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Report: Rodgers in talks with 34-cap international, star closing in on Leicester transfer
Leicester City are thought to be closing in on the Liverpool playmaker Adam Lallana. The 34-cap England international will be out of contract at the end of this season and the Foxes are hoping to sign him on a free transfer. Lallana was brought to Liverpool by Brendan Rodgers and it is no surprise that the Leicester boss wants to reunite with the playmaker once again. On a free transfer, he could prove to be an excellent addition for the Foxes. He will add quality and depth to Rodgers’ attack. He would also bring in some valuable winning experience. As per Nicolo Schira, the playmaker is close to joining the Foxes and Brendan Rodgers is in talks with him regarding the move. Apparently, Liverpool will also let him leave this summer and therefore the transfer should be pretty straightforward...
Newcastle United enter the race to sign Leicester City target, in talks with agent: report
Newcastle United are making progress towards landing the signature of Arnauda Lusamba from Nice this summer, a report from Chronicle Live claims. The Magpies’ proposed takeover from the Saudi-based consortium has been delayed by the Premier League’s owner’s and director’s test but the club are still looking at potential additions for next season. Obviously, owner Mike Ashley is unlikely to sanction any big-money moves under the current situation and the focus appears on pursuing quality players, who could be available for a bargain price or on a free transfer. One of those under consideration is Nice’s Lusamba and Chronicle Live claims that Magpies head of recruitment Steve Nickson has already made contact with the Frenchman’s agent regarding a possible free transfer. Lusamba made 15 ...
Report: Talks ongoing with new agents of Celtic star as Rodgers plots £18m summer move
According to Italian journalist and transfer expert Nicolo Schira, Leicester City are really interested in signing Celtic centre-back Kristoffer Ajer this summer as boss Brendan Rodgers eyes a reunion with the Norwegian. The Foxes are ready to offer £18 million for the signature of the Hoops star, and are already in talks with his new agents. #Leicester are really interested in Kristoffer #Ajer. Foxes are ready to offer €20M to #Celtic for the norvegian central defender. Talks ongoing with his new agents (group #SEG). #transfers #LCFC — Nicolò Schira (@NicoSchira) May 29, 2020 The 22-year-old is also wanted by Arsenal, but Leicester could pip them to the race as they will be offering Champions League football next season from the look of things. Ajer cost Celtic just £650,000 in February 2...
FA Cup Schedule: provisional dates for QF, SF and Final announced
The FA have confirmed today that the remaining matches of the 2019-20 FA Cup will go ahead after the Premier League decided to restart on June 17. A provisional restart date for the 2019-20 Emirates FA Cup has been announced after the competition came to an abrupt halt due to the outbreak of COVID-19. Some provisional dates for your diary… 👀#EmiratesFACup — The Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) May 29, 2020 With the number of deaths keeping on rising in the country, as also elsewhere, it looked like football will fail to restart and the competition will have to be scrapped completely. However, after the Premier League decided to restart the season from June 17th, the FA have announced that the FA Cup quarter-finals will now take place over the weekend of Saturday 27 June and Sunday ...
Leicester not interested in Celtic defender
Leicester City are not interested in signing Kristoffer Ajer from Celtic. The centre-back was a key figure for Neil Lennon’s team as they won their ninth successive Scottish Premiership this season. He was linked to the Foxes after Harry Maguire went to Manchester United last summer. But Caglar Soyuncu’s great form means Leicester’s need is not as great. While Leicestershire Live reports that the club do want to sign a defender, the source claims that 22-year-old Ajer is not their primary target. The player’s agent had previously suggested he was likely to leave in the summer, but Celtic boss Lennon is not eager to lose such an important player ahead of next season. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined ...
Real Madrid looking into surprise deal for 23-year-old Leicester City star: report
Real Madrid are understood to have identified Wilfred Ndidi as a potential target to bolster their defensive midfield department during the summer, Fichajes reports. Los Blancos currently have Casemiro as the only natural holding midfielder in the squad and manager Zinedine Zidane is reportedly keen to add more depth in the position. Rennes’ Eduardo Camavinga has emerged as an option for the capital outfit but they have been put off by the French club’s £67m valuation for the teenage sensation. As a result, they are looking into alternatives and Fichajes has claimed that Ndidi is one of the top names on Los Blancos’ radar for the next transfer window. Ndidi has been with the Foxes for more than three years and during this period, he has transformed into one of the Premier League’s mos...
Leicester City to compete with German giants to sign young Barcelona winger: report
Leicester City are prepared to compete with Borussia Dortmund in the race to sign Barcelona’s Kike Saverio, a report from Mundo Deportivo claims. The 20-year-old is currently playing for the Blaugrana’s B team and he has caught the eye with five goals and three assists from 22 appearances in the Spanish third tier. His contract with the club expires at the end of next month and it is reported that the talks over a renewal have practically ‘broken down’. Hence, he is likely to be available as a free-agent from July and both Leicester and Dortmund have expressed an interest in landing his signature. Dortmund are known for their recruitment of young players from foreign leagues and Jadon Sancho is one of them, who has recently made a big mark with the first-team. As such, they should provide ...
Wilfred Ndidi: Why Leicester City move was very scary for me
Wilfred Ndidi claimed he saw his move to Premier League side Leicester City as an opportunity rather than getting carried away with pressure. After three seasons at Belgian top-flight side Genk, the Nigeria international joined the Foxes in a transfer deal worth £17 million. At that time, the King Power Stadium giants were reigning English champions, plus they needed a replacement for N’Golo Kante who had joined Chelsea on a five-year deal. The Frenchman played a starring role in Leicester’s English top-flight-winning campaign where he made 40 appearances while helping France reach the final of Euro 2016. Despite adapting to life quickly at the Luminus Arena after his move from Nigeria’s Nath Boys Academy, Ndidi said he saw an opportunity to ‘develop’, thus, embraced the burden of expectat...
Bukayo Saka begged to sign new Arsenal contract
Norwich City midfielder Charlie Gilmour has begged his former Arsenal teammate Bukayo Saka to pen an extension with the Gunners. Saka’s current contract will expire in 2021 and the North London club are desperate to tie him down to a new deal. European champions Liverpool, Manchester United and Leicester City are rumoured to be interested in the versatile winger. Saka posted a picture of himself on the social media dressed in Arsenal kit with the caption: “kid with a dream” Gilmour, who only left Arsenal for Norwich City last summer responded with a comment “sign that fam”. Get more stories like this on Twitter You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, c...
Report: Everton eye move for in-demand £100k-per-week int’l, face competition from West Ham
Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana is expected to leave the club at the end of the season and several Premier League clubs are vying for his signature. According to reports from Daily Star, Everton are among a number of clubs keen to sign Lallana this summer. However, the Toffees are likely to face competition from rival Premier League clubs like Leicester, West Ham and Arsenal. The 32-year-old, who won the Champions League title with Liverpool, will be a free agent at the end of the season. Although Liverpool have an option to extend his deal by another year, Jurgen Klopp is likely to let him go. Lallana has dropped down the pecking order at the club and has just managed a handful of starts this season under Klopp. The former Southampton midfielder, who is on £100k-a-week wages, has b...
Chelsea, Manchester United, Leicester contact Philippe Coutinho’s agent over summer move
Premier League clubs Chelsea, Manchester United and Leicester have all reportedly contacted Philippe Coutinho’s agent ahead of a summer transfer. According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo claims Chelsea remain Coutinho’s preferred choice but Newcastle have also unofficially registered an interest. Coutinho is currently on a season-long loan at Bayern Munich from Barcelona but faces a fight to return before the end of the season following ankle surgery. Bayern have the option to make Coutinho’s move permanent but have been unwilling to meet Barceline’s £100million price tag. Recent reports claimed Bayern manager Hansi Flick had been hoping to extend the Coutinho’s deal until the Champions League is completed later this summer. Yet according to Mundo, Barcelona aim to have Coutinho sold by...
Bayern Munich confirm €120 million Philippe Coutinho purchase option has expired
Bayern Munich chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has revealed that the Bundesliga champions have not activated their purchase option for Philippe Coutinho. Barcelona’s Brazilian midfielder joined on a season-long loan last summer, but has failed to fulfil his potential in Bavaria and Rummenigge says the clause has now expired. Coutinho, 27, arrived with the option to buy for €120million last August, but Bayern have opted not to exercise the deal, though Rummenigge did not totally close the door on a future for Coutinho in Germany. “The option expired and we haven’t activated it,” Rummenigge told German magazine Der Spiegel. “We’re going to plan our squad for next season and we’ll see if he still has a role to play with us or not.” The former Liverpool star has failed to hit the heights he did ...
