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Textor said a lot of things, and look where it’s gotten him.

I don’t think any of those teams has actually bid, and are waiting for other business to complete before they would consider putting in a bid. It’s likely that Fofana is willing to move to Everton when the alternative is cross his fingers and hope Liverpool decides to make a bid. There’s some...

He returned to Juventus today and reportedly apologized to the manager and the squad for his absence. He's been fined and transfer-listed, but has been allowed to join training. Meanwhile, his brother Daniel, who traveled with him to Italy, has gone quiet on IG. He usually posts 3-4 stories on...

Why isn't Moshiri one of the options? We're still dealing with the years of mismanagement (more specific than the fact that no one wants to come here yet).

As an American, the last thing I ate was a breakfast sandwich: sausage, egg and cheese on a biscuit. This seems like a good place to ask: do you not have peanuts in the UK? The video of Michael Keane and Jordan Pickford trying to eat peanuts is baffling. Why did someone have to tell them you...

Recruitment Successes: Jeremie Frimpong: Signed for Celtic from Man City for £250k, later sold for £11.5M. Kyogo Furuhashi: Bought from Vissel Kobe for £4.5M, scored 85 goals for Celtic, sold for £10M. Bruno Guimarães: Key signing for Newcastle from Lyon for £35M, now a star and club captain...

I have doomed myself, haven't I? I like to click around and try to connect the dots, but I should keep it to myself before I turn into a punchline.

No ITK. Just a little cyber stalking. I just kept trolling Instagram and decided Gianni Balzarini, who covers Juventus, was a good source. I got into the habit of tracking players' follows and new followers, and that ended up going nowhere (e.g., I thought I had a scoop that we were in for...

He is flying back to Italy now. His brother Daniel posted a selfie from his seat on an ITA Airways flight, so Douglas is surely with him. My hope is that this is about wrapping up business pursuant to a loan to buy deal with Everton.

I've brought it up before, but I think the well-known medical/training issues at Juventus have been a massive issue through Douglas Luiz's whole ordeal, and explain a lot. Luiz himself implied there was something strange about his injuries and that there's an explanation he didn't want to...

He’s supposed to be returning to Italy and will receive a fine from Juventus for failing to report. This is a necessary step before completing a transfer. Everton is still the most likely destination, but Mourinho is trying to lure him to Fenerbahce. Forest aren’t even in the mix and Manchester...

Because that's how it works. He's sitting there with his hands tied while a committee of bureaucrats holds him hostage. They tell him to play it cool and tell the embassy that he's being treated well, hand him the phone and release the gag. He slips in a number, and now the pressure is on! If...

I don't think it would make sense for him to join the team during the summer series, which is pretty short, but agreeing to return is probably a sign that a deal is ready. He has to give himself and Juventus a chance to save face. They can say they made him report and account for his absence...

The latest from Gianni Balzarini is that Douglas Luiz's agent is back in Italy and promises Juventus that he'll turn up for training next week. He seems to think Luiz messed up by not showing up and needs to repair his image for his future club. Looking at Douglas and his brothers' social media...

Here’s the run down. His time at Juventus was a perfect storm of bad circumstances. He was brought in by Massimiliano Allegri, who pushed for his signing and planned to build the midfield around him as a field commander, controlling the tempo and distributing the ball. Allegri was sacked, and...

Gianni Balzarini Watch, 2025! Gianni Balzarini says that Douglas Luiz is the only player not to report to preseason and Juventus are furious. He says it's unknown whether he's still in Brazil or in Europe, but I'm pretty sure he was in his brother Daniel's Instagram story yesterday playing...

No other teams have had serious discussions with Juventus. This is classic Joorabchian, floating the names of clubs who haven’t bid to maximize personal terms or demand an extra fee for himself.

Based on what?

My goat Gianni Balzarini keeping the dream alive in his latest video: "Everton is ahead of other teams and clubs in the race. There’s a sense that the deal could be finalized soon."

Average height in the PL is just under 1.83 meters. Everton is 1.85m. James Garner is just about average or a hair under, and below him are just Myko, Ndiaye, Coleman, Alcaraz and Gana.