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…
29 July 2022
Football in Belgium is quite popular and it seems that the popularity grew in the past decade or so as the national team was playing at its peak. The “golden generation” of Belgian footballers still has to win a big tournament, but the fact is that Belgium currently has a lot of world-class players who are role models to younger players. Now, the players of the squads participating in the Belgium…
28 July 2022
Viborg will look to continue the good work they started from the first leg of the Conference League fixture when they host Suduva. The Danes won the first leg 1-0 in Lithuania and they would be keen to get the job complete back home in this game. With the current scoreline, Suduva would feel they still have something to play for and will back themselves to avenge their home loss. However, they…
28 July 2022
Lillestrom will hope to continue their fine work after they won the first leg of this fixture away from home. There two more opponents after this and they will be keen to qualify for the group stage of the Europa Conference League. The hosts has a good record prior to this match with four wins and a loss from their last five competitive matches. They have won their last two before this game and…
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
Midtjylland missed a chance to earn a huge advantage in the first leg of this Champions League qualifier, but they remain favourites to reach the next round. They will face a Larnaca side that surprisingly impressed in the first leg in Denmark to earn a 1-1 draw and they will be confident of completing an upset with a win in this game. That draw means the host has not lost any of their last five…
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
Two out of form clubs will meet when Lanus takes on Gimnasia for this Argentinian Professional league match with each side hoping to overcome their recent poor run of form. Gimnasia has dropped points to Colon Santa Fe, Atl. Tucuman and River Plate to leave them winless in their last three matches, two of which have been losses. Lanus has lost three and drew two of their last five games before…
24 July 2022
Neymar has reiterated his desire to remain at PSG amidst reports that he is on the market for a new club to buy. The Brazilian only signed a new bumper deal at the Parc des Princes in the last campaign and that was a show of support from the club. However, PSG’s failure in European football in the last campaign has forced them to change their managers and they could also change their playing…
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…