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Manchester United to demand £20 million for goalkeeper

Manchester United will demand £20 million for goalkeeper Dean Henderson. The highly gifted under-21 international is currently on loan at Sheffield United, and catching the eye with a series of impressive defences, despite making a major blunder on Saturday when he allowed Gini Wijnaldum’s shot to squirm into the net, giving Liverpool the winner. Despite that, Henderson is likely to ...

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Liverpool set to bend their own rules over Milner

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Liverpool are prepared to bend their own rules about offering new contracts to players over the age of 30 to try and extend the deal of James Milner. The 33 year old is out of contract next June, and will be free to talk to foreign clubs in a little over three months’ time but so important does Jurgen Klopp ...

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Spurs players unhappy with Pochettino

Tottenham players have been left unhappy after remarks made by manager Mauricio Pochettino that a number of them had “different agendas”. He was commentating after his club’s shock defeat to Colchester United in the Carabao Cup last week, partly blaming the loss and the club’s mixed start to the season on dressing-room uncertainty and discontent. That followed a summer transfer ...

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Tottenham slap £250 million price tag on Kane’s head

Tottenham Hotspur chairman has slapped a £250 million price tag on striker Harry Kane as he looks to warn off potential suitors for the England captain. The indifferent start to the season by Spurs has prompted fears that Kane could be tempted to look elsewhere next summer if he wants to win honours, with Tuesday night’s shock defeat to Colchester ...

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United linked with forward recruits in January

Manchester United will go back into the market to sign a striker in January, with the club currently short of forward options. Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sanctioned the summer sale of Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan, and allowed Alexis Sanchez to go on loan to the same club, on the understanding that there would be suitable replacements but, in the ...

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Spurs likely to be busy in January

Manager Mauricio Pochettino has admitted that Tottenham are likely to be busy in January. He was speaking after Spurs suffered a shock defeat to Colchester United in  the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night losing to the League Two side on penalties. And although Pochettino’s side had a smattering of youth, with forward Troy Parrott and defender Japhit Tanganga both making ...

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FIFA plans overhaul of transfer system

Plans to reform the transfer system have been drawn up by FIFA, including the introduction of a cap upon agents’ commissions, and restrictions on the number of loan players. Under the proposals, agents’ fees would be limited to a maximum of 10% of the fee that a selling club receives for a player. Additionally, they could earn up to 3% ...

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United defend summer transfer policy

Manchester United have been forced into the unusual step of issuing a statement defending the club’s summer transfer policy. That follows an indifferent start to the season under manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who was heavily criticised for the side’s lacklustre defeat at West Ham last weekend. And the Board has not escaped the flak of the fans either, with Executive ...

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Pochettino cryptic on Real Madrid links

Mauricio Pochettino has refused to downplay suggestions linking him with the Real Madrid job. The 47 year old Argentine has established a reputation for himself as one of the best managers in Europe, helping guide Tottenham to the Champions League final in June. He has been linked with the Real job before, noticeably when both Julen Lopetegui and Santiago Solari ...

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Nicolas Pépé plays better when playing the full 90 minutes

Image Credits Now that club record signing Nicolas Pépé has played six games in the Premier League and one game in the Europa League for Arsenal, it seems an appropriate juncture to have a look at the early statistics for the 24-year old Ivory Coast international. A few months ago, former Arsenal club legend Nigel Winterburn said in an exclusive interview ...

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