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‘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...
‘World-class’ player could join Liverpool…but it will take ruthless decision from Klopp
Liverpool are now emerging as new favourites to sign Jadon Sancho next summer ahead of Manchester United, according to reports from the Independent. Manchester United made a genuine attempt to sign Sancho all summer, but they failed to get a deal over the line. It remains to be seen whether they will make another attempt next summer, but there is now a feeling that Liverpool could well move and secure his signature. Sancho looks set to spend the rest of the season at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool are now a more likely destination for him than United. The England international, who has been hailed as ‘world-class’ by his current manager Lucien Favre, is a player Klopp admires. Back in February, Klopp had revealed Liverpool were interested in signing Sancho, but the R...
‘Couldn’t believe it’ – £50m EPL star in awe of ‘incredible’ Leeds’ start to campaign
Leeds United have impressed upon returning to the English Premier League following a 16-year absence. Marcelo Bielsa’s side suffered a narrow 4-3 loss at the hands of Liverpool on the opening weekend of the campaign before securing victories over Fulham and Sheffield United. Leeds held Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at Elland Road on Saturday, and England international right-back Kyle Walker still can’t believe how challenging it was to come up against them. The Whites weren’t the second-best team against Pep Guardiola’s side, and that hardly happens. “It’s like basketball,” the £50 million star told Andros Townsend on The ITV Football show. “I couldn’t believe it. Say Raheem was playing on the left and he goes to the right, their right-back is going over to the right with him. It’s incredi...
Report: West Ham want 19-goal winger as Anderson’s replacement
According to the Evening Standard, West Ham United are likely to target Brentford winger Said Benrahma as a replacement for Felipe Anderson. [embedded content] The Brazilian has joined Porto on a season-long loan and manager David Moyes could look to bring in another attacking midfielder before the EFL summer transfer window shuts on October 16. West Ham have been linked with Benrahma all summer, and the Bees won’t hesitate to sell for the right price. Aston Villa and Crystal Palace have also been linked with the 25-year-old, while Leeds United were keeping tabs on him earlier in the summer before moving on to other interests. The Algerian ended last season with 17 goals and nine assists in 46 Championship games as Brentford reached the finals of the play-offs. Benrahma scored twice last w...
Report: How Spurs feel after ‘quality’ player fails to secure transfer move after deadline day
Danny Rose is not in Jose Mourinho’s first-team plans and Tottenham Hotspur wanted to get rid of him this summer. According to reports from Football London, Spurs are frustrated that they couldn’t offload Rose and that the England defender is still at the club. The England defender was put up for sale by Tottenham over the summer, but despite being linked with a host of clubs, they failed to find a suitable buyer. Several Spanish and Italian club showed interest, while Porto wanted to sign him on deadline day, but they could not agree a deal with Spurs. Now, Football London are reporting that Spurs are frustrated that Rose still remains at the club, and that failed to seal his exit. The left-back joined Newcastle United on loan last season. He was hailed as ‘quality’ by Steve Bruce and the...
‘Cracking player’, ‘Would be a great signing’ – Some Rangers fans are excited about 28-yr-old target
Rangers have been linked with a move for the former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere. The 28-year-old is a free agent after he agreed to terminate his contract with West Ham earlier in the week. Apparently, he is in talks to join the Scottish club this summer. Wilshere has had a poor spell at West Ham due to injuries and he hardly played for the Hammers over the last few months despite being fit. It was evident that the midfielder was no longer a part of Moyes’ first-team plans and he needs a fresh start. A move to Rangers could be ideal for the midfielder. He would get to play regularly with them and the pressure wouldn’t be too high either. Wilshere is a top-class player when he is fit and on form. He has all the tools to succeed in Scottish football. Rangers could use his craft and tech...
‘I was in constant contact’: Int’l boss reveals Spurs target tried everything to leave club
Germany boss Joachim Low has revealed that Antonio Rudiger tried everything to leave Chelsea in the summer transfer window. The 27-year-old defender has fallen out of favour under Chelsea manager Frank Lampard and was linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge. According to reports from the Daily Mail, Rudiger was linked with a move away before Monday’s transfer deadline, with Tottenham, Roma and AC Milan all showing an interest. However, the move did not come off and Rudiger now remains a Chelsea player. Germany boss Joachim Low has conceded Rudiger will look to depart again in January. ‘I was in constant contact with Toni Rudiger, he was keeping me in the loop,’ Low said. ‘He had three or four options over the weekend but unfortunately, nothing materialised – he can try ...
‘Great quality’: Eric Dier says he’s excited about one Tottenham summer signing
Eric Dier has told Tottenham Hotspur’s official website that he is seriously excited about the prospect of playing alongside Gareth Bale this summer. Bale joined Tottenham from Real Madrid in the summer on a season-long loan, and it has been arguably one of their most exciting transfer coup in recent years. The Welshman is currently injured and he is yet to feature for Spurs since his return to the north London club. However, Dier is exciting about linking up with the Welshman in the near future. “Excitement, I think Spurs fans are very excited to have him back. I wasn’t here the first time he was here, but I remember watching from afar and the incredible moments he had here at Tottenham. Hopefully, he can have a few more this time around,” Dier said. “He brings great quality and...
