22 July 2022
Brentford has completed the free signing of Ben Mee on a two-year deal as the defender ends his long association with Burnley, Matchplug understands. Mee has been one of the Premier League’s reliable defenders over the years, but he was powerless to stop Burnley from being relegated at the end of last season. The Clarets released him at the end of the campaign alongside several first team players…
22 July 2022
Barcelona is making a late attempt to persuade Jules Kounde into joining them instead of moving to Chelsea. The Frenchman is close to becoming the next defender to move to Chelsea after the Blues struck a £55m agreement with Sevilla for his signature. The Frenchman has been one of their long-term targets and he will join Kalidou Koulibaly as a new defender at Stamford Bridge in the coming days.…
19 July 2022
Borussia Dortmund striker, Sebastian Haller has been diagnosed with testicular cancer in a huge blow to the German club. The striker has just joined them in this transfer window from Ajax and he was training with his new teammates ahead of the new campaign. He felt unwell and he was subjected to thorough testing which resulted in him being diagnosed with testicular cancer. Matchplug understands…
15 July 2022
Manchester United have agreed a £46million deal with Ajax for the signature of Lisandro Martinez. The Argentinian has been the subject of interest from United and Arsenal after winning the Player of the Year award at Ajax last season. However, the Dutchmen were reluctant to sell him and have been ignoring United’s bid. The versatile left-footer insisted it was a dream to play in the Premier…
10 July 2022
Robert Lewandowski could become the next superstar that Chelsea signs if his proposed transfer to Barcelona fails. The Polish striker has told Bayern Munich that he wants to leave the club in this transfer window and he prefers a move to Barca. The Spanish club has already reached an agreement over personal terms with the former Borussia Dortmund man. However, they are struggling to meet Bayern’s…
10 July 2022
Manchester United target Lisandro Martinez is willing to fall out with his present employers to secure a transfer to Old Trafford. The versatile left-footer has become the subject of interest from United and Arsenal in this transfer window and he wants to play in the Premier League. He was Ajax’s best player in the last campaign and the Gunners were the first club to make a move for him. However,…
29 June 2022
Liverpool has sold Takumi Minamino to AS Monaco for £15.5m as the Japan international ends his spell with the Reds. He joined Liverpool from RB Salzburg in the January of 2020 and remained a backup to the club’s main front-three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah. However, he always delivered when he is handed chances to play for the Reds. He was their hero in the initial rounds of…
29 June 2022
Chelsea is set to beat Arsenal to the signature of Raphinha despite coming into the party late. The winger has been linked with a move to Barcelona and Arsenal for a long time now and it seemed the Gunners will sign him. Mikel Arteta’s side was reportedly close to adding him to their squad alongside, Gabriel Jesus this week. However, that transfer looks dead in the waters now, with The Daily Mail…
11 June 2022
Gareth Southgate has heaped praises on Bukayo Saka and says the Arsenal man would be the perfect son in-law. Saka has emerged as one of the best players in England in recent years and he did well for his country at Euro 2020. His penalty miss cost them the trophy in the final defeat to Italy, and he suffered from some serious vile abuses. However, he didn’t let that put him down and he has…
11 June 2022
Brentford has made an official approach to sign Arsenal target, Aaron Hickey, according to The Daily Mail. The left-back currently plays for Bologna and he had an outstanding season with the Serie A club. Arsenal struggled to get the best from their summer signing Nuno Tavares and he is now expected to be replaced. However, they seem to move too slow in their bid to sign Hickey and he could join…
8 June 2022
Ever heard the phrase, “the house always wins?” It’s a reassurance that now matter what you play or how lucky you are, the game master always makes his profit; even when he is losing. Truth is if you want to bet on sports and win big, you have to stop thinking about which odds to place or which games are the easiest and start thinking on how to beat the system so that you can one up bookmakers at…
3 June 2022
Dirk Kuyt has become the latest former Liverpool player to become a senior manager after the former attacker accepted to become the next manager of ADO Den Haag. The Dutch side is now in the country’s second division after suffering relegation and Kuyt is looking to help them gain promotion back to the top-flight. He remains one of the fan favourites at Liverpool where he played around 300 games…