Transfer News & Rumours
Report: Celtic ready to consider sale of versatile £12m midfielder, West Brom interested
Celtic are prepared to part ways with midfielder Olivier Ntcham before the transfer window closes on February 1, a report from Football Insider claims. Earlier this season, it was revealed that the Hoops need to raise funds and they could sell the likes of Ntcham, Odsonne Edouard, Ryan Christie and Kristoffer Ajer. It is now reported that the hierarchy have given the green light for Ntcham’s sale with West Bromwich Albion and Southampton said to be interested. Marseille and Lyon are also in the running to sign the former Manchester City graduate, who is valued at around £12 million by the Hoops. SL View: The 24-year-old has fallen out-of-favour with the Hoops as the season has progressed and he has managed only 28 minutes of league action since November. With under 18 months left...
Opinion: Swansea City playmaker not the answer for Leeds United
Media reports linking Leeds United with a move for Swansea City playmaker Yan Dhanda have certainly raised a few eyebrows around the Sportslens team this weekend. Various outlets have reported that the Whites are interested in signing the 22-year-old after he produced some impressive performances in the Championship over the past couple of months. His efforts have helped to fire Swansea into contention for promotion and sparked talk that a move to the Premier League could be on the cards. SL View – Yan Dhanda Dhanda spent five years in Liverpool’s academy before moving to Swansea in search of first-team opportunities in 2018. He initially struggled to force his way into the first team, but he has started to see more game time this season. His ability on the ball has been eye-catching, alth...
Report: Moyes comes up with exciting transfer plan to sign £20m Spurs and Villa target
According to reports from The Sun, West Ham United are considering making a bid for Morgan Sanson in the January transfer window. Marseille manager Andre Villas-Boas has confirmed that the 26-year-old is being wanted by several Premier League clubs this month. Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal are showing keen interest in signing the £20 million-rated rated midfielder. West Ham have also joined the race. Sanson helped Marseille to a second-place finish in Ligue 1 last season, but the French midfielder has endured a more difficult campaign this season. Villas-Boas confirmed the interest from England for Sanson and even hinted that a move could materialise this month. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed on Twitter that Villa are ready to open talks with Marseille over ...
Report: West Ham could move for 27-yr-old who has impressed in the Champions League
West Ham United Have been linked with a move for the Borussia Monchengladbach forward Alassane Plea. The Hammers recently sold Sebastien Haller to Ajax for a fee of around €22 million and they need to bring in reinforcements now. The London side are now overly reliant on Michail Antonio for goals and David Moyes must look to bring in a quality attacker before the transfer window closes. According to Daily Mirror, West Ham could make a move for the Frenchman this month. SL View: Excellent replacement for Haller Plea has done exceedingly well for the German club this season and he could prove to be a superb addition to the Hammers’ attack. The 27-year-old Frenchman has scored seven goals and picked up four assists in just eleven starts for Gladbach this season. He can play in a number of pos...
Report: West Brom ‘desperate’ to sign 29-cap int’l who has ‘knuckled’ down in training
According to reports from The Sun, West Brom manager Sam Allardyce is ‘desperate’ to sign Danny Rose from Tottenham Hotspur this month. The 29-times capped England international is not in Jose Mourinho’s first-team plans. He is without a squad number, and is likely to end his 13-year association with the north London club this month. The report claims that Rose has ‘knuckled down in training’ and played in several Under-23 fixtures for Spurs in order to keep himself fit. The 30-year-old has a contract at the club till the end of the season and could be cancelled by mutual consent. The Baggies are looking to add more depth and quality in defence and Allardyce has earmarked Rose as a potential option. They may have to offload Kieran Gibbs to make room for his potential arrival...
Report: West Ham made approach this week for £15m target, Moyes keen to sign him
According to reports from Eurosport, West Ham manager David Moyes is ‘keen to sign’ Reims forward Boulaye Dia this month. It is an open secret that the Hammers are in need to sign a striker this month after Sebastien Haller left the club to join Ajax. The Hammers have been linked with a host of strikers including Eddie Nketiah and Josh King, but Dia has emerged as a ‘realistic’ target for them. The report claims that an enquiry was made on Wednesday, and now the Hammers are ‘moving ahead with interest’ for the exciting striker. They are expected to follow up with an offer of £15 million to land him. SL View – exciting striker Dia is an exciting striker who is enjoying a fine campaign in the French league. The 24-year-old forward has scored 12 goals from 17 Ligue 1 ap...
‘Begging for this to happen’: Some Spurs fans react to Sky Sports transfer update
According to reports from Sky Sports, Christian Eriksen is keen to return to his former club, Tottenham Hotspur from Inter Milan, in the January transfer window. The Denmark international has struggled in Italy, and he is not in Antonio Conte’s long-term plans. Inter have made him available for transfer this month, and the player reportedly wants to return to his former club. Eriksen joined Inter for £16.9m last January but has been restricted to just 39 appearances. He has failed to score or register a single assist. Many Spurs fans have taken to Twitter to express their reactions after the news broke out. Eriksen was a hero at Spurs but the manner of his departure has created a big rift between him and the fans. However, most fans are not convinced of his potential arrival, ma...
Report: Newcastle and Villa ‘watching’ 29 y/o ‘contract rebel’ also wanted by Ancelotti
A host of Premier League clubs are interested in signing AFC Bournemouth striker Josh King this month. West Ham have been linked with a move for the Norweigian striker this month. However, the Hammers are not alone in the race for his signature. According to reports from The Sun, Everton are also interested, while the likes of Newcastle United, Aston Villa and Fulham are also watching his situation. King has only a few months left in his contract and he could leave this month as well. However, the 29-year-old striker is demanding a wage package of £120k-per-week, and pricing himself out of reach of several interested parties. The likes of Villa, Newcastle United and Fulham are happy to wait until the summer of 2021 to sign him on free. Sportslens View If King indeed wants to pla...
Report: Jurgen Klopp keen on signing 26-yr-old playmaker for Liverpool
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Udinese midfielder Rodrigo de Paul for the second time this month. We recently covered a report from England linking the player with a move to Anfield and now Corriere dello Sport have picked up on those claims as well. The Italian publication claims that the 26-year-old Argentine is a target for Jürgen Klopp. The central midfielder has done quite well in the Italian League over the past year and he could prove to be a quality addition to the Liverpool midfield. As per the report, a fee of more than €40 million could be required to lure the midfielder away from Udinese at the end of this season. SL View: Replacement for Naby Keita? The Reds could definitely use some extra creativity in the middle of the park. Liverpool midfielde...
Report: Mourinho keen on bringing 28-yr-old back to the Premier League this month
Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho is looking to bring Christian Eriksen back to the club this month. The 28-year-old Danish midfielder has struggled since his move to Inter Milan and the Italian side are thought to be keen on cutting their losses now. According to Fabrizio Romano, Mourinho wants to sign the player on a loan deal until the end of the season. However, the midfielder is currently on wages of around €7.5 million per season after taxes and that could be a problem for the Premier League side. Apparently, Eriksen wants to come back to the Premier League. The agent of Eriksen is now working to find a solution. 🇩🇰 Re Tottenham: Mourinho would like to have him back at Spurs on loan, but his salary [€7,5m/season after taxes] is the main issue – no advanced talks yet wit...
Barcelona plot next MSN-style trio without Lionel Messi in it
With the MSN trio on the verge of a permanent break-up, Joan Laporta wants to pull a rabbit out of the hat with a quick replacement. Barcelona housed one of the world’s greatest attacking trios ever – the MSN. With Luis Suarez and Neymar now departed, Lionel Messi remains the final one of the trident. The Argentine’s departure appears to be imminent. According to Diario GOL, Joan Laporta is not wasting any time and has made plans for his successor. The 58-year-old is the favourite to win the club’s presidential elections. He already has two players of similar profiles in the squad. Ansu Fati and Pedri are the players in question, and they have made massive strides in recent times. Fati, 18, is already breaking records whereas Pedri is also showing signs of maturity in his first season. Whi...
Report: Aston Villa plan to open talks to sign £18m-rated midfielder
Aston Villa are planning to open talks with Marseille regarding the potential signing of Morgan Sanson, Telefoot’s Julien Maynard reports. Sanson has been with Les Phoceens since January 2017 and, over the past four years, he has accumulated more than 150 appearances in all competitions. He started the current season in good form with two goals and three assists from 10 league games before sustaining a hamstring injury last month. Sanson returned with a cameo appearance against Paris Saint-Germain in the Trophee des Champions this week and he is now on the radar of the Villans. Dean Smith’s side have impressed in the current league campaign and they have registered 26 points from 15 games, 11 more than they managed at the same point last term. The likes of Jack Grealish, Anwar El Ghaz...
