Tactical intelligence and understanding of the game are essential for any full-back, but this is especially true when we talk about wing-backs who have to cover an enormous amount of turf. Dimarco belongs to the group of full-backs who are intelligent in assessing their attacking
🚨🔵 Chelsea have decided to leave the race for Michael Olise.
After Palace offering him new deal and high financial requests, Chelsea decide to withdraw.
Deal currently off, as @David_Ornstein called.
↪️👀 Bayern and Newcastle are also speaking to Olise, Man Utd remain keen.
Chelsea have activated £35m release clause into Michael Olise’s contract — deal advancing to final stages 🚨🔵
Clause has always been there despite denials and all parties will be in touch to finalise the agreement.
Olise already said yes to Chelsea, time to fix details.
🚨🗣️ Gabriel Martinelli: “Carlo Ancelotti is a SURREAL guy. No wonder he has won EVERYTHING in his career.
He just gave us confidence. He said we were going to equalize and turn the game around. It didn’t matter in which minute we scored the goal, we had to keep playing with confidence.
You can see in his body language how calm he is and he passes that confidence on to us.” 🇧🇷
🚨 Man Utd midfield recruitment plans unaffected by Manuel Ugarte injury. Mateus Fernandes immediate priority + others also being considered. Might impact #MUFC signing left-sided forward though - raises likelihood of Marcus Rashford staying @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/WUN7skd1TC
Holy shit.
Maradona in 2018 on the day the World Cup 2026 was awarded to USA, Mexico and Canada, goes on saying:
“They will do 4 quarters of the game instead of two halves so to put commercials, you’ll see”
Exclusive 💣
Today is a pivotal day for Manchester United as officials sit down with West Ham to negotiate the fee for Mateus Fernandes.
The stakes are high. Fernandes has made it clear: his heart is set on Old Trafford. He believes this move could unlock his potential.
@WestHam want to maximise their return, and that’s where the tension lies. Will @ManUtd convince West Ham to lower their asking price? Or will they accept @SpursOfficial’s bid?
Tense times 😬
CEO Omar Berrada described former #mufc head coach Ruben Amorim’s biggest flaw as “rigidity” during the Financial Times Weekend Festival last week:
“Not tactics or talent. Rigidity. The coach came in mid-season with no pre-season to prepare, and under constant scrutiny, he held onto his ideas too tightly at exactly the point when adapting mattered most.”
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🚨🔵⚪️ EXCLUSIVE: Como agree deal with Real Madrid to BUY Nico Páz on permanent move, here we go! 💣🇦🇷
Agreement reached as Como will re-buy Nico Páz from Real Madrid.
Nico wanted to stay at Como.
ℹ️ Real Madrid will keep control on Nico and mantain BUY BACK CLAUSE. ⚪️🫱🏻🫲🏼
The £116m is a guaranteed fee.
£120m bid was probably £100m + £20m in add-ons. If the add-ons are difficult to achieve it means that they might never get the £20m.
Marinakis chose £16m now over £20m promise that might never be received in the future.
£16m reinvested now could bring more than x3 the invested amount by the time the £20m add-ons is released (that’s if the conditions surrounding it achievable).