Juventus decision to sign Gonzalo Higuain is a huge gamble

For a fee of €90 million, Juventus signed Gonzalo Higuain as the Argentine attacker made a move from Napoli to the Italian outfit in a transfer that has shaken the world of football as the transfer fee is incredibly high for a player that is reaching the 29 year old mark.


When it comes to signing new players, the traditional option that clubs like to go with is to add performers who are fairly young. If a club signs a young player it basically secures the services of that youngster for a long period of time as that performer will probably be performing for the next few years of his career with the club.

Juventus on the other hand splashed out €90 million in a player who exploded in the previous season of the Italian League as he scored 36 goals in 35 appearances, which was way more than any other player of the top tier League.

Even though Gonzalo Higuain spent more than 6 seasons as a player of Real Madrid, he never managed to lift the UEFA Champions League which is widely considered as the most prestigious and difficult piece of silverware to acquire but this is exactly what Juventus is hoping that Higuain can help to accomplish.
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Balotelli asked to find new club

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has reportedly told Mario Balotelli to find a new club as he does not form part of his plan.


The player has been training with Liverpool since the beginning of the month but has not been included in the team that played against Tranmere. Jurgen Klopp has told the Italian striker that his career is over at Liverpool and that he will not be selected for future matches.

It is reported that Balotelli has agreed to Klopp’s wishes and that he is actively looking for a club. Mario Balotelli has already spent the last season on loan at AC Milan, and it is believed that he will be moving again this season.

Jurgen Klopp stated that since he has come back to the club, Mario Balotelli has been behaving correctly and that he does not have any attitude problem. He said that he is prepared to help him get back to fitness too but that the Italian striker does not form part of his plan. He said that he has a particular style in mind for Liverpool and that Balotelli is not included in it.
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Paniliakos, the forgotten Greek football team

Paniliakos is a Greek team that was founded in 1968 by the coming together of four different teams namely Ethnikos, Iraklis, A.E.K., Apollon.


Due to poor results the team has gradually been relegated to the lower tier of Greek football.

Paniliakos has suffered a lot of financial problems during recent times, and this has prevented the team to participate in some championship.

Paniliakos did not take part in the 2015 tournament because of lack of players as well as funding. Although discussions have been taken place with various stakeholders, the Paniliakos management has yet to find a suitable suitor for the club.

The most recent discussion has been with a Cephalonia businessman who wanted to invest in the club. However, after long talks with the Town mayor, the project did not happen, and it was back to square one for the Pyrgos team.

Paniliakos has not always been in trouble. There was a time where they were performing quite well especially when coach and player Juan Ramon Rocha was at the head of the club. Among notable players that have played for Paniliakos, you have PredragĐorđević, Stelios Giannakopoulos and VassilisLakis.      Continue reading Paniliakos, the forgotten Greek football team