Month: July 2019

Liverpool are ‘betting more strongly’ than anyone for the services of Real Betis left-back Junior Firpo.

Firpo has emerged as an unlikely target for Liverpool after Alberto Moreno’s Anfield contract expired this summer.

Jurgen Klopp was said to be ‘relaxed’ about the rumours of a €50m move for the 22-year-old, who would provide competition for Andy Robertson.

But Mucho Deporte suggest the European champions are ‘betting more strongly’ than any other side for the Brazilian as they look for their second signing of the summer.

Liverpool ‘know that to achieve the transfer’ they must offer ‘at least’ €30m, which equates to roughly £26.9m.

But they will also ‘play the trick’ of offering Divock Origi in part-exchange, even though Betis ‘prefers all the amount of the transfer in money’.

Just sign Charlie Taylor, chaps.

 

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Liverpool are debating whether to lodge an official complaint with FIFA over the potential tapping up of striker Bobby Adekanye.

Lazio signed Adekanye on Tuesday after he allowed his Liverpool contract to expire this summer.

The striker, signed by Brendan Rodgers from Barcelona in July 2015, admitted “that trust is no longer there” with Jurgen Klopp in March after first-team opportunities were not forthcoming.

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Adekanye added that clubs in Italy, Spain and the Netherlands were interested in signing him, with Lazio named specifically.

But FIFA rules dictate that players aged 23 or under – Adekanye is 20 – cannot negotiate a Bosman deal with foreign clubs during the final six months of their contract.

Liverpool suspect that Lazio spoke to the Nigerian long before completing the move, and the London Evening Standard say they ‘have expressed concern’ to FIFA over the transfer.

The Liverpool Echo adds that the European champions ‘are concerned’ the player ‘was approached’ before his departure, which will land them £240,000 in training compensation.

 

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Leicester City have completed the £30million signing of Ayoze Perez from Newcastle United.

The forward has penned a four-year contract at the King Power Stadium to become Brendan Rodgers’ second summer capture.

Rodgers had been looking for a versatile forward and PA understands the Foxes triggered Perez’s release clause.

Perez told LCFC TV: “I’m very happy and very pleased. I’m very proud to be part of the Leicester family and I can’t wait to get started.

“The club want to keep growing as much as they can and that’s something I like.

“I spoke with the manager and that was important. That made me feel very comfortable about the decision to come here.”

Perez joins right-back James Justin at Leicester after the defender moved from Luton earlier this month.

The Foxes are also determined to keep Harry Maguire, with Manchester United having made a £70million offer for the England defender.

Losing Perez is a further blow to the Magpies after former boss Rafael Benitez left the club following the end of his contract on Sunday.

Benitez joined Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang on Tuesday.

Perez scored 48 goals in 195 games for the Magpies after joining from Tenerife in 2014.

The 25-year-old was their 13-goal top scorer last season, including netting the winner in Newcastle’s 1-0 victory at Leicester in April.

Leicester boss Rodgers added: “I think Ayoze will be a wonderful addition to the squad. He’s quick, has a good eye for goal and he’s experienced in the Premier League too.

“I think he’s a player who will excite our supporters, and his style is one that I believe complements the options and quality that we already have here at the club.”

Newcastle are also braced for a bid from Manchester United for midfielder Sean Longstaff.

United are expected to make their move for the 21-year-old this week.

 

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Former Republic of Ireland forward David Connolly reckons it would do Manchester United “no harm” if they signed former Chelsea defender Gary Cahill this summer.

The England international is a free agent this summer after being released by the Blues, with Aston Villa among the clubs reportedly interested in signing the centre-back.

United have been linked with the likes of Harry Maguire, Issa Diop and Matthijs de Ligt this summer but Connolly thinks Cahill would do well for the Old Trafford club.

Connolly told talkSPORT: “There are deals out there. [Toby] Alderweireld is available for £25million and Gary Cahill has just gone on a free.

“Now, what harm would it be to take a Gary Cahill, with all his experience and winners’ medals, into the building? It’s that experience, you might have lost a lot, well get someone in that would give that!

“Look, he’s not going to bring the ball out from the back like if they had a Harry Maguire. But he’s a top, top centre-half who looks as fit as a flea.

“Obviously he hasn’t played that much, but he looks after himself. So why not someone like that? Under Sir Alex [Ferguson], he would always make an ageing, loanee signing, a Henrik Larsson or they had [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic [under Jose Mourinho] for example.

“Someone like that at the back would do terrifically for them.”

 

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Sky Sports news reporter Kaveh Solhekol claims that Arsenal are using their low transfer budget as a “smokescreen” so that selling clubs think they “don’t have much money”.

It is widely understood that Unai Emery was given just £40million – or £45million depending on which source you read – to improve Arsenal‘s squad after they missed out on qualification for this season’s Champions League.

However, Solhekol has hinted that the budget is a bluff designed to get them a better deal when it comes to negotiating transfers, with £70million available to purchase Wilfried Zaha, who they have had a £40million bid rejected for.

Solhekol told The Transfer Show: “Interestingly, we have read that Arsenal’s transfer budget this summer, because they have missed out on the Champions League, is just £45m, plus what they can raise from selling players.

“We have kept reading that, £45m. People are thinking ‘why are Arsenal trying to sign a player who Crystal Palace are saying is worth £80m, when they only have £45m?’

“What I have been told is that it suits Arsenal that people think they only have £45m, because when they get into negotiations over a player, the selling club is going to think Arsenal don’t have much money.

“What I have been told is that this is a bit of a smokescreen and Arsenal can go up to £70m to buy Wilfried Zaha. £70m is the point at which they would walk away.

“A deal that would be worth £70m in total.

“We just have to take it with a pinch of salt that Arsenal only have £45m. They are one of the biggest clubs in the world.

“We are not talking about £300m for Neymar, this is £70m in total. I think Arsenal can do that.”

 

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Arsenal are ready to increase their offer for Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney amid interest from Napoli, according to reports.

BBC Sport journalist David Ornstein revealed on Tuesday that Napoli are ‘edging ahead’ in the race to sign Tierney from Celtic.

It was claimed that Arsenal were preparing to increase their offer for the left-back to around £20m in an attempt to persuade Celtic to do business.

But the Scots could yet field interest from Napoli to try and drive the price up.

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And now the Daily Record claims that Arsenal ‘will launch their second bid’ as they see Tierney ‘as the long-term successor’ to Nacho Monreal.

‘Napoli’s growing interest have forced the English big guns back to the table’ and a ‘fresh bid is expected within 48 hours’ from the Gunners.

The report hints that the offer will be around £22m after their opening bid of £15m was rejected by the Parkhead club.

That is unlikely to be enough, though, as the Celtic hierarchy ‘won’t budge on their £25m valuation’ of Tierney.

 

Barcelona playmaker Philippe Coutinho is keen on joining French giants Paris Saint-Germain, according to reports.

The 26-year-old endured a difficult season in Catalonia and he admitted as much earlier this month with several interested parties in the attacking midfielder.

Manchester United have been heavily linked over the summer but there are several reasons why the transfer won’t happen. One of them apparently being that Coutinho won’t consider moving to Old Trafford out of respect for Liverpool.

It now seems the most obvious destination for the Brazil international will be PSG, with Sport (via the Daily Mirror) claiming that Coutinho is ready to join the Ligue 1 outfit.

The Spanish outlet previously informed us that Barca had made a €100m plus Coutinho offer for Neymar, which means Coutinho’s interest in a deal could pave the way for Neymar to return to the Camp Nou.

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Sport‘s report on Wednesday adds that PSG sporting director Leonardo has been in talks with Coutinho’s agent over a possible deal, with the midfielder agreeing to a move.

The Spanish publication says PSG are also close to a deal for Ivan Rakitic after a move for the Croatian broke down a year ago.

 

Mauricio Pochettino persuaded Tanguy Ndombele to join Tottenham by telling him to retain his best attributes in north London.

Ndombele completed a club-record move to Tottenham on Tuesday, joining from Lyon for £53.7m.

It is a major coup for the Champions League runners-up, a signing finally befitting their status as a big club.

Juventus and Manchester United were both thought to be interested in Ndombele at separate points, but Pochettino and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy ensured the player would not have his head turned.

As early as June, Pochettino held talks with the 22-year-old in an attempt to persuade him to join.

French newspaper L’Equipe claim the manager told Ndombele: “I know that it is going to be difficult but I want to keep you as the Tanguy that you are. The Tanguy who pushes on, who breaks the lines.”

They also report that Ndombele did not expect the move to go through so soon, and that ‘he embarked to London’ this week ‘without taking specific clothes for the official photo’.

But after holding intense negotiations with Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas at the weekend, Levy thrashed out contractual details with Ndombele’s agents at the start of the week.

Within hours of discussions starting, Levy is said to have told the player that “you are not leaving here without having signed with us”. He is also claimed to have been negotiating a deal for Giovani Lo Celso at the same time, which is damn impressive.

By Tuesday, and with neither side making much of a compromise, ‘all parties began to build a consensus’ about Ndombele becoming Tottenham’s highest-paid player.

 

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Tottenham are considering their next transfer targets after making two signings in the space of around five hours.

After not conducting a single incoming transfer for 517 days, Tottenham broke their club record to bring in Tanguy Ndombele on the same day as Jack Clarke’s arrival from Leeds.

The beaten Champions League finalists are unlikely to end their business there, however, with Mauricio Pochettino eager to refresh and reinforce his squad.

The Daily Mail say this will be ‘a hectic summer of ins and outs’ in north London, with a move for Giovani Lo Celso likely to be revisited.

A £53m bid for the Real Betis midfielder was rejected last month, and it has been claimed that £70m would be enough to strike a deal.

Tottenham also remain interested in Ryan Sessegnon of Fulham, with Pochettino said to be keen to complete a move before July 8.

While the Cottagers want around £45m for the 19-year-old, Spurs believe £25m is a fairer price for a player with just one year left on his contract. The Mail say a deal involving his twin brother Steven ‘has been discussed’.

With Max Aarons, rated at £15m, ‘being eyed as a replacement’ for Kieran Trippier, and midfielder Dani Ceballos ‘seen as a possible makeweight’ in any Real Madrid deal for Christian Eriksen, it will certainly be rather busy.

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Spurs also plan to ‘increase their spending power’ by selling players, with Victor Wanyama and Eric Dier ‘among those for whom they are open to offers’.

 

Leicester City have agreed a deal to sign Newcastle United forward Ayoze Perez for £30million, according to reports.

The Spaniard was in superb form last season for the Magpies as he scored 12 Premier League goals as they avoided relegation from the top-flight.

Newcastle are currently looking for a new manager after Rafa Benitez recently left the club after they failed to agree a new deal.

Perez was clearly close to his compatriot, who he thanked in a post on social media following Benitez’s departure.

And now Perez – who signed for Newcastle from Tenerife for £1,5m in 2014 – is set to follow Benitez out of the door and join Leicester, according to BBC Sport.

The Spaniard is set to ‘discuss personal terms with the Foxes’ as they look to make their second signing of the transfer window, after bringing in Luton defender James Justin.

Perez has scored 48 times in total for Newcastle in 195 appearances since joining the club five years ago.