Stoke City’s hopes of securing an immediate return to the Premier League have been boosted after their influential midfielder signed a new 4 – year deal with the club. The 28-year old Welsh international was the subject of serious interest from a number of top flight clubs, and had a release clause in his contract of £25 million which could ...
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Norwich City midfielder eyed by trio of clubs
Norwich City midfielder Ben Godfrey is attracting interest from Swansea City, Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion. The 20-year impressed last season whilst on loan at League 1 side Shrewsbury Town, and now the three clubs in question are all said to be weighing up a bid for the plater, according to The BBC, with a fee of £3 ...
Read More »Stoke misfit eyes Bundesliga move
The Daily Mail reports that former Tottenham defender Kevin Wimmer is set to leave newly relegated Stoke City and return to the Bundesliga with Hannover 96. The central defender joined Stoke from Tottenham last August for a £18 million fee, but he struggled to settle with the Potters and made only 19 appearances for the club, and last played for ...
Read More »Swansea City manager pays the price of relegation
The BBC reports that Swansea City manager Carlos Carvalhal will leave the club at the end of the season, with his side virtually condemned to relegation to The Championship. Swansea’s home defeat to Southampton, coupled with the precious point that Huddersfield Town earned from their 1 – 1 draw with Chelsea this week, means that the Welsh club will drop ...
Read More »Stoke keeper laments club’s farcical transfer policy
Stoke City and England goalkeeper has publicly lambasted the club’s for its “farcical transfer policy” after the team’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed on Saturday after a ten year stay in the top flight reports the BBC. In a frank interview, Butland said that the club had signed “players you cannot rely on”, and that the “whole ...
Read More »Tottenham eyeing summer deal for Swansea defender
According to The Sun, Tottenham are ready to bid for Swansea City defender Alfie Mawson in the summer. The Hillingdon-born player began his career at Brentford, and after loan spells at Luton, Welling and Wycombe Wanderers, moved to Barnsley in June 2015. However, his spell in South Yorkshire only lasted a year before Swansea bought the centre back in a ...
Read More »Liverpool close to deal for Stoke and England goalkeeper
According to the Daily Mirror, Liverpool are close to agreeing a deal to sign Stoke City and England goalkeeper Jack Butland, for a fee of around £40 million. Despite playing for a team struggling in the relegation places in the Premier League, Butland has impressed this season, and with Joe Hart struggling for form and regular football at West Ham, ...
Read More »It’s a family affair – Swansea break transfer record to reunite Ayew brothers
One deadline day deal that was completed, as reported by talkSport, was the re-signing by Swansea City of Andre Ayew from West Ham for a club record fee of £18 million. That reunites him with his younger brother Jordan who currently plays for Swansea having signed from Aston Villa a year ago, although the pair have never played for the ...
Read More »West Ham reject £14 million Swansea bid for striker
The Daily Telegraph reports that West Ham United have turned down a £14 million bid from bottom club Swansea City for striker Andre Ayew. West Ham signed Ayew from the Welsh club in August 2016, and he has gone on to player 50 times for the Hammers in all competitions, scoring 12 goals. However, he is not currently first choice ...
Read More »World Cup winner linked with loan moves to Newcastle and Stoke
The Sun reports that former Chelsea star and World Cup winner Andre Schurrle could be set for a surprise return to the Premier League, with both Stoke City and Newcastle United interested in taking him on loan for the rest of the season. The 27-year old winger is currently at Borussia Dortmund who he joined from fellow Bundesliga side Wolfsburg ...
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