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Report: Villa have made £25m bid for winger who was in scintillating form last season
Aston Villa have made a £25 million bid to sign Leon Bailey, but it was rejected. The 23-year-old has been targeted by both Villa and Everton this summer. The highly-rated winger is keen to move to the Premier League. According to reports from the Daily Mail, Villa have submitted a formal bid to sign the winger from Bayer Leverkusen. However, the German giants have rejected the move. The report doesn’t share any further details, but it seems Villa need to step up their bid to sign the winger who was in scintillating form last season. The Jamaica international scored 15 goals and provided 11 assists for Leverkusen last season in 40 appearances in all competitions. Bailey would be a superb signing for Villa, and it remains to seen whether Dean Smith’s side come up with another bid in th...
Euro 2020: Team of the Tournament
After a month of goals, late drama, penalty shoot-outs, controversy and everything else that makes football so wonderful, Euro 2020 has finally come to an end. Congratulations to Italy, who defeated England on penalties in the final on Sunday. All things considered, it was the correct result. Over the last few weeks, they’ve been the best side of the 24. Following all that excitement, here is our pick for the Team of the Tournament. Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) – It feels like Donnarumma has been around for a while now, but he is still just 22-years-old. He’s already one of the best goalkeepers in the world and could go down as one of the greatest of all time if he continues on his current trajectory. Donnarumma was crucial in two penalty shootout victories He was given the Player of the...
Norwich City make Celtic man their top priority, face competition from German giants – report
Norwich City are preparing a fresh bid for Celtic defender Kristoffer Ajer but they are set to face competition from Bayer Leverkusen, Football Insider reports. The Canaries have returned to the top-flight after a solitary campaign in the second tier, and they have already shown more transfer ambition than last time around. The club were reliant on their promoted players rather than bolstering the squad in 2019, and they paid the price as they were relegated without much of a fight. They are keen to avoid the same mistake, and have already acquired new players in Milot Rashica and Angus Gunn from Werder Bremen and Southampton. The Canaries have also signed Ben Gibson and Dimitrios Giannoulis on permanent deals from Burnley and PAOK Salonika after successful loan stints. They are ...
Manchester United man leads Euro 2020 Best XI while Ronaldo leads from the front
The Euro 2020 group stages have come to a close, and it’s just a short wait before the knockout rounds begin. The opening two weeks of action have been nothing short of enthralling. We’ve seen some incredible goals, great drama, and an inexplicable amount of own goals. What’s not to love? Here is our best XI from the group stage. Lukas Hradecky (GK) – Hradecky can count himself unlucky to be going home early, having put in some excellent performances in the last three games. He kicked off his tournament with a crucial penalty save in the 1-0 win over Denmark and followed this up with another good performance in the 1-0 defeat against Russia. His final game was impressive but ended in heartbreak. He made several brilliant stops to keep Belgium at bay but scored an unlucky own goal to s...
1 from Portugal, 1 from France, 2 from Netherlands – Euro 2020 Best XI of Round 3
The group stage has come to an end, and now we have to endure two whole days without Euro 2020 action. How will we cope? At least the groups ended on a cracker, with several exceptional performances from the final round of fixtures. Here is our best XI from round three of Euro 2020. Lukas Hradecky (GK) – It feels a bit bizarre to include someone who scored an own goal, but here we are. Hradecky kept Finland in the game for as long as possible, producing several excellent stops to keep Belgium out before being cruelly robbed of his clean sheet. Nelson Semedo (RB) – The selection of right-backs from the latest round of fixtures was somewhat slim, but Nelson Semedo gets in for a solid performance. He got a lot of criticism for his performance against Germany, and many feared that it...
Five Bundesliga talents Arsenal can target this summer
With the transfer window set to open soon, Arsenal need to start looking everywhere possible to find the right players. Investment is needed to strengthen the squad to improve upon last season’s eighth-placed finish. This time we are looking at the Bundesliga and try to find players that can help the Gunners. There are many exciting talents present so, let us see who they might be. Ridle Baku The German has excelled as a right-winger for Wolfsburg but can easily slot in as a right-back as well. Kevin Mbabu along with the 23-year-old has formed a formidable partnership on the right flank and that can be replicated for the Gunners. At the Emirates stadium, the full-back will be required to provide the width lot of the time and a player like Baku would be perfectly suited to that. With incred...
Taiwo Awoniyi gets UK work permit, set to leave Liverpool permanently
Fulham and West Brom are interested in signing Taiwo Awoniyi after he was granted a UK work permit for the 2021/22 campaign. Awoniyi linked up with Liverpool in 2015 but is yet to feature in an official game for the Reds. The Nigeria international has spent the past six years on loan at different clubs across in Europe and is currently with Bundesliga club Union Berlin. According to Goal the 23-year-old and his family were finally granted UK permits this week, following a lengthy application process. Aside from Fulham and West Brom, Stoke City have also registered interest in the forward, while Union Berlin are also keen on signing him on permanent deal. German clubs Stuttgart and Wolfsburg are also keen on signing him this summer. Liverpool are open to selling Awoniyi but will only accept...
Bernd Leno: I don’t want to leave Arsenal
Bernd Leno has insisted that he does not want to leave Arsenal while outlining his ambition to help the club reach the Champions League again. Leno completed a £23 million ($33m) move to Emirates Stadium from Bayer Leverkusen in 2018, venturing outside of Germany for the first time in his professional career in the process. The 29-year-old has since nailed down the number one spot in Arsenal’s team; however, it has been suggested that he is one of several first-team stars likely to depart in the summer transfer window. Mikel Arteta is being tipped to reshape his squad after a turbulent 2020-21 campaign, but Leno has dismissed the ongoing speculation surrounding his future while revealing he intends to see out the final two years of his contract. “I don’t want to flee here, I feel good and ...
Everton reportedly in contact with French attacker with 10 goals & 13 assists this term
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Moussa Diaby has caught the attention of Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti, according to Fussball Transfers. The Toffees want to challenge for a top-six finish next season and are looking to bolster their squad for the mission ahead. They have already gotten in touch with Diaby’s representatives, and the first feedback from the 21-year-old is said to have been positive. Sportslens View The Frenchman has bagged 10 goals and 13 assists in 41 appearances across all competitions this term, and he has what it takes to help improve Everton in the final third. Diaby can play on both wings and behind a striker, and such versatility would be a welcome boost for Ancelotti’s side if a move works out. He has four years left on his current contract at the Bundesliga club,...
Why Leon Bailey would be perfect for Everton after recent report
It was reported on Sunday that Everton are in the market for a new winger, with a left-footed wide-man being targeted ahead of the summer window. The Toffees have lacked a direct winger on the right side of their attack for some time now. James Rodriguez was brought into the club last summer and did start the season on the right-wing. However, the Colombian has recently been deployed centrally and has impressed in his new role. However, that has meant Alex Iwobi is Everton’s only option for Carlo Ancelotti if they choose to play with a right-winger. As an alternative, the Italian manager has often played with a right-wing back. That has been either Mason Holgate or Seamus Coleman. It is now being reported that Everton are targeting a new right-winger in the summer transfer window. Accordin...
Everton tracking 22-year-old who has attracted plenty of attention from elsewhere
Everton are reportedly tracking Bologna defender Takehiro Tomiyasu, who has recently attracted interest from AC Milan and Bayer Leverkusen. Tomiyasu has had a meteoric rise in Serie A, having joined Bologna in 2019. The Japanese defender started his career at Avispa Fukuoka before moving to Sint-Truiden for a nominal fee. His performances then attracted attention from Bologna, who he signed for in an £8.1 million deal. Since then, his market value has risen to £16.2m, according to Transfermarkt’s website. The 22-year-old is now being touted as a potential target for Everton. According to Gazzetta dello Sport, as translated by Sport Witness, Everton are ‘following’ the player with Bologna searching for a potential replacement. It is said that Milan have previously had a €15m bid reject...
As Bundesliga clubs suffer losses, Man Utd, Tottenham and co eye summer transfer deals
Clubs in the top two tiers of German football suffered a drop of 5.7% revenue in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may lead to increased pressure on Bundesliga clubs in the summer transfer window to sell some of their prized assets. Football in Germany was brought to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, with over a quarter of the season still left to play. The leagues eventually restarted again in May, with all games being played behind closed doors. Bundesliga matches have been played without spectators for the last year The new season kicked off in the middle of September, with spectators still not allowed back into stadiums. This has hampered the revenues of many clubs across the German leagues. The 18 Bundesliga clubs generated revenue of €3.8 billion for the 2019/...
