28 September 2022
Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi, has announced his retirement from football after a very successful career. The Nigerian started his career as a teenager at Nigerian side Plateau United before moving to Europe, initially to join Lyn of Norway. However, he only played six league games for them before becoming the subject of a transfer battle between Manchester United and Chelsea. He…
28 September 2022
Newcastle United is prepared to pay £50 million for Mykhaylo Mudryk, Matchplug understands. The attacker plays for Shakhtar Donestk now and he has been likened to Brazil and PSG superstar Neymar for his skilful and flamboyant style. He delivered a man-of-the-match performance against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu last season and caught the attention of several top European clubs. He has continued…
27 September 2022
Liverpool will face serious competition from Real Madrid in their bid to sign Jude Bellingham next summer. The midfielder is the Reds’ key target to revamp their midfielder which might need changes in the summer to keep them competitive. Bellingham has played over 100 games for BVB despite just clocking 19 and he is now a key player for the senior England national team. The Germans have kept him…
27 September 2022
Borussia Dortmund is plotting a summer move for Naby Keita as the midfielder considers his future at Liverpool. The Guinean has been one of the finest midfielders in the Premier League when he plays, but that doesn’t happen often and he could leave the Reds as a free agent in the summer. Liverpool have been in talks with his entourage over a new deal, but progress has not been made so far and the…
23 September 2022
Arsenal has started making plans to bolster their squad in the January transfer window as they consider a move for Eintracht Frankfurt’s Jesper Lindstrom. The Gunners are at the top of the Premier League table now, but they know it would be a very long season and they need depth. In the last campaign, their failure to bolster their squad in January derailed their bid for a top-four finish and…
23 September 2022
Chelsea transfer target Josko Gvardiol has opened the door to a January move even though he insists he is happy at RB Leipzig. The defender is just 20, but he has emerged as one of the top young defenders in the world now and the Blues were desperate to buy him in the summer. They reportedly offered 90m euros to RB Leipzig for his signature, but the Germans turned it down because they consider…
21 September 2022
Benjamin Pavard has revealed he had offers from several clubs in the summer before deciding to stay at Bayern Munich. The defender was linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer, but he eventually stayed at Bayern for another season. However, his contract is running down and it doesn’t seem he will sign an extension to the forms at Bavarian. This would serve as a boost to Premier…
21 September 2022
Aaron Ramsey has explained Arsenal withdrew their contract offer to him when he was ready to sign and that forced him to leave the club. The midfielder was at Arsenal for 10 seasons before his contract ran into its final year in the 2018/2019 season. Arsenal struggled to get him to agree to a new deal and it seemed the midfielder wanted to leave. Eventually, the club withdrew its offer and he…
20 September 2022
The English Premier League season has begun, dedicated fans are stoked for this tournament’s return and sportsbooks experts are making their predictions. There were 5 unique factors of the English Premier League Predictions that influenced how experts viewed this season’s matches… With the EPL upon us, now is the perfect time for Matchplug experts to sample some of those factors that determined…
17 September 2022
Pep Guardiola has defended Jack Grealish from criticism and insists it is not the Englishman’s fault that he is underperforming. Manchester City broke their club record to spend £100m on Grealish last season as he impressed in the colours of Aston Villa. However, the attacker has been underwhelming as a City player and he has come under fire for his poor showing. He lacks the goals and assists to…
16 September 2022
Erik Ten Hag could be handed as much as £100m to buy new players in the January transfer window at Manchester United. The Dutchman became the club’s latest manager in the summer as they chased more glory and improvement as a team. United has struggled over the last few seasons and they see Ten Hag as the man to get them back to their glory days. They splashed huge sums of money to sign Antony and…
16 September 2022
Liverpool is expected to be the number one club in the race to sign Jude Bellingham next season as they look to replace their poor midfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side has struggled at this start of the season and one reason for that is because their midfield has been poor. It is made up of old players with James Milner still getting regular minutes in the group and the Reds are now looking to revamp…