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Everton have already agreed a fee with Barcelona to bring Andre Gomes to Goodison Park on a full-term basis and will likely want to add other faces to their squad before the start of the next season.

Today’s Toffees transfer roundup brings you a report on the beginning of talks for a former loanee, an update in the pursuit of a Ligue 1 star and interest in a La Liga defender.

Chelsea and Everton in talks over Zouma

According to the Independent, Everton have opened talks with Chelsea over the potential purchase of French centre-back Kurt Zouma. The former Saint Etienne man spent last season on loan with the Merseyside outfit and may now return on a permanent basis.

Ocampos agent talks about potential price tag

Bruno Satin, the agent of Marseille player Lucas Ocampos, has said the Argentinian could be available for a fee in between €10m (£8.9m) and €15m (£13.3m) this summer. Everton were linked with the winger back in April by Calciomercato.

Arias of interest to Toffees

El Gol is reporting that Everton are prepared to pay €40m (£35.6m) for Atletico Madrid right-back Santiago Arias. The Colombian signed last summer for the Spanish side for €11m (£9.8m), so they could make a tidy profit on their original investment.

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Newcastle fans still can’t seem to catch a break in this summer transfer window.

One of their long-term targets, Hoffenheim’s Joelinton, might slowly be slipping away as we speak, if the latest report coming from Kicker is to be believed.

The German outlet state that Wolverhampton Wanderers, Newcastle’s Premier League rivals, have joined the race for the 22-year-old centre-forward and are willing to pay a significant fee to land him.

The Chronicle say the Magpies have a long-standing interest in the player and have sent scouts to watch him play, but unsurprisingly fans are not feeling confident about potentially signing him.

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And even if they could match Wolves’ financial power, which the fans don’t really see happening, would the player still choose them over a more stable and ambitious club?

All of those concerns led many of them to believe that this transfer is simply not happening and that the player is bound to become a Wolverhampton player soon enough.

You can see some of their bemused reactions in the tweets below…

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According to The Sun, Charlie Austin is a target for West Brom as Slaven Bilic looks to ramp up his preparations for the new campaign.

What’s the word?

West Brom’s problem wasn’t particularly with goals last season as Dwight Gayle and Jay Rodriguez scored a combined 46 between them.

The Baggies were one of the highest scorers in the Championship, netting 87 times during the course of the campaign.

However, they do look as though they’re in the hunt for a new striker this summer.

That’s according to The Sun who suggest that Austin is a target for the club. The report claims that West Brom are willing to meet Southampton’s £8m valuation of the player.

They might not face a straightforward chase to sign him as Aston Villa, Crystal Palace and Fulham are also interested.

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Austin could be game-changing

The 29-year-old endured a pretty dismal 2018/19, finding the net just two times for the Saints in the Premier League.

He found it a struggle to get into the side, starting just 11 times. However, that arguably isn’t a fair reflection of the player he is.

The 6 ft 2 star’s record season in front of goal in the top-flight is 18 strikes but it’s seemingly in the Championship where he feels at home.

During the 2015/16 season, he scored 10 goals in 16 games whilst he netted 19 in 34 for QPR two years prior to that.

West Brom are likely going to need to replace Gayle next season and Austin could be the man to do it.

The former is a player who seemed to flourish in the second tier, finding the net 24 times last term but West Brom’s target comes close to matching him in terms of his Championship record.

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At £8m, it would be an expensive buy for a side in the Championship but it could prove the difference between whether they achieve promotion or not.

Austin has been part of a play-off winning side before, going up in 2014, so his experience of that situation, as well as his ability to score goals means Bilic could strike gold.

This would be a smart start to the window for the Baggies if they could get a deal over the line.

كشفت تقارير صحفية منذ قليل أن ساوثهامبتون يسعى جاهدًا لاستعارة خدمات أحد مهاجمي ليفربول في اليوم الأخير من سوق الانتقالات الشتوي.

وستنتهي فترة الانتقالات الشتوية لهذا العام في الساعات الأولى من صباح الغد الثلاثاء.

وذكرت شبكة “سكاي سبورتس” العالمية، أن ساوثهامبتون قدم عرضًا لضم نيكو ويليامز من نادي ليفربول، ولكن الأخير رفض (لمطالعة التفاصيل من هنا).

وحسب شبكة “ذا أثلتيك” الإنجليزية، فإن الأمر لا يقتصر على هذا فقط، بل يسعى ساوثهامبتون لاستعارة اللاعب تاكومي مينامينو من ليفربول هذا اليوم.

وكان اللاعب الياباني قد انتقل إلى ليفربول في يناير الماضي قادمًا من سالزبورج.

ولم يشارك صاحب الـ26 عامًا إلا في 8 مباريات مع الريدز هذا الموسم.

وأوضحت الشبكة أن المفاوضات بين ليفربول وساوثهامبتون مستمرة، ولكن لا يوجد أي اتفاق نهائي حتى الآن.

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Wolves’ pre-season got off to the ideal start after Nuno Santo’s men won the Premier League Asia Trophy on Saturday afternoon.

The Midlands outfit defeated Newcastle 4-0 last week before then beating Manchester City in the final on penalties after the score finished 0-0.

One of the star performers was Ruben Vinagre, who after being introduced on 63 minutes proved a handful for Man City.

At one point he ghosted past a marker with a pirouette before going on to score in the penalty shoot-out too.

And his display had Wolves fans drooling over him on Twitter after the game.

One supporter tipped him to be a Ballon d’Or contender in the next ten years whilst another said he could be the catalyst for a lot of goals next season.

The 20-year-old received widespread praise as a further supporter said he’d light up the competitions he plays in. One fan simply said they were lucky to have Vinagre.

The Portuguese only started seven matches in the Premier League last term, featuring ten times as a substitute.

However, on the evidence of supporters, it appears as though they want him to play more often in 2019/20.

Here’s the best of the reaction.

Harry Kane had a season that was blighted by injury but despite that he still scored a respectable 17 goals in the Premier League.

Tottenham were surprisingly capable of clinching results without him, however, as a handful of attacking players stepped up in his absence.

Heung Min-son was unstoppable at times but when Kane returned from injury Son’s performances seemed to dip.

Sam Chippeck, who can be seen in the video above filling out his Panini Tabloid, believes that Mauricio Pochettino must find a way to get the best out of Tottenham’s front three next year.

Check out Sam’s thoughts on Kane in full in the video above.

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تحدث أيمن عبد العزيز قائد الزمالك والمدرب المساعد السابق بالجهاز الفني، عن تذبذب نتائج الفارس الأبيض في بطولة الدوري، في المباريات الأخيرة، بعد التعادل مع أسوان والخسارة أمام غزل المحلة.

وقال عبد العزيز، في تصريحات تلفزيونية: “لا يجب أن نهد الملعب بسبب خسارة مباراة، وأعاقب اللاعبين والجهاز لأن هذا يعتبر كأنني أعاقب نفسي، الأفضل هو الصمت والعمل من أجل تفادي الأخطاء الفترة المقبلة”.

وأضاف: “هذا الجيل حصد كأس الكونفدرالية والسوبر الإفريقي وكأس مصر، وخسارة مباراة ليست نهاية العالم، لو على بطولة الدوري فرأينا ليفربول فاز بالدوري بعد 30 عامًا، والزمالك قادر على حسم الدوري هذا الموسم، لأن الفريق يسير بخطى ثابتة”.

وبسؤاله عن تقييمه لـ باتشيكو المدير الفني للزمالك، أجاب عبد العزيز: “حتى الآن هو رجل ناجح جدًا، بغض النظر عن الهفوات التي تحدث، أنا ضد مهاجمته ومهاجمة اللاعبين، الناس يهاجمون زيزو ومحمود علاء جدًا، وأنا ضد ذلك، هما نفس اللاعبين اللذين كنا نشيد بهما وبتألقهما، هذا يشفع لهما هفواتهما، في النهاية على اللاعبين أن يعلموا أن التفاصيل الصغيرة هي من تحسم المباريات”. 

ووجه أيمن عبد العزيز نصيحة لمصطفى محمد من أجل النجاح في الدوري التركي، لافتا إلى أنه لا بد أن يكن صبورا ولا يستسلم.

طالع أيضا.. الصحافة التركية عن الظهور الأول لـ مصطفى محمد: أصبح في مصاف هاجي ودروجبا وفالكاو!

وانتقل مصطفى محمد إلى فريق جالطة سراي على سبيل الإعارة لمدة موسم ونصف من الزمالك، بمقابل 2 مليون دولار، ويحق للنادي شراء اللاعب نهائيا إذا دفع 4 مليون دولار آخرين قبل 31 ديسمبر المقبل.

وأوضح عبد العزيز: “مصطفى محمد لا بد أن يتمتع بالجلد ويكون صبورًا، لأن الدوري التركي مختلف تمامًا، مسابقة تعتمد على القوة البدنية، وعلى اللاعب أن يصبر ويتحمل القوة المفرطة في المراقبة، لو استسلم بسرعة سيجد الأمور صعبة بالنسبة له”.

وتابع: “جالطة سراي ناد كبير له سمعة في أوروبا، ومدربهم دائما يتم النظر إليه لأنه تولى تدريب أندية كبيرة، وإن شاء الله مصطفى يتعلم منه كثيرا”.

وأضاف: “مصطفى لا بد أن يعمل جيدًا على إنهاء الهجمة، هو مميز في ضربات الرأس، ولكن يعاني من إنهاء الفرص في منطقة الـ18، عندما كنت أدربه كنت أقول له لا تسدد أمام المرمى بقوة”.

واختتم: “جمهور الزمالك تعلم أن مصطفى ابن النادي، ويعلمون أنه صغير السن وكان يريد أن يحترف، والدك لن يعاقبك إذا رحلت وعدت من جديد، الجماهير ستظل تسانده لأنه يمثل اسم الزمالك”. شاهد ملخص لمسات مصطفى محمد في مباراة جالطة سراي وباشاك شهير

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Lots of Manchester United fans have taken to Twitter to react after The Times reported that the club have progressed in negotiations with Lille over the transfer of Nicolas Pepe.

The Ivory Coast international starred for Lille last term as they finished runners-up in Ligue 1 behind Paris Saint-Germain, scoring 22 goals and recording 11 assists in the process.

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The 6 foot forward is also of interest to other Premier League sides in Everton, Liverpool and Arsenal, although United appear to be the ones making the most progress in negotiations.

The move is said to be dependent on whether the Red Devils can offload Romelu Lukaku to Inter Milan – the Italians are yet to meet United’s asking price for the Belgium international.

Pepe flopped at the Africa Cup of Nations this summer with no goals or assists in three outings, but his form from last season means he is amongst Europe’s hottest properties in the market right now.

Let’s see what the United fans on Twitter have been saying about the news…

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In a fairly uncharacteristic moment from Idrissa Gueye, the Everton man was the hero for his country thanks to a bright piece of attacking play.

You wouldn’t associate the 29-year-old with any form of goalscoring instinct seeing as he failed to find the back of the net in 33 Premier League appearances last term, but he came up trumps for Senegal against Benin to send them into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals.

Significantly, this wasn’t just a one-off burst of attacking intent from Gueye – he has been far more productive in the final third for his country in just a handful of games this summer than he was at Everton all last season.

The former Aston Villa man had just two assists to show for his efforts last term, whereas he has already grabbed a goal and an assist in four games at AFCON and matched his entire tally for goal involvements from 2018/19.

What’s different? For Senegal, Gueye plays in a midfield three, whereas he plays in a two alongside Andre Gomes for the Toffees.

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In Aliou Cissé’s 4-3-3 system, the 5 foot 9 midfielder seems to be afforded more freedom going forward, as he has Stoke ace Badou Ndiaye and Henri Saivet alongside him to help out defensively – at Everton, he has to do the bulk of the work alone as Gomes isn’t as focused on the defensive side of the game – his 1.4 tackles per game compared to Gueye’s 4.3 in the league last term proves that.

However, Marco Silva can take a look at Gueye’s impressive attacking performances for Senegal this summer and take solace in the fact that he too can use a three-man midfield and get a different type of performance from Gueye.

The former Hull man could throw in Morgan Schneiderlin or Tom Davies alongside Gueye and Gomes for games where he feels he needs to take it to the opposition a bit more than usual, and he can take comfort in seeing just how effective the Senegal international is at getting forward when he has more help in midfield.

Silva may not want to change too much too soon, but Gueye’s versatile performances prove that the Toffees boss has new options available to him if he wants to use them.

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According to a report from Italian publication La Lazio Siamo Noi, Leicester are interested in landing defender Bastos from Lazio before the window shuts.

What’s the word?

Leicester’s hand could well be forced before the transfer market closes if Harry Maguire does indeed close out a move to Manchester United.

The Foxes have done some impressive work in landing both Ayoze Perez and Youri Tielemans but they could still be faced with a potential major exit.

In preparing for that eventuality, a central defender may have to be signed. Lewis Dunk was touted with a £45m move earlier this month but they’re now being linked with a defender in Serie A.

Per La Lazio Siamo Noi, centre-back Bastos is attracting the interest of both Watford and Leicester. The report claims he could be available for between €15m-€13m (£13.7m-£11.9m).

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Cunning ploy from Rodgers

At the age of 28, adding someone like Bastos, who only started 11 times last term, might seem somewhat questionable.

However, it could be perfect for what Leicester need at the moment and it might also enable the Foxes to put in place an intriguing strategy with their defenders.

If Maguire does leave then a replacement will be needed but landing the Lazio man could be the ideal stop-gap signing.

Leicester have some top young defenders coming through at the moment but whether they’re ready to be thrust into Premier League action remains to be seen.

Filip Benkovic has come back from a loan spell at Celtic but admitted himself he’s a magnet to injuries whilst Caglar Soyuncu seems to be out of favour after playing just two times in 2018/19.

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Therefore, bringing in an experienced defender like Bastos could help to plug the gap for a year.

As a result, it can allow both Benkovic and Soyuncu to develop themselves away from the limelight before a potential route into the first team next season.

After all, the Angolan defender will come with the qualities necessary to fit in at Leicester.

He’s a good passer, achieving a success rate of 86% last term whilst making 1.2 tackles across the minimal game time he was afforded too.

This would be smart work if Leicester get a deal over the line.

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