Compiled by Miracle Ogunde
-For the first time in his career, Antonio Conte lost his first match of the season as a manager in Serie A – previously he registered five wins and one draw.
-Joe Gomez is a viable option for Newcastle if they miss out on the signing of Marc Guehi. Liverpool are open to a sale.
-Stuttgart are closing on a deal to sign El Bilal Touré from Atalanta, 5 year deal worth €18m.
-City have gone 10 games unbeaten against Chelsea across all competitions for the first time in their history (W8, D2).
-Real Madrid are considering a move for Aymeric Laporte before the transfer window closes.
-Ademola Lookman will NOT join PSG.
-Manchester City have set a Christmas deadline for Pep Guardiola to make a decision about his future at the club. This is the last season in his current contract.
-Kingsley Coman is interested in leaving Bayern Munich! A transfer is possible this summer, in the final days of the window, with PSG, Barcelona and Premier League clubs all keen.
-Mauricio Pochettino has verbally agreed to take the USMNT job. There’s nothing in his Chelsea contract to prevent it and the club says they don’t owe him money if he takes the new job. Chelsea are exploring ways to cover the salary gap.
-The last three players to both score and assist in three consecutive Premier League appearances have all been African:
🇪🇬 Mohamed Salah (Oct 2021)
🇩🇿 Riyad Mahrez (Dec 2021)
🇨🇩 Yoane Wissa (Aug 2024)
-Five players have now both scored and assisted on the opening weekend of the 2024/25 Premier League season:
◉ Mohamed Salah
◉ Bukayo Saka
◉ Kai Havertz
◉ Danny Welbeck
◉ Yoane Wissa
-Leicester are facing TWO Premier League POINT DEDUCTIONS this season for breaking spending rules during Championship campaign.
Leicester are likely to suffer the same fate as Everton, who were given two points deductions for overspending in successive three-year periods ending in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
-Federico Chiesa could become an option for Atalanta if Ademola Lookman leaves the club. Club insiders also like Romelu Lukaku and Giacomo Raspadori.
-Ivan Toney is looking for a salary of OVER €20m to consider going to Saudi Arabia.
-The trend for Frenkie De Jong is to stay in Barcelona this summer.
-Ademola Lookman wants to LEAVE Atalanta! PSG are keen on the player but will have to compete with Saudi Arabia club Al-Ahli, who dream of a Lookman-Toney-Mahrez attack.
-Panathinaikos are in advanced talks to sign Facundo Pellistri from Manchester United.
-Leicester City will pay around £20m for Oliver Skipp from Tottenham.
-PSG is considering signing one of these strikers to replace the injured Gonçalo Ramos:
– Victor Osimhen
– Romelu Lukaku
– Jonathan David
– Memphis Depay
– Matheus Cunha
-Wolves are in a battle with Fenerbahçe, Sevilla and Marseille to sign Ansu Fati on loan from Barcelona.
-Manchester City are preparing to offer Rodri a double-your-money pay-rise, topping up his weekly salary to £375,000, to keep him at the club.
-Crystal Palace are advancing in talks with Maxence Lacroix – Marc Guehi or Joachim Andersen, one could LEAVE in this window.
-Newcastle, Aston Villa, Fulham and Chelsea are all showing an interest in signing Joe Gomez, who was left out of Liverpool’s squad yesterday.
-David Neres to Napoli, is done! €30m package to Benfica.
Leave a Reply