According to , Chelsea are the favourites in the race for the signature of Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz, but they appear to be put off somewhat by the huge fee they are being asked to pay.
The 20-year-old attacking midfielder was on impressive form throughout the 2019/20 season, scoring 17 goals and assisting nine more in 43 appearances in all competitions. His obvious quality has drawn attention from top clubs around Europe, including Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester United and Liverpool, but it is believed he could follow in the footsteps of RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, who is leaving Germany to join Chelsea.
However, Leverkusen s asking price is currently a sticking point for the Londoners. Leverkusen want nothing short of €100 million to let him leav…
Real Madrid striker Luka Jovic is open to leaving in the January transfer window, with Arsenal and West Ham United interested in him, according to . It has been reported that the 23-year-old is considering leaving Spanish and European giants Madrid in the middle of the season.
Arsenal and West Ham have been linked with the Serbia international striker, but the youngster would prefer a move to Germany. Jovic made his name at Eintracht Frankfurt before earning the move to Madrid and also spent the second half of last season on loan at the German club.
Jovic has made three in La Liga for Madrid so far this season. Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti is playing veteran striker Karim Benzema, and Jovic is unlikely to get much playing time in the coming weeks and months.
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Without a real passion and knowledge of the game, you will most likely fail as an agent.
(*Editor s Note. This article was completely rewritten and updated February 20, 2016.)
Being a soccer agent is perhaps one of the most desired professions in contemporary soccer.
Glamour, wealth, travels and parties are first things that meet the eye, but behind the stylish facade there is hard work, dedication, commitment, perseverance, stress and more hard work.
Roughly explained and defined, a player’s agent is a ‘natural person who, for a fee, introduces players to clubs with a view to negotiating or renegotiating an employment contract or introduces two clubs to another with a view to concluding a transfer agreement, in compliance with the provisions set for…
Austrian international striker Erwin Hoffer has moved to German first division club Kaiserslautern on a one-year loan from Italian side Napoli, Austrian press agency APA said on Thursday.
The 23-year-old, nicknamed Jimmy, had moved to Napoli only a year ago in July 2009 on a five-year contract from Rapid Vienna but played just four times last season.
He has played 16 times for Austria and was a member of the Euro 2008 squad. His only appearance of the tournament came in the final group match against Germany.
Kaiserslautern were promoted to the top flight Bundesliga after winning the second division championship in May.
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Real Madrid top the Deloitte Football Money League for an 11th consecutive year, with revenue of €577 million confirming the Spanish giants status as the world s richest football club.
Madrid missed out on the Champions League and La Liga titles in 2014-15, but still saw their revenue grow by €22.7m on the season before, with commercial revenue the main driver of this growth.
Barcelona leapfrogged Manchester United and Bayern Munich to climb to second place with revenue of €560.8m, a €76m rise compared to 2013-14, following a hugely successful 2014-15 in which they won the treble.
Barca s broadcast revenue rose by €17.7m to €199.8m, while beating Juventus in the Champions League final resulted in UEFA distributions of €61m a €19.1m incr…
Laurent Blanc has no concerns over the form of Zlatan Ibrahimovic even though his star striker has failed to score for Paris Saint-Germain so far this season.
Ibrahimovic has been PSG s attacking inspiration since arriving from Milan in 2012, leading the club to three successive Ligue 1 titles and scoring 106 goals in 129 appearances in all competitions before the start of this campaign.
The Sweden captain has not scored in four games in 2015-16, though, and missed a glorious chance in PSG s 1-1 draw with Reims on Saturday.
But, speaking on Monday, coach Blanc said: Ibrahimovic is not in the best possible form. He is finding it more difficult to score goals than usual [this season].
It happened last year too, but I think he will recover quickly.
Former West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has taken charge of Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad.
The Croatian was sacked by the Hammers in November last year following a poor start to the 2017-18 season, which included Europa League qualifying elimination against Romania s Astra Giurgiu.
Bilic joins the two-time AFC Champions League winners on a three-year deal after they lost three of their first four matches of the Saudi Pro League season.
Argentine coach Ramon Diaz presided over their first two games of the campaign before being dismissed, in a move Al-Ittihad insisted was not a knee-jerk reaction .
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Following the announcement of Bilic s arrival, a statement read: The Al-Ittihad board has …
The Brazilian international left-back Alex Sandro has emerged as a target for Premier league heavyweights Manchester City who are planning to revamp their defensive lines in the summer.
Juventus defender only signed for Bianconeri in 2015 with Serie A champions forking out €26 million for his services, but Juventus are believed to be open to a potential sale given the fact Citizens are reportedly prepared to offer as much as €70 million for the Brazilian according to Tuttosport.
The Turin-based paper claims that Pep Guardiola is a big admirer of Alex Sandro and that the Spaniard is prepared to dig deep into his war chest to purchase the Juventus man.
Alex Sandro has made 26 Serie A appearances this season, whereas he also appeared nine times in the Champions…
Antonio Rudiger is honoured by rumoured interest from Bayern Munich, but the defender is focused only on performing well for Chelsea.
The centre-back has become integral for the Blues since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel, with only Cesar Azpilicueta (2,054) playing more Premier League minutes under the German coach.
No Chelsea player has managed a better tackle success rate than the 71.88 per cent posted by Rudiger, who had struggled for minutes towards the end of Frank Lampard s reign.
However, the 28-year-old s long-term future at Stamford Bridge remains unclear. He is out of contract at the end of the campaign, leading to rumours of a move elsewhere on a free transfer.
Bayern have been one of the clubs linked to Rudiger, who spoke about the speculation…
Matty Longstaff revealed it was a no-brainer to sign a new contract with Newcastle United following a conversation with Steve Bruce.
Midfielder Longstaff is to remain at his boyhood club for a further two years, ending speculation over his future having signed a short-term extension to see out the closing months of the 2019-20 season.
The 20-year-old younger brother of fellow Newcastle player Sean made 15 appearances in all competitions during the campaign, scoring three goals.
He marked his Premier League debut in October 2019 with the winner against Manchester United, while he also scored in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford just over two months later.
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