English Premier League
Report: Leeds hope to sign 24-year-old this week…Bielsa impressed with him already
Leeds United are close to signing FC Utrecht winger Gyrano Kerk in the coming days, the Mirror reports. According to the report (printed edition, page 74), the Whites are close to agreeing a deal for Kenk, and the deal could be completed before the end of the week. In fact, the Yorkshire club are hoping to unveil the striker this week, with Leeds close to agreeing a £10m deal for the player. The 24-year-old, who managed 11 goals and 12 assists last season, was also Serie A duo Verona and Cagliari. However, both the clubs weren’t willing to pay more than £9m, whereas Leeds are offering a better deal for Kerk. Kerk is under contract at the Dutch club till 2023. He is the fastest player in the Dutch league and has been labelled as the Usain Bolt of Dutch football. Leeds have be...
Report: Mourinho wants £20m star at Spurs….but he’s in talks to join West Brom
West Brom are reportedly in talks to sign Metz striker Habib Diallo in the summer transfer window. According to reports from The Sun (printed edition, page 61), the Baggies are in talks to sign the 25-year-old striker this summer. The newly-promoted Premier League side are trying to negotiate a loan deal for the striker. Diallo, who scored 12 goals and provided three assists in 25 league appearances last season, is keen to move to the Premier League. Metz are ready to let him go for a large rental fee. The Baggies would need to pay £20m to sign him permanently if they stay up. Slaven Bilic likes that idea. The Baggies are hoping to tie up a similar deal for M’Baye Niang as well. Earlier this month, The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare claimed that Diallo is a target for To...
Report: Spurs have held concrete talks with 26-yr-old who has been linked with Everton
Tottenham have been linked with Arkadiusz Milik all summer and it seems that the player is ready to join the Premier League side now. According to reports (h/t Sportwitness), Spurs have held concrete talks with Napoli for the 26-year-old striker. It will be interesting to see if the two clubs can finalise an agreement in the coming days. Milik is in the final year of his contract and he is not a key player for Napoli. Selling him would be a wise move from the Italians this summer. The 26-year-old could be the ideal back up for Harry Kane this year. He could share the goalscoring burden with the England international. Milik managed to score 14 goals last year despite not starting every week for Napoli. He has been linked with Everton and Newcastle recently but Spurs are thought to be leadin...
Report: Player will not leave Aston Villa, he wants to fight for his place
According to The Birmingham Mail, Frederic Guilbert will not leave Aston Villa in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that the 25-year-old right-back is willing to fight for his place in the Villa starting lineup and ‘is expected to stay’ at Villa Park beyond the end of the summer transfer window. France Football reported last month that the Frenchman is being pushed towards the exit door. Aston Villa spell Guilbert joined Villa from Caen in January 2019, but stayed at the French club until the end of the 2018-19 season. According to WhoScored, the 25-year-old right-back made 22 starts and three substitute appearances in the Premier League for Dean Smith’s side last season, providing two assists in the process. Aston Villa stay Guilbert has not been a huge success at Villa, bu...
BBC pundit urges player to leave Tottenham Hotspur, Graham Roberts hits out
Graham Roberts has hit out at Jermaine Jenas on Twitter for suggesting that Dele Alli should leave Tottenham Hotspur. The former Tottenham star is not pleased that ex-Spurs midfielder Jenas believes that Alli should move away from the North London club in the summer transfer window. Jenas told BBC Spor about Alli: “Right now it doesn’t feel like Jose Mourinho or Spurs is the place for him. I’d be looking to move on now.” According to The Telegraph, French giants Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing the England international from Spurs in the summer transfer window. As reported by BBC Sport, the 24-year-old was left out of Tottenham’s matchday squads against Southampton and Lokomotiv Plovdiv, although he started against Shkendija in the Europa League qualifier this week. Not s...
Report: Leeds United keen on signing 22-year-old Championship attacker
Leeds United are planning a late attempt to sign Todd Cantwell from Championship side Norwich City, a report from Football Insider claims. The Whites recently returned to the top-flight after a 16-year wait and they have already registered three points after the opening two games of the season. In terms of transfers, there has been a particular emphasis on bolstering the central defence and they have already signed Robin Koch and Diego Llorente from Freiburg and Real Sociedad respectively. Elsewhere, Rodrigo has been recruited from Valencia to bolster the strikeforce and Football Insider claims that manager Marcelo Bielsa wants another two signings before the transfer deadline next month. It is added that Cantwell is one of the top names on their radar for the attacking midfield role after...
Report: Fulham to sign 22-year-old attacker on loan from Bundesliga giants
According to German outlet Bild, Fulham are set to land the signature of Ademola Lookman on a season-long loan from RB Leipzig. The Cottagers have signed five new players this summer in the form of Alphonse Areola, Antonee Robinson, Ola Aina, Mario Lemina and Kenny Tete. However, none of them are offensive signings and they are likely to bolster the attack before the transfer deadline next month. As per Bild, the Cottagers have reached an agreement with Leipzig over a loan deal for Lookman, who was previously in the ranks of Everton. Lookman returned to Leipzig permanently last summer after previously impressing for them on loan in 2018, where he bagged five goals and four assists from 11 league outings. The 22-year-old has since struggled to establish himself, having failed to make any co...
Lyon president reacts to Arsenal transfer offer for Houssem Aouar
Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has said that Arsenal’s transfer offer for midfielder Houssem Aouar is far from their valuation. A recent report from RMC Sport revealed that the Gunners had entered a concrete phase in negotiations for Aouar and they had made a bid of £32m (€35m) for his services. However, it appears that the offer has been immediately turned down by Les Gones and the same has been confirmed by Aulas through his official Twitter account. Aulas revealed that the Gunners are too far from the player’s value and backed the playmaker to lead Les Gones back to the Champions League next term. “For Houssem, Arsenal is too far from his value: we are counting on him to play a great match in Lorient and lead OL in CL next year,” He tweeted. The Gunners have lacked the presence o...
Report: Defender offered to West Ham United, club’s response
According to AreaNapoli, West Ham United have been offered the chance to sign Kevin Malcuit in the summer transfer window. It has been reported by the Italian news outlet that an intermediary tried to set up the Napoli defender with a move to West Ham. However, according to the report, the Premier League club have turned down the chance. Napoli spell Malcuit has been on the books of Napoli since the summer of 2018 when he joined from Lille. The 29-year-old right-back has failed to make an impact at Napoli and is essentially a squad player at the moment. According to WhoScored, the full-back made three starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A, and made one start and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for Napoli last season. During the 2018-19 campaign, the 29-year-old ...
Player Aston Villa keen on reportedly has another club in mind
Aston Villa could suffer a blow in their reported quest to sign Wylan Cyprien from Nice in the summer transfer window. According to Footmercato, Villa have made a bid of a bid of €17.5 million (£15.97 million) for the attacking midfielder. The report in the French news outlet, though, did not state whether or not Nice would accept the bid from the Premier League club. Le10Sport has claimed that Bordeaux are also interested in the 25-year-old, and that is where the former France Under-21 international wants to be at most. The report has stated that Cyprien prefers a move to Bordeaux to a switch to Villa. Blow for Aston Villa? Of course, if Bordeaux offer more than Villa, then Nice are going to sell Cyprien to their Ligue 1 rivals. However, at this point, it does seem that Bordeaux have made...
Report: Man Utd ‘convinced’ they can find agreement to sign 27-yr-old target soon
Manchester United have been linked with a move for the Porto defender Alex Telles for a while now. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Premier League giants are convinced that the 27-year-old will move to Old Trafford before the transfer window closes. The journalist also confirms that he is not the only left-back Manchester United are currently looking at. …talks still on for Alex Telles with Porto. Slow deal but #MUFC working on it. Remember: he’s not the only option as LB but Man United are convinced they can find an agreement with Porto soon. 🛑 #ManUtd https://t.co/0zCXisjPzF — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 25, 2020 There is no doubt that Manchester United need to improve their left-back options and Telles would be an upgrade or Luke Shaw. The Brazilian is a lot bet...
‘Be a class signing’, ‘Looks quality’ – Some Villa fans react to their reported bid for 25-yr-old
Aston Villa are thought to be interested in signing the French midfielder Wylan Cyprien this summer and they have submitted a bid for him already. Aston Villa have made a €17.5m offer to OGC Nice for French midfielder Wylan Cyprien, according to @DahbiaHattabi. Awaiting a response from Les Aiglons. — Get French Football News (@GFFN) September 25, 2020 The 25-year-old has done very well for Nice over the past year and he could prove to be a quality addition to Dean Smith’s midfield. The talented box to box midfielder will add a new skillset to Villa’s midfield if he joins the club. Cyprien is an excellent passer in the middle as well as the final third. Furthermore, the midfielder is a threat from set-pieces too. He will also provide a defensive cover to the back four with his high wor...
