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‘A big club’: Player sends message after Leeds United decision
Helder Costa has expressed his delight on Instagram after completing a permanent move to Leeds United from Wolverhampton Wanderers. As announced on Leeds’s official website this evening, the Championship club have made the loan deal of Costa permanent. The 28-year-old winger has put pen to paper on a four-year contract and will stay at Elland Road until the summer of 2024. The Portugal international will join Leeds on a season-long loan deal from Premier League outfit Wolves in the summer of 2019. Costa has taken to Instagram to express his delight at making his loan deal to Leeds permanent. Stats According to WhoScored, Costa has made 30 starts and 10 substitute appearances in the Championship for Leeds so far this season, scoring three goals and providing three assists in the process, Th...
Report: Player to leave Rangers on loan, agreement reached with club
Rangers goalkeeper Robby McCrorie is set to leave the Ibrox club and join Livingston on loan, according to The Scottish Sun. It has been reported that McCrorie will move to Livingston from Rangers on a season-long loan deal in the summer transfer window. Livingston manager Gary Holt has struck a deal with the Gers to bring the 22-year-old goalkeeper back to the Tony Macaroni Arena on loan for the 2020-21 campaign, according to the report. Loan spell McCrorie joined Livingston on loan from Rangers in the January transfer window and spent the second half of the 2019-20 campaign. According to WhoScored, the 22-year-old Scotsman played eight times in the Scottish Premiership for The Lions. The Scotsman was on loan at Queen of the South for the first half of the 2019-20 season and played 19 tim...
Report: Klopp has taken interest as Liverpool explore technology to allow fans return
According to The Athletic’s Raphael Honigstein, Liverpool are exploring the use of a technology from Germany that could allow the partial re-opening of Anfield Stadium for their fans when next season starts. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp has taken interest in the technology and the club are holding talks with the Berlin-based company (G2K) that developed it this week. The artificial intelligence system combines automated temperature and mask checks with computerised crowd management, and has been tested successfully by Borussia Dortmund and Hertha Berlin. It also ensures that social distancing rules are adhered to in the stadium stands and is set to play a huge role in the Bundesliga’s plans to gradually allow fans back into the Stadiums when next season kicks off in September. Liverpool, like ot...
‘Good news’, ‘I fancy us’ – Some Hammers fans react as Burnley boss shares update
West Ham United host Burnley at the London Stadium tomorrow and will hope to secure all three points in order to further boost their survival chances. The Hammers were held to a 2-2 draw by Newcastle United at St. James’ Park on Sunday following their 3-2 victory over Chelsea on Wednesday, and they will fancy their chances against Sean Dyche’s side. West Ham have also been handed a huge boost after the Burnley boss confirmed that he will be without centre-back Ben Mee and defensive midfielder Jack Cork for tomorrow’s game. Sean Dyche confirms that Ben Mee and Jack Cork are likely to miss the remaining games of the season. — Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) July 7, 2020 Hammers fans reckon the absence of the duo increases their chances of getting something out of the game, and here is how some...
Report: €50m striker rejects move to Euro club, waiting for Arsenal or Man Utd offer
In the past couple of weeks, it has been widely reported that Serie A giants Napoli are looking to sign Lille striker Victor Osinhem. According to reports from Football Italia, Napoli were supposed to pay €50m fee transfer fee to Lille, plus a huge salary to the 21-year-old striker. His potential arrival would have left the door ajar for Arkadiusz Milik to move elsewhere this summer. However, it seems the young striker, who scored 18 goals in 38 competitive games for Lille this season, along with six assists, is waiting for a Premier League offer instead. The report claims that the Nigeria international visited the Napoli facilities, coach Gennaro Gattuso’s home and the house of President Aurelio De Laurentiis. The stage was perfectly set for him to join Napoli. Ho...
Report: Mourinho has personally blocked European giants’ approach for Spurs defender
According to Standard Sport, Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has personally blocked Barcelona’s approach for left-back Ryan Sessegnon. The 20-year-old has failed to make Spurs’ last two matchday squads despite being fully fit and has featured in just six league games since arriving from Fulham for £25 million last summer. Sessegnon’s situation is being monitored by a host of other English and European clubs, and he will consider his future at the end of the season if he fears that he could spend another campaign on the fringes. The youngster was wanted by Mourinho while he was Manchester United manager, and how things have panned out since the Portuguese’s arrival at Tottenham has left him frustrated and puzzled. Sessegnon is hoping to make Gareth Southgate’s Euros 2021 s...
‘A top, top player’ – Graeme Souness raves about 23-yr-old PL star linked with Tottenham
Popular pundit Graeme Souness has heaped praise on the Newcastle winger Allan Saint-Maximin. The Frenchman has been in inspired form since the restart and he could guide Newcastle to a top-half finish if he continues to perform at this level. The Magpies are only three points behind 10th placed Burnley. Saint-Maximin has had a good season overall and Souness thinks he is a ‘top player’. The 23-year-old was recently hailed as the signing of the season by Newcastle manager Steve Bruce. Souness believes that the Newcastle star will only get better with time and no defender in the league will want to be up against in him in one-vs-one situations. He said (quotes via Chronicle): “He’s a top, top player. It’s easy to look at him and just talk about his dribbling when he gets one-on-one.&nbs...
‘My information’ – Ornstein shares what he’s heard about Arsenal’s interest in Saint-Maximin
Arsenal are reportedly keen on Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin ahead of the summer transfer window, and the North London giants are said to have already made contact with the winger’s representatives. However, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has poured cold water on the claims after making his own enquiries following the emergence of the report. Arsenal indeed want a winger, but they are keeping tabs on Chelsea’s Willian and not the Newcastle star. Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to lure the Brazilian to The Emirates once he leaves Stamford Bridge at the end of the campaign as a free agent. “One of the names that have come up in recent days in Allan Saint-Maximin of Newcastle,” Ornstein revealed on The Ornstein and Chapman Podcast. “My information is Arsenal are not interested in...
Reliable journalist: Chelsea ‘ready to offer’ €8m/year deal to sign £70m Man Utd target
It seems Chelsea are winning the race to sign Kai Havertz from Bayer Leverkusen this summer. Manchester United are also being heavily linked with a move for the highly-rated young midfielder, but it seems, the Blues are stepping up the chase. According to reliable journalist and transfer expert, Nicolo Schira, Chelsea have initiated talks with Havertz and his agent to sign the midfielder. The Blues are ready to offer a five-year-deal to the 21-year-old. They are also offering him a lucrative €8m/year contract to lure him to move to Stamford Bridge this summer. Schira claims that Marina Granovskaia, the club Director of Football, is making progress with the deal and that the Blues will open talks with the German club to sign the player. #Chelsea want Kai #Havertz and are in talks ...
Phil Hay shares what Leeds hierarchy is planning to do with £3m defender
Barry Douglas was superb for Leeds during their latest 3-1 victory against Blackburn Rovers last week. The 30-year-old joined Leeds in 2018 from Wolverhampton Wanderers for a fee in the region of £3m. It was seen as a bargain signing for the Whites at that time. Douglas managed 27 appearances for the Whites in all competitions in his first season. This season, he has made just 13 appearances and started in only five games in the Championship. His quality has never been in doubt, but the left-back has struggled with injuries at Elland Road this season. Although he never suffered a major injury, strains and niggles that kept him in the background have prevented Bielsa from getting the best out of the player who was his first signing at Leeds. So, what is next for him? His contract now i...
Report: Euro giants plotting summer move for 25 y/o Arsenal star
Cash strapped Arsenal could be looking to sell some of their key players this summer as Mikel Arteta is ready to sculpt the squad to his own taste. According to reports from The Express, French champions Paris Saint-Germain are keeping tabs on Arsenal defender Hector Bellerin whose future looks uncertain at the club. The 25-year-old, who has made 13 Premier League appearances this season, could be forced out of the Emirates Stadium this summer. The report claims that Bellerin’s position is under threat at Arsenal after Southampton loanee Cedric Soares signed a permanent four-year deal. Despite a host of injury problems over the last 18 months, Bellerin is still wanted by several big European clubs. Serie A giants Juventus and Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are also interested in luring...
Report: Everton plotting summer move to sign £20m star who is admired by Ancelotti
Glasgow Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos could leave Ibrox this summer. The Gers striker was simply outstanding for Steven Gerrard’s side during the 2019-20 campaign, scoring 29 goals in all competitions. Rangers have done their best to keep hold of him, but this summer they mail fail to prevent him from leaving, especially if they receive a handsome offer from any Premier League side. According to reports from Football Insider, Rangers are braced for Everton to make a move for Morelos, and there is a feeling that the Colombian could quit the Ibrox club in the coming weeks. The report claims that Rangers would be looking to sell Morelos if the offer is right. They are aware of interest from Everton and other European clubs. Initially, Rangers were looking at a fee in the region of ...
