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Following the departure of Milan Skriniar to Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, Inter Milan have secured the signature of a new young centre-back to reinforce their backline. Yann Aurel Bisseck has joined the Italian giants from Danish Superliga club Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF) for a reported fee of €7 million plus add-ons, with the 22-year-old…

From being undeniably the best centre-back in world football and finishing second in the Ballon d’Or to getting dropped by 34-year-old Ivan Perisic, it’s been quite a ‘fall’ from grace for Virgil Van Dijk. I use the word fall partly in jest because the Dutchman is still clearly world-class and one of the best centre-backs…

There will always be a place in football for strikers who can drive attacks alone, through the sheer force of their on-field personalities, their drive and determination, and their physical advantages. Of course, the likes of Didier Drogba, Wayne Rooney, Diego Costa and Carlos Tevez combined their physicality with supreme technical ability; ultimately reaching world-class…

Discussion around Brentford’s prospects next season may have centred around their ability to replace Ivan Toney’s goals. But for summer recruit and club record signing Nathan Collins, ‘chance creation begins at the back.’ Ireland’s most expensive export may ply his trade in defence, but his forward-thinking style looks set to transform a Brentford side intent on breaking…

Ever since Arsenal acquired their first Brazilian player in Sylvinho back in 1999, the country has proven to be a source of great players for the Gunners such as Gilberto Silva and Edu. Though there have been a few recent duds in Willian, Julio Baptista and Andre Santos, the Premier League club under now sporting…