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‘We will decide’: Agent makes Rangers claim about his player
Rangers are interested in signing Mamadou Fofana from Metz in the summer transfer window, the defender’s agent has told The Scottish Sun. Seku Traore has claimed that Steven Gerrard’s Rangers are looking at the 22-year-old. However, according to Traore, the Gers are not the only club interested in securing the services of the Mali international. Krasnodar, Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow are among three clubs in Russia who want to sign the youngster, according to his agent. Traore told The Scottish Sun: “Rangers are looking at Mamadou, but they are not alone. “There are clubs in Russia interested, including Krasnodar, Dynamo Moscow and Lokomotiv Moscow. We will decide this summer what is the best option for him.” Stats According to The Scottish Sun, Metz paid Turkish side Alanyaspo...
Report claims Newcastle have identified Serie A winger as first post-takeover signing
According to The Sun, Newcastle United want to kick-start their Saudi revolution by signing Inter Milan winger Valentino Lazaro on a permanent basis. The Austria international joined the Magpies on loan till the end of the season in January, and has played five times, scoring once. There is a clause to activate a permanent transfer for £21 million in the deal that brought Lazaro to Newcastle, and the club are in talks with Inter over activating It. The 24-year-old told the club’s official website back in March that he wasn’t sure where he will be spending next season, but that appears to have changed if the latest report is to be believed. Inter are keen to sanction a permanent exit for the Austrian as he isn’t in manager Antonio Conte’s plans going forward, and he has already shown he has...
Report: Rangers identify 24y/o striker Gerrard greatly admires as Morelos’ replacement
According to The Scottish Sun, Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos will be sold this summer if suitors meet his asking price, and the club have identified Livingston striker Lyndon Dykes as the man to replace him. The Australian was targeted in January as a plan B should their loan move for Hibernian’s Flo Kamberi fall through, and is still very much on their radar. Dykes would reportedly jump at the chance of a move to Ibrox and boss Steven Gerrard is said to be a great admirer of the 24-year-old. Rangers scout regularly watched the Livingston star during the January transfer window and would have likely kept running the rule over him prior to the suspension of action. Dykes has 12 goals in 33 games across all competitions this term and will definitely do better playing for a side that create...
Report: Sheffield Wednesday interested in Manchester United midfielder
Sheffield Wednesday and Swansea City are interested in signing James Garner from Manchester United in the summer transfer window, according to The Sun. It has been reported by the British tabloid that Swansea want to secure the services of the 19-year-old midfielder on a loan deal this summer. The report has claimed that the Swans’ Championship rivals Wednesday want the England Under-19 international as well. Stats Garner has played eight minutes in the Premier League and 283 minutes in the Europa League for United so far this season, according to WhoScored. The midfielder has also played once in the EFL Cup for the Red Devils this campaign, according to WhoScored. During the 2018-19 campaign, the youngster saw a minute of action in the Premier League, according to WhoScored. League table ...
Arsenal could reportedly miss out on the new Lionel Messi to Manchester City
Arsenal and Manchester United could be disappointed in their reported quest to sign Thiago Almada, with the player claimed to be keen on a move to Manchester City instead. A recent report in Mundo Deportivo claimed of interest in the 19-year-old Velez Sarsfeld star from Arsenal. However, The Sun this evening has reported that the youngster – who can operate as a winger or as a midfielder – is keen on joining Pep Guardiola’s City instead. The British tabloid has also credited Manchester United with interest in the £15 million-rated Argentine. The Sun reported of City’s interest in Almada in April 2019, adding that the youngster has been dubbed the new Lionel Messi. Good move for Thiago Almada? Almada is a very talented and promising young player who can and will progress in the coming years...
Player says he’s a Celtic fan, but would have joined Rangers
Darren Fletcher has said that he grew up as a Celtic fan, but he would have joined Rangers, as quoted in The Scottish Sun. The former Scotland international midfielder started his professional club football career at Manchester United. The 36-year-old was on the books of the Red Devils from 1995 until 2015 before he moved to West Bromwich Albion. The midfielder left Stoke City at the end of last season and has not officially retired, as reported by The Daily Record. Fletcher has said that he grew up as a Celtic fan, but he would have moved to Rangers had he got the chance. The Scottish Sun quotes Fletcher as saying: “Who do I support? I’ll tell you the truth, I grew up a Celtic fan but I probably spent more time playing with Rangers and loved being around the Rangers youth set up...
‘Putting my family in danger’ – Wilshere calls out The Sun following £18 million claim
West Ham United midfielder Jack Wilshere has called out The Sun newspaper following their claim that he is worth £18 million. The former Arsenal star made Sunday Times Young Sport Rich List alongside former teammate and Watford striker Danny Welbeck, with both tied in 15th on the list of sports stars aged 30 or under. The Sun dubbed the West Ham man and Welbeck “crocks of gold as it seems they have simply got money for nothing” due to their injury records, claiming “at least the pair will be able to afford the medical bills”, and Wilshere was having none of it, going on Twitter to call out the journalist that wrote the article. Now i have seen some bad journalism in my time, and rude. But what @GraddersOnline put in the Sun this week is not only both of them, but with what happened wi...
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: 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...
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...
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...
