Ibrahima Konaté speaks well. As a 19-year-old he discussed his blind trust in Dayot Upamecano and the fatherly position former head-coach Ralf Rangnick developed during his first year at RB Leipzig. Now 21, the landscape has shifted. Julian Naglesmann is in charge and rates Konaté highly, but an injury-riddled past couple of seasons has given…

A 14-year old Nicolás González is inches away from hanging up his boots, disheartened by his lack of game time, and the six-hour round trip for training every day. A 22-year old Nicolás González is a full international, tearing up the German topflight, and linked with a move to the Premier League. Oh, how football…

Assessing the list of one of the most prolific season for attacking players in the PSL, two players stand out; Samir Nurković and Peter Shalulile are two players with near similar attributes, traditional no 9s with their team’s interest always the priority. In the 2019-20 PSL season, Shalulile won the Lesley Manyathela Golden Boot –…

Desperate for a creative boost to pull his side out of their relegation fight, Steve Bruce’s Newcastle United tirelessly searched for an attacking midfielder in the waning days of the January transfer window. After missing out on Jesse Lingard to West Ham, the Toons turned their attention to Arsenal midfielder Joe Willock, with the 21-year-old…

There is no doubt that Joshua Kimmich is one of the most gifted footballers in the world at the moment. While he’s in a team consisting of superstars like Robert Lewandowski, Manuel Neuer, Thomas Müller and more, it’s fair to suggest Kimmich is arguably Bayern Munich’s most important player. He’s the one that’s been making…

Pressure was mounting on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer back in October when his Manchester United side were humiliated in a 6-1 annihilation at Old Trafford at the hands of Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. To many, there was a sense of inevitability surrounding the Norwegian’s reign as the United boss.   However, since then, despite being…

If Manchester United view you as the solution to their left-sided centre-back problem, then you know you’re a special player, and Facundo Medina is most certainly special. Hailing from Argentina, Medina is your typical South American centre-half; passionate, and aggressive, but with a confidence in possession that not many 21-year-old’s have.   Born in Buenos…

Antakya, the capital of the southernmost Turkish province has borne witness to countless empires and rulers, the Akkadians, Amorites, Assyrians, Neo-Babylonians, and Persians amongst others, however, Hatay has found a new ruler, this time in the form of a Gabonese panther. Often after the panther has struck, a customary cartwheel-backflip is performed, striking fear and…

Just six months ago the English tabloids were writing of an end of an era, foreseeing the departure of Pep Guardiola after a difficult season at Manchester City. The Cityzens had been steamrolled domestically by Liverpool and had been eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Champions League by an unfancied Olympique Lyon side. With his…

It has been far from a straightforward path to life in the Premier League for Jayden Bogle. Born in Reading, Bogle began his development with the Royals before being released at the age of 14. After a brief spell with Swindon Town, he joined Derby County’s academy on January 20, 2016, ahead of leaving full-time…