After a prolonged period of drama, Mauro Icardi finally found a club. Paris Saint-Germain have signed the Argentinean on a season-long loan deal with an option to buy for a reported £63m fee on deadline day. Inter manager Antonio…

Juventus enjoy their football at the moment. Their Serie A dominance remains intact after a second-half surge against visiting AC Milan powered by goals from Paulo Dybala and Moise Kean invalidated Krzysztof Piatek's 39th-minute strike.…

Real Madrid made a proactive start to facilitate Zinedine Zidane's appointment. Los Blancos secured Brazilian defender Eder Militao's services from Porto on a six-year deal for a £43 million fee.  A product…

Officially instated as permanent manager [please hold your applause until the end], Ole Gunnar Solskjaer plans to drive Manchester United to the pinnacle of Europe. To do so, the squad requires a desperate overhaul. Solskjaer confirmed United…

When Philippe Coutinho arrived at the Camp Nou for a reported fee around £145m, every Barcelona fan was in paradise. The Brazilian midfielder had delighted the Premier League with his extraordinary skill set for five consecutive…

Bayern Munich exited the Champions League early this season but remain in control in the Bundesliga. If there's anything new, it's that they kicked it into gear much later than usual domestically. Niko Kovac's first half-season…

Gennaro Gattuso has transformed AC Milan. As a neutral, it is good to see AC Milan back to where they belong. But, it did not happen overnight. When Gattuso took over after Vincenzo Montella’s horrifying spell, journalists and fans were…

Juan Mata's contract expires this summer. In his two seasons at Chelsea, the Spaniard owned the Blues' Player of the Year award. Since arriving at Old Trafford in 2014, he's been inconsistent when in the lineup. In some matches,…

Opportunities come quickly at Manchester United. The Red Devils reputation for promoting academy products into the team goes back decades. It was taught by Sir Matt Busby, nurtured by Sir Alex Ferguson and continues under Ole Gunnar Solksjaer.…

In football, it's not always possible to "emancipate yourself from mental slavery". Often a timely intervention is required. It's understating matters to say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer re-energized Manchester United. He did more.…

Liverpool are on the verge of winning a league title for the first time in 29 years. Jurgen Klopp must be credited with the new lease on life at Anfield. The backroom staff helped too, completing a massive upgrade through their player…

Chelsea will face a two-window transfer ban and cannot sign a player until the summer of 2020. The London club was “astonished” to see their appeal of getting the ban freezed. Moreover, the summer signings Kepa Arrizabalaga and…

In his initial days as Manchester United manager, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer preferred a front three of Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford. They were mobile, direct and free-flowing. Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku could only…

If Francisco Goya lived 200 years later, he wouldn't have been a Manchester City fan, nor even a Barcelona follower. The Spanish romantic painter was Aragonian and more likely to sport a Zaragoza kit. Regardless, the five players featured…

The pace in the Premier League is ramping up as we rapidly approach the finish line. Manchester City, Liverpool and perhaps Tottenham Hotspur are the ones challenging for the title while Manchester United, Chelsea and Arsenal are in a race…