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Who is Aaron Hickey? The young Scot set for big things at Brentford

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Who is Aaron Hickey? The young Scot set for big things at Brentford Brentford will be disappointed at how the summer transfer window has panned out so far. Having handed Christian Eriksen a short-term deal at the turn of the year, the Dane impressed with the Bees, so much so that he is set to link up with Erik ten Hag at Manchester United. Ahead of their second Prem...

Why Chelsea must win the race to sign Bayern target De Ligt

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Why Chelsea must win the race to sign Bayern target De Ligt Back in 2019, Matthijs de Ligt was a wanted man in Europe. Fresh from captaining Ajax to Eredivisie success, and becoming the youngest ever captain in a Champions League knockout stage game, the vultures were understandably circling Amsterdam. There was high profile interest across the continent in ...

Who is Luis Sinisterra? The Colombian wing-wizard Leeds are looking to sign

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Who is Luis Sinisterra? The Colombian wing-wizard Leeds are looking to sign With Leeds resigned to losing Raphinha this summer, attention turns to replacing the Brazilian, or at the very least; easing his departure. Raphinha was directly involved in 14 of Leeds' 42 league goals last season, scoring 11 in the process. Signing the right player to make up for his exit is of th...

Who is Joao Palhinha? The ball winning Portugal star set for Fulham

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Who is Joao Palhinha? The ball winning Portugal star set for Fulham Ahead of the 2018/19 and 2020/21 Premier League seasons, Fulham went on a huge recruitment drive as they sought to add sufficient personnel to improve their chances of beating the drop. On both occasions, the Cottagers succumbed to relegation, finishing 19th and 18th, respectively.Now back in the Pr...

Who is Tyrell Malacia? The left-back wanted by Ten Hag at Man Utd

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Who is Tyrell Malacia? The left-back wanted by Ten Hag at Man Utd It's only a matter of time before Manchester United delve into the transfer market. There have been significant outgoings already this summer, notably in midfield with Paul Pogba, Nemanja Matic, Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata all departing. United have sought to counter this in their pursuit of Frenkie...

Who is Cheick Doucoure? Gallagher's replacement at Crystal Palace

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Who is Cheick Doucoure? Gallagher's replacement at Crystal Palace Had you offered Crystal Palace supporters a 12th-placed finish last season, they'd have certainly taken it. The Eagles underwent a huge overhaul in terms of managerial personnel and style of play 12 months' ago and few could have foreseen Patrick Vieira having such an impressive impact at Selhurst P...

Making sense of Tottenham's move for Clement Lenglet

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Making sense of Tottenham's move for Clement Lenglet With Richarlison's move all but completed, attention turns to yet another key area in the Tottenham squad that needs strengthening. Antonio Conte wants at least one new centre-back this summer, in particular one that can operate in the left centre-back role in the Italian's favoured three-man backli...

Who is Jonathan Clauss? The French crossing machine wanted by Chelsea and Spurs

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Who is Jonathan Clauss? The French crossing machine wanted by Chelsea and Spurs Few this side of the channel would have been aware of Jonathan Clauss 12 months' ago. After a so-so debut Ligue 1 campaign with Lens, where he returned a WhoScored rating of 6.88, Clauss would go on to enjoy a whirlwind 2021/22, which resulted in a first senior call up to the France national team an...

How Liverpool would benefit were they to make a move for Otavio

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How Liverpool would benefit were they to make a move for Otavio The transfer window officially opened a little over two weeks ago, but reports suggest that Liverpool have now completed their summer business. That is hardly surprising when the priorities were to bring in a new striker and bolster the youth ranks, both of which have been achieved before the end of...

Who is Charles De Ketelaere? Raphinha's potential replacement at Leeds

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Who is Charles De Ketelaere? Raphinha's potential replacement at Leeds Having played such an influential role in Club Bruges' title success, it's surprising that interest in Charles De Ketelaere isn't higher. That said, on the back of such a fine campaign, there is no denying that the attacker will be on the move this summer. One of the hottest prospects in Belgium, De...