Transfer News & Rumours
Journalist claims £7.22m per year offer made to reported Leeds target from Portuguese club
Journalist claims £7.22m per year offer made to reported Leeds target from Portuguese club – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United’s reported hopes of signing Edinson Cavani have taken a blow, according to a claim made by well-known and well-respected journalist Nicolo Schira on Twitter. ESPN Uruguay recently reported of interest in Cavani from Leeds, who have won promotion to the Premier League for the 2020-21 campaign. The Uruguay international striker is a free agent at the moment, having left French giants Paris Saint-Germain this summer. The report claimed that Leeds have made contact with the 33-year-old former Palermo and Napoli star. The Whites’ owner Andrea Radrizzani himself suggested last month that he could make a move for Cavani again this summer, having tried...
Report: £100k-a-week Chelsea player has been offered to Leeds United
Report: £100k-a-week Chelsea player has been offered to Leeds United – originally posted on Sportslens.com According to Get French Football News, Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has been offered to Leeds United. It has been reported that Leeds are being bombarded by a number of French agents who are offering their clients. The West Yorkshire club will play in the Premier League next season for the first time since 2004. The report has claimed that Chelsea striker Batshuayi is among hundreds of players who have been offered to Leeds Director of Football Victor Orta. Leeds United being bombarded by a number of French agents in recent days offering their clients to the club – Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) is one literally 100s of players being proposed to Director of Football Victor O...
Report: Rangers closing in on the signing of 20-goal striker after landing Roofe
Report: Rangers closing in on the signing of 20-goal striker after landing Roofe – originally posted on Sportslens.com Rangers have brought in English striker Kemar Roofe from Anderlecht on a four-year deal some hours ago, but manager Steven Gerrard wants more and another striker is expected to be signed in the coming days. Rangers have already announced Kemar Roofe as their new striker, but they’re closing in on the signing of Cedric Itten too, @TheAthleticUK understands. Scored 20 goals in 36 games last season. Swiss international. You’d expect movement on Morelos soon.https://t.co/4tjkwMpswa — Jordan Campbell (@JordanC1107) August 4, 2020 According to The Athletic’s Jordan Campbell, the Ibrox outfit are closing in on the signing of St Gallen striker Cedric Itten. Range...
Transfers roundup: Man United close to £70m attacker deal, Arsenal to offer contract to Brazilian
Transfers roundup: Man United close to £70m attacker deal, Arsenal to offer contract to Brazilian – originally posted on Sportslens.com The 2020 Premier League summer transfer window has entered its second week and it is evident that few clubs are making progress in terms of recruiting new players for their respective squads. Manchester City have yet to make any official announcement on the purchase of Ferran Torres, but reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that the Spaniard has already signed for the club on a five-year deal. Elsewhere, Manchester United’s pursuit of Jadon Sancho could be reaching its conclusion. The Red Devils are in advanced negotiations with Borussia Dortmund to land the England international. Top Transfer Rumours: Manchester United have been in...
Leeds star Stuart Dallas gives verdict on Kemar Roofe joining Rangers
Leeds star Stuart Dallas gives verdict on Kemar Roofe joining Rangers – originally posted on Sportslens.com Leeds United star Stuart Dallas has taken to Twitter to give his reaction to Rangers bringing Kemar Roofe to Ibrox. As announced on Rangers’s official website, the Gers have signed former Leeds striker Roofe from Anderlecht on a four-year contract. Dallas, who can play as a winger or as a left-back, played with Roofe at Leeds, and the Northern Ireland international believes that Rangers have made a “great signing”. great signing. Buzzing for you @roofe Go and do your thing https://t.co/yOusZkWvQ8 — stuart dallas (@dallas_stuart) August 4, 2020 Good signing for Rangers Roofe struggled to make a huge impact at Anderlecht this past season, with the 27-year-old striker having...
Report claims what shirt number Sancho will wear at Manchester United
Report claims what shirt number Sancho will wear at Manchester United – originally posted on Sportslens.com Manchester United are closing in on securing a deal for Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho. According to reports from The Mirror, Sancho is close to completing a move to United. The highly-rated England international is set for a significant increase in wages. He will sign a long-term deal at Old Trafford. The Report claims that Sancho, who scored 17 goals and provided 16 assists last season for Dortmund, is excited by the prospect of a move to Old Trafford. United have made a breakthrough in terms of negotiating a deal where they would pay around £70million upfront. The total cost of the deal would be around £105million, and it would easily eclipse the British record fee i...
Report: 25y/o who Gerrard is a big fan of rejects terms of fresh Rangers deal
Report: 25y/o who Gerrard is a big fan of rejects terms of fresh Rangers deal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Switzerland-born striker Florian Kamberi moved to Rangers on loan from Hibernian for the second half of last season, and the Ibrox outfit were keen to make the move permanent. Gers boss Steven Gerrard is a big fan of the 25-year-old and had been scouting him for a year and a half prior to the move in January, but he will now have to look elsewhere for attacking reinforcements after the striker rejected the terms of Rangers’ two-year deal. According to The Scottish Sun, Kamberi is set to join Swiss side St Gallen after snubbing the Light Blues, and will now play in the Europa League next season after the club finished 2019-20 as runners-up to Young Boys. The Hibs s...
Report: Everton can now land star for £22m lesser than they offered, he nearly joined Arsenal
Report: Everton can now land star for £22m lesser than they offered, he nearly joined Arsenal – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton reportedly offered Crystal Palace £52 million for the signature of winger Wilfried Zaha last summer, but the Eagles knocked it back as they held out for £80 million. The Ivory Coast international was also on the radar of Arsenal, with former manager Unai Emery keen on him. Gunners legend Ian Wright claimed that Zaha nearly went to Arsenal, with the player himself confirming on Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE that there was a chance that he could have joined the North Londoners last summer. They went for £72 million Nicolas Pepe instead, but they and Everton have both been handed a huge boost with Palace now ready to part with Zaha. According to The S...
Three-time EPL winner says he has received a good offer from Everton
Three-time EPL winner says he has received a good offer from Everton – originally posted on Sportslens.com Everton are looking to signing a centre-back this summer as manager Carlo Ancelotti is very keen to bolster his defence for next season’s challenge. The Toffees have been linked with the likes of Marseille’s Boubacar Kamara, Lille’s Gabriel, Paris Saint-Germain’s Thiago Silva, Chelsea’s Kurt Zouma and Manchester City’s John Stones in recent weeks, and former Chelsea star Branislav Ivanovic has also entered into the frame. The Serbian defender led Russian giants Zenit St Petersburg to the league title a few weeks ago, but his contract has now expired. While the 36-year-old is also on the radar of Red Star Belgrade, it’s Everton that are m...
Report confirms Celtic have submitted a bid for highly rated defender
Report confirms Celtic have submitted a bid for highly rated defender – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic are interested in signing the Croatian left-back David Colina this summer. As per reports via Glasgow Times, the Hoops have now submitted an offer for the defender but Hajduk Split are holding out for double of what the Scottish giants have offered. Celtic’s offer is thought to be in the region of €3m. It will be interesting to see if they increase their offer and submit another bid for Colina in the coming weeks now. Celtic have a good left back in Greg Taylor and it would be quite surprising if Colina managed to replace him in the starting lineup. The 20-year-old is talented but he is not ready to start ahead of Taylor just yet. He could be a good future prospect...
‘Two years without signings’ – Pochettino bemoans lack of support from the Tottenham board
'Two years without signings' – Pochettino bemoans lack of support from the Tottenham board – originally posted on Sportslens.com Former Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has opened up about his time at the club. The Argentine revealed that he and his coaching staff made some mistakes but they expected more support from Daniel Levy and the board. He also pointed out the lack of signings towards the end of his tenure at the club. He said to El Pais (via Goal): “I always say, without false humility, that we too made mistakes that led to what happened, although we did expect a little more support or reassurance to reverse the situation. “But the club line was going another way and there was wear; respite was needed from both sides. “We work in a resu...
Report: Celtic’s bid for 26-goal target remains on the table, star will make a decision soon
Report: Celtic's bid for 26-goal target remains on the table, star will make a decision soon – originally posted on Sportslens.com Celtic remain keen on the Peterborough forward Ivan Toney. According to Scotsman, the Hoops are still concerned about Edouard’s future at the club and therefore their offer for Toney remains on the table. It will be interesting to see if Peterborough and the player are willing to go ahead with the move now. The player is set to decide his future in the coming days. It seems that Championship outfit Brentford are keen on him as well and the striker is waiting to find out whether they can win promotion to the Premier League. The chance to play in the Premier League is obviously more tempting and it is understandable why Toney is waiting for that ...
