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Man Utd star dreams of Real Madrid move, some of their fans react: ‘Get rid’, ‘Let him go’
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has admitted that he dreams of playing for Real Madrid one day. Most players are tempted to play for the Spanish giants and Pogba’s comments are hardly a surprise. The Frenchman has been linked with a move to Santiago Bernabeu in the past as well. Manchester United paid £89m for the 27-year-old midfielder back in 2016 but he has failed to live up to the expectations at Old Trafford so far. Pogba is yet to display his world-class ability on a consistent basis and the fans will be hoping he can get back to his best this year. Manchester United need players like him in top form in order to challenge for the top honours this season. There is no doubt that he is one of the best midfielders in the world when he is on form and Pogba must look to justif...
Gabriel Agbonlahor tips six Aston Villa players to make England’s Euros squad
England and Wales face off this night in a friendly match, and Aston Villa duo Jack Grealish and Tyrone Mings could both feature. The two have been key to Dean Smith’s side’s impressive start to the 2020-21 Premier League campaign, and they will hope to make Gareth Southgate’s European Championships squad next summer. Villa legend Gabriel Agbonlahor believes four other Villa players could join Mings and Grealish on that Three Lions squad list, though, tipping Matty Cash, Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Ross Barkley to also be on the plane to the Euros. He took to Twitter to make his prediction: Matty cash Watkins grealish konsa mings Barkley will all be in the euros squad remember who said it first …⚽️ — Gabriel Agbonlahor (@officialga11) October 8, 2020 While Mings has played ...
‘Top player’: Liverpool man absolutely rave about ‘exceptional’ Rangers star
Glasgow Rangers midfielder Steven Davis has been hailed as an ‘exceptional’ player by Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. The Dutch defender has hailed him as a ‘top player’ as well. Davis, who joined Rangers from Southampton, is set to become Northern Ireland’s most capped player when they take on Bosnia Herzegovina. Van Dijk knows Davis very well having played with him at Southampton. The Liverpool star was full of praise for the Gers midfielder. “Davo has been exceptional as a pro, but outside the pitch as well he has been a great example to a lot of young Northern Ireland players out there,” said Van Dijk as quoted by Sky Sports. “I had the pleasure to play with him at Southampton and I really enjoyed it. A great guy and a top player and well deserved obviously.” The 35-year-old p...
‘Too expensive’ – David Ornstein shares how Levy blocked Spurs man from joining Everton
Everton were interested in signing Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga before Monday’s transfer deadline, but ended up bringing in Swedish goalie Robin Olsen on a season-long loan from AS Roma instead. [embedded content] The Athletic’s David Ornstein has revealed that Spurs chairman Daniel Levy blocked the Argentine’s move to Goodison Park after Everton deemed his demands to be too expensive. The 28-year-old will now remain with Tottenham until at least January, and he could see little or no playing action having not been included in their Europa League squad. “I do know that Everton were looking into Paulo Gazzaniga, but what Daniel Levy – the Tottenham chairman – wanted for him was too expensive for what Everton were looking to pay,” Ornstein said on Ask Ornstein. Everton were k...
Report: West Ham make contact with 28-yr-old’s representatives, star could cost £10-15m
West Ham are looking to sign the Bournemouth attacker Josh King this summer. Premier League clubs are allowed to sign players from the Championship up until the 16th of October and the Hammers want the 28-year-old to improve their attacking options. David Moyes needs to add more depth and quality to his attack and King would be a quality addition. He has considerable Premier League experience and he should be able to make an immediate impact if he joins the Londoners. According to Evening Standard, the Premier League side have already contacted the 28-year-old’s representatives. They want him to replace Felipe Anderson in the side. Apparently, the player could be available for a fee of around £10-15million because of his contract situation. King has less than one year left on his deal...
Report: Injury scare for Rangers as 27-yr-old star could miss Celtic clash next week
Rangers ace Borna Barisic could miss out on the derby against Celtic next Saturday. As per Daily Record, the player limped off Sunday’s 2-0 win over Ross County and he was then left out of the 23-man squad for Croatia’s 2-1 win over Switzerland. Rangers are now waiting to find out if the player will recover in time for the Old Firm derby later this month. Assistant manager Gary McAllister claimed that Barisic’s injury is not too serious and it is an impact injury. However, there has been no update on the situation since then. Croatia will take on the likes of Sweden and France in the upcoming games and it will be interesting to see if Barisic is included in the squad for those games. The 27-year-old has developed into a key player for Steven Gerrard’s side and his absence would be a blow f...
Report: ‘Top player’ & 28y/o left out of Spurs’ Europa League squad
Argentine goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga and Portuguese midfielder Gedson Fernandes have both been omitted from Tottenham Hotspur’s Europa League squad for the group stage campaign. As found on UEFA’s website, the duo won’t be featuring in the group stage of the competition, with head coach Jose Mourinho only allowed to name 17 non-homegrown players. While Gazzaniga became surplus to requirements immediately veteran English goalie Joe Hart was signed, not many expected Fernandes to struggle to make an impact after Spurs pipped competition to his signature in January. Fellow midfielder Harry Winks has hailed him as a “top player”, but he will have to watch his teammates at home every other Thursday until at least the round of 32. Should Spurs progress from Group J that includes Ludogorets, LASK...
‘He is a big player’ – Pochettino compares Rangers star with World Cup winning duo
Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has heaped praise on the Rangers midfielder Steven Davis. The experienced midfielder joined Rangers in 2019 and he has been a useful option for Steven Gerrard since then. The 35-year-old has worked with Pochettino at Southampton and the Argentine manager has now hailed the midfielder’s footballing intelligence and technical ability. Pochettino also hailed the midfielder for his professionalism and attitude. The former Spurs boss likened him to the Barcelona stars Xavi and Iniesta. While there is no doubt that he is not as good as the World Cup winning duo, he plays a similar role for Rangers. It will be interesting to see if Davis can help Rangers beat Celtic to the title this year. The Ibrox giants have started the season well and they are in a...
‘He’s worked hard’: Everton star absolutely raves about 27-year-old Spurs player
Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has showered heaps of praise on Tottenham Hotspur and England striker Harry Kane. Calvert-Lewin has linked with Kane for the first time at the international level this week following his impressive start to the 2020-21 Premier League campaign. The Everton striker has spoken highly of Kane, and he is a player whom he admires greatly. Calvert-Lewin has discussed some of the aspects of Kane’s game and he is willing to learn a lot of things from the England skipper. “I’m aware of Harry’s game and how he likes to play — and obviously he is getting a lot of success at the moment,” he said to the Evening Standard. “He likes to drop in and dictate the game, whereas I am more play-on-the-shoulder and I like to stay high. “[Harry’s] been scoring goals for a long...
Report: West Brom close to signing 19-goal attacker after breakthrough in negotiations
West Bromwich Albion are close to signing Huddersfield Town forward Karlan Grant on loan with the option to buy, a report from Football Insider claims. Earlier last week, Baggies boss Slaven Bilic confirmed the interest in signing Grant and Leicester City’s Islam Slimani, but the club won’t be able to recruit the latter this summer. The international transfer window closed on Monday night and the top-flight sides are only allowed to trade with EFL teams in the domestic-only window which closes on October 16. Hence, the west Midlands outfit can only sign one of their targets in Grant and it is reported that they have made the breakthrough in the negotiations. Huddersfield have been looking for a fee between £16m and £18m for Grant, but they have not received any suitable offers cl...
England, France and more: Top 5 Nations League Games To Watch This Week
We have entered the first international break of the 2020/21 season and a number of European players will be in action in the UEFA Nations League. The first two matchdays of the competition were played at the start of September 2020. Barring Gibraltar and San Marino, each European nation will play two group stage games over the next week, and you can learn more about how to watch Nations League live online here. Let’s have a look at the top five games to watch in matchday 3 & 4: Ireland vs Wales – October 11: The Republic of Ireland and Wales have played against each other on four occasions since 2017. They were paired in the same group for the inaugural Nations League campaign in 2018 where Wales won both encounters. Ireland are scheduled to host the upcoming clash at the Aviva Stadiu...
Cuisance’s reply when asked about failed Leeds medical during Marseille unveiling
France youth international Michael Cuisance has been officially presented as a Marseille player today after joining from Bayern Munich on summer transfer deadline day. The 21-year-old was close to joining Leeds United and was in Yorkshire last week for his medical. [embedded content] However, the Elland Road outfit pulled the plug on the £20 million deal after scans turned up an issue with one of his feet. Leeds performed further assessments, weighed up the risk, and concluded Cuisance could struggle to adapt to the physical demands of playing under head coach Marcelo Bielsa. After mulling the results over and taking advice from head of medicine Rob Price, they reckoned he wasn’t in the right condition to be part of their physically-intense side. Cuisance has since passed Marseille medical...
