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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...
Report: Arsenal interested in Manchester United midfielder
Arsenal and Barcelona are interested in signing Manchester United attacking midfielder Angel Gomes in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Mail. The 19-year-old attacking midfielder is out of contract at United at the end of June. United have given themselves May 21 deadline to make a final attempt to convince the youngster to put pen to paper on a new deal, according to the report. It has been added that Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter Milan and Borussia Dortmund all want to sign Gomes on a free transfer this summer. Football in England is suspended at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stats Gomes has made two substitute appearances in the Premier League for United so far this season, and has also played thrice in the Europa League, according to WhoScored. The England Un...
‘A beast’ – Zabaleta names 30y/o as the hardest Hammers player to defend against in training
West Ham United right-back Pablo Zabaleta took to Twitter to answer questions from fans this afternoon, and he has revealed that he is already doing his coaching badges as he plans for life after retiring. The 35-year-old has a few months left on his contract at the London Stadium and is expected to leave at the end of the season. Zabaleta has spent 18 seasons as a professional football, with 12 of them in the English top-flight, and is edging closer to hanging his boots. A fan suggested that the Hammers defender would make a fine manager, and he replied thus: Yes I’m doing my coaching badges https://t.co/jm02dzcRFQ — West Ham United (@🏠) (@WestHam) May 12, 2020 The former Manchester City star also revealed that Michail Antonio is the hardest West Ham player to defend against in tr...
Report: Tottenham keen on highly talented Ajax defender
Tottenham are thought to be keen on the American right back Sergino Dest. As per Calciomercato (via Football London), the 18-year-old’s performances for Ajax has caught the Premier League side’s attention. It will be interesting to see if Spurs make their move for the Ajax player. Despite his age, Dest is already a part of the USMNT and he has made 20 appearances in the league for Ajax this season. He could be the ideal back up for Serge Aurier. Mourinho needs an alternative and the 18-year-old fits the bill. Dest could develop as Aurier’s understudy for now and then replace him in future. Spurs certainly have the means to attract him and they have the finances to tempt Ajax as well. It will be interesting to see where Dest ends up this summer. He is a talented young defender with a lot of...
Arsenal make transfer decision on Real Madrid midfielder Dani Ceballos: report
Arsenal are understood to have no plans of extending the stay of midfielder Dani Ceballos beyond the current campaign, a report from El Confidencial claims. The Spain international joined the north London club on a season-long loan from Real Madrid last summer and he made a lively beginning to the season with two assists on his home league debut against Burnley. However, he could not sustain the same level of performance thereafter and picked up a hamstring injury in November which kept him out of action until the turn of the year. In that period, the Gunners opted to dismiss Unai Emery from the head coach position and his successor Mikel Arteta was initially reluctant to play him in January. Ceballos managed to change the manager’s opinion of him during the warm-weather training camp in D...
Chris Sutton’s four-word reaction as Rangers striker sends warning to Celtic
Rangers striker Jermain Defoe has sent a warning to Celtic, claiming it’s only a matter of time before the Ibrox outfit start dominating in the Scottish Premiership again. The Light Blues last won the league in 2011, and their wait for a 55th title will most likely continue till at least next season with the Hoops currently 13 points ahead of them in the table. Should football resume, Celtic are huge favourites to win the league title this term with only eight games left, and a record and unprecedented 10-in-a-row is on their mind ahead of next season. Rangers will be looking to stop Neil Lennon’s men next term, but Defoe says he is not focusing on that as he just wants to make history by helping Steven Gerrard’s side to the pinnacle of the Scottish football again. “I said it when I signed...
Chris Sutton’s six-word reaction as Rangers’ call for independent investigation into SPFL fails
Rangers have been dealt a huge blow in their bid to call for an independent investigation into the governing body’s handling of the decision to end the season. The SPFL earlier conducted a vote among the 42 clubs across the divisions to end the lower leagues, with the option to end the Scottish Premiership also on the cards. However, Rangers weren’t pleased with the initial results, demanding for an inquiry. That won’t be happening, though, as only 13 voted in support of the Ibrox outfit’s call for a resolution, with 27 clubs opposing the move while two chose not to vote. Rangers can still take their case to the Court of Abritration for Sport or the civil courts if they aren’t pleased with the result of the EGM, and it will be interesting to see what their next decision is. Celtic are 13 p...
‘He’s going to leave’ – Manager expects Wolves star to leave for a bigger club
Portuguese manager Pedro Caixinha thinks Raul Jimenez will leave Wolves in order to join a bigger club in future. He said to TUDN (via Sportwitness): “He’s going to leave Wolves to go one step higher and he’s going to continue with that ambition. It’s what I’d like to see in other Mexican players who have a lot of quality.” The Mexican has been outstanding for Wolves since moving to the Premier League and he has been linked with a move away this summer. It will be interesting to see if his suitors can tempt him away from Molineux. Earlier this month, Jimenez revealed that it would hard to turn down approaches from Real Madrid or Barcelona. Wolves will be desperate to keep their star striker at the club this season but things could change if a top club comes calling. Jimenez has shown that ...
