English Premier League
Report: £10m Leeds star rejects contract offer amid interest from PL rival
Leeds United forward Tyler Roberts has reportedly rejected a contract offer from the Yorkshire club. According to reports from Football Insider, the 22-year-old has been offered a long-term deal but he has rejected it. His future is now up in the air, with Premier League rivals Newcastle United keen on securing his services. Several other clubs are also vying for his signature. Back in the January transfer window, Roberts was linked with a move away from the club, but Marcelo Bielsa didn’t want him to leave. It has been claimed that Bielsa is keen to keep the versatile attacker. Roberts has featured regularly in the second half of the season, making 12 consecutive Premier League starts before he was dropped against Burnley. SL View Roberts would be a good signing for the M...
Southampton vs Leeds United: Premier League Preview, H2H, Predicted Line-ups & Prediction
The penultimate round of the 2020/21 Premier League fixtures is upon us as Southampton welcome in-form Leeds United to St Mary’s on Tuesday evening. The Saints claimed consecutive 3-1 wins over Crystal Palace and Fulham, having gone winless in their previous four league matches in a row (D1, L3). Despite their recent upturn in form, Southampton are destined for a lower-half-of-the-table finish, having averaged just 1.19 points per Premier League fixture this season. Following a stunning 3-1 win against Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road, the Whites ran riot at Turf Moor, hammering Burnley 4-0 in their most recent Premier League outing. Back-to-back triumphs over Tottenham and Burnley have brought Leeds on the cusp of a top-half finish in the Premier League table. Southampton vs Leeds United ...
Arsenal’s stunners and that Gerrard goal: the best FA Cup final goals of the 2000s
The FA Cup final is one of the highlights of the English football calendar. It’s the world’s oldest football competition and has produced several incredible moments – from the endless amount of giant killings to those big days out at Wembley Stadium. Some argue that it has lost its magic over the years, but Saturday’s clash between Leicester City and Chelsea proved otherwise. With fans back in attendance for the first time in ages, the Foxes emerged victorious after one moment of magic (and a little bit of controversy). But it wasn’t the first time we’ve seen a screamer in the FA Cup final. Here are some more just from the turn of the millennium. Youri Tielemans – Leicester City 1-0 Chelsea [embedded content] With all the hysteria of the last 30 minutes, it’s easy to forget just how dull t...
Fabrizio Romano: Palace have joined Leeds & David Moyes in race for £50m hitman
Crystal Palace have joined the race for Slavia Prague forward Abdallah Sima ahead of the summer transfer window, according to Sky Sports journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano. Crystal Palace are still in contact with Frank Lampard and his agente as potential new manager – talks progressing. Abdallah Sima from Slavia Praga is among the options as new signings, also in case Lampard will be appointed. 🔴🔵 #CPFC — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) May 17, 2021 Leeds United and West Ham United are also keen on the 19-year-old who has been in explosive form in 2020-21. Sima, 19, has scored 19 goals in 36 games across all competitions for the Czech Republic outfit, and Everton, Arsenal, Manchester United, Paris Saint-Germain and Juventus are keeping tabs on him too. Slavia...
Premier League & La Liga giants forced to look elsewhere as Dortmund secure UCL football
Barcelona, Chelsea and Barcelona have received a blow to their summer transfer plans, with Borussia Dortmund securing Champions League football for next season. The Bundesliga outfit suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt last month, which saw them seven points adrift of the top four with seven games to play. Their form has since been sensational with six successive league wins, and they recently guaranteed their Champions League spot with one match remaining. With the qualification, the club are likely to be boosted with the additional revenue, which could have a huge impact on their transfer strategy this summer. Over the past few weeks, there has been plenty of talk regarding Erling Braut Haaland’s future with suggestions that he could move on if Dortmund fail to mak...
Leeds join Euro clubs in chase for Bundesliga striker
Leeds United have joined Monaco, Napoli and Atalanta in the hot pursuit of the highly-rated Hertha BSC forward Matheus Cunha, per Sky Sports journalist Max Bielefeld. Marcelo Bielsa is on the lookout for potential top-class additions this summer in a bid to get the club challenging higher up the table next season. Leeds are on the verge of securing a half-table finish on the back of their promotion from the Championship, and it is fair to say they have managed to exceed expectations this season. Despite experiencing a decent Premier League campaign, the Whites will undergo several changes when the transfer window reopens for business. A perfectionist as he is, Bielsa is looking to improve certain areas at Elland Road and is hell-bent on adding another high-profile name to his well-knit ros...
Spurs fans will love what key player has decided on his future after holding talks with Levy
Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is likely to remain at the club next season. The 34-year-old, who joined Spurs nearly a decade ago, is the club’s longest-serving player at the moment. Lloris is out of contract next summer, and there were fears that he might leave the club. Talks of moving back to his native country were discussed, and a reunion with former boss Mauricio Pochettino was speculated in the media. However, the French goalkeeper appears set for a contract extension at the north London club. According to Football Insider, he plans to extend his stay for one more year or maybe longer. The report claims that he has held talks with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy and has expressed his desire to continue under a new manager. Lloris is loved and respected by the Spurs f...
Crystal Palace plan loan bid for Serie A centre-back, who Chelsea wanted to sign
Crystal Palace will propose to sign Juventus centre-back Radu Dragusin on a season-long loan this summer, The Sun reports. The 19-year-old’s previous contract was due to expire in June, and the Eagles were eager to land him on a free transfer. However, their plans were dashed last month as the Romanian was convinced to sign a fresh four-year deal with the Bianconeri. It is now reported that the south London outfit will look to pursue his signature on loan for the 2021/22 campaign. The Bianconeri are open to the defender’s temporary exit such that he can be guaranteed regular first-team football. Sportslens view: The Eagles currently have 16 players in their first-team squad whose contracts expire at the end of next month. The list includes centre-backs Gary Cahill, Mamadou Sakho and Scott ...
Former United and Liverpool legends back petition to save their clubs
The call by former Premier League stars for better regulation in English football will be music to the ears of fans across the country. Gary Neville, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards are amongst the ex-players who are urging the UK government to appoint an independent regulator. They are calling on fans to sign a petition which will force the government to debate the matter if more than 100,000 signatures are collected. The petition is already well on its way to hitting the target as people across football throw their weight behind the idea. The recent European Super League proposal highlighted the disdain with which some elements of football view the current picture. Many people within the sport believe that the appointment of a regulatory body would help to represent the interests of t...
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirms double Man United injury boost, provides Harry Maguire update
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed a double injury boost ahead of the club’s Premier League clash against Fulham. The Red Devils have already qualified for next season’s Champions League, but have lost momentum with back-to-back losses to Leicester City and Liverpool. They will be aiming to return to winning ways against the Cottagers at Old Trafford tomorrow, where 10,000 fans will be in attendance. Ahead of the game, Solskjaer confirmed a boost on the injury front with both Daniel James and Anthony Martial back in training after rehabilitation. He told Manutd.com: “They [Daniel and Anthony] have done all their rehab programmes and ticked all the boxes so a couple of days of training before the game with the team, but they’re not ready to start a game yet. Let’s ...
Three Things: Shankly would be horrified, West Ham blow chance, Leeds on the rise
It’s Monday morning again, which means it’s time to roll out our latest ‘Three Things’ column. Thankfully there wasn’t much diving going on over the weekend, so we’ll have to focus on other stuff. Let’s start things off by getting stuck into Liverpool. When is the open-top bus parade? “If you are first, you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.” Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly’s iconic comment perfectly summed up his attitude to football. If Shankly had been around today, he’d have been horrified by the wild celebrations that followed Alisson’s late winner at West Bromwich Albion on Sunday. Sure, a goal scored by a goalkeeper is a rare occurrence. However, this was a goal against a relegated club that moved Liverpool from fifth to, erm, fifth position in the Premier League. ...
Rangers reportedly want to re-sign Premier League-linked 21-goal midfielder
Watford want Aberdeen midfielder Lewis Ferguson this summer and have seen a £2 million bid rejected, according to The Sun. The Hornets are preparing for life back in the Premier League and they reckon the Scottish ace would be a top addition to their squad. However, they are not the only ones keen on Ferguson, with Rangers also keeping tabs on him. Manager Steven Gerrard wants to defend the Scottish Premiership title next term and is keen to make quality summer recruitment, but the Light Blues will not be getting their former academy player for cheap. Ferguson spent four years in the Rangers setup but was released at 14 before making a name for himself at Hamilton Academical. He joined Aberdeen three years ago and has since established himself as a key player, scoring 21 goals in 124 appea...
