Newcastle United are more likely to sign Burnley goalkeeper James Trafford than Valencia s Giorgi Mamardashvili, according to reports.
Trafford was signed by Burnley from Manchester City last August .
He was instantly made first-choice goalkeeper by Vincent Kompany, despite a superb Championship season from Arijanet Muric in 2022/23.
Looking back on the 2023/24 season, it would be very fair to say that Trafford was not ready and lost his side more points than he won for them.
A season in the second tier could do him the world of good but there is a lot of talk of a summer transfer away from Turf Moor.
but it is who are believed to be leading the race for the 21-year-old goalkeeper s signature.
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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher has criticised England manager Gareth Southgate for reinventing Harry Kane as Erling Haaland . As if that s a bad thing.
Carragher obviously says this knowing that Kane has more to his game than Haaland, but you know, it s hardly going to hurt England if they have a ridiculously prolific goalscorer up front.
The former Tottenham striker was very uninvolved in the Three Lions Euro 2024 opener against Serbia, with Jude Bellingham s 13th-minute header enough to secure the three points.
Some are concerned by Kane s lack of involvement but it could be a blessing in disguise having been criticised for dropping too deep to get involved for England.
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England boss Gareth Southgate has praised Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka for his performance at left-back after switching position in the second half against Slovakia.
Jude Bellingham rescued the Three Lions in the fifth minute of stoppage time at the end of their last-16 clash against Slovakia with a stunning overhead kick equaliser.
Before Harry Kane scored a header early in extra time as England were fortunate to beat Slovakia and line up a quarter-final clash with Switzerland on Saturday.
have had a problem at left-back this tournament with Kieran Trippier their only fit option as Luke Shaw came to Germany lacking full fitness.
Even Trippier has been playing out of position as he plays at right-back for Newcastle United in the Premier League and Southga…
Netherlands legend Rafael van der Vaart has branded England midfielder Declan Rice as useless and questioned what he does after the Three Lions loss to Spain in the Euro 2024 final.
Despite several disjointed displays at Euro 2024, Gareth Southgate led to a third major men’s final appearance and first on foreign soil but .
While the showpiece was a tense affair and not settled until Mikel Oyarzabal struck in the 86th minute, Spain had 65 per cent possession as England tried to counter-attack their way out of trouble.
After another shot at joining the 1966 World Cup heroes in immortality went up in smoke, former Netherlands midfielder Van der Vaart had a pop at England midfielder Rice.
Van der Vaart insists Rice is useless and has not lived up to his �…
Premier League giants Liverpool have rejected a bid from Marseille for Japanese midfielder Wataru Endo, according to reports.
Endo, 31, joined from Stuttgart for around £16million last August.
He played 43 times across all competitions as the Reds won the Carabao Cup in Jurgen Klopp s last season.
The Japanese international was brought in by Klopp for midfield depth following the sales of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, and ended up being a very useful signing.
He grew into his role at Anfield after a relatively slow start improving every week as he adapted to Premier League football.
Endo has not been linked with a transfer away from Liverpool this summer, however, a bid from French giants has reportedly come in out of the blue.
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot is reportedly looking to hijack a Manchester United move for Matthijs de Ligt, as he sees him as the perfect replacement for Ibrahima Konate.
Slot is seemingly carefully deciding what he wants his squad to look like after inheriting it from Jurgen Klopp. Indeed, two months into the transfer window, the Dutchman is yet to sign a single player.
But he clearly has ideas about the makeup of the Liverpool side, having , who played 37 times under Slot s predecessor last season.
Instead, he d like to sign Bayern Munich defender De Ligt, who has been linked with the Reds at times this summer, and would clearly make a good partner for Virgil van Dijk, given the pair have played a lot of football together for the Netherlands.
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Brentford are set to beat Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the race for Liverpool youngster Sepp van den Berg, according to reports.
signed Van den Berg, 22, from Dutch side PEC Zwolle for around £1.5million in July 2019.
Opportunities under Jurgen Klopp were rare for the young centre-back, who has made a grand total of four appearances for the Premier League giants.
He appeared several times during Arne Slot s maiden pre-season, though the Reds have always been looking to sell this summer.
Slot s side have reportedly slapped a £20m asking price on Van den Berg, who enjoyed a productive loan spell at Mainz last term after stints at Preston North End and Schalke.
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Wolves have announced the signing of Brazilian midfielder Andre, after the confirmation that striker Fabio Silva will spend the season out on loan with Las Palmas.
Wolves have seen big names Max Kilman and Pedro Neto depart this summer. The pair were big assets for the club, and they were eager to ensure they could get a good player through the door following those moves.
Sander Berge was on the radar, but Fulham managed to beat Wolves to the midfielder.
It was reported of late that Fluminense midfielder Andre, who has been linked with moves to Manchester United and Liverpool in recent times, was close to a move, with an .
Now, Wolves have confirmed that the midfielder has left his native Brazil in order to make the move to Molineux.
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Manchester City legend Yaya Toure has made an unconvincing prediction regarding Manchester United and their top-four chances this season.
There was a lot of optimism surrounding heading into this season as they had a positive summer in the transfer market. They invested around £180m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthis de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.
Despite this, Man Utd have lost two of their first three Premier League games this season and
Man Utd have plenty of improvements to make if they are eventually going to be in the Premier League title race.
This season, the title is expected to be contested between Man City, Arsenal and perhaps Liverpool. Toure has given a couple of reasons why he thinks the Gunners drop during the run-i…
Aston Villa put in the worst half since Unai Emery joined the club against Wolves at Villa Park, the Spanish head coach has said.
Villa appeared to be suffering a Champions League hangover against their midlands rivals as a lacklustre showing saw them trail to Matheus Cunha’s 25th-minute opener.
But they came to life after the break and goals from Ollie Watkins, Ezri Konsa and Jhon Duran in the final 20 minutes saw them win for a fourth time in the Premier League this season.
“I’m very happy, very happy, we were suffering in the first half more than normal,” Emery said. “I think it is the worst match we played from the first time I arrived here until now.
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