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Kingsley Coman has enjoyed a successful first eight years since turning a professional footballer having won a lot of collective prizes even if it could have gotten better, but has the 24-year old maximize his potentials ? Born and raised in Paris, Coman joined local club Paris Saint German's academy at the age of eight and became the club's youngest ever debutant on the 17th of February 2013, at just 16years, eight months and four days when he replaced Marco Verratti in a 3-2 defeat against Sochaux. After the end of his second season with the club's first team was unable to prove himself deserving of regular football, Coman signed for Juventus after his contract with PSG expired in the summer of 2014, having won two Ligue 1 titles, one French league cup and one Trophée des champions while making just four appearances which all summed for 55minutes of football action. Even with his undeniable talent, It took Coman almost two years after turning a professional to sc

In preparation for the 2020/2021 English Premier League season, Arsenal football club has gone ahead to bolster their squad with two key defensive signings in William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, both of whom are among the best center backs in Ligue1 over the past two or three seasons. The Gunners although signed Saliba last summer under Unai Emery but sent him back on loan to his former club Saint Etienne for the whole of the season. The 19 year old center back has now returned to the Emirates Stadium and is expected to slot into the first team anytime soon. Arsenal have also beaten off competition from Napoli and fellow premier league side Everton as well as Manchester United in snapping up Gabriel Magalhaes for a fee in the region of £22-25m, the 22 year old defender will officially put pen to paper in the coming days. While there are still areas to be improved in the Arsenal team, there's one particular area that draws the most attention and that's the two centre-

A lot has happened at the Emirates since the appointment of Mikel Arteta as Arsenal's head coach and the believe of every Arsenal faithful is that it can only get better from here. Arteta took over at Arsenal at a very crucial period in the 2019-20 season with the team underperforming and a lot of hostile atmosphere between fans and players, most notably, the Granit Xhaka saga, which almost drive the midfielder out of the club as he nearly sign for a reported BundesLiga club believed to be Hertha Berlin back in January. Arteta's first assignment was to persuade the Swiss midfielder to remain at the club which was a successful attempt and Xhaka has been a different player since then as his impressive performances proved vital in the remaining matches of last season. In the summer of 2016, Arsenal signed Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for an undisclosed fee, reported to be in excess of £35m but after few months of brilliance, the German world cup winner turns a mediocre

With Chelsea unarguably the most active team in this summer's transfer window and having already secured the signatures of Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech, these two signings alone gives Chelsea a serious attacking firepower going into the new season. Werner has always been a player with a lot of promise, the just concluded Bundesliga season has seen him realise his potential and become one of the most deadly forwards in Europe's top five leagues. A season in which he recorded his personal bests in both goals and assists, scoring 28 times and registering 8 assists - Being directly involved in a goal every 78.1 minutes of action. Werner is a hugely versatile forward capable of operating all across the frontline and upfront in both a two man pairing and also as a lone striker. His best performances though has come from the left where he operates as an inside forward or through the middle as a pressing forward. Both positions allows Werner to play on the last line and use his

Ronald koeman is set to become the new manager of Fc Barcelona in replacement for the sacked Quique Setien with the official announcement to be made anytime from now. Following Barcelona's humiliating 8-2 champions league defeat to Bayern Munich, the Spanish giants has resorted to make changes at the helm with a number of high-profile managers being linked with the job, including club legend Xavi Hernandez. But according to the well-respected Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano and a number of credible reports, Koeman is the man the Barcelona board have chosen and it's only a matter of time before he takes up the job. The former Everton and Southampton boss therefore looks set to resign from his current role in charge of the Netherlands to take the reigns at the Nou Camp. This decision has left so many fans pondering, Is Ronald Koeman the right appointment for Barcelona? Is it a step in the right direction for the Club? Can he restore the glory and the fear factor the

Arsenal have confirmed the signing of Brazilian international, Willian, on a free transfer with the ex-Chelsea winger putting pen to paper on a 3-year contract ahead of the 2020/2021 Premier league season. The 32 year old winger left cross city rivals, Chelsea,  after a stellar 7 years with the club in which he scored 63 goals and registered a further 56 assists in 339 appearances, also winning two premier league titles, an FA cup and the Europa league. After completing his switch from the blue to the red side of London, a lot of people have been wondering, where exactly does he fit into this Arsenal side?, what exactly would a 32 year old add to Mikel Arteta's style of play? The answer is right here. Having enjoyed one of his most productive seasons in England in the just concluded campaign, scoring nine goals and recording seven assists in the Premier League, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is the only Arsenal player with more goal involvements than Willian who is consistently

The English Football Association has announced that there will be no replays in the FA Cup next season, as well as Carabao Cup semi-final two-legged matches being replaced by single ties. With the corona virus pandemic having led to a congested schedule for the 2020/2021 season and which is certain to be compounded by the re-arranged European Championships next summer, the FA has moved to ease pressure on clubs ahead of the new season. In an official statement released on Thursday, the FA announced the decision had been made "to assist in easing pressure on the football schedule and to ensure that domestic competitions can still be delivered". This simply means drawn matches in the cup competition will go straight to extra time. The competition qualifying rounds will begin on September 1 while the premier league clubs will enter in the third round and the final due to be played at Wembley on May 15, 2021. Arsenal will start out as the defending champions, having b

Jadon Sancho's move to Manchester United took a twist on Monday when Borussia Dortmund Sporting Director confirm that the Englishman will spend next season at the club. Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc affirmed that Jadon Sancho will remain with the German club after Manchester United failed to reach an agreement for the deal. According to Multiple reports, personal terms between Sancho and United has been reached and the Premier League club want to pay £90m in three instalments and a further €18m add-ons but Dortmund's valuation is €20m which is the only cause of the holdup in the deal. Zorc said, "We plan on having Jadon Sancho in our team this season, the decision is final. I think that answers all our questions." Dortmund have been in this type of scenario in the past when FC Barcelona move for Ousmane Dembélé in the summer of 2017 with Zorc claiming that the French winger will remain in Dortmund. The BVB Sporting Director said, "