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Report: Newcastle very keen on 28-goal star who is valued at £40m
Newcastle are very keen on signing Odsonne Edouard from Celtic this summer. As per Ian McGarry (via Express), the Magpies want to invest in quality players once the takeover is complete and Edouard is a target. The Celtic star is valued at £40m but McGarry believes that the Hoops will struggle to get a fee like that in today’s market. Football clubs across the globe have suffered severe financial losses due to the current health crisis and big money signings will be harder to pull off this summer. If Newcastle manage to sign Edouard for a reasonable fee, it would be a tremendous signing for them. The Frenchman is an exceptional talent and he has shown that in the Scottish Premiership and the Europa League this season. Edouard has 28 goals to his name so far this season and he would improve...
‘Very quiet and then bang’: Keith Downie provides latest update on NUFC takeover
It’s been all quiet at Tyneside, and Newcastle United fans are understandably anxious about it. While journalists closely associated with the club are quite confident that the deal will go through, doubts persist as long as it hangs in the balance. The prospective new owners are pretty confident that they will get the clearance from the Premier League but how long will it take is unknown. The Chronicle has claimed earlier that it could be the deciding week in the takeover process. Keith Downie, a well-known journalist working for Sky Sports, has taken to social networking site Twitter to express his reaction. He claims that the current situation is not unusual. And by “quiet”, they meant in the length of time it takes to be ratified by the PL. — Keith Downie (@SkySports_Keith) May 12, 2020...
BBC pundit reacts to new statement from Rangers today
Tam McManus has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to a new statement from Rangers today. The former Hibernian and Dundee forward, who now works as a pundit for BBC Sport, has praised Rangers for backing down in their feud with the SPFL over the way voting was conducted for the divisions below the Scottish Premiership to be called off. As reported by BBC Sport, there will be no independent inquiry into the SPFL’s voting process as called by Rangers. That’s because, according to the report, 27 clubs voted against it, with 13 clubs voted in favour of, and there were two abstentions. Rangers have released a statement on their official website following the vote on their official website, and McManus has responded to it. A huge but I think wise backdown from Rangers in their latest statemen...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United enquire about 22-year-old left-back
According to Sport, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are interested in signing Pervis Estupinan from Premier League rivals Watford in the summer transfer window. Estupinan is on loan at Spanish club Osasuna from Watford and is scheduled to stay there until the end of the season. Sport has claimed that Tottenham have enquired about the possibility of securing the services of the 22-year-old left-back this summer. United have also made contact about signing the Ecuador international, while Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are interested in the youngster as well, according to the report. Stats Estupinan has been at Watford since 2016, but the youngster has yet to play in the Premier League for the Hornets. The young left-back has been out on loan at Granada, Almeria and Mallorca in recent...
BBC pundit cannot believe what one Leeds United player has said
Noel Whelan does not think that Patrick Bamford will be at Leeds United for the next five years, as quoted in Football Insider. The former Leeds striker made the comments in response to Bamford’s recent remarks about his future. The former Chelsea and Nottingham Forest striker has said to The Yorkshire Evening Post that he plans to stay at Elland Road for five more years. Whelan, now works as a pundit for BBC Radio Leeds, has dismissed the 26-year-old’s plan. Whelan told Football Insider: “To say five years in a football environment is ridiculous. Most people do not stay at a football club these days longer than three. “I do not think Patrick should look any further than this coming season. Finish this one-off and he has earned the right to start the next one even if we are in the Pre...
Report claims 10 EPL clubs could gang up to block NUFC takeover by PIF
According to The Sun, there is growing unrest among Premier League clubs over Newcastle United’s potential £300 million takeover by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, with at least 10 of them looking to gang up to block the move. The Premier League is still conducting its Owners’ and Directors’ test on the consortium looking to buy the Magpies, and new legal documents linking Saudi to BeoutQ could potentially see them fail the test. BeIN Sports have accused Saudi-based BeoutQ of illegally broadcasting live Premier League games and charging subscribers for it, and The Sun claims other top-flight clubs could cite commercial concerns as a reason why the takeover shouldn’t be ratified. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley expected the takeover to go through two weeks ago and could now be looking fo...
Manchester United ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign £60m-rated French star
Manchester United are leading Chelsea in the race to sign Moussa Dembele during this summer’s transfer window, a report from The Star claims. Dembele is currently in his second season with Lyon where he has contributed 22 goals and seven assists across all competitions. A recent report from Manchester Evening News claimed that the Frenchman would find it hard to turn down a move to Old Trafford during the summer and it now appears that United are prepared to step up their interest. As per The Star, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sent scouts to monitor the striker’s progress on at least three occasions this term and the Frenchman is viewed as a replacement for Romelu Lukaku, who left the club for Inter Milan last summer. The 23-year-old has also been regularly linked with a move to Frank Lamp...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur among 5 English clubs keeping tabs on Celtic teen talent
Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester United are among the clubs interested in signing Celtic youngster Daniel Kelly, according to The Glasgow Evening Times. It has been reported that Premier League giants United have scouted the 15-year-old, who is a box-to-box midfielder. The report has claimed that Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham and Leicester City are also keeping tabs on the teenager. Celtic want to keep hold of the highly rated and hugely promising youngster, and have offered him terms on his first pre-professional contract amid interest from clubs in England, according to the report. Celtic stay Celtic are a massive club and have a very good youth academy, and it would make sense for Kelly to stay at the Hoops for now. True, the likes of Tottenham, United and Chelsea are globa...
Chelsea still keen on signing reported Liverpool target, valued at £52m: report
Chelsea are maintaining their interest in RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner despite the fact that Liverpool are leading the race to sign the Germany international, 90min reports. The 24-year-old has enjoyed a superb campaign with Leipzig this term and he has scored 27 goals and registered 12 assists across all competitions. Out of those, 25 goals and seven assists have come in the Bundesliga, where he has helped his team keep up with Bayern Munich in the race for the Bundesliga title. In recent months, Jurgen Klopp’s side have been touted as the favourites to sign the German forward but they have yet to make an official approach to land his signature. Werner currently has a £52m release clause on his contract but the Reds are yet to trigger the value, given they are assessing the financi...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur have found potential buyer for player they want to sell
According to The Mirror, Barcelona are interested in signing Juan Foyth from Tottenham Hotspur in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Tottenham have made the Argentina international defender available for a transfer this summer. Spanish and European giants Barcelona are keen on the 22-year-old, who has been offered to clubs, according to the report. Stats Foyth has been on the books of Tottenham since the summer of 2017 when he joined from Estudiantes for a transfer fee reported by The Mirror to be worth £8 million. Fellow Argentine Mauricio Pochettino was in charge of Spurs at the time, and the defender was expected to be a huge success at the North London outfit. However, in the years that followed, the 22-year-old has failed to make an impact at Tottenham Hotspur Stadi...
Celtic planning fresh loan move for Tottenham Hotspur attacker: report
Scottish champions Celtic will make a fresh loan offer for Tottenham Hotspur forward Jack Clarke when the transfer window reopens at the end of the season, Football Insider reports. The youngster joined Spurs from Leeds United for around £10m last summer and he was instantly loaned back to the Yorkshire outfit for the 2019/2020 campaign. However, the 19-year-old struggled to break into the first-team plans of Marcelo Bielsa and he was recalled from the temporary stint in January, having made only one Championship appearance. He has since been loaned out to Queens Park Rangers but the move has likewise been a disappointment for him as he has managed only 78 minutes of league action to date. According to Football Insider, it is revealed that the Hoops were keen on a temporary deal for C...
West Bromwich Albion could make £17.6m bid for reported Tottenham Hotspur target
Championship side West Bromwich Albion could compete with Tottenham Hotspur for the signature of Vedat Muriqi during the next transfer window, a report from Aksam claims. Muriqi joined Fenerbahce from Çaykur Rizespor last summer and he has since impressed for the Istanbul outfit, contributing 15 goals and six assists from 28 appearances in all competitions. Over the past few weeks, Spurs have been mentioned as the prime candidates to land his services during the summer but Aksam reports that they could face competition from Slaven Bilic’s side. It is added that Bilic remains a keen admirer of the Kosovo international and will prioritise the striker’s transfer, should the Baggies seal promotion to the Premier League next term. The west Midlands outfit could be prepared to pay around&nb...
