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When Grealish will reportedly make Villa return following latest injury setback
According to The Sun, Aston Villa skipper Jack Grealish will miss his side’s clash against Liverpool at Anfield this weekend and is set to be out for the rest of April. The England international was widely expected to return to action last weekend against Fulham having missed their last six Premier League games and Three Lions’ World Cup qualifiers due to a shin injury. However, the Villa star felt discomfort in the shin again, and the club medical team has advised him to spend the next three weeks on the sidelines in order to fully recover. As a result, Grealish is likely to miss the games against Manchester City and West Bromwich Albion later this month, with Villa’s trip to Everton on May 1 identified as the most probable date for his return. Sportslens View Dean Smith’s side have won j...
Gary Neville’s three-word reply when asked if Kane can break NUFC legend’s EPL goal record
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer proudly holds the record for most goals (260) scored in the Premier League, and nobody has come close to breaking it 15 years after he hung up his boots. Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero, Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane and Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy are the three current EPL footballers in the top-20 list of most top-flight goals, and the trio are not any close to Shearer’s record. Aguero has 181 goals, Kane has 162 goals while Vardy has 115. Only the Spurs star is in his twenties out of the trio, and many have tipped him to become the Premier League’s highest goalscorer of all time someday should he remain in England for the remainder of his career. Manchester United legend Gary Neville has been asked what Kane’s chances of breaking Shearer’s goa...
Villa CEO reportedly eyes Liverpool legend as Dean Smith’s potential replacement
According to Football Insider, Dean Smith’s future as Aston Villa manager is far from secure, and club CEO Christian Purslow has identified his replacement. Purslow has a strong interest in luring Rangers manager Steven Gerrard to the Premier League on behalf of owners Wes Edens and Naseef Sawiris. The Villa Park outfit want the Liverpool legend ahead of the summer transfer window, but whether the Light Blues boss is keen on a move remains to be seen. Sportslens View Gerrard guided Rangers to their first Scottish Premiership title in a decade a couple of weeks ago, and he wants to manage in the Premier League someday. He has been widely tipped to become Liverpool manager in the future, and Purslow is keen to hand him his first gig in the English top-flight. Having stopped Celtic’s domestic...
Everton tracking 22-year-old who has attracted plenty of attention from elsewhere
Everton are reportedly tracking Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, who has recently attracted interest from AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen. Tomiyasu has had a meteoric rise in Serie A, having joined Bologna in 2019. The Japanese defender started his career at Avispa Fukuoka before moving to Sint-Truiden for a nominal fee. His performances then attracted attention from Bologna, who he signed for in an £8.1 million deal. Since then, his market value has risen to £16.2m, according to Transfermarkt’s website. The 22-year-old is now being touted as a potential target for Everton. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, as translated by Sport Witness, Everton are ‘following’ the player with Bologna searching for a potential replacement. It is said that Milan have previously had a €15m bid reject...
‘Omg yes please’, ‘Will be class’ – Some Spurs fans react to links with striker with 181 PL goals
Manchester City legend Sergio Aguero would consider joining Tottenham Hotspur when he leaves his current club at the end of the season. The Argentine wants to remain in the Premier League after 10 years at the Etihad Stadium, and he is even ready to sacrifice Champions League football for next season in order to do so. With 181 Premier League goals in 272 games for Man City, Aguero has established himself as one of the best strikers in the English top-flight, and landing such a player will definitely boost Spurs’ chances of winning silverware and returning to Europe’s elite competition. While the 32-year-old will be signed as a free agent, his wages could prove too much for a side like Tottenham. Chairman Daniel Levy has been prudent with his side’s finances for a while, and he would have ...
Man City legend reportedly open to joining Spurs this summer
According to The Telegraph, Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is open to joining Tottenham Hotspur even if they are not in the Champions League next season. The Argentine is set to leave the Etihad Stadium at the end of the season, and while he has been linked with the likes of Barcelona, he is keen to remain in the English top-flight. Aguero joined Man City from Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2011, and he has gone on to score 257 goals in 385 appearances across all competitions. The 32-year-old wants to prove himself away from the Premier League leaders, and he is ready to consider joining Spurs for the right offer. Sportslens View Tottenham currently have Harry Kane as their star striker with on-loan Brazilian forward Vinicius providing cover, but having two of the best finishers i...
Everton reportedly looking to pip Liverpool to 30-goal hitman
According to the Daily Star, Everton are keen on signing RB Salzburg striker Patson Daka this summer, joining the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United in the race for hitman. The 22-year-old has been in sensational form for the Austrian top-flight side this term, bagging 30 goals in 32 games across all competitions. 23 of those have come in 19 Austrian Bundesliga games, including an 11-minute hat-trick against Sturm Graz on Sunday. Daka is currently priced at £17 million, but that is most likely to skyrocket in the summer with a move to the Premier League on the cards. Sportslens View Everton want to bolster their striking options ahead of next season, and the Zambian would be a solid addition. However, Daka will be keen to play Champions League football, and he will not be sh...
“I had some difficulties…”: Everton star reveals how manager turned his fortunes around
Everton forward Richarlison has revealed the reason behind his upturn in form, citing a chat with Carlo Ancelotti as the defining factor. The Brazilian scored 13 goals in the Premier League last season but struggled to find any form during the first half of the current campaign. Richarlison only netted twice before the turn of the year but has now scored four goals in his last six games. The 23-year-old has now revealed that his upturn in form is largely down to Ancelotti. “I had some difficulties at the start of the season, so I went to speak to the boss and said I was doing a lot of marking, defending a lot – I was back there with Yerry Mina,” Richarlison explained to Everton’s official website. “I said I wanted to be closer to the opponents’ goal, closer to the box. “He changed my...
Arsenal reportedly ready to sell £300k-a-wk star who wanted Barca move last year
According to Football Insider, Arsenal are planning to listen to offers for striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang this summer. Sportslens View The 31-year-old signed a three-year deal worth £300,000-per-week last September, but it appears that they already regret that decision. The Gunners are believed to be keen to cash in on him for the right price to bolster their transfer coffers for the summer. Aubameyang was reportedly willing to leave Arsenal for Barcelona at the end of last season to play alongside Lionel Messi. Arsenal were said to have been left furious with the La Liga giants over their pursuit of the Gabonese and the persistent rumours linking him with a move to Camp Nou. Aubameyang caught the eyes of Barca with his form at the time, having bagged the Golden Boot with 22 Premi...
‘Tough one to take’ – Arsenal striker reacts to international heartbreak
Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah has taken to Instagram to react as England were dumped out of the European Under-21 Championship this evening. While the young Lions secured a 2-1 win over Croatia, it was not enough as they needed to win by two clear goals to progress to the quarter-finals. Aidy Boothroyd’s side suffered costly defeats to Portugal and Switzerland in their first two Group D games, and they had to beat Croatia by two goals and hope that the Swiss would lose to the Portuguese. The Croats secured a place in the last-eight of the competition due to a superior goal difference, and the result left Nketiah heartbroken. The Gunners academy graduate won a penalty for his side 12 minutes into the game, going down under the challenge of Bartol Franjic in the box. Crystal Palace’s Eberech...
Alasdair Gold: Spurs eyeing 6ft 4in centre-back duo, one is an England international
According to football.london journalist Alasdair Gold, Tottenham Hotspur are keen on bolstering their defence this summer and are keeping tabs on Fulham’s Joachim Andersen and Brighton & Hove Albion’s Lewis Dunk. Sportslens View Spurs looked at Andersen when he was at Sampdoria but they did not move in time, and he ended up joining Lyon instead in the summer of 2019. The 24-year-old is currently on a season-long loan at Fulham, featuring in 24 Premier League games and weighing in with a goal and an assist. The Craven Cottage outfit do not have an option to buy the player in the deal, but they will definitely be keen to retain his services if they escape the drop. Relegation for Fulham would boost Spurs’ chances in the race for the Denmark international, but he definitely would not come...
Report shares what various sources think of Spurs potentially appointing Ralph Hassenhuttl
Tottenham Hotspur have been linked with a couple of managers of recent following the team’s struggles under head coach Jose Mourinho. What will happen to the Portuguese if Spurs end the campaign without a trophy and outside of the European places remains to be seen, but chairman Daniel Levy is definitely preparing for the worst-case scenario. RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, Leicester City’s Brendan Rodgers and Belgium’s Roberto Martinez have all been linked with the Tottenham job, and Southampton manager Ralph Hassenhuttl has been mentioned as a potential option too. However, his playing style could prove to be a stumbling block. According to The Athletic’s Jack Pitt-Brooke, various sources wonder whether the Austrian’s intense style would translate well to the bigger-name dressing room at...
