Statman Dave

1 day ago | footballfancast.com | Statman Dave |Joe Nuttall

Manchester City are yet to solve one of the most difficult issues that will present itself to a Premier League side this summer: how do they replace Kevin De Bruyne? The Belgian legend will depart the Etihad Stadium at the end of the 2024/25 campaign, after years of success. He has played 419 times for the Citizens, scoring 108 goals and providing an extraordinary 177 assists.

1 week ago | footballfancast.com | Statman Dave |Joe Nuttall

Cole Palmer was sensational for Chelsea over the weekend in their 3-1 win over Liverpool. Not only did he manage to find the back of the net to end a long goal drought, but he was a chance-creation machine, playing four key passes. He also completed three dribbles out of three that he attempted, dazzling against the newly-crowned Premier League champions in a statement performance.

2 weeks ago | footballfancast.com | Statman Dave |Joe Nuttall

Chelsea will surely look to capitalise on the fact that the summer window opens early in 2025, which coincides with the Club World Cup. The Blues are participating in the 32-team event at the end of the season, where they will face Mexican side Leon, Brazilian giants Flamengo and Tunisian outfit Esperance de Tunis. FIFA have added an early start date for the transfer window in the first ten days of June.

2 weeks ago | footballfancast.com | Statman Dave |Angus Sinclair

The final knockings of the 2024/25 campaign are drawing close, and Liverpool are on the brink of celebrating a Premier League title in front of their fans after 35 years. Jurgen Klopp put the club back on their perch when he ended the interminable drought in 2020, one year after incredibly winning the Champions League, but they were denied the merriment from reaching its deserved level, intermingling reduced due to government restrictions.

1 month ago | footballfancast.com | Statman Dave |Joe Nuttall

Three of Liverpool’s biggest stars are, at this stage, in line to leave the club in the summer. The Reds could lose Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold on free transfers, with their contracts set to expire at the end of the season. Former Liverpool striker, Michael Owen, stated on talkSPORT a few days ago that he is "pretty sure" Salah wants to stay at Anfield, saying he "would do whatever it takes to keep him" at Anfield beyond this season. Quite.