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Report: Newcastle want 28-yr-old defender who will cost £13.6m, Southampton keen as well
Newcastle are thought to be keen on signing the Marseille defender Bouna Sarr. As per Gazette, the 28-year-old will be available for transfer this summer and he will cost around £13.6 million. Atletico Madrid, Arsenal and Southampton are keen on the player as well. It will be interesting to see if the Magpies can sign the experienced right back in the coming months. They need to improve their backline and Sarr would be a good addition for them. The player is likely to be tempted if a Premier League club comes calling. Newcastle can offer him a much bigger platform and they can offer him a pay rise as well. Also, if their takeover goes through, Newcastle will have an ambitious project at their disposal as well. It will be interesting to see if they can beat the competition for Sarr now...
Chris Sutton & Ian Wright react as Leeds United clinch Premier League promotion
Leeds United are back in the English Premier League for the first time since 2004. WE ARE BACK!!! @PremierLeague — Leeds United (@LUFC) July 17, 2020 The Elland Road outfit earned automatic promotion with two games to spare after Huddersfield Town handed West Bromwich Albion a 2-1 defeat this evening, and Marcelo Bielsa’s side will be looking to take the English top-flight by storm after a 16-year wait. The Argentine manager was close to leading Leeds to promotion last term, but they lost momentum towards the end of the campaign and had to settle for a place in the play-offs. They lost to Derby County on aggregate despite winning the first-leg and were left heartbroken. The 2019-20 campaign was a different season and they are set to emerge winners of the Championship season following an in...
James Milner shares emotional post on Twitter as Leeds return to the Premier League
Liverpool midfielder James Milner has shared his reaction to Leeds’ promotion to the Premier League. The Whites will now return to top-flight football after sixteen long years and the former Leeds player shared an emotional post on social media. Milner tweeted: Congratulations LUFC 🔥🔥#backwhereyoubelong #MOT pic.twitter.com/AYYugyLL87 — James Milner (@JamesMilner) July 17, 2020 West Brom crashed to a 2-1 defeat against Huddersfield in the Championship earlier and Leeds are now five points clear at the top of the table with a game in hand. It will be interesting to see if they can go on and win the Championship now. Leeds have had a fantastic season so far and Marcelo Bielsa will want to finish with silverware. It will be interesting to see how they adapt to the Premier Leag...
‘Would be an unreal buy’ – Some Newcastle fans react after being linked with 22-yr-old PL attacker
Newcastle have been linked with a move for Todd Cantwell. The attacking midfielder has been one of Norwich’s bright sparks this season and he deserves to stay in the Premier League next season. Norwich will go down to the Championship this summer and the likes of Cantwell should look to move on. A move to Newcastle could be the ideal next step in his development. As per Daily Mail, Leicester City are keen on the player as well. Manchester City are thought to be long-term admirers of the player. It will be interesting to see if Newcastle can convince him to join them. Cantwell needs to join a club where he can play regular first-team football. At City, he will have the likes of Sterling, Mahrez ahead of him in the pecking order. The 22-year-old has six goals in the Premier League this seaso...
Mikel Arteta says one Arsenal player’s ‘massive competitor’ and ‘very intelligent’
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has suggested to Football.London that he does not want to sell Alexandre Lacazette in the summer transfer window. Arteta has said that he is “really happy” with the France international forward, and has outlined his attributes. Arteta told Football.London about Lacazette: “I really like Alex, I said that even before I joined here that he is the type of striker that I really like. “I think he had periods where he was very unlucky, because he was having the chances and not converting them which he is not used to. “But the way he can link play, he’s a massive competitor he hates to lose. He goes for every ball, you see in every challenge how he’s ready to go. He works really hard and he’s a very intelligent player, I am really happy with him.” The A...
‘We have discussed’: Arteta shares plan regarding Arsenal player who reportedly wants to leave
Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has told Football.London that Ainsley Maitland-Niles has a future at the club. A recent report in The Athletic claimed that Maitland-Niles does not think that he does not have a long-term future at the club. It has been claimed that the 22-year-old – who can operate as a midfielder, winger, full-back or wing-back – has come to the conclusion that he has to leave the Gunners in order to play regular first-team football and is ready to do so, according to the report. However, Arsenal boss Arteta has made it clear that he wants the youngster to stay and has raved about him. Arteta told Football.London when asked if Maitland-Niles has a future at Arsenal: “Yes, maybe he didn’t play as much as I wanted him to play but I played him in many different positions and ...
‘Top class’: Jamie Carragher reacts as Tottenham Hotspur reportedly close in on player
Jamie Carragher has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to speculation that Alfie Devine is set to join Tottenham Hotspur from Wigan Athletic imminently. According to The Daily Mail journalist Sami Mokbel, Tottenham will compete the signing of the 15-year-old from Championship club Wigan in the next 48 hours. Football Insider has claimed that the teenager will undergo a medical at Spurs today, and that the North London outfit have had a bid for him accepted by Wigan, who have gone into administration and need to sell players. Devine was actually at Carragher’s former club Liverpool as a kid, but he was released by the Reds, and he subsequently moved to Wigan. The midfielder is highly rated, and it seems that Spurs have reportedly secures his services, and Carragher has responded to it. W...
BeIN Sports man explains why announcement day for Newcastle takeover has changed
BeIN Sports’ Senior Football Anchor Richard Keys claimed on Monday that he was expecting the Newcastle United takeover to happen today. The former Sky Sports presenter said the British Government wants it to happen, and he stressed that Saudi Arabia will also have to make some serious moves to settle their ‘rights’ dispute with Qatar. That hasn’t happened, though, with Saudi permanently cancelling the license of beIN Sports in their kingdom and fining them £2 million on Tuesday. KSA accused the Qatari broadcaster of abusing their dominant position through several monopolistic practices, and their move has definitely dealt a blow on the takeover. No announcement is expected from the Premier League today, and Keys took to Twitter to explain why that won’t be happening: Events this week are t...
Report: Tottenham and Newcastle linked with a move for £27m-rated midfield powerhouse
Leicester City are thought to be keen on signing the Roma defensive midfielder Amadou Diawara this summer. As per reports (h/t Leicester Mercury), Tottenham and Newcastle are keen on the player as well. Diawara is rated at £27m and it will be interesting to see if any of the Premier League clubs submit an offer for him when the transfer window opens. Tottenham and Newcastle could certainly use a player like Diawara next year. Mourinho needs to add defensive cover and presence to his midfield and the Roma ace would be ideal alongside Ndombele. As for Newcastle, they need a quality defensive midfielder as well and Diawara could be a good addition alongside Hayden and Shelvey. Leicester already have a quality defensive midfielder in Ndidi and it will be interesting to see how they accomm...
Report: Klopp approves Liverpool’s move for 37-cap Int’l, Reds willing to pay £23m
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Bayern Munich midfielder Thiago Alcantara recently. As per the latest report from Bild, the Merseyside outfit have now agreed personal terms with the player and Jurgen Klopp has approved the transfer as well. It remains to be seen whether the Reds can now agree on a fee with Bayern Munich. The 29-year-old is keen on signing for the Premier League champions and he has already rejected the offer of an extension from the German club. Bayern are thought to be demanding £36m for the player but Liverpool are only willing to pay £23m. Thiago will be a free agent next summer and Bayern Munich cannot afford to lose him on a free transfer. They will have to cash in on him in the coming months and they should look to keep their deman...
Report: West Ham join PL duo in the race to sign 24-yr-old defender with 7 assists
West Ham are keen on signing the QPR left-back Ryan Manning this summer. As per Football Insider, the likes of Watford and Norwich are keen on the Championship defender as well. Manning has been in top form for QPR this season and he has two goals and seven assists to his name. The 24-year-old can operate as a winger as well and his versatility will be a bonus for the Hammers. Moyes needs to improve his full-back options this summer and Manning wouldn’t be a bad option. He will improve the Hammers going forward as well. It will be interesting to see if they can beat the competition for his services now. Manning will be a free agent next summer and he could be signed for less than £5m this summer. All three linked clubs can afford to pay that for the player and it might come down ...
Report: Club president confirms West Ham interest in 24-yr-old forward, Palace keen as well
West Ham are thought to be keen on signing the Amiens forward Serhou Guirassy this summer. As per the club’s president, Crystal Palace and West Ham are interested in signing the player. He said (quotes h/t Sportwitness): “I cannot tell you currently, you’ll have to ask Serhou on what he wants to do. You can also add Crystal Palace and West Ham to the French interests. At the moment, the most interesting offers come from England, but we don’t want to stand in the way of his career. Up to Serhou’s agents to see what the best option is for him”. Guirassy had an impressive season with Amiens in Ligue 1 despite the campaign ending with relegation. He managed to score 9 goals for the French outfit. The 24-year-old deserves to play at a higher level than Ligue 2 and a move to the P...
