English Premier League
Report confirms €25m Tottenham bid for highly rated South American
Tottenham are looking to sign a defender before the window closes and they have been linked with the likes of Skriniar and Rudiger recently. It appears that the Londoners are exploring other options as well. According to reports (h/t Sportwitness), they have submitted a bid for the Roma defender Roger Ibanez but the offer has been turned down. The 21-year-old joined Roma on an 18-month loan deal from Atalanta. Roma have an option to sign the player permanently for €10m and therefore Spurs decided to offer them €25m so that the Italian side can sign Ibanez and then sell him for a hefty profit. It will be interesting to see if Spurs return with an improved offer for Ibanez in the coming days, especially if they fail to sign the likes of Skriniar. Ibanez would certainly be a cheaper...
Manager says player may leave, Aston Villa and West Ham reportedly want him
Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has told the club’s official website that Ruben Loftus-Cheek could leave on loan, amid reported interest from Aston Villa and West Ham United. According to The Express & Star, Villa are interested in signing Loftus-Cheek on loan from Premier League rivals Chelsea this summer. The Daily Mail has claimed of interest in the 24-year-old from Southampton and West Ham. Chelsea boss Lampard has said that the England international could go out loan this season to play regular first-team football. Lampard told Chelsea’s official website about Loftus-Cheek: “I’m very open with Ruben and we’ve had a couple of conversations in the last week. He’s fit as a fiddle so he can play week-in, week-out and he needs to play coming off the back of a lot of work now. He would ha...
Report: Leicester City make fresh £36.4m transfer offer for highly-rated French defender
Leicester City have made a fresh bid to sign Saint-Etienne centre-back Wesley Fofana this summer, a report from L’Equipe claims. The Foxes have made an impressive beginning to the season with nine points from three league games, but they are still on the hunt for players to strengthen the squad further. It is widely known that the club are interested in a deal for Fofana and they recently failed with a third bid worth £29.1m (€32m) for the Marseille-born defender. Premier League rivals West Ham United have since had an offer of £31.8m (€35m) knocked back by the Ligue 1 side, but it appears that Fofana could yet head through the exit door. Over the weekend, the Foxes reportedly lodged a fourth transfer offer of £36.4m (€40m) for Fofana and Saint-Etienne have yet to ...
Aston Villa are now reportedly facing Celtic competition for ‘very special’ player
Premier League club Aston Villa are reportedly facing competition from Scottish Premiership giants Celtic for Niclas Eliasson. French publication L’Equipe reported last week that Villa are interested in signing Eliasson from Bristol City in the summer transfer window. The report also credited French club Nimes with interest in the Swedish winger, who was described as a player who “can be very special in the Championship” by then City head coach Lee Johnson on the English club’s official website in August 2017. However, it seems that Villa will face competition from Celtic if they are to sign the 24-year-old, who is actually a very versatile attacking player and can play as an attacking midfielder, winger or left wing-back. According to The Scottish Sun, Celtic are planning to make a move f...
Parker gets full backing of Fulham board despite poor performance
The Fulham manager has retained the full backing of his bosses despite starting the season poorly with three straight losses. After the humbling defeat to Aston Villa on Monday night, Cottagers owner Tony Khan took to Twitter to apologise publicly for his team’s performance but also promised to bring in new additions before the transfer deadline. Khan revealed in his tweet that they had missed out on five of their targets, with claims that two had tested positive for coronavirus during transfer talks. But there are possibilities that the Cottagers could renew their interest in those targets should they recover in time. I apologize to @FulhamFC supporters for our performance tonight. We’ve looked to add centre-backs since Wembley, I’m sorry we haven’t yet as 2 got COVID + we los...
Report: Frank Lampard clears the air on Kepa’s future
Following the arrival of Rennes’ goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, Chelsea’s Spanish goalkeeper has been rumoured to leave the Stamford Bridge on a loan move before the transfer window closes. There have been many questions regarding the goalkeeping options at Chelsea and the Blues manager who said last week that he was going to hold talks with the three goalkeepers has now come out to clear the air regarding the future of Kepa. In his pre-match press conference on Monday, when the Chelsea boss was asked about Kepa, he said: ‘He’s a young man and a lot of the spotlight currently on him is unfair. I have to protect him because I know he’s a good lad trying to do his best.’ However, there have been rumours flying around that the Chelsea goalkeeper is being prepared for a loan move where he can get ...
Report: Chelsea prepared to launch £40m bid for 21-year-old defender before transfer deadline
With the summer transfer window in its final week, the Blues boss is leaving no stone unturned in addressing his problems in defence. With seven additions to the team, including three defenders, Chelsea seems to already have a perfect transfer window, but it appears the London club still need a final piece of the puzzle to guarantee perfection. Following defensive errors from Marcos Alonso and Thiago Silva which led to three goals, the Blues left themselves a mountain to climb as they needed to fight back from 3-0 down at West Brom. Although Lampard had recently added Ben Chilwell and Thiago Silva to his defense line, the Blues manager who has been a longtime admirer of Rice doesn’t seem satisfied with his defensive lineup and is keen on adding the Englishman to his optio...
Report: Manchester United believe they can sign Brazilian defender with their opening bid
Manchester United have made a formal bid to sign left-back Alex Telles from Porto, The Guardian reports. The Brazil international has been identified as the club’s prime target to strengthen the left-back position this summer. It was recently reported that he had agreed to personal terms with United and the club have now made an opening bid worth £12m to sign him. Telles has a £36.7m release clause on his contract, but it appears that Porto are willing to accept a reduced fee with his deal expiring in nine months’ time. The Primeira outfit are said to value him at around £18m, but the Red Devils believe they can finalise the deal close to their opening bid for his services. Telles registered 13 goals and 12 assists for Porto last term and he should provide better attacking threat...
‘Top 4’: Gary Lineker reacts to Aston Villa win tonight
Gary Lineker has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Aston Villa’s win against Fulham on Monday evening. Villa have got the better of Fulham 3-0 away from home at Craven Cottage in London in the Premier League. Jack Grealish put the Villans in the lead after just four minutes, and Conor Hourihane doubled the advantage on 15 minutes. Then in the opening minutes of the second half, Tyrone Mings made it 3-0 to the rising team and wrapped up all three points for his side. Former Tottenham Hotspur striker Lineker was following the match, and he has given his take on the win for Villa, and so have Villans legend Paul McGrath. Great start to the season for @AVFCOfficial. In the top 4 with a game in hand on the leaders. — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 28, 2020 So proud of every single...
Fabrizio Romano has bad transfer news for Leeds United fans
Fabrizio Romano has claimed on Twitter that Jens Petter Hauge wants to join AC Milan, meaning that Leeds United could miss out. The well-known and well-respected football journalist has stated that Milan are confident of signing the 20-year-old winger from FK Bodo/Glimt. Last week, Calciomercato reported that Leeds were leading the race for the Norwegian youngter, but it seems that he is heading to Italian giants Milan instead. AC Milan and Jens-Petter Hauge agents have been in direct contact today. Milan are ‘confident’ to sign the Norvegian winger on a permanent deal from Bodø – he’d join immediatly and he’d not stay at Bodø until January.Hauge is keen to join Milan.Talks now at final stages. 🔴⚫️ https://t.co/VHS93K2N2q — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September ...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur eye 27-year-old Chelsea centre-back
According to Sky Sports (Transfer Live blog, 8:28pm, 28 September), Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing Antonio Rudiger from Chelsea in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Rudiger will consider a loan move away from Chelsea this summer for regular first-team football. The Germany international central defender has been considering his future at the Blues, with the players yet to make an appearances for Frank Lampard’s side this season, it has been claimed. How Antonio Rudiger has fared at Chelsea Rudiger joined Chelsea from AS Roma in the summer of 2017 for an initial transfer fee of £29 million, as reported by The Guardian. According to WhoScored, the 27-year-old centre-back played 27 times in the Premier League and six times in the Champions League for Chelsea i...
Report: Man United make approach for £40m-rated forward, player identified as Sancho alternative
According to The Telegraph, Manchester United have enquired over the availability of Watford forward Ismaila Sarr. The Red Devils have made just one signing in Donny van de Beek from Ajax this summer, but they could make more additions to the squad before the transfer deadline. It is widely known that they are interested in signing Jadon Sancho from Borussia Dortmund to bolster the right-wing spot, but so far, a deal has not materialised due to the hefty £108 price tag. The club have another one week before the international transfer window closes and it remains to be seen whether they can convince Dortmund to accept a lesser fee for the England international. Otherwise, the Red Devils will have the opportunity to trade players with EFL clubs until October 16 and The Telegraph claims ...
