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Aston Villa standout in doubt for match against Fulham

15Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Premier League

Aston Villa standout in doubt for match against Fulham

Aston Villa will hit the road and face Fulham this weekend in another key Premier League battle, as the Lions look to maintain their status as a Champions League side after qualifying for the competition last season. Right now, Aston Villa sit in fifth, behind risers Chelsea by only goal difference. The Premier League top four will be even more competitive this season, thanks to Chelsea's improvements, but Aston Villa will like their chances, too, after a productive offseason. That summer transfer window included the acquisition of Hull City standout Jaden Philogene, one of the most talented young attackers in England and Europe as a whole. Aston Villa were even competing against Barcelona at one point for Philogene's signature, but they were able to beat the Blaugrana to both the...

Manchester United want to poach three Bayern Munich stars

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Premier League

Manchester United want to poach three Bayern Munich stars

Manchester United signed three former Bayern Munich stars this past summer transfer window, as they brought in defenders Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui directly from the Bavarians while also signing young striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna - a former Bayern prospect. So far, the early returns on the moves have been mixed, because while Mazraoui has been a major asset and Zirkzee has shown potential, the Red Devils sit 14th in the Premier League table at the October international stopping point. Manchester United still have work to do with their squad despite a productive summer transfer window, which also included the blockbuster additions of young stars Leny Yoro and Manuel Ugarte from Ligue 1. The Red Devils still have eyes on some big-name players in the coming 2025 wi...

Liverpool pushing to sign underrated LB ahead of Real Madrid

14Oct

By Hridyam AroraNo Comments

Premier League

Liverpool pushing to sign underrated LB ahead of Real Madrid

Liverpool are 'strongly interested' in signing Benfica left-back Álvaro Carreras, according to a report from O Jogo. The Reds haven't made that many signings in recent months, but it feels like a move for Carreras could change that as they are pushing to sign him, especially after his performance in Benfica's stunning (and satisfying) 4-0 win over Atletico Madrid in early October. Carreras was one of their best players, and it has left an impression on many top clubs across Europe. The report says that Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester United are also among those interested in signing the highly-rated full-back who has taken Portuguese football by storm in the last couple of months - playing the most outfield minutes out of everyone in the current Benfica squad - and it seems lik...

Manchester United’s Harry Maguire asking price is so low, they may as well keep him

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Manchester United’s Harry Maguire asking price is so low, they may as well keep him

In 2019, Manchester United made the incredibly boneheaded decision to spend 87 million euros on center back Harry Maguire, with Leicester City laughing all the way at the fact that the Red Devils were willing to splurge the amount of money a top striker costs on a physically limited central defender. While Maguire is far from the worst center back in English football, he has not even been worth a fraction of the fee Man United spent on him, with his blunders proving so costly that the Red Devils were forced to bench him just a couple of years ago. Manchester United have since moved on, rebuilding their defense this past summer by signing Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich and Leny Yoro from Lille for a combined 100 million euros. It's debatable if Manchester United have fully cov...

Could Liverpool lose one of their best players to Bayern Munich?

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Bundesliga, Premier League

Could Liverpool lose one of their best players to Bayern Munich?

Liverpool are used to signing top talents from the Bundesliga, such as Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai last summer. They even signed Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich, making it the second time the Reds have signed a high-profile center midfielder from the Bavarian giants. The first was Thiago Alcantara, who left for Anfield after winning the treble at Bayern and establishing himself as one of the best players in the world. He was vital to Bayern's success and flashed that same ability at Liverpool, but he was unable to fully recapture his form due to a myriad of nagging injuries that eventually led to his retirement in 2024. There has been a case of an iconic player taking the opposite journey from Liverpool to Bayern Munich, as Sadio Mane left the Reds after reaching the Champ...

Manchester United rejected by one of world’s best young managers

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Premier League

Manchester United rejected by one of world’s best young managers

Manchester United are mulling over the future of manager Erik ten Hag, which is a phrase that has been uttered or written in perpetuity over the past year as the standard continues to slip at Old Trafford. Even with a new ownership group, INEOS, coming in this summer, the bumbling Dutchman managed to keep his job by virtue of an FA Cup Final triumph over crosstown rivals Manchester City, gifting the Red Devils Europa League football despite a historically poor eighth-placed finish. Currently in the 2024/25 season at the October international pause, Manchester United are 14th in the Premier League. Ten Hag managed to keep his job after lengthy internal meetings, but the club continues to actively monitor replacements. Former Mainz, Dortmund, PSG, Chelsea, and Bayern Munich manager ...

Struggling West Ham defender surprisingly shines in international duty

14Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Premier League

Struggling West Ham defender surprisingly shines in international duty

West Ham made a bevy of offseason investments to upgrade their defense, midfield, and attack in order to set up incoming manager Julen Lopetegui for success after replacing David Moyes. But instead of coming out of the gates firing on all cylinders, West Ham have predictably been experiencing an adjustment period with tough results, amounting to a 12th-placed finish so far at the October international fixtures. The Hammers have shown recent signs of life with a 4-1 blowout win over newly-promoted Ipswich, and they are at least ahead of fellow European football competitors Manchester United, who made even more significant summer signings. Funnily enough, West Ham's most successful summer transfer to this point came from Manchester United, as right back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has looked ...

Grading All Brighton’s 2024 Summer Transfers: Rutter dazzles, Yalcouye surprises

13Oct

By Cody AcevedaNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Grading All Brighton’s 2024 Summer Transfers: Rutter dazzles, Yalcouye surprises

Brighton were one of the biggest spenders in all of world football this summer. The Seagulls spent nearly £200m on some of the most in demand players in Europe. Now that we’ve actually seen most of these players in action, let’s rank all of Brighton’s summer transfers. Georginio Rutter: A Fabian Hürzeler took his time bedding in Georginio Rutter after Brighton signed him for a club record fee of £40m from Leeds. It’s still early, but now that we’ve seen what the Frenchman can do, it’s looking like he's worth every penny. Rutter’s technical ability, work rate, versatility has been essential to making Brighton’s attack work while João Pedro has been injured. We saw all three aspects of his game on full display against Tottenham, where he scored a goal and later fought free from three Sp...

Man City star wants Vinicius Jr. to win Ballon d’Or over Rodri

12Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

LaLiga, Premier League

Man City star wants Vinicius Jr. to win Ballon d’Or over Rodri

At this point, it seems like a foregone conclusion that Real Madrid superstar left winger Vinicius Junior will win the 2024 Ballon d'Or after a ludicrous second half of the 2023/24 season, overcoming injury and abuse to lead Los Blancos to convincing Champions League and La Liga title triumphs. Vinicius Jr. finished the 2023/24 season with 15 goals and 5 assists despite only starting 22 games due to injury, and he was even more prolific in the Champions League with 6 goals and 4 assists in 10 starts with an average of 3.7 dribbles completed per game. There are a number of other valid competitors for the Ballon d'Or, but the only two that have gained significant traction are Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham and Manchester City defensive midfielder Rodri, who was part of the City s...

5 possible defensive midfield transfer targets for Manchester City in 2025

11Oct

By Kevin ParviziNo Comments

Features, Premier League

5 possible defensive midfield transfer targets for Manchester City in 2025

Manchester City have the world's best defensive midfielder in Rodri, who is one of the top Ballon d'Or candidates for 2024 after a sensational 2023/24 campaign at the base of the Citizens' midifeld. Alongside him, Man City have three great players capable of manning the second spot in a double-pivot - John Stones, Ilkay Gundogan, and Mateo Kovacic. However, Man City have been left thin at the position due to injuries to these players, with Rodri's looming largest. Furthermore, Man City don't have a young player in the center midfield positions. With Kovacic linked to Saudi Arabia and Gundogan likely on his last legs at the elite level, the 2025 transfer windows could be the right time for Man City to strike with a move for an elite 6. Here are five options for Manchester City to c...