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June 19, 2024 Ritayan Chatterjee 0 Comments newsnow
Liverpool are reportedly in talks over a deal to sign Feyenoord star, David Hancko this summer, as per Mundo Deportivo.
The 26-year-old has enjoyed a stellar time under Arne Slot at De Kuip Stadium after joining the club back in 2022. However, it appears following the Dutch boss’ move to Anfield, he is now willing to reunite with the Slovak at the Merseyside club.
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Liverpool are interested in purchasing Hancko and have already held talks with Feyenoord to learn about the details of securing his signature.
The Slovak could be available for a fee of around £29.5m, however, MD states that Atletico Madrid and Leicester City have also expressed their interest in acquiring his service, so there is competition for the 19-time English champions.
However, Hancko is said to be crazy about Liverpool since childhood and that could help the Reds persuade the defender to move to Anfield this summer.
Former Dutch defender, Tim De Cler, believes the 26-year-old is ready to take the next step in his career and he is prepared to play for a club of Liverpool’s stature.
He said:
“I think he can easily handle a club just below the top six in Europe. Then I’m talking about a club like Atlético Madrid or Liverpool. He can certainly handle that.”
Hancko started for Slovakia against Belgium in the European Championship earlier this week and helped his side beat the Red Devils by keeping a clean-sheet.
The Feyenoord star is a 6ft 2in tall left-footed defender and excellent in defensive contributions. He is also comfortable playing out from the back so he could be a solid acquisition for Liverpool if they purchase him.
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Liverpool stunned as 21-year-old demands MORE money than Van Dijk, Alisson and Alexander-Arnold
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Liverpool have held talks with Spain sensation Nico Williams over a potential summer deal with the Athletic Club winger’s contract containing a €50 million release clause.
That’s according to the latest report in HITC, which also claims that Arsenal, Newcastle and Aston Villa have held discussions with representatives of the 21-year-old.
However, a complicating factor is the player’s desire to move to Barcelona as well as the forward’s mammoth personal terms.
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Premier League clubs have been informed of Williams’ salary demands of over £300,000 per week, which would put him just behind Mohamed Salah and the second highest-earning Liverpool player with the Egyptian on £350,000 a week.
That sum would break the current Anfield wage structure apart with captain Virgil van Dijk making £220,000 per week, Alisson on £210,000 per week and Trent Alexander-Arnold earning £180,000 per week.
It is unlikely that new transfer chiefs would go so high in salary negotiations with Van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold and Salah all out of contract next summer and conversations required with all three.
Salah could end up leaving this summer with Al-Ittihad of the Saudi Pro League interested in making the 32-year-old the face of the championship.
Williams made an incredible 19 assists for Athletic last season, across 37 matches in all competitions, scoring a further eight goals.
The homegrown winger was instrumental in the Basque side’s first major trophy win in some four decades, taking home the Copa del Rey crown alongside his brother, Inaki.
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Barcelona have got Williams under consideration and also admire Luis Diaz – of Liverpool – to fill the left wing slot for new coach Hansi Flick.
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It’s been previously reported that Brazil international Raphinha could be sacrificed in order to make room in the budget for Diaz and should he leave then Barca could have a decision to make between the Colombian and Williams.
If they decide to move for Diaz then Williams might have no other option than to consider a Premier League move with the Reds, runners-up Arsenal, Newcastle and Villa intending to pounce if Barca can’t get a deal done.
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3 transfers for Manchester City to bolster attack alongside Savio
June 19, 2024
Manchester City managed to secure the Premier League crown for a fourth straight season despite facing continued stiff competition from Arsenal, as well as a rebound year from usual competitors Liverpool.
Already, Man City are set to welcome a top-class signing for the 2024/25 season, as they have signed 20-year-old left winger Savio to a 30 million euro deal from partner club Girona.
Savio was one of the best wingers in European football last season, shining for Girona as an elite dribbler with the ability to influence the final outcome of matches as a scorer or assist provider.
Manchester City signed a top young winger in the preceding transfer window, too, inking Jeremy Doku from Rennes in a transfer that will go down as one of the most underrated of the last summer market.
However, Man City may not be done making attacking moves, especially if the Julian Alvarez transfer rumors lead to the Argentinian star exiting the Etihad.
Here are three signings Manchester City could make this summer in order to further bolster their attack alongside the Savio acquisition from Girona.
AC Milan LB Theo Hernandez
Theo Hernandez is a defender and has become a top defensive player at the left back position, but he is mostly known for his ability to influence the attack.
The best left back in the world, Theo Hernandez fully took that title from Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies during the 2022/23 season, and he has solidified that both in the 2023/24 campaign for AC Milan and will likely do the same during Euro 2024 if his display for France vs. Austria is anything to go off.
Capable of scoring brilliant solo goals from deep in his own half, Theo is a great progressor and has come a long way technically from his hilarious juggling mishap at his Real Madrid presentation.
With 39 goal contributions in his four seasons with AC Milan, Hernandez is good for 10 goals and assists per campaign, which is an extraordinary output from the left back position.
After completing nearly 88 percent of his passes in the 2023/24 Serie A season with two combined tackles and interceptions per game in the Champions League, Theo is in his prime and ready for the technical and defensive demands of Manchester City while offering a skill set that can make them more expansive.
PSV RW Johan Bakayoko
So many top clubs are going to be in on Johan Bakayoko, who could be the subject of a transfer battle between Premier League title contenders Manchester City and Liverpool.
Liverpool have already successfully gone to the PSV well before, nabbing Cody Gakpo in the winter 2023 transfer window, as the Dutchman has gone on to become a key player for the Reds.
Meanwhile, Manchester City have familiarity with Bakayoko’s Belgian national teammate Jeremy Doku, and the prospect of creating an axis of Bakayoko and Doku has to be tantalizing with the likes of Jack Grealish and Savio also options.
Bakayoko is a left-footed right winger, which is a rare commodity and a position Man City want to address this summer with Bernardo Silva getting older and the Riyad Mahrez exit still fresh.
Last season, Bakayoko scored 12 goals with 9 assists while averaging nearly 3 dribbles completed per game for PSV, establishing himself as one of the top wingers to watch in European football at the age of 21.
PSG RB Achraf Hakimi
Manchester City don’t just have eyes on an intriguing attacking left back with roots at Real Madrid, but they have also been linked to Kylian Mbappe’s supplying right back Achraf Hakimi.
The 25-year-old averaged a career-high 1.7 key passes per game for PSG last season while providing his typically solid progressive play down the right-hand side.
Hakimi has experience on both flanks and in the attack or defense, as he was used all over the pitch as a young player for Dortmund before winning the Scudetto with Inter Milan and then joining PSG.
Mbappe’s departure has cast some doubt on Hakimi’s future, with a return to Real Madrid rumored, but Hakimi may not want to be stuck behind Dani Carvajal; it’s why he pushed for a move to Inter instead of returning to Madrid after a wildly successful two-year spell in Dortmund.
PSG seems to be too small for Hakimi’s ambitions, as he has goals of winning the Champions League, just like his close friend Mbappe. If Real Madrid isn’t an option, Manchester City can offer the same clout and opportunity at winning the big one.
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The heaviest defeat of Euro 2024 so far came on the opening night, when Germany flexed their muscles as home nation to dismantle a sorry Scotland side.
The man picking the ball out of his own net five times probably has more reason than any other player at the tournament to put things right in his second game, with Scotland goalkeeper Angus Gunn also looking to prove he was right to swap allegiances from England last year.
Gunn has previous of proving doubters wrong, having taken the leap to leave a comfortable position at Manchester City six years ago. But only after playing a key role in Pep Guardiola’s first pre-season in charge at the Etihad.
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The goalkeeper had experienced a taste of senior football at City, shadowing the first team before Guardiola’s arrival, as well as working closely under Patrick Vieira for the Elite Development Squad, hailing the Frenchman as a key influence in his rise through the ranks. When Guardiola came in, Gunn was chosen to go on the pre-season tour.
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“He [Vieira] was a very demanding coach and very particular on the training pitch,” Gunn remembers. “That few years that I had with him – I think he was there before Pep joined but, it was like a hidden thing around the club where everyone knew he was going to be there for the next few years. But the few years before, working with him really developed my game a lot.
“When Pep did come in, it was in the pre-season, he pulled me into the office and showed me clips of my games in the development squad, saying this is what he wants from his goalkeepers and for me to know that he’s seen clips of me when he wasn’t even here yet was pretty cool.
“It was surreal really, it was crazy. He obviously came in and I was on the preseason tour with them and it was actually before the first pre-season game. It was over in China and we played Dortmund. I ended up playing the second half in that game and I saved three penalties in the shootout afterwards.”
Angus Gunn saves a penalty for Manchester City against Borussia Dortmund in pre-season in Shenzhen, China.
Gunn would travel with City in the Champions League in Guardiola’s first year, acting as number three. “It was a really good learning year for me. Just to be in the background watching him coaching, the players in the dressing room and everything like that was [great],” he added.
“One side, I wasn’t playing a lot of football, but the other side just sitting there learning was probably pretty invaluable for me.”
Gunn went on loan to Norwich to get much-needed games under his belt, before a permanent £13.5m move to Southampton.
“I was gutted I did not get that one City appearance just to have it on my CV but never mind,” he told the Sun in 2019. “I understand why people leave. You only have to look at the Man City team and see the quality they have, so you know it will be very difficult. It is not a nice thing to leave anywhere but for your career it is necessary.”
Things at Southampton didn’t quite go to plan, but Gunn’s career has been kick-started by a 2021 move to Norwich. Two years later, he made the bold decision to switch international allegiances to Scotland, having represented England up to under-21 level and trained with Gareth Southgate’s team before the 2018 World Cup.
“I really enjoyed it [representing England],” he said. “When you’re getting older and progressing in your career, I felt it was good timing for me [switching to Scotland].
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“I think I just started playing regularly [at Norwich] and putting good performances in and then met the manager from the national team and the things he had to say to me about the squad and what they wanted to do moving forward it was really exciting.
“The way its gone over the last year, qualifying for the Euros, it probably couldn’t have gone any better so I’m really happy with the decision.”
Gunn’s gamble paid off to the extent that he is a number one at the Euros rather than watching on from home, but he will need to call on all his memories
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