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Highly-rated forwards are in low supply but high demand. Lille’s Jonathan David – constantly linked with a Premier League move – continues to leave his future in France uncertain after pondering a two-year contract extension to stay with the Ligue 1 side, knowing club president Olivier Letang’s stance: the Canada striker, whose deal expires in June, will not leave this coming window. Continue reading “Lille forward Jonathan David mulls new deal as president certain on January stay”
Set for a fresh start under Vincenzo Italiano in Tuscany, Juventus midfielder Arthur feels already settled in – pointing to already-formed friendships with some teammates – as well as an important buy-in from his new manager as reasons why the 2023-24 campaign should be a successful on his return to Italy. Continue reading “Fiorentina loan for the new campaign, Arthur optimistic before next fresh start”
Having only played 13 minutes – a Champions League cameo on MD1 vs. Napoli – on a season-long loan deal from Juventus that quickly soured at Liverpool, Roberto de Zerbi is reportedly leading the charge for his Brighton side to offer Arthur Melo a second opportunity at Premier League football, bolstering their midfield with more shrewd signings as European adventures await next term. Continue reading “After Dahoud and Milner deals, Brighton may offer injury-stricken Arthur a chance”
As reports emerged today that PSG’s superstar forward Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club in January – a broken relationship with the board being cited as the reason – the 23-year-old made history with his first-half penalty: becoming the French champions’ highest-scoring player in the Champions League during their 1-1 Group H draw against Benfica earlier tonight.
Continue reading “Mbappe scores record-breaking goal in Benfica draw, as reports swirl he wants to leave PSG”
Under the backdrop of Dusan Vlahovic’s return to Florence, 35 days on from completing his €70m deal, Juventus are now unbeaten in ten across all competitions. They happily snatched a last-gasp advantage in their Coppa Italia semi-final against Fiorentina as substitute Lorenzo Venuti inadvertently turned Juan Cuadrado’s cross into his own net deep into stoppage-time.
Continue reading “Coppa Italia – Fiorentina 0-1 Juventus: Venuti’s own goal at the death seals heartbreaking finish”
Out of contract next summer, Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Denis Zakaria will likely see a whole host of offers from various European clubs hoping they can agree a pre-contract agreement with the Swiss international come January. Roma are regarded the frontrunners for his signature, though Juventus, Barcelona and Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are also linked.
Continue reading “Juventus, Roma targeting Gladbach’s out-of-contract midfielder Denis Zakaria”
Federico Chiesa’s winner, 11 seconds into the second-half, felt inevitable after multiple warning signs were ignored but typified just how Chelsea – with their 73% possession and half-chances galore – laboured through proceedings in Turin. If Thomas Tuchel’s men are going to successfully defend their Champions League crown, they can’t afford more displays like these. Continue reading “Juventus 1-0 Chelsea: Chiesa the catalyst as ponderous Blues stifled in Turin”
Per today’s reports, Tottenham are leading the race to sign Borussia Monchengladbach forward Marcus Thuram – currently in Didier Deschamps’ Euro 2020 squad with France. The versatile 23-year-old, who has two successful Bundesliga seasons under his belt, has admirers aplenty. Continue reading “Report: Tottenham in advanced talks with Gladbach forward Marcus Thuram”
Read on for two Champions League MD6 match previews ahead of a pivotal Group G clash between Spanish giants Barcelona and Serie A champions Juventus with top spot not yet confirmed, while Frank Lampard’s unbeaten Chelsea side expect to finish with a flourish when entertaining Russian side Krasnodar elsewhere tonight in Group E. Are we in for some surprises? Continue reading “UCL MD6 Previews: Barcelona and Juventus clash, while unbeaten Chelsea host Krasnodar”
Ahead of their eagerly-anticipated UCL clash on MD6 next, La Liga giants Barcelona and Serie A champions Juventus face potentially stiff opposition during their brief return to domestic action on Saturday. Barca travel to sixth-placed Cadiz, after Juventus entertain determined strugglers Torino in the Derby della Mole as they look to close the gap on their title rivals. Continue reading “Saturday previews: Barcelona travel to Cadiz, Juventus host Torino in derby clash”
Goals from Ousmane Dembele and a Lionel Messi penalty helped Barcelona to a morale-boosting 2-0 Champions League group stage win over Serie A champions Juventus. What were five talking points as Ronald Koeman’s men bounced back from their 3-1 El Clasico defeat to record a first victory in Turin, continuing their 100% record to begin this season’s UCL? Continue reading “Juventus 0-2 Barcelona: 5 Talking Points as Dembele, Messi pile early pressure on Pirlo”
Juventus increased their Serie A lead to eight points with a narrow 2-1 win over Lazio. Cristiano Ronaldo’s quick second-half brace helped Maurizio Sarri’s men earn an important victory, though there were nervy moments for them to endure during an action-packed affair. How did players individually fare in Turin?
Continue reading “Juventus 2-1 Lazio: Player Ratings as Ronaldo’s brace edges Juve closer to title”
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