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‘Don’t play him again’, ‘wow’ – Some Spurs fans fuming after what star has just said
Wales international Gareth Bale has revealed that he plans to return to Real Madrid after his season-long loan at Tottenham Hotspur. The winger returned to Spurs last summer, seven years after he left for the Spanish capital, and has since scored 10 goals and weighed in with three assists in 25 games across all competitions. It remains to be seen whether Tottenham want to keep Bale for another season, but it appears that the player’s wish is to return to Madrid for the last year on his contract. “I think the main reason I came to Spurs this year was to play football first and foremost,” the 31-year-old said. “Going into the Euros I wanted to be match-fit. The original plan was to do a season at Spurs and after the Euros still have a year left at Real Madrid. “My plan is to go back – that’s...
Inter Milan and Sevilla target Liverpool trio
Liverpool could sell attacking trio Divock Origi, Xherdan Shaqiri and Takumi Minamino this summer, according to the Liverpool Echo. Origi joined Liverpool in 2014 off the back of a strong World Cup showing. During his time at Anfield, he has mostly been a substitute. However, he managed to make himself an unlikely hero in the 2018/19 season, scoring several crucial goals. The Belgian headed home a last gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton, scored a brace against Barcelona in their incredible comeback at Anfield, and netted the second in the 2-0 Champions League final win over Tottenham Hotspur. Origi scores a late winner against Everton Shaqiri arrived at the Reds in 2018 following his relegation with Stoke City. He has also been a substitute for most of his time in Merseysi...
Reguilon reportedly wants to leave Spurs this summer for European giants
According to El Gol Digitial (via teamtalk), Tottenham Hotspur left-back Sergio Reguilon wants to leave the North London club this summer, with a return to Sevilla on his mind. The Spain international spent last season on loan at the La Liga giants, helping them win the Europa League and they will look to bring him back should they fail to land Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso. Sportslens View Real Madrid decided to cash in on him when Spurs came calling last summer, and while he has been impressive for Jose Mourinho’s side since joining, the doubts surrounding the future of the Portuguese could see the full-back decide to leave after just a season. Missing out on European football could deal a blow on Tottenham’s chances of retaining the services of some of their best players, and that could also ...
Abidal reveals why Barca decided against signing man despite his Spurs exploits
Tottenham Hotspur parted ways with Argentine manager Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019 following a woeful start to the season that left the club in 14th in the Premier League table before his departure. The 49-year-old has since become the boss of French giants Paris Saint-Germain, succeeding Thomas Tuchel at the Parc des Princes in January 2021. However, he was linked with becoming Barcelona boss just after he left Spurs, but his links with Espanyol and a joke he had made while he was at Tottenham about preferring to work on a farm in Argentina than manage the Catalans did not do him any favours with the Josep Bartomeu-led board. Erstwhile Barcelona director of football Eric Abidal has revealed that Pochettino was his most preferred candidate to replace Ernesto Valverde who was sacked ...
Barcelona and Real Madrid target rejects Chelsea move
David Alaba has rejected a move to Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, reports Sky Germany. Alaba has been a regular at Bayern Munich for the best part of the last decade, making 421 appearances in all competitions for the Bavarians. During that time, he has won nine Bundesliga titles, six DFB Pokals, and two Champions Leagues. David Alaba has had a highly successful time at Bayern Munich However, the Austrian looks nailed on to depart the Allianz Arena this summer on a free transfer, having rejected a new contract. This has got several of Europe’s top clubs keeping an eye on the situation, hoping to bring in one of the world’s best defenders for cheap. Two clubs who were looking at the defender were Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain. However, Sky Germany are claiming that he has said no to bot...
Luis Suarez’s best moments as he hits 500 goals
Luis Suarez has been one of football’s very best players over the past decade. As brilliant as he is controversial, the Uruguayan hit an astonishing milestone of 500 goals this weekend. Among active players, only Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, and Robert Lewandowski have reached this figure. And what better way to celebrate the occasion than by looking back at the key points of his phenomenal career? Here are Luis Suarez’s best moments (so far). Making his name on the big stage Suarez celebrates against South Korea Suarez came into the tournament off the back of an an astonishing season at Ajax, scoring 49 goals in 48 appearances. So it came as no surprise that he shone at the 2010 World Cup. Playing in his first ever international tournament, he opened his account in...
Europa League flashback: Man Utd massive favourites, Arsenal on track for dream final
After an enthralling round of Europa League ties, we’ve reached our final eight. Dinamo Zagreb pulled off an incredible comeback to eliminate Tottenham Hotspur, Paul Pogba proved his worth with a fantastic winner at the San Siro, Steven Gerrard’s Rangers crashed out – it’s been an eventful week in the Europa League. What’s up next? The quarter-finals and there are some tidy looking fixtures. Ajax face Roma, Arsenal compete with Slavia Prague, Dinamo Zagreb oppose Villarreal, and Granada are up against Manchester United. In anticipation of these fixtures, here are the previous meetings between these clubs. Ajax vs Roma A 20-year-old Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores against Roma Back when the Champions League was really strange and had two group stages, Ajax and Roma faced each other in the second ...
Barcelona legend comments on Lionel Messi situation
Former Bulgarian striker Hristo Stoichkov has given his opinion on Lionel Messi’s situation at Barcelona. Last summer, Messi shook the world of football by announcing his desire to leave Barcelona – the club he had been at since his youth team days. However, after a long-running feud with former president Josep Maria Bartomeu, the Argentine stayed at Camp Nou. Since then, a lot has changed at the club. Bartomeu resigned and was replaced by Joan Laporta, who has vowed to make keeping Messi his number one priority. However, it is unclear whether this will change his stance. Messi’s future at Barcelona is still unclear The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is out of contract in the summer and is supposedly being eyed up by Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City. Barcelona legend Hristo Stoichkov h...
Champions League flashback: Liverpool and Man City’s chance for revenge + 2020 Final repeat
The fixtures for the Champions League quarter-finals have been drawn, with several enticing fixtures. Manchester City were the first side out of the pot, coming up against Borussia Dortmund, while Porto got drawn against Chelsea. The final two fixtures see repeats of recent finals, with Bayern Munich facing Paris Saint-Germain, and Real Madrid playing Liverpool. In anticipation of the next round of European games, here is a look back at some of the best clashes between these sides. Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Balotelli’s equaliser was not enough to prevent an early exit for Man City Rather surprisingly, this is only the second time that these two sides have been drawn up against each other. The first came in the group stages of the 2012/13 season. It was a very different Borussia ...
Barcelona and Real Madrid targeting Bundesliga defender
Barcelona and Real Madrid are eyeing up a move for RB Leipzig centre-back Ibrahima Konate, reports Spanish outlet AS. Konate joined RB Leipzig from Sochaux in 2017. Since then, he has achieved reasonable success at the German side despite several injury troubles, reaching a Champions League semi-final last season. Konate in action for RB Leipzig His performances for Die Roten Bullen have attracted attention from several clubs across Europe, especially in the Premier League. Back in February, it was reported that three of the biggest English clubs were competing for his signature. The 21-year-old is now being linked with a move to La Liga, with AS reporting that Barcelona and Real Madrid are both in the hunt for his services. The article claims that Konate has a €45 million release clause. ...
Premier League trio and La Liga club chasing Liverpool man
Liverpool striker Divock Origi has been linked to several different clubs by Spanish outlet El Gol Digital. Origi came to Liverpool in the summer transfer window of 2014 from Lille, off the back of an impressive display as a substitute for Belgium at the World Cup. Since then, he has made 157 appearances for the Reds in all competitions, scoring 35 goals – most of them off the bench. The height of his career came during the 2018/19 season when he made himself an unlikely hero at Anfield. He scored several important goals throughout the campaign, including a last gasp winner in the Merseyside derby against Everton, a brace in the Champions League second leg comeback against Barcelona, and the second in a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League final. Origi nets a scrappy late...
How Atlético Madrid’s tactical missteps cost them huge against Chelsea
With a 1-0 deficit to overturn, Atlético Madrid visited Stamford Bridge to face Thomas Tuchel’s still-undefeated Chelsea in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash. Coming back from a goal down was not Atlético’s game – they had never won a Champions League tie after losing the first leg. By contrast, Tuchel’s Chelsea were unbeaten in 12 games, winning eight of those. The German tactician would become the first Chelsea manager to avoid defeat in his first 13 games in charge if he kept this run going, so this was quite an important match from the record-keepers’ point of view too. The Blues cruised to a 2-0 victory despite a couple of initial scares, as goals from Hakim Ziyech and Emerson helped them advance to the quarter-finals. In this analysis, though, we wi...
