Angel Gomes is the latest player who Manchester United are hoping to sign to a new deal. The 19-year old made his first start for the senior side in their home victory over the Kazakh side FC Astana on Thursday night in the Champions League, having been promoted to the first team squad along with Tahith Chong. Both are out ...
Read More »Yearly Archives: 2019
United planning double transfer raid on Spurs
Manchester United are planning a January transfer raid on Spurs for Lucas Moura and Eric Dier. 27-year old Moura is high on United’s wanted list, as they seek to supplement their attacking options, with his versatility a major plus point in his favour – he can play through the middle, down the flanks or even operate behind the main striker. ...
Read More »United keeping tabs on Tuchel
Manchester United have identified Thomas Tuchel as a potential replacement for manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norwegian, who was appointed as United’s interim manager in December following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho, was only given three year contract at Old Trafford six months ago, but already there are some signs of discontent amongst the Old Trafford hierarchy. After an excellent ...
Read More »Liverpool monitoring Dutch striker
Liverpool are monitoring the progress of Dutch striker Donyell Malen. The 20-year old began his youth career with the Ajax academy, before switching to Arsenal when he 16, following in the footsteps of his heroes Dennis Bergkamp and Thierry Henry. However, despite going on pre-season tours with the senior squad, he never made an appearance for the first-team, and was ...
Read More »Owner helped fund Arsenal transfer budget
Before the summer started, Arsenal were widely reported to only have limited funds available to spend in the transfer market, with a budget of between £40 and £45 million often quoted. Yet, in the event, the Gunners spent close to £154 million on new players during the window, and, although player sales brought in over £50 million, there were still ...
Read More »Trio set to be offered new United deals
Having persuaded David de Gea and Victor Lindelof to sign new deals with the club, Manchester United are no turning their attention to three other members of their squad who they want to tie down for the future – Jesse Lingard, Mason Greenwood, and Paul Pogba. The de Gea and Lindelof deals came hard on the heels of similar contract ...
Read More »Arsenal interested in Hungarian midfielder
Arsenal are interested in signing Hungarian central midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai, who currently plays for the Austrian champions, Red Bull Salzburg. The Gunners have been tracking the 18 year old for some time, and made an initial approach for him in the summer. However, that was rebuffed by the player who felt that it came too soon, and that he needed ...
Read More »Inter Milan considering move for Giroud
Not content with raiding Manchester United for Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, Inter Milan have been linked with a move for another Premier League striker in the shape of Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud. The former Arsenal player and World Cup winner finds himself out of favour at Stamford Bridge, where he has started just one game this season, with manager Frank ...
Read More »Van Dijk refutes new contract talk
Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has dismissed reports that he is on the verge of signing a new deal with the club. The Dutch captain, who joined the Anfield side from Southampton for a fee of £75 million in January 2018, has established himself as one of the finest defenders in Europe, and helped his side to Champions League success ...
Read More »Spurs considering Clarke recall
Tottenham Hotspur are considering recalling teenage striker Jack Clarke from his loan spell with Leeds United. The 18 year old winger was signed by Spurs in the summer from Leeds, but was allowed to join the South Yorkshire side back on loan for this season in order to further his development. However, they now have concerns about the arrangement as ...
Read More »