Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price?
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Jul 11 2022 09:40
One of Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas' greatest traits is to extract high fees for his most wanted stars. Since 2019, the likes of Tanguy Ndombele, Ferland Mendy and Bruno Guimaraes have all departed for fees in excess of £35m, a remarkable feat. There is potentially another big money sale on...
Ndombele, Lo Celso and co. How Tottenham's deadline day departures are faring
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Apr 20 2022 11:15
January deadline day was a busy one for Tottenham as in came Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur from Juventus, while Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso, Dele Alli and Bryan Gil left for Lyon, Villarreal, Everton and Valencia, respectively. Hotspur Way sported quite the revolving door on January 3...
Guimaraes, Luiz or Arthur? Arsenal midfield search hones in on Brazil trio
by Martin Laurence
at Thursday, Jan 27 2022 17:59
There has been a trend to Arsenal's search for a new midfielder this month, with the three names most strongly linked with the club all hailing from Brazil.The Gunners' need for reinforcements in the middle of the park has been made abundantly clear in recent weeks. Injuries and the absences of Thom...
Who is Bruno Guimaraes? The game changing coup to transform Newcastle midfield
by Ben McAleer
at Wednesday, Jan 26 2022 12:10
I have always said to my agents that I dream of playing in England, it is the best league in the world, all the matches are close, Bruno Guimaraes said back in 2020 and, if recent reports are to be believed, a move to England may be happening sooner than many may have expected.Guimaraes has previous...
Golden Boy Haaland lands Euro player of the week award after four-goal haul
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, Nov 24 2020 16:01
Erling Haaland was named the 2020 Golden Boy in the build up to Borussia Dortmund's 5-2 win at Hertha Berlin and celebrated in style as he rattled in four goals over the weekend to break the double-figure barrier. Meanwhile across Europe, stars from Ligue 1 and Serie A impressed as club football mad...
Top 10: Lewandowski and Kane battle for European Player of the Month
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, Nov 2 2020 17:05
October rolls into November and with it, WhoScored take a look at the top performing players across Europe's top five leagues over the last month. Stars from Bundesliga pair Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich feature, so too does Tottenham's dynamic attacking duo.Here, we round up the top 10 best r...
Who is Bertrand Traore? Strengths and weaknesses of new Aston Villa signing
by Martin Laurence
at Saturday, Sep 19 2020 09:41
After a slow start to their transfer dealings, Aston Villa are ramping up their activity in recent times and have completed their fourth signing of the window in the form of Lyon forward Bertrand Traore.While his isn't a name that will be unknown to Premier League fans, and particularly those of Che...
Sought-after Lyon ace Aouar gatecrashes Bayern-dominant combined XI
by Josh Wright
at Wednesday, Aug 19 2020 13:30
Bayern Munich are understandably clear favourites to win the 2019/20 Champions League after their 8-2 mauling of Barcelona in the quarter-finals. Next up is Lyon for a place in the final to face Paris Saint-Germain and Hansi Flick's side are expected to make light work of the French side after they ...