Author: Muktar Balogun

Muktar Balogun is a Senior Writer for The Daily Page, covering football and other sports news.

Jules Kounde, a star for Barcelona, has revealed how he declined a transfer to Manchester City despite the fact that manager Pep Guardiola told him he “liked” him. Kounde said the former Barcelona manager made an effort to get him to transfer to Manchester City. After a long negotiation between the Catalans and Chelsea, the France international relocated from Sevilla to Nou Camp during the summer. The defender waited for Barcelona despite Chelsea’s owners’ frantic attempts to get him and reports that they had an agreement with Sevilla. And now Kounde said that a year prior to Manchester City signing…

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Thomas Muller, a striker for Bayern Munich, has entered the never-ending argument over Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain and Cristiano Ronaldo of Manchester United as the superior player. When asked to select between Messi and Ronaldo, Muller revealed to ESPN that he preferred Ronaldo. “I go for Ronaldo, against Messi, I have good statistics, against Ronaldo; not that good,” Muller international said. In the 2020 Champions League, the German International was a member of the Bayern Munich team that beat a Messi-led Barcelona 8-2. Messi and Ronaldo, meanwhile, are regarded as two of the best five footballers in history. In…

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The Champions League match between Rangers and Napoli has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 14 at 8 p.m. Due to limitations in enforcement resources following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the game was originally planned to be played the day before but has been delayed. “This is due to the severe limitations on policing resources and organisational challenges related to the ongoing events surrounding the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. “Rangers, of course, recognise this switch in date will inconvenience a number of our loyal supporters, and refunds will be available to those unable to attend the…

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Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga, according to Arsenal great Kevin Campbell, requires consistent playing time under manager Mikel Arteta to advance. Lokonga moved from Anderlecht to Arsenal last summer for a cost of £17 million. He has been acting as Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka’s backup in Arteta’s team, who are both experienced midfielders. Lokonga has started the previous three games for Arsenal since Partey is injured, and he has performed admirably. He’s probably not where he needs to be in his growth because he probably needs more game experience, Campbell told the Highbury Squad (via HITC) when questioned about Lokonga’s…

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Premier League clubs have come together to announce the postponement of this weekend’s league fixtures in respect of Queen Elizabeth II’s demise yesterday. This decision was reached after a meeting with Premier League clubs at 11 am on the steps to take after Queen Elizabeth II died yesterday. Richard Masters, Premier League Chief Executive, said: “We and our clubs would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty’s long and unwavering service to our country.   “As our longest-serving monarch, she has been an inspiration and leaves behind an incredible legacy following a life of dedication.   “This is a tremendously sad…

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Potter, according to BBC, has reached a verbal agreement with Chelsea to replace Thomas Tuchel as their new head coach. Tuchel was fired six games into the new Premier League season on Wednesday, following Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League while Potter has reportedly been under the new Chelsea’s owner radar. Chelsea and Brighton manager Graham Potter have reached a verbal agreement to replace Thomas Tuchel as their new head coach. Daily Page had reported that Tuchel was fired six games into the new Premier League season on Wednesday, following Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Dinamo Zagreb…

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Thomas Tuchel has parted ways with Chelsea, Chelsea has announced today. This happened after the Thomas Tuchel’s team was defeated by Dinamo Zagreb in an appalling performance from the two-time UCL winner yesterday. The club has recorded losses to Southampton, Leeds and Dinamo Zagreb and currently ranks sixth in the Premier League after a hard-fought win with West Ham. After spending the most in the transfer market on new transfers to equip the club with the necessary players whose performances have not been up to par, the club has announced the departure of the former PSG manager. “As the new…

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According to talkSPORT, the FA has decided not to use Lee Mason as a VAR for a Premier League match this weekend. This comes after Newcastle’s controversial Saturday goal that was disallowed. At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Mason transitioned from being a referee to becoming a specialist video assistant referee. Mason worked as a referee for the Saturday Premier League match between Newcastle and Crystal Palace, where the home team had a goal disallowed. Tyrick Mitchell’s own goal was first given by Michael Salisbury, the game’s center referee, but he was forced to reconsider after Mason begged him…

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Antonio Conte, the manager of Tottenham, has stated that he is unaware of Harry Kane’s future with the team. Conte added that he had spoken his view to the club’s hierarchy over what the team should do in the closing hours of the transfer window. When Conte spoke to the media prior to the midweek Premier League matches, he was questioned about a potential new deal for Kane. He said, “To be honest, I don’t know. “I think we are talking about an important player for Tottenham and everyone’s desire is for him to stay here and sign a new…

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The former Liverpool player Graeme Souness has criticized Lisandro Martinez, who joined Manchester United this summer. Martinez, according to Souness, is not very good at anything, and playing against Erling Haaland of Manchester City will be a mismatch. Earlier in the current summer transfer season, Martinez moved to Man United from Ajax. But Souness thinks Martinez’s height may pose greater issues in the future, especially when he encounters more powerful forwards like Haaland. “I was watching the game at the weekend, they [Southampton] were putting Che Adams up against him and the goalkeeper and other members of that Southampton team…

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