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Yahoo
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jeremie Frimpong sets ambitious target after Liverpool transfer
Jeremie Frimpong Targets Silverware Surge After Liverpool Arrival Immediate Impact and Ambition Jeremie Frimpong hasn't wasted a second laying out his Liverpool ambitions. Within moments of his unveiling, the 24-year-old Dutchman turned the conversation from his transfer fee to treble dreams. This was not the standard new-signing nicety. This was conviction. Advertisement 'For me, everywhere I've been I've always won things,' Frimpong told 'It's always been the league, cups and the league, so I've always won trebles. I want to win trebles, I want to win trophies – I play football to win trophies. I want to win as many trophies as possible.' Photo: IMAGO This isn't mere optimism. It's expectation, rooted in experience. At Celtic, Frimpong formed part of a domestic treble-winning side. At Bayer Leverkusen, he was instrumental in their Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double, as well as a near miss in the Europa League final. Now, at Liverpool, the expectation only intensifies. Pedigree of Success Frimpong's CV already reads like a player well-acquainted with pressure and performance. In 2019/20, he celebrated a clean sweep in Scotland. Last season, under Xabi Alonso's historic Leverkusen side, he featured prominently in a campaign defined by unbeaten brilliance in Germany. Advertisement While their Europa League final defeat to Atalanta left a sour aftertaste, the message was clear: Frimpong arrives with a habit of winning and an appetite for more. His attacking instincts from right-back, paired with Liverpool's progressive, high-energy system under Arne Slot, could prove the perfect match. Slot's Vision and Early Opportunities The Community Shield in August offers an immediate chance to set the tone. A win against Crystal Palace might be modest in the grand scheme, but a trophy in Frimpong's competitive debut would align well with his trophy-first mentality. Liverpool have lifted silverware in each of the past two seasons and appear determined to continue that streak. High Expectations at Anfield Liverpool are no strangers to chasing trebles, even quadruples, only to fall marginally short. The desire remains, especially after the euphoric title celebrations that turned sombre just days later. With Frimpong in red, the bar is set high. His pace, tenacity, and fearlessness feel tailor-made for a side hungry to build a new era. If his past is any indication, Liverpool haven't just signed a player – they've acquired a mentality.
Arabian Business
a day ago
- Business
- Arabian Business
Khaldoon Al Mubarak eyes new Manchester City signings after disappointing season
Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak has vowed to make new signings and challenge for the English Premier League again next year. Al Mubarak is confident the football team will be back competing for the game's biggest prizes next season after a disappointing 2024-25 campaign in the English Premier League. Manchester City finished with just the Community Shield in a challenging season after being beaten to the title by Liverpool, the most successful club in the history of English football. Manchester City Chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak In an interview published by the club's website, Al Mubarak admitted City slipped below 'our usual standards' – but is confident City will be back challenging for silverware next term. He said Manchester City are targeting several new signings this summer – with the aim of revamping Pep Guardiola's squad before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup on 14 June. Khaldoon Al Mubarak said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'And by the way, we've been doing that since January. And we will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve. 'Because really, if there's one thing I'd like right now, it's to turn that page from last season and just immediately start focusing on next season.' The Chairman was in attendance for Manchester City's final game of the season at Fulham, a game that saw City end on a high note with a dominant performance and a 2-0 win. After the game, the Chairman found time to talk to some of the players, before a meeting with the Club's directors the following morning to continue their summer transfer planning. He said he sensed a determination among the players to come back stronger after the short post-season break. Al Mubarak said: 'Everyone I saw after the Fulham game, all the players, they're excited, they're excited about coming back. Nobody feels good about how we finished the season. They want to come back, and they want to come back hungry. 'I can see the hunger. And these players, they want to come back to pre-season. Normally these players are off and they're starting to think about vacation time. Honestly, every player I spoke to was telling me, you know, we're coming back. 'We're ready to come back in three weeks' time. I was speaking to Rodri, as an example, he's looking for games. Erling didn't want to go on vacation. He wanted to stay with the physios and prepare for next season. 'That's the attitude you want. And that's exactly why you see me so positive. 'We're going to come back strong, with a lot of positivity. I just got off the phone right now with Ferran [Soriano]. He spent the day with Txiki [Begiristain], Pep [Guardiola] and Hugo [Viana]. 'We finished yesterday evening, our last game. And today, we're working. Nobody's going on vacation yet.'
Straits Times
a day ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Lion City Sailors seek ‘cherry on top' in Singapore Cup final against resurgent BG Tampines Rovers
Having won the Singapore Premier League, the Lion City Sailors are aiming to retain the Singapore Cup. PHOTO: AFP SINGAPORE – A staggering 392 days after last May's Community Shield curtain-raiser, two teams who have proven to be the best in this long domestic campaign will get another shot at glory when they meet in the Singapore Cup final at Jalan Besar Stadium on May 31. Retaining the Cup will be a 'cherry on top' for Singapore Premier League champions Lion City Sailors after a landmark season, while BG Tampines Rovers will be seeking to lift their first major piece of silverware since they last won the knockout tournament in 2019, during Gavin Lee's debut season as coach. Lee will be hoping that his men can reprise their high-octane display from the semi-final, second leg on May 27, when they prevailed 3-2 in extra time over a BG Pathum United side featuring the likes of Thai veteran Chanathip Songkrasin and Singapore internationals Ikhsan and Ilhan Fandi, to seal a 4-3 aggregate victory. Describing that showing – in which they registered 16 goal attempts to Pathum's eight – as being 'close to our best', Lee believes that ending their silverware drought will come down to 'maintaining our principles and finding the best solution'. 'It's really about us and our ambition,' added the 34-year-old. 'The final will be against the most consistent team in the league, so we relish the challenge and are looking forward.' Japanese playmaker Seia Kunori, who pulled the strings in the Stags' attack and chipped in with two goals in the second-leg win, said they will not be complacent. The SPL Young Player of the Year nominee, 24, added: 'We'll just keep playing our football, the way we always do. We'll enjoy playing football together as a team.' In their four SPL encounters this season, the Sailors and Tampines drew twice and notched a win apiece. BG Tampines Rovers' Seia Kunori says they won't be complacent in the final. ST PHOTO: GAVIN FOO The Sailors had also booked their spot in the showpiece finale by defeating foreign opposition, having overcome Malaysia Super League-bound Brunei DPMM 3-2 and 2-0 over both legs. Like his counterpart, Sailors coach Aleksandar Rankovic also tasted Cup success in his debut campaign in 2023 and has described a successful title defence as 'a cherry on top'. 'We've done amazing things this season,' said the 46-year-old Serb. 'We won the league, we won the Community Shield, we played the AFC Champions League Two final, and now if you win the Singapore Cup – (we'll be) one of the best teams in recent history in Singapore, so that's what we aim for.' Sailors goalkeeper Zharfan Rohaizad, who was named Man of the Match in their 0-0 league draw with the Stags on May 24, has been a constant presence in their Cup run, playing every minute of all six matches en route to the final and looks set to keep his place. Rankovic said: 'He will probably play (on Saturday) because he played all the matches in the Singapore Cup. Similar to Izwan (Mahbud) last season, who came off the bench to play (in the Cup run). 'I have two good goalkeepers, and I think Zharfan's getting a little bit of that confidence in the last couple of games, so I think he will play.' Going into the final with back-to-back clean sheets will be a vital confidence booster for the substitute goalkeeper, who has made just 10 out of 32 possible league starts this season. 'Given the fact that I've not had many minutes throughout the season, I told myself that if I'm fielded, I will do my best. And so far it has been a good run-out, and I am looking forward to the final,' said the 28-year-old. 'The previous two games have given me really good momentum... So we are pretty confident since we got a clean sheet again (against DPMM).' For teammate and attacking midfielder Bart Ramselaar, there is an added incentive. The Dutchman, who scored five goals in five Cup games, is just one strike behind Geylang International's Tomoyuki Doi and Balestier Khalsa's Kodai Tanaka, the joint top scorers in the knockout competition. However, the former PSV Eindhoven player insists team glory comes first. 'For me, (being the Cup's top scorer) is not important. I just want to win the cup. It doesn't matter if I score or not. I want to win,' said the 28-year-old. 'To be able to win trophies, that's why you become a footballer. And to potentially win three in my first season would be amazing. I'm really looking forward to it. ' Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
Leader Live
2 days ago
- Business
- Leader Live
Man City should have been more aggressive with transfers last summer
City endured a disappointing 2024-25 campaign by their high standards, failing to mount a strong defence of their Premier League title and exiting the Champions League before the last 16. Khaldoon now accepts the club should have done more to strengthen the squad before the campaign. The £30.8million signing Savinho and the return of veteran Ilkay Gundogan were the only major incoming deals last summer, while key forward Julian Alvarez was among those to depart. Speaking in his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon told the club's website: 'This year is another year where I think when I look back, last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and that ended up costing us this year.' City's underwhelming start to the season forced them to enter the transfer market in January and hastily bring in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172million. The squad regeneration will continue this summer, with the club hoping to make additions before the start of the Club World Cup. City's first match in that tournament is on June 18. Khaldoon said: 'We already started that rebuild of this team in January. Normally we like to do our business in the summer and, only in case of emergency, a special need that comes up, do we actually go and do business in January. 'That's been our MO at least for the last seven or eight years – but this January we had to act.' He added: 'That's four players in January, and that gives you an idea of what's coming this summer because we will continue. 'We have clearly identified who exactly are the targets, in what positions, and we have our clear number one option, our clear number two option. 'And we'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. And our objective is to try to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' City's disappointments this term included defeat in the FA Cup final, leaving the Community Shield as their only silverware from the campaign. Khaldoon said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'We will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve.'
Rhyl Journal
2 days ago
- Business
- Rhyl Journal
Man City should have been more aggressive with transfers last summer
City endured a disappointing 2024-25 campaign by their high standards, failing to mount a strong defence of their Premier League title and exiting the Champions League before the last 16. Khaldoon now accepts the club should have done more to strengthen the squad before the campaign. The £30.8million signing Savinho and the return of veteran Ilkay Gundogan were the only major incoming deals last summer, while key forward Julian Alvarez was among those to depart. Speaking in his annual end-of-season interview, Khaldoon told the club's website: 'This year is another year where I think when I look back, last summer, we probably should have been more aggressive in some of the changes we needed to do. 'We didn't do that and that ended up costing us this year.' City's underwhelming start to the season forced them to enter the transfer market in January and hastily bring in Omar Marmoush, Abdukodir Khusanov, Vitor Reis and Nico Gonzalez at a combined cost of more than £172million. The squad regeneration will continue this summer, with the club hoping to make additions before the start of the Club World Cup. City's first match in that tournament is on June 18. Khaldoon said: 'We already started that rebuild of this team in January. Normally we like to do our business in the summer and, only in case of emergency, a special need that comes up, do we actually go and do business in January. 'That's been our MO at least for the last seven or eight years – but this January we had to act.' He added: 'That's four players in January, and that gives you an idea of what's coming this summer because we will continue. 'We have clearly identified who exactly are the targets, in what positions, and we have our clear number one option, our clear number two option. 'And we'll go about our business and it will be very clear, very swift. And our objective is to try to be ready with the new squad for the Club World Cup.' City's disappointments this term included defeat in the FA Cup final, leaving the Community Shield as their only silverware from the campaign. Khaldoon said: 'We will be back. This season is a season that's now behind us. Today is a new day. We start working and preparing for next season. 'We will take all the good things and the not so good things from this season and learn from it and improve from it and get better. 'I can assure you, this club will do everything possible to come back to the standards that we know we all can achieve and that we know, we will achieve.'
