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Chelsea in talks to loan star to Bournemouth

23Aug

By Joe SorianoNo Comments

Features, Premier League

Chelsea in talks to loan star to Bournemouth

Chelsea have been making more expensive deals this summer, bringing in Pedro Neto, Estevao Willian, and Joao Felix to an attack that struggled outside of Premier League Player of the Season contender Cole Palmer. But just as Chelsea have seemingly been stockpiling on wingers, they have been just as aggressive at cornering the goalkeeper market, with some joking that Todd Boehly's obsession is out of a desire to monopolize young goalkeepers on the transfer market. This summer alone, Chelsea have signed Villarreal's breakout star Filip Jorgensen, who will likely be the new starter ahead of Robert Sanchez - yet another Chelsea transfer bust. Kepa Arrizabalaga was one of the best goalkeepers in the Premier League in the 2022/23 season, but the Spaniard has now become the odd man out f...

Every Premier League team’s most valuable player heading into the 2024/25 season

Addressing the topic of a player's value is extremely difficult in world football, especially when comparing across positions and even ascribing value to a player specific to the team they play for. One way to define "value" is an equivalence to importance. That is to say, a player is valuable because he is important to his team, and the "Most Valuable Player", which is the phrasing Serie A uses for its annual award in a hearken to American sports, is therefore the player who helped his team the most. But in this article ,I'd like to discuss value in a less nebulous but equally challenging realm, which is a player's financial value on the transfer market in a perfect vacuum in which leverage, contract, and overall situation are taken out. Let's take a look at the most valuable pla...

The 10 best Premier League strikers you need to know right now in 2023/2024

Who are the best Premier League strikers right now in the 2023/2024 season? From the elite goal-scorers to the all-around playmakers, from the ones at title contenders to those in the bottom half, we take a look at the 10 best strikers you need to know right now in the English top flight. Strikers are not ranked but rather tiered based on their relative current quality and historic accomplishments. That means if a young striker is already in Tier 1 or Tier 2, they have already shown a great deal of quality at the highest level, whether that is in the Premier League or another league of note. Goals are not everything, so each section attempts to highlight other key stats showing a striker's impact. Tier 1 Erling Haaland, Manchester City Current Stats Erling Haaland has score...