Having completed his loan move from Aston Villa, Donyell Malen enjoyed a dream debut for AS Roma against Torino on Sunday, scoring the opening goal of the game in the 26th minute.
From day one, life at Bayern Munich has not been easy for Javier Fernández. Though Bayern tried to sign the Spanish youngster from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2022, due to some EU regulations, Bayern were only able to register him in January of 2023, with Fernández limited to training in Munich rather than getting game time in the months prior.
Ahead of their Spanish Super Cup semi-final against Athletic Club, FC Barcelona announced that captain and veteran goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen had suffered a fresh injury. Indeed, the Blaugrana confirmed that the 33-year-old will be returning to Catalonia after his injury, suffered during a training session, with Diego Kochen set to take his place in the squad. Loan move in jeopardy?
One of those that may end up moving on is Eliezer Mayenda, who has struggled for prominence since promotion to the Premier League. Mayenda was a standout performer in the Championship, but since the arrival of Brian Brobbey in the summer, he has struggled for regular minutes. He is currently third in the pecking order behind Wilson Isidor and the Netherlands international, which has led to him making only eight appearances in the Premier League three of those have been from the start.
The 19-year-old looks like an exciting prospect after recently joining the Magpies from Malaga, but he's struggled to get playing time on loan at Belgian club KVC Westerlo so far this season. According to Cadena SER, it now looks like this will lead Newcastle to cancel his loan there, with Deportivo La Coruna leading the race for his signature. Cordero looks like he could develop into a fine player if given the chance to play regularly and develop,
There is potential for a loan move away. West Ham do need 18 or 20 players in their squad, and he is still young. He is a good player, and I'm sure he'll play in all the cup games, but I'm not sure right now if he's at the level that Diouf is. Nuno would like to send him out on loan; it'll be good for his career to play in the Championship. Hopefully, he'll do very well.
However, from my own view as a former player, I believe a contract is a contract. If you've agreed a contract with a club and they're paying your wages, then you do the job and you agree to do that. If you're sold or you come to an agreement, then fine you move on. But, and it's a big but, Chelsea weren't interested in keeping Jackson this summer, and it was obvious that he was going to be sold,
Liverpool have secured the long-term future of highly rated midfielder James McConnell, with The Athletic reporting that the 20-year-old has signed a new five-year contract at Anfield. At the same time, McConnell is poised to leave Merseyside on loan, with Ajax agreeing terms to take the England youth international on a season-long deal. The decision represents a significant step in McConnell's development.
