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Published: June 15, 2021 5:00 pm
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Defensive reinforcement on Mourinho’s radar
Having joined a side with the 10th best defensive record in the Serie A last season, new manager Jose Mourinho has set his sights on defensive reinforcements this summer.
Roma finished a disappointing seventh last campaign, meaning that they missed out on any European football for 2021-22.
Granit Xhaka, currently at Arsenal, is already being lined up to strengthen the defensive midfield position, with a deal rumoured to be there to be done, but Arsenal having rejected the 15 million euros opening bid from the Italians.
-Xhaka has an offer from Roma, although they’re understood to be some way short of producing a bid that would satisfy Arsenal’s demands.
-Arsenal plan to make several significant additions to their first-team squad during this window.
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It remains to be seen whether Roma are able to produce the sort of funds that would persuade Arsenal to part with their divisive yet important midfielder, who featured 31 times in the Premier League for Mikel Arteta last season.
Ake on the list
Another player that Roma are rumoured to be interested in is Manchester City’s Nathan Ake. The Dutch left centre-back joined the Citizens from Bournemouth for 40 million pounds in 2020, but injury has meant that he has made just 10 Premier League appearances for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Hello. An article on Ake and Zinchenko, two of the more understated members of the City squad. Happy to be there, which is nice. I’ve also tried to include more context on all the stories about players leaving, because I know it’s a bit bewildering https://t.co/lhSuv4DW24
— Sam Lee (@SamLee) June 13, 2021
According to The Athletic, however, it seems as though fellow left-sided defender Aymeric Laporte could be on his way out of the Etihad Stadium this summer. He has been told that he is free to leave provided a suitable offer comes in for the new Spanish international, although the current economic climate throws the feasibility of this into doubt.
Were he to leave, it seems unlikely that Ake would also be allowed to depart. Nor does he want to, with Athletic correspondent Sam Lee reporting that:
“There have been rumours that the Dutchman would be open to a move away this summer, although noises from his camp suggest that is far from the case”
Whilst Mourinho may well be interested in Ake, therefore, he may be forced to look elsewhere for defensive reinforcements.
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Football Live streaming: Featured matches on June 15
| Game | Time | Predicted Score |
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 Hungary vs Portugal |
10′ | 1-2 | 0-0 | |
| France vs Germany |
15 June, 20:00 (In 3 hours) | 2-1 | 2-1 | |
| United Arab Emirates vs Vietnam |
15 June, 17:45 (In 1 hours) | 1-2 | 1-2 | |
| Thailand vs Malaysia |
15 June, 17:45 (In 1 hours) | 1-1 | 1-1 | |
| Bangladesh vs Oman |
15 June, 18:00 (In 1 hours) | 0-4 | 0-4 | |
| China vs Syrian Arab Republic |
15 June, 19:00 (In 2 hours) | 2-2 | 2-2 | |
| Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan |
15 June, 19:00 (In 2 hours) | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Palestine vs Yemen |
15 June, 19:00 (In 2 hours) | 1-0 | 1-0 | |
| Chinese Taipei vs Kuwait |
15 June, 20:00 (In 3 hours) | 0-5 | 0-5 | |
| Curacao vs Panama |
16 June, 00:00 (In 7 hours) | 2-0 | 2-0 | |
| Canada vs Haiti |
16 June, 02:05 (In 9 hours) | 2-1 | 2-1 | |
| El Salvador vs Saint Kitts and Nevis |
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 38 | 51 | 86 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 38 | 29 | 74 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 38 | 26 | 69 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 38 | 22 | 67 |
| 5 | Leicester City FC | 38 | 18 | 66 |
| 6 | West Ham United FC | 38 | 15 | 65 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 38 | 23 | 62 |
| 8 | Arsenal FC | 38 | 16 | 61 |
| 9 | Leeds United | 38 | 8 | 59 |
| 10 | Everton FC | 38 | -1 | 59 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 38 | 9 | 55 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 38 | -16 | 45 |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 38 | -16 | 45 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace FC | 38 | -25 | 44 |
| 15 | Southampton FC | 38 | -21 | 43 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 38 | -6 | 41 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 38 | -22 | 39 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 38 | -26 | 28 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 38 | -41 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 38 | -43 | 23 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 23 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 17 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 15 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 14 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 12 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 11 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 11 |
| Bale, Gareth | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 11 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 12 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 11 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 10 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 9 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 9 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 7 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 14 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 12 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 8 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 7 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Eze, Eberechi | Crystal Palace FC | 7 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 7 |
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