Stories By Harry De Cosemo
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Florian Wirtz could be the perfect player for Man City’s rebuild
Florian Wirtz is the best possible replacement for Kevin De Bruyne at Manchester City this summer. The Germany and Bayer Leverkusen playmaker is both among the best in the world right now, but possesses such potential to achieve so much more than he already has.
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Four years after imploding, Barcelona are back
There is an argument to be made that Barcelona’s Champions League semi-final against Inter is one of the greatest ties in football history. It had everything: goals, drama and the sort of pace many have realised can’t be taken for granted in the modern age.
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Parallel Projects: Amorim and Potter Under Scrutiny
When Ruben Amorim welcomes Graham Potter’s West Ham United to Old Trafford on Sunday, there will be nothing riding on the match. Two of the Premier League’s biggest under-performers will be licking their wounds and fulfilling a fixture neither will really want to play.
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Are Leeds right to consider sacking Farke?
Leeds United are back in the Premier League next season. Whatever anybody thinks of them, it is hard to deny the English top flight is a better, more interesting place with them in it. Few clubs have embodied the words ‘soap opera’ like Leeds, and that has both been to their betterment and detriment over the years.
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Ancelotti a tough act to follow at Real Madrid
For the past year, Carlo Ancelotti’s future at Real Madrid has been an open secret. The Italian has been expected to depart the Santiago Bernabeu this summer, and Bayer Leverkusen’s Xabi Alonso is the man in the frame to replace him.
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Ekitike could prove value to those clubs on the hunt for a striker
This summer, strikers are going to be in high demand. All the top clubs are chasing them; but the trouble is, there aren’t enough to go round. These days, strikers are like gold dust, more so than ever, and the it will be an extremely interesting market, seeing who will go where and for how much.
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De Bruyne: £60m Reject to City’s Greatest Signing
When Kevin de Bruyne signed for Manchester City in the summer of 2015 for £55m, a clip went viral summing up the disrespect he faced at the time. On Sky Sports, presenter Jeff Stelling and pundits Paul Merson, Charlie Nicolas, Phil Thompson and Matt Le Tissier were discussing the fact City had agreed the deal.
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Gyokeres could be an ideal fit for Arsenal
It is the worst kept secret of the upcoming transfer window that Arsenal want a striker. Injuries to their two senior front men, Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, seem to have ended any hope of a Premier League title challenge this season, but fans are demanding an upgrade in order to push on next year.
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Who is there to succeed Harry Kane?
Harry Kane scored twice in Thomas Tuchel’s first England camp this week, demonstrating that for now at least, the striker berth is secure for the foreseeable future, particularly with the 2026 World Cup in sharp focus.
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England’s future remains bright but under Tuchel the focus is now
Thomas Tuchel needs to do everything quickly as England manger. The German’s reign began with a 2-0 win over Albania at Wembley on Friday night and the countdown to the 2026 World Cup is well and truly on.
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PSG’s win at Liverpool proves the effectiveness of their new youth-driven approach
Sometimes, you can watch a game and feel like you’re witnessing something definitive, like the beginning or end of an era. At Anfield on Tuesday night, Paris Saint-Germain came of age; their penalty shootout victory over Liverpool could be the seminal moment where something truly special began.
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