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‘Confirmed’ – Fabrizio Romano claims Everton working on signing €35m Man Utd target
According to popular journalist and transfer expert, Fabrizio Romano, Everton are ‘working’ on a deal to sign Max Aarons from Norwich City in the next transfer window. The Toffees signed Ben Godfrey from Norwich last summer, and it seems they are now looking at Aarons as Carlo Ancelotti wants to bolster the right-back department. Everton want Max Aarons and they’re working on it, confirmed. 🔵 #EFC Manchester United have scouted him and they’ll decide in the coming months. Bayern Münich after opening talks with Norwich are *not* convinced to pay €35m for him, as @cfbayern reported. 🔴 https://t.co/phsV5Opcb8 — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 26, 2021 European champions Bayern Munich have been seriously interested in him, but it seems they have pulled out of the rac...
Scout Report: 4 Premier League loanees shining in the Championship this season
In recent years the Championship has become a hotspot for developing young talent from the Premier League. The demands of the Championship helps the development of youngsters with a handful of top-flight clubs regularly sending their players to gain experience in the second tier. Here are four Premier League loanees who are currently shining in the Championship. Harvey Elliott The first player on the list is wonderkid Harvey Elliott. The Blackburn Rovers winger, on loan from Premier League champions Liverpool, has been exceptional and has taken no time to adjust to the demands of the Championship. Liverpool had a difficult choice to make last summer regarding the 17-year-old’s future, but their decision to send him on loan to garner first-team experience is paying off. Elliott is flourishi...
‘Deffo buy’, ‘More like a Levy signing’: Some Spurs fans react to latest transfer update
Tottenham Hotspur fans have taken to Twitter to express their reaction to reports suggesting that the club are keeping a close eye on Norwich City defender Max Aarons. The Sunday Mirror (print edition, page 72) claimed that Spurs officials watched him in action recently during Norwich’s clash against Bristol City in midweek. It has been claimed that Spurs are closely following his situation. The exciting young full-back is rated at £20 million, and he has more than three years left on his contract at Carrow Road. Many Spurs fans feel that he would be a good signing for the club. However, there are others who feel that Spurs have enough depth and quality in their full-back areas and that Aarons is not an upgrade to what they already have. Has he grown 5 inches since last summ...
Report: Spurs keeping close eye on £20m target, club officials watched him in midweek
According to reports from the Sunday Mirror (print edition, page 72), Tottenham Hotspur are keeping a close eye on Norwich City defender Max Aarons. Spurs have been heavily interested in the young defender for some time now, and the club officials watched him in action recently during Norwich’s clash against Bristol City in midweek. The 21-year-old is a highly exciting young full-back and Spurs are closely following his situation. He has more than three years left on his contract at Carrow Road and is rated at £20 million. Sportslens View Aarons is primarily a right-back, but he can also play as a left-back. The youngster impressed last season in the Premier League for Norwich. This season, he has managed just one goal for the Canaries in the Championship and has failed to ...
FA Cup fourth round 2020/21: Results, Report & Highlights
The FA Cup rumbles on this weekend, with the fourth round line-up featuring some enthralling ties over the next four days. We’ll update this story with reports, results and highlights throughout the weekend. The action got underway on Friday evening as Wolverhampton Wanderers grabbed a narrow 1-0 win at Chorley. Vitinha’s swerving 35-yard effort was Wolves’ only shot on target but was enough to send them through to the fifth round. The early game on Saturday is at Southampton as they welcome Arsenal to St Mary’s. Other notable ties later in the day include West Ham United versus Doncaster Rovers and Cheltenham Town versus Manchester City. The standout game on Sunday is at Old Trafford as Manchester United face Liverpool for the second time in eight days. The two sides fought out a goalless...
Arsenal make contact with agent of £40m-rated attacker – Fabrizio Romano
Arsenal have made contact with the representative of Norwich City playmaker Emiliano Buendia, reputed Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed. The north London side are close to parting ways with Mesut Ozil, who has agreed to terminate his contract to join Fenerbahce this month. They are likely to follow up by signing a creative midfielder and Romano claims that the club have made contact with the agent of Buendia. However, no formal talks have been held with the Canaries, who are said to value Buendia at around £40 million. Buendia has been a top performer for the Championship side this term and he has bagged seven goals and seven assists from 20 league games. The Argentine has also shown that he can make his mark in the top-flight, having contributed one goal and seven assist...
Manchester United Join Race For Arsenal and Tottenham Target
Manchester United are ready to make a move for Norwich City defender Max Aarons, according to the Express. Despite Norwich’s relegation last season, Aarons emerged as one of the brightest young talents in the league, attracting the attention of some of the world’s biggest clubs. Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Arsenal were among the clubs reportedly eyeing up the Englishman. Aarons has impressed at Norwich Nonetheless, Aarons stayed put at Carrow Road, as no one was willing to pay his alleged £30m asking price. He has since continued to impress, helping guide Norwich to the top of the Championship after 22 games. The Express claim that Manchester United have identified the 20-year-old as a target in the upcoming January transfer window to provide competition for former Cry...
On-loan Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo stars in Cardiff rout
On-loan Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo scored and weighed in with an assist as Cardiff City thumped Luton Town 4-0 in the Championship on Saturday. The Bluebirds were already 3-0 up when the wideman found the net in the 82nd minute following goals from Sean Morrison, Mark Harris and Kieffer Moore during thoroughly one-sided affair in which the hosts took a two-goal lead after nine minutes. Ojo had also contributed the assist for Harris’s ninth-minute goal—the forward’s first for the club—when he sent a fine cross from the left flank for the Wales U-21 international to dispatch with aplomb. The Anglo-Nigerian wideman then added the fourth late on, when he slammed home into the far corner after Marlon Pack’s corner was cleared into his path. Ojo impressed on the left flank—with Harry Wilson also...
Who are promotion contenders in the Championship?
The Championship is acclaimed to be one of the most competitive leagues in the world; a league where anybody can beat anybody. But 7 games in, who are the early promotion contenders? Reading have been the surprise package this season so far and they have established a 5-point-lead at the top of the Championship league table. A dramatic turn around in fortunes to last season when under the management of Mark Bowen, they succumbed to a mediocre 14th place. However this season, there is a new man in the dug-out: Veljko Paunovic. The Serbian manager had never previously managed in English football. But, clearly, he is doing something right as Reading are unbeaten and have won 6 out of 7 matches. Reading have only played in the Premier League for three seasons and two of those ended in relegati...
Manchester United set new club record after another Champions League win vs Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester United’s victory against PSG in the Champions League has seen the club win 10 consecutive away games for the first time in their history. A late winner from Marcus Rashford saw the Red Devils win 2-1 against the Parisians at the Parc des Princes – the scene of their famous Champions League win versus PSG in 2019. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have now won their last 10 matches on the road, dating back to the 2-1 extra-time win against Norwich City in the FA Cup on June 27. Since Harry Maguire’s 118th minute to sink the Canaries, United have beaten Brighton (three times), Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Leicester City, Luton Town, Newcastle United and now PSG. The victory against PSG was arguably the best performance of the Red Devils’ streak, with United having more shots on target t...
Journalist claims how much Norwich want for Leeds United target Todd Cantwell
The Sun journalist Alan Nixon has claimed on Twitter that Norwich City want £25 million as transfer fee for Todd Cantwell amid interest from Leeds United. The well-known and well-respected journalist has suggested that Premier League outfit Leeds do not want that much for the Championship midfielder. According to The Daily Star, the West Yorkshire club are expected to complete the signing of the 22-year-old from Championship side Norwich before the summer transfer window in England closes on Friday. The Whites’ director of football Victor Orta has told The Yorkshire Evening Post that the club are interested in the youngster. NORWICH. Want 25 for Cantwell. That’s keeping LEEDS at bay for now. — Alan Nixon (@reluctantnicko) October 13, 2020 Todd Cantwell Stats Cantwell has played ...
Journalist claims Derby County want Liverpool 23-year-old this week
The Telegraph journalist John Percy has claimed on Twitter that Derby County, Nottingham Forest, Cardiff City and Norwich City are interested in signing Harry Wilson from Liverpool before the summer transfer window in England closes on Friday. The well-known and well-respected journalist has stated that Championship clubs Derby, Forest, Cardiff and Norwich all want to secure the services of the Wales international winger on a loan deal. The 23-year-old winger is away on international duty with Wales at the moment. #lfc winger Harry Wilson is a loan target for a number of Championship clubs before Friday’s deadline. #dcfc – who had him on loan for the 2018/19 season – are keen to re-sign him but face competition from #nffc, #Cardiff and #Norwich. Wilson currently with the Wales squad — John...
