Manchester City are considering Roma midfielder Manu Koné as they look to provide Enzo Maresca with more options in the middle of the pitch. City have already completed the £116m acquisition of Elliot Anderson and are nearing an £85m deal for Lille youngster Ayyoub Bouaddi. However, Maresca is also interested in Koné because of his […]
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I read Luke McLaughlin’s piece with considerable sympathy, although I still feel slightly uncomfortable about the stigma attached to supporting more than one club. It is a situation I know very well. I was also at the Millwall versus Forest match that was overshadowed by trouble in the stands. It was the first game I […]
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Tottenham are negotiating with Atlético Madrid over Cristian Romero’s potential transfer after firmly turning down an approach from Arsenal for the Argentina defender. The club are also expected to secure Micky van de Ven’s future with a new five-year contract. Despite agreeing to a four-year extension at the beginning of last season, Romero has been […]
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Roberto De Zerbi hopes Richarlison will remain at Tottenham, although the forward, who has attracted interest from elsewhere, has yet to decide what he wants to do next. The Brazilian struck a dramatic late winner as Tottenham, reduced to 10 players, beat Chelsea 2-1 in a pre-season match in Sydney. Kevin Danso received a red […]
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A High Court judge has overturned a council decision permitting Tottenham Hotspur Football Club to develop a new training complex in a north London park. At a hearing in June, the campaign group Guardians of Whitewebbs argued that Enfield council acted unlawfully when it approved plans for a women’s and girls’ football academy covering 6.5 […]
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Inter have opened discussions with Tottenham about a possible transfer for Cristian Romero. The Spurs skipper helped Argentina advance to their second consecutive World Cup final this month, but he may leave the club for a substantial fee this summer following a turbulent five-year period. The central defender has played 156 times for Tottenham since […]
Continue ReadingAston Villa have completed the signing of Brazil international João Gomes in a £38m transfer. The 25-year-old midfielder, who has won 10 caps, ends a three-and-a-half-year stay at Wolves, where he made 130 appearances after arriving from Flamengo. Gomes’s move to Villa Park follows Youri Tielemans’s switch to Manchester United and comes as Morgan Rogers […]
Continue ReadingAs Cristian Romero prepared to collect a pass just 10 yards from his own goal, Jude Bellingham and Anthony Gordon spotted an opportunity to pounce. The center-back’s body shape was awkward after he backpedaled to receive the ball, facing the left touchline as the two opponents closed in rapidly. He would have only a split […]
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