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Craig Hope shares how much NUFC have to spend this summer as Bruce eyes 3 players
According to the Daily Mail’s Craig Hope, Newcastle United recruitment team have been told they have a budget of £10 million this summer. The Magpies are likely spend it on one player and at least two loan deals, with a left-sided centre-back and two midfielders on head coach Steve Bruce’s radar. Newcastle remain keen on bringing Joe Willock back to St James’ Park from Arsenal, but whether they can meet the Gunners’ demands remains to be seen. Sportslens View The Toons need to make key additions this summer if they want to avoid another relegation battle next season, and would have to make do with loan deals from the look of things. Newcastle would need more than £10m if they want to sign Willock permanently, and it remains unknown if Arsenal would be open to loaning out the young midfield...
Winger reportedly holding talks with suitors as Celtic join race after Postecoglou’s admission
Celtic have joined the race for Maccabi Petah Tikva winger Liel Abada, according to The Scottish Sun. The teenager is expected to cost suitors around £3.5 million and is set to leave the Israeli Premier League side imminently. Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has admitted he wants a winger this summer, and the Hoops appear ready to move for Abada. Having been given the go-ahead to leave the club, the 19-year-old has left his country to hold talks with interested parties, with Israeli agent Dudu Dahan given the mandate by Petah Tikva to secure a transfer for him. Dahan is well-known by Celtic having represented the likes of Nir Bitton, Efe Ambrose, Beram Kayal and Ismaila Soro in securing moves to Parkhead. Sportslens View Despite his tender age, Abada boasts of a lot of experience having fe...
Leeds United have reportedly made an approach for 24y/o Newcastle United man
Leeds United want another goalkeeper this summer following the loan exit of Kiko Casilla and have made an approach for Newcastle United’s Freddie Woodman. That is according to the Yorkshire Evening Post, who also report that Whites director of football Victor Orta hopes to be able to conclude a deal quickly. Leeds want a goalie capable of competing with and providing back up to head coach Marcelo Bielsa’s first-choice Illan Meslier. Sportslens View Woodman has spent the last two seasons away from Newcastle on loan at Swansea City, reaching the finals of the Championship play-offs with them last season. With Martin Dubravka still the first-choice at St. James’ Park and Karl Darlow providing cover, the 24-year-old has no chance of playing regularly should he remain on Tyneside, and another e...
Bayern Munich & Red Devils reportedly want Everton defender, he wants Goodison Park exit
Everton left-back Thierry Small is trying to leave the Merseyside club this summer, reports The Athletic’s Greg O’Keeffe. Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in luring the 16-year-old away from Goodison Park, while Bayern Munich are also monitoring his situation. Small is yet to return to training, missing the full first week under new Everton manager Rafa Benitez and opting to undertake one-on-one training sessions with a private strength and conditioning coach instead. The Toffees have prepared a first professional contract for him ahead of his 17th birthday on August 1, and he had been given a locker in the first-team changing room at Finch Farm. However, everything is pointing towards an exit as it stands. Sportslens View Small became Everton’s youngest ever player when he rep...
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Striker could leave Aston Villa this summer, manager treatment to blame [Opinion]
Keinan Davis faces an uncertain future at Aston Villa as he’s struggled for form and playing time under Dean Smith. The 23-year-old has made a total of 85 appearances in all competitions for Villa, bagging just six goals and seven assists, but he’s likely to be bottom of the pecking order next season. While Wesley Moraes was recovering from a cruciate knee ligament injury last season, Davis was direct back up to Ollie Watkins and made 18 appearances across the board. He scored only two goals, made two assists and seldom started, so it’s clear he’s a last resort than a first option. And with Wesley returning during the tail-end of 2020/21, making three appearances, Davis may struggle for opportunities this coming campaign. He’s already been linked with a loan move away from Villa this summe...
3 injuries, 2 PL starts in 2020/21, 1 year left on contract – Midfielder has uncertain future
Fabian Delph has a lot to consider this summer. He’s had a disappointing stint at Everton and has one year remaining on his contract, so his long-term future is up in the air. The 31-year-old’s stay at Goodison Park has been marred by inconsistency and injury, resulting in him missing the majority of games each season. But with Rafael Benitez replacing Carlo Ancelotti as manager, Delph may be given a clean slate in 2021/22. Everton signed the box-to-box midfielder from Manchester City in 2019, and he’s gone on to make 30 appearances in all competitions, featuring in only 24 of a possible 76 Premier League games for the Toffees. Delph played more in his debut campaign at Everton but has spent most of his second season sidelined with various injuries – calf, hamstring, tendon. He started onl...
Copa America: Colombia seal third place in thrilling match
It’s almost time for the Copa America final, with South American giants Brazil and Argentina facing off for the crown. Before then, there was one slightly smaller match between Colombia and Peru to decide the winners of the bronze medals. Here is how things played out. Colombia 3-2 Peru Cuadrado celebrates after converting from a free-kick Colombia were perhaps a little bit unlucky not to reach the final, having taken Argentina to a penalty shootout in the semi-finals. Peru were also not far off the final, losing 1-0 to Brazil in the previous round. It was all set up for an exciting 90 minutes. Peru had the better of the first half and were rewarded just before the break with the opening goal. Christian Cueva slipped a ball through for Yoshimar Yotun, and the captain finished to put his si...
Spurs reportedly want 23-goal French striking duo as Kane’s potential replacements
Tottenham Hotspur are preparing for the possibility of losing Harry Kane this summer. They have identified Borussia Monchengladbach striking duo Alassane Plea and Marcus Thuram as his potential replacements, reports Le10Sport. The French news outlet claims that Spurs greatly appreciate the understanding the French striking duo have struck on the pitch but are yet to make contact with the Bundesliga club. Sportslens View Although Tottenham are ready to put up a fight in their bid to hold on to Kane, nothing is guaranteed, and they are preparing for the worst. Plea and Thuram bagged 23 goals between them last season across all competitions and are among the best striking partnerships in Europe. Spurs know replacing their star striker’s goals would prove extremely difficult, and they reckon s...
Harvey Elliott signs new long-term contract at Liverpool
Harvey Elliott has signed a new contract at Liverpool, as confirmed via the club’s official website. Elliott came through the youth ranks at Fulham, before arriving at Liverpool in 2019 as a 16-year-old. Since then, he has made nine first team appearances for the Reds in all competitions, including two in the Premier League. Elliott celebrates a goal for Blackburn He spent the entirety of last season out on loan at Blackburn Rovers. Despite finishing in 15th, the teenager showed potential, recording seven goals and 11 assists in 41 league games and earning a nomination for EFL Young Player of the Season. And now the club have rewarded him with a new five-year deal, keeping him at Anfield until 2026. Speaking to the club’s official website, Elliott said: “There’s always going to be those bu...
‘This is great’ – Gary Lineker reacts to what ‘brilliant’ Villa star has done
Argentina secured a place in the Copa America final following a hard-fought penalty shoot-out win over Colombia last night, with Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martinez emerging as the hero. Lionel Messi-led side took the lead seven minutes into the game through Lautaro Martinez but were pegged back with 30 minutes to go. Both sides finished regulation and extra-time without a winner, and it was up to Martinez to save the day. The Villa goalkeeper thwarted the Colombians, saving three spot-kicks as Argentina ran out 3-2 winners. BBC Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker was impressed with his heroics. This is great. Another penalty shoot out, this time in Copa America, and Argentina win it thanks to the brilliant Martinez. https://t.co/jmY5HxVYdn — Gary Lineker 💙 (@GaryLineker) July 7, 2...
Copa America: Brazil knock Peru out to reach final
The Copa America 2021 is almost at its end, with just three games remaining. Last night, hosts Brazil faced up against Peru in Rio de Janeiro, with a place in the final at stake. Here is how the clash went: Brazil 1-0 Peru Brazil reached the final with a 1-0 win This was the second time that the two sides had met in this competition, having been drawn in the same group as each other. In the previous clash, Brazil came away as 4-0 winners, with goals from Alex Sandro, Neymar, Everton, and Richarlison. This time around, it was a much closer affair, as the holders won 1-0. The Selecao had the better of the early exchanges, and star man Neymar would have felt very disappointed not to have opened the scoring on two occasions. He fired wide when teed up by Richarlison, and also struck straight a...
The Athletic: EPL star rejects lucrative new deal; Spurs’ recruitment team have plans for him
Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a potential transfer boost following news emerging from Southampton. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the Saints have presented a fresh four-year deal that would have made Danny Ings the best-paid player in the club’s history, but he rejected it. The striker is targeting another chance to join a team competing towards the top of the table, either this summer or next. Ornstein reports that Spurs have tried to secure Ings in the past, but The Sun have claimed that their recruitment team have a contingency plan if Harry Kane does go, with the former Liverpool striker on their list of possible replacements. Sportslens View There is still uncertainty over Kane’s future, and while Tottenham are unwilling to let the England international go, nothing i...
