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The 3 worst contracts Arsenal must get rid of in the summer 2025 transfer window

11Mar

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The 3 worst contracts Arsenal must get rid of in the summer 2025 transfer window

Here are three contracts Arsenal will want to get off their wage bill in the summer 2025 transfer window. All salary details are courtesy of FBRef.com. DM Thomas Partey Thomas Partey will be a free agent at the end of the 2024/25 season, and it's time that Arsenal moved on from the veteran defensive midfielder instead of giving him a raise. The 31-year-old is quietly on the decline, but he was never more than an average starter to begin with. And at 10.4 million pounds, Thomas makes considerably more money than he's worth to the Gunners when his main assets are al traits the club could easily find elsewhere for cheaper. Thomas is a good defender who can complete simple passes, and those kinds of players are a dime in a dozen and usually earn half that amount of money. Arsenal can l...

The 3 worst contracts Liverpool must get rid of in summer 2025 transfer window

11Mar

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The 3 worst contracts Liverpool must get rid of in summer 2025 transfer window

Here are three players Liverpool must get rid of in the summer 2025 transfer market in order to save money on their wages. All salary information is based on figures supplied by FBRef.com. ST Darwin Nunez It's time for Liverpool to move on from Darwin Nunez. While the Uruguayan striker isn't quite as bad as many fans will have you think and deserves a lot more credit for the chances he can create, Liverpool need a striker who is capable of being relied upon as a goal-scorer. Nunez's xG underperformance of nearly eight goals in the previous two Premier League seasons isn't simply down to bad luck; it's just how he is. He is responsible for some of the most laughable gaffes in front of goal in European football these last two seasons, and, as a striker, the work he does off the ball can...

Three summer 2025 transfers to take Chelsea to the next level

10Mar

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Three summer 2025 transfers to take Chelsea to the next level

If Chelsea want to take their squad to the next level, here are three stars they need to go after in the summer 2025 transfer window. RB Leipzig ST Benjamin Sesko Chelsea have unearthed one of the better strikers in the Premier League in Nicolas Jackson, who has significantly improved his goal-scoring touch in his second season at Stamford Bridge since signing from Villarreal. But if Jackson is one of the top strikers in the Premier League by comparison, that doesn't mean Chelsea should still stand pat, because a lot of that is down to the fact that most of the other big clubs in England - Arsenal, Manchester United, Liverpool, and Tottenham - are all lacking a great striker. Because Jackson is at least decent, Chelsea don't need to break the bank on, say, Newcastle star Alexander ...

Three summer 2025 transfers to take Arsenal to the next level

10Mar

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Three summer 2025 transfers to take Arsenal to the next level

Here are three players Arsenal must target in the summer 2025 transfer window if they want to reach the next level. Atalanta ST Mateo Retegui Everyone knows that Arsenal need a new striker in the summer 2025 transfer window, and after balking on signing a new No. 9 last summer, Mikel Arteta and friends are paying dearly for their lack of ambition by falling out of the title race entirely in 2024/25, especially amidst Bukayo Saka's hamstring injury. From Viktor Gyokers and Benjamin Sesko to Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak, Arsenal have been linked to everyone under the sun, no pun intended, ahead of the summer market. But one name that should get mentioned more often is the free-scoring Italian international Mateo Retegui, who has been wanted by virtually everyone in Serie A but has...

Three summer 2025 transfers to take Liverpool to the next level

10Mar

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Three summer 2025 transfers to take Liverpool to the next level

Here are three players Liverpool need to sign in the summer 2025 transfer window in order to take their squad to the next level. Eintracht Frankfurt ST Hugo Ekitike I've been a big fan of Hugo Ekitike's since he was a little-known prospect shining at Reims, and as he himself admits, he never should have made the jump to Ligue 1 giants PSG. Since "falling back down" to Eintracht Frankfurt, Ekitike has reestablished himself as one of the best young players in European football and reached new heights in the Bundesliga, and now that Omar Marmoush is balling out for Manchester City, the show is fully Ekitike's to run in Frankfurt. Liverpool are in need of a striker to replace Darwin Nunez - someone who has the all-around ability to create opportunities for others, namely Mohamed Salah,...

Liverpool prepared to sign €60M left back in summer 2025 transfer window

9Mar

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Liverpool prepared to sign €60M left back in summer 2025 transfer window

Liverpool have been the best team in European football during the 2024/25 season in Arne Slot's first campaign as the legendary Jurgen Klopp's replacement, and the Reds have to like their chances of winning the Champions League whilst currently running away with the English Premiership. Despite their domestic dominance and European brilliance, Liverpool do have a couple of pressing needs, including center back depth and a new striker to replace the mediocre Darwin Nunez. But their biggest need is undoubtedly at the left back position, as they do not have a top option in the squad. Andrew Robertson has declined precipitously and his days of elite European play are clearly behind him. After Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas is a decent footballer, but the Greek international is nothing mor...

Kobbie Mainoo’s outrageous wage demands from Manchester United

9Mar

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Kobbie Mainoo’s outrageous wage demands from Manchester United

Manchester United defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo has suffered a second season collapse amidst the latest turmoil at Old Trafford, going from arguably the brightest spot in the 2023/24 campaign to a real sour note in an even worse 2024/25 campaign for the Red Devils. After playing a vital role in Manchester United winning the FA Cup and, thus, qualifying for the Europa League for the 2024/25 season, Mainoo is now a bit player for Man United, struggling in 15 starts and getting pipped back in the pecking order. Now, there are rampant rumblings that Mainoo is one step away from exiting Old Trafford, owing to hefty wage demands that the increasingly stringent INEOS-led Red Devils may no longer be interested in acquiescing to. According to a report from chief talkSPORT reporter Ale...

Manchester United are being curved by one of their biggest talents

9Mar

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Manchester United are being curved by one of their biggest talents

Manchester United have no issue producing great young talents initially, as their academy has been known for generating plenty of hyped footballers who, at least at the beginning, look like future Premier League stars. Marcus Rashford is one prominent example, and while he has finally flamed out and latched on at Aston Villa on loan in one last effort at Premier League relevancy, there is another more recent example worth circling. Defensive midfielder Kobbie Mainoo was one of the few genuine bright spots for Manchester United last season, and he was the reason for their qualification for the Europa League via winning the FA Cup against crosstown rivals Manchester City. Mainoo immediately became an England international and the next big hope for Manchester United in midfield. But ...

David Ornstein addresses Hugo Ekitike to Arsenal transfer rumors

8Mar

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David Ornstein addresses Hugo Ekitike to Arsenal transfer rumors

Arsenal didn't sign a new striker in the summer 2024 transfer window and are now paying a dear price for their mistake. Despite a seven-goal outburst against PSV in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, the Gunners have struggled to get enough goals this season and have fallen well and truly behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race. Kai Havertz's and Gabriel Jesus's injuries have added another level of desperation to the Arsenal attack, whose performance against PSV can be taken as more of an opponent-based exception to the rule. Arsenal will, once again, be linked to a large number of top strikers next summer, but instead of just being linked with up-and-coming goal-scorers like Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko, the Gunners will also be linked to sure-fire el...

Manchester United begin transfer talks for 12-goal Premier League striker

8Mar

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Manchester United begin transfer talks for 12-goal Premier League striker

Manchester United have signed a young striker in each of the past two summer transfer windows, bagging Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta and Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna. But these two Serie A stars have failed to stand out in the Premier League. There is hope yet for both, and Hojlund, in particular, has shown flashes of brilliance at Old Trafford that made him one of the most prized all-around strikers in Italian football. Although a proven, up-and-coming goal-scorer like Viktor Gyokeres, whom new manager Ruben Amorim worked closely with in Lisbon, would seem like the ideal transfer for Manchester United at striker, there's an idea out there that they could go back to a different school of thought. Man United want the next Weghorst In a potential replication of the Wout Weghorst loan m...