Tuesday 2 August 2016

Meet Manchester City's New Left-Footed Midfielder: Leroy Sane.

By Ewah Chika.

It is not often that we see a player at a young age of 20, make more than 40 Bundesliga  appearances for a top club like Schalke 04 which is the third biggest and richest German club after rivals Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, but that is exactly the sort of stat that former Schalke 04 youngster Leroy Sane can boast of.

Already a German international having made the final 23 man squad to the Euro's in France though he did not see game time in the competition with the likes of Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller, Joshua Kimmich and Andre Schurlle all ranked ahead of him, Sane is the most rated German young player in the  Bundesliga together with Bayern Munich's Josh Kimmich at the moment . This is the reason it wasn't  surprising that Pep Guardiola and Manchester City have pursued him all summer and finally signed him for £37 million on Tuesday. Under Guardiola, Sane is expected to make the attacking right forward his position judging from the records of the Spaniard coach  who has not only improved left-attacking forwards who play in the right side of attack but also made then flourish and become world beaters with the likes of Lionel Messi in Barcelona  and Arjen Robben in Bayern Munich.

Meet Sevilla's New Signing From Toulouse: Wissam Ben Yeddar.

By Ewah Chika.

One French Ligue 1 forward who was linked all summer with Arsenal is no one but Toulouse forward Wissam Ben Yedder nicknamed "Benyebut" French word for goal, who recently snubbed a move to Arsenal for Jorge Sampaoli's Sevilla last week for a mere €9 million.

Can Jakub Blaszczykowski "Kuba" Change The Fortunes Of Wolfsburg This Season.

By Ewah Chika.

Wolfsburg shocked many fans of the German Bundesliga on Monday when it announced the signing of Polish and former Borussia Dortmund's attacking midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski for a fee of €5 million . The 30-year-old is likely to replace German international Andre Schurlle who moved the other way to Dortmund a fortnight ago.

"Jakub Blaszczykowski is a player that can do any team good- not just due to his footballing qualities, but also because he is a prime example of determination, willingness and passion, who always identified with his clubs to 100 per cent," was the statement by Klaus Allofs who is the Sporting Director of Wolfsburg.

Kuba as he is fondly called has won two German Bundesliga titles with Dortmund before he was moved on to Fiorentina on loan after coach Thomas Tuchel deemed him surplus to requirements at the club last season. The attacking midfielder's favourite position is the right midfield in a 4-4-2 formation or in the forward right position in a 4-3-3 formation. Kuba's time in Dortmund was

Will The Signing Of Kelvin Gameiro By Atletico Madrid Change The Dynamics In La Liga?

By Ewah Chika.

"Griezman is a great French player like myself and I am sure we will make a lot of goals together.

I talked to Simeone on the phone and he told me he loved me and that we will have a great season. I like the Atletico team and mentality. I think I can do many things here this year," were the words of Kelvin Gameiro who recently signed a four year contract  with Atletico from Sevilla on Saturday for

Can Luciano Vietto Rediscover His Old Impressive Form In Sevilla?

By Ewah Chika.

Barcelona will feel hard done after the club missed out on Atletico Madrid and Argentine forward Luciano Vietto who opted against signing for the Catalan club on loan instead opting to join Sevilla this summer.

Though the Argentine was far from his impressive form of 2014-2015 season for Atletico Madrid last

Why Matteo Kovacic Is Better Off Leaving Real Madrid This Summer.

By Ewah Chika.

When Real Madrid signed Matteo Kovacic from Inter Milan for €29 million last summer, not only were Real Madrid fans shocked but also asking questions on the ability of the Croatian to fit into the Madrid team. Rafa Benitez who was then the manager at the time had favoured a 4-2-3-1 formation with Toni Kroos and Luka Modric playing as the two holding midfielders and the likes of Ronaldo ,