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Wolverhampton Wanderers ready to sell regular starter for €12m, replacement lined up – report
Wolverhampton Wanderers are open to selling goalkeeper Rui Patricio amid transfer interest from Roma, reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano claims. The Portugal international has been an integral part of the Wolves setup over the past three seasons, missing just two games in the Premier League. However, he could be on the move this summer with his contract expiring in less than 13 months. Roma are reportedly keen on signing him. The Midlands outfit have set a price tag of around €12 million for the 33-year-old. Olympiacos’ Jose Sa has been lined up as a replacement. Sportslens view: Patricio has been a solid performer between the sticks for Wolves, but it appears that he is eyeing a fresh challenge away from the club. Wolves are on the verge of announcing Bruno Lage as their new manager, but&...
Arsenal working on a deal for 24-year-old Manchester United target, ready to pay €40m – report
Arsenal have begun working on a summer deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers midfielder Ruben Neves, The Times reports. The Gunners are planning to reshuffle their midfield options with Dani Ceballos having returned to Real Madrid, while there are doubts surrounding Granit Xhaka’s future. They have regularly been linked with Brighton & Hove Albion’s Yves Bissouma in recent weeks, and it is reported that the midfielder remains on their radar. However, they are also planning an approach for Neves, who is one of the high-profile players likely to be sold by Wolves to recoup funds for new signings. The Portugal international has three years left on his contract, but the Gunners are hopeful of landing his signature for a fee of around €40 million this summer. Sportslens view: Neves has been...
Euro 2020: Gareth Southgate invites Bukayo Saka, 24 others
Gareth Southgate hit back at the critics after selecting Trent Alexander-Arnold for England’s Euro 2020 squad as the Three Lions boss admitted Harry Maguire is a doubt for the opener against Croatia. Alexander-Arnold had to endure a nervous wait before learning he had made the cut after spending much of the season out of favour with Southgate. The 22-year-old was left out of Southgate’s England squad for their World Cup qualifiers in March. But Alexander-Arnold’s strong end to the season with Liverpool convinced Southgate to restore the right-back to his squad. Alexander-Arnold responded to his selection by tweeting: “Always believe in yourself. Silence the doubters.” Irritated by the inaccurate pre-announcement reports that he would drop Alexander-Arnold, Southgate insisted he never lost ...
Gareth Southgate reveals final England squad for Euro 2020
Gareth Southgate has released his 26-man squad for this summer’s European Championships. The England boss initially named a provisional 33-man squad on May 25, with several players involved in major European finals or carrying injuries. He has now cut seven players from the provisional squad, leaving 26 who will play for the Three Lions at Euro 2020. Much of the debate over the squad has been surrounding Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold, who was excluded from the last squad in March. However, Southgate has recalled the youngster. It was confirmed earlier today that Mason Greenwood had pulled out of the squad due to an underlying injury concern. Now, it has been revealed that the other six omitted from the squad are Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White, Ben Godfrey, Jesse Lingard, James Ward-Prowse ...
Wolves star has reportedly emerged as a surprise target of Chelsea’s Thomas Tuchel
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel wants to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers attacking midfielder Adama Traore this summer, according to The Telegraph. The German joined the Blues in January and has inspired the side to a top-four finish, an FA Cup final and a Champions League trophy. Tuchel is now looking to make quality additions to his squad ahead of next season in order to challenge for the Premier League title, and Traore has emerged as a surprise target. While the Chelsea boss is delighted with the form of Reece James, he wants to add competition to the right side of defence and believes the Wolves star could offer an attacking threat at wing-back. Traore excelled in the position under manager Nuno Espirito Santo, and is also able to play on the opposite wing, behind the striker and as one. W...
Key Arsenal pair return, Chelsea star misses out, Hammers make two changes
The 38th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some crucial matches at the top end of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings throughout the games. Liverpool booked their place in next season’s Champions League with a 2-0 home win over Crystal Palace – Sadio Mane got the goals. Chelsea ended the campaign in fourth place despite losing 2-1 at Aston Villa – Bertrand Traore and Anwar El-Ghazi were on target for the Midlands club. Leicester City missed out on the top four after crashing 4-2 at home to Tottenham Hotspur – Gareth Bale (2), Harry Kane and Kasper Schmeichel (OG) were on the scoresheet for the visitors. Champions Manchester City rounded off the season with an emphatic 5-0 home victory over Everton –...
Nuno Espirito Santo set to leave Wolves by mutual agreement
Nuno Espírito Santo will leave the club by mutual agreement after the final game of the season against Manchester United. He has led Wolves through four seasons which brought Wolves back to the Premier League and into European football. After four seasons at the club, this Sunday will be Nuno Espirito Santo’s final game in charge of Wolves. Thank you, Nuno. 🐺 — Wolves (@Wolves) May 21, 2021 Nuno will leave Wolves after what has been his least successful year at the club. A poor season filled with injuries has left Wolves in 12th place with one game to play. The Portuguese manager brought great success back to Molineux and will leave the club with a heavy heart after the relationship he built with the fans during his tenure. In an official statement from Wolves, Nuno thanked fa...
‘Favourite as of today’ – Fabrizio Romano reveals the ‘main option’ to replace Espirito Santo
Wolverhampton Wanderers manager Nuno Espirito Santo will leave the club at the end of the season after four years in charge. The Portuguese helped the Midlands outfit secure Premier League promotion in his first season at Molineux, guiding them to seventh-placed finishes in the last two campaigns. Wolves can only finish as high as 12th place this term or end up in 15th in the table if results do not go their way on the final day of the campaign on Sunday, but Nuno will be leaving as a hero nonetheless. The club are already lining up replacements, and according to Sky Sports journalist and transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, they have contacted former Benfica manager Bruno Lage as the main option to replace succeed the Portuguese. Wolves have contacted former Benfica manager Bruno Lage as ‘main ...
Nuno Espírito Santo to leave Wolves after four years
Nuno Espírito Santo will leave Wolverhampton Wanderers by mutual consent after the club’s final Premier League game of the season against Manchester United on Sunday. The 47-year-old has been in charge at Molineux for four years, arriving in 2017. In a statement on the club’s official website, Espírito Santo said: “Since the first day we arrived at Compton, our ambition was to make a positive change and push this football club forward, and I am proud to say that we did that every single day. “We achieved our goals, we did it with passion and we did it together. “Sunday will be a very emotional day, but I am so happy that the fans will be back in Molineux and we can share one last special moment together, as one pack.” Under the Portuguese, Wolves were promoted from the Championship as cham...
Harry Maguire almost certain to miss Europa League final
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Harry Maguire will almost certainly not be fit enough to face Villareal in the Europa League final. Speaking at the pre-match press conference ahead of United’s final Premier League game of the season against Wolves at Molyneux, the boss confirmed the bad news. ‘I’m going to give him until Tuesday night and the last training session, to see if he can be out there — steadily he is improving but we’re going to give him time to heal. ‘He’s walking but it’s a long way from walking to running so, to be honest, I don’t think we’ll see him in Gdansk, no,’ Solskjaer said. The news will come as a bitter blow for the United skipper, who had been ever-present in nearly two seasons of League football since joining the Red Devils from Leicester City. ...
Henderson axed, Leeds make three changes, Arsenal sweating on midfielder
The 37th round of fixtures in the Premier League features some important matches at the top end of the EPL table. We’ll update this story with reports, results, highlights and the latest Premier League standings over the next two days. The action is already underway, with Manchester United taking on Fulham at Old Trafford. Goalkeeper Dean Henderson has been dropped to the bench, with David de Gea taking his place in the starting XI. TEAM NEWS 📋 Manchester United 🆚 Fulham Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brings David De Gea back into the starting lineup. Scott Parker brings Mario Lemina into midfield with Joe Bryan back in defence. Build-up: 📲⚽ https://t.co/5Du5Yilmm1#bbcfootball #MUNFUL pic.twitter.com/Pv6GLFssoy — BBC 5 Live Sport (@5liveSport) May 18, 2021 Leeds United...
Arsenal duo sidelined, Chelsea set to shuffle pack, Hammers star pushing for recall
The 2020/21 Premier League season is in its final week, and there are some crucial fixtures taking place over the next two days. The battle to qualify for the Champions League will take centre stage, with three teams holding a realistic chance of joining the two Manchester clubs in next season’s competition. Two of those are in action on Tuesday, with Chelsea and Leicester City going head-to-head at Stamford Bridge. The Foxes are two points ahead of Chelsea heading into the game, with Liverpool a further point adrift with two matches remaining. Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is expected to shuffle his pack following his team’s defeat against Leicester in Saturday’s FA Cup final. Edouard Mendy is set to return in goal, while Ben Chilwell is likely to start after impressing off the bench at W...
