Peter Crouch is to undergo a medical at Burnley as he closes in on a permanent switch from Stoke, Press Association Sport understands. It is understood the 38-year-old is poised to make the deadline-day move while fellow striker Sam Vokes goes the other way. Crouch, who has been with Stoke since the summer of 2011, …
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Rio Ferdinand sensed a “nervousness” about Liverpool during their 1-1 draw with Leicester City on Wednesday night. Sadio Mane scored the club’s fastest Premier League goal for almost three years after just 121 seconds but a lapse in concentration allowed Harry Maguire to equalise in first-half added time. Maguire was lucky to escape with a …
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Wolves have completed the permanent signing of Jonny Otto from Atletico Madrid for what is understood to be a club-record £18million fee. Jonny, who has made 22 appearances on loan in the first half of the season, has agreed a permanent deal at Molineux until 2023. “I’m very happy to sign for Wolves,” the 24-year-old …
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Marouane Fellaini is edging closer to moving to China after Manchester United reached an agreement with Shandong Luneng. The 31-year-old’s exit has looked increasingly likely as discussions with the Chinese Super League built in recent days. Fellaini now appears set to end his five-and-a-half year stay at Old Trafford as Press Association Sport understands that …
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Chelsea are ready to make a late bid for Watford midfielder Abdoulaye Doucoure on transfer deadline day, according to reports. The Blues are still searching for a replacement for Cesc Fabregas, who made a move to Ligue 1 outfit Monaco earlier in the window. Deals for Nicolo Barella and Leandro Paredes were mooted but the transfers reportedly …
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If you can tear yourself away from the yellow-tie antics for long enough, send your mails to [email protected] On Liverpool and luck Obviously if you’d told me before the games yesterday that we would increase our lead at the top of the league I would’ve bitten your hand off but the performance today was disappointing …
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Mesut Ozil has rejected the chance to leave Arsenal on loan after Paris Saint-Germain made a late offer for the German midfielder, according to reports. On Wednesday, the Ligue 1 giants announced that record signing Neymar will be out for the next 10 weeks with an injury, leading to the club switching their priorities in …
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Well that was a journey, wasn’t it? You can relive it all in our transfer deadline day blog below. And check out all the completed deals here. 00:20: Shall we call it a night? Definitely. Crystal Palace have announced the loan signing of Batshuayi, and Fulham have completed a surprise late deal for Markovic. Why they …
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Jurgen Klopp reflected on a Reds performance riddled with errors after they were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester City. The hosts went ahead after only three minutes, as a 30-pass move culminated in Andrew Robertson and Roberto Firmino combining to tee up Sadio Mane for a low shot around Harry Maguire’s legs and …
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Tottenham forward Georges-Kevin Nkoudou is in talks with Monaco over a loan move. The 23-year-old has failed to make an impact at Spurs since joining from Marseille for £9million in the summer of 2016 and looks set to return to his homeland. He made his first start in two years in Sunday’s FA Cup defeat …