Juventus has been urged to swap Arthur Melo for Valencia’s Carlos Soler after the Spanish club admitted they cannot sign the Brazilian. Arthur earns a very huge salary in Turin, and it has been hard to ship him out. In the last few days, it seems Valencia would take him from Juve and the midfielder was also willing to make …

Juventus continues to suffer from bad luck on the injury front as Luca Pellegrini becomes their latest player to suffer a knock. A report on Tuttojuve claims the left-back missed their match against Atletico Madrid because he suffered a knock to his knee. The report didn’t state how long he would be on the sidelines, but this is certainly a …

In a major development with regard to Barcelona’s pursuit of former captain Lionel Messi, the Blaugrana have started negotiations to bring back the 35-year-old to Camp Nou according to Cat Radio. The footballing world was shocked when Messi departed Barcelona last year, with the Catalans being unable to renew his contract due to the financial situation. The Argentina captain joined …

Francesco Acerbi is one of the defenders Juventus wants to add to their squad in this transfer window. The defender has fallen out with the Lazio ultras, and this is probably his last summer with them. As one of Serie A’s most experienced players, many clubs want to add him to their squad, including the Bianconeri. However, as Juve hesitated, …

Paris (AFP) – Marseille started their Ligue 1 campaign Sunday by defeating Reims 4-1 in Igor Tudor’s first match as coach, while Aaron Ramsey struck on his Nice debut to salvage a point in Toulouse. After a troubled summer during which Jorge Sampaoli walked out over his unhappiness at the club’s transfer approach, it was a welcome win for Tudor …

Barcelona (AFP) – Robert Lewandowski scored his first Barcelona goal in a 6-0 rout of Mexican side Pumas in the Joan Gamper Trophy pre-season clash on Sunday. On his Camp Nou bow, the Polish international, who switched from Bayern Munich in the summer, scored after three minutes from a particularly tight angle. Pedri added the second and fourth goals in …

Barcelona ended their preparations for the new season on a high as they hammered Mexican giants Pumas 6-0 at Camp Nou on Sunday night. Pedri and Robert Lewandowski stole the show for the Blaugrana, with the former scoring two goals and setting up one more. The veteran striker, on the other hand, found the back of the net once and …

Barcelona warmed up for the 2022/23 campaign in style as they thrashed Mexican side Pumas 6-0 at Camp Nou to win the Joan Gamper Trophy. It took just three minutes for Barça to take the lead, with Robert Lewandowski scoring his first goal for the Blaugrana from a difficult angle. Pedri doubled the Catalans’ lead two minutes later before Ousmane …

Juventus has been handed a boost in their bid to sign Memphis Depay after a new report claims Barcelona has not given him a shirt number for this season. Juve has been interested in signing him since he was at Lyon, and they have maintained their interest in his signature. The Dutchman was an important signing for Barca last season, …

Johannesburg (AFP) – Mamelodi Sundowns began the new South African Premiership season as they finished the previous one — topping the table after the completion of the first round on Sunday.  The highlight of the eight-match fixture list in the richest African national league was a showdown between Sundowns and Cape Town City, who came second last May, a distant …