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Tottenham are going after yet another top midfield prospect
5Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Tottenham are going after yet another top midfield prospect

Tottenham were quietly one of the more active teams in the Premier League in the summer 2024 transfer window, with their most discussed signing being the 65 million pound acquisition of Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke. Despite the harsh words of critics, such as myself, Solanke has actually looked like he's worth the money for Tottenham, putting in another strong display this weekend with a brace against fellow top-four hopefuls Aston Villa. Solanke wasn't the most pivotal signing of the summer, though. That honor belongs to Archie Gray, a significant investment in the future on the part of Tottenham at around 30 million pounds. In addition to Gray, Tottenham had already agreed to the signing of another top midfield prospect in Lucas Bergvall, who agreed to terms with Spurs la...
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Arsenal contemplating massive bid to steal away West Ham’s best player for a second time
5Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal contemplating massive bid to steal away West Ham’s best player for a second time

Arsenal failed to sign a proven goal-scorer in the last summer transfer window, and they are already suffering for their hesitancy in the transfer market. The Gunners are currently fifth in the Premier League, seven points behind leaders Liverpool. Only right winger Bukayo Saka has looked capable of consistently scoring goals for Arsenal, and his injury left the Gunners rather barren in the attack. Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are both good footballers, but they are not out-and-out strikers. Meanwhile, the left wing position has been erratic, with Gabriel Martinelli yet to recover his 2022/23 form and Leandro Trossard clearly best suited for the utility backup role. Arsenal need to prioritize a top striker like Viktor Gyokeres who can threaten for 20 in a season, but they are als...
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Transfer Rumors: Ruben Amorim already got hit with his first transfer blow at Manchester United
5Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Transfer Rumors: Ruben Amorim already got hit with his first transfer blow at Manchester United

Manchester United have a new manager in town, and they are very optimistic that Ruben Amorim, one of the most touted up-and-coming managers in world football, can be the guy to right a ship that has gone awfully wayward since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson. Perhaps what makes Amorim so enticing as the next Man United manager is the fact that he relishes the task of fixing the rot that has ailed the Red Devils for so many years. Amorim even rejected other offers from easier projects for the allure and responsibility of being the guy who etches his name in the history books and does what legends Ralf Rangnick, Louis van Gaal, and Jose Mourinho could not by truly turning Manchester United around. There's a belief that Amorim will attract top young talents to Man United, as he did...
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West Ham reportedly make ridiculously bloated offer for striker prospect
5Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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West Ham reportedly make ridiculously bloated offer for striker prospect

West Ham signed a new No. 9 this past summer in Niclas Fullkrug, but the former Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund man has yet to make an impact for the Hammers due to injury. The club remains hopeful that Fullkrug, who was key in Dortmund reaching the Champions League Final last season, can be an asset this season. In addition to Fullkrug, West Ham also signed young Leeds left winger Crysencio Summerville to give new manager Julen Lopetegui further attacking options. Further, West Ham dipped into the former La Liga well to help Lopetegui, signing former Valencia attacker Carlos Soler from PSG to round out what looked like a deep attack on paper. While Summerville has flashed the potential to start alongside Mohammed Kudus and Jarrod Bowen in a fearsome trident, West Ham have had...
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A hidden winner of the Ruben Amorim hire by Manchester United
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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A hidden winner of the Ruben Amorim hire by Manchester United

Manchester United shook up the footballing world by replacing Erik ten Hag with Ruben Amorim, firing one of world football's most underperforming managers for one of world football's most coveted. Before taking the Manchester United job and agreeing to lead one of the sport's shakiest and most ambitious rebuilding projects, Amorim had rejected easier jobs at Liverpool and Brighton. Amorim values the position and upside of the Manchester United position despite the club's poor record since Sir Alex Ferguson's departure, and he checks off a lot of boxes as far as the kind of manager Man United are looking for. Specifically, Amorim brings a much more aggressive attacking style and clearer attacking philosophy tactically than Ten Hag ever did, so young talents like Joshua Zirkzee, Ras...
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Chelsea are frustratingly backing their biggest liability
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea are frustratingly backing their biggest liability

Chelsea have rebounded quite nicely to start the 2024/25 campaign under Enzo Maresca, as the new manager has the Blues sitting in fourth place, ahead of London rivals Arsenal on points before their derby battle at the weekend. After barely qualifying for the Conference League last season in their return to Europe, Chelsea now look like the favorites to qualify for the Champions League, which is a status that has long been expected of them. However, Chelsea still have work to do before they can call themselves Premier League title contenders again, and they are currently seven points behind league leaders Liverpool to prove that point. Chelsea have an improving attack, Moises Caicedo has been back to his best in midfield, and the back line isn't bad by any means. But there is one g...
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Arsenal Transfers: Mikel Arteta wants to reunite with a world-class forward for free
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Arsenal Transfers: Mikel Arteta wants to reunite with a world-class forward for free

Arsenal suffered a humbling defeat over the weekend to Newcastle, and their latest poor attacking performance is a sobering reminder that the Gunners remain a step below fellow Premier League title contenders Liverpool and Manchester City in the offensive department. While Arsenal have one of the best forwards in the world in right winger Bukayo Saka, they have failed to get consistent involvement from their other two attacking starters. Kai Havertz isn't a striker, Gabriel Jesus doesn't score at a high enough volume to start for a Premier League champion, Leandro Trossard is much better as a backup, and Gabriel Martinelli's play has fallen off a cliff since the 2022/23 season. Arsenal should have signed Viktor Gyokeres or another top striker in the summer, but, instead, their onl...
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Ruben Amorim will be getting a huge gift to help him win his first Manchester United game
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Ruben Amorim will be getting a huge gift to help him win his first Manchester United game

New Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim will take over the club on Nov. 11, and his first actual game as the official head coach will take place on Nov. 24 against newly promoted Premier League side Ipswich Town and their manager Kieran McKenna, once linked to the Man United gig. Amorim comes to Old Trafford with a ton of hype, as he was one of the most coveted managers on the open market, turning down other high-profile jobs before ultimately settling on the Manchester United vacancy after the club finally moved on from Erik ten Hag. Manchester United would be heavy favorites against Ipswich regardless of the coach, so this matchup is an opportunity for the former Sporting CP manager to make a statement to the rest of the Premier League. And it sounds like Amorim will get a ni...
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Chelsea need to keep a close eye on one of the world’s best GKs hitting the transfer market
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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Chelsea need to keep a close eye on one of the world’s best GKs hitting the transfer market

Chelsea are in need of a goalkeeper upgrade from Robert Sanchez, whose high-priced signing from Brighton was widely panned by Premier League pundits and Blues' supporters alike. They did sign one of the best young goalkeepers in Europe this past summer in Filip Jorgensen, who broke out as one of the best shot-stoppers in La Liga last season at Villarreal. Jorgensen has yet to get the opportunity to start regularly for Chelsea, as manager Enzo Maresca has continued to prefer Sanchez. Meanwhile, Chelsea have a stockpile of goalkeeper prospects, as they evidently look to corner the market at the position. But if Chelsea want to sign a world-class goalkeeper and arguably the most coveted player in the world at the position, then they could attempt to make a move for Gregor Kobel and t...
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The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after
4Nov By Joe SorianoNo Comments
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The two underrated strikers Unai Emery has asked Ollie Watkins to model his game after

Aston Villa have one of the most enviable striker tandems in world football, as Jhon Duran has broken out as a lethal goal-scorer off the bench behind starter Ollie Watkins, who was a Premier League Player of the Season candidate in 2023/24. Duran has scored four goals in just about 250 Premier League minutes so far in the 2024/25 campaign, while Watkins is sitting at five goals in ten games with two assists for good measure. But it's fair for Unai Emery and Aston Villa to want even more from their 28-year-old star man, because he is at the peak of his athletic powers and can still develop his decision-making. Last season, Watkins scored 19 goals with 13 assists, and while he's at a similar pace so far in 2024/25, the name of the game for Emery is constant improvement. Emery has s...
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