Serge Gnabry
Tuesday Transfer Gossip Column: Lewandowski, De Ligt, Depay and More
We have been busy scouring the papers and the web here at Sportslens to bring you a comprehensive round up of the latest football transfer news and rumours for Tuesday. Ousmane Dembele has accepted a lower salary in order to extend his stay at Barcelona until 2024. The new deal is expected to be signed this week after Blaugrana manger Xavi was desperate to keep the Frenchman (Fabrizio Romano). Tottenham, Inter Milan and Juventus are all said be keeping tabs on Dutch winger Memphis Depay this summer. Barcelona, who are close to agreeing a deal for Leeds winger Raphinha, may look to sell Depay in order to raise funds for further signings (SPORT). Bayern Munich are confident they can secure a deal for Juventus defender Matthijs De Ligt this summer, with chief Hasan Salihamidzi...
Liverpool Transfer Targets: Who Will Liverpool Sign This Summer?
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool side were just two games away from completing the first ever quadruple in British football last season, and will seek squad reinforcements this summer to avenge the heartbreak. The Reds were just a single point away from a record breaking 20th league title, after Manchester City’s heroics to come back from 2-0 down on the final day and snatch the trophy with three goals in five minutes. Vinicius Jr’s second-half strike in Paris sealed yet another Champions League triumph for Real Madrid, pouring on the misery for Liverpool in a devastating week of football for the club. However, Klopp’s men still managed to complete the double, adding an FA Cup and a Carabao Cup to their ever-growing trophy cabinet. The Reds defeated Chelsea on penalties in both games after 240 com...
Lyon return empty-handed with prospect of losing key players
Had Olympique Lyonnais’ Memphis Depay and Karl Toko Ekambi found the back of the net in the opening 16 minutes against Bayern Munich on Wednesday, the Champions League may have had its first ever all-French final. Instead, Paris St Germain will now face the German champions while Lyon return home empty-handed and without the opportunity of righting those wrongs next season after they failed to qualify for Europe’s premier club competition. Ligue 1 was the only top-flight league from the ‘Big Five’ to prematurely end its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving Lyon in seventh place on a points-per-game basis — thereby missing out on the Europa League as well. The 3-0 scoreline flatters Bayern as Lyon had their chances but playing in only their second semi-final on the big stage, their ...
