In what may be the most unexpected transfer of the summer window so far, striker Benik Afobe is on the verge of a move to Stoke City – less than 2 weeks after he joined Wolves on a permanent deal. Afobe spent the last five months of last season on loan at Wolves from his parent club Bournemouth. As part ...
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Wolves clinch loan deal for Mexican striker
Newly promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers are close to agreeing a season-long loan deal with Portuguese club Benfica for their Mexican striker Raul Jiminez, which includes an option to buy him for £30 million as well. According to Portuguese newspaper Record Wolves will pay Benfica a sum of £4.5 million to take Jiminez on loan for the season, as well as contribute ...
Read More »Watford complete permanent signing of Gerard Deulofeo
Watford have completed the permanent signing of winger Gerard Deulofeo from Barcelona as confirmed by the club’s official site, The 24-year old spent the second half of last season on loan Vicarage Road, but that has now been turned into a permanent deal, with the player signing a 5-year deal with the Hornets, for a fee of around £11.5 million, ...
Read More »Cardiff set to clinch signing of Norwich winger
Cardiff City are set to make Norwich City winger Josh Murphy their first signing of the summer transfer window, and report that the player is set to have a medical with the newly-promoted club after a fee worth more than £10 million was agreed over the weekend. 23-year old Josh is the twin brother of Jacob Murphy, who the Championship ...
Read More »Dele Alli to sign new long-term Tottenham deal
Dele Alli is set to be the latest Tottenham Hotspur star ready to commit his long-term future to be the club, as he is ready to sign a new deal worth £100,000 a week. The news, as reported by The Evening Standard, comes hard on the heels of Harry Kane agreeing a new six-year deal last Friday, and manager Mauricio ...
Read More »Swansea turn down bids from West Ham for goalkeeper and defender
Swansea City have turned down bids from West Ham United for goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski and defender Alfie Mawson. Former Arsenal keeper Fabianski has informed Swansea that he wants to leave the club following their relegation to the Championship, whilst highly rated Mawson was previously a target for the Hammers in January. Although the amount of both bids have not been ...
Read More »Crystal Palace sign Getafe goalkeeper on a free transfer
Crystal Palace have signed Spanish goalkeeper Vicente Guaita on a free transfer from La Liga side Getafe, and he will join the club on 1st July. The 31-year old will join his new side having agreed a three-year deal with the South London team. Guaita kept twelve clean sheets for Getafe last season as he helped them to an eighth ...
Read More »West Ham star misses World Cup after training injury
West Ham midfielder, Manuel Lanzini, who was part of the Argentina squad, will miss the World Cup after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee in training. The 25-year old, who has four international caps for his country, suffered the injury on Friday morning, less than a week before the start of the tournament, with the country’s football ...
Read More »Rangers sign Liverpool midfielder on season-long loan
Liverpool midfielder Ovie Ejaria has been sent on a season-long loan to Rangers, immediately after signing a new long-term deal with the Merseyside club. 20-year old Ejaria who joined the Liverpool academy from Arsenal in 2014, made 8 senior appearances for the club in the 2016 – 2017 season, before spending the second half of last season on loan at ...
Read More »Liverpool linked with Shaqiri move after Stoke’s relegation
Liverpool have been linked with a move for Swiss playmaker Xherdan Shaqiri, following Stoke City’s relegation from the Premier League. The 26-year old has made it clear that he has no interest in playing in the Championship, but would “love to stay” in England, and his availability and affordability – he is thought to have a release clause in his ...
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