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Adrien Rabiot’s mother pushing for a Manchester United transfer
13Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Adrien Rabiot’s mother pushing for a Manchester United transfer

Manchester United made a handful of major signings this summer, and the one who may most immediately boost the club's fortunes is former PSG defensive midfielder Manuel Ugarte. The Casemiro replacement next to phenom Kobbie Mainoo, Ugarte had been Man United's top midfield target all along this past summer, and he became a guaranteed transfer when PSG went for Benfica's Joao Neves as the Uruguayan's replacement. But Manchester United could use one more midfielder as a boost this season, and they can still sign free agents even after the transfer window has ended. The best free agent available is another former PSG midfielder, Adrien Rabiot, who most recently played for Juventus. A starter for the French national team, Rabiot has been hotly linked to Manchester United for years and...
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Brighton Women in advanced talks to sign Nikita Parris from Manchester United
12Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Brighton Women in advanced talks to sign Nikita Parris from Manchester United

Brighton Women have ambitions of rising up the table in the FA WSL and eventually making it to European competition, much in the same way their men's team made it to the Europa League in the 2023/24 season after several shrewd signings. To that end, Brighton have signed two of the best attacking midfielders in the FA WSL in England legend Fran Kirby and another former Chelsea star in Jelena Cankovic. But Brighton may not be done with adding attacking firepower ahead of the FA WSL transfer deadline tomorrow on Friday Sept. 13. According to a report from Tom Garry of The Guardian, Brighton are now in advanced talks with Manchester United for the signing of 30-year-old right winger Nikita Parris. A star for the England national team a few years ago, Parris is a former FA WSL champ...
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Ranking the 10 most expensive midfield transfers in Arsenal history
12Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 most expensive midfield transfers in Arsenal history

Arsenal are one of the biggest clubs in European football, and in recent years, they have shown a renewed willingness to spend and return to the summit of both English football and Europe as a whole. In the past two summers, Arsenal have made two high-profile midfield signings in Declan Rice and Mikel Merino. Rice cost the club over a 100 million euros, as Arsenal needed to spend big in order to make sure they signed the West Ham star over title rivals Manchester City. There's no doubt that Rice was a big splash, but is he the biggest in the history of Arsenal midfield transfers? And where does the 32 million euro deal for Real Sociedad's Mikel Merino rank? Here are the top 10 most expensive midfield additions in Arsenal history. All prices are courtesy of Transfermarkt. 10. Sant...
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Every Arsenal game Martin Odegaard is set to miss with ankle injury
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Every Arsenal game Martin Odegaard is set to miss with ankle injury

Arsenal star attacking midfielder Martin Odegaard went down with an ankle injury in Norway's 2-1 win over Austria during the UEFA Nations League, becoming the latest top player to fall victim to an injury during a useless set of international games during a period of time laughably dubbed a "break". Odegaard's injury comes before Arsenal is set to face off against arch rivals Tottenham in the North London derby, with big fixtures against Atalanta in the Champions League and then Manchester City in the Premier League afterwards. No match in world football, besides El Clasico, feels as big as Arsenal vs. Manchester City now that Mikel Arteta and mentor Pep Guardiola have been battling neck-and-neck for the Premier League title in back-to-back games. But with a three-week timeline ex...
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The 10 most expensive transfers from Ligue 1 to the Premier League of the 2010s decade
11Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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The 10 most expensive transfers from Ligue 1 to the Premier League of the 2010s decade

Ligue 1 carries the tagline "The League of Talents", which is pretty much their only claim to fame now that PSG have completely unbalanced the league from a competitive standpoint due to Qatar's ridiculous spending power. Perhaps Roberto De Zerbi can shift that paradigm with some smart underdog coaching at Marseille after previously turning Brighton into a Europa League side after they toiled in the Premier League mid-table for years. Ligue 1 may not be the most competitive league, but it's still producing top talents who fetch a pretty penny on the transfer market. Look no further than center back Leny Yoro, who joined Manchester United this summer from Lille for over 60 million euros after pretty much every big club wanted to sign him. The Premier League has always been a destin...
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Arsenal star Martin Odegaard suffers injury before Tottenham clash
9Sep By Kevin ParviziNo Comments
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Arsenal star Martin Odegaard suffers injury before Tottenham clash

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has been one of the best players in the Premier League since joining the Gunners from Real Madrid, spreading his wings as one of world football's best modern playmakers under coach Mikel Arteta. With Odegaard pulling the strings, Arsenal are perennial Premier League title contenders and one step closer towards returning to a Champions League Final, with the 25-year-old coming off a 10-assist season after notching 15 goals in 2022/23. Unfortunately for Arsenal, it looks like they may have to face arch rivals Tottenham in the North London derby this coming Sunday without the services of their superstar midfielder. Odegaard went down with a left ankle injury during the September international "break", getting caught with Austria star playmaker Christop...
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Grading every Newcastle transfer of the summer 2024 window
31Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Grading every Newcastle transfer of the summer 2024 window

Newcastle qualified for the Champions League in the 2022/23 season in their first season under Saudi Arabian ownership, and then they slid back to disappointment in the 2023/24 season, failing to qualify for the Champions League and build on their success. Faced with the need to have a big summer, Newcastle ended up with a poor offseason, signing no new starters and instead focusing heavily on depth players. Not all was bad for Newcastle this summer, but for what was needed to get back to the Champions League level, this window was clearly lacking. So here are the grades for all of Newcastle's summer 2024 signings, with prices coming from Transfermarkt. GK Odysseas Vlachodimos, €23.6M Odysseas Vlachodimos is a very good goalkeeper who is capable of challenging Nick Pope as the new ...
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The best possible Crystal Palace lineup after Eddie Nketiah and Trevoh Chalobah transfers
31Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The best possible Crystal Palace lineup after Eddie Nketiah and Trevoh Chalobah transfers

Crystal Palace made two major signings in the summer 2024 transfer window, bringing in Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah as part of their attacking solution while replacing Fulham-bound star center back Joachim Andersen with Chelsea's underappreciated Trevoh Chalobah. While Chalobah isn't necessarily going to be immediately as good as Andersen, he is a useful addition to the back line and could prove to be a better solution for Crystal Palace in the long run with a greater resale value, owing to his younger age. Meanwhile, Nketiah is a gamble at 30 million pounds, but the talented striker has the ability to become one of the top strikers in the Premier League, especially with a strong supporting cast around him. Although Crystal Palace were unable to hold onto their best player, Micha...
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Grading every summer 2024 transfer made by Leicester City
31Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Grading every summer 2024 transfer made by Leicester City

In an effort to stay up in the Premier League this time around, Leicester City had one of the most active summer transfer windows of any team in the top flight, investing heavily in a few players while signing a handful of more bargain additions - or loans. At the end of the window, Leicester City have a more balanced and well-rounded squad with the upside of having a few contributors who could explode for big 2024/25 seasons that could play a pivotal role in the Foxes avoiding the drop. Here is a grade for every major Leicester City signing of the summer 2024 transfer window. All prices are courtesy of Transfermarkt. DM Oliver Skipp, €23.5M Oliver Skipp is one of the most gifted young midfielders in English football, but the 23-year-old never quite took off at Tottenham, failing t...
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The best possible Chelsea starting lineup with Jadon Sancho
30Aug By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The best possible Chelsea starting lineup with Jadon Sancho

As was rumored for about a week, Chelsea have secured the signing of Jadon Sancho from Manchester United, acquiring one of England's most talented wingers on loan with an unknown obligation to buy attached. The move brings a proven Champions League commodity to Chelsea, and Sancho is capable of getting starts on either wing, with the left wing actually being the most pressing need in light of Mykhaylo Mudryk's inconsistency. Chelsea are beyond loaded on the flanks with Sancho entering the fray. Here is a look at how the Blues could potentially line up with the talented 24-year-old from Dortmund in the XI. Defense GK Filip Jorgensen - The new signing should be the nailed-on starter in goal ahead of Robert Sanchez, even if Enzo Maresca bizarrely wants to stick with the carryover star...
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