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Assessing the centre-backs Chelsea could target following Wesley Fofana's injury

by Ben McAleer at Ijumaa, Jul 21 2023 14:10
Assessing the centre-backs Chelsea could target following Wesley Fofana's injury Injuries to both Benoit Badiashile and Wesley Fofana may alter Chelsea's summer transfer plans. The former's hamstring problem was always going to impact his pre-season, but the latter's ACL injury means Chelsea are without a key centre-back until early 2024 at the earliest. Fofana's absence may now...
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Stats prove Ake is the cool head Man City's defence needs

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Jul 30 2020 15:55
Stats prove Ake is the cool head Man City's defence needs With news breaking of Manchester City's agreement with relegated Premier League club Bournemouth over the signing of centre-back Nathan Ake, we discuss what the Dutchman will offer Pep Guardiola and how he stacks up against the Spaniard's current crop of centre-backs.With a fee of £41m agreed ...
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Laporte return a welcome reprieve for leaky Manchester City

by Ben McAleer at Jumatano, Jan 22 2020 15:03
Laporte return a welcome reprieve for leaky Manchester City 12 minutes in at Bramall Lane and Manchester City hearts were in throats. Muhamed Besic, making just his second Premier League start of the season, went straight through Aymeric Laporte and received a booking for his efforts. Laporte was including in the City starting XI for the first time since a 4...
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Where Sanchez, Mkhitaryan and Laporte rank among midweek Premier League debutants

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Feb 1 2018 15:30
Where Sanchez, Mkhitaryan and Laporte rank among midweek Premier League debutants We take a look at the best and worst debuts from the midweek matches as the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Aymeric Laporte all made their Premier League bows for their new clubs.1. Kenedy (NEWCASTLE 1-1 Burnley) - 7.72Turning in a WhoScored.com man of the match display as Newcastle ...
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Laporte in but no Mahrez: Manchester City's transfer window assessed

by Martin Laurence at Alhamisi, Feb 1 2018 12:32
Laporte in but no Mahrez: Manchester City's transfer window assessed Our writers have their say on how Manchester City fared in the January transfer window.Martin Laurence: While Aymeric Laporte could prove a very decent addition he may take time to adapt physically, with that the reason why the youngster is as yet uncapped for France. He’s a Guardiola-style de...
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The 20 Highest Rated U21s in Europe's Top 5 Leagues - Part I

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Jul 7 2015 17:00
The 20 Highest Rated U21s in Europe's Top 5 Leagues - Part I Following the release of the Soccerex 20 Under 21 list, detailing the most valuable youngsters in the game at present, we've taken the chance to look at our own leaderboard using WhoScored ratings from the 2014/15 season.Like the original index, we've gathered the top 20 players aged 20 or under at ...
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Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 13

by Martin Laurence at Jumanne, Jan 13 2015 10:03
Player Focus: Transfer Rumour Round-Up - Day 13 Aymeric LaporteThe priority for Louis van Gaal and Manchester United in this month's transfer window is abundantly clear. The Red Devils need a first choice centre-back having started no less than six players in that position on more than 5 occasions in the league this season - two of which had neve...
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Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Teenagers

by Ben McAleer at Alhamisi, Feb 13 2014 17:00
Player Focus: Europe's Top Rated Teenagers With football as profitable as it is, clubs often look to sign the next big thing to either secure glory or make a hefty profit on the player in question. The likes of Wayne Rooney, Javier Saviola, Alexandre Pato and Sergio Agüero transferred in their teenage years for millions of pounds, despi...
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Player Focus: Top Teenage Centre-Backs - Marquinhos, Zouma & Laporte

by Alistair Tweedale at Jumatatu, Jun 24 2013 16:15
Player Focus: Top Teenage Centre-Backs - Marquinhos, Zouma & Laporte The raw pace of the likes of a Theo Walcott or Michael Owen gives an added advantage in their teenage years as they pursued a route to the top of English football. Even if their slight frames made them stand out as looking rather too youthful to be taking on big, brutish centre-halves, their speed g...
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Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain

by David Cartlidge at Alhamisi, Apr 18 2013 15:56
Player Focus: French Starlets Conquering Spain If France go on to dominate International football in a few years, they might have Spain’s La Liga to thank. Why? Because some of the best young French players around are currently earning their trade in Spain’s top flight, and importantly they’re playing regularly despite their te...
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