Transfer News & Rumours
Report: West Ham join the race to sign playmaker wanted by Tottenham
West Ham United are interested in signing Sampdoria midfielder Mikkel Damsgaard. The 20-year-old is rated highly across Europe and is considered as one of the most exciting talents in the Italian League right now. Damsgaard has two goals and four assists this season and has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs. According to Daily Star, Tottenham Hotspur were initially named as a potential suitor for the player but the likes of Southampton, Leeds United and the Hammers have now joined the chase. He signed for Sampdoria in a £5.2 million deal last summer and it remains to be seen whether the Italian outfit are prepared to sanction his sale after just one season at the club. The Denmark international has massive potential and could develop into a key player for David Moyes if ...
Report: Everton plotting summer move for German centre-back
According to Bild, Everton are keeping tabs on Freiburg centre-back Keven Schlotterbeck ahead of potential summer swoop. According to BILD, Everton have shown an interest in signing Freiburg central defender Keven Schlotterbeck. Young, talented and has a contract that’s expiring at the end of next season. Probably wouldn’t cost too much to sign this summer. — Stefan Bienkowski (@SBienkowski) February 12, 2021 Sportslens View The 23-year-old has around 17 months left on his current contract at the Bundesliga side and is expected to be sold when the next transfer window opens. Everton are not short of options at centre-back, but they clearly can do with more quality and depth. Carlo Ancelotti’s pipped Tottenham Hotspur to a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals following a 5-4 victo...
‘Could be an amazing signing’ – Some West Ham fans react after hearing Moyes wants 24-yr-old
West Ham United are thought to be keen on signing Ivan Toney at the end of the season as per Eurosport. The 24-year-old striker has made quite an impact at Brentford and he is being lined up as a replacement for Sebastien Haller. The Frenchman was sold to Ajax in January and the Hammers opted against signing a replacement last month. Toney has the physical and technical attributes to adapt to West Ham’s style of play and he could prove to be a quality addition to Moyes’s squad. The 24-year-old has scored 22 goals in 27 Championship appearances so far this season. He was brought in as a replacement for the current Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins. The Hammers have been recently linked with the Sevilla striker Youssef En-Nesyri as well. It will be interesting to see who they end up sig...
Report shares how Klopp feels after FSG decided against signing Serie A star last month
According to The Sun, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is annoyed that the club failed to move for Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly last month. The Premier League defending champions suddenly found themselves down to the bare bones at the back following injuries to Fabinho and Joel Matip, leaving Jordan Henderson and inexperienced duo Rhys Williams and Nat Phillips as their only defensive options. With Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez already ruled out of the campaign, Liverpool needed to bring in reinforcements and Klopp wanted the £100 million-rated Koulibaly. However, the Reds ended up with Ben Davies from Championship outfit Preston North End and Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke. The German reportedly made it privately clear that he wanted the 29-year-old and is said to have grown increa...
Bielsa lines up an exciting target for Leeds…could be another transfer masterstroke
According to reports from Juve Live, Marcelo Bielsa has identified Douglas Costa as the ideal replacement for Raphinha in case he leaves the club in the summer. Raphinha’s situation Leeds signed Raphinha during the summer transfer window from Rennes for a fee of around £17 million. The jet-heeled winger has dazzled in the Premier League, with four goals and four assists to his name already. He was sensational against Crystal Palace in the last game and earned rave reviews from the UK press. Raphinha v Crystal Palace: 76 touches40/53 succ. passes20 sprints (🌟 most on pitch)18/27 final third passes18 pressures9 progressive ball carries9 pen box touches4 shots2 on-target4 duels won1 tackle won1 nutmeg 🔥1 big chance created Phenomenal. Poor Gary Cahill. pic.twitter.c...
The best and worst transfers between Premier League rivals
Title contenders often follow a golden rule in the transfer market: don’t sell to direct rivals. However, there are a fair few occasions where this rule hasn’t been followed. Sometimes the player wanted to leave; other times the club received an offer they couldn’t refuse. Some of these players went on to be superstars at their new clubs, bringing in almost instant success. Others were…well…a bit rubbish. In no particular order – here we go: Carlos Tevez (Manchester United to Manchester City, £25m) 1/2 OTD in 2009 Carlos Tevez signed for Manchester City. This ‘Welcome’ poster soon appeared close to Manchester’s city border on Deansgate- pic.twitter.com/rTPWEmDsNO — Dr Gary James (@GaryJamesWriter) July 13, 2017 After winning two titles and a Champions League at Manchester...
Report: Liverpool ‘continue to track’ £52m star in scintillating form
According to reports from Record (h/t The Mirror), Liverpool are continuing to track Sporting Lisbon’s Pedro Goncalves. Liverpool have been in contact with the Portuguese club over a move for the midfielder who has been nothing short of sensational this season. The Reds have made an informal offer for the Portuguese star who has scored 14 times in 15 league games this term for Sporting. Liverpool, currently fourth in the Premier League table, are already behind leaders Manchester City by 10 points, and they may struggle to retain their league title. Whether or not they manage to do so, it is evident that the squad needs freshness and new additions are required. The Reds could be set for a busy summer transfer window, and it seems Jurgen Klopp has already earmarked Goncalves as an opti...
Forget about it – Upamecano will not go to Chelsea or Liverpool
At the end of the 2021 January transfer window, Sky Sports did an exclusive interview with Bayern Munich CEO Karl-Heinz Rummenigge about their pursuit of RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano. That is where Rummenigge confirmed that David Alaba was definitely leaving and that Bayern were one of three clubs, alongside Liverpool and Chelsea, that were interested in Upamecano. That is where all the chatter in the last week about Chelsea and Liverpool being interested in Upamecano comes from although, to be fair, the defender has been kept in the news by websites (that includes us), pundits, media and his agent, all doing a fantastic job of getting us to discuss where he’ll go this summer. Upamecano departure confirmed Upamecano’s departure is all but confirmed, with Sky (last week) and Telefoot (...
Saint-Maximin trolls Sunderland, some NUFC fans react – ‘No words anymore’, ‘This is superb’
Newcastle United winger Allan Saint-Maximin has aimed a dig at Sunderland after an altercation with a Black Cats fan on Twitter earlier today. Responding to the Sunderland fan’s tweet, the 23-year-old reminder him of his club’s absence from the top tier of English football for an extended period of time. The Frenchman used a viral clip from The Weeknd’s performance at Superbowl and the Newcastle fans were understandably amused with his response. The Premier League calendar looking for Sunderland season after season https://t.co/hiPDQnS9SI pic.twitter.com/vRbzQWyluY — Allan Saint-Maximin (@asaintmaximin) February 9, 2021 Sunderland are currently in the third tier of English football and have not been in the Premier League since 2017. The club suffered back-to-back relegations and are curren...
Leicester City interested in signing AC Milan target with 16 goal contributions this season
Leicester City are keen on landing the signature of Marseille attacker Florian Thauvin during this summer’s transfer window, as per Eurosport’s Dean Jones. The Foxes have experienced another fine campaign in the Premier League, and they are presently third in the standings with 43 points on the board. Their primary focus remains on finishing in the Champions League places this term, and they are currently four points ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea. They are already making plans for the summer and it is reported that they have their sights on landing Thauvin, who was previously at Newcastle United. The Foxes signed Cengiz Under on loan from AS Roma last summer to bolster their attack, but they are not keen on triggering the buy-clause at the end of the season. SL view: Under joined the Foxes...
Report: European giants running the rule over Leeds man ahead of potential summer swoop
According to France Football (via GFFN), Liverpool scouts have placed Leeds United forward Raphinha at the top of their shortlist for targets that they intend to recommend for the summer. Sportslens View The 2018-19 Champions League winners could do with some quality additions to their attack given their recent struggles in front of goal, and it is not a surprise that their recruitment department feels that the Leeds man is worth being watched in the coming months. Liverpool scouts would have run the rule over Raphinha against Crystal Palace last night, and there is no doubt that they would have been left impressed with what they saw. The Brazilian joined Leeds from Ligue 1 outfit Rennes for around £17 million last summer, and he has since established himself as a regular under head coach ...
Opinion: Moyes’ update on West Ham ace shows he might have made a transfer mistake
West Ham United manager David Moyes has revealed that Michail Antonio is currently fatigued and he might not feature against Manchester United in their FA Cup clash later today. The 30-year-old has been leading the line for the London club ever since Sebastien Haller left for Ajax. The Hammers were linked with several strikers last month but they chose not to sign a proper number nine. Moyes has revealed that he had the option of spending big on a replacement for Haller but decided against it. Moyes said to the club’s official website: “He’s still fatigued so it will be a close call whether he makes it or not. We’ll need to assess him tomorrow to see if he is able to play. “It has been well documented that we don’t have a lot of other options. “We’re well aware of that and we cho...
