now, Spurs are back where they started - and actually further behind, despite making some expensive additions to the squad like James Maddison and Dominic Solanke. Following a 2-0 loss to Fulham and now without a Premier League win since Feb. 22, Postecoglu is facing more calls for his firing, in...
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