Jurgen Klopp has launched a passionate defence of Liverpool’s huge summer outlay and is not concerned about whatever criticism comes his way. This has been the most aggressive window in Liverpool’s modern history and their spending went beyond £170million last Thursday after they paid a world record £65million for Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker to supplement […]
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Tottenham have set off for their tour of the US and International Champions Cup opener against Roma and Christian Eriksen, Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier were among the players heading to preseason in the USA. World Cup stars such as Eriksen and Son Heung-min have rejoined the squad but a number of players remain absent. […]
Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis has accused former manager Maurizio Sarri of attempting to take his ‘whole team’ with him to Chelsea. De Laurentiis replaced Sarri with Carlo Ancelotti at the end of last season after the Italian took too long to make his mind up about his future. The 59-year-old remained contractually tied to […]
Liverpool’s move for Alisson Becker triggered a massive reaction among Reds supporters and has many thinking that the clubs 28-year league title drought could end this season. That seems presumptuous, though, completely ignoring the reigning champions and their 100 points. And Manchester City haven’t stood still either, signing Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez. They’ve sold nobody and […]
Jurgen Klopp suggested that Liverpool have finished their summer spending after sealing a world record £65 million deal for Roma keeper Alisson. So far this transfer window Liverpool have also spent £44m on Monaco midfielder Fabinho and £13m on winger Xherdan Shaqiri from Stoke, as well as confirming the purchase of RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita […]
Chelsea have been offered the chance to re-sign Petr Cech as Thibaut Courtois looks destined to move to Real Madrid. The Stamford Bridge club are also interested in Kasper Schmeichel and Gianluigi Donnarumma amid expectations that the Belgian will leave west London this summer. Arsenal are open to selling Cech to provide manager Unai Emery […]
Liverpool are on the brink of making Alisson the world’s most expensive goalkeeper after agreeing a world recod £67.5million deal with Roma. The Brazil international broke off from his holiday in Sardinia on Wednesday to head to Merseyside and is set to sign a six-year contract. He will have a medical on Thursday after Michael […]
In 2014, Real Madrid bought the best goalkeeper of the World Cup and four years on they look set to repeat the exercise by signing Thibaut Courtois. After the Brazil World Cup they picked off Keylor Navas. The Costa Rican had not lifted the Golden Glove award because World Cup winner Manuel Neuer had been […]
Belgium manager Roberto Martinez has suggested that Eden Hazard should leave Chelsea this summer amid interest from Real Madrid. Hazard played a key role for Martinez’s Belgium in Russia as the Red Devils achieved a third-placed finish by defeating England in the otherwise meaningless playoff. In the immediate aftermath of the match, Hazard indicated his […]