Author: Muktar Balogun

Barcelona has agreed to sign Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a permanent contract. Arsenal was willing to let Aubameyang, who is said to make £350,000 a week, depart after he was stripped of his captaincy in December due to an unexplained disciplinary issue. With Aubameyang’s departure, Arsenal is expected to save roughly £25 million in salary. However, with both Eddie Nketiah and Alex Lacazette’s contracts expiring in the summer, Mikel Arteta’s squad will conclude the season with just two recognized strikers. The Arsenal striker has not appeared for the club since December 6, and he was left out of their…

Manchester City announced the signing of Julian Alvarez from River Plate on Monday. The Premier League champions will pay €17 million for Alvarez, who will stay at the club until at least the summer. The Etihad Stadium has signed the 22-year-old forward to a five-and-a-half-year contract. Txiki Begiristain, the City’s director of football, said in a statement, that Julian is a guy the club has been keeping an eye on for a while The director believes the club can offer him the necessary conditions to fulfill his potential and become a great player. The Argentina international, who turned 22 on…

Barcelona and Juventus have both approached Arsenal about a loan transfer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, according to The Athletic. Aubameyang has not played for Arsenal since manager Mikel Arteta stripped him of his captaincy last month after a series of disciplinary issues. The Premier League club is now looking to transfer the 32-year-old, who joined from Borussia Dortmund for £56 million four years ago. Arsenal is in talks with both Barcelona and Juventus about signing Aubameyang on a short-term loan deal. Al Hilal, a Saudi Arabian club, has expressed interest in signing Aubameyang and is willing to fund his £350,000-a-week wage…

Karim Benzema, a Real Madrid attacker, has confessed that winning the Ballon d’Or this year is still his top aim. Winning means different things to different people, according to France international. Benzema came in fourth place, behind Chelsea’s Jorginho, Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski, and winner Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain. “Finishing 4th, 3rd, 2nd, or 30th… it’s all the same, what matters is winning,” he said. In his opinion, the award is for players who lead their teams, score in crucial moments, and win titles. “Do I have a chance to win the Ballon d’Or in 2022?” It’s something we…

New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner will join Arsenal this summer, according to USA head coach Gregg Berhalter. Arsenal had agreed on a £5.8 million agreement for the 27-year-old shot-stopper, with an additional £2 million in add-ons. Berhalter, on the other hand, has now confirmed that the transaction has been done by revealing that Turner would be joining Arsenal from the New England Revolution. Following the USA’s 1-0 World Cup qualifying win over El Salvador on Thursday, Berhalter stated this. New England Revolution goalkeeper Matt Turner will join Arsenal this summer, according to USA head coach Gregg Berhalter. Arsenal had…

Erling Haaland, a striker for Borussia Dortmund, has picked Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema, and Lionel Messi as the world’s three best players, omitting Ronaldo in his list. Lewandowski was recently named best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2021, just months after France Football was criticised for failing to award him the Ballon d’Or. Messi, the superstar of Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona icon, won the Ballon d’Or for the seventh time. Lewandowski scored 69 goals in all competitions, breaking Gerd Muller’s record of 43 goals in a calendar year. Benzema, a France international, had a fantastic season, scoring 30…

Christian Pulisic is the latest Chelsea player to speak out about the club’s troubles. According to the 23-year-old, he does not have the opportunity to play in the positions he desires. Under Thomas Tuchel, Pulisic has struggled to establish himself as a regular starter at Stamford Bridge. Since his arrival at the club in 2019, the American winger has also battled injuries. Pulisic is now on international duty, preparing for a three-match 2022 World Cup qualifying series that begins on Friday against El Salvador. “When I arrive at the national team, it’s “How are things with Chelsea?”,” he told NBC…

Tottenham Hotspur has been offered four players in trade for midfielder Tanguy Ndombele by Paris Saint-Germain. According to Foot Mercato, PSG offered Julian Draxler, Danilo, Leandro Paredes, and Ander Herrera to Tottenham in exchange for Tanguy. Tottenham, on the other hand, has turned down PSG’s newest offer, according to the report. After failing to break into Antonio Conte’s long-term plans at Tottenham in recent months, Ndombele is thought to be among the names being considered by PSG. The 25-year-old is reportedly close to agreeing to a six-month loan transfer to Valencia, who have emerged as the front-runners to sign him…

Premier League clubs will have to show four positive COVID-19 cases in order to ask to have a match called off, according to new Premier League postponement rules. The new instruction comes after a slew of contentious decisions to postpone games, with teams citing coronavirus, injuries, bans, and players on international service as justifications. In the Premier League this season, 22 matches have been postponed due to coronavirus and other circumstances. Arsenal’s controversial delay against Spurs, which prompted criticism from their north London rivals, was the most recent match to be put off. On Monday, the Premier League revealed that…

Maduka Okoye, the Super Eagles goalkeeper, has spoken out for the first time since Nigeria’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. Youssef Msakni’s second-half strike was too much for Okoye to handle, and the Super Eagles were eliminated from the event they were strongly favored to win. The goalie, who is based in the Netherlands, was one of the players criticized for the defeat, along with Alex Iwobi. The majority of the Super Eagles players have since expressed their disappointment with the loss, promising to do better the next time they don the national colors. Okoye was…