Manchester United have completed the signing of Alex Telles from Porto for €15 million + €3 million in add-ons. The 27-year-old Brazilian is set to join the Red Devils on a 5-year contract, where he will look to push Luke Shaw for the starting left back spot at Old Trafford. In this analysis, I will…

Since making his PSL debut for Baroka in August 2017, Goodman “Pelele” Mosele, a graduate of Baroka’s MDC (reserve) team has gone on to make 55 appearances for Bakgaga Ba Ga-Mphahlele in South Africa’s Premier Soccer League.   His breakthrough season came in the 2018/19 campaign, where he made 20 appearances, 18 of those being…

After being unable to bring in a single player last summer due to a FIFA transfer ban, Chelsea have had a transfer window for the ages. After signing Hakim Ziyech from Ajax and Timo Werner from RB Leipzig, Chelsea have completed deals for Kai Havertz, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Édouard Mendy. There’s…

From Jules Koundé to William Saliba, there are plenty of young French center backs who have broken onto the scene and earned big moves over the past few years, and the next player to do so could be Mohamed Simakan.   Born in Marseille on May 3, 2000, Simakan began his career as a striker,…

Coming off the back of an impressive 2017/18 season both with Sampdoria and the Uruguayan national team, the hype surrounding Lucas Torreira was astronomical. After a decade, Arsenal fans finally thought they had a Gilberto Silva replacement. A fellow South American, embodying the Garra Charrúa mentality, with the heart, desire, energy and determination to rejuvenate…

At a young age, Alphonso Davies learned all about making adjustments. Life was going to throw some unexpected challenges his way and still does, yet he handles them with aplomb.   Signed to Bayern Munich and viewed as being equipped with the requisite skill to replace the departed goal-scoring exploits of Arjen Robben and Franck…

After 5 seasons at Ajax Cape Town, where he made his professional debut at the age of 17. Rivaldo Coetzee, a product of the Ajax Cape Town academy, signed for Mamelodi Sundowns in August 2017, after a failed move to Celtic – it was found that he has an underlying problem with his right-foot during…

The biggest surprise of the 2019/20 Serie A campaign was undoubtedly Ivan Jurić’s Hellas Verona. After going down 2-0 in the first leg of the promotion playoffs to Cittadella, Hellas Verona launched a remarkable comeback in the second leg to seal promotion after a sole season in Serie B. Jurić replaced caretaker manager Alfredo Aglietti…

At 33 years old, Ricardo Nascimento has proved to be one of the best ball-playing central defenders in PSL, playing most of his matches on the left side of the Mamelodi Sundowns’ central defence. The Brazilian joined Sundowns in July 2016 from Académica in the Primeira Liga (Portugal) and seems to be getting better with…

Atalanta has constantly defied expectations since Gian Piero Gasperini was appointed as its coach in 2016 and La Dea have done so playing entertaining football.   Their attacking philosophy has also exposed some deficiencies in defense though but the Orobici have acquired a defender that could play a crucial part in rectifying those problems.    …