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Who is Cheick Doucoure? Gallagher's replacement at Crystal Palace

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Who is Cheick Doucoure? Gallagher's replacement at Crystal Palace Had you offered Crystal Palace supporters a 12th-placed finish last season, they'd have certainly taken it. The Eagles underwent a huge overhaul in terms of managerial personnel and style of play 12 months' ago and few could have foreseen Patrick Vieira having such an impressive impact at Selhurst P...

Making sense of Tottenham's move for Clement Lenglet

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Making sense of Tottenham's move for Clement Lenglet With Richarlison's move all but completed, attention turns to yet another key area in the Tottenham squad that needs strengthening. Antonio Conte wants at least one new centre-back this summer, in particular one that can operate in the left centre-back role in the Italian's favoured three-man backli...

Who is Jonathan Clauss? The French crossing machine wanted by Chelsea and Spurs

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Who is Jonathan Clauss? The French crossing machine wanted by Chelsea and Spurs Few this side of the channel would have been aware of Jonathan Clauss 12 months' ago. After a so-so debut Ligue 1 campaign with Lens, where he returned a WhoScored rating of 6.88, Clauss would go on to enjoy a whirlwind 2021/22, which resulted in a first senior call up to the France national team an...

How Liverpool would benefit were they to make a move for Otavio

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How Liverpool would benefit were they to make a move for Otavio The transfer window officially opened a little over two weeks ago, but reports suggest that Liverpool have now completed their summer business. That is hardly surprising when the priorities were to bring in a new striker and bolster the youth ranks, both of which have been achieved before the end of...

Who is Charles De Ketelaere? Raphinha's potential replacement at Leeds

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Who is Charles De Ketelaere? Raphinha's potential replacement at Leeds Having played such an influential role in Club Bruges' title success, it's surprising that interest in Charles De Ketelaere isn't higher. That said, on the back of such a fine campaign, there is no denying that the attacker will be on the move this summer. One of the hottest prospects in Belgium, De...

Who is Lisandro Martinez? The Argentine pass master on Arsenal and Man Utd's radar

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Who is Lisandro Martinez? The Argentine pass master on Arsenal and Man Utd's radar Back in the summer of 2019, centre-back Matthijs de Ligt was hot property on the continent. The Dutchman had been crucial for an Ajax side that conceded just 32 times on their way to Eredivisie glory and interest in his services was understandably sky high. In the end, Juventus won the race to land ...

Is Romelu Lukaku the worst signing in Premier League history?

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Is Romelu Lukaku the worst signing in Premier League history? The number nine shirt is a poisoned chalice at Chelsea. The likes of Fernando Torres, Radamel Falcao and Gonzalo Higuain, all recognised forwards across the continent, have all failed to shoulder the goalscoring burden at Stamford Bridge, with Romelu Lukaku joining the trio in this club.Lukaku retur...

Assessing Tuchel's possible vision for Chelsea's attack should Sterling and Dembele join

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Assessing Tuchel's possible vision for Chelsea's attack should Sterling and Dembele join Chelsea are close to making one of their statement summer signings if reports are to be believed. With Romelu Lukaku expected to return to Inter before too long, the Belgian ending a disappointing second stint with the Blues with a whimper rather than a bang, Chelsea will be looking to secure a repl...

Why Tottenham are wise to overlook emotional Eriksen return

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Why Tottenham are wise to overlook emotional Eriksen return Tottenham fans are all too familiar with the club waiting until deadline day to complete a bulk of their business. So for the window to have been opened for 10 or so days, and to have brought in three news faces already, shows a complete u-turn on the way they complete their deals.Ivan Perisic, Fras...

Who is Nayef Aguerd? West Ham's new big money centre-back

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Who is Nayef Aguerd? West Ham's new big money centre-back Rennes had one of the better defensive records in Ligue 1 last season. A return of 40 goals conceded was the joint-fourth best in the division and the solidity combined with an impressive attack - only PSG (90) scored more goals than Les Rennais (82) - saw them secure a top-four finish.That defensiv...