Dembele has the world at his feet. Barcelona, Manchester United and even Real Madrid are interested in the pacey French winger, who has set the Bundesliga alight. The French media often compare Dembele to Mbappe, who both have just one season under their belt in their respective league, but have each performed strikingly well, earning plaudits for both 

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Mention a former Chelsea winger signing for Liverpool and there would have been understandable trepidation on Merseyside in the past. Even setting aside the fierce rivalry between the two clubs, memories of Joe Cole trying his utmost but never quite making the grade are quickly followed by bitter flashbacks to Fernando Torres suffering the same 

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Juventus have released a statement confirming the exit of defender Dani Alves. The announcement- made by the club’s Chief Executive Beppe Marotta during a press briefing on Wednesday – all but confirms the Brazilian’s desire to reunite with his former boss at Manchester City. Alves had previously spent eight years at Barcelona before joining the 

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For the big six in English football, finishing top four in the Premier League is the same as surviving relegation. Without Champions League football, clubs suddenly panic, as there is the likelihood of having to sell off their stars, falling behind in the transfer window, and losing out on financial resources. This past season, Chelsea, 

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Reports emerging from Spain have sent shock waves in European football and the world over regarding Cristiano Ronaldo’s alleged decision to quit Real Madrid. The disenchanting decision by the Portugal skipper was supposedly arrived at due to mistreatment and lack of respect by Spanish tax authorities. The 4-time Ballon d’Or winner is being accused by 

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I’m sure when Lucas Pérez signed for Arsenal last summer, he dreamt of a twenty-one appearance season. He wasn’t in Wenger’s plans then and he isn’t now. Arsenal bought Lucas Pérez from Deportivo La Coruña for twenty million euros. It was hardy the marquee signing Arsenal fans wanted.   Who knew of Perez? Let’s be 

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Manchester City’s summer transfer business continues to impress with the club very close to announcing the arrival of Dani Alves on a two-year contract after his agreement with Juventus was rescinded on Monday evening. At 34 years old, this is certainly not a long-term move for Pep Guardiola however the Brazilian showed he still has 

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When he joined the Sunderland football academy only aged eight (8) not many people would have expected Jordan Pickford to enjoy such a meteoric rise in such a short time.   To fine tune his goalkeeping talents Pickford was loaned to Darlington, Alfreton Town, Burton Albion, Carlisle United, Bradford City and Preston all relatively ‘unknown’ 

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With 100 million in the kitty and Wenger stating he is willing to sign players, who would be a possible transfer target for the Gunners? When weighing up the strengths and weaknesses in the Arsenal side based on positions, offensively they are sound, perhaps room for a striker. However, their main weakness would be that 

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The biggest news of the transfer window so far is undoubtedly that Ronaldo wants out of Real Madrid. Since leaving Manchester United in 2008 he has devoured records quicker than I devour shrimp, which is pretty darn fast. But fresh on the back of the news that Ronaldo is under investigation for tax evasion he 

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  Olivier Giroud made twenty nine appearances in Arsenal’s 2016/17 Premier League campaign. Eighteen of those appearances were as a substitute. Therefore, out of thirty eight total Premier League matches Giroud only started eleven times.    Who plays up top when Giroud is on the bench? It’s either Sanchez, Welbeck, Walcott, or Lucas Perez. None 

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David de Gea to Real Madrid has been one of those transfer sagas that simply refuses to go away with the Spanish stopper linked with a move to the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu almost every single summer. Following the fax machine debacle which prevented a switch going through on the deadline of the summer transfer window 

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Deliberate sabotage in the name of a ‘broken’ fax machine may have set David De Gea’s move to Real Madrid up in flames two years ago, but the saga has seemingly - if not assuredly - reached its epilogue. A virtuoso demonstration of how determined Manchester United were to retain their first choice goalkeeper soon 

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