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Manchester City are looking to be active this January following a spell of form uncharacteristic of the treble winners.
From defence, to scoring goals, to an aging quad, a lot of potential problems have been unearthed.
One particular problem is how Pep Guardiola’s side never replaced forward Julian Alvarez. Could Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush be the player to fill that void?
One of the biggest names thrown around at the beginning of this transfer window is French forward, Randall Kolo Muani.
Martin Zubimendi is a player that has been on the lips of several top clubs over the past summer and lining up to the January transfer window.
After showing out at EURO 2024, Liverpool tried their luck to fill the defensive midfield hole they felt they had, Zubimendi rebuffed them, instead declaring his loyalty to Real Sociedad.
Liverpool are on a quest to find Arne Slots perfect No. 6, whilst Wataru Endo is more than capable in the position, the Reds are looking to make an upgrade. First target Marin Zubamendi has chosen to stay with boyhood club Real Sociedad, could Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone be the answer?
Riccardo Caliafiori was one of Italy’s only shining lights at this years Euro’s, after a stellar year at Bologna, he looks to be on the move this summer. Courted by those at the top of European football, it looks as though Arsenal have beaten the rest to the Italian defenders signature.
Wolverhampton Wanderers have moved to fix their goalscoring issues, bringing in Celta Vigo’s Norwegian International, Jorgen Strand Larsen. Gary O’Neill will be hoping the versatile forward can add much needed goals to his Wolves side and help them really break into the top half of the Premier League.
On the back of giving Boss Erik ten Hag a new deal, Manchester United looked to strengthen their attacking options. The Red Devils did so by recruiting Bologna’s Dutch forward Joshua Zirkzee.
Aston Villa were one of the first Premier League sides to get their business started following a Champions League qualifying campaign. Whilst PSR may have been a contributing factor, they shipped star Douglas Luiz to Juventus, bringing in English youngster Samuel Iling-Junior as part of the deal.
Xabi Alonso has thrown a spanner in the works for Liverpool, as he announces he will stay at German club Bayer Leverkusen for at least next season. The Spaniard’s decision ends the idea of romantic reunion on Merseyside for now and leaves the Reds still hunting for Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
Liverpool continued their midfield revolution, adding Hungarian talisman Dominik Szoboszlai to their ranks, in a deal that see’s the Red’s spend £60m to bring in the player from RB Leipzig.
In January of this year, Premier League clubs spent over 800 million Euros on transfers, but clubs in Italy’s Serie A, spent just 33 million Euros. That figure is just over half of what strugglers AFC Bournemouth spent alone. So just where has this disparity come from?
West Ham have agreed a £30.5m deal for the Italy and Sassuolo striker, but who is the 6ft 5 player, and what can he give the Hammers going forward?
In need of a young, exposing box-to-box midfielder? Look no further than Lille’s 21-year-old French midfielder Boubakary Soumare.
Ferencvaros is a Football Club from the Hungarian capital, Budapest, a club that not many people will have heard of but one that is back at the peak of its power.
Another Scout Report, this one a little different as it seems this player’s destination is already settled. Here’s my report into soon to be Liverpool’s new full-back Kostas Tsimikas.
In another Scout Report I have taken a look at one of Brazil’s finest young defensive midfielders, who currently plays for Sporting CP in Lisbon, Portugal and has most recently been linked with Everton and Paris Saint-Germain.
Transfer rumours are rife with the 2020/21 football season fast approaching, Canadian Striker Jonathan David is one of the players on lots of clubs’ radars, including in a few in the Premier League, here’s my scout report on the young man from Ottawa.
Last night in the Champions League Quarter-Finals, the very young team of Ajax knocked out Italy’s pride and joy, Juventus, to book a place in the Semi-Finals.
