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Report: Everton and Newcastle join the race to sign 25-yr-old, club ready to listen to offers
Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot has been linked with a move away from the Italian club for a while now. As per Calciomercato, Everton and Newcastle are interested in the player along with Manchester United. Rabiot is not a key player for Juventus and he needs to leave in order to play week in week out. A move to Everton or Newcastle could be ideal for him. The 25-year-old has made just 19 starts in Serie A so far this season. Both clubs could use someone like Rabiot in their midfield. Everton have already bid for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg but the Saints midfielder prefers to join Spurs. Rabiot could be his alternative for the Toffees. Carlo Ancelotti has worked with the Frenchman at PSG and he will know all about the player’s strengths and weaknesses. He could be the man to unlock Rabiot’s p...
Report: Rangers seal move for German-born 6ft 3in man
According to The Scottish Sun, German-born centre-back Leon Balogun has agreed to join Rangers after his contract with Brighton and Hove Albion expired at the end of the season. The Nigerian international has been a free agent since but is now set to sign a two-year contract to move to Ibrox. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard wants a new defender with Nikola Katic out injured and facing months on the sidelines, and he has identified the 32-year-old as a replacement. Balogun spent the second-half of the campaign on loan at English Championship side Wigan Athletic, playing nine league games but will now look to spend the next two years at Rangers, with an official announcement expected today. The 6ft 3in defender brings quality and experience to the Rangers backline despite managing...
Fabrizio Romano: Liverpool working to extend contract of midfielder
According to Guardian journalist and Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool are working to extend the contract of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum. Liverpool are still working to extend Georginio Wijnaldum contract – talks on with his agent to find an agreement. Dejan Lovren is going to leave the club and join Zenit St. Petersburg for €12M. No official bid yet for Thiago Alcantara. 🔴 #LFC #Liverpool #transfers — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 24, 2020 The Netherlands international has just a year left on his current contract at Anfield, and he is the only key player who is yet to sign a lucrative, long-term deal. Both parties haven’t been able to reach an agreement but one is expected going forward as Liverpool can’t afford to lose him for free next summer. ...
Player who left West Bromwich Albion last summer reacts to Premier League promotion
Burnley forward Jay Rodriguez has taken to Twitter to send a message to West Bromwich Albion after Slaven Bilic’s side clinched automatic promotion to the Premier League. West Brom played out a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at The Hawthorns in the Championship on Wednesday evening. The result means that Bilic’s side have finished second in the league standings this season with 83 points from 46 matches. The Baggies have ended up two points ahead of third-placed Brentford and will play in the Premier League next season. Rodriguez left West Brom for Premier League club Burnley in the summer of 2019 for an transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £5 million. The 30-year-old England international forward has congratulated the Baggies on Twitter on getting back to the Premier League. ...
Report: West Ham star earned £250k bonus after what he did against Man Utd
According to The Sun, West Ham United forward Michail Antonio landed a £250,000 bonus after netting his tenth Premier League goal of the season on Wednesday. The 30-year-old opened the scoring as the Hammers held the Red Devils to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford to mathematically secure top-flight safety, and it saw him hit double digits in front of goal in a season for the first time. The clause was inserted in Antonio’s contract during renewal talks three years ago, and West Ham skipper Mark Noble played a huge role in helping him to earn the bonus, stepping aside from his penalty duties to allow the forward take it. The former Nottingham Forest star had scored just two Premier League goals after 15 games this term, and nobody would have expected him to bag eight more in as many games after t...
Report: Moyes ready to sacrifice former club-record signing to land 17-goal winger
According to the Mirror, West Ham United manager David Moyes has joined the race for the signature of Brentford attacking midfielder Said Benrahma, and he is ready to sell some of his players in order to raise funds. The Algerian is a wanted man in the Premier League after scoring 17 goals and registering eight assists in 43 Championship games, and both Arsenal and Chelsea have been linked. Brentford will hope to seal promotion by winning the play-offs after narrowly missing out on the automatic spot to West Bromwich Albion, but failure to will see them lose Benrahma. Moyes is said to be willing to put the attacking trio of Andriy Yarmolenko, Felipe Anderson and Albian Ajeti up for sale just to bring in the 24-year-old. The Hammers could do with a top-quality forward if they are to challen...
Gary Lineker’s & Henry Winter’s instant reactions as Liverpool star is voted FWA POTY
Liverpool midfielder and skipper Jordan Henderson has emerged as the Football Writers’ Association Player of the Year for the campaign. The England international beat Manchester City’s’ Kevin De Bruyne and his team-mates Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk and Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford to the gong after leading his side to their first Premier League title in 30 years. Henderson, 30, won the award with more than a quarter of the votes and could also pick up the PFA Player of the Year award for his role in Liverpool’s brilliant campaign. The midfielder registered four goals and five assists in 30 appearances as Jurgen Klopp’s men lost just thrice and blew their closest challengers Man. City away. BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has reacted thus on Twitter to Henderson winnin...
Report: Player leaving Liverpool wanted by manager to replace Everton-bound midfielder
According to The Express, Southampton are interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana as a replacement for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who is on his way to Everton. It has been reported that Denmark international midfielder Hojbjerg will join Everton from Premier League rivals Southampton in the summer transfer window for a fee of £25 million. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has reportedly identified Lallana as a replacement, with the England international midfielder becoming a free agent at the end of the month when his current contract with Liverpool runs out. Return to Southampton? Lallana came through the youth system at Southampton and was hugely successful in the first team before earning the big move to Liverpool in 2014. The 32-year-old has had injury problems in recent...
Stuart Broad sends message on Twitter after Nottingham Forest implode
England international cricketer Stuart Broad has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Nottingham Forest failing to finish in the Championship playoffs this season. Forest suffered a heavy 4-1 defeat at the hands of Stoke City at the City Ground in the Championship on Wednesday evening. The Reds headed into the match against Stoke at home needing just a draw to clinch a place in the playoffs. However, Sabri Lamouchi’s side imploded and went down 4-1, and with Swansea hammering 10-man Reading 4-1, the Reds slipped out of the playoffs. Broad is a Forest fan, and the 34-year-old has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to the way the Reds imploded. Nottingham Forest. I’m mad to throw the play offs away like that but in all honesty just shows we’re not ready for a step up. The team is buil...
Report: Steve Bruce has watched striker for several months, he has scored 8 goals this season
Newcastle United are interested in signing Callum Wilson from Bournemouth in the summer transfer window, according to The Express. It has been reported that Newcastle will make a £20 million bid for Wilson if the Cherries are relegated from the Premier League this weekend. Eddie Howe’s side are second from bottom in the league table at the moment with 31 points from 37 matches, three points behind 17th-placed Aston Villa. Newcastle manager Steve Bruce has been watching Wilson for several months, according to the report. Stats Wilson has made 31 starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Bournemouth this season, scoring eight goals and providing one assist in the process, according to WhoScored. During the 2018-19 campaign, the England international striker made 29 st...
‘There’s been a breakthrough’ – Journalist claims Spurs defender is set to sign new deal
According to The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke, there has been a breakthrough in Japhet Tanganga contract talks with Tottenham Hotspur, and a new deal for the defender is now almost done. Told that there’s been a breakthrough in Japhet Tanganga contract talks and a deal is now almost done. (as per @Dan_KP) Piece by @CDEccleshare last week on how much clubs should pay their academy recruits: https://t.co/4HjotQaLGx — Jack Pitt-Brooke (@JackPittBrooke) July 23, 2020 The 21-year-old has just a year left on his current deal but is now expected to put pen to paper on a new deal that will run until 2024, following Oliver Skipp and Eric Dier in doing so. The Times claims he is set to earn £25,000-per-week, a massive pay boost on the £1,000 he currently earns, and the club will also ...
‘He’s shocking’, ‘Useless player’ – Some NUFC fans react as report emerges on £80k-a-wk man
Newcastle United are yet to make a decision on the future of Algerian midfielder Nabil Bentaleb, with the option to convert his loan transfer into a permanent move expiring next week. The former Tottenham Hotspur player moved to St. James’ Park in January from Schalke 04 and has since featured in 11 league games and thrice in the FA Cup. Bentaleb currently earns £80,000 per week and is the highest earner at the club alongside Jonjo Shelvey. Newcastle can sign the 25-year-old permanently for £8.6million, but his wages could prove to be a stumbling block and it remains to be seen if he is willing to take a pay cut in order to agree to a switch. Magpies fans haven’t been impressed with the midfielder’s performance since his arrival and they think signing him on his current wages doesn’t ...
