English Premier League
Report: Leeds have made an enquiry for 27-yr-old playmaker who will cost £7m
Report: Leeds have made an enquiry for 27-yr-old playmaker who will cost £7m – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United are looking to improve their creative options this summer and Nicolae Stanciu has been identified as a target. As per Daily Mail, the newly-promoted Premier League side have asked about the attacking midfielder and they could make a move for him soon. The 27-year-old is available for a fee of around £7m and Mail claims that Leeds have considered a bid for him. It will be interesting to see if they follow up on their interest with a concrete bid now. Stanciu has done well for Slavia Prague and he could prove to be a useful option for Marcelo Bielsa’s side next season. The Whites need to add more goals and creativity to their side and Bielsa must look to...
Report: Arsenal have made an approach to sign £32m Everton target
Report: Arsenal have made an approach to sign £32m Everton target – originally posted on Sportslens.com Cash-strapped Arsenal have made a formal approach to sign Morgan Sanson from French club Marseille this summer. According to reports from Le 10 Sport, the Gunners have earmarked the 25-year-old midfielder as a potential option for them. The Ligue 1 side are short of money this summer, and they are looking to cash in on some of their top players. There are suggestions that Sanson could be one his way out of the club. The Gunners are yet to make a concrete offer for the midfielder, but they’re paying close attention to his situation at the club. Sanson has a contract at the club till 2022, and he won’t be available on cheap. According to a recent report from French public...
Report: West Ham plotting summer move for in-demand £36m midfielder
Report: West Ham plotting summer move for in-demand £36m midfielder – originally posted on Sportslens.com West Ham are showing keen interest in signing Barcelona youngster Monchu in the summer transfer window, according to reports from The Sunday Mirror (print edition, page 64, August 9, 2020). Serie A giants Juventus and Premier League clubs Brighton and Hove Albion are also interested in signing the highly-rated young midfielder. The interest in the 20-year-old is high, but it seems Moyes is keen to sign the 20-year-old as well. Juventus already have had a bid in the region of £18m (that could rise to further £8m) rejected by Barcelona. The Catalan giants want the youngster to agree to a new four-year deal at the La Liga club. Several La Liga clubs – Valencia, Real Betis and...
Report: Everton have enquired about 24-year-old, club want £12m
Report: Everton have enquired about 24-year-old, club want £12m – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton are interested in signing Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos in the summer transfer window, according to The Daily Mail. The report has claimed that the Toffees have made an enquiry about the 24-year-old left-back in recent weeks. However, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are not the only club who are interested in securing the services of the Greece international. Liverpool, Leicester City and Chelsea are also looking to secure the services of the left-back, who will be sold by his club for £12 million, according to the report. Stats According to WhoScored, Tsimikas made seven appearances in the Greece Super League for Olympiacos this past season. The left-back also played six times in t...
Tottenham Hotspur could reportedly sell player for £18m, bought him for £30m
Tottenham Hotspur could reportedly sell player for £18m, bought him for £30m – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to The Daily Star, Tottenham Hotspur head coach Jose Mourinho could sell Moussa Sissoko in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Tottenham might consider a bid of £18 million for the France international midfielder. Tottenham Hotspur spell Sissoko joined Tottenham from Newcastle United in the summer of 2016 for a transfer fee reported by BBC Sport to be worth £30 million. The France international midfielder struggled initially, but he then turned on the style and established himself as an important player under then head coach Mauricio Pochettino. The 30-year-old has not always had the best of times, and has been rather inconsistent with his per...
Manchester United’s reported plan for £22m Tottenham Hotspur target
Manchester United’s reported plan for £22m Tottenham Hotspur target – originally posted on Sportslens.com Reported Tottenham Hotspur target Dean Henderson will be offered a new and improved contract by Manchester United, according to The Daily Mail. It has been reported that United hope that a new and improved contract will see Henderson stay at Old Trafford next season. The 23-year-old is impatient and wants to play regularly for the Red Devils next season if he is to stay, according to the report. The Mirror reported on June 5, 2020 that Tottenham are interested in signing the youngster from Jose Mourinho’s former club United in the summer transfer window. The report added that the goalkeeper is valued at £22 million, and that Chelsea and Sheffield United are also interested in the...
Report: Newcastle looking to lure midfielder away from PL giants, West Ham keen as well
Report: Newcastle looking to lure midfielder away from PL giants, West Ham keen as well – originally posted on Sportslens.com Newcastle are interested in signing the Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher this summer. The youngster was on loan at Swansea this past season and he made quite an impression in the Championship. The attacking midfielder seems ready for a step up to the Premier League and a move to Newcastle could give him the platform he needs. He is unlikely to get too many first-team chances at Chelsea next season. The Blues already have Mount, Ziyech at their disposal and they have been linked with the likes of Havertz as well. As per Northern Echo, Newcastle have already formally registered their interest in the attacking midfielder but they are not the only ones after him...
Report: New deal for Leeds hero should be finalised & put in place before Wednesday
Report: New deal for Leeds hero should be finalised & put in place before Wednesday – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United secured Premier League promotion after winning the 2019-20 English Championship, and Elland Road will be hosting top-flight football for the first time in 16 years next month. Head coach Marcelo Bielsa finally got the job done at the second time of asking, and he will be looking forward to life in the EPL for the first time in his managerial career. The Argentine is yet to reach an agreement with Leeds regarding a new deal, though, but both parties are confident that a deal will be sealed in the coming days. According to The Athletic’s Phil Hay, the club and Bielsa are essentially agreed on the terms of an extension for next season, and the ...
Phil Hay: Leeds have asked about 23-yr-old who picked up 7 assists in the PL last season
Phil Hay: Leeds have asked about 23-yr-old who picked up 7 assists in the PL last season – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United are thought to be keen on the Norwich attacking midfielder Emiliano Buendia this summer. As per Phil Hay from The Athletic, the Whites have asked about the player but they have other preferences. Brentford’s Said Benrahma is higher on their list of attacking targets. It will be interesting to see if Leeds United return with an offer for Buendia in the coming weeks. They will face a lot of competition for Benrahma and Harry Wilson and if they miss out on those players, Buendia would be a good alternative. He managed to impress in the Premier League with Norwich this past season and he would add creativity and vision to Bielsa’s midfiel...
‘He’s a winner’ – Former teammate backs Gerrard signing to succeed at Rangers
'He's a winner' – Former teammate backs Gerrard signing to succeed at Rangers – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds ace Barry Douglas has heaped praise on the Rangers new signing Kemar Roofe. Douglas played with the striker at Leeds and he claims that Roofe will inspire every Rangers player to raise their performance levels. He added that the former Leeds striker is a hardworking player with a great attitude. He is also very social and he will lift the spirits around the dressing room. Douglas said (h/t Sun): “Kemar Roofe is a really good guy. He’s great about the dressing room and is very professional. He’s very hard-working. That’s a given for professional footballers, but the guys will see his work ethic in abundance. He just wants to better himself all ...
Report claims Leeds have won the race to sign highly talented attacker this summer
Report claims Leeds have won the race to sign highly talented attacker this summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United have won the race to sign the highly talented striker Joe Gelhardt. As per Daily Star, the player is all set to sign for the newly-promoted Premier League club and Leeds will pay a sum of around £900,000 for the striker. Gelhardt has been linked with other clubs as well and if Leeds manage to sign him, it would be a superb long-term investment for them. The Wigan striker is a massive talent with a big future ahead of him. A world-class coach like Marcelo Bielsa could do wonders with him. Leeds need more depth in their attack and although the Wigan starlet is not quite ready to make an impact in the Premier League yet, Bielsa could groom him into a usef...
Report: West Ham submit bid for 27-year-old int’l, club want £3m more
Report: West Ham submit bid for 27-year-old int'l, club want £3m more – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to reports from The Mirror (transfer live blog), West Ham have made an offer to sign Slavia Prague winger Lukas Masopust in the summer transfer window. The report claims that the Hammers have submitted a bid in the region of £5m for the Czech Republic international. However, Slavia Prague are demanding a fee in the region of £8m. West Ham have already established a good relationship with Slavia having signed Tomas Soucek in January. David Moyes is now looking for another raid following the midfielder’s success at the London Stadium. The 27-year-old right-winger has scored seven goals and provided five assists for the club last season. He impressed heavily in the ...
