I mean I’m not totally onboard with the idea of having a sister club owned by same owners. Chelsea have been making a mess of this at Strasbourg however it is definitely the way forward. Only negative…will young players still be trusted to develop? Or cut before they can…
This is why youth scraps are happening so much. Football running back to developing their own in house hopefully. Paying these sums are farrr from sustainable when you can pay youngsters way less on wages and save on transfer fees + agent fees.
The market is finished, well and truly. Rogers £90m-£100m, Fernandes nice player but £85m? Lol. Wharton £100m? Better off scouting abroad this summer. Hopefully Lacroix + Xhaka are reasonable prices.
Translation, we want players to make a ruckus at their club to get the price we want to make a deal happen, but what happens to that player when someone more attractive comes along and attention is shifted etc 🤣
#mufc sources insist they pushed hard to sign Mateus Fernandes but won't over-pay. United want players who want to play for them, and Fernandes' preference was unclear throughout the process [@ChrisWheelerDM]
Again do we forget that Rio Ngumoha is at our club? Why would we sign a young LW that’s not proven at RW. There’s this weird obsession with names/rep and that’s exactly why our squad is in a hole right now. We need a player that fits team/style.
Senegalese winger Ibrahim Mbaye (18) is expected to depart this summer from PSG. He is a big big talent. Contract till 2028 so might be an opportunity to get him for a decent fee.
Outfield players to play every minute for their nation at the 2026 World Cup AND play every minute for their club in the league last season (Europe's Top 7 leagues only)
🇳🇱 Virgil Van Dijk
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No club has had a bigger hand in the goals at the 2026 World Cup than Liverpool.
Their players have combined for 12 goal involvements so far (4 goals, 8 assists) - comfortably the most of any club in the world, with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid next best on 8.
🚨💣 EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool are set to sign Víctor Muñoz with HIJACK done, HERE WE GO! 🔴🇪🇸
Newcastle in advanced talks for days but #LFC enter the deal, verbally agree terms with Muñoz and activate €40m release clause.
All set to be signed and another big surpise. 🧨
🚨 Tottenham agree deal to sign Jan Paul van Hecke from Brighton, here we go! 💣
New defender wanted by De Zerbi joining on £52m deal, agreement club to club done after player accepted #THFC conditions last week.
All done and Vuskovic separate case, as @David_Ornstein reports.
Ayyoub Bouaddi was the next big thing in French football. Now, that honour belongs to Morocco.
What sets Bouaddi apart - and has done since breaking into senior football - is his unflappable maturity. He looks like a player that has over 500 matches to his name, and that manifests in multiple ways on the pitch. Chief among them is his physicality: he’s tall and lean with long legs that carry him effortlessly across the pitch, packing an intensity that is indicative of his elite-level credentials.
Progressive ball-carrying is where he moves the needle in possession, as highlighted in @SkillCorner data, with the propensity to evade pressure before driving the ball forward into space. His leginess is a significant advantage in his ability to chase down attackers and stretch in to win the ball back.
This tournament could be a launchpad for the 19-year-old. We will be there.
This Moroccan side is giving me future of football vibes, the level of flair in every player in possession, the risk and the angles with which they play seems so radical compared to the patterns of play our European eyes are used to.
Brazil doing well to compete IMO.