⚽ Premier League 2026/2027 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Yabani]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

[icebar]

Wow, there is a really big move by Chelsea! They've signed Morgan Rogers for £117m!!!  

I still can't get used to these numbers man... That's hell of an amount for him. But if Gordon has been sold by Newcastle for big numbers then Rogers should also be worth it.

Finally the first real transfer by Chelsea. I bet Xabi Alonso wanted him. He can play as attacking midfielder and left winger both. Garnacho is likely to leave so this will be a big upgrade I believe.

Chelsea are looking to add experienced players to their squad to improve in the upcoming season as we can see that they have already signed a player from Aston Villa for £117 million. In fact, even if Xabi Alonso didn't succeed in Madrid, he might succeed in this PL club as I have noticed that he is trying to buy the best players, also Garnacho is going to join another club from this club, so it seems that this player from Aston Villa might play as Garnacho's replacement. According to my knowledge, he has managed to score 31 goals and 29 assists for the Aston Villa team, so it seems that he will be able to show his experience even if he joins the Chelsea team.

What is the name of the player mate. Xabi Alonso is a good coach and wouldn't be on pressure like when he was in Real Madrid and that will give him a cool head to coach the players.

Chelsea will surprise a lot of people next season because they have good players and they have also hired Xabi Alonso who has deep knowledge on building a team.

As far as I know, Chelsea bought Morgan Rogers for £117 million, even though he played for Premier League club Astobila. You are right that the Chelsea manager will not be under the same pressure as he was at Real Madrid, which will allow him to properly train the players of this PL club. Indeed, Chelsea performed very poorly last season, but at the moment, this PL club is buying experienced players and hiring experienced managers, which makes us think that this team may be able to improve a lot in the upcoming season.

You are right. But in my opinion, a team never performs well if you only have experienced players in the team. The performance of the team depends on the understanding of the others players in the team. If there is no quarrel in the dressing room, any team can perform much better. Last season, Real Madrid could not give their best performance only because of the quarrels of their teammates. So, although experienced players increase the value of the club, team strength basically the main power to win the team.

Morgan Rodgers is an experienced and talented forward. He is currently one of the talented young forward players. He has performed quite well in the past few seasons. If he can continue to perform like this, then taking him to the team at any cost will bring good success for the future.

[Byebyebtc]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

Yes 75 years is quite an early age not gonna lie, I got the news this night that he passed away today 20th July, it's indeed a sad one, but people come and go. May his soul rest in peace.
I guess we will be observing some time of silence before any match starts

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Typical Arsenal, always overthinking and faffing about while others get business done. Chelsea saw the quality and just paid up - £117m is mad money, but under Xabi Alonso, Rogers is going to cook. Arsenal dropped the ball big time, especially since personal terms weren't even an issue. They'll definitely regret being so slow when he starts running the show at Stamford Bridge.

The transfer fee is quite fantastic, making Morgan Rogers the most expensive player in England, but can he live up to expectations, even though we know he is one of the best players in his position currently. Chelsea tried to secure his signature because they believe the player will be a key part of next season, while Arsenal are considering the transfer fee is so high that Arsenal failed to get the player. Under the leadership of Xabi Alonso, we hope Morgan Rogers can give the best for the team, considering his high price.

[tygeade]

Chelsea may have acted quickly to get Rogers, but they still are lacking in many more places. Palestra, Rogers, Quenda. These are not bad players there is no doubt about that, but they lost Cucueralla, who was a left back, and they did not get any decent left backs instead. The average age of their left backs right now is 19 years old, and while they are not terrible, none of them are Cucurella.

You are not going to get a fourth one, just because you need it, that would be too many left backs, but they also should have, it was a mistake not to. In any case, they do still lack in some places, while having too many players. In theory, they still have 37 players, that is way too much, and yes most of them are not really going to play, just useless waste on paper, but they should have sold those players already.

[9ja Amaka]

Typical Arsenal, always overthinking and faffing about while others get business done. Chelsea saw the quality and just paid up - £117m is mad money, but under Xabi Alonso, Rogers is going to cook. Arsenal dropped the ball big time, especially since personal terms weren't even an issue. They'll definitely regret being so slow when he starts running the show at Stamford Bridge.

Morgan Rogers is definitely a good players, but I don't think he is worth £117 million and I think Arsenal did the right thing to walk away from the deal. Chelsea is not an attractive club for players right now, so the best way for them to get players is by spending big, which they just did in the case of Morgan Rogers. I have read some news this morning that clarifies that even after Chelsea made the offer, Arsenal was informed about Chelsea's bid, but they choose not to match it, but rather walk away from the deal, so I don't think it'd a hijack, but Arsenal does not value the player to worth thar much, and I think they made the right decision. This just my opinion and I really wish Morgan Rogers well at Chelsea.

[Jossque]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

[Ahli38]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

Kayne van Oevelen was reportedly set to join Valencia. Valencia had made him their top target to serve as a backup for their goalkeeper by planning to sign him to a five-year contract (Source). However the deal fell through because Valencia could not meet FC Volendam’s asking price (Source). Kayne is actually a pretty good goalkeeper. He possesses impressive skills in goal thanks to his quick reflexes and ability to make split-second decisions on saves. He also reportedly recorded three clean sheets last season. But he unfortunately was unable to perform at his best toward the end of the season due to an injury. I’ve just seen some impressive saves he’s made so far (Source). And I personally think that he’s a player worth considering as one of the best goalkeepers given his abilities. Perhaps he’ll deliver many surprises next season in the Premier League. And I won’t miss his first match or even his several performances for Ipswich.

[Oluwa-btc]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

I don't know who he was, never got to watch him manage both England and Newcastle.

Alan Shearer thinks highly of him though, and if he does hold him highly and considers him his hero, then he must be a real one. May his soul rest in peace. There are also talks of Arsenal revisiting the the case of getting Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United. Hopefully it happens.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

Yes 75 years is quite an early age not gonna lie, I got the news this night that he passed away today 20th July, it's indeed a sad one, but people come and go. May his soul rest in peace.
I guess we will be observing some time of silence before any match starts

Respect and peaceful rest to the dead but you guys are honestly not serious, in the world we live in today, dying at 75 years is more a blessing than a curse to be honest, because whether you both believe it or not, more people have passed away while or when they were far mucn younger than 75 years..

My dad died at 62, my mum died in her late 20s, three of step brothers dies in their early 40s, a childhood friend of mine who turned out to be like a brother to me died as a teenager(19yr), lots more experiences like this and this is why dying at 75yrs is actually dying at old age to me.

All the same, English football has lost an icon and I extend my confidences to his family, friends and those who wished him well while he was still alive. May he's soul rest in peace.

[Black Mbaye]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

Actually, I don't think Little United had a terrible season last year. Of course, they aimed for the top spots, but they finished ahead of a team like Tottenham, placing them in a mid-table position. Since they were aiming for higher positions next year, they needed to make some transfers. I found these transfers quite logical because they signed players who, if they perform well in the Premier League for a few seasons, could be sold for a high price.

[Taricoins]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

We can really see how steep the price to pay for transfer is now, signing Tarik for 40m from Sasuolo is really wild, and for Leeds too. Honestly they really need that signing because as disruptive as they were last season, they would need alot to actually make a better difference in the league.

Talking about Leeds, lastly, I feel like they won't even make that much difference because I haven't seen any major changes that would help there chances, the hope is to finish upper side of the mid table.

[asriloni]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

RIP for Kevin Keegan . I remember when he was playing as forward, and he's also ever managed English national team. He was so damn good when he played at mercurian liverpool. Sadly, he get less credit for many of his achievement. Good bye kev, what a legend.

[Silence Scream]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

We can really see how steep the price to pay for transfer is now, signing Tarik for 40m from Sasuolo is really wild, and for Leeds too. Honestly they really need that signing because as disruptive as they were last season, they would need alot to actually make a better difference in the league.

Talking about Leeds, lastly, I feel like they won't even make that much difference because I haven't seen any major changes that would help there chances, the hope is to finish upper side of the mid table.

I think they have high hopes for Tarik, given the amount of money they've spent. 40 million Euros is a lot of money for Leeds, and they expect a good performance from a player they've paid that much for. I can say that Tarik performed well with Bosnia and Herzegovina at the World Cup. I think Leeds will have good matches again in the Premier League next year.

[Ruttoshi]

Respect and peaceful rest to the dead but you guys are honestly not serious, in the world we live in today, dying at 75 years is more a blessing than a curse to be honest, because whether you both believe it or not, more people have passed away while or when they were far mucn younger than 75 years..

Yea, because even the Bible says 70 years for those who are weak and 80 years for those who are strong and he died at 75 years which to me isn't a bad news because we most definitely die someday.

I believe football will always remember him based on his contributions to the game. He's indeed an icon to English football. May his soul RIP.

[ILuckyGuyI]

There is some retirement news from the PL.

Anthony Taylor - who has been an official referee for 24 years - has announced his retirement lately. He retired at 47.

Source: Fabrizio Romano

I still can't forget the argument between Mourinho and him after that EL finale.    It was the 2022/23 season finale in the Europa League. He had a lot of criticism in the game Mourinho's Roma lost.

[meser#]

I just learned from the TV that Kevin Keegan has passed away.
I am deeply saddened. In my opinion, he passed away at a very young age. He had recently—in June—been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
My condolences to English football.

I don't know who he was, never got to watch him manage both England and Newcastle.

Alan Shearer thinks highly of him though, and if he does hold him highly and considers him his hero, then he must be a real one. May his soul rest in peace. There are also talks of Arsenal revisiting the the case of getting Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United. Hopefully it happens.

I don't know about his playing days either; in fact, there probably isn't anyone on the forum who remembers when he played.
I saw the news, too. Keegan won the Ballon d'Or twice, so he must have been a great player back then. I do remember his time managing Fulham and City.
He managed Newcastle in the 90s as well, but I don't recall that era.
May he rest in peace.
I was saddened by the news, too, since he was a true football man.

[Bigjoe33]

Chelsea may have acted quickly to get Rogers, but they still are lacking in many more places. Palestra, Rogers, Quenda. These are not bad players there is no doubt about that, but they lost Cucueralla, who was a left back, and they did not get any decent left backs instead. The average age of their left backs right now is 19 years old, and while they are not terrible, none of them are Cucurella.

You are not going to get a fourth one, just because you need it, that would be too many left backs, but they also should have, it was a mistake not to. In any case, they do still lack in some places, while having too many players. In theory, they still have 37 players, that is way too much, and yes most of them are not really going to play, just useless waste on paper, but they should have sold those players already.

I think the Spaniard move to Real Madrid was a huge loss to Chelsea. He was just good at his work and played a remarkable role for Chelsea last season and even in previous seasons. He also enjoyed the world cup tournament, playing every single match and finally winning the trophy. Even though Chelsea might have some players lined up to take over the space, but they really need quality there and not just any player. I believe Alonso would do his best to ensure that position is solidified.

As for Morgan, it's a good signing, and everyone knows that. With his strength and pace, I believe he will bring a positive energy for the Blues this new EPL season. While he is good, Chelsea also needs some more back up players to fully contest for the trophy next season. Alonso is a good coach, and very sure he knows what he is doing or what to do to ensure he stabilize the team in preparation for next seasons battle

[Rashlyowl]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

Some clubs have already made their moves in the transfer window, Ipswich's signings seem pretty ordinary to me, nothing special there. It’s a different story, however, when it comes to the defender Leeds signed, they’ve secured one of the best defenders from Serie A last season. From that, I can tell that Leeds is truly preparing for the upcoming season.

[BIT-BENDER]

Ipswich has successfully signed goalkeeper Kayne van Oevelen from Volendam for a transfer fee of 4 million euros.
Leeds United has successfully signed young center back Tarik Muharemovic from Sassuolo. By paying a transfer fee of exactly 40 million euros for the young center back, Leeds has made a solid addition to its roster. They had a poor season and will be looking to get off to a better start next season with this new signing.

Some clubs have already made their moves in the transfer window, Ipswich's signings seem pretty ordinary to me, nothing special there. It’s a different story, however, when it comes to the defender Leeds signed, they’ve secured one of the best defenders from Serie A last season. From that, I can tell that Leeds is truly preparing for the upcoming season.

What were you expecting from Ipswich? You don't actually expect them to sign super Stars do you? They are Ipswich a team that is just coming back from the championships.
The football transfer market has been violated players that arguably aren't at the Pinnacle of football are costing so much so imagine what clubs like Ipswich have to do to lure players in.
Fir me I think the stand a chance with the style of football they play and they don't need so much signing based on their Pocket.