Raul Jimenez's three-year stint at Fulham has come to an end after he was released on Monday, but Harry Wilson's future remains uncertain. The post Jimenez released by Fulham, in-demand Wilson offered new contract appeared first on SoccerNews.
As relayed by Fabrizio Romano, Inter Milan’s sporting director Piero Ausilio has confirmed the club’s interest in Liverpool midfielder, Curtis Jones. “It’s no secret we’re following Curtis Jones. He’s a player we like, we’re not hiding”, Ausilio said. “We will see the developments”. Jones has been heavily linked with a move away from Anfield for […] The post Inter chief confirms Curtis Jones interest appeared first on SoccerNews.
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Geopolitics World Cup Week is upon us, baby. We stand on the edge of greatness. Who will dream, who will dare to stay up on Friday night for the 3am (BST) kick-off of South Korea v Czechia, and live to tell the tale? Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone. Silence the pianos and, with muffled drum, bring out the television, let the morning come.Podcast-wise, I only listen to Football Weekly of course (ahem …) but I did happen to hear an interview with Jürgen Klinsmann. What’s fascinating about him is that whenever he’s interviewed he always trots out a story about Diego Maradona at Napoli doing a famous warm-up with ‘Live is Life’ playing in the background with him and his teammates warming up in the corner of the pitch and looking at him in awe. The problem is, that happened in a game in 1989 between Bayern Munich and Napoli in the semi-final of the old Big Vase but Klinsmann was at Stuttgart at the time. Stuttgart did play Napoli in the final, but Maradona didn’t do that warmup then, so he must have seen footage of the warmup so many times that he’s conflated the two. Memory is a funny old thing” – Noble Francis.Re: Graham Potter’s claim to be the best non-Swede to take the country to the World Cup (Friday’s Quote of the Day). Either he is unaware of the remarkable achievement of the English manager George Rayner who took them to the 1958 final (where they lost to Pelé’s Brazil) or he expects to win the whole damn thing! I’m weighing up whether to put this month’s housekeeping on them at 150-1” – Bob WilcoxImagine my shock when I read Friday’s Football Daily only to find that Neale Redington – whom I’m sure meant nothing by it – suggested that my questioning whether Andoni Iraola really wanted the potentially thankless job of Liverpool gaffer/convenient target meant that I might be a fan of Tottenham. But in the interest of full disclosure: no. I don’t really have a horse in the Premier League race, other than enjoying recent seasons of Manchester City for the sake of watching Erling Haaland turn world-class defenders into so many kanelsnurr. The team of my heart is the San Jose Earthquakes, but while I pull for a club that hasn’t won anything in quite some time, I still do not have the level of masochism necessary to be a Spurs supporter. Sorry. Wishing Iraola luck (he’s likely to need it)” –Ray Anselmo.May I ask who this Ricardo Lopes is who plays for Cape Verde and ‘Shamrock’? It couldn’t possibly be Roberto “Pico” Lopes of Shamrock Rovers, could it?” – Neill McGowan (and 1,056 others). Continue reading...
Actor, West Ham fan and captain Jarrod Bowen's father-in-law Danny Dyer says he is "still processing" the Hammers' relegation from the Premier League. Bowen's future remains uncertain, while the 29-year-old also missed out on selection for Thomas Tuchel's squad for the upcoming World Cup. "I know he wants to stay but I've got no answers about that at all," Dyer added.
New manager achieved much at Bournemouth with style reminiscent of Jürgen Klopp’s counterpressThere comes a point in most discussions when all the detail and complications fall away and the issue can be crystalised into a single straightforward question. For Liverpool that became: do they have more chance of challenging for the league title next season under Arne Slot or Andoni Iraola? Put like that, the answer was clear and so Slot was replaced.That answer may seem counterintuitive. Slot won the Premier League last year and Iraola has never so much as managed a club in Europe. There will be those who see the decision, and the widespread consensus that it was the right thing to do, as evidence of football’s impatience. Perhaps it is. Perhaps Slot next season at Anfield, in less testing circumstances, could have regained the confidence of the dressing room and reinvigorated the side. But in management that is very rare. Continue reading...
Alan: I think Adam Scott is one of the outstanding young players in the Premier League. Nnamugala: A defensive midfielder is most specially needed in this system he plays. If it's not, then Ryan Gravenberch's instructions have got to change, because seemingly he's sort of an eight, loves going forward, yet there's no one to stay there.
Inter Milan have renewed their interest in Liverpool’s Curtis Jones as they work on strengthening their midfield section for 2026-27, according to Fabrizio Romano. The 25-year-old is open to the move and the two clubs are in contact, but their is still a significant gap in valuation as Liverpool consider the €20million proposed by Inter […] The post Inter continue Curtis Jones pursuit appeared first on Soccer News.
Jobey: Liverpool should sign Jarrod Bowen, he's got 20 G/A at a relegated club, he deserves a big move. Sam: We need to buy Bowen. As a left-footed, right-sided attacker and proven Premier League player, he would fit in well as a replacement to Mo Salah in my opinion.
Simon: Jarrod Bowen would be my knee-jerk response. With Adrien Truffert on the left, the West Ham winger would be a great addition down the right, but sadly, he's not much younger than our beloved Adam Smith. The trouble is that we rarely, if ever, sign from another Premier League side…it's just not our style.
Arsenal face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League final and by ending their wait for the Premier League title, the Gunners have removed the fear, tension and doubt that has haunted previous campaigns, writes betting guru Lewis Jones. He has three tips for the big one.....
After two decades, long-suffering Gunners fans from across the diaspora have been rewarded with a Premier League win. So why has this sometimes beleaguered team earned such adulation?Don’t already get The Long Wave in your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. As the resident Arsenal fan, I’m stepping in for Nesrine the week after my club lifted the Premier League trophy for the first time since 2004, prompting celebrations on a scale we rarely see, at home and across the globe.Arsenal have a storied history with Black players, and its fanbase reflects that. A cursory look at the joy on Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze’s faces at Selhurst Park and the ensuing melee of supporters on the streets of London right through to Kampala is strong proof of that. I look at why a north London club has the love and dedication of so many in the Black diaspora – a flame that has remained lit through the good, the bad and indifferent. Continue reading...
