English Premier League
Alan Shearer’s Premier League Team of the Week
Alan Shearer has given his best XI from the latest round of Premier League fixtures. Rather unsurprisingly, Manchester City and Arsenal are both heavily represented, having pulled off dominant victories over Chelsea and West Bromwich Albion respectively. Southampton feature three times overall following their shock triumph against Liverpool, while Manchester United also own two players in the team. 👔 Hasenhuttl🧤 De Gea👕 Bailly👕 Stones👕 Stephens👕 Saka👕 Smith Rowe👕 Gundogan👕 Tierney 👕 De Bruyne👕 Kane👕 Ings Agree with @alanshearer‘s MW17 #PL picks? pic.twitter.com/LWFUD8J64Z — Premier League (@premierleague) January 5, 2021 David De Gea – After a dip in performances over the last two yea...
Report: Leeds ‘likely destination’ for £14k-per-week defender
Chelsea are likely to send Fikayo Tomori out on loan, and Leeds could be the ‘likely destination’ for him, according to reports from BBC Sport. Tomori – who is on £14k-per-week wages at Chelsea – made 22 appearances for the Blues last season. He has struggled for regular game time in 2020-21 and has managed only three games in all competitions so far, including a substitute appearance in the Premier League. The 22-year-old defender was heavily linked with a move to Everton this summer, but Chelsea prevented him from joining the Toffees on loan. Tomori has now dropped down the pecking order at the club following the arrival of Thiago Silva, and his situation is unlikely to improve even if Frank Lampard offloads fringe player like Antonio Rudiger. He is highly-rated by the club, an...
Report: Celtic want midfielder Rodgers described as ‘real talent’ as Barca plot Jan move
According to The Sun, Celtic are keeping tabs on the situation of Leicester City midfielder Sidnei Tavares as he enters the last six months of his contract. The 19-year-old is also on the radars of the likes of Juventus, Porto and Bayern Munich, while Marseille manager Andre Villas Boas attempted to snap him up last January. However, it’s Spanish giants Barcelona that are looking more than ready to make a move for Tavares during the January transfer window. The La Liga heavyweights are hoping that Leicester will be keen to cash in on him in order to prevent losing him for nothing at the end of the season. However, should the Foxes hold on to the Portugal youth international beyond the January transfer window, Barca have a gentleman’s agreement with the club to be Tavares’ first choice dest...
‘Unbelievable’, ‘you’ve changed’: Many Leeds fans react to Radrizzani’s latest Twitter post
Leeds United fans have taken to Twitter to express their reaction to club owner Andrea Radrizzani’s latest post on the social networking platform. The Leeds owner has sent a message to supporters on the fourth anniversary since his arrival at the club. Yesterday marked the 4th anniversary of my initial investment in @LUFC. I want to thank all of those who have sent me so many amazing messages of support. I love this club and everyone who works so hard for it every day. Can’t wait to make more memories together. #LUFC #MOT pic.twitter.com/BG0IiHbcku — Andrea Radrizzani (@andrearadri) January 5, 2021 The Leeds boss has claimed that he loves this club and has expressed his desire to ‘make more memories together’. The Italian has truly transformed the club after taking over fro...
Report: Newcastle leading the race to sign in-demand ‘top class’ player on loan this month
According to reports from the Shields Gazzette, Newcastle United are leading the race to sign Manchester United defender Brandon Williams on loan in the January transfer window. The report claims that the Magpies have agreed the framework of a deal in principle to sign the highly-rated 20-year-old Red Devils academy graduate. Williams is highly-rated by Manchester United, and the club boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hailed him as ‘top-class’ after his impressive performance in the Europa League clash against AZ Alkmaar last year. He enjoyed a meteoric rise at Old Trafford last season where he made 36 appearances, but he has struggled for regular games in the current campaign. Manchester United have bolstered their left-back areas by signing Alex Telles from Porto on the deadline d...
‘Bullets fired’: Gary Lineker reacts as Liverpool man makes Man Utd claim
Jurgen Klopp said Liverpool were denied a clear penalty as the Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat against Southampton at St Mary’s on Monday night. Former Liverpool striker Danny Ings scored the only goal of the match inside the opening two minutes, as the Reds’ Premier League title defence suffered a massive setback. There were two instances in the game that Liverpool felt the decision didn’t go in their favour. First, Georginio Wijnaldum had a shot blocked by the hand of Jack Stephens, and secondly, Sadio Mane went down under a challenge from Kyle Walker-Peters. Klopp felt that the handball was a clear penalty while the German was also unhappy with the treatment Mane received from the referee, Andre Marriner. Although the Reds boss suggested that he is not looking for excuses, he couldn’t help b...
Fabrizio Romano: Everton in contact with agents of 23y/o
According to Italian journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Everton are one of the clubs interested in signing Lille right-back Mehmet Zeki Celik during the January transfer window. Roma have opened talks with the agents of Mehmet Zeki Celik [Lille] as right back, after Bryan Reynolds deal stalling [Juve and Brugge always interested]. No official bid yet. Also Everton were in contact with his agents [weeks ago]. 🇹🇷 #Roma #Lille @DiMarzio @SkySport — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) January 4, 2021 The Toffees were in contact with the agents of the Turkey international weeks ago, and AS Roma have now joined the race. Everton have started the 2020-21 Premier League campaign on an impressive note, winning nine and drawing two of their opening 16 games. Manager Carlo ...
Report: Midfielder with 69 EPL goals and 89 assists linked with Wolves
According to Sky Sports Italia journalist and transfer expert Gianluca di Marzio, Wolverhampton Wanderers have contacted the agent of Inter Milan midfielder Christian Eriksen as they look to bolster their squad this month. L’Inter n’a reçu aucune offre pour #Eriksen pour l’instant, pas même du #PSG. Même pas en prêt. Son agent discute avec l’Ajax et Wolverhampton. @DiMarzio — GuillaumeMP (@Guillaumemp) January 4, 2021 The Denmark international left Tottenham Hotspur last January to join the Serie A giants, but he has struggled to adapt and is expected to leave before the end of the winter transfer window. Arsenal, West Ham United, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid have all been linked with interest in Eriksen, and Wolves and Ajax have now joined the race. Nuno Espirito Santo’s men are strugg...
Report: Everton willing to consider selling £31m player as talks continue with Euro club
According to reports from Sky Sports, French champions Paris Saint-Germain are in talks to sign Moise Kean from Everton on a permanent basis. Kean joined Everton for a fee in the region of £27m from Juventus in 2019. He struggled at Goodison Park, managing four goals in 37 appearances. He didn’t make a strong impact under Carlo Ancelotti and managed only 13 minutes of Everton’s Premier League campaign under the Italian. He secured a loan move to PSG in October. Permanent move? Kean is thriving at PSG where he is playing alongside Neymar and Kylian Mbappe. He has scored nine goals in 16 games in all competitions for the French side, sending out strong messages to the Everton boss. PSG new boss, Mauricio Pochettino, wants Kean to sign permanently, and they have opened ne...
‘Premier League isn’t ready’ – Some Villa fans react to Smith’s update on 24-yr-old’s fitness
Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has now provided a positive injury update regarding Wesley Moraes. The 24-year-old Brazilian striker sustained cruciate ligament damage last January and he has been on the sidelines ever since. Dean Smith has now confirmed that the player is ready to return to training with the first team and he should be back in action soon. Smith confirmed: “He will join in with the group next week on a non-contact basis just to get him in amongst the players. “We’ll have more of an idea when he starts contact training in probably two weeks. He’s getting a lot closer now which is pleasing.” Aston Villa have made an impressive start to the Premier League season this year and the return of Wesley could be like a new signing for them. They are currently 8th in the table, just ...
Report: Liverpool looking to cope with injury crisis by signing 21-yr-old this month
Liverpool have been linked with a host of defenders in the recent weeks and it seems that the Braga defender David Carmo is a target for the Premier League champions. The 21-year-old defender has been likened to Virgil van Dijk because of his commanding playing style and it will be interesting to see if Liverpool move for the defender this month. The youngster is likely to be tempted if a club like Liverpool come calling in January but Braga might not be willing to weaken their squad midway through the season. It will be interesting to see if Liverpool can convince the Portuguese outfit to cash in on the young defender this month. The Reds have been linked with the likes of Maximilian Wober as well. According to reports via independent, Liverpool are looking to sign a defender for a n...
Arsenal in 2020: Was it Really THAT Bad?
As is customary with Arsenal, things have been highly entertaining and a complete mess. And, in 2020, they’ve managed to outdo themselves, completing the last 12 months with an unprecedented level of nonsense. But has it been all that bad? Best Player – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Aubameyang has suffered a drop off this season Sure, he may not have been at the top of his game since the beginning of the new season, but there’s no doubt who Arsenal’s talisman was at the end of the last campaign. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang came within one goal of winning a second successive Premier League Golden Boot, falling short of Jamie Vardy. In addition, his FA Cup final brace secured his first piece of silverware in North London. We imagine it won’t be too long until the former Borussia Dortmund man is ba...
