Junior Firpo
‘Absolute disaster’ – BBC pundit comments on the performance of Leeds United left back against Brighton
BBC pundit Micah Richards reacted to the performance of Leeds United player Junior Firpo against Brighton on Saturday. The 33-year-old said that the left-back greatly struggled against Tariq Lamptey. The former Manchester City player said on Match of the Day on BBC One: “Firpo had an absolute disaster against him (Lamptey). “Firpo didn’t know what day was it. Didn’t know what he had come up against.” Brighton hosted Leeds United at the Falmer Stadium hoping to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. The Seagulls were the better side at the Amex but they failed to convert their opportunities into goals. They ultimately had to settle for a point, with Neal Maupay most culpable for missing chances. Despite Brighton playing out a 0-0 draw, Tariq Lamptey perfor...
La Liga chief: Impossible for Barca to keep Lionel Messi without departures
Barcelona must considerably reduce their wage bill in order to keep Lionel Messi, LaLiga chief Javier Tebas said on Thursday, adding that the club would not be shown any leniency when it comes to obeying the league’s strict financial control rules. Messi, Barca’s all-time top scorer and appearance maker, ended his 21-year association with the club last month and is currently a free agent as the Catalans cannot offer him a new deal due to their financial predicament. President Joan Laporta said last month that Messi was keen to remain at the club but giving him a new deal was being held up by the league’s Financial Fair Play regulations. Spanish media reports had suggested LaLiga could relax the rules to allow the six-time Ballon d’Or winner to stay at Barca but Tebas said there was no chan...
Bielsa has convinced Leeds target to join Elland Road – report
Leeds United are close to signing Junior Firpo from Barcelona this summer. Several clubs across Europe have shown interest in signing the Barcelona left-back, but Leeds have stolen a march on their rivals. Italian media outlet Calciomercato reported that the 24-year-old left-back will undergo his medical at Leeds next week. The highly talented defender is expected to sign a five-year deal with the Premier League club. Catalan newspaper Sport have added a few more details that should excite Leeds fans. The report claims that Leeds had been targeting Firpo for a while now, as the club were planning to sign a left-back this summer. Both Marcelo Bielsa and Victor Orta spoke to the player, with the Argentine personally convincing him to move to Elland Road. Bielsa feels that the former Rea...
Report claims West Ham have submitted an offer for 24-yr-old defender
Barcelona left-back Junior Firpo has been linked with a move away from the club this summer and the likes of West Ham United and Southampton have been linked with the player. According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona are keen on selling the 24-year-old defender this summer and the Hammers have submitted an offer for the player. The report further states that Barcelona like the offer from the Premier League club. However, the details of the offer have not been mentioned. West Ham currently have Aaron Cresswell as their starting left-back and Firpo could prove to be a quality alternative. The 24-year-old has struggled to hold down a regular starting berth at the Spanish club and he will be determined to show his qualities if he joins a new club this summer. His hunger and desire to do well cou...
Inter preparing offer for Junior Firpo
The name Junior Firpo continues to be on the Inter agenda. According to the newspaper ‘Sport’, the Italians will try again for the Barca player in January: they are studying a six month or year and a half loan with option to buy. Inter Milan haven’t forgotten about Junior Firpo, one of their big alternatives for down the left. The Italian outfit are still interested in the Barcelona player and are reportedly studying a six month or year and a half loan with option to buy. All of this while the 24-year-old LB continues to not be in Ronald Koeman’s plans, as the 192 minutes that he has played this season demonstrate, which increase the rumours about his possible exit. Junior is under contract at Barca until June 2024 and his market value is around 12.3 million euros. According to the newspap...
Zinedine Zidane claims 100 La Liga wins as Real Madrid coach
Real Madrid’s win over Real Betis on Saturday was Zinedine Zidane’s 100th in charge of Real Madrid in La Liga Santander. The Frenchman has coached Los Blancos in 147 La Liga matches in total, with 55 at home and 45 away from home. In those games, Zidane’s sides have scored 342 goals and conceded 142. Only Miguel Munoz has won more La Liga matches in charge of Real Madrid than Zidane with 257. As well as his centenary of victories, the former Real Madrid midfielder has won two La Liga titles – in 2016/17 and 2019/20. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting...
We want to win LaLiga on pitch – Barca coach
Barcelona coach, Quique Setien, insists he wants to win the LaLiga title on the pitch. Spanish clubs are waiting for news when the competition will resume. For now, Barca lead the table and could be crowned champions if the season is now abandoned. Setien said, “Common sense would indicate that if it cannot continue, the logical thing would be for it to remain as it is. “But what we want is to end it. I’m looking forward to finishing it. “I wouldn’t want to win the championship if it stayed like this.” Get more stories like this on Twitter
