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Neil Lennon’s response when asked about £1m player’s future
Celtic manager Neil Lennon has told The Scottish Sun that he does not plan to send Leigh Griffiths out on loan in the summer transfer window. Griffiths was not part of the Celtic squad for their pre-season training camp in France due to fitness issues. The former Wolverhampton Wanderers striker was left behind in Scotland, as the Glasgow giants faced Nice, Lyon and Paris Saint-Germain in friendly matches in France. The 29-year-old striker returned to training overweight, as reported by The Scottish Sun, but Celtic manager Lennon does not plan to loan him out this summer. Lennon told The Scottish Sun when asked about sending Griffiths out on loan: “I’m not even considering that at the minute. He’s been coming on but we’ll assess him when we get back.” Celtic stay Griffiths – who joined Celt...
Gary Lineker reacts to West Bromwich Albion promotion, Ben Foster sends message
Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to West Bromwich Albion clinching automatic promotion to the Premier League. The former Tottenham Hotspur and England international striker has congratulated the Baggies on their achievement this evening. Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster is also delighted to see his former club, West Brom, return to the Premier League. Slaven Bilic’s side played out a 2-2 draw with Queens Park Rangers at The Hawthorns in the Championship on Wednesday evening to secure their place in the top two. Slaven Bilic’s side have finished second behind champions Leeds United, with Brentford ending up two points behind them in third. Congratulations to @WBA on their return to the Premier League. Been a tad longer than their normal boing boing, but will be good to ha...
Newcastle United defender’s one-word reaction to Swansea City heroics
Newcastle United central defender Federico Fernandez has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Swansea City finishing in the Championship playoffs this season. Swansea have got the better of Reading 4-1 away from home at the Madejski Stadium in the Championship this evening. The result means that the Swans have finished sixth in the league table with 70 points from 46 matches. The Welsh outfit have ended up level on points with Nottingham Forest in seventh, but they have a better goal difference – just one. Fernandez was on the books of Swansea from 2014 until 2018 before he moved to Newcastle, and the 31-year-old Argentine defender is delighted to see his former club stand a chance of winning promotion to the Premier League via the Championship playoffs. Fantastic 👏👏&#x...
‘Great news’, ‘Absolutely love it’: Many Leeds fans react to Adam Pope’s tweet
Leeds United owner Andrea Radrizzani has claimed recently that the Whites would be active in the summer transfer window. He expects Marcelo Bielsa to remain in charge at the club. However, instead of spending ridiculous money on players in the transfer market like Aston Villa or Fulham, they are likely to follow the smart approach of Sheffield United. Helder Costa has already joined on a permanent deal. And it seems Leeds are looking to secure permanent deals for other loanee players as well. Illan Meslier, who joined Leeds on loan from Lorient, is likely to sign a permanent deal with the Elland Road club in the next few days. The young goalkeeper impressed heavily in the absence of Kiko Casilla, and he is looking forward to playing with Leeds again in the Premier League. He has conce...
Report: Euro giants plotting summer move to sign 26 y/o West Ham star
According to reports from French outlet Le10Sport, French giants Monaco are showing interest in signing West Ham United striker Sebastien Haller. West Ham signed the 26-year-old striker last summer for a club-record £45 million deal from Eintracht Frankfurt. However, the striker has struggled to make a big impact in the Premier League. He scored 20 goals in 41 appearances during the 2018/19 Bundesliga campaign but has only managed to hit the target seven times this season. He has become a peripheral figure under David Moyes, and the Hammers could offload him during the summer. Moyes, who will be keen to sculpt the squad to his own taste, is likely to bring his choice of players this summer. Haller doesn’t seem to be a fit in his system. Furthermore, post coronavirus, finances wou...
‘I hated it’ – Hammers star shares what he didn’t enjoy about Watford game
West Ham United all but secured safety with two Premier League games to spare following their 3-1 victory over Watford at the London Stadium last Friday. The Hammers have picked up 37 points after winning 10 games and drawing seven times in 36 games, and their superior goal difference has put them in a commanding position ahead of tonight’s clash against Manchester United and Sunday’s game with Aston Villa. While they aren’t mathematically safe, their goal difference of -13 is vastly superior to Villa (-26) and Watford (-27) and the victory against the Hornets has proven very crucial. West Ham found themselves 3-nil up 36 minutes into the game, but the visitors threatened to hit back and mount a comeback after scoring four minutes into the second-half. David Moyes’ side held on to their vi...
Report: PL club want £5m for 29 y/o…Celtic have made their transfer decision
Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow has struggled to get regular games this season, and the Magpies are likely to sell him this summer. The 29-year-old is the second-choice keeper at the club behind Martin Dubravka. He is yet to feature in the Premier League this season but has played in six cup games. The Magpies are demanding a fee in the region of £5 million but it seems Celtic won’t be moving for him this summer. The Bhoys, who were reportedly interested in signing Darlow last summer, are badly in need of a new goalkeeper. Fraser Forster, who was so influential last season for the club, has returned to Southampton after his loan spell expired at Parkhead. The Bhoys have tried to sign him permanently, but he wants to fight for his place in the side. Likewise, Craig Gordon has l...
Report: Businessman steps in as PIF loses exclusivity rights to bid for NUFC
According to The Telegraph, contracts signed by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund no longer give them exclusivity rights to bid for Newcastle United and current Toons owner Mike Ashley is free to negotiate with other interested parties. That has boosted American TV mogul Henry Mauriss’ chances of beating them to the purchase of the club and he is looking to step in. He has stepped up his attempts and has plans to give Magpies head coach Steve Bruce a chance to prove he should remain in the dugout should his group complete the takeover of the club before the start of the 2020-21 Premier League campaign. The Californian businessman has a detailed project plan for the St. James Park outfit drawn up by his team, and it includes the injection of extra funds to improve the first team sq...
‘Relegated with Villa’ – Leeds star grateful EPL transfer fell through last summer
Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips signed a new five-year contract to remain at Elland Road last September, but he was on the verge of joining Aston Villa just a few weeks prior to that. Dean Smith’s side were keen to land the Whites star having secured top-flight promotion and he was also very much interested in leaving Leeds to play Premier League football. A significantly increased salary was guaranteed while the opportunity to boost his chances of earning a call-up to Gareth Southgate’s Three Lions squad ahead of Euros 2020 was also on the cards. However, Leeds’ director of football Victor Orta convinced him in the last minute and Phillips is grateful that the Villa move fell through. The Midlands side are at the risk of relegating after just a season back in the big time, and the...
Report: Spurs ‘expected to increase’ their bid for £25m star…but there’s a catch
Everton and Tottenham Hotspur are both interested in signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton in the transfer window. It seems Everton are still leading the race for his signature. According to an exclusive report from the Daily Echo, Hojbjerg has visited Everton’s training ground and has agreed personal terms with the Toffees. The report claims that Southampton have accepted Everton’s offer of £25m for the midfielder. Everton had submitted a £20m offer earlier this week but it was turned down by the Saints. That means, after rejecting two previous bids from the Toffees, Southampton have finally accepted their third offer. The report claims that although the deal is yet to be finalised, it is getting closer to be completed. However, there could be a late twis...
‘He needs to go’, ‘Let him go’ – Some Villa fans react as Grealish comments on his future
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish has been linked with a move away from the club for a while now. The playmaker has now revealed that he is not too sure about his future at the club but he is fully focused on the relegation battle and he is keen to keep his boyhood club in the Premier League next season. Speaking to Sky Sports about his future at Villa, he said: “I’m not too sure at the moment. I have one aim and that is to keep this club in the Premier League, where this whole fanbase know we belong. That’s all I’m thinking about at the moment and hopefully we can do that on Sunday.” Aston Villa picked up a massive 1-0 win over Arsenal last night and it has lifted them out of the bottom three. Safety is once again in their own hands now. If Villa can match Watford’s result in the ...
20 goals & 18 assists this season: Man Utd in advanced talks with attacker regarding transfer
Manchester United have been linked with the Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho for a while now. According to Italian journalist Nicolo Schira, the former Manchester City player is now in advanced talks with the Red Devils regarding a summer transfer. Schira adds that Dortmund value the player at €120m this summer. It will be interesting to see if the Premier League giants can negotiate a lower fee for their attacking target. Apparently, Sancho is a priority for Manchester United and the player wants to leave the German club as well. Sancho has been in fantastic form this season and he would be a tremendous coup for the Old Trafford giants. He will improve them massively in attack and United could turn into genuine title contenders with him on their side. Solskjaer’s men have already improved a l...
