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Ousmane Dembele Ousmane Dembele’s drama with Barcelona is yet to see an end as the French man declined to sign a new contract. There were also interests from Chelsea, Tottenham and PSG which all failed to happen, leaving him to continue being in the payroll of Barcelona with his contract ending in six months time. Something the Catalan side is very uncomfortable about. Having rejected a downward renewal of his contract and declining the offers he had during the January transfer window, the Barcelona Board have become frustrated and seriously considering terminating his contract to put an end to the entire drama. They are considering two options for the 24 year old French man. One is giving him a letter of freedom which will see him leave the club by mutual consent and as a free Agent. In as much as that seems like a better option, it would still make them pay him until he finds a new club. The second is direct termination of his contract unilaterally.  The option of keeping him at ...

New Everton Manager Everton made some serious statements during the just concluded January transfer window. The signing of iconic Frank Lampard as their new manager after a disastrous union with Rafa Benitez was a statement of intent. Though the Chelsea legend is yet to proof his worth as a Manager following his failed stint at Chelsea, but he could come good at the other side of Blue. He moved straight to sign out of form Dele Alli from Tottenham and the struggling Donny Van De Beek from Manchester United. These are all men with a point to prove. These are players who at some point in their careers were the best in their position but a sudden deep in form or circumstance has reduced their potency. It is now time to prove critics wrong and rediscover that bite that brought them this far.  Donny Van De Beek Van de Beek has a big reputation in his home country the Netherlands following his massive exploits at Ajax which eventually saw him making the step up to the premier league to a...

A prominent British journalist and Gunners fan has condemned the selling of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang to Barcelona on a free transfer after the London side waived any transfer fee to ensure that the deal pulled through.. He raged on Twitter about what he called a terrible transfer window for the Gunners. The former Arsenal Captain was ostracised from the first team for over ten match days after being accused of indiscipline for going to visit his sick mother. This crisis which was well publicised led to the decision by the Manager Mikel Arteta to ask the board to let the Gabonese captain move this month. Piers Morgan in a recent interview with SUN explained that Mikel Arteta has taken weird pleasure in publicly humiliating our best and best-paid player, behaving like a particularly smug and intransigent disciplinarian headmaster pushing a naughty schoolboy for reasons that have never been fully explained but at what benefit to the team? he questioned. Piers Morgan and Aubameyang Arsena...

The transfer market is booming as usual. It's deadline day and every Club in Europe is scampering to seal important deals before 11pm on 31st of January 2022. Some of the players crossing over to other Clubs include:  Aubameyang sighted at the airport Pierre Emerick Aubameyang: The ex Arsenal Captain was stripped of his captainship and banished from the first team. That prompted a desire to depart from the Emirate stadium. The former Borussia Dortmund talisman was today sighted in Barcelona on his way to Camp Nou to seal a loan deal that will keep him at the Catalan side till the end of the season. Ramsey Aron Ramsey:  The ex Arsenal man has been very ineffective at Juventus having played only five matches for the Old Lady this season, prompting the serie A side to decide on sending him on a season long loan. The Welsh man was sighted today at a private airport deciding on which club to go to. Among his numerous suitors are Rangers and Burnley but reports has it that a few hou...

David Beckham’s Inter Miami are keen on signing Luis Suarez who’s contract with Atletico Madrid will be ending this summer. In other to achieve such move, they will have to part with a key player in the person of Blaise Matuidi who is expected to leave Inter Miami this summer. Luis Suarez According to the Mirror, Inter Miami sporting director, Chris Henderson remained coy about situation with the former Paris Saint Germain player and insisted that talks are still on-going with his agent. The ex Juventus player’s exit will pave way for the pursuit of Suarez signature. In the MLS, clubs can only have three top earners known as Designated players. Arrival of the former Liverpool man will add bite to the MLS side’s attack and improve their squad. Suarez have enjoyed a trophy laden career in Europe, having played for Ajax, Liverpool, Barcelona and won the La Liga last season with Atletico Madrid. But he has set his sight on a move away from Wanda Metropolitano with a move to the M...

Adams Traore has impressed tremendously at Wolves, his impressive crosses and direct runs coupled with his physical presence added up to make him a valuable addition to any club he joins. Manchester United has been a long time admirer of the Spanish Superstar and increased their interest since landing Jadon Sancho became impossible. But they now face a big challenge from the money bags.  Manchester City, Juventus, Barcelona and Liverpool football clubs have all declared interest in the powerful winger. Wolves have placed a fee of £90million on him and hopes one of the suitors will be able to pay that. Liverpool initially withdrew from the quest to land the Spanish winger but it looks like they are having a rethink. Now Manchester United have to fight off these strong interests in other to land their target or lose out entirely.

The coronavirus pandemic affected alot of activities in the transfer market because clubs were financially incapacitated and so, couldn't finance purchase of good players which are normally high. But some people were making money where clubs were struggling to spend. They are the super agents. Jorge Mendez is one of those super agents who made millions of dollars during the pandemic. Jorge Mendez He set up Gestifute in 1996 and his first deal in 1997 saw the current Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo move from Vitoria Guimaraes to Deportivo la Coruna for just over £2m. Exceptionally good at developing deep, local networks, he for the last 20 years has steadily extended his influence in the Portuguese game to such an extent that he claims to have conducted 68% of all player transactions at Portugal's great clubs, Sporting Lisbon, Benfica and Porto, in the decade 2001-10, according to The Guardian. Just this transfer window, he concluded deals that generated over £360million in ...

MAN UNITED SIGN URUGUAYAN TEENAGER PELLISTRI Manchester United have completed their fourth deal of deadline day, bringing in 18-year-old Uruguayan winger,  Facundo Pellistri from Club Atletico Penarol on a five year deal. RAFINHA MAKES SWITCH FROM BARCELONA TO PSG French champions Paris St Germain have completed the signing of midfielder Rafinha Alcantara from Barcelona, both sides confirmed. EVERTON SIGN SWEDISH GOALKEEPER OLSEN Everton have signed Sweden goalkeeper Robin Olsen on a season-long loan deal from Italian club AS Roma. ARSENAL'S TORREIRA MOVES TO ATLETICO Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira has joined La Liga club Atletico Madrid on loan until the end of the season. ARSENAL PAY BUYOUT CLAUSE FOR ATLETICO'S PARTEY Arsenal have paid the 50 million euro buyout clause for midfielder Thomas Partey, La Liga club Atletico Madrid have confirmed."La Liga on Monday informed Atletico Madrid at 23:28 that representatives from Arsenal arrived at the footballing body's he...

As the transfer window draws to a gradual close, clubs are rounding up businesses and trying to make sure that they are not caught up with deadline day. Here are some of the transfers as it happens. Name : Luis Alberto Suaréz Diaz Country : Uruguay🇺🇾 Heading to: Atletico Madrid The Ex Liverpool striker has been forced out of Barcelona and his contract terminated. He will join forces with Atletico Madrid in the next few hours. Name :  Lucas Sebastián Torreira Di Pascua Country : Uruguay 🇺🇾 Heading to : Atletico Madrid The Uruguayan Midfielder has been contacted by Coach Diego Simone as transfer to the Spanish side gathers momentum. Name : Jordon Ashley Femi Ibe Country : England🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Heading to:  Derby county The young English Winger who can also play as an attacking Midfielder will be looking for a fresh start if the deal pulls through. Name: Tiemoue Bakayoko. Country : France🇫🇷 Heading to : PSG The French man has been put up for sale by Chelsea. A...

Tottenham Hotspur's new face Chelsea and Manchester City may have made some important signings this  transfer window, but Tottenham Hotspur is systematically pulling some important strings in the transfer market. The new season promises to be an interesting one, with the way transfers were being conducted by football clubs and Tottenham are not left out.  After successfully highjacking the transfer of Sergio Reguilion to Manchester United and bringing him to Tottenham, another high profile move has been pull by Danny Levy and Jose Mourinho.  The transfer of Gareth Bale on a season long loan to the North London side is the icing on the cake. Now, the Jose Mourinho's side boost of a terrific front three in Gareth Bale, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.There may be no better front three in Europe if they synergize and that could be the end of title drought in Tottenham Hotspur if everything goes as it should. Sergio Reguilion is a fantastic left back who has the ability to burst...