Manchester United’s midfield problems were plastered all over the internet last season as they fell from grace under the guidance of David Moyes. Tom Cleverley and Marouane Fellaini were the main culprits, in my opinion, but that could be put to rest next season with reports of Bastian Schweinsteiger making a move to the club for £20m.
With the Brazil World Cup kicking off tomorrow evening, we spoke to former First Division player and current Sky Sports pundit Chris Kamara about England’s chances in the tournament.
Cesc Fabregas has been hogging the headlines of late as rumours are starting to pick up that he will be playing in the Premier League again next season. The Barcelona midfielder has been linked to Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United in recent weeks, but I think the latter should be looking at another La Liga midfielder – Ivan Rakitic.
Romelu Lukaku has played 66 Premier League games away from Chelsea and has scored 32 goals in that time. That’s a league goal every two and a bit games for two clubs that you could argue are in the second bracket of the top tier.
With the World Cup just around the corner, England fans will be routing their way through reports on Italy – who they open their campaign against a week tomorrow, to find out what the chances of winning is. Well, one man that will be in contention of a start and could be playing his football in the English top tier next season is Lorenzo Insigne, as reports are telling us that Arsenal will make a £17 million offer if he impressing during the tournament.
Chelsea came close to securing the Premier League title last season but ultimately fell short in the final stages. Jose Mourinho’s return was trophy-less and in order to make sure that doesn’t happen again, the Blues are said to be ready to spend £81m to land Atletico Madrid trio Diego Costa, Diego Godin, and Felipe Luis. Let’s have a closer look at the three in question.
Arsenal managed to keep their heads held high this season despite letting their hold on the Premier League top spot slip, as they have the chance to lift the FA Cup when they meet Hull in the final. If they had another top forward in their ranks, perhaps they would have had more success, but that could all change next season, as Juventus striker Sebastian Giovinco has opened the door for a switch to the Emirates.
All season Manchester United have been crying out for a central midfielder who can take the games by the scruff of the neck. Marouane Fellaini was drafted in from Everton in the summer, but has had little impact at Old Trafford, and has missed a lot of the campaign due to injuries and suspensions.