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Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland

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Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland With league action returning soon, we take a look at the players who have been most clinical in front of goal in Europe's top five leagues this season. With players from Brentford to Marseille, we run down the top 10 most prolific players of those to have mustered 50 or more shots.10. Randal Kolo Mu...

How does Gusto compare to James ahead of summer Chelsea switch

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How does Gusto compare to James ahead of summer Chelsea switch On Thursday, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas tweeted that Malo Gusto would remain at the club until the sumer. That announcement seemed to derail any chance Chelsea had of signing the teenage full-back. And yet, on Friday night, a deal taking Gusto to Stamford Bridge was given the 'Here we go!' tre...

Will Balogun follow Saliba's path to the Arsenal first team?

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Will Balogun follow Saliba's path to the Arsenal first team? Folarin Balogun has been in electric form this season. After impressing on a loan spell with Middlesbrough last season, Mikel Arteta decided the 21-year-old striker needed more playing time again this season in order to develop his game, moving to French club Reims, before potentially becoming a mor...

Why Chelsea acted quickly to land towering centre-back Badiashile

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Why Chelsea acted quickly to land towering centre-back Badiashile While much of the focus has been on Chelsea's on-again-off-again move for Benfica's Enzo Fernandez, the Blues quietly completed the signing of centre-back Benoit Badiashile on Thursday afternoon. Chelsea were linked with a move for the Frenchman at the turn of the year, but reports of their move for...

Who is Martin Terrier? The Rennes goal machine to kickstart Liverpool's league campaign

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Who is Martin Terrier? The Rennes goal machine to kickstart Liverpool's league campaign It has been a difficult start to the season for Liverpool. After their opening eight league games, they find themselves 10th with 10 points to their name, having only won two games. In their last outing in the league, they lost out in a drama filled encounter against top side Arsenal 3-2 at the Emir...

Will Tavares follow Saliba's path to consolidate Arsenal spot?

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Will Tavares follow Saliba's path to consolidate Arsenal spot? Marseille has become a bit of a landing zone for Arsenal players past and present. William Saliba spent last season on loan at Marseille and is now first choice centre-back for Mikel Arteta's side. Alexis Sanchez is their top scorer in Ligue 1 this season with four goals from his seven outings, whil...

Making sense of Nottingham Forest's pursuit of Houssem Aouar

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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...

Who is Amadou Onana? The towering Belgian to shore up Everton's midfield

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Who is Amadou Onana? The towering Belgian to shore up Everton's midfield When Lille allowed Boubakary Soumare to leave for Leicester last summer, some may have been feared at how his sale would impact the team. Worst was the departure of Christophe Galtier, but even so; Soumare started 21 times in their title winning campaign. Yet Lille needn't have worried too much, wit...

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...

Why Benoit Badiashile should be high on centre-back wishlists this summer

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Why Benoit Badiashile should be high on centre-back wishlists this summer William Saliba was the star young defender in Ligue 1 last season. The France international was always going to be the focus of attention in France's top tier given his Arsenal links and his fine performances for Marseille saw him scoop the Young Player of the Year award. However, while Saliba was t...