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Leeds expected to sell in-demand ‘dynamic’ midfielder by tomorrow night – report
Leeds United midfielder Robbie Gotts is expected to leave the club before tomorrow’s deadline, according to reports from Leeds Live. The report claims that the 21-year-old is set to clinch a permanent move away from Elland Road, and his time at the club appears to be over. He joined the Whites academy as a child and made three senior appearances for the club, including a famous debut at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium in the FA Cup. He has lots of options at the moment, and a potential switch to League Two with Barrow or Oldham Athletic is on the cards. A move to Scottish Premiership with Motherwell could also attract him. Marcelo Bielsa has always spoken highly about Gotts. He heaped praise on the youngster last year, but the player has not established himself in the first team. Gott...
Crystal Palace have opened talks to sign in-demand £25m Leeds target – report
Crystal Palace have opened talks to sign Jeremie Boga from Sassuolo, according to reports from Sky Italia (h/t Daily Record). Earlier today FootMercato (h/t Get French Football) have claimed that the likes of West Ham and Everton are also keen to sign the former Chelsea winger The 24-year-old is also wanted to Leeds United this summer, but it seems Crystal Palace have initiated talks to sign him. Since joining the Italian club from Chelsea, Boga has made 92 appearances for the club scoring 18 goals and providing eight assists. Boga has asked to leave Sassuolo, according to the Serie A outfit’s chief executive Giovanni Carnevali. The Italian club are expected to demand a fee of around £25 million for him. Leeds unlikely to sign – SL View The Daily Ma...
Manchester United reveal stance on Jesse Lingard amid West Ham interest – report
Manchester United are happy to keep Jesse Lingard amid speculation linking him with a move to West Ham United, Sky Sports reports. The attacker had an excellent loan stint at the Hammers earlier this year, bagging nine goals and five assists from 16 appearances. He has since been linked with a permanent return to the London outfit. It was recently claimed that they could make a £15 million bid. Lingard has entered the final year of his Red Devils deal, but it is reported that the club are happy for him to stay and fight for his place. Sportslens view: Lingard made a huge impact for the Hammers during the back end of last season as they qualified for the Europa League group stage. The club have since explored a permanent deal for the 28-year-old, but they have been put off by the repor...
Leeds closing in on £24m signing, 23-yr-old set to undergo his medical tomorrow
Leeds United have agreed on a deal to sign Daniel James from Manchester United. According to Fabrizio Romano, the two clubs have agreed on a fee of around 28 million including add-ons. Apparently, the 23-year-old winger is scheduled to undergo his Leeds medical tomorrow morning and the official announcement is expected soon. Daniel James to Leeds from Manchester United, done deal now confirmed and here we go! The agreement has been completed for €28m with add ons. Personal terms agreed few minutes ago too. 🔴🤝 #MUFC #LUFC Medical tomorrow morning, official announcement soon. https://t.co/5yDeUuXvJX pic.twitter.com/IE18u7zUz5 — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2021 #LUFC are close to agreeing £30m deal for #MUFC forward Dan James. According to Utd source it is on ...
‘Done deal’ – Brighton have secured the signing of €18m player, personal terms agreed
Brighton & Hove Albion have secured the signing of Marc Cucurella, according to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano. The Italian journalist has claimed on Twitter that it is a ‘done deal’ scenario. The Seagulls have activated his €18 million release clause, and the money has been paid in full. The 23-year-old will fly to England today to sign his contract. Excl. Marc Cucurella to Brighton, done deal and here-we-go! The release clause has been matched and paid few minutes ago. Brighton will pay €18m to Getafe. 🔵🇪🇸 #BHAFC #Getafe Cucurella will fly to England today in order to sign his contract. Announcement soon. pic.twitter.com/vGYsd9aFEr — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 30, 2021 Journalist Aden-Jay Wood has suggested on Twitter that the player has agre...
Arsenal make surprise transfer decision on Ainsley Maitland-Niles amid Everton interest – report
Arsenal have decided to keep Ainsley Maitland-Niles at the club amid a late loan approach from Everton, The Times’ Paul Joyce reports. The 24-year-old spent the back end of last season on loan with West Bromwich Albion, but he has yet to start a Premier League game this term. It was recently reported that the Toffees had opened negotiations with the Gunners over a loan deal with the option to buy next summer. However, the Gunners seem determined to keep Maitland-Niles, and have now told the England international that he will be staying put. Maitland-Niles could yet make the switch to Goodison Park. He is set to hold talks with manager Mikel Arteta over his desire to join the Toffees. Sportslens view: Maitland-Niles has made over 100 appearances for the Gunners, and the vast majority of his...
Blow for Crystal Palace as Euro club set to sign Arsenal winger – report
Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson is set to join Dutch club Feyenoord on a season-long loan, according to football.london. The winger is currently out of favour under Mikel Arteta and is set to leave the club. The Dutch outfit were initially keen to sign Manchester United’s Amad Diallo, but after the move collapsed they have moved quickly to sign Nelson. Sky Sports journalist Dharmesh Sheth has claimed that Nelson will sign a one-year contract extension before joining Feyenoord. Arsenal forward Reiss Nelson to sign one year contract extension (to 2023) before joining Feyenoord on season long loan. Feyenoord moving quickly after pulling out of Amad Diallo deal. @ChrisWheatley_ 👏👏👏 #AFC #Feyenoord #ReissNelson — Dharmesh Sheth (@skysports_sheth) August 30, 2021 Tr...
Huge boost for Manchester United as player given green light to stay in England
Manchester United have received a huge boost, with striker Edinson Cavani set to remain at the club during the international break. The Uruguayan has had his call-up to the national side cancelled, making him available for the four matches he would have likely missed. The Premier League announced that all clubs had unanimously agreed not to send their players on international duty if the matches were to be played in the UK’s ‘red listed’ countries. The players who decided to go would have been forced to quarantine for ten days upon their arrival to England. Cavani voiced his displeasure over the decision on his Instagram account. The 34-year-old was named in Uruguay’s squad and was set to miss two Premier League games, a Carabao Cup tie and United’s Champions League opener. However, t...
Jake Paul Defeats Tyron Woodley Via Split Decision in Eight-Round Boxing Match
After months of promotion, the results are in for the Jake Paul versus Tyron Woodley boxing match. MMA fans will be disappointed to learn that Woodley, aka The Chosen One, has lost the fight via split decision (77-75, 75-77, 78-74). The fight began slowly for Woodley as Paul started the fight off as the aggressor finding his range with a number of quick jabs. It could have been the pressure from the MMA community of not wanting to get KO-ed like his friend Ben Askren in the previous boxing match, but Woodley took things very slowly with little volume and pressure. Things changed in the fourth round when Woodley landed a massive left hook that staggered Paul back, only to be saved by the ropes. This gave Woodley the boost of confidence he was looking where it shifted him into offense mode. ...
Leeds register concrete interest to secure ‘last-gasp deal’ for £25m Everton target – report
Leeds United have registered a concrete interest in Manchester United winger Daniel James, according to reports from Football Insider. The Whites are looking to secure a “last-gasp deal” for the 23-year-old winger who has three years left on his contract at Old Trafford. Manchester United were initially reluctant to offload James, either on loan or on a permanent deal, but they are now open to listening to offers for him following the arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Cristiano Ronaldo. The Athletic reported yesterday that Leeds could make a move, either or loan or permanently, for James, with Marcelo Bielsa remaining a big fan of the player. The latest report from Football Insider suggests that Leeds have registered a “concrete” interest and that a fee of around £25 million should be enou...
Celtic closing in on attacker’s signing, 22-yr-old set to undergo his medical today
Celtic are set to complete the signing of Benfica winger Filipe Jota later today. According to the latest reports, the 22-year-old is set to undergo his medical with the Scottish club today and he will join them on loan with an option to buy. Celtic medical for Benfica winger Jota on Monday. Loan with buy option. — stephen.mcgowan (@mcgowan_stephen) August 29, 2021 The winger was on loan at Real Valladolid last season and a loan move for him this season makes a lot of sense. Jota needs to play regularly at this stage of his career in order to continue his development and Celtic will probably be able to provide him with more first-team opportunities than Benfica right now. Furthermore, Ange Postecoglou needs to add more depth two is attacking unit and the 22-year-old Benfica winger could pr...
‘Offering next to nothing’, ‘Having a nightmare’ – Some Celtic fans slam 22-yr-old’s derby display
Celtic crashed to a 1-0 defeat against Rangers in the Old Firm Derby yesterday and the fans will be disappointed with some of the performances out there. The Hoops were in excellent attacking form heading into the contest but they struggled going forward yesterday. The players failed to take the few chances that they managed to create. The likes of David Turnbull, Liel Abada and Kyogo Furuhashi failed to make any sort of impact on the game despite the kind of form they are in right now. Turnbull, in particular, was expected to influence the game from the centre of the park but the Celtic midfielder was often pressed out of the game by the Rangers players and he had to be replaced in the second half. The midfielder failed to provide his usual goalscoring threat and he failed to create ...
