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Report: Spurs offered chance to sign player Mourinho called ‘warrior and animal’
According to Daily Star, Tottenham Hotspur have been offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa this summer. The Spanish club have put the former Chelsea star up for sale as they look to boost their finances after the coronavirus pandemic hit them, and he is said to be open to reuniting with Spurs boss Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese brought Costa to Stamford Bridge during his second stint at the club, and his 20 league goals helped them win the 2014-15 Premier League title. The 31-year-old also led Chelsea to another title in 2016-17 with 20 goals under Antonio Conte, and he could help boost Spurs’ attack. Mourinho wants a quality cover for Harry Kane, and the England international’s injury woes could see Costa see plenty of playing minutes. The Tottenham boss recently d...
Dimitar Evtimov claims Nottingham Forest will ‘regret’ selling 23-year-old
Dimitar Evtimov has warned Nottingham Forest on Twitter that they will regret selling Tyler Walker to Coventry City. As reported by BBC Sport, Walker has joined Coventry from Forest in the summer transfer window. Coventry will play in the Championship next season after winning promotion from League One at the end of the 2019-20 campaign. Walker has signed for the Sky Blues on a three-year contract and will be looking to lead their line in 2020-21 and beyond. The 23-year-old striker came through the Forest youth system, but the youngster could not establish himself in the first team. The former England Under-20 international spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Mansfield Town and the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Lincoln City. Evtimov played with Walker at Forest, with the goalkeeper having be...
Report: Huge injury blow has forced Newcastle make move to sign 26y/o
According to Sportime.gr, Newcastle United have enquired about Benfica goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos as they seek to bring in a cover for the injured Martin Dubravka. The Slovakian international is out for around six to eight weeks after injuring his heel, and it appears that the Magpies are looking to bring in another goalie despite having Karl Darlow and Mark Gillespie as back-ups. Vlachodimos isn’t a new name to Newcastle as he was recently on their radar as a long-term replacement for Dubravka, but the Portuguese club are demanding too much for the Greek international and the Magpies aren’t expected to make a bid or return to make further enquiries. The 26-year-old, who has a £54 million buyout clause, is also on the radars of Sheffield United and Hertha Berlin, but he isn’t in a rus...
Report: Player open to working with Jose Mourinho, Tottenham don’t want to pay £9m
Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic is open to joining Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window, according to Mundo Deportivo. It has been reported by the Spanish news outlet that Rakitic is one of the Barcelona players new manager Ronald Koeman does not want at the club next season. The Croatia international star’s priority is to move back to Sevilla, but he is open to joining Tottenham and playing under head coach Jose Mourinho, according to the report. The report has added that Barcelona want €10 million (£8.91 million) for the 32-year-old, but Tottenham are not willing to pay that, and the North London outfit are also unwilling to match the midfielder’s current salary at the Spanish and European giants. Should Tottenham Hotspur make a move? Rakitic has not had the best of times re...
Aston Villa will reportedly make second bid for player with ‘real, real quality’
According to Sky Sports, Aston Villa will make a second bid for Nottingham Forest star Matty Cash in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Premier League club Villa have made a bid of £10 million for the Forest defender. However, the Championship side have turned it down, with Sheffield United and West Ham United having also had offers for the right-back rejected, according to the report. It has been further reported that Villa, who narrowly avoided relegation from the Championship at the end of last season, will prepare a second offer for Cash, described as a player with “real, real quality” by former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Matt Murray on the Gillette Soccer Saturday show on Sky Sports News (2:05pm, January 25, 2020). Good signing for Aston Villa? Cash is a ver...
Journalist: Celtic want to sign in-demand 25 y/o, Lennon is a big admirer
Scottish champions Celtic have signed three players already, but Neil Lennon is still looking to make more additions to the squad. According to the Mirror journalist, David Anderson, a host of clubs including Celtic are looking to sign Preston’s coveted centre-half Ben Davies. German clubs Cologne and Stuttgart are also keen to sign him. The 25-year-old is out of contract at Preston next June, and all the aforementioned clubs want to agree a pre-contract with him in January so that they can sign him for free next summer. Celtic, Cologne and Stuttgart all want to sign a pre-contract agreement with Preston’s coveted centre-half Ben Davies in January for a Bosman move next summer. #CelticFC — David Anderson (@MirrorAnderson) August 28, 2020 According to reports from The Mirror (live tran...
Report: Fulham want to sign in-demand 66-goal star, 3 PL clubs keen as well
New Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo confirmed earlier this week that Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain is not a part of his plans for the upcoming season. Pirlo, who replaced Maurizio Sarri, said that he will allow the former Real Madrid striker to leave this summer. The Italy legend described the former Argentina international Higuain as a great player, but it looks like the 32-year-old’s spell with the Serie A champions is coming to an end. Now, according to reports from Corriere dello Sport (h/t Sport Witness), Premier League clubs Fulham and Newcastle are keen to sign the former Napoli striker. Higuain joined Juventus from Napoli in 2016 and has managed 66 goals in 148 games for the Old Lady in three seasons. Last season, he scored 11 goals in 43 games in all competitions. There h...
Report: Leeds agree ‘contract details’ for €13m int’l, player ‘about to switch’ to Elland Road
According to reports from German publication Kicker (transfer live blog), Leeds United are edging closer to signing Robin Koch in the new few days. The report claims that Freiburg’s national team has announced his departure from training camp, and he is about to make his switch to the newly-promoted Premier League club Leeds United. Both the clubs have agreed on the ‘contract details’. The German club will receive a base fee of 13 million euros for the defender. Robin Koch has said his goodbyes at Freiburg and will have his medical at Leeds this weekend before joining up with Joachim Low’s Germany squad on Monday. Fee is £13m plus add-ons. #LUFC — David Anderson (@MirrorAnderson) August 28, 2020 Earlier today, The Athletic reported that two clubs are close to reaching an agreemen...
Report: Arsenal ‘prepared to sell’ 27 y/o player who could leave for less than £10m
Arsenal are prepared to sell goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez in the summer transfer window, according to reports from The Athletic. The 27-year-old has been with Arsenal for a decade now, but he is likely to leave in the coming weeks. He shone in the absence of Bernd Leno during Project Restart and has expressed his desire to continue to start regularly, be it at Arsenal or elsewhere. However, the Gunners consider Leno as their first choice. The German is fit again to resume his duties which leaves Arsenal with little choice but to allow Martinez to leave. Martinez has two years remaining on his current deal worth £20,000 per week. His agents have been looking to renegotiate his terms for some time, but talks have been delayed due to a number of factors. Should he leave the clu...
Aston Villa reportedly want ‘extremely talented’ £18m 21-year-old
Aston Villa are interested in signing Diogo Dalot from Premier League rivals Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Star. It has been reported that United want to sign Jack Grealish from Villa this summer, and as part of the deal, the Villans desire the transfer of Dalot. Dean Smith’s side also want to sign United goalkeeper Sergio Romero as part of the Grealish deal, according to the report. Stats Dalot joined United from FC Porto in the summer of 2018 for a transfer fee reported by Goal.com to be worth £18 million. According to WhoScored, the 21-year-old full-back made one start and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for the Red Devils last season, and he also made three appearances in the Europa League for United. During the 2018-19 seaso...
‘A real talent’: Adrian Bevington gives verdict on linked-away West Ham winger
Adrian Bevington has raved about West Ham United winger and reported West Bromwich Albion target Grady Diangana on Twitter. Bevington, a former Club England Managing Director at the Football Association, has been impressed with Diangana, who spent the 2019-20 campaign on loan at West Bromwich Albion from West Ham. The 22-year-old made 23 starts and seven substitute appearances in the Championship for Slaven Bilic’s side, scoring six goals and providing six assists in the process, according to WhoScored. According to The Daily Mail, West Brom want to secure the services of the youngster on a permanent contract in the summer transfer window. Southampton and Fulham are also interested in the 22-year-old, who is valued at £15 million by West Ham, according to the report. A real talent. Skilful...
Fabrizio Romano: 27 y/o Fulham target ‘wants to join’ Everton
It is an open secret that Everton are looking to sign a midfielder this summer. Carlo Ancelotti needs to add a quality central midfielder to his rank following the departure of Morgan Schneiderlin last season. The likes of Fabian Delph and Tom Davies have been very inconsistent, while Andre Gomes is yet to return to his best form after a long injury lay-off. If the widespread reports are to be believed, the Toffees are looking to sign at least two midfielders this summer – Allan from Napoli, and Abdoulaye Doucoure from Watford. According to transfer guru, Fabrizio Romano, Doucoure wants to join the Toffees but Everton are yet to reach an agreement to sign the midfielder. James Rodriguez talks on 😉 same Doucouré wants to join but still not agreed between the two clubs — Fabrizi...
