Man Utd signed James after baulking at Fraser fee – report

Manchester United moved for Dan James after they were priced out of transfer for Bournemouth’s Ryan Fraser, according to a report.

United revealed on Friday that they had agreed a deal in principle for Swansea winger James to become Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first summer signing.

It is understood that United will pay Swansea £18million, including add-ons, for the 21-year-old player, with the move expected to be formally completed on Tuesday, when FIFA’s international transfer window – the Transfer Matching System – opens.

James though, who scored five goals and laid on five assists in the Championship last season, was not Solskjaer’s first choice with the United boss keen on Fraser.

The London Evening Standard claim Solskjaer made an enquiry to Bournemouth about Fraser’s availability but were told it would cost them over £40million to sign the Scotland winger, who has also been interesting Arsenal.

United were apparently not too keen on paying that price for the 25-year-old despite only Eden Hazard having more assists in the Premier League last season than Fraser, who managed 14 and also scored seven goals.

Instead United went for the cheaper and younger alternative in James, leaving the way clear for Arsenal to firm up their interest.

The fee though will very likely put off the Gunners, while last month Fraser sent a message to interested clubs.

He said: “I’ve got a year left. There’s a very good chance I’ll be here next season.”

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Southgate reacts to England fans booing Van Dijk

Gareth Southgate is happier with England fans booing Virgil van Dijk rather than their own players.

Van Dijk was jeered throughout England’s Nations League semi-final defeat to Holland on Thursday night, causing some sections of the media to get their knickers in a twist.

When he was asked about the booing before the Three Lions clash with Switzerland on Sunday, Southgate admitted he was happier that the jeers be directed at the opposition rather than his own team.

“I’d say I’m happier they’re booing the opposition now than when they booed our players when we started,” he said with a smile.

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“I’d say we’re making progress. Driving through the streets of Malta and some of the songs that were being sung to us that night, so if Virgil has to take a bit, fair enough.”

The complete list of 164 players released by Premier League clubs

Premier League clubs have issued their list of players being released this summer. Some, like Petr Cech and Rob Green, are retiring while a few have already found new clubs, like Aaron Ramsey getting fixed up at Juventus and Ander Herrera set to join PSG. But most of this mixture of internationals, seasoned pros and academy youngsters are on the hunt for a new employer…

 

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Arsenal – 7
Cohen Bramall, Petr Cech, Charlie Gilmour, Stephan Lichtsteiner, Julio Pleguezuelo, Aaron Ramsey, Danny Welbeck.

 

Bournemouth – 3
James Boote, Jordan Holmes, Marc Pugh.

 

Brighton – 12
Jordan Araujo, Phillip Barclay, Julien Carre, William Collar, Billy Collings, Ben Hall, Joshua Kerr, Stefan Ljubicic, Owen Moore, Bruno, Joseph Tomlinson, Richard Towell.

 

Burnley – 13
Marley Blair, Adam Bruce, Tinashe Chakwana, James Clarke, Ed Cook, Peter Crouch, Mark Howarth, Anders Lindegaard, Ntumba Massanka, Conor Mitchell, Aiden Stone, Jon Walters, Stephen Ward.

 

Cardiff City – 5
Tyrone Duffus, Aron Gunnarsson, Kadeem Mathurin-Harris, Brian Murphy, Stuart O’Keefe.

 

Chelsea – 11
Gary Cahill, Bradley Collins, Fankaty Dabo, Eduardo, Rob Green, Todd Kane, Quintero, Ruben Sammut, Kyle Scott, KyleMartell Taylor-Crossdale, Jared Thompson.

 

Crystal Palace – 7
Tyler Brown, Joseph Hungbo, Oliver O’Dwyer, Jason Puncheon, Bakary Sako, Pape Souare, Julian Speroni.

 

Everton – 11
Leighton Baines (offered new deal), Daniel Bramall, Henry Charsley, Mateusz Hewelt, Joseph Hilton, Philip Jagielka, Jack Kiersey, Shayne Lavery, Boris Mathis, Chris Renshaw, Ashley Williams.

 

Fulham – 7
Elijah Adebayo, Robert Atkinson, Ryan Babel, Aron Davies, Jose Garrido, Chris Kelly, Lazar Markovic.

 

Huddersfield Town – 10
Jake Barrett, Regan Booty, Laurent Depoitre, Erik Durm, Mark Hudson, Jonas Lossl, Jack Payne, Gabriel Rosario, Harry Spratt, Daniel Williams.

 

Leicester – 9
Max Bramley, Kairo Edwards-John, Davide Lorenzo, Habib Makanjuola, Alassane Meite, Shinji Okazaki, Louis Ramsay, Lamine Sherif, Danny Simpson.

 

Liverpool – 8
Adam Bogdan, Juanma Garcia, Conor Masterson, Glen McAuley, Alberto Moreno, Connor Randall, Daniel Sturridge, Corey Whelan.

 

Manchester City – 6
Nathan Brattan, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Cameron Humphreys-Grant, Vincent Kompany, Aaron Nemane, Charlie Oliver.

 

Manchester United – 14
Millen Baars, Josh Bohui, Zak Dearnley, Callum Gribbin, Ander Herrera, DJ Buffonge, Matthew Olosunde, Regan Poole, Thomas Sang, Antonio Valencia, Tyrell Warren, Callum Whelan, Matthew Willock, James Wilson.

 

Newcastle United – 7
Tyrique Bartlett, Jesus Nunez Cumbreras, Mo Diame, Otto Huuhtanen, Stefan O’Connor, Callum Roberts, Josef Yarney.

 

Southampton – 6
Jonathan Afolabi, Jamie Bradley-Green, Steven Davis, Jake Flannigan, Siph Mdlalose, Ben Rowthorn.

 

Tottenham – 7
Dylan Duncan, Charlie Freeman, Thomas Glover, Fernando Llorente, Connor Ogilvie, Jamie Reynolds, Michel Vorm.

 

Watford – 7
Miguel Britos, Ashley Charles, Andre Eleftheriou, Heurlho Gomes, Thomas Hoban, Sam Howes, Tom Leighton.

 

West Ham United – 8
Andy Carroll, Moses Makasi, Toni Martinez, Samir Nasri, Vashon Neufville, Josh Pask, Adrian, Noha Sylvestre.

 

Wolves – 6
Ben Goodliffe, Aaron Hayden, Carlos Heredia, Diego Lattie, Enzo Sauvage, Michal Zyro.

Liverpool confirm two more first-team summer departures

Liverpool have confirmed that Connor Randall and Adam Bodgan will leave this summer.

After bidding farewell to Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno earlier this week, the European champions released their retained list on Friday.

Randall and Bogdan were the two most notable names, both of whom were on the bench for Jurgen Klopp’s first game as manager against Tottenham in October 2015.

They will be released when their contracts expire in the summer, with Randall having made eight appearances and Bogdan six.

The Reds also announced that academy players Juanma, Conor Masterson, Glen McAuley, Corey Whelan and Ben Williams will leave, while new contracts have been offered to Bobby Adekanye, Daniel Atherton, George Johnston, Abdi Sharif and Edvard Tagseth.

Randall was somehow named in Klopp’s updated Premier League squad in February, but has not even been on a league bench for the club since October 2016.

Bogdan spent the season on loan at Hibernian, last featuring for the club in May 2016.

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Pochettino sets deadline for Tottenham to seal £45m move

Ryan Sessegnon ‘has set his heart on a move to Tottenham’ after telling Fulham he will not extend his contract.

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Sessegnon has one year remaining on a Fulham deal he signed in June 2017, but has no intention of signing new terms.

The 19-year-old has instead decided to either spend the next 12 months with Fulham in the Championship before leaving for free, or leave Craven Cottage this summer.

And The Guardian says Sessegnon ‘has set his heart’ on joining long-term suitors Tottenham, despite interest from PSG and Manchester United.

It even seemed as though he could be Liverpool’s next relegated signing but Sessegnon wants to join Tottenham ‘as he believes he would thrive under Mauricio Pochettino’.

The manager would like to complete any potential deal before July 8, when his squad returns for pre-season training, but Tottenham and Fulham remain at an impasse over the fee.

Fulham would want around £45m for the England youth international, while Tottenham ‘are not inclined to pay more than £25m’.

The north Londoners hope that they can capitalise on ‘the disastrous prospect’ of Fulham losing Sessegnon for mere compensation if he was to leave when his contract expires.

 

Atletico haven’t the ‘slightest idea’ over Griezmann’s intentions

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has not the ‘slightest idea’where Antoine Griezmann will move this summer.

Griezmann announced his intention to quit Atletico at the end of the season bringing down the curtain on a five-year stay with the club.

The France star was expected to join Barcelona but the Catalans have yet to make an approach to Atletico. Manchester City and PSG are also unwilling to meet the attacker’s release clause which drops to £106million next month.

Cerezo was unable to add any clarity over Griezmann’s future when he was asked by Onda Cero.

“Griezmann has been with for five years and done a splendid job,” the president said.

“We have a good relationship. Nice, trustworthy.

“I hope wherever he goes he will be treated the same as he has been with us.

“I don’t know where he’s going, he didn’t say. I don’t have the slightest idea where he will go. I don’t think anyone knows.

“No one from Barca has contacted me.”

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De Ligt fronts up over ‘very stupid’ mistake

Matthijs De Ligt has spoken of his determination to atone for his ‘very silly’ mistake which handed England their lead in the Nations League semi-final on Thursday night.

The Holland defender was caught in possession by Marcus Rashford, who went down under De Ligt’s desperate challenge to earn the Three Lions a penalty.

Rashford converted the spot-kick, but England surrendered their advantage when De Ligt escaped John Stones to head in a second-half equaliser.

Stones then gifted Holland the lead in extra-time before another mix-up in possession presented Quincy Promes with the chance to kill off England with six minutes remaining.

De Ligt accepts he made a needless error but the Ajax captain, who could be heading for PSG, satisfied his desire to make up for an uncharacteristic mistake.

“The penalty action was very silly and I know it very well,” he admitted after the match in Guimaraes.

“I received a ball from De Roon and my intention was to play the ball with Cillessen, but I was late, it was very stupid, because I should not have sent the ball to the goalkeeper.

“I’m very demanding with myself and I had to compensate that error.”

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QPR rename Loftus Road for a good cause

QPR’s home ground Loftus Road is to be renamed The Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium for the 2019-20 season.

Supporters chose the The Kiyan Prince Foundation from a shortlist of five local charities to receive the naming rights to the stadium.

Kiyan Prince was a promising footballer in the QPR academy who was stabbed to death outside his school aged 15 when he broke up a fight in 2006.

“I can’t tell you what this means to Kiyan’s mum, to me, his brothers and sisters, his friends and people who have been supporting the work we have been doing,” said Kiyan’s father Mark, who set up the charity to educate young people about the consequences of knife crime.

“It means so much and only confirms the relationship that I know I have with the QPR fans. They always give me their support.

“This gives us so many opportunities and we have to make sure we capitalise on them. Kiyan would be blown away by what is going on.”

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Arsenal ‘monitoring CSKA Moscow striker’ who scored against them

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Premier League side Arsenal are interested in CSKA Moscow striker Fedor Chalov, according to reports.

Chalov, who has come through the youth system at CSKA, was the club’s leading scorer in the Russian top-flight last campaign with 15 goals.

The 21-year-old has played for Russia at every youth level before finally making his senior debut against Belgium in March and now has two caps.

And now his impressive season for CSKA has turned heads across Europe as Sky Sports claim that Arsenal ‘are one of a number of top clubs monitoring’ Chalov.

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The report adds that Monaco and Sevilla are understood to be interested following the youngster’s impressive form.

Chalov scored in his side’s impressive Champions League group stage victory over Real Madrid in the Bernabeu, while he also bagged against the Gunners when they met in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette were in fine form for Arsenal this season, scoring 35 in the Premier League between them, meaning a place in the side would be hard to come by for Chalov.

 

Meunier ‘dreams’ of Man Utd move – but they ‘favour’ another man

Paris Saint-Germain defender Thomas Meunier is keen to sign for Manchester United this summer but the Premier League side have someone else in mind, according to reports.

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The Belgium international is entering the final year of his contract at PSG and is being linked with a host of clubs including United, Arsenal and Everton.

Meunier has played 29 times this season in all competitions, scoring five goals and providing four assists from full-back.

The 27-year-old was linked with a move to United in L’Equipe at the end of April with the French newspaper claiming a €25-30million transfer is ‘likely’ this summer.

Over a month on and L’Equipe (via Sport Witness) are still linking Meunier with Old Trafford, with a fresh report on Thursday saying that the Belgian ‘dreams’ of playing for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side.

Despite that, the French publication reckons United ‘favour’ another man, ‘for now’, in the form of Crystal Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka.

The report adds that there has been no offer for the PSG defender and that the Ligue 1 side want ‘at least’ €20million for him.