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Report: Rangers discussing payment methods ahead of summer move for 21-yr-old
Rangers are interested in signing Ianis Hagi permanently this summer. According to reports via Scottish Sun, the Ibrox outfit are currently in talks with Genk regarding payment methods. The Scottish outfit can sign Hagi for a fee of around £4.5m this summer. The 21-year-old has had an impressive loan spell at Rangers so far and it is no surprise that they want to keep him at the club for the long term. Despite making just 12 appearances so far, Hagi has shown that he can be a match-winner for Steven Gerrard’s side. He has proven himself in the European games as well. In order to challenge Celtic for the title next season, Gerrard must keep players like Hagi at the club. The Romanian will add creativity and goals to the side. He has already adapted to Scottish football and Hagi can have a c...
9 goals & 6 assists this season: Ancelotti wants 27-yr-old, Everton have approached his agent
Everton are keen on signing the Benfica midfielder Rafa Silva this summer. According to Correio da Manhã (via Sportwitness), Everton have approached the player’s agent regarding a move. Silva has 9 goals and 6 assists to his name so far this season and he could prove to be a quality addition to Ancelotti’s side. Everton need to add more goals and creativity this summer and Silva seems like an ideal fit. It will be interesting to see if Everton make an offer for the player in the coming weeks. Rafa Silva has a mammoth release clause of €80m and Everton will have to negotiate a more reasonable fee. No club will want to pay Silva’s release clause and therefore Benfica will have to lower their demands in order for a transfer to go through. The report adds that Silva is interested in a move to ...
‘This means the takeover is done’ – Some NUFC fans react to report from L’Equipe
According to L’Equipe, Lille’s Sporting Director Luis Campos has turned down an astronomical offer from Newcastle United, but did inform them that he might be able to make recommendations to them via his Scoutly company, provided Lille President Gerard Lopez permits. Breaking | Luis Campos has turned down an astronomical offer from Newcastle United to become their Sporting Director, according to L’Équipe. He did inform NUFC that he might be able to make recommendations to them via his Scoutly company, if Lille President Lopez allows him to. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 19, 2020 Would-be Magpies owners are keen to make the Portuguese the club’s director of football post-takeover, but he has no intention of leaving Lille despite formally asking to leave on Monday, and he is rather ...
Lennon claims Celtic star’s lockdown decision ‘bodes very, very well’
Celtic have wrapped up nine-in-a-row following the decision of the SPFL to award them the Scottish Premiership title based on a points-per-game basis. Making it ten consecutive league titles is top of the Hoops’ plans for next season, and manager Neil Lennon will look to keep the core of his squad and further strengthen it during the summer and winter transfer windows. French striker Odsonne Edouard played a huge role in Celtic’s victorious league campaign, bagging 22 goals in 27 appearances, and suitors are expected to come after him this summer. However, Lennon isn’t looking forward to his exit just yet, with his decision to remain in Glasgow during the lockdown boding well with him. “I will have a lock on the doors,” the Celtic boss joked when asked about Edouard potentially leaving. “B...
Report claims Portuguese is set to become Tottenham’s director of football
According to French TV station Canal Plus (via GFFN), Luis Campos is set to become Tottenham Hotspur’s director of football following his departure from Lille. Canal + claiming tonight that they expect Luis Campos to join Tottenham Hotspur. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) May 19, 2020 The 55-year-old left the Ligue 1 outfit on Monday after three years in the role, and a reunion with Spurs’ assistant coach Joao Sacramento and goalkeeper coach Nuno Santos could be on the cards. The duo linked up with boss Jose Mourinho at the North London club last November and could now be joined by Campos. The Portuguese was linked with a move to Tottenham at the time, with President Gerard Lopez ruling it out. However, it appears that will be happening afterall, with Daniel Levy said to be a fan of the...
Report: Ancelotti wants to sign in-demand 23 y/o midfielder for Everton
According to reports from Calciomercato, Everton are showing keen interest in signing Fiorentina midfielder Gaetano Castrovilli in the summer transfer window. The 23-year-old has impressed for the Viola this season. The Italy international has scored three goals and provided two assists this season. He is a versatile midfielder who can play as a number 10 or in the flanks. Everton boss Carlo Ancelotti is a big admirer of the player and wants to bring the player to Goodison Park. The report claims that Serie A rival clubs Inter Milan and Juventus are also interested in signing him, and thus Everton could face strong competition from them. Marcel Brands will be influential once again in transfer dealings in the summer, but whether Everton can lure Castrovilli away from the clu...
Report: NUFC in talks to land £36m winger as they look to beat Ancelotti to signing
According to Arena Napoli, Newcastle United are interested in bringing Napoli forward Hirving Lozano to Saint James’ Park this summer and have already started talks with the Serie A club. The Magpies aren’t the only English Premier League club interested in landing the Mexico international, though, with Everton and West Ham United also keen. Toffees boss Carlo Ancelotti signed Lozano from PSV Eindhoven last summer after he bagged 40 goals in 79 appearances for the Eredivisie side, and is eyeing a reunion at Goodison Park. The Mexican has scored just thrice in 23 appearances for the Italian team, but that hasn’t stopped would-be Newcastle owners and Everton from registering an interest in him. Napoli chief Aurelio De Laurentiis has insisted that 24-year-old won’t be sold for cheap, and suit...
Shay Given’s brilliant transfer plan that would see Newcastle rival Man. City
Newcastle United fans are dreaming of how life will be at Saint James’ Park under the prospective new owners, and many of them are hoping the club can become the next Manchester City. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are expected to complete a £300 million takeover before the end of the month, and a massive squad overhaul has been tipped to take place afterwards. However, Financial Fair Play will prevent would-be Newcastle owners from spending with reckless abandon in the coming transfer windows, with Sky Sports claiming that immediate mega squad investments aren’t on the cards despite reports regularly linking the club with big names. Former Toons goalkeeper Shay Given has a brilliant transfer plan that could turn the club into a Man. City in the long-run, though, detailing how Newca...
‘Go and join them’ – Noel Whelan urges playmaker to join Rangers this summer
Noel Whelan has urged the Liverpool midfielder Pedro Chirivella to join Rangers this summer. The Spaniard has been a part of the club’s youth team for a while now and he has been given some first team chances this season. Chirivella has managed to impress in the cup games and he has been linked with a move away from Anfield this summer. The midfielder is out of contract in June and it will be interesting to see if he signs an extension with Liverpool. Whelan said to Football Insider: “You could be in a worse position. He could try and kick start his career at Rangers and if he does well he can come back to the Premier League as a ready-made player in a few years’ time. It is tough because it is difficult to turn down a five-year deal at a club like Liverpool but I am not sure if he is goin...
Report: Celtic and Rangers weighing up move for 26-year-old attacker
Glasgow Rangers are interested in bringing former Premier League player Saido Berahino to Ibrox in the summer transfer window. However, the Gers are likely to face strong competition from arch-rivals Celtic. According to reports from Teamtalk, both Celtic and Rangers are weighing up a move to sign the Zulte Waregem attacker this summer. The report claims that both the clubs had scouted the attacking midfielder before the suspension of football due to the global health crisis. The 26-year-old attacker showed a lot of promise when he first broke into the team. But his bad attitude – arrested for drunk-driving twice and agitating transfer move to Tottenham in 2015 – has had a bad effect on his career in England. Berahino scored 20 goals in 2014-15 but he failed to fulfil his po...
Tottenham star admits his Liverpool counterpart is the best in Europe
Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose has claimed that his Liverpool counterpart Andy Robertson is the best in the position in Europe. The England international is currently on loan till the end of the season at Newcastle United after falling out of favour with Spurs boss Jose Mourinho. In his heydays, Rose was the best left-back in the Premier League, making the PFA Team of the Year at the end of both the 2015-16 and 2016-17 seasons as Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs challenged for the title. The Tottenham star has most likely played his last game for the North London club as he is expected to leave permanently this summer with just a year left on his deal, but he is hoping to return to the top of his game someday, and has revealed that he aims to catch his Liverpool counterpart. “Andy Rober...
Tottenham star reveals he watched Celtic UCL games because of 22y/o
Tottenham Hotspur left-back Danny Rose has revealed that he used to watch Celtic’s Champions League games following Brendan Rodgers’ glowing appraisal of Kieran Tierney. The Leicester City boss was the Hoops’ manager prior to joining the Foxes, and he once dubbed the Scotland international as one of the best left-backs on the continent. Rodgers’ remarks caught the attention of Rose, and the England international was keen to see Tierney in action on TV. Celtic were regular in the Champions League group stages at the time, holding Manchester City to a 3-3 draw at Parkhead in September 2016. “I tried to watch the Celtic games in the Champions League when they were on the television,” Rose said on The Lockdown Tactics podcast. “Brendan Rodgers said at that time that Kieran was one of the best ...
