Transfer News & Rumours
New report this evening claims Newcastle United interest in Crystal Palace ace
According to The Sun, Newcastle United are interested in signing Wilfried Zaha from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that the former Manchester United winger will be a transfer target for Newcastle should the takeover go through. Palace value the Ivory Coast international winger at more than £60 million, according to the report in the British tabloid published only this evening. Stats According to WhoScored, Zaha has made 28 starts and one substitute appearance in the Premier League for Palace so far this season, scoring three goals and providing three assists in the process. During the 2018-19 campaign, the winger has scored 10 goals and provided five assists in 34 league matches for the Eagles, according to WhoScored. Back in 2017-1...
Manchester United make their transfer decision on Wolves star Raul Jimenez: report
Manchester United won’t make any attempt to sign Raul Jimenez from Wolverhampton Wanderers this summer, a report from The Manchester Evening News claims. Jimenez has been a quality performer for Wolves since joining them (initially on loan) from Benfica two years ago and he has bagged 39 goals and 18 assists from 88 appearances. Out of those, he has registered 22 goals and 10 assists during the current campaign, where Wolves are making a strong push to qualify for the Champions League. It has previously been suggested that United have been keeping a close eye on the striker’s performances but it appears that they don’t have any plans of making a summer approach for his services. As per Manchester Evening News, the Mexico international is not regarded as a ‘priority target’ for United...
Report: Rangers have made a decision on 22-year-old’s future
According to Football Insider, Rangers will not keep Sheyi Ojo on loan from Liverpool next season. Ojo joined Scottish Premiership outfit Rangers on loan from Premier League club Liverpool on a season-long loan deal in the summer of 2019. Football Insider has claimed that the Gers do not plan to make the 22-year-old winger’s loan deal permanent. This means that Ojo will likely go back to Liverpool next week, with Sky Sports reporting that the 2019-20 Scottish Premiership season could be ended next week. Rangers are as many as 13 points behind leaders and bitter Old Firm rivals Celtic in second place in the Scottish Premiership table at the moment, although Steven Gerrard’s side have a game. The Scottish Premiership is suspended at the moment due to the coronavirus pandemic. Stats According...
Report claims £35m target could ‘study Newcastle’s proposal’ if there’s a bid
It’s great to be a Newcastle fan at the moment, isn’t it? Despite the delay in the takeover process, the fans are usually in an upbeat mood (type #cans on Twitter and you’ll know why) as there is an anticipation that it is only a matter of time before the deal goes through. On the other hand, the Magpies are being linked with a host of elite players on a daily basis. In times like these, when football experts are claiming that big transfers are unlikely to happen in the next transfer window, Newcastle, potentially bankrolled by Saudi investments are being linked with players like Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez. However you see it – whether they would be able to pull off the deal or not, whether these are complete fabrications or not – Newcastle are not failing to grab the headline one way...
Report: Newcastle may have suffered blow in the race to sign £28m Everton target
According to reports from Onda Cero, Real Madrid attacking midfielder James Rodriguez doesn’t want to leave Spain in the summer transfer window. The Colombian international has dropped down the pecking order at Los Blancos under Zinedine Zidane, and the club could offload him in the summer. He is not in Zidane’s first-team plans for next season, and several Premier League clubs are vying for his signature. Rodriguez, who spent the last couple of seasons with Bayern Munich, doesn’t want to leave Spain, and instead wishes to join Real’s derby rivals Atletico Madrid. The news will come as a blow for clubs like Newcastle, Everton and Wolves, who are showing keen interest in bringing him to the Premier League. Earlier this week, Caracol reported that Newcastle are interested in signin...
Report: Borussia Dortmund interested in Celtic ace
According to Le10 Sport, Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Odsonne Edouard from Celtic in the summer transfer window. It has been reported that the German club are keeping an eye on the 22-year-old should they need to make a move for a new striker this summer. Stats According to WhoScored, Edouard has made 25 starts and two substitute appearances in the Scottish Premiership for Celtic so far this season, scoring 22 goals in the process. The Frenchman has scored three goals and provided two assists in six Europa League games for the Hoops so far this campaign, according to WhoScored. Good signing for Borussia Dortmund? Dortmund have one of the best young strikers in Europe in Erling Braut Haaland, but the Bundesliga club could always do with more firepower upfront. Edouard is a ve...
Guillem Balague claims reported Newcastle United target will not switch clubs
Well-known football journalist Guillem Balague has written in Sport that Real Madrid winger Gareth Bale will not join Newcastle United in the summer transfer window. According to Marca, Newcastle are interested in signing former Tottenham Hotspur star Bale from Spanish and European giants Madrid this summer. Balague, though, has claimed that the 30-year-old Wales international winger will not move to the Magpies this summer. Balague wrote in Sport: “Financial fair play will prevent Newcastle from becoming a City at the same speed as Manchester because they were able to start the transformation before the economic limits imposed by UEFA and the Premier reached. “Newcastle will be able to spend a net €30 million (£26.82 million) a year. Gareth Bale, one of the footballers who has sounde...
‘It would be an interesting signing’: Phil Hay claims what he has heard about Leeds target
In times like these when there is uncertainty over whether the 2019-20 season will at all be completed, talks of transfers look premature. The reason being, there are so many factors at stake. However, Leeds United are probably one of such clubs who find themselves in a better position than some other clubs. Unless the season is declared null and void, Leeds are going to benefit if the season fails to resume and PPG decides the outcome of the league. When Phil Hay was asked to comment on a transfer update in a recent Q/A session, he started up with an honest confession – ‘I haven’t followed that one up recently’. However, Hay being Hay, arguably the best in the business when it comes to covering Leeds, has clarified the situation of Yan Couto who is a reported target of the Whites. It was ...
Journalist claims Mike Ashley wants Newcastle United fans to appreciate him
Well-known football journalist Guillem Balague has written in Sport that current Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and the club’s fans do not like each other. Balague has claimed that Ashley thinks that he has does a lot for Newcastle, and that the English businessman should be appreciated for that by the fans. According to The Sun, Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund are on the verge of buying he Magpies from Ashley. Balague wrote in Sport, as translated by The Mag: “The Newcastle fans are about to get rid of an owner who despises them. The feeling is mutual, of course. “Mike Ashley believes that he has done a lot for the club (investing his time and money, mainly) and that this should be returned in appreciation and acceptance of his strange decisions. “I am not talking about vomiting...
Report: Rangers have ‘already found their’ potential next signing
Glasgow Rangers are already planning for life without Alfredo Morelos for the upcoming season, and latest reports suggest that the Ibrox club are searching for his replacement. Football in Scotland has been postponed and a lot of debate and controversy has been going on regarding the potential outcome of the season. Rangers are reportedly unhappy with the SPFL’s handling of the situation. At the moment, it seems highly unlikely that football will resume in Scotland due to the coronavirus impact. However, it seems the Gers are already planning for the upcoming season. According to reports from Express, Rangers could lose their star striker Morelos, who has scored 29 goals in 46 appearances in all competitions for the Ibrox club, in the next transfer window. Leicester City boss Brendan ...
David Ornstein claims 27-goal forward wants to join Liverpool this summer
According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, the wish of RB Leipzig forward Timo Werner is to join Liverpool this summer or remain with the Bundesliga club till next summer before revisiting the matter. The Germany international has three years left on his current contract, with a different release clause that can be activated at the end of each of the next three summers. Werner is available for £54 million this summer, £36 million in the summer of 2021 and £22 million in 2022. Ornstein reveals that each clause is active from the start of each summer transfer window and expires on June 15 of every year. The representatives of the 24-year-old have spoken with Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester United, but a personal talk with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has convinced him beyond any doubt t...
Report: Ligue 1 side eyeing move for Celtic star as manager eyes reunion
According to le10sport, Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice are still very much keen on Celtic midfielder Olivier Ntcham and will look to lure him to France this summer. The manager of the French side Patrick Vieira worked with the 24-year-old at Manchester City when he took charge of the academy in 2013, and he is eyeing a reunion. Valencia, AS Roma and Sporting Lisbon were all reportedly interested in securing the services of the Hoops star in January after his impressive displays in the group stage of the Europa League, and it appears more suitors will emerge this summer. Ntcham expressed a readiness to leave Celtic and the Scottish Premiership for a more challenging league last summer in order to boost his chances of playing for the French national team, and it remains to be seen if he still ...
