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Friday’s Top Transfer Rumours: Tel to Tottenham, Chelsea in for West Ham target

by Ben McAleer at Friday, Jan 31 2025 12:09
Friday’s Top Transfer Rumours: Tel to Tottenham, Chelsea in for West Ham target With the transfer window closing next week, we take a look at the latest transfer movers and shakers as clubs gear up to spend big ahead of the deadline. Featured in this run through is Premier League pair Tottenham and Chelsea, while Bayern Munich also make an appearance. Tottenham to spend big on ...
Categories: Player Focus

Mathys Tel Stats: Why Chelsea are prepared to lose Nkunku for teenage Bayern star

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Jan 14 2025 16:36
Mathys Tel Stats: Why Chelsea are prepared to lose Nkunku for teenage Bayern star Christopher Nkunku’s Chelsea spell hasn’t quite gone as planned. The Frenchman spent a fair chunk of his debut season on the sidelines and has struggled to nail down a starting spot this time around. The respective impacts of Cole Palmer and Nicolas Jackson hasn’t aided Nkunku, who...
Categories: Player Focus

Why Chelsea fans should be excited about Nkunku's impending debut

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Dec 18 2023 15:41
Why Chelsea fans should be excited about Nkunku's impending debut We didn’t want to take a risk with him and give him more time for his recovery, Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino said of Christopher Nkunku after Saturday's 2-0 win over Sheffield United. Supporters are eager to finally see the Frenchman in action after he officially completed his move to Stam...
Categories: Player Focus

The importance of Pochettino to Chelsea's resurgence

by Greg Lea at Monday, Aug 7 2023 15:36
The importance of Pochettino to Chelsea's resurgence On the opening day of last season, Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea beat Everton 1-0 at Goodison Park thanks to a penalty from Jorginho.The Italian celebrated that goal with the likes of Kai Havertz, Mason Mount, N’Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta and Kalidou Koulibaly, while Edouard Mendy watched o...
Categories: Team Focus

Muani could prove to be France's wildcard at the World Cup

by Sam McGuire at Monday, Nov 21 2022 14:05
Muani could prove to be France's wildcard at the World Cup When Christopher Nkunku was ruled out of the World Cup, France manager Didier Deschamps had a number of alternatives to pick from. Amine Gouiri shares a number of similarities with Nkunku and has been in fine form for Rennes this season, scoring six times in 10 Ligue 1 appearances following his move...
Categories: World Cup

Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland lead Bundesliga Team of the Season

by Josh Wright at Monday, May 16 2022 12:00
Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland lead Bundesliga Team of the Season With the Bundesliga season done and dusted, now is the perfect time to take stock of another long campaign and reveal the WhoScored team of the season. Bayern Munich claimed their 10th straight title in a row, with Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen and RB Leipzig making up the top four. At the oth...
Categories: Best XI

Man Utd target Nkunku among top performing Bundesliga players in March

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Mar 28 2022 16:23
Man Utd target Nkunku among top performing Bundesliga players in March RB Leipzig earned five points from their three games in March, but were effective in the final third as no team scored more goals (7). In addition, only Mainz 05 and Borussia Dortmund (both 1) conceded fewer goals than Domenico Tedesco's side (2), though the former did only play twice in March.Here,...
Categories: Best XI

Man Utd target one of 10 potential international debutants to watch this week

by Josh Wright at Thursday, Mar 24 2022 12:28
Man Utd target one of 10 potential international debutants to watch this week The first international break of the year is upon us and it officially kickstarts the countdown to the 2022 World Cup in December. International managers will get even less time to fine-tune their preparations this time around with the World Cup moved to mid-season so these international breaks are ...
Categories: Player Focus

Teenage Rennes star continues to shine as Liverpool sensation tops form rankings

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Oct 26 2021 12:25
Teenage Rennes star continues to shine as Liverpool sensation tops form rankings Having kept chipping away, Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah is finally the in-form player in Europe's top five leagues with Karim Benzema at long last knocked off top spot. There's a space on the podium for a new entry, too, as a young Rennes winger continues to shine. Starting from the bottom, we ...
Categories: Form Guide

Sold too soon? Former Arsenal, Tottenham and Real Madrid youngsters flourishing

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Aug 11 2020 12:30
Sold too soon? Former Arsenal, Tottenham and Real Madrid youngsters flourishing Hindsight is 20/20. In football, any team can regret selling a player, particularly if the grass has proven to be greener on the other side. It matters not the stature of the side in question, they'll cash in on players who they believe to be not good enough for the squad, only to see them thriving ...
Categories: Player Focus