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United want permanent deals for Smalling and Sanchez

Manchester United are unwilling to extend the current loan deals for Chris Smalling and Alexis Sanchez with Serie A clubs. Instead they want to make the loan of Smalling to Roma, and Sanchez to Inter Milan into permanent deals this summer. Both had their one-year loan deals extended until early August to coincide with the revised end of the Serie ...

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Henrik Larsson Quotes: Best Quotes On Henrik Larsson

Whether it was his long blonde dreadlocks or his stunning goalscoring record, there was always something fans from all over the world admired about Henrik Larsson and he truly was a one in a million player. It was at Celtic, Larsson made his name scoring 242 goals in 313 games and established himself as a top-class goalscorer which ultimately led ...

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Barcelona need a complete revamp of their defence

Throughout the first half of the campaign, there was very little separating La Liga title rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid, and another titanic battle between these two old foes looked likely to ensue. However, by mid-February, Zinedine Zidane’s side slowly began to edge away from their nearest challengers, and ended the season seven points clear of the Blaugrana. It was a disappointing ...

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United ready to poach City wonderkid

Manchester United are ready to steal wonderkid Charlie McNeill from under the nose of neighbours and rivals Manchester City. McNeill, who is a boyhood United fan, and began in the United youth set-up, but made the switch to City six years ago, and has scored an astonishing 600 goals at youth level. However, he has rejected the chance to sign ...

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Mourinho given assurances over summer transfer plans

Jose Mourinho has been given assurances that Tottenham are not planning to sell any of their major stars this summer, despite the financial problems posed by the Covid-19 crisis. However, some fringe players may be sold to raise funds, with record-signing Tanguy Ndombélé possibly on his way out of the club after just a year. The French midfielder was signed ...

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Chelsea identify Declan Rice alternative

Chelsea are considering making a move for Atlético Madrid defender José Giménez, as an alternative to Declan Rice. The Stamford Bridge side want to bring Rice back to the club where he began life in their academy, before being released, and subsequently joining the Hammers. However, West Ham have indicated their determination to hang on to their most prized asset ...

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United plot move for former Fernandes teammate

United are considering a summer move which might reunite Bruno Fernandes with former Sporting Lisbon teammate Nuno Mendes. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to strengthen his squad and give Luke Shaw serious competition for the left-back slot, and they have identified 18-year old Mendes as a credible option. Mendes’ contract currently has a €45 million (£41 million release clause) but there ...

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Chelsea identify Chilwell alternative

Chelsea have identified an alternative to Leicester City’s Ben Chilwell as they attempt to solve their left-back problem. Manager Frank Lampard has made strengthening his options in that position one of his summer priorities. Marcos Alonso and Emerson Palmeiri have played there this season without either convincing, whilst club captain César Azpilicueta has also been deployed there out of position. ...

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Tottenham defender set to sign new contract

Tottenham defender Japhet Tanganga is set to become the latest Tottenham defender to commit his future to the club by signing a new deal. In the past week, Oliver Skipp and Eric Dier have put pen to paper on new contracts and now home-grown Tanganga is likely to follow suit agreeing fresh terms. It is expected that the new deal ...

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Spurs set to lose out to Everton in midfielder battle

Tottenham are set to miss out on one of their main summer transfer targets are Southampton accepted a bid from Everton for their captain Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg. Although both clubs made offers for the 24-year old Dane, only the Merseyside club were prepared to match their valuation of him, with their offer worth up to £25 million. Spurs valued Hojbjerg, who ...

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