Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy has confirmed that the club have a buy-back clause that would allow them to re-sign Harry Kane from Bayern Munich.
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Lots of Manchester City fans are delighted after it was revealed that the Citizens could offer Gabriel Jesus in part-exchange for Harry Kane.
The Tottenham striker dropped a bombshell on Monday as he revealed to Spurs his intention to leave the club this summer (Sky Sports). The England international has had a wonderful career at Tottenham from a personal point of view, scoring 220 goals in 334 games for them (Transfermarkt), but he is yet to win a single trophy. As such, the Citizens have been linked with a move for his services.
It has been reported that they could offer Jesus plus cash to take Kane to the Etihad Stadium (Daily Mail). The Brazil international has 81 goals in 192 matches for City, but he has come in for criticism from some supporters due to his performances this season.
The news was shared on Twitter by @City_Xtra, and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters. These fans took to the social media platform to share their thoughts, imploring director of football Txiki Begiristain to do all he can to pull off the swap deal.
“Wow! deal of the decade! Win-win for City to be honest!”
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“YES PLS”
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“Txiki must make this happen!”
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“What a move….What a move I’m loving this news”
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“Yeeeeees! We take the Kane, they the Jesus, the Torres at 9, and the Grealish wing, Perfect plan for us”
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“ON MY KNEES”
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In other news, a number of Man City fans loved this man’s comments.
In another impressive Leeds United win in the Premier League, one of the big highlights was the celebrations of both Tyler Roberts and Marcelo Bielsa when the Welshman netted in the dying moments against Southampton on Tuesday night.
Roberts came on for Rodrigo for the final ten minutes or so of the game, and wrapped up the three points by slotting home after Patrick Bamford’s effort was stopped by Alex McCarthy.
Speaking in his post-match press conference, the Leeds boss said: “I was happy he scored, because he had played many games and he hadn’t managed to do it. And the team in the second half looked a lot more like the team it is. And just how we unlevelled the game in the second half, Southampton could have done the same in the first half.”
And, writing in his post-match player ratings for Leeds Live, Beren Cross noted: “Was overjoyed with his goal. Very emotional celebration.”
Speaking after the game, Roberts himself said: “I’ve been striving towards scoring and been frustrated it hadn’t come before. It’s a big weight off my shoulders and the emotions came out, I’ve been practicing my finishing, so I when I got the chance, I was ready for it.”
Given his performances as a whole however, it’s difficult to see how Bielsa can reach the conclusion that Roberts could be a real first-team star for Leeds, especially when you think of any potential summer signings to come in, and also Rodrigo being more adjusted to life in English football.
The Athletic’s Phil Hay has previously reported on how with Leeds planning a big summer transfer window, the final months of the Premier League season would be make-or-break for someone like Roberts.
Former Leeds ace Noel Whelan has questioned whether the £4.5m-rated man just may not be cut out for the top-flight, saying: “Is he good enough? In my opinion he isn’t. I would love him to go out there and prove me wrong because I want everyone to succeed. I need him to show me more. He needs to show more fight and desire. I just do not see that.”
But, what he has done with his late cameo against the Saints however, is perhaps give Bielsa a bit of a headache on whether he could be an important member of the squad and as a potential rotation option, instead of just being let go permanently.
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With one game left in the Premier League, Roberts maybe has one last chance to prove a real point to Bielsa and maybe save his Leeds career.
Meanwhile, a journalist has dropped a major Leeds United update…
Former Tottenham Hotspur ace Graham Roberts has told Football FanCast that Gareth Bale needs to prove himself for the remainder of the season if he is to earn a stay at the club.
Bale struggled for minutes under manager Jose Mourinho, making just six starts in the Premier League. He is valued at £18m by Transfermarkt.
He was restored to the team by interim head coach Ryan Mason against Southampton and scored in the 2-1 win, before netting a hat-trick in Spurs’ 4-0 home thrashing of Sheffield United.
But he was on the bench against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final as Spurs lost 1-0, and Roberts thinks that he now has a bigger opportunity to seal another move this summer.
It has been widely reported that Spurs have an option to extend his loan stay at the club, and Roberts thinks that the Wales international now has a handful of games to prove himself.
Spurs face Leeds United, Wolves, Aston Villa and Leicester City before the end of the season as they bid to force their way back into contention to qualify for Europe.
Speaking to FFC, Roberts was asked if Bale will stay and said: “I would think there’s now half a chance. But I think Gareth now has to prove himself in the next few games.
“If not, the club are not going to pay £300,000, £250,000 a week to him, when you’re sitting on the bench. You’ve got to be out on that pitch and hopefully he’s over all of his injuries now.”
Liverpool were left frustrated at Anfield once again on Saturday afternoon as Newcastle United stole a late point.
Joe Willock was the man to deny the hosts but only after Callum Wilson also had an equaliser ruled out via VAR and Mo Salah had struck a fantastic opener.
It was an extremely wasteful afternoon for the hosts as they threw away numerous chances to add to their advantage; Salah, Sadio Mane, Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino all being culprits.
However, it was actually the latter’s compatriot Fabinho who was the most frustrating during the game.
Deployed at centre-back in the absence of the injured Nathaniel Phillips, he was extremely suspect defensively by only contributing one tackle and one interception according to WhoScored.
Whilst the former Monaco man, who earns £100k per week at Anfield, did manage to contribute four clearances, he really struggled to deal with long balls over the top, with Joelinton and Allan Saint-Maximin causing problems with their runs in-behind the Liverpool backline.
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In fact, Fabinho had to take evasive action late on to prevent the Frenchman from netting as he was beaten for pace, only to bring the Newcastle winger down and pick up a yellow card, his sixth in the Premier League this season.
Meanwhile, he did not cover himself in glory for the visitors’ eventual equaliser, not closing down Willock quick enough before he fired home what was a deserved equaliser for Steve Bruce’s men on the day.
Whilst Fabinho should be cut some slight slack with him slotting in what is a somewhat unfamiliar position, the sheer fact that one of the more experienced heads in the Reds’ squad looked the most vulnerable defensively will hugely disappoint Klopp.
AND in more news, take a closer look at how we rated the rest of the Liverpool team in the draw against Newcastle…
Celtic now haven’t had a permanent manager at the helm since the end of February.
It has been a long and slippery slope for the Bhoys but finally there now appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel for the Parkhead faithful.
Reports from English newspapers suggested this week that a deal to bring Eddie Howe to Paradise was finally being concluded. With Crystal Palace also preferring other options over the 43-year-old, it bodes well for the Celtic hierarchy.
That said, they are not completely in the clear yet. That’s because, according to Stephen Craigan on the Go Radio Football show, they could still target another manager.
He talked up the chances of Scotland boss Steve Clarke being handed the reins, saying: “I just wonder, are they looking for a safe pair of hands and someone to come in steady the ship. And the reason why they can’t announce this guy [Clarke] is because he’s got the Euros in the summer.”
Craigan continued: “The longer it goes, the more I think Steve Clark could get the job. He knows the players, he knows the league he’s worked with some of the Celtic players at Scotland, you know, he’s shown he can manage a team and structure a team and get them organised.”
In simple terms, Celtic need to completely forget about Clarke. He’s done an impressive job taking the national team to their first major tournament since the 1990s but, at the end of the day, he wouldn’t suit the Hoops.
The 57-year-old has been described as “remarkable” by Kris Commons but, apart from his defensive record, that doesn’t particularly ring true.
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The Bhoys have had obvious issues in their backline this term, shipping 19 goals in just six Europa League games. Blatant defensive errors have been rife, with Jonjoe Kenny and Diego Laxalt the main culprits in recent weeks, particularly in the last Old Firm derby.
On that evidence, Clarke could lend a hand. At Kilmarnock, the coach conceded fewer goals in 2017/18 than Rangers as he guided them to a fifth-place finish. During the next season, his Killie team finished third, also ending the campaign with the third-best defensive record in the division.
That said, Celtic need an attack-minded manager, someone who’s willing to dominate and bully the opposition.
The Hoops have enjoyed over 61% possession on average this term and are used to scoring goals by the bucket load. It’s not certain whether Clarke be able to manage that kind of blueprint at Parkhead, though.
With that in mind, he’d be even less suited than someone like Roy Keane. Although he has not been in management for the best part of ten years, the Irishman showed with his Sunderland side which earned promotion from the Championship in 2006/07 that they can dominate and score goals. During that campaign, Keane’s men netted the third-highest tally of goals (76) in the division.
Dermot Desmond would likely only be inflicting further pain on Celtic by moving for Clarke. He needs to look elsewhere or else just stick with Howe.
Former Premier League striker Dean Windass has exclusively told Football FanCast that he expects Danny Ings to leave Southampton this summer.
Ings’ deal at St Mary’s expires next summer, and he hasn’t yet extended his contract, with growing concerns surrounding his future.
The England striker hasn’t been firing on all cylinders this term, failing to replicate his form from 12 months ago, scoring just 10 Premier League goals all season and only four since Christmas.
Despite failing to hit the heights of last season, Ings is still Southampton’s top scorer, with his goals alone earning the Saints an extra 12 points.
But the Southampton man has already been strongly linked away from the South Coast this summer, with Manchester City and Tottenham both keen, and with just 14 months left on his deal, Southampton might be forced to cash-in on Ings to prevent him from leaving for free next summer.
And that’s exactly what Windass expects to happen. He told Football FanCast:
“Danny Ings will score goals in any team. He’s just a natural goalscorer. There was talk a few weeks ago about him going to Man City.
“He could go to Spurs, Harry Kane leaving, a replacement, depending on who gets the job.
“I can’t see him being at Southampton, I can’t see him signing a new contract, I can’t see Southampton offering him a new contract because they must have a wage cap.
“Southampton are not a club that let players go for free. He’ll get in any top-six team. He’ll get in any team. If you put balls in the box, you know he’ll get goals.”
This summer might well be the most important in Celtic’s recent history. After losing their grasp on the title, they will need to come out and make a statement of intent.
That might be easier said than done with the threat of Odsonne Edouard leaving, but a new manager and indeed a new CEO, should help calm things down.
One of the first priorities will be to address the playing squad. A mass exodus of around 12 players could occur if you believe The Athletic’s predictions so there could be openings for some of their young players.
After all, it’s an area the Hoops are striving to improve in with Liam Shaw already arriving and links to both Kyle Joseph and Kwadwo Baah.
It’s clearly an important area for the Bhoys to target considering Cameron Harper has already left and that Karamoko Dembele’s contract is expiring.
One opening could be at left-back where Diego Laxalt will leave a space behind when he heads back to Milan. With Boli Bolingoli’s future also uncertain, it may well leave Greg Taylor as their only option.
With that in mind, Celtic should consider unleashing 19-year-old Brody Paterson.
The left-back has never featured in the Hoops senior team but has made promising strides while on loan at Queen’s Park this season.
Featuring at left back and on the left of midfield, he could be one of a number of players including the likes of Adam Montgomery and Luca Connell to get an opportunity in 2020/21.
But why should Paterson get a chance? Well, he fits the mantra of a modern-day full-back, bombing forward with great regularity.
When he first put pen to paper on a temporary stay with Queen’s Park last year, Head Coach Ray McKinnon said “I’m excited we’ve managed to get Brody to join us this season. He’s a very talented, athletic young player who will give us great balance and options up and down the left-hand side of the field.”
Paterson hasn’t had too much game to sink his teeth into but he was awarded the Man of the Match award when Queen’s Park lost 3-1 to Queen of the South.
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A player with athletic qualities, he’ll certainly fit into the attacking nature that Celtic try to play with. Taylor has been in top form of late, playing 2.1 key passes per match over his last ten outings.
With Laxalt and Bolingoli potentially on their way out, the teenager should get a chance to step in and play second fiddle to Taylor. Celtic clearly rate him highly too. He only signed a new deal in May of last year, a contract that will keep him at Paradise until at least 2023.
Paterson has now earned his first taste of senior football and deserves to be a part of Celtic’s rebuild.
Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former West Ham striker Frank McAvennie has questioned David Moyes’ “defensive” tactics during the Hammers defeat at Manchester United on Saturday.
Craig Dawson’s second-half own goal proved the difference between the sides, but West Ham hardly threatened, and failed to register a single attempt on Dean Henderson’s goal as they lost for just the third time in the Premier League since Christmas, but do remain in touch with fourth-place Chelsea.
The Hammers missed the influential Jesse Lingard, who was ineligible due to being on loan from United, whilst Pablo Fornals was unavailable through injury.
But Moyes decided against bringing in either Said Benrahma or Manuel Lanzini against his former side, starting Jared Bowen and Michail Antonio as West Ham’s only two attacking players.
And McAvennie felt that Moyes should have gone with a similar approach to the one he used against United’s rivals City last month, despite their narrow defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
He told Football FanCast: “Two weeks ago they played Man City and they were outstanding. They were on the front-foot. Yes, they’re going to miss Lingard, any team would. It was a shame, I liked them against Man City and the fans loved it.
“That’s two games this season – they should have gone for Liverpool, they were not playing well, of course you’ve got to be wary of the front-three, but they didn’t and the fans were upset. And they didn’t do that against Man United, I was disappointed.
“I’m not going to have a go at David Moyes because he’s been brilliant this season as manager and got 99.9% of things right, but at Man United he got it wrong, he was too defensive.”