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Clubs on red alert after Premier League star turned down new deal

Vyom Chaudhary

Everton ace Romelu Lukaku has turned down the new deal on the table from the Toffees, according to the latest report from Sky Sports. The Belgian had been involved in contract negotiations with the club for some time, and last month, his agent, Mino Raiola, said that the new deal between his client and the club is 99.9% done. However, at the weekend, Lukaku dismissed signing a new contract in an interview with a Belgian broadcaster, and now Sky Sports are claiming that the striker has told his club that…

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Manchester United made Premier League landmark on Saturday

Vyom Chaudhary

Manchester United created history on Saturday as they became the first Premier League club to accumulate 2000 points since the inception of the league in 1992. Jose Mourinho’s side defeated Watford 2-0 at Old Trafford to achieve the landmark on Saturday. The Red Devils needed 949 games to reach the number. Arsenal, who have been a consistent fixture in the top-four since Arsene Wenger’s arrival at the club in 1996, claims the second spot with 1797 points. Arsenal’s London rivals, Chelsea, are not far behind in the third spot. The…

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Everton can catch big guns

Vyom Chaudhary

Everton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin believes that the Toffees can catch the likes of Liverpool and Man Utd in the league this season. The Toffees are currently unbeaten in their last seven games and currently occupy the seventh spot. They have significantly cut down the gap that exists between themselves and the top six in the recent weeks. As things stand, the Merseyside club are only five points behind sixth-placed Manchester United and six points behind their local rivals Liverpool, who occupy the fifth spot. Schneiderlin, who joined the Toffees from…

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Chelsea receive double-transfer boost

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have received a double-transfer boost in their pursuits of two top European strikers. London Standard reports that Antonio Conte’s priority in the transfer market is to sign a world-class striker in the summer and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku and Real Madrid’s Alvaro Morata sit at the top of his wish list. The report speculates that the Blues have been given positive indications in both cases. Morata re-joined Real Madrid from Juventus last summer, but he has managed only six league starts this season. He is reportedly frustrated at the lack…

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Transfer Roundup 23rd January- New Zlatan Signs For Dortmund, Hull chasing Liverpool man and more

Sanket Kumar

With just over eight days left in this dramatic winter transfer window of 2017, we take a look at the hottest transfer stories from today: NEW ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC ALEXANDER ISAK SIGNS FOR BORUSSIA DORTMUND The youngest Swedish goalscorer became the highest-earning teenager from his country after Borussia Dortmund completed his signing from Swedish side AIK Solna. The 17-year-old was linked with a move to Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid but joined the Bundesliga side for a sum believed to be £8.6m. LIVERPOOL WINGER SET TO JOIN HULL CITY FROM SPORTING…

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Man Utd agree deal for Schneiderlin, another big name could soon depart

Ricci Rox

Manchester United have agreed to a £22M deal with Everton for midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin, Sky Sports claim. The 27-year-old moved from Southampton to Old Trafford in the summer of 2015 to the glee of United fans around the world but has failed to earn a place in the team following Jose Mourinho’s appointment as manager in the summer. The midfielder, who flourished under Ronald Koeman at Southampton, now looks set for a reunion at Everton. Schneiderlin has made just one appearance in the league this season, with a total of 235…

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Three Premier League clubs interested in Barcelona star

Vyom Chaudhary

Barcelona striker Munir El Haddadi is a hot prospect among the Premier League clubs at the moment. The latest reports have suggested that as many as three English clubs are interested in the 20-year-old forward. Catalan newspaper Sport suggested on Monday that the North London club Tottenham are in talks with the Catalan club over the potential signing of the talented youngster. The youth prodigy is currently sitting behind the likes of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar in the pecking order at Barcelona and could decide to leave the…

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Koeman engineering an improved Everton

Vincent Van Genechten

Unbeaten in their first two English Premier League games of the 2016-2017 season under the guidance of Ronald Koeman, who has worked with patience and intelligence to bolster the club’s squad, Everton seem to be a much improved team from the one which Roberto Martinez led during the last two seasons. Whilst each of those ended with Everton finishing 11th in the English Premier League, the Toffees are undoubtedly well prepared to perform better this campaign, given the depth and quality of their pool of players, who Koeman is engineering…

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Chelsea to launch late massive spending spree

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea are planning to launch a massive spending spree in the closing stages of the transfer window. The Express claims that the Blues intend to spend up to £150 million before the transfer window shuts down at the end of this month. The West London club have faced continuous frustration in their pursuit of Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly as the Naples club are not willing to budge on their £50m valuation of the Senegal international. However, Chelsea are still hopeful of signing their primary defensive target in the coming days. The report…

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Everton ready to sell John Stones, Toffees lining up replacement

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton manager Ronald Koeman will give the green light on signing £15 million-rated Wilfried Bony as part of the deal that will take John Stones to Manchester City, according to a report by The Sun. Last week, it was claimed that the Citizens were confident of sealing the £50 million signing of the Everton defender, with terms set to be finalised as soon as possible, according to a report by the Daily Mail. If this deal was agreed upon, Stones would have become the joined-most expensive defender in the world. At the…

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Everton plan to go John Stones-style on Romelu Lukaku

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton are prepared to take a John Stones-style stance on Chelsea’s interest in Romelu Lukaku, with boss Ronaldo Koeman prepared to turn down all bids for the Belgian striker, according to a report by the Daily Mail. On Monday, reports said the Toffees were confident that the Belgium international would start the new Premier League season at Goodison Park, which starts with an home encounter against Tottenham on August 13, unless their £75 million valuation was met. However, the Times later claimed Chelsea believe they can re-sign their former player for less and…

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Twitter can’t believe former Everton coach is the new Belgium manager

Vyom Chaudhary

In a shocking move, former Everton manager Roberto Martinez was appointed as the manager of the Belgium national team. The Spanish manager, who was sacked by Everton last season, was recently linked with the Hull City, but his appointment at the helm of Belgium national team has shocked everyone. Martinez will succeed Marc Wilmots, who was sacked following this summer’s Euro 2016. Twitter was definitely shocked to hear the news: Who saw that coming? Roberto Martinez has been appointed the new head coach of Belgium.https://t.co/rbfYkjpnyO pic.twitter.com/xYz3QhCvW0 — BBC Sport (@BBCSport) August…

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Everton make an ambitious approach for Arsenal target

Vyom Chaudhary

Everton have made a shock approach for Wolfsburg winger Julian Draxler, according to the Independent. The 22-year-old, this week, expressed his desire to leave his club in an interview with German publication Bild. The German media outlet also claimed that Arsenal and Juventus are interested in the player, but that he prefers a move to the North London club. However, the Bundesliga club later issued a statement and made it clear, in stern words, that the German international won’t be leaving the club this summer. It appears that the statement hasn’t discouraged…

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Chelsea to make massive but final bid for Everton striker

Vincent Van Genechten

The Paul Pogba transfer has had many chapters, but so does the one of Romelu Lukaku. Now, reports have revealed that Chelsea are going to make a final offer for the Everton striker. On Monday, reports said the Toffees were confident that the Belgium international would start the new Premier League season at Goodison Park, which starts with an home encounter against Tottenham on August 13, unless their £75 million valuation was met. But today, the Times claims Chelsea believe they can re-sign their former player for less and have warned Everton that, if…

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Conte confirms Chelsea star might leave this summer

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has refused to confirm that striker Diego Costa will be playing for the West London club next season. The 27-year-old, who is yet to feature for the Blues during their US tour due to a minor back injury, has been consistently linked with a return to Atletico Madrid for quite some time now. The La Liga club have also time-and-time again expressed their desire to bring their former striker back to Vicente Calderon. Now, Conte has further fuelled the rumours linking Costa to Atletico by refusing to…

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Manchester City confident of signing star defender, Everton lining up replacement

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester City are confident of sealing the £50 million signing of Everton defender John Stones, with terms set to be finalised as soon as the end of the week, according to a report by the Daily Mail. If this deal gets agreed upon, John Stones will become the joined-most expensive defender in the world. At the moment, David Luiz is the lone holder of the record, having left Chelsea for Paris Saint-German in a massive £50 deal million in 2014. However, the Citizens are prepared to match the Ligue 1 champions’ record…

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Everton to pay release clause of Aston Villa midfielder, Stoke star to reject Toffees

Vincent Van Genechten

Everton are keen to improve on their last two seasons, in which they finished 11th. The Toffees have a new coach in Ronald Koeman and are eager to return to the Premier League’s top five. The club has been linked with a number of players this summer, while some of their biggest starts have been linked with a move away from Goodison Park. Just think about Romelu Lukaku and John Stones. It’s been obvious that Everton are looking to add more quality to their midfield. Zenit’s Axel Witsel was apparently close to…

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English Premier League clubs interested in Portuguese Euro 2016 stars

Stuart Campbell

Two of Portugal’s Euro 2016 stars have become primary transfer targets for a number of English Premier League clubs. The Sporting Lisbon duo of William Carvalho and Joao Mario were both key members of the Portuguese team which won the European Championships in France, with the pair now understood to be attracting interest from some of the top clubs in England. Magnificent Joao Mario As an ever present during Portugal’s successful Euro 2016 campaign, Joao Mario produced a series of excellent performances by consistently displaying his superb technical ability, range…

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Agent of Serie A star confirms Chelsea’s interest

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have been trying to get hands on Napoli centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly for quite some time now. However, the Naples club have managed to dispel advances towards their talented defender for now. Some reports have even suggested that they have already turned down a huge bid from the Blues for the 25-year-old. Now, Bruno Satin, the agent of the Senegal international, has confirmed beyond doubt that Chelsea and Everton are interested in signing his client this summer. Satin’s revealed that he recently held talks with Napoli over a new contract, but…

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Chelsea linked with two world-class strikers

Vyom Chaudhary

Chelsea have been linked with two top strikers in the space of last 48 hours. The Blues, who have already bought Michy Batshuayi from Marseille this summer, are reportedly looking to procure another striker before next season. Italian football journalist Gianluca di Marzio has claimed that the West London club have made a bid of £50 million for their former player – Everton striker Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian striker has earlier hinted that he could quit the Merseysiders this summer. Along with Chelsea, Lukaku has also attracted attention from the likes…

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Leicester lose head of recruitment to Everton

Vincent Van Genechten

Leicester City’s assistant manager and head of recruitment Steve Walsh has left the club and joined Everton, as reported by the Daily Mail. Despite only signing a new contract with Leicester in April to remain as Claudio Ranieri’s joint assistant along with Craig Shakespare, Walsh will now assume the fresh challenge of being Everton’s director of football. Prior to Walsh’s appointment, the Toffee’s major investor Farhad Moshiri and chairman Bill Kenwright had previously held talks with Sevilla’s technical director Ramon Rodriguez Verdejo, also known as Monchi, over his potential to…

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Manchester City set to seal record move for defender, showing interest in German star

Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester City and Everton are close to agreeing a deal which will see John Stones become the most expensive defender in the world, according to a report by talkSPORT. At the moment, David Luiz is the holder of the record, having left Chelsea for Paris Saint-German in a massive £50 deal million in 2014. However, the Citizens are prepared to break the Ligue 1 champions’ record to secure Stones’ signature, with the fee for the 22-year-old expected to be around £53 million. Chelsea and Manchester United were also linked with a…

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Tottenham primed to lose out on Bayern star, Spurs need high bid to land Newcastle midfielder

Vincent Van Genechten

Borussia Dortmund have agreed a five-year deal with Wolfsburg midfielder Andre Schurrle and are stepping up their interest in Tottenham target Mario Gotze over a return to the club, according to a report by German outlet Kicker (via SB Nation). The Germany international, who played at Euro 2016 for his country, left Dortmund three seasons ago for big rivals Bayern Munich in a £30.8 million deal. However, his time with the Bundesliga champions has been riddled with injury and a lack of playing time, making him a prime transfer target this…

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Chelsea have massive bid for striker rejected, deal for defender hijacked by Everton

Vincent Van Genechten

Chelsea have seen a bid of £51 million for Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata rejected by the Champions League winners, according to a report by Spanish newspaper Marca. Los Blancos recently exercised their buy-back clause of £23.6 million on the Spain international and were expected to immediately sell the Juventus striker for a serious profit. Morata’s agent Juanma Lopez was in Madrid this week to try and close a deal for his client, but the Blues’ initial offer of £51 million was not deemed sufficient by Los Blancos. The La Liga giants have now slapped a £64 million price…

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Napoli to steal two Chelsea transfer targets

Vincent Van Genechten

With Antonio Conte about to take over the reigns at Chelsea, the Blues were primed to target and lure in a couple of Serie A stars. However, according to the latest reports, Italian giants Napoli are about to steal two Chelsea targets. Antonio Candreva’s agent Federico Pastorello has confirmed that Lazio Roma and Napoli have an agreement, that the winger likes the destination and that they will request personal terms, according to Mediaset Premium (via Football-Italia). The Partenopei are ready to pay £23.9 million, including bonuses, for the 29-year-old Italy international, who impressed…

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