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Gary Neville’s three-word reply when asked if Kane can break NUFC legend’s EPL goal record
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer proudly holds the record for most goals (260) scored in the Premier League, and nobody has come close to breaking it 15 years after he hung up his boots. Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero, Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy are the three current EPL footballers in the top-20 list of most top-flight goals, and the trio are not any close to Shearer’s record. Aguero has 181 goals, Kane has 162 goals while Vardy has 115. Only the Spurs star is in his twenties out of the trio, and many have tipped him to become the Premier League’s highest goalscorer of all time someday should he remain in England for the remainder of his career. Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been asked what Kane’s chances of breaking Shearer’s goa...
Burnley and Fulham could compete to sign this Manchester-born defender
Burnley, Fulham and Swansea City are among the clubs looking to sign Sheffield United defender Kean Bryan when his contract expires this summer, Football Insider claims. The 24-year-old has been a regular for the Blades during the back end of the current season, featuring in eight of the previous 12 league games. 11 of those outings have come at centre-back, with the other from the left wing-back role from where he scored the winner in the shock 2-1 victory at Manchester United. Earlier last month, Kean stated his ambition to stay with the Blades despite their imminent relegation, but the club have yet to renew his contract which expires in June. It is now reported that Burnley, Fulham and Championship play-off hopefuls Swansea are in the running to sign the Manchester-born player on ...
West Ham monitoring the situation of 22-yr-old who has impressed in La Liga this season
West Ham United are keeping tabs on the Granada midfielder Yangel Herrera. The 22-year-old is currently on loan at the Spanish club from Manchester City and has been outstanding. The report from Goal.com adds that Southampton and several La Liga clubs are also keen on the Venezuelan midfielder. SL View: Move to West Ham seems unlikely Herrera might be brought back to City at the end of this season, with Fernandinho nearing the end of his deal at the Premier League club. The Venezuelan is a tactically intelligent midfielder who is a strong tackler and a good reader of the game. He has an impressive passing range and a good awareness of space. Apart from his defensive qualities, Herrera also has eight goals and two assists in all competitions this season. Given his talent, West Ham’s in...
Liverpool linked with a move for 29-yr-old, could face competition from PL rivals
Liverpool have been linked with a move for Inter Milan defender Stefan De Vrij. According to Corriere dello Sport (translated by Sportwitness), Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are also keen on the player and are willing to submit an offer. SL View: De Vrij unlikely to join Liverpool There is no doubt that Liverpool need to sign a quality centre-back this summer, and De Vrij would be a superb addition if they manage to pull it off. The Dutchman has developed into a key player under Antonio Conte, and the Italian outfit are eager to tie him down to a new contract. On that basis, it seems highly unlikely that they will cash in on the 29-year-old this summer. The Reds were recently linked with Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig, with some pundits claiming he was close to agreeing a move. ...
Tottenham linked with 24-yr-old defender, some of their fans react: ‘No brainer’, ‘Sign him up’
Tottenham Hotspur are keeping tabs on Joachim Andersen after his impressive performances for Fulham in the Premier League this season. The 24-year-old defender has formed a quality partnership with Tosin Adarabioyo, and the likes of Manchester United and Leicester City are also monitoring his situation. According to the Telegraph, Lyon could sell the player permanently for a fee of around £25 million this summer. The transfer could prove to be a major bargain if Spurs can snap up the defender for that price. Jose Mourinho needs to add more depth to his central defensive unit, and Andersen would be a superb addition. He has already adapted to the Premier League and could make an immediate impact at Spurs next season. Davinson Sanchez has been linked with a move away from Spurs, and Andersen...
Chelsea star angling to complete €50m move this summer
Chelsea midfielder Jorginho is eager to return to Serie A this summer. The 29-year-old was linked with a return to Napoli last month following comments made by his agent, Joao Santos, on the Serie A club’s official radio station. Santos cranked things up a notch earlier today, telling the same outlet that the €50 million rated star is keen to go back to Italy. He cited Juventus, Inter Milan and AC Milan as possible destinations but believes that his client would prefer to rejoin Napoli. “Jorge wants to go back to Italy and Naples to win the Scudetto – he is a ball that wants to take off,” said Santos. “It will be important for him to do well at the European Championships and the World Cup with Italy. (Roberto) Mancini is making it even stronger.” SL View Jorginho still has two years left o...
Villa CEO reportedly eyes Liverpool legend as Dean Smith’s potential replacement
According to Football Insider, Dean Smith’s future as Aston Villa manager is far from secure, and club CEO Christian Purslow has identified his replacement. Purslow has a strong interest in luring Rangers manager Steven Gerrard to the Premier League on behalf of owners Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris. The Villa Park outfit want the Liverpool legend ahead of the summer transfer window, but whether the Light Blues boss is keen on a move remains to be seen. Sportslens View Gerrard guided Rangers to their first Scottish Premiership title in a decade a couple of weeks ago, and he wants to manage in the Premier League someday. He has been widely tipped to become Liverpool manager in the future, and Purslow is keen to hand him his first gig in the English top-flight. Having stopped Celtic’s domestic...
Arsenal star dropped for big game, Solskjaer makes three changes
The Europa League takes centre stage this evening with the quarter-final first leg ties featuring some exciting fixtures. We’ll update this story with reports, results and the latest Europa League highlights as the games are played. The action is underway, with the two Premier League clubs strongly fancied to progress to the last four of the competition. David de Gea starts in goal for Manchester United against Granada, while Scott McTominay and Daniel James replace Fred and Edinson Cavani. Tonight’s team news has landed, Reds! 🛬 🔴 #MUFC🏆 #UEL — Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 8, 2021 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been left out of Arsenal’s starting XI for their game against Slavia Prague, but Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe return to the line-up. 📋...
Leeds United linked with sensational swoop for Premier League star
Leeds United have become the latest club to join the race for Sergio Aguero, according to 90min. Aguero is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season on a free transfer after ten highly successful seasons. During this time, he has become the club’s all time top goalscorer and won ten major trophies – and he could add up to four more to that tally before he goes. Aguero enjoyed ten incredible years at Man City Upon the announcement of his departure, several rumours flew around of his next destination. Barcelona have been the most strongly linked club, while the likes of Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur have also been named as possible takers for the Argentine. And now 90min are reporting that Leeds have entered the race for the striker. The article claims that the Yorkshire club are...
Everton tracking 22-year-old who has attracted plenty of attention from elsewhere
Everton are reportedly tracking Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, who has recently attracted interest from AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen. Tomiyasu has had a meteoric rise in Serie A, having joined Bologna in 2019. The Japanese defender started his career at Avispa Fukuoka before moving to Sint-Truiden for a nominal fee. His performances then attracted attention from Bologna, who he signed for in an £8.1 million deal. Since then, his market value has risen to £16.2m, according to Transfermarkt’s website. The 22-year-old is now being touted as a potential target for Everton. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, as translated by Sport Witness, Everton are ‘following’ the player with Bologna searching for a potential replacement. It is said that Milan have previously had a €15m bid reject...
O’Hara: Manchester United are not good enough to sign European sensation
Former Tottenham Hotspur player Jamie O’Hara has claimed that Manchester United are ‘not good enough’ to attract Borussia Dortmund sensation Erling Braut Haaland. Haaland’s meteoric rise in football has caught everyone by surprise, with the Norweigian improving at an incredible rate over the past 24 months. The 20-year-old has scored 33 goals in 33 appearances across all competitions for Dortmund this season, with 10 of those coming in the Champions League. As a result of his performances, many clubs are being linked with a move for Haaland. The player and agent Mino Raiola recently took a public trip to see potential suitors, including Barcelona and Real Madrid. However, one club that former Tottenham man Jamie O’Hara can not see signing Haaland is Manchester United. “They can’t get&...
Klopp, Nagelsmann and more: 5 managers who could replace Hansi Flick at Bayern Munich
Hansi Flick has done an exceptional job at Bayern Munich, winning the treble in his first season, having taken over from Niko Kovac in November 2019. This season, he has continued in a similar vein, sitting seven points clear at the top of the Bundesliga with just seven games remaining. However, they have already been knocked out of the DFB Pokal and are up against it in the Champions League after losing the first leg of their quarter-final tie against Paris Saint-Germain. It now appears that Flick is ready to take on a new challenge, with Norwegian reporter Jan Aage Fjortoft claiming on Twitter that he is set to take over the German national team after the European Championships this summer. The 56-year-old previously worked as assistant manager for Die Mannschaft during their most succes...
