The Gladbach captain made his 2016 debut for Die Fohlen vs Hamburg after serving a three-match ban for a red card given in Gladbach’s final game of the Hinrunde vs Darmstadt. In the lead up to this match, much of the discussion regarding Granit Xhaka revolved around not only this much anticipated start but also
Premier League leaders Leicester City along with other clubs like Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid are said to be watching French winger Ousmane Dembele. The player has been tipped to be the next big talent to emerge from France. The 18-year old joined Rennes back in 2010, but only signed his
Giannelli Imbula’s career took a supposedly upturn when he left for Porto in the summer for a hefty fee. However, unlike what was visioned, Porto didn’t turn out to be a great step, career wise, for the Frenchman who was mostly found himself on the sidelines. There is absolutely no doubt about his talent so
Liverpool have been linked with Portugal and Lorient’s versatile full-back Raphaël Guerreiro to boost the side’s chances of Champions League qualifications at the end of the season. The Portuguese player is a big talent and has constantly been in reports for having a bright future with the amount of interest held in him. It’s believed
While PSG have been synonymous with splashing out crazy amount of money for the world’s best talents, the club’s Qatari owners have also been ensuring local talent gets a chance to represent the club. Adrien Rabiot is one example, Jean-Kevin Augustin the other. Originally from Plaisir, the forward arrived at PSG in 2009 after a
After a tumultuous opening few weeks, Marseille have settled under the regime of new manager Míchel. The club can even hope for a European spot at the end of the season, a possibility that looked very bleak at one point. However, for that to happen, Marseille need some reinforcements this winter and the club is
Reports this week that Chelsea have completed the signing of another young player from abroad will have come as no surprise to anyone and cynics may argue that Juan Familia Castillo is yet another name to sign for the London club and most likely depart in a few years’ time having had little if any
The one player constantly linked with a move away from PSG is 20-year-old Adrien Rabiot. For multiple transfer windows now, Rabiot and his relentless agent mother, have demanded a move away from PSG in order for the player to feature more regularly. There is not an ounce of doubt that the youngster is immensely talented,
Both Marquinhos as well as Adrien Rabiot have been pretty vocal about their dissatisfaction with their current situations at PSG. Marquinhos admitted that he would prefer to feature more regularly for the Parisian side, which doesn’t come as a surprise considering he’s at an age crucial for his development. He is currently the third-choice centre
Newcastle United completed the signing of Henri Saivet from Bordeaux in an attempt to ensure their top-flight status this season. Newcastle have had a history of dipping into Ligue 1 for recruits and once again, they’ve turned their attention to France and secured the services of Saivet, who helped the Ligue 1 club win the
Bologna’s talented young full-back Adam Masina has caught the eye during the first half of the season in Serie A. He has helped the newly promoted club to seven wins so far and they are seven points clear of the relegation zone and looking good to retain their top flight status. Despite only turning 22
Luke Freeman, now of Bristol City, arrived in 2008 and moved to Stevenage four years later after failing to make a single first-team appearance for Arsenal. Andrey Arshavin moved from Zenit St Petersburg a year later for £15 million move and, despite a bright start to life in the Premier League, would gradually burn-out before
There’s no question Manchester United boss Louis van Gaal would really appreciate some incisiveness at the top of his side at the moment. Despite the laboured win over Premier League strugglers Swansea, a series of impotent performances has seen discontent on the terraces and in the corridors of power at Old Trafford build up over
Barcelona have been reported to be keeping tabs on Monaco youngster Almamy Toure. The 19-year-old right back has caught the eye of many people by his performances for the French side. Born in Bamako, Mali, he played with FC Bourget near Paris initially and joined Monaco in July 2010, as a 14-year-old. Established a
Athletic Bilbao have had an excellent season so far ending their long wait for a trophy with the Spanish Super Cup and are also riding high in La Liga. Integral to their success has been the talented 21 year old Iñaki Williams, the latest in a long line of successful academy graduates at the Basque
The winter transfer window has officially begun which means that a bevy of players are going to be linked with every club all the time. Latest to be added to Liverpool’s list of “winter targets” in Ben Chilwell. The 19-year-old belongs to Leicester City where he has spent his formative years. He hasn’t looked back
Ruben Neves has made plenty of headlines in 2015. The 18-year-old has been with Porto since he was eight years of age and has made his way up the ranks. For him, the tough part was beating competition to claim his spot in the starting XI, and Fernando’s sale to Manchester City gave him the
Leeds United’s Sam Byram has been scouted by a number of Premier League clubs this season. Byram has been involved in a contract dispute with his club as he becomes a free agent in the summer and the club naturally want him to sign a new contract so as to avoid losing him for cheap.
It has been a difficult start for Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal. His side is currently sitting second in the Premier League, but the team has been heavily criticised for their performances. To turn things around the Dutchman has admitted that they may dip into the January transfer market to make some new signings.
Marcelo Bielsa signed Michy Batshuayi from Belgian side Standard Liège. Bielsa obviously saw great potential in the player, but he could only feature sporadically due to Andre-Pierre Gignac being in such impressive form. Even then, Batshuayi scored seven goals in the league (in 881 minutes). That is absolutely incredible for a young striker. Andre Pierre
It often seems that every young Barcelona player is linked with a move to the Premier League prior to the transfer window opening. This year, the honour falls to the highly-rated 20-year-old midfielder Sergi Samper. Limited places at the top table As one of the hottest prospects to emerge from Barca’s La Masia academy
It is six months until England head to France for next summer’s European Championship and after a comfortable qualifying process in which Roy Hodgson’s team posted a perfect record of 10 wins out of 10, friendlies with Spain and France, and then Germany and the Netherlands next March, are serving as opportunities for Hodgson to
The most outstanding young Ghanaian player in Europe last season was Bernard Mensah. The 20-year-old played for Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes. Mensah is a product of Gomoa Fetteh Feyenoord, now known as the West African Football Academy. His exploits did not go unnoticed as he was snapped up 2014 Spanish La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. He has signed a
Quick Facts: Name: Jeffrey Schlupp Age: 22 Place of Birth: Hamburg, Germany Position: Left back/winger Club: Leicester City Jeffrey Schlupp is undoubtedly the reason why Leicester City are in the English Premier League; so impressive that he has been voted Leicester’s players as the Player of the Year at the end of the 2014-15 season alongside being named
Youngster Moses Odjer is earning good reviews in Italy.The 19 year old player is currently on loan with Salernitana in the Italian second tier.The central midfielder is a product of Tema Youth in Accra. He joined Catania from Tema youth in 2014. Quick facts Name:Moses Odjer Age:19 Place of Birth:Tema Position:Central Midfielder Club: Salernitana (on loan from