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Tottenham ready to send defender to Swansea on loan

Whilst they may not have made any signings during the summer transfer window, Spurs are looking to trim their squad ahead of the new season with a series of loan deals for some of their fringe players, including American defender Cameron Carter-Vickers. The 20-year old, whose senior appearances for Tottenham have been limited to two outings each in the FA ...

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Aston Villa hoping for Tammy Abraham loan move

Aston Villa are still looking to bring in more players on loan before the transfer window, with one player they particularly want being Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham.  The 20-year old England international has spent the previous two years out on loan, with a successful spell at Bristol City followed by a more mixed season with Swansea City, which saw the ...

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Spurs ready to exploit Celtic’s financial problems with Tierney bid

Tottenham Hotspur, having been quiet during the summer transfer window, are already preparing a list of targets for January, and are considering making a cut-price bid for Celtic’s highly rated left-back Kieran Tierney. The 21-year old boyhood Celtic fan is under contract at Parkhead until 2021 but the club could be forced to consider selling him because of the financial ...

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Manchester City ready to make January move for Wolves midfielder

Manchester City are considering a £60 million move for Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves. That is according to City’s own website which reports that Pep Guardiola – who this week suffered a blow after Kevin de Bruyne was ruled out for at least three months after injuring his knee in a training ground accident – is keen to bring in another ...

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Thierry Henry in line for his first managerial role

Thierry Henry could be in line for his first managerial role, after Ligue 1 club Bordeaux suspended current boss Gus Poyet in a row over transfers. The former Chelsea player landed himself in hot water after labelling the club a disgrace for selling one of his players, striker Gaetan Laborde to rivals Montpellier without his permission. He threatened to resign ...

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Galatasary linked with transfer move for Danny Welbeck

Turkish champions Galatasary have been linked with a move for Arsenal and England football Danny Welbeck. The 27-year old forward, who is in the last year of his current contract at The Emirates, finds himself relegated down the pecking order at Arsenal behind both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexander Lacazette, and with the club looking to give more time to up ...

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The law of unintended consequences strikes English clubs

The decision to move the English transfer deadline to before the start of the season was a change warmly welcomed by most Premier League clubs. For years, they had complained that, allowing the window to remain open for up to two, or three, weeks, after the season started, caused upset for players, managers and fans alike, with clubs looking to ...

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Cuco Martinez joins Stoke City on loan

Defender Cuco Martinez has left Everton for a season-long loan with Championship side Stoke City. The 28-year old Dutch player is the latest in a line of Ronald Koeman signings to leave the Merseyside club this summer, as new manager Marco Silva continues to overhaul the Goodison Park squad. Known principally as a right-back, Martinez can also be deployed as ...

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Rangers ready to repel moves for Columbian forward

Rangers are ready to reject any further moves by French side Bordeaux to sign their Columbian forward Alfredo Morelos before the European transfer window closes in two weeks’ time. The 22-year old striker has only been with the Scottish club a year, but already has established himself as a firm favourite with the fans and his new manager, Steven Gerrard, ...

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Joel Campbell ends seven-year stint at Arsenal

Costa Rican international Joel Campbell has ended his association with Arsenal, seven years after first joining the club sealing a permanent move to newly-promoted Serie A side Frosione on a three-year deal. Although signed in August 2011, Campbell was unable to get a work permit to play in England initially, and instead embarked on a series of loan moves, first ...

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