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Who is Bradley Barcola? The Olise alternative on Chelsea's wishlist

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Who is Bradley Barcola? The Olise alternative on Chelsea's wishlist Earlier this week, Chelsea activated Michael Olise's £35m release clause. The Frenchman was also being monitored by Manchester City after an impressive season with Crystal Palace, but despite triggering the clause, Olise turned down the chance to swap south for west London and instead penned a...

Who is Rayan Cherki and why do Chelsea want the talented teen?

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Who is Rayan Cherki and why do Chelsea want the talented teen? A number of renowned attackers have come through the ranks at Lyon. Karim Benzema, Alexandre Lacazette and Nabil Fekir were all on L'OL's academy books at one point or another before exploding onto the scene, yet there is an argument to be made that Rayan Cherki is the most talented player the club'...

Assessing the playmakers on Chelsea's radar to replace Mount

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Assessing the playmakers on Chelsea's radar to replace Mount With Mason Mount on the cusp of a move to Manchester United, Chelsea are in the market for another attacking player. The Blues are overhauling their squad following their 12th-placed finish last season, with N'Golo Kante, Kalidou Koulibaly, Kai Havertz and Mateo Kovacic among those to have been show...

Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland

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Revealed: Europe's hottest hitman... and it's not Erling Haaland With league action returning soon, we take a look at the players who have been most clinical in front of goal in Europe's top five leagues this season. With players from Brentford to Marseille, we run down the top 10 most prolific players of those to have mustered 50 or more shots.10. Randal Kolo Mu...

How does Gusto compare to James ahead of summer Chelsea switch

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How does Gusto compare to James ahead of summer Chelsea switch On Thursday, Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas tweeted that Malo Gusto would remain at the club until the sumer. That announcement seemed to derail any chance Chelsea had of signing the teenage full-back. And yet, on Friday night, a deal taking Gusto to Stamford Bridge was given the 'Here we go!' tre...

Making sense of Nottingham Forest's pursuit of Houssem Aouar

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Making sense of Nottingham Forest's pursuit of Houssem Aouar In what is perhaps the understatement of the window, Nottingham Forest have been busy this summer. Steve Cooper's side have already made 15 new signings, Remo Freuler joining from Atalanta after Sunday's 1-0 win over West Ham, though the huge investment has been down to necessity rather than an urge...

Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price?

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Is Lyon's Lucas Paqueta worth the reported €65m asking price? 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

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Ndombele, Lo Celso and co. How Tottenham's deadline day departures are faring 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...

Europa League Previews: Eintracht-Barcelona and West Ham-Lyon among quarter-final showdowns

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Europa League Previews: Eintracht-Barcelona and West Ham-Lyon among quarter-final showdowns We're at the quarter-final stage of the Europa League as the likes of RB Leipzig, Barcelona, Atalanta and West Ham seek to write their name into the history books. Ahead of Thursday's ties, we preview the action, starting with the early kick off in Germany.RB Leipzig vs AtalantaRB Leipzig were given...

Aubameyang headlines three Barcelona stars among top rated January signings

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Aubameyang headlines three Barcelona stars among top rated January signings There were a number of high profile transfers completed in January, with Barcelona one of the busiest sides on the continent. The La Liga powerhouse have looked all the better for their new arrivals and it shows as WhoScored rank the best rated January signings of those to have made at least five ap...