Tag: Georginio Wijnaldum

Wijnaldum set to strengthen Liverpool’s attacking options

Stuart Campbell

Liverpool have continued their summer spending spree by signing Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle for £25m, in a move which further strengthens the club’s attacking options. Wijnaldum’s debut Premier League season During his first season in the Premier League with Newcastle, whom he joined from PSV Eindhoven for a reported £14.5m last July, Wijnaldum scored 11 goals, including one on his debut against Southampton and four in a 6-2 win over Norwich in mid-October. Whilst initially Wijnaldum played on the left wing for Newcastle, midway through last season he was redeployed…

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Liverpool set to further strengthen squad

Stuart Campbell

Liverpool are on the verge of signing Augsburg central defender Ragnar Klavan , whilst the Merseyside club are also interested in recruiting Georginio Wijnaldum from Newcastle, according to the Telegraph. Experienced Estonian to bolster defensive options It is understood that Liverpool have agreed to initially pay £3.5m for Klavan, who played in both legs of Augsburg’s Europa League last 32 tie against Liverpool last season. The 30-year-old Estonian captain has made 108 international appearances and been named his country’s player of the year for the last three seasons. Since joining…

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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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Tottenham to move for Dutch winger after securing Dutch striker

Vincent Van Genechten

Tottenham will make a second, improved bid of £17 million for AZ striker Vincent Janssen in a bid to tie up the Netherlands star’s signature, according to Dutch source Algemeen Dagblad. Other Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf (via Tribal Football) had claimed that West Ham want to win the race for the in-demand striker with a similar bid but the 22-year-old Netherlands international is only interested in joining the Spurs after already rejecting a move to Paris Saint-Germain. Janssen attracted the interests of a bunch of European clubs after scoring 27 goals for AZ Alkmaar…

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Premier League Season Review – Newcastle United

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United: 18th (relegated) FA Cup: Round Three Capital One Cup: Round Three A worrying slide down the table that almost resulted in relegation in 2015 tested the patience of Newcastle supporters. They had long since grown tired about the club’s apparent lack of ambition and its policy of seemingly prioritising profits over success on the pitch. Merely staying in the top-flight appeared to be the only significant aim of those at the top, but the squad had been allowed to fall into disrepair and as such even that modest…

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This stat proves some Premier League star goal scorers are not ‘complete strikers’

Vincent Van Genechten

If a football player wants to be called a star striker, he has to be able to score at any time, anywhere and against any opposition. One way to test this is how many goals a forward has scored at home and away. Some Premier League top scorers can be branded as ‘complete strikers’, as they balance their goals, while others only work their magic primarily in one place. It’s striking the three leading top scorers in the Premier League are all balanced once. Leicester’s Jamie Vardy has scored 16 goals in total,…

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Top 10 Premier League summer transfers of 2015

Vincent Van Genechten

The winter transfer period is in full effect, but with the Premier League season passed the halfway point, it’s a good time to evaluate the best summer transfers of 2015. 1. Kevin De Bruyne (Man City) Performance: 5 goals + 9 assists The Belgian joined City from Wolfsburg for a record £51.8m this summer. He once escaped from Chelsea, but has not disappointed one bit at the Etihad, scoring five goals and recording nine assists. No other new player has been involved in more goals this season than De Bruyne.…

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Tottenham vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Tottenham have the chance to extend their club record unbeaten run in the Premier League to 15 games when they come up against a Newcastle United side which has won on its last two visits to White Hart Lane. Despite taking the lead, coming away with victory last weekend away to West Bromwich Albion proved to be beyond Tottenham and so turned out to be a missed opportunity to close the gap on the top four, of whom two dropped points. But the manner of their goal in the West…

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Swansea vs Newcastle – Premier League preview and team news

Stephen Donovan

Newcastle United will be aiming to beat Swansea City for the first time in seven meetings when they travel to South Wales for a game between two sides who were both involved in entertaining 2-2 draws on opening weekend. While they were expected to cause Chelsea problems, few believed that Swansea would outplay the champions for long periods in a performance which suggested that they can continue to go from strength to strength after racking up an impressive haul of 56 points last term. Both goals conceded came with an element…

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Chelsea news: Everton bracing themselves for third John Stones bid, while Baba Rahman’s move imminent

Jordan Harris

Here is Monday’s news and gossip concerning Chelsea: Everton are bracing themselves for a third bid from Jose Mourinho’s men for John Stones, according to the Daily Mail. The Blues have already had offers of £20m and £26m rejected by the Toffees. Baba Rahman’s move to Stamford Bridge is set to be announced in the very near future, according to the Metro. Chelsea had reportedly had a £17.5m offer turned down by Augsburg recently, but it appears that they have now reached an agreement. Steve McClaren has reportedly warned Chelsea…

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