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Newcastle United leading Aston Villa in race to sign versatile £50,000-a-week defender – report
Newcastle United are favourites ahead of Aston Villa to secure a loan deal for Manchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe, Football Insider reports. The centre-back has been tipped to leave on a season-long loan after the club’s deal to sign Raphael Varane, and he was recently tipped to join Villa. However, it is now reported that the Magpies are leading the race, with manager Steve Bruce prepared to assure Tuanzebe a regular starting role. The deal is still not straightforward as they may need to pay a multi-million loan fee and agree to pay his weekly wages that are likely to rise. He is currently on around £50,000-a-week. He has been fancied to sign a new long-term contract before heading out on loan this summer. Sportslens view: Tuanzebe was United’s fourth-choice centre-back last s...
Minnesota Vikings’ Kirk Cousins Stupidly Suggests Surrounding Himself With Plexiglass Instead of Getting Vaccinated
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty It’s thinking like this that is keeping the United States COVID-19 hell. NFL athletes have been complaining big time since the league made life extremely hard for unvaccinated players stopping short of mandating them to take it. Minnesota Vikings quarterback and Trump fan, according to Raw Story, Kirk Cousins is one of those hardheaded players. Despite having to quarantine after being considered a close contact to an infected player, Cousins still won’t get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus that is wreaking havoc around the globe thanks to the highly contagious and more dangerous delta variant. During a press conference on Thursday (Aug.5), Cousins told reporters that his decision not to get the shot is “personal,” and...
Brighton in talks to sign 23-year-old with 28 goal contributions last season – report
Brighton & Hove Albion are continuing negotiations with Celtic to sign Odsonne Edouard, journalist Ignazio Genuardi claims. The Seagulls are eyeing a new striker this summer, and they have been linked with multiple names including Edouard. It is now reported that they are in talks with the Hoops to land the Frenchman, who recently entered the final year of his contract. Brighton are aiming to reach a transfer agreement by next week. Sportslens view: Brighton recently received £50 million from the sale of Ben White to Arsenal. They have yet to make any signings from the funds received, and it could soon happen. Potter has already ruled out the purchase of a new central defender this summer. The focus could lie on pursuing a striker that can improve their scoring prospects. The club...
Report: Newcastle in contact to sign £12m PL player, club have made decision
Newcastle United are reportedly in contact to sign Liverpool defender Nathaniel Phillips this summer, according to The Athletic. The centre-back cemented his place into the first-team last season, with the club struggling with a raft of injuries to key players. The Reds lost Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joe Matip for almost the entire season. The likes of Phillips and Rhys Williams played out of their skins to help Liverpool qualify for the Champions League. However, Liverpool have bolstered their defence with the big-money signing of Ibrahima Konate from RB Leipzig. With the rest of the senior defenders returning from injury, Phillips is expected to drop down the pecking order. The 24-year-old established himself as an accomplished Premier League defender last season and now needs to pl...
Pep Guardiola on Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and potential summer exits
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was quizzed about the club’s chances of signing Lionel Messi and Harry Kane ahead of the Community Shield clash against Leicester City tomorrow. The Cityzens secured the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for a British-record £100 million fee last night. However, the main focus was on Messi after Barcelona confirmed the decision to part company with the Argentinian forward. The Premier League champions are among the favourites to sign Messi on a free transfer. When asked about the possibility, Guardiola said that the Argentine is not in the club’s thoughts after the surprise announcement. He said: “We spent £40m on Jack Grealish. We paid £100m and brought £60m in the last year. “He will wear the No 10 because we were incredibly convinced with ...
Juventus forced to apologise for racist tweet
Juventus have been accused of racism after their women’s team’s official Twitter account posted an image featuring an offensive gesture. The tweet consisted of one of the players, Cecilia Salvai, making an inappropriate sign in a picture taken during training. The official Juventus women’s account had this highly offensive tweet up for 20 minutes. Disgraceful. They have since apologised for it. https://t.co/VbyA7hOOgX — SPORTbible (@sportbible) August 5, 2021 The post was live for around 25 minutes, receiving widespread criticism, before the club eventually deleted the tweet and issued a widely criticised apology on their website. We sincerely apologise that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has alway...
Juventus FC Women Faces Backlash After Racist Tweet
The Juventus FC Women team is catching some unwanted attention after player Cecilia Salvai tweeted a photo of herself during practice. The Italian team member was photoed posing with an orange cone on her head while pulling her eyes in the “slanted-eyes” orientation, captioned with an emoji mimicking the same gesture. The post stayed up from the team’s Twitter account for 25 minutes before a number of users flagged it, prompting the platform to remove the post. The team has since issued an apology to soccer fans with, “We sincerely apologize that our tweet, which was not meant to cause controversy or have any racial undertones, may have offended anyone. Juventus has always been against racism and discrimination.” i’m taking bets on the Juventus FC Women twitter’s apology. Will it include a...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Discusses GSP Fight, Conor McGregor and Wrestling Bears on Mike Tyson’s ‘Hotboxin’
Khabib Nurmagomedov has just finished his full interview with Mike Tyson on his Hotboxin’ podcast. Joined by “Triple C” Henry Cejudo, the three go deep in sharing personal stories of their time in the cage/ring, all while focusing on Nurmagomedov’s 12-year professional MMA career. The trio starts off with Tyson and some of his more infamous stories and why he chose to reconcile with his former adversaries. While Tyson stays firm that in the fight game, “anything goes,” Nurmagomedov elaborates that, while Tyson’s statement is true, the tactics that each fighter chooses to use reveals the type of person they really are — pointing out Conor McGregor’s low blows on family and religion. The 29-0 retired fighter also mentioned that he believes that the thing McGregor is missing most are “real” p...
‘You have turned your back on us’ – Some Villa fans react to Grealish’s farewell message
Manchester City confirmed the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa last night. The Premier League champions have reportedly paid a club-record £100 million fee to sign the 25-year-old midfielder. Jack Grealish to Manchester City, here we go! Paperworks signed tonight between Aston Villa and City. £100m final fee, contract also signed until June 2026. 🔵🏴 #MCFC Grealish will undergo his medical in Manchester on Thursday morning in order to complete the record-deal. pic.twitter.com/JwVvEn5Ewl — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 4, 2021 Grealish has now sent out a farewell message to his former club and the fans on social media. He expressed his gratitude to the supporters and admitted that he will always support...
West Ham bid for defender, who won 5.6 duels per game last term – report
West Ham United have made an opening transfer offer for Rennes centre-back Nayef Aguerd, Football Insider reports. The Hammers have had a quiet transfer window, and Alphonse Areola remains their sole signing on loan from Paris Saint-Germain. There could be frantic activity before the transfer deadline, and a new centre-back could be one of the top priorities for the London club. They have already been linked with Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma and Fiorentina’s Nikola Milenkovic. Aguerd also appears on their radar. West Ham have made an opening bid worth £15 million for the Moroccan, but Rennes have rejected the transfer proposal. The Ligue 1 outfit are reluctant to lose the 25-year-old’s services this summer. Sportslens view: The Hammers need more quality and depth in the central defensive posi...
Samuel Edozie set to debut, Predicted Manchester City line up (4-3-3) vs Leicester City
Manchester City take on Leicester City in the Community Shield on Saturday. Pep Guardiola’s side won the Premier League for the third time in four years last term, but the campaign ended on a low note with a Champions League final loss. The club will be aiming to do better this time around. They will kickstart the 2021/22 campaign with a Community Shield clash against FA Cup holders Leicester City. The Foxes are missing key players due to injuries, but City are also without several first-team stars due to their participation at the European Championships and Copa America. Formation: 4-3-3 Predicted Line-up: Ederson has yet to return to training after Brazil’s run to the Copa America final. Zack Steffen looks set to start between the sticks. The backline will have experienced faces. Joao Ca...
Report claims Postecoglou now wants to bring Argentina international to Parkhead
Celtic are keen to sign Independiente defender Fabricio Bustos, according to a report from Homme du Match. Ange Postecoglou is desperate to bolster his ranks at Parkhead this summer. The Hoops have a long way to go to close the gap on Rangers. One position where Postecoglou definitely needs to improve is right-back. Celtic are allegedly keen to sign Fabricio Bustos this summer Celtic plotting Fabricio Bustos swoop Homme du Match claims the Glasgow giants are actually leading the race to sign the four-capped Argentina international. The 25-year-old has been with Independiente his entire career. He is an attacking full-back in every sense and contributes just as much in the final third as he does defensively. Bustos in action for Independiente against Corinthians last se...
