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What Can Paulo Dybala Bring to Jose Mourinho’s Roma?
Paulo Dybala has *finally* found his next club. For a player who was once dubbed the next Lionel Messi, it’s quite remarkable how few suitors the Argentina international had, considering these are meant to be the prime years of his career and he was available on a free transfer. That said, when one really…
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Borussia Dortmund: The Ultimate Summer 2022 Transfer Review
With just a matter of days to go until the 2022/23 Bundesliga kicks off, it’s time to look at where Borussia Dortmund stand heading into their 10th consecutive season without a Bundesliga title to defend. Though FC Bayern may have stolen headlines with an outlay centred around Sadio Mané and Matthijs De Ligt, BVB…
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Amadou Onana: Lille’s Belgian Midfield Dynamo
When asked to imagine the perfect midfielder, who do you see? Is it someone packed with flair and agility, capable of breaking the lines with intricate moves? Maybe they are the archetypal destroyer, intercepting passes and corralling loose balls as though their life depends on it? Perhaps you are imagining a player from yesteryear:…
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Is Kalidou Koulibaly a Good Signing for Chelsea?
So far the transfer window has been a relatively tricky one for Chelsea. In terms of outgoings, the loss of Antonio Rudiger to Real Madrid for free, was a bad start. They have also seen Andreas Christensen depart to Madrid’s rivals, Barcelona, for free, and the measly £7 million loan fee they received as…
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Dwight McNeil: Analyzing Everton’s Latest Signing
Following the departure of versatile winger Richarlison to Tottenham Hotspur, Everton have been conducting their transfer business carefully and hesitantly, with the club determined not to follow the path of recent years. The names of Romelu Lukaku, Ross Barkley and Idrissa Gana Gueye all ring a bell in the head of Everton fans –…
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Analyzing Everton’s Transfer Needs
Everton’s lack of intellectual recruitment during the Farhad Moshiri era since he acquired a 49% controlling share of the club in 2016 has proved to be underwhelming, highlighting Everton’s hierarchy, with the fans holding them to account. The bulk of the criticism has come to owner Moshiri, who now owns 94.1%, and Chairman Bill Kenwright,…
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João Victor: Benfica’s New Brazilian Center Back
It has been quite the busy start to the transfer window for Benfica. Under the watch of their new German manager Roger Schmidt, who joins following a two-year spell at PSV Eindhoven, the Lisbon club have sold Darwin Núñez to Liverpool, offloaded the likes of Everton Cebolinha and Haris Seferović, and reinforced their squad with…
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Leo Ostigard – The Former Brighton Man Eager to Prove a Point After Permanent Switch to Napoli
Leo Ostigard would have been dreaming about becoming a Premier League regular defender after signing for Brighton all the way back in 2018, leaving behind his native Norway for The Seagulls. However, four long years on from this transfer, his career at Brighton never got off the ground – the 22-year-old centre-back never featuring…
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Matthijs de Ligt: The Emergence of Bayern Munich’s New Defensive Rock
Bayern Munich are having a transfer window to remember, poaching some of the best talents in world football without having to break the bank. Although they have lost talisman Robert Lewandowski to Barcelona, they have made some superb additions, with Noussair Mazraoui, Ryan Gravenberch, and Sadio Mane joining an already star-studded team. They did,…
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Moussa Niakhaté – What Does the French Defender Bring to Nottingham Forest?
It’s been over a month and a half since Nottingham Forest clinched their historic promotion back to the Premier League after a 23-year absence. An absence as lengthy as 20 plus years for a club as big as Nottingham Forest, always leads to expectations. Whereas that shouldn’t be the case in this situation –…
