Month: October 2022

Having arrived at Liverpool to great fanfare in 2018 in a deal that exceeded £50M and after a year of waiting, expectations were high for Naby Keïta. There have been times since when he has lived up to them—at least when fit. The biggest problem for Keïta has been that he has far too often not been available for selection or working his way back to form after injury, and now into the final year of his contract there is a growing expectation he will depart the club at the end of the season. The question is where he departs to.

According to 90Min, at least, the now 27-year-old Guinean could be set to make a rather controversial switch by joining another club in England, with London trio Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham all interested in signing him. It would, one might say, be adding insult to injury for the Reds were the player they invested so heavily in only to rarely see the best of him—and whose agent has regularly leaked the player is unhappy not getting more minutes despite the main thing keeping him from them being his fitness—left for another Premier League side. Continue reading CHELSEA, ARSENAL, AND SPURS HOLD NABY KEITA INTEREST

Alberto Aquilani began his career in the Italian capital of Rome with top flight team AS Roma. He became a regular in the Roma starting XI during the 2005/06 season on the back of his return from a loan spell at Triestina.

At Roma, Alberto Aquilani earned the nickname II Principino(The Little Prince). This is due to his resemblance to Giuseppe Giannini, a club legend. He was similar to Gianniniin terms of playing style in addition to appearance.
In his second full season with the Roma senior team, Aquilani was ruled out for several months due to a thigh injury. Continue reading AQUILANI: CLUB/INTERNATIONAL CAREER EXAMINED