Transfer News & Rumours
Barcelona very interested in signing €25m Portuguese defender, but face Man City competition
Barcelona will compete with Manchester City in the race to sign Sporting Lisbon left-back Nuno Mendes this summer, AS reports. The Catalan giants are likely to part ways with Junior Firpo at the end of the season and they have lined up Mendes as the suitable replacement. At just 18, the Portuguese has made 34 appearances for the Lisbon giants and 25 of those have come during the ongoing campaign. He has a release clause worth €25 million in his contract and it is claimed that the Blaugrana could face competition from the Cityzens for his services. Pep Guardiola is a huge admirer of the young full-back and he is reportedly prepared to loan him back to Sporting for next season. Sportslens: The Blaugrana currently have Jordi Alba as the undisputed left-back with Firpo acting as his deput...
Euro club reportedly want to sign £70k-per-week Spurs player this summer
According to reports from Foot Mercato, French giants Paris Saint-Germain are interested in signing Serge Aurier from Tottenham Hotspur. Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly keen to sign his former player, Aurier, this summer. Aurier, who is on £70k-per-week wages at Spurs, joined the north London club from PSG in 2017. He has made over 100 appearances for Spurs and has eight goals to his name. The Ivory Coast international has made 14 appearances in the Premier League under Jose Mourinho and has found himself in and out of the side. While Aurier did suggest before that he loves Paris and PSG in particular, the news comes as a bit of a surprise as Pochettino didn’t appear to be a big fan of the player during his time at the club. The 28-year-old right-back has only a year left on hi...
12-goal attacker has admirers at Aston Villa, he could be on the move this summer
Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham has recently been linked with a move away from the London club. The 23-year-old has started just 12 Premier League games this season and needs to play more regularly at this stage of his career. Abraham has scored 12 goals in all competitions for Chelsea, but he has failed to earn a regular starting berth at the club. It will be interesting to see if the young striker decides to seek regular first-team football at the end of the season. According to Birmingham Mail, the 23-year-old still has admirers at Aston Villa, and the Midlands club could look to add to their attacking options in the summer. SL View: Best chance for Aston Villa to sign Abraham? Villa may be interested in Abraham this summer, but the Chelsea striker would probably be an expensive target fo...
Man United enter race to sign £51.7m Liverpool target with 20 goal contributions
Manchester United are looking at the possibility of signing Sporting Lisbon attacker Pedro Goncalves as they aim to bolster the right side of their attack, The Guardian claims. The Red Devils recently appointed John Murtough and Darren Fletcher as the football and technical directors respectively, and the duo have started working on transfer targets. Goncalves has caught the eye with his performances for Sporting, who are currently cruising at the top of the Primeira Liga table. The Portuguese has bagged 15 goals and five assists from 26 games this term, and he has played in different positions. While he started his career in a central midfield role, he has played in the number 10 position this term and has also been successful on the right wing. United have a long-term interest in Bo...
Cristiano Ronaldo more likely to rejoin Manchester United than Real Madrid this summer
Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo is more likely to rejoin Manchester United than Real Madrid during this summer’s transfer window, Tuttosport reports. The Portugal international is in his third season with the Bianconeri, and the campaign has been disappointing with another early exit from the Champions League. Ronaldo’s current deal with the club expires in less than 16 months, and there have been suggestions that he could head through the exit door. It is reported that Ronaldo’s preference would be to return to either Los Blancos or United, and the latter are viewed as the more viable destination. Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane recently said that there ‘may be’ the possibility of Ronaldo’s comeback, but president Florentino Perez has other plans. The 74-year-old has his sights on l...
Liverpool considering summer move for Premier League midfielder
Liverpool are considering a summer move for Norwegian midfielder Sander Berge, according to Eurosport. Berge joined Sheffield United from Genk in the January transfer window of 2020 for approximately £22 million, becoming the club’s record signing. He impressed in his early days at Bramall Lane as the Blades finished in ninth place. Berge is one of Sheffield United’s most valuable assets However, this season hasn’t been as successful. The Yorkshire club find themselves rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table, 14 points from safety with just nine games remaining. Berge has missed most of the season with a hamstring injury, suffered early in the home defeat against Manchester United. In the highly likely event that the Blades are relegated, the 23-year-old will have no lack of optio...
Leeds told £20m star to prove them wrong…and he is now sparkling at Everton
Ben Godfrey has impressed heavily in his first season at Everton. The Toffees spent £20 million to sign Godfrey from Norwich City during the summer transfer window. The 23-year-old has made 21 appearances in the league this season, and the defender has impressed heavily, earning rave reviews from Carlo Ancelotti and other pundits. The Everton official website shared a brilliant interview with Godfrey earlier today. Like most young players, he has had ups and downs during his formative years. But there is something we found interesting. Godfrey was on the books at Middlesbrough, but after two years – while he was in school – the club decided to let him go. York’s The Press newspaper described then 13-year-old Godfrey as “… captain and a leader passionate about the team…...
Liverpool reportedly join the race to sign £30m star after Man Utd open transfer talks
According to reports from La Gazzetta dello Sport (h/t Mundo Deportivo), Liverpool have joined the race to sign Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic. He is enjoying a remarkable campaign with Fiorentina, and his performances have attracted interest from several top clubs in Europe. The 23-year-old has a contract at the club until 2022, and he is also reportedly wanted by Manchester United. SL View It is an open secret that Liverpool will be looking to sign a new centre-back in the summer. While the likes of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are both expected to return fresh from their injuries next season, Liverpool still need depth in that department. Natt Phillips has done remarkably well for the Reds, but Joel Matip’s future is up in the air. Even if Liverpool sign Ozan Kabak ...
Noel Whelan reckons Celtic will be keeping tabs on 25-yr-old who joined PL giants recently
Liverpool signed Ben Davies from Preston North End during the January transfer window to cope with their injury crisis. The 25-year-old defender is yet to start for the reigning Premier League champions, and popular pundit Noel Whelan believes that Celtic will be keeping a close eye on the defender’s situation at the Merseyside club. The Hoops were heavily linked with a move for the centre-back before joining Liverpool, and Whelan claims that although Davies is a good player, he is not good enough for a club of their stature. He said to Football Insider: “They’ll probably have a close eye on him in the summer. It’s a team that’s in transition, looking for a new manager, new players, a fresh start a change in personnel and structure. “It doesn’t surprise me that that they’re still hove...
15 goals & 12 assists this season: Pundit reckons West Ham ‘will be keeping an eye’ on 24-yr-old
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has been linked with a move away from the Scottish club in recent months and many pundits have tipped him to leave at the end of this season. The 24-year-old is one of the best players in the Scottish Premiership and he has already helped Rangers win the league title. He has 15 goals and 12 assists to his name this term. He will be hoping to make his mark at a higher level and it seems that the player dreams of playing in the Premier League. According to popular pundit Paul Robinson, West Ham United will be keeping an eye on Morelos this summer. “It is not a secret – Premier League clubs have been looking at him and I think West Ham will be keeping an eye on him,” he told Football Insider. “It is a move that Morelos will have to weigh up. If Ranger...
Rio Ferdinand says Man United ‘should give everything’ to sign top summer target
Rio Ferdinand has urged Manchester United to give everything to bring Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland to Old Trafford this summer. The Red Devils are likely to pursue a new centre-forward, and it was recently reported that Haaland is the priority target for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ferdinand is a huge admirer of the 20-year-old’s talents, and speaking on his YouTube channel, he said that Haaland would be the ideal signing for his former side. The 42-year-old urged the Red Devils to do their best to sign Haaland as he can get the club winning trophies and bring back the glory days. He said: “You know what, they’ve just got to go and give everything to get Haaland – I don’t care.” “I don’t like to talk about players coming from other teams, but this guy man, we can’t affo...
Liverpool reportedly will allow 25-year-old to leave this summer
According to reports from the Daily Mail, Liverpool will allow Divock Origi to leave the club in the summer transfer window. The 25-year-old striker is the club’s second longest-serving player after Jordan Henderson, but he has barely featured this season under Jurgen Klopp. He has dropped down the pecking order at the club, and Liverpool are “inviting offers” for the Belgian striker. A summer of rebuilding awaits for Liverpool after a disappointing Premier League campaign. Klopp is looking to raise funds for new signings. SL View Origi has made just two starts in the Premier League this season, and a further seven appearances have come from the bench. In the Champions League, he has managed just one assist while has scored one goal in the Carabao Cup. The Belgian scored twice in...
