When Paul Pogba first arrived on the scene with Manchester United just a handful of short seasons ago, the fiery young Frenchman certainly looked like he had all the talent necessary to make a real splash among the English top-flight in the not too distant future. Several lack of first team opportunities at Old
Throughout a traditionally hectic summer transfer window that has so far seen a whole host of big name players look to try their hand among the Premier League next season – including former Borussia Dortmund stars Henrikh Mkhitarayn and Ilkay Gundogan, Belgium’s Euro 2016 goal-scorer Michy Batshuayi, ex-Bundesliga favourite Granit Xhaka, and of course not
After turning out a series of impressive displays for German outfit FC Schalke 04 among the Bundesliga last season – and subsequently going on to briefly represent Joachim Low’s world champions at Euro 2016 this summer – Manchester City’s latest big money acquisition, Leroy Sane, certainly arrives with a fair amount of hype and sensation
Although Manchester City can seemingly spend whatever they wish on big-name transfer signings due to the incredible surplus of resources on offer behind the scenes at the Etihad, £27 million for a largely unknown youngster – who has incidentally never plied his trade out of South America – does in-fact seem like something of a gamble at
The annual summer transfer window simply wouldn’t feel the same without Liverpool splashing out on yet another risky signing who could very well serve only to disappoint in largely underwhelming circumstances throughout the course of next season. Sadio Mane is not a bad player with any relevant stretch of the imagination, far from it in-fact –
When N’Golo Kante first arrived among the Premier League with a soon to be successful Leicester City outfit ahead of the 2015/16 domestic campaign, very few within the wider English footballing community ever expected the meagre defensive midfielder to become such an instantaneous hit on these here shores. Although both Riyad Mahrez and Jamie
After just about securing their Premier League status by the skin of their teeth once again last season, Sunderland fans will certainly be hoping for an upturn in fortunes throughout the upcoming 2016/17 campaign – with former Everton and Manchester United boss, David Moyes, tasked with leading the charge at the Stadium of Light next
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