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Opinion: City boost with Spurs keen to sell 24y/o if Levy makes £25m decision
As reported by The Mirror, Tottenham Hotspur’s pursuit of Southampton midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has cast doubts on the future of Harry Winks at the North London club. The Denmark international is valued £25 million by the Saints, and Spurs chairman Daniel Levy will need to balance the books if he decides to sign the midfielder. Winks is the most likely player to leave Tottenham if Hojbjerg arrives, but the 24-year-old isn’t short of options. Manchester City have been linked with the England international, and Spurs could be strengthening one of their rivals should they go ahead with the alleged plans for their midfielder. The Athletic’s David Ornstein claimed back in January that the bulk of City’s recruitment and restructuring will take place when the campaign is over, with manager...
Report: Leeds United players think in-demand man will leave this summer
According to The Daily Mail, Leeds United players believe that Carlos Corberan will leave the club for Huddersfield Town. It has been reported that Championship club Huddersfield want to appoint Leeds coach Corberan as their new manager. The Terriers are on the hunt for a new manager following the departure of Danny Cowley at the weekend. Although Leeds want to keep the Under-23 coach, the players believe that the Spaniard will leave for their Yorkshire rivals, according to the report, which has added that he wants to manage an English club. Leeds will play in the Premier League next season after clinching automatic promotion from the Championship. The report in The Daily Mail has claimed that Corberan is in advanced talks with Huddersfield. Ambition Leeds are a massive club and will ...
Report: Newcastle managerial target rejects offer to become boss of Ligue 1 giants
According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, AS Monaco approached former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino upon parting ways with Robert Moreno over the weekend, but the Argentine rejected their offer. He has been out of work since he left North London, and reuniting with Monaco sporting director Paul Mitchell after they worked together at Spurs and Southampton would have made sense. However, the Newcastle United managerial target wasn’t keen, and ex-Bayern Munich head coach Niko Kovac was appointed in the end. Juventus and Inter Milan have also been linked with Pochettino, and it remains to be seen what is on his mind. Newcastle potential new owners want Pochettino to lead the club after they complete their £300 million takeover, and it appears that the Argentine is very much i...
Report: Liverpool want 23-year-old, 2 bids from Tottenham Hotspur rejected
Liverpool are interested in Kim Min-jae, but Tottenham Hotspur are confident of signing the central defender in the summer transfer window, according to 90min. It has been reported that Beijing Sinobo Guoan want £15 million as transfer fee for Kim, but Tottenham are yet to make an offer more than £10 million. The report has added that two bids from Spurs have already been rejected, but the North London outfit are confident that with talks still going, a deal will be struck in the summer transfer window. 90min has added that Liverpool, Manchester City and Everton are among the clubs who have monitored the South Korea international central defender. Tottenham Hotspur or Liverpool? Kim is a very good and promising young central defender who will be an asset for Tottenham or Liverpool. Spurs a...
Report: Midfielder has completed medical & signed terms as Spurs pip six clubs to signing
According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, Tottenham Hotspur have sealed the signing of Wigan Athletic midfielder Alfie Devine after he completed a medical and signed terms over the weekend. Leeds United, Celtic, Rangers, Brighton and Hove Albion, West Ham United and Chelsea were also all keen on the teenager, but it was Spurs that emerged top of the pursuit having monitored his development closely over the past 12 months. The 15-year-old was released by Liverpool when he was 11 but has since developed into one of the best youngsters around, and he impressed Tottenham chief scout Brian Carey. Devine regularly played for Wigan’s under-23s and was part of the Championship side’s FA Youth Cup side that defeated their Spurs counterparts 2-0 back in January. Wigan potentially relegating after ...
Report: Wolves want Norwich City player, £20m transfer fee
According to The Sunday Mirror, Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Max Aarons from Norwich City in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that Norwich – who have already been relegated to the Championship from the Premier League – value Aarons at £20 million. Wolves manager Nuno reportedly thinks that the 20-year-old right-back would be a ‘valuable addition’ to his squad. Stats According to WhoScored, Aarons has made 35 appearances in the Premier League for Norwich this season, providing one assist in the process. During the 2018-29 campaign, the England Under-21 international scored two goals and provided six assists in 41 Championship matches for the Canaries, according to WhoScored. Leaving Norwich City With Norwich having gone down to the Championship, it is ha...
Journalist claims Moyes ran rule over Milan target yesterday, could be available for £1.5m
West Ham United manager David Moyes was spotted at the Championship clash between Charlton Athletic and Wigan Athletic yesterday. Moyes is at the Charlton v Wigan game Josh Cullen & Antonee Robinson both start. pic.twitter.com/TjBGU57FNb — Hammers Chat (@hammers_chat) July 18, 2020 The Hammers boss was definitely on a scouting mission with some of the players involved in the clash on the club’s radar ahead of the summer transfer window. The Sun journalist Alan Nixon was asked who Moyes was running the rule over at The Valley and he confirmed that it was United States international left-back Antonee Robinson. Robinson in the main … https://t.co/R85tk8yJSF — Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) July 19, 2020 The Guardian reported earlier this month that West Ham are monitoring the 22-year-old, a...
Report: West Ham teenager set to join Bayern Munich
According to The Sun, West Ham United teenage winger Benicio Baker-Boaitey is set to join Bayern Munich in the coming days. The 16-year-old will not be signing a professional deal with the London Stadium outfit when he turns 17 in January as he is set to move on instead. Baker-Boaitey is off to Germany this week for talks with the Bundesliga giants while another Champions League club have invited him to come inspect their facilities as they look to convince him. West Ham will have to settle for a £230,000 training compensation fees in what is set to be a major blow. Manchester United, Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain have all sent scouts to watch the teenage winger, but it’s Bayern that appear to have won the race for his signature. Baker-Boaitey has been with the Hammers since his school...
Report: Fresh doubts over 24-year-old’s future at Tottenham Hotspur
According to The Mirror, there was doubts over the future of Harry Winks at Tottenham Hotspur. It has been reported that Tottenham – as well as Premier League rivals Everton – are interested in signing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg from Southampton in the summer transfer window. The report has claimed that should Spurs be able to secure the services of the 24-year-old Denmark international this summer, then Winks ‘is the most likely player to leave north London’. The 24-year-old midfielder is reportedly valued at between £25 million and £30 million by Tottenham. Stats According to WhoScored, Winks has made 24 starts and five substitute appearances in the Premier League for Tottenham this season. The England international also played five times in the Champions League for the North London club this...
Controversial player responds when asked about Leeds United future
Leeds United goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has suggested to TyC Sports that he does not plan to leave the club in the summer transfer window. Casilla, who joined Leeds in January 2019 after leaving Spanish and European giants Real Madrid, has pointed out that there are three more years left on his current contract at the Whites. Casilla told TyC Sports when asked if he will be at Leeds next season: “Yes, I have three more years left.” Controversy Casilla has been involved in controversy this season, with the goalkeeper only just available after serving an eight-game ban. As reported by BBC Sport in February 2020, the Spaniard was banned for eight matches and fined £60,000 after being found guilty of racially abusing Jonathan Leko. Stay or leave? It seems that Casilla does not want to leave Leeds...
‘We have an advantage’ – Leeds chief confirms club will enter talks to sign 23-yr-old this summer
Leeds United will look to sign the Brighton defender Ben White this summer. The 23-year-old has been at loan at Elland Road and he has managed to establish himself as one of Bielsa’s best players. Leeds chief Angus Kinnear has revealed to Yorkshire Evening Post that the Whites will speak to Brighton about a permanent deal this summer. It will be interesting to see if Brighton are willing to let the player leave. White is rated highly by the Seagulls and Potter recently confirmed that he is not going anywhere. Kinnear claims that Leeds have an advantage in the transfer chase because Ben White loves the club and he is well settled at Elland Road. It will be interesting to see if the Championship giants can convince Brighton now. “It’s one of the risks of the type of deal we did. I know suppo...
Report: Rangers submit lucrative contract to 27-yr-old, in talks to sign him this summer
Rangers are keen on signing the Amiens midfielder Bongani Zungu this summer. As per Football Insider, they have already submitted a lucrative contract to the midfielder and they are speaking to his club as well. Also, they are hopeful of reaching an agreement. The 27-year-old is valued at £3.8m and he has been linked with an exit after Amiens’ relegation from Ligue 1. It will be interesting to see if Rangers can bring him to Ibrox this summer. A move to Rangers would be a great option for Zungu. It would be a step up in his career. Not only would he be joining a bigger club, but he will also get to play European football with them. It remains to be seen if Rangers agree to pay the asking price for Zungu. Convincing the player should not be a problem for them. They can pay him more mon...
