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Report: West Ham keen on signing 24-yr-old hardworking midfielder from Serie A
Report: West Ham keen on signing 24-yr-old hardworking midfielder from Serie A – originally posted on Sportslens.com West Ham are interested in signing the Uruguayan midfielder Nahitan Nandez this summer. The highly energetic central midfielder could prove to be the ideal replacement for Mark Noble next season. The West Ham star is past his peak and he needs to be phased out of the starting lineup now. Nandez has the quality to succeed in the Premier League and it will be interesting to see if the Hammers can sign him. As per Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t sportwitness), the midfielder has a €36m release clause. It remains to be seen whether the Hammers can afford to pay that kind of money for the midfielder. They are still struggling to pay off their debts from the Haller signing. Convin...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur need to sell 27-year-old to sign 23-year-old
Report: Tottenham Hotspur need to sell 27-year-old to sign 23-year-old – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Bleacher Report, Tottenham Hotspur will have to sell Serge Aurier before they can sign Zeki Celik from Lille in the summer transfer window. Tottenham want to sign a right-back as a priority this summer and have identified Lille star Celik as a transfer target, according to the report. However, it has been claimed that for Spurs to secure the services of the 23-year-old right-back, they have to sell 27-year-old Ivory Coast international right-back Aurier first. AC Milan are interested in Aurier, but the Italian giants want to pay £13 million for the player valued at £20 million by Spurs, according to the report. Stats Aurier made 31 starts and two substitute appear...
Report: Ancelotti target intends to snub Atletico Madrid in order to join Everton
Report: Ancelotti target intends to snub Atletico Madrid in order to join Everton – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton remain in talks to sign the Napoli midfielder Allan. According to Il Mattino (h/t sportwitness), the Toffees have submitted an offer of around €38m for the player and their offer is €2m short of Napoli’s valuation. However, the problems is that Everton’s offer is packed with add ons and Napoli are not satisfied. They are hoping that Ancelotti can convince the Premier League side to raise the offer in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have joined the race to sign the player as well. But Allan has already agreed terms with Everton and he intends to snub the Spanish side and join the Merseyside outfit. It will be interesting to see if the...
Trent Alexander Arnold wins Premier League Young Player of the Season award
Trent Alexander Arnold wins Premier League Young Player of the Season award – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool defender Trent Alexander Arnold has won the Premier League young Player of the Season award for the 2019/2020 campaign. The England international played an instrumental role in the Reds’ maiden Premier League title last season with an all-round performance from the right-back spot. Alexander Arnold kept 14 clean sheets over the course of the top-flight campaign and in the attacking scheme of things, he contributed four goals and 13 assists. He broke the assist record (12) for a single Premier League season by a defender set by himself (2018/19) and finished only behind Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne (20) for the Playmaker award. He has now been na...
Report: Everton join the race to sign 23 y/o defender after club accept bid from rival PL side
Report: Everton join the race to sign 23 y/o defender after club accept bid from rival PL side – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton have joined the race to sign Wigan Athletic defender, Antonee Robinson, according to reports from Sky Sports. Just a week ago, it seemed the 23-year-old defender was heading towards Sheffield United. Wigan had accepted a bid of around £2m for the defender, but a move to the Yorkshire club has been held up following the intervention of Fulham and Everton. The Toffees are keen to sign their former player as they look to bolster their left-back areas. Carlo Ancelotti’s side are looking to find a replacement for Leighton Baines who has retired from football. That leaves the Toffees with Lucas Digne as the only recognized left-back at the club....
Journalist: Leeds star ‘high up on’ Celtic radar as Lennon eyes replacement for 25 y/o player
Journalist: Leeds star 'high up on' Celtic radar as Lennon eyes replacement for 25 y/o player – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic are looking to offload defender Boli Bolingoli in the summer transfer window and are already looking for replacements. It seems Leeds United’s Barry Douglas is high on Celtic’s radar, according to Sky Sports journalist Anthony Joseph. Celtic are looking to offload the player and are already targeting replacements, with Leeds United left back Barry Douglas high up on their shortlist. — Anthony Joseph (@AnthonyRJoseph) August 13, 2020 The Bhoys are looking to offload Bolingoli after he broke quarantine rules. The Scottish champions are looking at other alternatives, and have earmarked Douglas as a potential replacement. A...
Report: Newcastle United could sign 25-year-old midfielder for around £5.4m
Report: Newcastle United could sign 25-year-old midfielder for around £5.4m – originally posted on Sportslens.com Newcastle United could secure the services of Nabil Bentaleb for a bargain price from Schalke 04 this summer, a report from Kicker via SportWitness claims. The Algeria international spent the second half of the season on loan with the Magpies and the club had the option to buy him permanently for £9m. However, the Tyneside outfit decided against triggering the buy clause amid the failed takeover, but it appears that they could now sign him for a much lesser fee. Bentaleb has less than 11 months remaining on his contract at Schalke and the German outfit prepared to offload him during the current transfer window. Steve Bruce’s side are obviously on the search for midf...
Report: Everton have failed with £18m bid to sign 22-year-old centre-back
Report: Everton have failed with £18m bid to sign 22-year-old centre-back – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Gianluca di Marzio, Everton recently failed with a £18m bid to land the services of Gabriel Magalhaes from Lille. The Toffees were in advanced negotiations to sign the Brazilian earlier in the year, but a deal did not materialise amid the global health crisis due to COVID-19. Over the past few weeks, Carlo Ancelotti’s side have revived their interest in the centre-back, but it now appears that Napoli have the clear advantage in the player’s pursuit. Earlier this week, the Toffees made an £18m bid (€20m) bid for the defender, but the offer was rejected by Lille, who are said to have a gentleman’s agreement with Napoli. The Naples outfit are cur...
Report: Newcastle United close to new left-back signing
Report: Newcastle United close to new left-back signing – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Football Insider, Newcastle United are close to recruiting a new left-back after making the breakthrough in the negotiations. The Magpies started the previous campaign with Paul Dummett and Jetro Willems as the left-back options, but both players sustained long-term injuries at the turn of the year. Dummett picked up an Achilles tendon injury in early January and just one game later, Willems suffered damage to the anterior cruciate ligaments in his left knee. The Magpies therefore opted to sign Danny Rose on a short-term loan from Tottenham Hotspur and the 30-year-old made 13 appearances over the rest of the season. It is unclear whether the club will sign Rose permanently, but ...
Ajeti reveals the Celtic star that really tried to convince him about move
Ajeti reveals the Celtic star that really tried to convince him about move – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic have signed Swiss international striker Albian Ajeti from West Ham United on a four-year deal. The 23-year-old wasn’t able to impress at the London Stadium after arriving from FC Basel last summer. Ajeti made just nine Premier League appearances for the Hammers, all coming off the bench, and he couldn’t find the back of the net in those games and in three other games across the FA Cup and League Cup. Having emerged as the Swiss Super League top goalscorer after scoring 17 goals during the 2017-18 campaign, Ajeti is far from being a poor striker, and he will now look to rediscover his form at Parkhead. He is reuniting with Southampton loanee Mohamed Elyou...
Kia Joorabchian reacts to reported Arsenal interest in £40m forward
Kia Joorabchian reacts to reported Arsenal interest in £40m forward – originally posted on Sportslens.com The agent of Joelson Fernandes, Kia Joorabchian, has revealed that there has been no contact with Arsenal regarding the potential transfer of the forward. The Gunners have been linked with a number of wide players since the beginning of the transfer window and they are currently on the cusp of landing Willian on a free transfer. Meanwhile, they have also been associated with a move for Sporting Lisbon teenager Fernandes, who has been likened to a young Cristiano Ronaldo for his dribbling abilities. A recent report from The Star claimed that the north London side are eager to recruit the promising youngster, but they are reluctant to trigger the £40m release clause in his contract...
Report: Manchester United to compete with Chelsea to sign £80m-rated star
Report: Manchester United to compete with Chelsea to sign £80m-rated star – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to The Mirror, Manchester United could compete with Chelsea in the race to sign Ben Chilwell from Leicester City this summer. The England international has been linked with a move to the Blues over the past few months, but the club have been unable to strike a suitable agreement. Frank Lampard’s side are reluctant to meet the Foxes’ £80m price tag for the left-back and they are making the effort to negotiate a lesser price for the defender. Amidst this, it is reported that the Red Devils have entered the pursuit of the 23-year-old as they seek to reinforce their backline ahead of next season. Luke Shaw and Brandon Williams are presently the regular cho...
