English Premier League
Report: Liverpool plotting January deal for 28y/o who once wanted West Ham move
According to Football Insider, Liverpool are looking to sign New York Red Bulls centre-back Aaron Long on loan before the January transfer window closes on Monday. The United States international is available on a three-month short-term loan with no option to buy as the Major League Soccer season is currently on hold until April as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and Reds manager Jurgen Klopp is keen on doing a deal. Sportslens View Liverpool are currently stripped to their bare bones at the back, with recent injuries to Fabinho and Joel Matip further compounding their woes. While last night’s 3-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur got their title defence back on track, failure to strengthen at the back this month could prove costly going forward. Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez could both rem...
‘Hopefully he can help us’: Tottenham boss pins hopes on 4-time Champions League winner
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has urged Gareth Bale to prove his quality during Harry Kane’s absence from the team. Kane suffered injuries to both ankles as Spurs lost 3-1 at home to Liverpool on Thursday, opening the door for Bale to secure more game time. He has started just once for Spurs in the Premier League, but did complete 90 minutes at Wycombe Wanderers in the FA Cup earlier this week. “Harry Kane is Harry Kane, you know,” Mourinho said at his press conference for Sunday’s game against Brighton & Hove Albion. “There are players in some teams, that are not replaceable. And, of course, when you lose a player of Harry’s quality and dimension, the other guys have to step up. “Bale played 90 minutes in the FA Cup. Of course, that for him is a big impact, to play 90 minute...
Leicester City reignite interest in James Tarkowski
Leicester City are planning to make another bid for Burnley defender James Tarkowski this summer, reports the Mirror. Tarkowski joined Burnley from Brentford in the winter transfer window of 2016 for an estimated £3.5 million. Since then, he has been an ever-reliable option for manager Sean Dyche, featuring 162 times in all competitions while earning two caps for England. Tarkowski has been a great servant to Burnley Naturally, this form has attracted a lot of attention, with the Clarets fighting tooth and nail to keep hold of one of their most valuable assets. They received reported offers of approximately £30m last summer from West Ham United, which were rejected. Leicester are apparently plotting another move for the Englishman this summer, according to the Mirror. It is unclear how muc...
Report: Newcastle ‘strongly interested’ in 28-year-old int’l; Moyes wanted him in summer
According to reports from Club Doria, Newcastle United are heavily interested in signing Omar Colley from Sampdoria this month. The report claims that Colley is likely to leave the club in the near future. However, any potential buyer can forget about signing him cheaply. The 28-year-old centre-back has a contract at the club until 2025 which strengthens the position of the Serie A club in the transfer market. He is currently enjoying his best form since arriving in Italy, scoring one goal in 13 league appearances so far. Sampdoria will demand a fee in the region of 10 million Euros for the Gambian international. The report claims that Turkish club Fenerbahce and Premier League outfit Newcastle are heavily interested in signing him in January. Sportslens View Colley was heavily linke...
Report: West Ham want 27-year-old striker, need to pay £8.5m to sign him
It is an open secret that West Ham need to sign a striker in the January transfer window. According to reports from The Athletic, the Hammers are confident of securing a loan deal for Jesse Lingard this month, but David Moyes is still looking to sign a striker. West Ham are short in numbers in that department following the departure of Sebastien Haller who joined Ajax this month. Michail Antonio remains the club’s only recognised striker and Moyes needs a back-up option. Throughout this month, the Hammers have been linked with a plethora of strikers but they haven’t been able to broker a deal. Either the selling club refused to conduct any business or the asking price was beyond West Ham. With time running out, West Ham have been presented with a chance to snap up Cadiz forward, Anthony Lo...
Report: Euro club has already agreed deal to sign £15k-per-week Leeds player
According to reports from Turkish media outlet Fotomac, Galatasaray are keen to sign Leeds United defender Gjanni Alioski. The Turkish club are looking to sign a left-back, and the report claims that Gala have already agreed a deal to sign the Macedonian international. Alioski has a contract at the Yorkshire club till the end of the season, and Fotomac claims that the 28-year-old is on his way to join the Turkish outfit. He didn’t agree a contract extension with Leeds and wants a move to Galatasary instead. Alioski, who is on £15k-per-week deal at Leeds, is one of the lowest-earning players in the Premier League, and he has accepted an offer from Galatasaray. SportsLens View His contract expires in the summer transfer window, and he could be looking for options elsewhe...
‘Board happy to do the deal’: Sky Sports journalist claims West Ham want 34-cap int’l
According to Sky Sports journalist, Kaveh Solhekol, West Ham United are looking to make a few signings towards the end of the January transfer window. Along with signing Jesse Lingard on loan from Manchester United, one of the players the Hammers are currently looking at is South Korean striker Hee-Chan Hwang. West Ham are looking to sign a striker this month following the departure of Sebastien Haller who joined Ajax. The Hammers have been linked with a host of strikers this month, and Solhekol has claimed that the West Ham board are ready to back David Moyes with funds this month. He claims that the final decision rests with Moyes who due to the pandemic hasn’t been able to personally scout the players the club has targeted this month. Moyes is not willing to make a panic buy and he...
Report: Man Utd keeping tabs on versatile 21-yr-old, summer bid ‘most likely’
Manchester United Have been linked with a move for the Bundesliga midfielder Christoph Baumgartner. Apparently, the Red Devils are keeping tabs on the 21-year-old Austrian midfielder who has made quite an impression in the German League this season. As per the Sun, United could move for him in the summer. The report claims that the player has a contract until 2023 and he has a price tag of £16 million. A summer bid for Baumgartner seems ‘most likely’ as per Sun. SL View: Potential replacement for Pogba? Baumgartner can operate as a central midfielder as well as an attacking midfielder and he could prove to be a quality long term addition to United’s squad. French international Paul Pogba has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford at the end of this season and Baumgartner could...
Euro club offer World Cup winner as part of deal for 24-year-old Spurs man
Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain have reached an agreement over a loan deal for Dele Alli, but the move may not be completed. According to Le Parisien, the England international will join PSG until the end of the season if Spurs manage to sign a replacement before the January transfer window closes. Negotiations between the two clubs began last summer, but PSG have been unable to broker a deal with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy. His PSG counterpart, Leonardo, tried to include Idrissa Gueye and Julian Draxler in a swap deal, although a source close to the German player dismissed the suggestion that he would move this winter. SL View Although Alli has fallen down the pecking order at Spurs, manager Jose Mourinho has told the Telegraph that he does not expect him to join PSG. However, t...
Journalist confirms Tottenham are weighing up a January move for 29-yr-old
Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a move for the Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic. The experienced centre-half is expected to leave the Italian club after falling down the pecking order and he could prove to be a decent addition to Tottenham’s defensive unit. He has started just five league games for Napoli so far this season and he needs to leave in order to play more often. As per transfer expert Ciro Venerato, the London club are looking at other defenders this month as well. SL View: Alternative to Sanchez? Davinson Sanchez has fallen down the pecking order at the London club and has been linked with a move away. Maksimovic could be his replacement if Spurs managed to pull off the signing. Spurs were heavily linked with quite a few centre-backs at the start of this se...
Report: Everton interested in Christian Eriksen
According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Everton are interested in signing Inter Milan attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen. The Danish international has featured sporadically under Antonio Conte this season, making 15 appearances across all competitions and starting on just five occasions. TuttoMercatoWeb claimed that the Toffees made a ‘timid approach’ to get him but it could develop into something bigger in the coming days. A lot depends upon how Carlo Ancelotti’s side perform and on Inter’s stance on Eriksen following his late winner against AC Milan on Tuesday. Conte claimed after the match that the Danish international won’t leave the club. Sportslens View Not long ago, Eriksen was considered to be one of the best attacking midfielders in the world. However, his form has dipped and there has ...
Chelsea linked with big summer move, swap deal could smooth the path – opinion
Thomas Tuchel’s appointment as Chelsea manager has already sparked plenty of talk about future transfer targets. The 47-year-old was officially confirmed as Frank Lampard’s replacement yesterday, and he will now set about trying to revive the club’s fortunes. According to journalist Sami Mokbel, Tuchel will give Chelsea’s homegrown players the chance to shine over the coming weeks. However, the club remains keen to strengthen its squad and Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland is their number one target. SL View Former Norway international forward Jan Aage Fjortoft recently told Chelsea to forget about signing the 20-year-old this summer, but the landscape may now have changed. It is debatable whether working under Lampard would have been appealing to Haaland, but the same could n...
