1 August 2022
Juventus is interested in a move for Filip Kostic even though he is discussing a transfer to West Ham. The Serbian was one of the finest players in Europe last season when he helped Eintracht Frankfurt to win the Europa League. One of his finest performances in the competition came in the semi-final against West Ham and that caught the attention of the Hammers. They now want to add him to their…
31 July 2022
Chelsea is close to offloading Kepa Arrizabalaga on loan to Napoli in this transfer window, but they will pay a significant portion of his salaries. The Spaniard is the world’s most expensive goalkeeper after Chelsea paid £71.6million for him in 2018, but he has hardly been a good buy. Edouard Mendy replaced him in the Chelsea goal when Frank Lampard became their manager and he has been the…
28 July 2022
Dwight McNeil could return to the Premier League this summer after Burnley’s relegation from the English topflight last season. The winger has been one of the finest attackers in the Premier League over the years and Everton have targeted him for some time now. Burnley has managed to keep hold of him until now, but their relegation from the top flight means the England under21 international is…
28 July 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo has asked Manchester United to allow him to leave the club for free this summer after returning late for preseason. The attacker missed the club’s preseason tour as they gave him permission to delay his return to training after stunning them with a request to leave the club. Ronaldo has now returned and held showdown talks with United yesterday. Matchplug understands that he…
26 July 2022
Manchester United transfer target, Frenkie de Jong has no interest in joining them, but he would consider a move to Chelsea. The midfielder has been the subject of long-term interest from the Red Devils and they have even secured an agreement with Barcelona over his signature. However, the former Ajax man is reluctant to move to Old Trafford even though he would be reunited with his former…
26 July 2022
Chelsea is now interested in a move for Denzel Dumfries after missing out on their long-term target Jules Kounde. The Blues reached an agreement to sign Kounde from Sevilla after pursuing him for over a year, however, Barcelona has hijacked their move for him and he is not coming to London. It is a huge blow to their summer plans, but they have now turned their attention towards Dumfries of Inter…
24 July 2022
Jose Mourinho is targeting a reunion with Erik Bailly at AS Roma as the Ivorian struggles to make a name for himself at Manchester United. Bailly was signed by Mourinho for the Red Devils in 2016 and he has remained on their team since then, continuing to struggle under different manager. The former Villarreal defender has not been able to become the club’s first choice and he is unlikely to…
23 July 2022
Patrick Vieira is overseeing an exciting time at Crystal Palace as he continues to sign very young players for the Eagles. They have been signing some very fine youngsters since last season and that has continued in this summer’s transfer window. Chris Richards is the latest young player to join their ranks after they signed him from Bayern Munich, Matchplug reveals. The 22-year-old plays for the…
23 July 2022
Manchester United manager, Erik Ten Hag has urged the club to add new attackers to his squad. The Dutchman has just become their latest manager as they attempt to bring the glory days back to Old Trafford. He has overseen a largely successful preseason, but his team is still without Cristiano Ronaldo who has asked them to sell him. Their attack has a lot of talents including Anthony Martial,…
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.…