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Transfer news: Arsenal working on a potential loan move for Former Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema

Former Real Madrid striker and Ballon d’Or winner, Karim Benzema could be leaving the Saudi pro league this summer. According to reports, the player who just recently signed a contract with Al lttihad last year, for a deal which will see him play for the club until 2025 with an option to extend until 2026. But the player is currently unhappy and is open to a return back to Europe. The player is currently unhappy at the club, he even deactivated his Instagram account after being bullied by some Al lttihad fans after a match which they lost to Ronaldo’s Al Nassr team. Several Reports shows that, the player has not being present in some training sections with his teammates and is exploring all options to leave the league. Arsenal are one of the teams who are exploring all options to sign the 36 years old France international on loan this summer. The London side are exploring an options to bring Benzema to the emirates as it will be the best solution for them, as they look to sign a

Breaking: Ivan Toney might likely move to Arsenal this summer

Ivan Toney whose 8 months ban from football competitions ended today. Toney was found guilty of breaching FIFA’s betting rules after due investigations. He was fined £50,000 and slammed with an 8 months ban, from participating in football competitions. His ban ended today, being the 17th of January 2023. The 27 years old, had an interview with Skysports today, clearing the transfer news flying around. He said he is open to leaving his currently club this month to a big club, because his ambitions is to win lots of trophies and take his career to the next level. Arsenal holds a strong interest in the Brentford striker and having been open about signing the 27 years old to the emirates, so a move to Arsenal might be possible this summer for the right fee. The England international was sanctioned for breaking 232 fifa betting rules, he last played his last game in May 6 last year, which was against Liverpool in a 1-0 defeat where his club suffered a loss. He was stopped from particip

Lionel Messi beat Halland to win the FIFA men’s best player 2023 award

Lionel Messi beats Erling Halland in a vote tie to win the 2023 FIFA’s best men player of the year. Lionel Messi won the award as it ended in a vote tie and the captains of the national team were made to vote, which ended in favour of Lionel Messi. However, it’s meant to note that, the award did not include the 2022 World Cup performances. The awards reflects performances across 2023 in all competitions. The 36 years old Argentinian Captain, was tied in a 48 joint points with Erling halland which was later decided by 4 international captains, with all of them going in favour of Lionel Messi. Harry Kane of the England national team, Aaron Ramsey of the Wales national football team, Andy Robertson of the Scotland national team and Jonny Evan’s of the Northern Ireland nation team. All four captains voting for Lionel Messi. Erling Halland on the other end, who had a wonderful 2023 season, winning the treble with man city, smashing the premier goal scoring record for a single season, won

Real Madrid beat Barca to become Supercup Champions

Real Madrid beats Barcelona 4-1 in a controversial Supercup final to become new champions. Barcelona tried to dominate the game but couldn’t as Real Madrid kept on hurting them with the counter attacks. It was a heated Elclassico match filled with drama, emotions and goals, but in the end Madrid ended up being superior as they scored Barca 4 times to 1 to secure the win. Vinicius JR, put on a masterclass performance as he cruised through Barca’s defense anytime he had the ball, causing serious problem for the Barcelona defense, as he scored past them three times securing an Elclassico hat trick very early in the match, as quick as 37 minutes into the match. He was just so unstoppable as Araujo saw himself got handed a red card trying to stop Vinicius in the 39th minute of the match. The penalty was also converted by Vinicius Jr himself, making it 3-1. Rodrigo also scored in the 64th minute to seal the victory for his team. Vinicius was also handed the Man of the match award for his

De Bruyne Scores and Assist in a sensational comeback against Newcastle

Manchester city beats Newcastle on their own ground 3-2 in a sensational come back, after Kelvin produced a masterclass while coming on from the bench in the 60th minute. City was down 2-1 at half time as Newcastle were on hyper attacking mode, attacking and scoring Pep Guardiola’s side in the first half, with goals scored by Isiak and Gordon. City took the lead early in the match, going up 1-0 before 25 minutes but Newcastle came with a game plan and city was not able to sustain pressure in the first half, and so they conceded 2 goals which saw Newcastle go up 2-1 before half time at the St James Park, with roaring applause from their home fans. Kelvin De Bruyne who has been out injured since the start of the season, was substituted into the match in the 69th minute and produced a sensational performance as he scored and assisted to win the match for his team 3-2 on full time. He scored a from outside the box, placing it in the bottom right corner of the net and assisted their aca

Chelsea beats Fulham 1 Nil to go up 8 on the Premier league table

Chelsea beats Fulham 1 nil to go up 8 on the Premier league table, making it three wins in a row for the premier league side since October last year. A challenge by Fulham’s Diop on Raheem Sterling, saw a penalty got awarded to the blues, which gave them the lead. The penalty was converted by Cole Palmer, making it 9 goals in 19 appearances for the young star. The North London side was able to come back from a defeat last week. They were able to bounce back from a 1 nil defeat to Middlesbrough in the first leg of their Caraboa cup semi final last week. This makes it three premier leagues wins in a row for the blues. Fulham who were able to beat their northern London derby side Arsenal last week, came into the match full of momentum, creating chances and also trying to hit Chelsea from counterattacks. They were able to build more pressure on the Chelsea side towards the end of extra time, as they kept on attacking and seeking for an equalizer. All efforts tho, ended without a result

Reasons why I chose Tottenham over Bayern Munich, “Dragusin” speaks out

Tottenham’s new signee, Radu Dragusin, who signed from the Serie A side Genoa, told his agent he did prefer to join Tottenham instead of Bayern Munich. The Romania Defender said he gave his words to Spurs head coach Ange Potecoglou, that he was going to join the north London side. He left many football experts including his agents in shock, that he could turn down Bayern for Spurs. Spurs on Thursday completed the move of Dragusin, to join the club on permanent deal, for a fee worth £26.5M including add-on’s. The initial fee will be around the amount of £21.1M plus £5.5M in add-on’s. Dragusin signed a six and half years contract with the English side. He had other options but chose Spurs as he gave his word and honored it. Napoli and Bayern Munich were in the picture of clubs interested in signing the 21 years old Romanian Defender, before he signed a six and half year’s contract with spurs. It was important and also prioritized by Tottenham to sign a Center back as few of their

Breaking: Jadon Sancho join’s Borussia Dortmund on loan until end of the season

Jadon Sancho resigns for Borussia Dortmund, from Manchester United, on loan until end of the season. The England international, who joined Manchester United from Dortmund some years ago, for a record fee of €80M, has today rejoined his former club (Dortmund) on loan, for a period of 6 months. This was after a rift between him and Man United’s head coach, Eric Ten Hag. This saw him being isolated from the Manchester United’s squad since August. He hasn’t featured in a single match or training session with the senior team since then. The 23 years old could not resolve things with the manager, which was obvious to the fans and general public that the player had fell out of favour with the coach. Sancho has now joined his boy hood club (Borussia Dortmund) on loan which will last until end of the season. This was obviously the best decision for both parties as a temporary route to resolve the problem. In an interview, after he signed with Dortmund. He said, he felt at home when he came ba

Liverpool’s defender Trent Alexander Arnold has been confirmed to be out for few weeks due to injury

Trent Alexander Arnold has been confirmed, to be out for at least six weeks due to a knee injury sustained by the player, during an FA cup clash against Arsenal. Trent, who has being a key part of Liverpool’s success this year, is now out injured. He could miss a few important games for the club, with Carabao cup semi final around the corner, FA cup 4th round to be played soon and some important premier league fixtures. His injury was confirmed yesterday, by Liverpool’s assistant coach. Stating clearly that he will not be taking part in the semifinals of the Carabao’s Cup on Wednesday against Fulham. He may also be in doubts against Chelsea for the finals, if they both get to the finals of the competition. The England international, had a little tear in his ligament in his knee in their last match against Arsenal, in the FA Cup. Trent had gone through some scans and is predicted to be out for about six weeks, depends on how rapid/fast he recovers from the injury. He will get the ne

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