Liverpool are actively working on signing goalkeeper Giorgi Mamadarshvili from Valencia, with the idea of loaning him out for the 2024/25 season, according to Fabrizio Romano. The talks between the two clubs are progressing, and the Georgia international himself is apparently keen on such a deal, which should be worth in excess of €30 million in terms of transfer fee.
Alisson Becker obviously remains an undisputed No. 1 at Liverpool. There are three years left on the contract of the Brazilian who turns 32 at the start of October, and it seems the Merseysiders have identified a long-term replacement in the 23-year-old Valencia shot-stopper.
Despite Mamadarshvili s proposed immediate loan away from Anfield, his transfer to Liverpool would obviously add a few more questi…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it will take a couple of new signings for Manchester United to seriously challenge Manchester City for the Premier League title next season.
A United side showing 10 changes from Sunday s victory at Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 loss at home to Leicester City on Tuesday a result that crowned City as champions with three games to spare.
It is City s seventh top-flight title triumph, five of those in the last decade, while United s wait for Premier League glory will stretch into a ninth season.
While Solskjaer feels his side deserve praise for pushing City as far as they did, the Norwegian accepts it will take some spending in the close season to fully close the gap.
If you want to take up the challenge with them we need to strengthen…
Philippe Coutinho s move from Liverpool to Barcelona sees him become the latest in a long line of Brazilians to ply their trade at Camp Nou.
From Romario to Neymar, some of the South American nation s biggest stars have enjoyed great success in Catalonia through the years.
Coutinho arrives with big expectations following his exploits with Liverpool over the past five years and will be keen to justify his reported €160million price tag.
Here we take a look at six of Barca s best Brazilians.
COUTINHO
Another brilliant Brazilian joins Barça!
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague)
ROMARIO (1993-1995)
Romario spent a year and a half at Barcelona and his 30 goals in 33 appearances fired the club to the LaLig…
Kemar Roofe showed why Michael Beale talked up his importance to Rangers with the opening goal in a 2-0 cinch Premiership win over Ross County in Dingwall.
The Gers boss spoke on Friday about the 30-year-old striker and attacker Tom Lawrence being key to his plans this season despite nine new signings and Roofe, starting for the first time in 16 months, repaid that faith after 22 minutes with a close-range strike.
Skipper James Tavernier added a delightful second four minutes later with a clever finish which ultimately took the three points south.
The relatively stress-free victory was a boost for Beale’s side ahead of their crucial Champions League play-off game against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night.
The tie is sitting at 2-2 from the first leg at I…
England goalkeeper Dean Henderson has taken an astonishing swipe at parent club Manchester United, admitting he did not want new manager Erik ten Hag to see him train as he feared the Dutch coach would want to keep him.
Henderson recently signed a deal with newly promoted Nottingham Forest for a season-long loan, having made only five appearances in all competitions for United in 2021-22.
Speaking to talkSPORT, the 25-year-old said he was so happy to leave Old Trafford, and claimed he had been promised a role as number one at the club prior to getting COVID-19 last season.
To be honest with you, it s probably been the toughest 12 months of my career, he said. I m so happy I ve got out the other end of it now, and I m excited to be here and ready to go.
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Spain s triumph at Euro 2008, which started their greatest ever period on the international stage, was built using a real mix of club components.
They won the final 1-0 against Germany, courtesy of a goal from Liverpool striker Fernando Torres, set up by Barcelona midfielder Xavi. Players from Real Madrid, Valencia, Villarreal and even Real Mallorca all appeared in that match in Vienna.
Two years later, when they won the World Cup by the same scoreline, the influence of Pep Guardiola s Barcelona was clear. Seven of the starting XI played their club football at Camp Nou, although one, David Villa, was a new signing and yet to play a game; the rest were from Madrid, and one, Joan Capdevila, from Villarreal.
By the time of their successful European Championship def…
Everton are interested in signing Kalvin Phillips from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Everton could lose Amadou Onana and are looking at a potential replacement in Phillips.
Phillips has struggled to make an impact at Manchester City since his move from Leeds United in the summer of 2022. The England international defensive midfielder is a peripheral figure at City, who won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season. Pep Guardiola could reportedly sell Phillips in the middle of the season.
Everton are 15th in the Premier League table at the moment with four points from six matches, just three points above the relegation zone. Meanwhile, City currently find the…
While Manchester United might have gone about it the hard way on Sunday night, Erik ten Hag s side eventually punched their FA Cup semi-final ticket thanks to a 3-1 victory against Fulham.
Falling to a shock 1-0 deficit as Serbian ace Alexandar Mitrovic opened the scoring just five minutes after returning from the half-time break, the Reds were certainly helped by some late Fulham madness.
With both Mitrovic and former Chelsea star Willian shown their own separate red cards in the space of just a few seconds, United certainly put their foot on the accelerator.
With Bruno Fernandes converting from the spot moments before Bayern Munich loanee Marcel Sabitzer completed a quickfire turnaround, the Premier League giants eventually breezed their way to the semi-finals…
Anderson Talisca scored a late winner for Besiktas as the Group G winners won 2-1 at 10-man RB Leipzig, the result sending Ralph Hasenhuttl s side into the Europa League.
Leipzig needed to better Porto s result against Monaco to stand any chance of Champions League progression, but it was not going to plan from the moment Alvaro Negredo gave the visitors an early lead from the penalty spot.
The hosts peppered the Besiktas goal but were frustrated by the outstanding Tolga Zengin in goal. Captain Willi Orban hit the post while Timo Werner and Jean-Kevin Augustin both had goals chalked off for offside on a frustrating night for the hosts, who also had Stefan Ilsanker sent off.
Naby Keita briefly restored hope after firing a low shot past Zengin with just three …
Mikel Arteta did not view Pep Guardiola s touchline ban as an excuse for Manchester City s listless 2-1 Champions League defeat to Lyon and he was not about to cite chucks of empty seats at the Etihad Stadium as a factor.
Nevertheless, it was hard not to detect a hint of weariness over the situation being familiar. City were some bookmakers favourites for a tournament their fans struggle to view with similar enthusiasm.
We had this type of crowd in the Champions League before and we were able to win the game, first-team coach Arteta told a news conference after 40,111 attended the match at a 55,000 capacity stadium.
The ideal scenario is to have a full stadium every time and have people supporting the team like crazy. Some weeks that doesn t happen but I don …