Young Belgium Striker Linked With Premier League Move - Why Divock Origi Is One For The Future

At 19 years of age, Divock Origi announced himself on the world stage after netting a late winning goal for Belgium against Russia in their World Cup group match. Before this, many people had never heard of the young forward.

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Reds Linked With Young Belgium Striker - Why The Move Could Benefit The Player Long-Term

One of the youngest stars to make a name for himself at this summer’s World Cup is Belgium striker Divock Origi.  According to the Independent, Liverpool have agreed a fee of around £10 million with French club Lille in order to sign him.

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Liverpool Remain Active In The Transfer Market - Why The Reds Could Add Another Striker To Their Ranks

With Luis Suarez set to miss the start of next season, Liverpool could well be looking to the future regarding their striker department.  The Uruguayan has been at the centre of yet more controversy after he bit Giorgio Chiellini in his side’s World Cup group game against Italy.  After such a huge incident, especially with this not being the first time the 27-year-old has disgraced himself, there is always the chance the Reds could look to sell him.  Although Daniel Sturridge is hot and firing and Rickie Lambert recently arrived from Southampton, the latter’s age could leave the club completely dependent on the former in a couple of years’ time.

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8 Ligue 1 Players Whose Contracts Are Ending Next Summer

In the final article on players whose contracts expire next summer, I will be taking a look at Ligue 1. The French premier division is a pool of talented, up-and-coming players that often look for a route out of France to join bigger teams in bigger leagues. However, with the arrival of billionaires to clubs like Paris Saint-Germain and Monaco, players are becoming more inclined to stay due to the fact that Ligue 1 is growing in popularity and ability. The stranglehold on the league held by Marseille and Lyon has been broken by these two clubs and now we have a four or five horse race for the title. This is one of the reasons why the league has grown in popularity, with the increasing uncertainty around who could potentially win adding more excitement. However, many players still look for a way out and a few of those could make this list:

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Roma experiencing the Gervinho effect (Video)

How about that Roma eh? One goal conceded? Top of Serie A? Ten wins out of ten? Not too shabby.

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Arsenal forward could be heading to Roma - a brief look back at Gervinho (Video)

Arsenal's Ivorian striker Gervinho is on the verge of joining Italian side Roma after an £8m deal was agreed. However, the Italian side need to sell players before the deal can be concluded as they don't currently have the finances to complete the move. The funny-haired attacker will link up with his former coach at Lille, Rudi Garcia, who has taken the manager's role at Roma.

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Are PSG & Monaco’s millions good for French football?

There are clear advantages; France have only ever had one Champions League winner and only one finalist in the last twenty years – something that will surely change in the coming years. In recent times Ligue 1 has seen its best players constantly poached by the top European leagues, however suddenly the best and most highly sought after players are now coming to France with Radamal Falcao and Edinson Cavani being prime examples of this.

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Was Eden Hazard's first season at Chelsea a success? (Video)

Hindsight is a wonderful thing. This statement is definitely true when we look back at a season of football but sometimes it

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Newcastle get their man at last (Video)

After trying to recruit him in the summer, Newcastle have finally secured the signing of France international right back Mathieu Debuchy.

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Debuchy Deal Finally Done (Video)

After an on-off transfer saga that was fairly low key, compared to others, Newcastle United have finally captured Mathieu Debuchy

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Is There Room For Sentiment In East London? (Video)

Four days into the January transfer window and there has been very little to get excited about in the Premier League. While the last few years have brought lacklustre windows at this time of year, there is always the hope of some shock swoops.

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Will a West Ham return provide a fresh start for Joe Cole? (Video)

After almost a decade away, Joe Cole has made his return to West Ham.  But where exactly does he fit into Sam Allardyce’s plans?

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Joe Cole: the rebirth?

Remember when Joe Cole was at the peak of his powers playing for Chelsea? The Englishman was a pacy, skilful winger who had the ability to contribute goals and could also be deployed just behind the two (or one) frontmen and played a big part in Chelsea winning three Premier League titles.

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Pizarro is a new man

Claudio Pizarro will probably be remembered by most fans of English football as a man who struggled in the Chelsea colours, managing to score just two goals in his 31 appearances in England.

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Hazard aims to assist Cheslea to Premier League glory

Chelsea’s new Belgian truffle Eden Hazard has insisted that the reason for his move to west-London was to secure the Premier League trophy for his new team, and not to promote himself as a world-beater on a bigger stage than he was on with French outfit Lille.

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