Malaga starlet Isco confirmed today to Spanish newspaper AS that he has had offers from both Real Madrid and, unsurprisingly, Manchester City about a summer move. Should the latter win the race to sign him, what could he bring to the table for the former EPL champions? Manchester City’s biggest problem last season was the [...]

Gareth Bale started his Tottenham career as a 17 year-old left back who moved from Southampton in 2007, bringing with him the usual promise that comes with signing a relatively expensive young British player. After a slow start hampered by injury and a curse that left Spurs without a victory in his first 24 appearances, [...]

Around eleven months ago when the Premier League season wrapped up, Everton held their end of season dinner in Liverpool. Saving the main accolade until last, the evening culminated in John Heitinga receiving the Everton player of the year award and few could dispute the decision after a string of impressive performances in 2011-12. Supporters [...]

Wayne Rooney has been regarded as England’s best player and one of the best forwards in the world by many. It is not surprising then that Rooney is the third highest-paid footballer in the world after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, with an annual income of  £18 million, including sponsorship deals. After his arrival from Arsenal in the [...]

Out with the old in with the new, it seems at Liverpool FC. Sunderland’s Belgian goalkeeper Simon Mignolet looks to be Liverpool’s new number 1, with Jose Manuel Reina looking elsewhere – with FC Barcelona and Arsenal as possible suitors. But, what exactly are Liverpool getting themselves in the 24-year old Belgian goalkeeper? Well, to [...]

With the transfer of Andre Schurrle for £18 million now official we can analyse his statistics and the role he is likely to play, and compare those with the players that he will be competing with at Chelsea. Despite the Schurrle transfer saga beginning long before Mourinho’s appointment, it still looks like this is a [...]

Aston Villa Football Club have recently confirmed the summer transfer signings of three players; Jores Okore, Leandro Bacuna, and Aleksander Tonev. It seems that Lambert is continuing in his project of purchasing young, the oldest being Bulgarian International Tonev who is 23 years old. Many of Lamberts critiques were that he didn’t have enough Premier [...]

Not so long ago, Liverpool fans boasted of having “the best midfield in the world”, and it was no exaggeration. The world-class trio of Mascherano, Alonso and Gerrard were as good as any other in world football at the time, so it’s perhaps no surprise that those who have succeeded them have been made scapegoats [...]

A defence should be as unbreachable as a fortress. And to build these fortresses, you need rocks. Massive rocks that can weather any storm and bear any pounding. If one looks back at the Premier League era, only a handful of names stand out as those rocks. But then, a specific marquee pair stands out [...]

West Brom were one of the surprises packages of the last Premier League season, finishing in 8th place with their highest Premier League point tally.  Romelu Lukaku’s 17 goals for the club, whilst on loan from Chelsea, have been cited as one of the main reasons for this success, with many expecting West Brom to [...]