What next for Lille’s title winners? Five players already being eyed by Europe’s elite
Lille have upset the established order in France to be crowned as champions for the first time in a decade, their final day win…
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Cherry-Picked: Five brilliant teams that overachieved before being bought up by Europe’s elite
Every side outside of the elite dreams of upsetting the established order, punching above their weight to challenge the game’s biggest clubs for major…
Highly rated Lille defender Botman admits Premier League ambitions
Lille defender Sven Botman has revealed his ambition to play in the Premier League amid reported interest in his services from England’s top clubs.…
Leicester make a move as they look to win the race to sign Lille midfielder Soumare
Leicester are reportedly preparing a £35m bid to sign Boubakary Soumare as the Foxes look to beat off competition from a host of clubs…
90s Ballers: Joe Cole, the cheeky magician who showed us glimpses of greatness
It’s admittedly a bit cheeky to include Joseph John Cole in our 90s Ballers series. After all, he didn’t make his professional debut until…
Spurs exploring ‘cheaper’ alternatives to £30m Nick Pope
Tottenham are exploring ‘cheaper’ alternatives in their pursuit of a new goalkeeper this summer with Burnley set to demand more than £30m for Nick…
Rating the title races in Europe’s big five league’s by excitement level
We’re approaching the final stages of the season across the continent and its all to play for in Europe’s major leagues, the run-in set…
Liverpool identify Renato Sanches as ‘number one target’ to replace Wijnaldum with Klopp a big admirer
Liverpool have reportedly identified Renato Sanches as their ‘number one target’ to replace Georginio Wijnaldum should the midfielder leave the club. Wijnaldum has entered…
Five Ligue 1 players who should interest Premier League clubs in January
Recruitment plans will be well underway in Premier League boardrooms as the winter window fast approaches, the turn of the new year providing clubs…
Why Manchester United should appoint Luis Campos as their Director of Football
Wins over Newcastle and PSG have, at least for the moment, tempered the criticisms of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Nevertheless, there’s a sense that such…
Player Analysis: What will Gabriel Magalhaes bring to Arsenal?
Arsenal have reportedly beat Napoli and Manchester United to the signing of 22-year-old centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes. Mikel Arteta will hope that with the Brazilian…
Man Utd linked with ‘dramatic move’ for Gabriel Magalhaes as defender reportedly delays transfer decision
The saga of Gabriel Magalhaes’ future continues to rumble on, with reports suggesting the player is now stalling on his decision following late contact…
Napoli make ‘last ditch attempt’ to sign Arsenal target Gabriel Magalhaes
Napoli have made a ‘last ditch attempt’ to sign Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille, the Italian side launching a late bid for the Arsenal target.…
Ranking the five favourites to sign highly-rated centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes
Regular readers of transfer talk will have no doubt come across the name of Gabriel Magalhaes in recent weeks, the centre-back having been linked…
Gabriel Magalhaes representives fly to UK amid Man Utd and Everton interest
The representatives of Lille defender Gabriel Magalhaes have reportedly flown to England for talks with two Premier League clubs, with Manchester United and Everton…
Player Analysis: Top six target Victor Osimhen
Of the major five European leagues, Ligue 1 tends to receive the least attention due to the overwhelming dominance of PSG. Such unchallenged primacy…
Everton make ‘progress’ in £30m deal to sign ‘absolute machine’ Magalhaes
Everton have reportedly made ‘progress’ in their bid to sign Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille with the defender expected to become Carlo Ancelotti’s first signing…
Osimhen admits English ambitions and names Chelsea legend as his ‘idol’
Victor Osimhen has revealed his ambition to ‘play for a big club in England’ in the future, naming former Chelsea forward Didier Drogba as…