Transfer News & Rumours
Rival manager believes 28-yr-old Chelsea ace could have a big impact on the title race
Chelsea signed Belgian international Romelu Lukaku on a club-record deal during the summer transfer window and the 28-year-old has made an impressive start in the Premier League. Lukaku scored in his first game back in the Premier League against Arsenal and Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes that the 28-year-old could have a massive impact on the title race. According to a report from the Sun, Solskjaer has told his players that they are a better group than the team that won the treble for Manchester United back in 1999. The Norwegian also believes that the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo could help Manchester United end their title drought this season. Apparently, the Old Trafford boss rates Chelsea’s chances of challenging for the title higher than the likes of Manchest...
PL rival set to ‘try their luck’ with a move for £15m Liverpool player in January – report
Aston Villa are set to try their luck to sign Curtis Jones from Liverpool in the January transfer window, according to reports from The Sun. Towards the end of the summer transfer window, Villa considered making an attempt to sign Jones. We covered a report that claimed Villa were prepared to make a bid for the highly-rated midfielder. Dean Smith was looking to add depth to his midfield ranks and had earmarked the 20-year-old midfielder as a potential option. In the end, they decided against making a move for him. The report now claims that Villa are set to try their luck with an enquiry again in a few months’ time. Villa would be willing to pay around £15m and would give the Reds a decision to make. SportsLens View The midfielder is under contract until 2025 at Anfield, and ther...
Celtic keeping tabs on 11-goal forward who has impressed Man City – report
Celtic are scouting emerging highly-rated young British forward Kyle Hudlin, according to reports from Football Insider. The Solihull Moors striker stands as Britain’s tallest outfield player at 6ft9in, and has generated attention from a host of clubs including Premier League champions Manchester City. He is a bright young talent who scored 11 goals in 38 games last season. Hudlin bagged several end-of-the-season awards including Solihul’s Young Player of the Season, Joint Top Goal Scorer and Goal of the Season awards. SL View – Big competition The Athletic reported last month that City had watched the videos of the 21-year-old forward, and they were heavily impressed with what they saw. In fact, City scouts were in attendance to watch him the following weekend. Championshi...
Aston Villa now want 23-year-old midfielder after Spurs failed to sign him this summer – report
Aston Villa will be looking to secure a deal for Juventus midfielder, Weston McKennie, in the January transfer window, according to reports from The Sun. Villa bolstered several areas of their squad during the summer despite losing talisman figure Jack Grealish to Manchester City. Dean Smith was keen to add a midfielder to his ranks in the summer transfer window and wanted to sign Curtis Jones from Liverpool. However, it seems they have now turned their attention towards signing McKennie who has been told he can find a new home as soon as possible. SportsLens View McKennie joined Juventus from Schalke on loan in the summer of 2020 before his deal was made permanent in March of this year for around €18.5m (£15.9m). During the summer window, Tottenham made an attempt to sign him, ...
Edu tried to sign 50-goal Tottenham target for Arsenal this summer – report
Arsenal technical director Edu had tried to sign Lautaro Martinez for the Gunners this summer, according to reports from The Athletic. The Gunners have been one of the high spenders in the transfer market, with the London club signing players like Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares. The north London club reportedly made an attempt to sign Martinez from Inter Milan, and Edu “spearheaded” Arsenal’s interest in the 24-year-old striker who has scored 50 goals for the Nerazzurri since joining in 2018. Competition from Tottenham Arsenal were not the only London club to have registered an interest in Martinez. North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur also came very close to signing him. Throughout the summer, Spurs had been link...
Liverpool have now made contact with agents to sign 24-year-old Spurs target – Journalist
Liverpool have now joined the race to sign Franck Kessie from AC Milan, according to journalist Rudy Galetti. The summer transfer window is over, but clubs around the world are always busy behind the scene to secure targets for the next window. Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur was heavily linked with a move for Kessie this summer, but the north London club couldn’t secure a deal for him. Earlier this week, we covered a report that claimed Spurs are ready to offer Kessie up to an €8 million (£6.9m) per year contract in order to secure his signature in January. The 24-year-old will be a free agent next summer, and several clubs are keen to add him to their squad. Galetti claims that Liverpool have joined the race to sign Kessie as well. The Reds have made contact with the player’...
30-cap Int’l reportedly turned down a move to West Ham and it could be a huge mistake – Opinion
Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard apparently turned down a move to West Ham United this summer and it could prove to be a big mistake. The 28-year-old was on loan at the London club during the second half of last season and he was outstanding for David Moyes’ side. The Hammers gave him an opportunity to showcase his qualities when he was struggling for game time at Old Trafford and the player grabbed the opportunity with both hands. Lingard ended up scoring nine goals and he also picked up five assists in just 16 matches for West Ham. It was widely reported at the end of last season that the Hammers would try and sign the player permanently before the start of this season. A permanent move to the London club would have been a wise decision as far as Lingard is considered. However, h...
‘He would have gone there’: Paul Merson makes a big claim about Spurs player
Popular football pundit, Paul Merson, has suggested that Manchester United have made a mistake by not signing Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur. The Red Devils made a stunning move towards the end of the transfer window by bringing back their former player Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford from Juventus. While the 36-year-old Portuguese still remains a top-class player, Merson feels he won’t be as effective as he was during his prime years at Old Trafford. Merson is doubtful whether Ronaldo can inspire United into winning the league title, and feels the Red Devils should have gone after Kane instead. Merson wrote for the Daily Record: “Harry Kane wins you the league. With the money they have spent on Jadon Sancho and Ronaldo, surely you try and get Kane? I think he would have gone there. U...
Liverpool join the race to sign in-demand £100m PL star next summer – report
Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Declan Rice next summer, according to reports from 90 mins. Rice has already rejected several contract extension offers as he wants to move elsewhere to win trophies. The 22-year-old is arguably West Ham’s most consistent performer in the past few years, and David Moyes has made it very clear that he would not even sell him if a £100 million offer came their way for him. Chelsea have been heavily linked with a move for Rice, but it seems the likes of Manchester United, Manchester City and Liverpool are also vying for his signature next summer. Rice is happy to sign a contract at West Ham provided it has a release clause in it. However, West Ham do not have such internal policies of inserting a buy-out clause, and talks of a new deal are u...
Report: 25-year-old star now in ‘talks over a new deal’ after failed Tottenham move
Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore has resumed talks over a new deal at the club, according to reports from The Athletic. The 25-year-old winger was heavily linked with a move away from Molineux this summer, with Tottenham Hotspur making a serious effort in landing him before the transfer deadline. Nuno Espirito Santo was keen to reunite with his former player at the north London club, but couldn’t get him on board. The report claims that Spurs had submitted a £30 million bid for the winger on the penultimate day of the window, but it was swiftly rejected. Wolves boss Bruno Lage made it very clear that he would want to hold on to his star players. The Premier League outfit demanded a fee of around £50 million for the Spaniard, and Spurs didn’t come back with another offe...
Report: Newcastle tried and failed to sign £18 million French powerhouse on deadline day
Newcastle United tried and failed to sign Valencia ace Mouctar Diakhaby on transfer deadline day according to a report from Super Deporte. The Magpies allegedly showed ‘strong interest’ in signing the French centre-back. Steve Bruce really wanted to bring the 24-tear-old to St James’ Park but didn’t make an offer that Valencia deemed to be acceptable. Central defence is clearly an area where Bruce wanted to strengthen at Newcastle. He will have to make do with what he has now until January at least, however. Diakhaby (R) during La Liga match. January 24,2021. 2021012484 Newcastle tried to sign Diakhaby The Valencia ace was on the Magpies’ radar in the summer according to Super Deporte. Unfortunately for the Tyneside outfit, however, they didn’t quite manage to get a deal done for the ...
Report: Tottenham prepare £133k-a-wk contract for £44m ace in order to seal January deal
Tottenham are ready to offer AC Milan midfielder Franck Kessie up to an €8 million (£6.9m) per year contract in order to secure his signature in January, according to a report from Calcio Mercato. That works out at around £133k-a-week and would make the 24-year-old the fourth highest paid player at Spurs behind only Harry Kane, Tanguy Ndombele and Heung-Min Son (Spotrac). Nuno Espirito Santo needs more aggression and bite in the middle of the park. And it seems as though he has identified the man for the job. Tottenham allegedly want to sign Kessie in January – Copyright: xSpada/LaPressex Tottenham ready to offer Kessie big money According to CM, Spurs are preparing a huge contract offer to tempt the Ivory Coast international into swapping the San Siro for north London. The AC Milan ace is...
