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Report: Euro club are in talks to sign £60k-per-week Everton player on loan
Everton striker Cenk Tosun is reportedly being targeted by CSKA Moscow in the January transfer window. Carlo Ancelotti has once again made it clear today that Everton will not be looking to sign any new player this month. But will the Toffees keep hold of Tosun? According to reports from The Athletic, CSKA have made an enquiry to sign the Turkish striker on a short-term deal for the rest of the season. The report claims that talks have been held between the two clubs over a possible loan deal. However, there’s nothing concrete at the moment but preliminary negotiations have taken place. Sportslens View Tosun, who is on £60k-per-week wages at Goodison Park, wants to play regularly to be in proper physical shape and force his way into the Turkey national team ahead of the European Cham...
Analysis: Thomas Tuchel is the perfect manager for Chelsea … for now
Frank Lampard said his farewells at Chelsea yesterday, and now his replacement has already been selected – Thomas Tuchel. The German tactician began his coaching career with Augsburg’s reserves in 2007 after impressing with the youth sides, moving on to then-newly-promoted Mainz in two years’ time. After spending five years at the club, he replaced ex-Mainz man Jürgen Klopp at Borussia Dortmund (whom he had also succeeded at Mainz), where he spent another two years. His most recent destination was in France, as he spent over two years at the helm of Paris Saint-Germain, leaving with the highest win percentage in Ligue 1 history (75.6%). Now that Tuchel has joined Chelsea, let’s take a look at the impact he might have at the club, and explore a few systems he might use with the Blues. ...
Premier League 2020/21 Week 20: EPL Results & Table
The 20th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some intriguing matches at both ends of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings as the games are played. West Ham United continued their excellent recent run, recording their sixth win in a row with a 3-2 victory at Crystal Palace – Tomas Soucek (2) and Craig Dawson got their goals. Leeds United also triumphed on the road, with goals by Raphinha and Jack Harrison securing a 2-1 success at Newcastle United. FOUR games live on BT Sport this evening! 🔥 Newcastle 🆚 LeedsCrystal Palace 🆚 West HamSouthampton 🆚 ArsenalWest Brom 🆚 Man City Watch EVERY Premier League team LIVE on BT Sport twice in just 🔟 days! 🙌 pi...
Report: Aston Villa and Wolves looking to snap up highly-rated 19-yr-old from PL giants
Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour is expected to leave the club this month. According to Todofichajes, Thomas Tuchel is likely to allow the young Scotsman to leave on a loan deal so that he can continue his development with regular first team football elsewhere. The German manager has been confirmed as the club’s replacement for Frank Lampard. Gilmour is highly rated at Chelsea but he is unlikely to play often during the remainder of the season. Mateo Kovacic, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante are all ahead of him in the pecking order. Apparently, the likes of Wolverhampton Wanderers, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are keen on signing the 19 year old on loan until the end of the season. West Brom have been mentioned as a potential destination as well. SL View: Decision could benefit the Blues in the l...
Predicted Newcastle XI v Leeds: Bruce to make two changes, 23-yr-old to start
Newcastle United host Leeds United in the Premier League later tonight and the Magpies will be hoping to get back to winning ways. Steve Bruce’s side are winless in their last eight league games and they have lost six of those. The Magpies will be under tremendous pressure to turn their form around and it remains to be seen if the players can step up and deliver against the Whites. Newcastle will have to improve in the final third if they want to secure the three points against Leeds tonight. they have scored just once in their last six outings. That said, the Magpies have an impressive head to head record against Leeds and they have managed to score at least twice in 12 of their last 15 meetings against today’s opponents. The home side will be without Federico Fernandez and Paul Dummett d...
Guardian journalist: Player ‘on his way to the UK’ today to complete Villa move
According to The Guardian journalist, Ed Aarons, Morgan Sanson is on his way to the UK today to complete his move to Aston Villa. Told that Morgan Sanson is on his way to the UK today to complete his move to Aston Villa — Ed Aarons (@ed_aarons) January 26, 2021 Villa boss, Dean Smith, has more or less confirmed that Sanson is set to join the Premier League club, although he hasn’t mentioned the name of the player. Dean Smith: “There’s an inbound very close, pending a medical and visa situation such is Brexit now. We’re waiting on that before we can confirm anything.” [sky sports] #avfc — villareport (@villareport) January 26, 2021 Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted last week that Sanson will be leaving the French club. The player wasn’t in the right frame of mind to play for Marseil...
‘Ndombele 2.0’, ‘Sign him now’: Some Spurs fans react to latest transfer update
A number of Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to express their reaction to reports linking the club with a move for Mikkel Damsgaard. According to reports from Club Doria, a host of European clubs are taking a keen interest in the 20-year-old attacker. Several Premier League clubs are also interested, with West Ham and Tottenham particularly keen. West Ham have already made an initial approach. Spurs are expected to make an offer, but as of now, there has not been any official approach from the north London club. Many Spurs fans feel that Damsgaard has a playing style similar to that of Christian Eriksen and he would be a good signing for the club. Here are some of the selected tweets: Yh but he’s not a typical winger he plays a lot like Eriksen — Toby...
Offside rule changed following controversial Bernardo Silva goal vs Aston Villa
Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) have announced tweaks to the offside rule following Bernardo Silva’s controversial goal against Aston Villa. The Portuguese winger opened the scoring in the 79th minute, firing into the top corner from the edge of the box. However, he received the ball from Rodri, who had dispossessed Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings from an offside position. The goal caused outrage among the visiting staff, with manager Dean Smith given a red card and a subsequent touchline ban for his outbursts. PGMOL came out after the game and defended the decision to let the goal stand, claiming that Rodri was not offside due to Mings’ choice to play the ball. The defender admitted his mistake after the game on Twitter, but was also left baffled by the lack of VA...
‘Deffo buy’, ‘More like a Levy signing’: Some Spurs fans react to latest transfer update
Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to express their reaction to reports suggesting that the club are keeping a close eye on Norwich City defender Max Aarons. The Sunday Mirror (print edition, page 72) claimed that Spurs officials watched him in action recently during Norwich’s clash against Bristol City in midweek. It has been claimed that Spurs are closely following his situation. The exciting young full-back is rated at £20 million, and he has more than three years left on his contract at Carrow Road. Many Spurs fans feel that he would be a good signing for the club. However, there are others who feel that Spurs have enough depth and quality in their full-back areas and that Aarons is not an upgrade to what they already have. Has he grown 5 inches since last summ...
‘We’re officially relegated’ – Some NUFC fans react to the club’s decision regarding Bruce’s future
Newcastle United are prepared to stick with Steve Bruce as their manager despite their poor run of form. According to the Chronicle, club chiefs have decided to be patient with the current manager until the summer at the very least. The Magpies are currently winless in their last ten matches in all competitions and they have lost eight of those games. It is evident that the club is stuck in a rut and a new manager would have galvanised the atmosphere. Sticking with Bruce right now is unlikely to go down well with the fans either. Bruce’s style of play is already unpopular with the Newcastle fans and they would have expected the club hierarchy to act more decisively and bring in a proper alternative to salvage the remainder of the season. Newcastle are currently 16th in the Premier League t...
EPL week 20: Spurs vs Liverpool and other key matches, predictions
The Premier League standings could be set for a topsy-turvy midweek as Liverpool travel to north London to face Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday. Everton will be looking to close the gap with other title challengers when they take on Leicester City at Goodison Park, while a new era is set to commence at Stamford Bridge following the sacking of Frank Lampard, with Chelsea facing Wolverhampton Wanderers. Elsewhere, Premier League leaders Manchester United will look to consolidate their top position in the EPL 2020-21 table when they face bottom-placed Sheffield United at Old Trafford. Manchester City can stretch their winning run to 11 in all competitions if they win against Sam Allardyce’s West Brom at the Hawthorns. 2020-21 Premier League: Week 20 Schedule, Predictions Tuesday ...
Report: West Ham make contact to sign £18m player, Spurs also keen
According to reports from Club Doria, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United are showing keen interest in signing Sampdoria midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard. The report claims that West Ham have already made an approach to sign the young attacker. Spurs were also expected to make a move for the 20-year-old attacking midfielder, but there has not been any official bid from them. The youngster only joined the Serie A side last September but he is already being targeted by a host of clubs after impressing this season with two goals and three assists. Damsgaard was bought by Sampdoria for around £5.8 million, but his price has gone up, with reports from Italy claiming he is now worth around £18m. The youngster is unlikely to move away from Stadio Luigi Ferraris this month, but he coul...
