Michael Ballack believes that Timo Werner’s prospective move to Chelsea could work out fantastically for both sides, although he warned that the striker would need time to settle in the Premier League.
Virgil van Dijk could ‘beat anybody up physically’, says Steve Nicol, with the former Liverpool defender left baffled by claims from ex-Chelsea star Michael Ballack that the Dutch centre-half is ‘lucky’ to have avoided the era of Didier Drogba, Alan Shearer and Co. A talismanic presence at Anfield is widely considered to be the finest exponent of his chosen position… Read more →
Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz has been compared to Mesut Ozil and Michael Ballack by Owen Hargreaves, with the former Bayern Munich midfielder sure the youngster would thrive in the Premier League if he moved to England this summer. The 20-year-old scored twice as Leverkusen marked their return to Bundesliga action with a 4-1 win over Werder Bremen on Monday…. Read more →
Ruben Loftus-Cheek has ‘more strings to his bow’ than Bayern Munich legend Michael Ballack and can excel for England against Panama, says former Three Lions boss Roy Hodgson.
Joachim Low’s decision to leave Leroy Sane out of his Germany squad surprised Michael Ballack.