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Making sense of Nottingham Forest's pursuit of Houssem Aouar

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Aug 15 2022 15:55
Making sense of Nottingham Forest's pursuit of Houssem Aouar In what is perhaps the understatement of the window, Nottingham Forest have been busy this summer. Steve Cooper's side have already made 15 new signings, Remo Freuler joining from Atalanta after Sunday's 1-0 win over West Ham, though the huge investment has been down to necessity rather than an urge...
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Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price?

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Jul 11 2022 09:40
Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price? One of Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas' greatest traits is to extract high fees for his most wanted stars. Since 2019, the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Ferland Mendy and Bruno Guimaraes have all departed for fees in excess of £35m, a remarkable feat. There is potentially another big money sale on...
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Ndombele, Lo Celso and co. How Tottenham's deadline day departures are faring

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Apr 20 2022 11:15
Ndombele, Lo Celso and co. How Tottenham's deadline day departures are faring January deadline day was a busy one for Tottenham as in came Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus, while Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli and Bryan Gil left for Lyon, Villarreal, Everton and Valencia, respectively. Hotspur Way sported quite the revolving door on January 3...
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Europa League Previews: Eintracht-Barcelona and West Ham-Lyon among quarter-final showdowns

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Apr 6 2022 17:05
Europa League Previews: Eintracht-Barcelona and West Ham-Lyon among quarter-final showdowns We're at the quarter-final stage of the Europa League as the likes of RB Leipzig, Barcelona, Atalanta and West Ham seek to write their name into the history books. Ahead of Thursday's ties, we preview the action, starting with the early kick off in Germany.RB Leipzig vs AtalantaRB Leipzig were given...
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Aubameyang headlines three Barcelona stars among top rated January signings

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Mar 22 2022 14:50
Aubameyang headlines three Barcelona stars among top rated January signings There were a number of high profile transfers completed in January, with Barcelona one of the busiest sides on the continent. The La Liga powerhouse have looked all the better for their new arrivals and it shows as WhoScored rank the best rated January signings of those to have made at least five ap...
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Guimaraes, Luiz or Arthur? Arsenal midfield search hones in on Brazil trio

by Martin Laurence at Thursday, Jan 27 2022 17:59
Guimaraes, Luiz or Arthur? Arsenal midfield search hones in on Brazil trio There has been a trend to Arsenal's search for a new midfielder this month, with the three names most strongly linked with the club all hailing from Brazil.The Gunners' need for reinforcements in the middle of the park has been made abundantly clear in recent weeks. Injuries and the absences of Thom...
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Who is Bruno Guimaraes? The game changing coup to transform Newcastle midfield

by Ben McAleer at Wednesday, Jan 26 2022 12:10
Who is Bruno Guimaraes? The game changing coup to transform Newcastle midfield I have always said to my agents that I dream of playing in England, it is the best league in the world, all the matches are close, Bruno Guimaraes said back in 2020 and, if recent reports are to be believed, a move to England may be happening sooner than many may have expected.Guimaraes has previous...
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Golden Boy Haaland lands Euro player of the week award after four-goal haul

by Ben McAleer at Tuesday, Nov 24 2020 16:01
Golden Boy Haaland lands Euro player of the week award after four-goal haul Erling Haaland was named the 2020 Golden Boy in the build up to Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 win at Hertha Berlin and celebrated in style as he rattled in four goals over the weekend to break the double-figure barrier. Meanwhile across Europe, stars from Ligue 1 and Serie A impressed as club football mad...
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Top 10: Lewandowski and Kane battle for European Player of the Month

by Ben McAleer at Monday, Nov 2 2020 17:05
Top 10: Lewandowski and Kane battle for European Player of the Month October rolls into November and with it, WhoScored take a look at the top performing players across Europe's top five leagues over the last month. Stars from Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich feature, so too does Tottenham's dynamic attacking duo.Here, we round up the top 10 best r...
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Who is Bertrand Traore? Strengths and weaknesses of new Aston Villa signing

by Martin Laurence at Saturday, Sep 19 2020 09:41
Who is Bertrand Traore? Strengths and weaknesses of new Aston Villa signing After a slow start to their transfer dealings, Aston Villa are ramping up their activity in recent times and have completed their fourth signing of the window in the form of Lyon forward Bertrand Traore.While his isn't a name that will be unknown to Premier League fans, and particularly those of Che...
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