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Report: Everton keen on signing 28-yr-old, they have offered him a 4-yr-deal already
Everton are looking to sign the Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic this summer and they have already offered him a four-year deal. As per Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t sportwitness), the Premier League club are hoping to agree on personal terms with the centre back and they are willing to pay him €2m a season. It will be interesting to see if they can agree on a fee with his club first. Napoli are thought to be open to a sale and Maksimovic would cost around €20m. Everton certainly have the resources to pull this off and they should look to wrap up the transfer soon if they are truly keen on the player. Maksimovic would add defensive quality and depth to Ancelotti’s back four. The Italian manager knows that he will have to bring in quality defenders for Everton to improve at the ...
Report: West Ham keen on signing 24-yr-old hardworking midfielder from Serie A
Report: West Ham keen on signing 24-yr-old hardworking midfielder from Serie A – originally posted on Sportslens.com West Ham are interested in signing the Uruguayan midfielder Nahitan Nandez this summer. The highly energetic central midfielder could prove to be the ideal replacement for Mark Noble next season. The West Ham star is past his peak and he needs to be phased out of the starting lineup now. Nandez has the quality to succeed in the Premier League and it will be interesting to see if the Hammers can sign him. As per Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t sportwitness), the midfielder has a €36m release clause. It remains to be seen whether the Hammers can afford to pay that kind of money for the midfielder. They are still struggling to pay off their debts from the Haller signing. Convin...
Report: Tottenham Hotspur need to sell 27-year-old to sign 23-year-old
Report: Tottenham Hotspur need to sell 27-year-old to sign 23-year-old – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Bleacher Report, Tottenham Hotspur will have to sell Serge Aurier before they can sign Zeki Celik from Lille in the summer transfer window. Tottenham want to sign a right-back as a priority this summer and have identified Lille star Celik as a transfer target, according to the report. However, it has been claimed that for Spurs to secure the services of the 23-year-old right-back, they have to sell 27-year-old Ivory Coast international right-back Aurier first. AC Milan are interested in Aurier, but the Italian giants want to pay £13 million for the player valued at £20 million by Spurs, according to the report. Stats Aurier made 31 starts and two substitute appear...
Report: Ancelotti target intends to snub Atletico Madrid in order to join Everton
Report: Ancelotti target intends to snub Atletico Madrid in order to join Everton – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton remain in talks to sign the Napoli midfielder Allan. According to Il Mattino (h/t sportwitness), the Toffees have submitted an offer of around €38m for the player and their offer is €2m short of Napoli’s valuation. However, the problems is that Everton’s offer is packed with add ons and Napoli are not satisfied. They are hoping that Ancelotti can convince the Premier League side to raise the offer in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid have joined the race to sign the player as well. But Allan has already agreed terms with Everton and he intends to snub the Spanish side and join the Merseyside outfit. It will be interesting to see if the...
Trent Alexander Arnold wins Premier League Young Player of the Season award
Trent Alexander Arnold wins Premier League Young Player of the Season award – originally posted on Sportslens.com Liverpool defender Trent Alexander Arnold has won the Premier League young Player of the Season award for the 2019/2020 campaign. The England international played an instrumental role in the Reds’ maiden Premier League title last season with an all-round performance from the right-back spot. Alexander Arnold kept 14 clean sheets over the course of the top-flight campaign and in the attacking scheme of things, he contributed four goals and 13 assists. He broke the assist record (12) for a single Premier League season by a defender set by himself (2018/19) and finished only behind Manchester City’s Kevin de Bruyne (20) for the Playmaker award. He has now been na...
Ajeti reveals the Celtic star that really tried to convince him about move
Ajeti reveals the Celtic star that really tried to convince him about move – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic have signed Swiss international striker Albian Ajeti from West Ham United on a four-year deal. The 23-year-old wasn’t able to impress at the London Stadium after arriving from FC Basel last summer. Ajeti made just nine Premier League appearances for the Hammers, all coming off the bench, and he couldn’t find the back of the net in those games and in three other games across the FA Cup and League Cup. Having emerged as the Swiss Super League top goalscorer after scoring 17 goals during the 2017-18 campaign, Ajeti is far from being a poor striker, and he will now look to rediscover his form at Parkhead. He is reuniting with Southampton loanee Mohamed Elyou...
‘It’s up to Liverpool now’ – Fabrizio Romano claims City target desires Anfield move, Klopp wants him
'It’s up to Liverpool now' – Fabrizio Romano claims City target desires Anfield move, Klopp wants him – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool are in contact with Bayern Munich for the signature of Spanish international midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Liverpool are in contact with Bayern Münich for Thiago Alcantara. The player would love to join and Klopp wants him (still working also for Wijnaldum to sign a new contract).Bayern want no less than €30m to sell Thiago. It’s up to Liverpool now… #LFC #Bayern #Thiago — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 13, 2020 The 29-year-old wants to link up with manager Jurgen Klopp at Anfield, and the German also wants him. Bayern know that the midfielder wan...
Report: Everton keen on 28-yr-old defender who will cost around £13.5m this summer
Report: Everton keen on 28-yr-old defender who will cost around £13.5m this summer – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton are interested in signing the Napoli defender Nikola Maksimovic this summer. Carlo Ancelotti knows that the Toffees will have to tighten up at the back in order to secure European qualification and Maksimovic would be a good signing for them. The Premier League side have been linked with Gabriel Magalhaes this summer but the Lille defender is expected to sign for Napoli. Everton have therefore switched their attention towards Maksimovic now (h/t sportwitness). It will be interesting to see if they can agree on a fee with the Italian side for the player. Maksimovic is valued at €15m and Everton should be able to afford him this summer. The likes of Fiorentin...
Tottenham hoping to convince 25-yr-old to join, could submit contract offer next week
Tottenham hoping to convince 25-yr-old to join, could submit contract offer next week – originally posted on Sportslens.com Tottenham continue to be linked with the Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar. As per FCInterNews, the Ndombele-Skriniar swap is still on the cards and Spurs could make their move for the defender next week. The report claims that Spurs will look to agree on a deal with the player first and they could submit their offer to the 25-year-old defender soon. If the two parties can work out an agreement, Inter Milan will then finalise the financial details of the transfer involving Ndombele/Skriniar. Antonio Conte is not a big fan of Skriniar and Inter would be willing to let the player leave. He could replace Vertonghen at Spurs. Tottenham lost the Belgian defender th...
Club owner’s response if he’ll announce signing of Nottingham Forest forward today
Club owner’s response if he’ll announce signing of Nottingham Forest forward today – originally posted on Sportslens.com Peterborough United owner Darragh MacAnthony has said on Twitter that Nottingham Forest forward Tyler Walker will not make a move to his club today. MacAnthony has suggested on Twitter that Peterborough are planning to announce the signing of a new player today. However, that player is not Forest forward Tyler, as the owner of the League One club has told a fan of the Championship outfit on the social networking site. No pal. https://t.co/AFgAoxs0wW — Darragh MacAnthony (@DMAC102) August 13, 2020 Tyler walker? — E-Nottingham Forest (@e_nottmforest) August 13, 2020 Nottingham Forest spell Tyler has been on the books of Forest his entire professional club...
Steven Gerrard says 2 Rangers youngsters ‘will not be going on loan’
Steven Gerrard says 2 Rangers youngsters ‘will not be going on loan’ – originally posted on Sportslens.com Rangers manager Steven Gerrard has told The Scottish Sun that he will sell Greg Docherty and Ross McCrorie in the summer transfer window, but they will not leave Ibrox on another loan deals. Gerrard has said that Hull City – who will play in League One in England next season after getting relegated from the Championship – are interested in signing 23-year-old midfielder Docherty. The Liverpool legend has added that Scottish Premiership rivals Hibernian want to sign 22-year-old McCrorie, who can play as a central defender or as a defensive midfielder. Gerrard has said that Rangers are ready to sell the two youngsters, but he has made it clear that they will not go out...
Report: Everton and Southampton have sounded out free agent midfielder
Report: Everton and Southampton have sounded out free agent midfielder – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to 90min, Everton, Southampton and West Bromwich Albion are among the clubs interested in signing midfielder Jeff Hendrick in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Everton, Southampton, Crystal Palace and West Brom all have sounded out the Republic of Ireland international midfielder. AC Milan, Atalanta, Lille and Marseille are also interested in the 28-year-old, according to the report, which has added that Newcastle United are confident that they will win the race for midfielder, who is a free agent at the moment after leaving Premier League club Burnley this summer. Stats According to WhoScored, Hendrick made 22 starts and two substitute appearance...
