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Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid: The Start of the Protagonist Era
At 24 years of age, Julian Alvarez has garnered the reputation of a serial winner. He won the Argentine Primera División, the Copa Argentina, the Supercopa Argentina, the Trofeo de Campeones, the Copa Libertadores and the Recopa Sudamericana with boyhood club River Plate before heading across the Atlantic. Since joining Manchester City, he’s served as…
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Beni Mukendi: Casa Pia’s Angolan Gem
Club: Casa Pia Nationality: Angola Position: DM, CM Preferred Foot: Right Height: 5’11”/180cm Age: 22 Strengths: technical security, press resistance, progressiveness, ball-carrying, ball-winning, interceptions Development Areas: Creativity in the final third, discipline From David Carmo to Kialonda Gaspar to Bruno Paz, more and more Angolan players are honing their skills in Portuguese football, and…
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Javi López: The Long-term Solution at Left Back for Real Sociedad?
With Kieran Tierney and Javi Galán returning to their parent clubs and Diego Rico joining Getafe on a permanent transfer, it was clear that Real Sociedad needed to sign a left back this summer. Imanol Alguacil even had to play 22-year-old Venezuelan defender Jon Aramburu – a right back who typically plays for the B…
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Will Osula: The Danish Gem Headed for Newcastle
Sheffield United’s Will Osula has put pen to paper with Premier League club Newcastle United as The Magpies have seen fit to spend £10 million plus a further £5 million in add-ons to bring Osula to Tyneside. Eddie Howe is clearly looking to the future with this deal and has seen some potential in Osula…
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Abel Ruíz: Girona’s New Striker
Since sealing a first-ever Champions League qualification, Girona have had a busy summer rebuild. Midfield maestro Aleix García has made the move to Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen, Sávinho has joined Premier League champions Manchester City, vital loanees like Eric García and Yan Couto have departed, whilst Donny van de Beek, Bryan Gil, Oriol Romeu, Gabriel…
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Robin Le Normand: Analyzing Atlético Madrid’s New Defender
Since claiming the 2020/21 La Liga title and ending a seven-year title drought, Atlético Madrid have finished third in back-to-back years, whilst the most recent campaign saw them finish fourth behind Real Madrid, Barcelona and Girona. This summer, they’ve undergone a major rebuilding process with veteran players like Álvaro Morata (31), Saúl Ñíguez (29), Memphis…
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Brais Méndez: Real Sociedad’s Livewire in Midfield
The Spanish Men’s National Team has been blessed with the best footballing talent in the middle of the park in years gone by. The performances of Rodri and Fabian Ruiz galvanized La Furia Roja to a fourth European Championship crown earlier in July. Such is their wealth of midfield talent that Real Sociedad midfielder, Martín…
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Marin Pongračić: Shining the Spotlight on Fiorentina’s New Defender
The Serie A season is just a week away, and Fiorentina have acted quickly in losing Serbian defender Nikola Milenković by replacing him in spending €15 million on German-born Croatian international Marin Pongračić from Lecce. After spending his youth career at Bayern Munich and FC Ingolstadt, Pongračić move to Bayern Munich city rivals 1860…
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Alidu Seidu: From the Rough Streets of Kumasi to the French Footballing Elite
In the world of professional football, there are players who make their mark on the game through their lightning-fast pace, their pinpoint accuracy, or their jaw-dropping goalscoring ability. But for Alidu Seidu, it’s his unshakeable determination and unwavering commitment to defense that has earned him the reputation as one of the good defenders in the…
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Serhou Guirassy: Analyzing BVB’s New Striker
Stuttgart managed to narrowly avoid dropping down to the German second tier in 2023 after beating HSV in the promotion / relegation playoff, and they would follow that up by losing key figures like Kostas Mavropanos (West Ham), Borna Sosa (Ajax) and Wataru Endo (Liverpool). And yet, despite their transfer exodus, Die Schwaben managed to…
