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Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price?

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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...

Assessing Joe Aribo's move from Rangers to Southampton

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Assessing Joe Aribo's move from Rangers to Southampton Having flirted with relegation last season - they did finish just five points above the dropzone - Southampton have wasted no time in bolstering their squad in the off-season. They lost Fraser Forster on a free to Tottenham, yet have brought in highly rated youngster Gavin Bazunu as his replacement,...

Arsenal would land themselves a bargain if they were to sign Grimaldo

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Arsenal would land themselves a bargain if they were to sign Grimaldo During Kieran Tierney's spell on the sidelines last season, Arsenal lacked a key influence down that left flank. The 25-year-old ranked seventh for goalscoring chances created (20) of all Gunners stars in the Premier League, but it was the willingness to get the ball in the box that meant he was suc...

Who is Matheus Nunes? The Kovacic-esque ball progressor linked to Chelsea

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Who is Matheus Nunes? The Kovacic-esque ball progressor linked to Chelsea With Chelsea closing in on the signing of Raheem Sterling, the Blues are finally set to make a splash in the transfer market. Todd Boehly's takeover at the end of May lifted all restrictions surrounding the club, but it's taken over a month for the west London side to invest in the squad.Romelu Luka...

Milinkovic-Savic could be the game changing midfield signing Arsenal need

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Milinkovic-Savic could be the game changing midfield signing Arsenal need Maurizio Sarri may have been unable to guide Lazio to a top-four finish, but there is no denying the Rome giants were one of the more entertaining sides in Serie A last season. Only Inter (84) scored more goals than Sarri's side (77), while 58 goals conceded was just two fewer than relegated Genoa. ...

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...

Why Premier League sides should be scrambling to sign free agent Belotti

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Why Premier League sides should be scrambling to sign free agent Belotti Back in December 2017, Andrea Belotti signed a new contract with Torino, which included a €100m release clause that applied to overseas clubs. At 23 years of age, the Italian was one of the hottest young striking talents on the continent and, fresh from a 2016/17 campaign that saw him net 26 ti...

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...