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Journalist claims player wants to stay at his club despite West Ham interest
The Guardian journalist Nick Ames has stated on Twitter that Arsenal left-back Sead Kolasinac wants to stay at the club amid interest from West Ham United. Ames has claimed that West Ham is not a likely destination for Kolasinac, who has spoken to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta about his future. The Bosnia and Herzegovina international left-back wants to fight for his place in the starting lineup despite knowing that he is behind Kieran Tierney in the pecking order, according to the journalist. According to The Athletic, West Ham are interested in signing Kolasinac from Premier League rivals Arsenal in the summer transfer window (click here to read more on Sportslens). Am told West Ham is not a likely destination for Sead Kolasinac as things stand. Player has had talks with Arteta & know...
Report: Mourinho looking to pip Inter & EPL duo to ‘young Giorgio Chiellini’
According to Verona-based newspaper L’Arena, Tottenham Hotspur have joined Manchester United and Chelsea in the race for Hellas Verona centre-back Marash Kumbulla. The 20-year-old is also on the radar of Inter Milan and Lazio despite arriving at the Serie A last summer, and he has been compared to a young Giorgio Chiellini by former Juventus man Federico Balzaretti. The Albanian helped Verona to seal promotion a year ago and has taken the league by storm. Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is keen on another centre-back having lost Jan Vertonghen at the end of the campaign. Juan Foyth is also expected to leave, and Kumbulla could be brought to North London. Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Manchester United have also been linked with the £25 million-rated centre-back, and Spurs have...
Ben Parker’s 2-word reaction to news coming out of Leeds United today
Ben Parker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Leeds United appointing Mark Jackson as their new Under-23 head coach. As announced on Leeds’s official Twitter page at 3:30pm today, the Premier League club have appointed Jackson as the successor to Carlos Corberan. Corberan was the Leeds Under-23 boss last season, but earlier this summer, he left his role at Elland Road and became the new head coach of Huddersfield Town. Jackson has been in charge of the Whites’ Under-18 team, and he has now been promoted to the Under-23 side. Former Leeds left-back Parker believes that it is great news that Jackson is now the the club’s Under-23 side. Brilliant stuff @jacko55555 https://t.co/5QrTFh9bG5 — Ben Parker (@ben_parker19) September 14, 2020 Premier League action Meanwhile, the senior Leed...
Report: Why Aston Villa target is in Denmark today
According to RMC Sport, Bertrand Traore has travelled to Denmark to undergo a medical for Aston Villa. It has been reported that the former Chelsea attacker has travelled to Copenhagen where he will undergo his medical before travelling to England. This is so because, according to the report, Villa’s sporting director Johan Lange is in his homeland of Denmark. Would Bertrand Traore be a good signing for Aston Villa? Traore has played in the Premier League before when he was at Chelsea, although he could not really make an impact. The 25-year-old, who can play as a forward or as an attacking midfielder, has progressed and developed a lot during his time at Lyon and is ready to return to the top flight of English football. The Burkina Faso international scores goals and creates chances ...
Transfer round-up: Arsenal close to midfielder sale, Manchester United planning defender bid
We are into the eighth week of the Premier League summer transfer window. There has not been any transfer activity over the past few days, but a number of deals could be on the cusp of completion. Aston Villa seem the most active club in the transfer market this week and they are set to sign goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Arsenal (Fabrizio Romano). Meanwhile, Lyon forward Bertrand Traore is undergoing a medical ahead of his proposed move to the club. Let’s have a look at the top transfer rumours today. Top Transfer Rumours: Arsenal appear on the cusp of selling Lucas Torreira after agreeing a deal worth £22m (€24m) with Serie A side Torino. The Uruguay international is close to a reunion with manager Marco Giampaolo, whom he worked under at Sampdoria between 2015 and 2018 (Ca...
Journalist claims Newcastle United player is leaving in 24 hours
Sky Sports journalist Keith Downie has claimed on Twitter that Yoshinori Muto is going to join Eibar from Newcastle United. Downie has stated that Eibar has agreed a season-long loan deal with Newcastle over the transfer of the 28-year-old forward. The Japan international will reportedly travel to Spain in the next 24 hours to complete a season-long loan deal to Eibar. Eibar have agreed a season-long loan deal for Newcastle striker Yoshinori Muto. The Japan international will travel to Spain in the next 24 hours #NUFC — Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) September 14, 2020 Disappointing Newcastle United spell Muto joined Newcastle from German club Mainz in the summer of 2018 when Rafael Benitez was in charge of the Magpies. According to WhoScored, the 28-year-old made two starts and six ...
‘Top player’, ‘Incredible’ – Some Tottenham fans react after hearing Mourinho wants 28-yr-old
Tottenham have been linked with a move for the Southampton star Danny Ings. The 28-year-old is one of the best strikers in the league right now and he could solve Spurs’ goalscoring problems. The Londoners are overly reliant on Harry Kane for goals and Ings could share the goalscoring burden if he moves to Spurs. He managed to score 25 goals for Southampton last season. It will be interesting to see if Spurs can convince Southampton to sell them their best player. Recently, the two clubs worked on the transfer of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Ings needs to play week in week out and Mourinho will have to give him assurances that he won’t be back up option to Kane if he moves to Spurs. It remains to be seen how the situation unfolds in the coming weeks. Spurs are yet to submit an offer for the play...
Report: West Ham United in driving seat for forward Leeds United want
According to TEAMtalk, West Ham United, Leeds United and Arsenal are interested in signing Marcos Paulo from Fluminese in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Leeds, Arsenal, Watford and Southampton all want to sign the 19-year-old forward. However, according to the report, West Ham ‘are in the driving seat’, with the Hammers having already made an approach for the Portuguese youth international. It has been claimed that the London club have already held talks with the teenager’s representatives. Paulo has a release clause of £40 million, according to the report in TEAMtalk. Too expensive? While Paulo is very highly rated and has a bright future ahead of him, £40 million for a 19-year-old with no experience of first-team football is too much to pay for any club. It is clea...
Report: Manager tells Celtic target to leave, Lennon was close to landing him in Jan
Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu has been told by head coach Steve Bruce that he can leave St. James’ Park this summer, and that could come as a huge transfer boost for Celtic. Bruce to @bbcnewcastle on Atsu: “I like Christian – the same goes for Muto – trains every day, works tirelessly, a good professional – but in a situation where, are they going to play enough? There has to come a time when they go and play football.” #NUFC — Matthew Raisbeck (@raisbeck10) September 14, 2020 Bruce: “The same goes for Saivet. Henri has been around the place since I’ve been here. We try to treat him with respect and he trains every day and is a good pro. Saivet, Atsu, Muto, Lazaar, Aarons – they need to find a home and try to progress their careers again.” #NUFC — Matthew Raisbec...
Report: Leicester emerge as favourites for £50m Welsh star ahead of Tottenham
According to The Sun, Leicester City are the leading contenders in the race for the signature of Bournemouth midfielder and Tottenham Hotspur target David Brooks, and they have been told he will cost £50 million. Manchester United have also been linked with the Welshman, but it doesn’t seem that they are actively looking to land his signature before the end of the summer transfer window. Leicester want to build on their fifth-place finish from last season and are keen to make quality additions to the squad. Injuries limited Brooks to only nine Premier League appearances last term, but he scored seven goals and assisted five times in 30 games in 2018-19, and it was that form that attracted Spurs and Man Utd to him in the first place. Former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino was a huge fan ...
Report: Villa to hold talks to sign £20m star who could be sold by the club
Jamie Carragher said yesterday that Liverpool are looking to sell some of their players in order to fund moves for new arrivals. Despite being one of the richest clubs in the world, Liverpool are being cautious with their finances. And it seems, Carragher could be spot on with his assessment. According to reports from The Sun (printed edition, 13/09/2020), Liverpool are ready to offload Rhian Brewster in the summer transfer window. Jurgen Klopp hailed the 20-year-old earlier this week as a ‘big talent’, adding the club are yet to make a decision on the future of the forward. It has been suggested that Brewster is likely to go out on loan, but a permanent exit is still possible. The report claims that Aston Villa, Sheffield United, and Crystal Palace are vying for his signature. Villa want ...
‘Still can’t believe’: Jermaine Beckford has his say on Leeds result vs Liverpool
Leeds United suffered an opening day defeat against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. The Whites, who made a return to the Premier League after a long wait of 16 years, matched Liverpool toe to toe as the game ended in a pulsating 4-3 thriller. Marcelo Bielsa’s side came back from behind three times to equalize, but Leeds were left heart-broken with Mohamed Salah scoring the winning penalty right at the death. Former Leeds striker and club legend Jermaine Beckford took to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction. Yesterday, he tweeted that he was ‘devastated’ that Leeds didn’t come out with a point against the Champions, but spoke about plenty of positive signs. How good of a first game back in the @premierleague was that for @LUFC & @LFC Devastated not to come away with ...
