According to a recent report from Marca, Achraf Hakimi will indeed get his chance to shine with Real Madrid once he returns from his two year loan spell with Borussia Dortmund. The move is set to officially come to an end during the summer transfer window, with the belief being that he will be brought back into Zinedine Zidane’s first team squad as opposed to being shipped back off again.
Nobody really knew one way or another what the future of the youngster was going to be, with some wondering whether or not Dortmund would make a move to bring him over on a more permanent basis.
The competition for places at the Santiago Bernabeu has been well noted, and with Zidane planning on going after a series of big names during the next few transfer windows, it’ll be…
Trent Alexander-Arnold s genius contribution won plaudits from Jurgen Klopp after Liverpool s sensational 4-0 Champions League semi-final win over Barcelona.
Nursing a 3-0 deficit from last week s first leg and missing star forwards Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino, Liverpool sprung into action at Anfield and hit the front through Divock Origi after seven minutes.
A quickfire double by half-time substitute Georginio Wijnaldum had the tie remarkably all square before the hour and Alexander-Arnold s quick thinking created Origi s decisive final salvo.
Shaping to jog away from a right-wing corner, the England right-back darted back towards the ball and arrowed in a low cross that was emphatically smashed home by Origi as Barcelona s defenders groggily looked on.
Bayern Munich are interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan in the summer of 2023, according to . The Germany international is out of contract at defending Premier League champions City at the end of the season, and last season’s Bundesliga champions Bayern are reportedly keen on snapping him on a free transfer.
Gundogan has been on the books of City since 2016 and has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. During his time at the Etihad Stadium so far, the 32-year-old has won the Premier League title four times, the FA Cup once, and the EFL Cup on four occasions.
So far this season, Gundogan has made 10 starts and two substitute appearances in the Premier League, scoring two goals and providing two assists in th…
According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Newcastle United are indeed interested in attempting to sign RB Leipzig star Ademola Lookman, with the expectation being that they will make a loan offer with an extended offer to buy.
Lookman is looking to leave the German club just six months after initially joining, raising some eyebrows regarding his own ability to be a committed member of any given team.
The preliminary discussions have already taken place between the two clubs with a loan being put on the table, and yet while Steve Bruce wants to see a winger being brought into the club, a striker is still going to be his priority above all else.
The Magpies certainly aren’t out of the woods yet when it comes to the battle to fend off relegation,…
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Hoping to extend their stay at the top of the Premier League table this weekend, Chelsea will welcome Manchester United to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon.
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Starting with the hosts, only laying down what was a real Champions League marker earlier in the week, there is no doubt that the mood in Chelsea s camp will be at a red-hot high. While the Blues might have entered November s international break with a 1-1 draw at home against Burnley, Thomas Tuchel s side have really come flying back out the traps. Last seen in midweek landing a stunning 4-0 romp against Italian giants Juventus, the former Borussia Dortmund boss also saw his side breeze their way to the knockout stage. Opening up this weekend s fixtures still holding on…
Trent Alexander-Arnold knows Marcus Rashford will be difficult to stop at Anfield on Sunday but the Liverpool full-back is relishing the challenge of facing in-form Manchester United.
Rashford has been outstanding for the resurgent Red Devils this season, scoring 25 goals in a new era under Erik ten Hag.
United travel to Merseyside on a high from winning the EFL Cup last weekend and coming from behind to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over West Ham – stretching their unbeaten run to 11 matches.
Rashford has 10 goals in his past 10 Premier League games and could join Ruud van Nistelrooy, Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo as the only Red Devils players to score in six consecutive top-flight encounters this weekend.
Alexander-Arnold is…
Wales boss Robert Page wants clarity from Nottingham Forest over Neco Williams’ injury ahead of next month’s Euro 2024 qualifiers.
Full-back Williams was ruled out for the rest of the Premier League season after breaking his jaw against Brighton on April 26.
But Forest have not put a time frame on the 22-year-old’s recovery and Page wants to know the extent of the injury before naming his squad on Tuesday for games against Armenia and Turkey.
“I think there’s conversations to be had with ourselves and the club, both medical teams,” Page told BBC Wales.
“The squad is going to be announced next week.
“We will have conversations in the meantime and see where we are at with that before we make that decision.”
Page was critica…
Bayern Munich chairman Herbert Hainer has questioned Niklas Sule s decision to leave the club at the end of his contract to join Borussia Dortmund.
Dortmund announced on Monday a pre-agreement is in place with the Germany defender, who will join the club from Bayern at the end of the season.
The 26-year-old has agreed to a four-year deal at Signal Iduna Park, having decided against extending his Bayern contract, which expires at the end of 2021-22.
However, Hainer has questioned Sule s decision to choose Bundesliga rivals rather than potentially more lucrative offers from the Premier League and LaLiga.
He was already being discussed at Dortmund and there was speculation – in addition to Real Madrid, Manchester City and a few others – but I hadn …
Manchester United are reportedly keen to secure the future of Facundo Pellistri by getting him to sign a new contract. According to Fabrizio Romano, the 20-time English champions consider getting it done as one of their priorities at the moment.
Pellistri joined United at the end of the summer transfer window in 2020, and the following winter, he was sent on what turned out to be an 18-month loan to Alaves in order for him to get some regular game-time to aid his development. The 21-year-old winger has been back at Old Trafford since the summer of 2022, but he s only made 12 appearances for the club so far, recording a solitary assist.
Nonetheless, with the future of Antony uncertain following domestic abuse accusations, as well as the recent fallout between manager Eri…
Mark van Bommel has been appointed as the new Wolfsburg head coach on a two-year contract.
The former Bayern Munich, Barcelona and Milan midfielder replaces Oliver Glasner in the role after he moved to Eintracht Frankfurt last week.
Wolfsburg finished fourth in the Bundesliga last season, Glasner s second at the club, to reach the Champions League group stage for the third time in their history, and first occasion since 2015-16.
Van Bommel s only previous managerial job came when he spent 18 months with PSV between 2018 and 2019.
He has also worked in support of Bert van Marwijk, his father-in-law, holding assistant roles with Netherlands, Australia, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates at international level.
Van Bommel spent five years of his …