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‘Interesting acquisition’: Gary Lineker reacts to latest Leicester transfer update
Gary Lineker has said that Wesley Fofana would be an interesting signing for Leicester City, after latest reports emerged as the Foxes are close to signing the centre-back. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the 19-year-old is close to joining the Foxes. Romano claims that talks have been progressing between St Etienne and Leicester for Fofana, with a fee of around €40m plus add ons being mentioned. The Guardian journalist has added that personal terms have been already agreed. Now Lineker has taken to Twitter to express his reaction. He wrote: Interesting acquisition this would be. Gets more right than anyone does @FabrizioRomano https://t.co/ISoPeZ8YEQ — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 29, 2020 According to reports from Leicester Mercury, Leicester City have h...
Report: Manchester United identify top two targets to strengthen the striker’s position
Manchester United have earmarked Edinson Cavani and Luka Jovic as potential targets to strengthen the striker’s position, Gianluca di Marzio reports. The Red Devils have made just one signing this summer in the form of Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax. With just a week before the international transfer deadline, the club are said to be looking for attacking reinforcements and Gianluca di Marzio claims that they want a new striker. Edinson Cavani, who is currently a free-agent after parting ways with Paris Saint-Germain, is said to be an option for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side. Meanwhile, Luka Jovic, who has experienced a difficult spell with Real Madrid, is another player under consideration for the striker’s position. Over the past year, United have largely depended on Anthony ...
Reliable journalist confirms 27-yr-old star has agreed to join Manchester United
Manchester United are working to finalise a move for Alex Telles before the window closes. According to Mohamed Bouhafsi, the Old Trafford outfit have now submitted a second bid for the 27-year-old left back. It will be interesting to see if Porto are willing to accept the offer. Telles would be a superb signing for Solskjaer this summer. He would add a new dimension to the United attack along with his defensive qualities. The Brazilian is a lot better than Shaw going forward. The 27-year-old is at the peak of his powers right now and a step up to the Premier League would be ideal. He could make an instant impact for Manchester United. Bouhafsi claims that Telles has agreed to join Manchester United and the two clubs are discussing the fee now. Manchester United will be hoping to wrap up t...
Report confirms €25m Tottenham bid for highly rated South American
Tottenham are looking to sign a defender before the window closes and they have been linked with the likes of Skriniar and Rudiger recently. It appears that the Londoners are exploring other options as well. According to reports (h/t Sportwitness), they have submitted a bid for the Roma defender Roger Ibanez but the offer has been turned down. The 21-year-old joined Roma on an 18-month loan deal from Atalanta. Roma have an option to sign the player permanently for €10m and therefore Spurs decided to offer them €25m so that the Italian side can sign Ibanez and then sell him for a hefty profit. It will be interesting to see if Spurs return with an improved offer for Ibanez in the coming days, especially if they fail to sign the likes of Skriniar. Ibanez would certainly be a cheaper...
Manager says player may leave, Aston Villa and West Ham reportedly want him
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has told the club’s official website that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could leave on loan, amid reported interest from Aston Villa and West Ham United. According to The Express & Star, Villa are interested in signing Loftus-Cheek on loan from Premier League rivals Chelsea this summer. The Daily Mail has claimed of interest in the 24-year-old from Southampton and West Ham. Chelsea boss Lampard has said that the England international could go out loan this season to play regular first-team football. Lampard told Chelsea’s official website about Loftus-Cheek: “I’m very open with Ruben and we’ve had a couple of conversations in the last week. He’s fit as a fiddle so he can play week-in, week-out and he needs to play coming off the back of a lot of work now. He would ha...
Report: Leicester City make fresh £36.4m transfer offer for highly-rated French defender
Leicester City have made a fresh bid to sign Saint-Etienne centre-back Wesley Fofana this summer, a report from L’Equipe claims. The Foxes have made an impressive beginning to the season with nine points from three league games, but they are still on the hunt for players to strengthen the squad further. It is widely known that the club are interested in a deal for Fofana and they recently failed with a third bid worth £29.1m (€32m) for the Marseille-born defender. Premier League rivals West Ham United have since had an offer of £31.8m (€35m) knocked back by the Ligue 1 side, but it appears that Fofana could yet head through the exit door. Over the weekend, the Foxes reportedly lodged a fourth transfer offer of £36.4m (€40m) for Fofana and Saint-Etienne have yet to ...
Aston Villa are now reportedly facing Celtic competition for ‘very special’ player
Premier League club Aston Villa are reportedly facing competition from Scottish Premiership giants Celtic for Niclas Eliasson. French publication L’Equipe reported last week that Villa are interested in signing Eliasson from Bristol City in the summer transfer window. The report also credited French club Nimes with interest in the Swedish winger, who was described as a player who “can be very special in the Championship” by then City head coach Lee Johnson on the English club’s official website in August 2017. However, it seems that Villa will face competition from Celtic if they are to sign the 24-year-old, who is actually a very versatile attacking player and can play as an attacking midfielder, winger or left wing-back. According to The Scottish Sun, Celtic are planning to make a move f...
Parker gets full backing of Fulham board despite poor performance
The Fulham manager has retained the full backing of his bosses despite starting the season poorly with three straight losses. After the humbling defeat to Aston Villa on Monday night, Cottagers owner Tony Khan took to Twitter to apologise publicly for his team’s performance but also promised to bring in new additions before the transfer deadline. Khan revealed in his tweet that they had missed out on five of their targets, with claims that two had tested positive for coronavirus during transfer talks. But there are possibilities that the Cottagers could renew their interest in those targets should they recover in time. I apologize to @FulhamFC supporters for our performance tonight. We’ve looked to add centre-backs since Wembley, I’m sorry we haven’t yet as 2 got COVID + we los...
Report: Frank Lampard clears the air on Kepa’s future
Following the arrival of Rennes’ goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, Chelsea’s Spanish goalkeeper has been rumoured to leave the Stamford Bridge on a loan move before the transfer window closes. There have been many questions regarding the goalkeeping options at Chelsea and the Blues manager who said last week that he was going to hold talks with the three goalkeepers has now come out to clear the air regarding the future of Kepa. In his pre-match press conference on Monday, when the Chelsea boss was asked about Kepa, he said: ‘He’s a young man and a lot of the spotlight currently on him is unfair. I have to protect him because I know he’s a good lad trying to do his best.’ However, there have been rumours flying around that the Chelsea goalkeeper is being prepared for a loan move where he can get ...
Report: Chelsea prepared to launch £40m bid for 21-year-old defender before transfer deadline
With the summer transfer window in its final week, the Blues boss is leaving no stone unturned in addressing his problems in defence. With seven additions to the team, including three defenders, Chelsea seems to already have a perfect transfer window, but it appears the London club still need a final piece of the puzzle to guarantee perfection. Following defensive errors from Marcos Alonso and Thiago Silva which led to three goals, the Blues left themselves a mountain to climb as they needed to fight back from 3-0 down at West Brom. Although Lampard had recently added Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva to his defense line, the Blues manager who has been a longtime admirer of Rice doesn’t seem satisfied with his defensive lineup and is keen on adding the Englishman to his optio...
Report: How Bayern players and manager react to 4-1 defeat to Hoffenheim
After playing 120 minutes of football against Europa League champions Sevilla at the Puskas Arena to win their second UEFA Super Cup title in history, Champions League title holders Bayern Munich were welcomed with a defeat to Hoffenheim in the Matchday 2 of the 2020/2021 Bundesliga season on Sunday. However, rather than give excuses for the loss, Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick admitted that the Bavarians were poor in their performance against the home side which saw them lose 4-1 at the PreZero Arena in Sinsheim. Flick’s post-match comment alongside other comments was published on the official website of the 2019/2020 quadruple winners. “It was too easy for our opponents to create chances today. We weren’t as efficient in attack as usual. But I think we got off to a good start. I ca...
Report: Manchester United believe they can sign Brazilian defender with their opening bid
Manchester United have made a formal bid to sign left-back Alex Telles from Porto, The Guardian reports. The Brazil international has been identified as the club’s prime target to strengthen the left-back position this summer. It was recently reported that he had agreed to personal terms with United and the club have now made an opening bid worth £12m to sign him. Telles has a £36.7m release clause on his contract, but it appears that Porto are willing to accept a reduced fee with his deal expiring in nine months’ time. The Primeira outfit are said to value him at around £18m, but the Red Devils believe they can finalise the deal close to their opening bid for his services. Telles registered 13 goals and 12 assists for Porto last term and he should provide better attacking threat...
