“For me, looking at Sam, I remember Gareth Bale coming onto the scene and looking like something similar. “I do think Sam has got that sort of ability to go on and become that type of player. From our point of view, he is a tremendous young talent.” They were the words of Leeds United’s … Read more
It marked exactly 50 years since George Best made his professional début for Manchester United on Saturday, an occasion which United marked with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace. It was a game unfortunately overshadowed by a controversial penalty awarded to Ashley Young which turned the game in United’s favour, eclipsing the cameo role of … Read more
Monday’s transfer window deadline capped a good weekend for Stoke City. 2 days after registering their second Premier League win of the season at West Ham, Mark Hughes concluded his first transfer window as boss of the Potters with two signings to add to a squad that starts to take decent shape as it sets … Read more
It seems longer than five years since Derby County were relegated from the Premier League with the record lowest points tally of 11. Since then it has been a period of transition and consolidation under Nigel Clough, appointed as recently as 2009 but already up to fifth on the table of longest serving managers in … Read more
Liverpool had already added Sergi Canos to their ranks on a long-term deal, many thought that the club may not have choose to invest in any more youth players thus transfer window. However, the Reds have been very active and have completed the signing 16 year old midfielder Pedro Chirivella – beating off competition from … Read more
Lothar Matthaus, Ronaldo, Sandro Mazzola. These are just some of the names to wear the No.10 shirt at Inter over the years. But now there is a new wearer of the jersey, an 19 year-old Croatian by the name of Mateo Kovacic. Signing from Dinamo Zagreb in January 2013, Mateo Kovacic arrived at Inter with … Read more
It is has been a quiet summer at Arsenal, even by Arsene Wenger’s patient standards, the sole signing of French youth international Yaya Sanogo has been an extremely sedate approach to this season’s transfer market. It hasn’t been enough to placate the fans who were expecting a spending spree as the long-awaited sponsorship money trickled … Read more
According to the reports in Daily Mail, Arsenal are chasing a 18-year-old wonder kid Alvaro Vadillo from Real Betis. Alvaro Vadillo is touted as “the next Cristiano Ronaldo” in Spain. Vadillo’s play is very similar to Ronaldo. He is an inverted winger with lightning speed and loves to cutting in from the left wing. He is also good at step-overs. … Read more
Following an impressive debut in Serie A with Sampdoria, Mauro Icardi agreed to personal terms with Inter back in April. Eventually, his club accepted the offer from the Nerazzurri and earlier this July, Icardi completed the move to the Giuseppe Meazza. Inter confirmed that the young Argentine will be wearing the number nine shirt this … Read more
Jesús Joaquín Fernández Sáez de la Torre, or to save on the syllables – Suso; a promising young Spanish attacking midfielder who can also play on either wing. He has recently joined newly promoted Spanish side UD Almería on a season-long loan from Liverpool. He started his youth career with Cádiz CF at the age … Read more