Transfer news LIVE: Spurs' ‘record breaking bid' for Savinho, Villa ‘eye Jackson', Isak to Liverpool latest
IN AND OUT Transfer news LIVE: Spurs' 'record breaking bid' for Savinho, Villa 'eye Jackson', Isak to Liverpool latest
CLUBS are splashing MAJOR cash this summer as they look to bolster their squads in the transfer window ahead of the new season!
Tottenham have reportedly made a record-breaking bid for Savinho after seeing their Eberechi Eze deal hijacked by bitter rivals Arsenal.
Elsewhere, Eberechi Eze is set to undergo a medical at Arsenal ahead of a £68million move after the Crystal Palace midfielder snubbed a switch to Tottenham.
In other news, Aston Villa are reportedly exploring a move for Chelsea forward Nicolas Jackson.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have sanctioned a British record £130million move for Alexander Isak next week, SunSport can exclusively reveal - and they are hoping to scoop up Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi for £35m too.
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The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca confirms Nicolas Jackson is free to leave and also wants Christopher Nkunku out the door
CHELSEA manager Enzo Maresca would rather risk a striker crisis than keep unhappy pair Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku. Wantaway forwards Jackson and Nkunku will be left out of the Blues squad for Friday's Prem trip to West Ham, despite BOTH being fit. 4 Christopher Nkunku wants to leave Chelsea, and the west Londoners are looking to offload the Frenchman Credit: SHUTTERSTOCK 4 The Blues are also willing to let Nicolas Jackson leave Stamford Bridge in the next few weeks Credit: GETTY 4 Enzo Mareca would rather the duo leave Stamford Bridge than sit on the sidelines and be unhappy Credit: GETTY Arsenal were forced back into the transfer market when Kai Havertz suffered a knee injury that left Viktor Gyokeres as their only available centre-forward. When asked if it might be better to keep Jackson as back-up to new signings Joao Pedro and Liam Delap, Maresca said: 'It's better for Nico if what he desires is going to happen. 'He is available, but he's not going to be part of the squad because we have two players in that position — and we know that something can happen before the transfer window closes. 'The player is open to leave. If he finds a good solution, he's going to leave. READ MORE SPORTS NEWS ISAK'S BACK! Glum Alexander Isak seen training alone at Newcastle as transfer row goes on 'Christo is with us like Nico, but it's the same answer as Nico. We'll see if they're going to be here. 'It's always better if they find a solution, as they are going to be more happy — and the club the same. "But you need someone that is going to buy you. It's not so easy.' Newcastle, Aston Villa, Napoli and others have all shown interest in Jackson — without indicating they will meet Chelsea's £60m-plus valuation. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN Chelsea's transfer deals IN Joao Pedro - from Brighton - £60m Jamie Gittens - from Dortmund - £52m Jorell Hato - from Ajax - £37m Liam Delap - from Ipswich - £30m Estevao - from Palmeiras - £29m Dario Essugo - from Sporting Lisbon - £18.5m Kendry Paez - from Independiente - £17.5m Mamadou Sarr - from Strasbourg - £12.5m TOTAL - £256.5m OUT Noni Madueke - to Arsenal - £52m Joao Felix - to Al-Nassr - £44m Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - to Everton - £28m Djordje Petrovic - to Bournemouth - £25m Lesley Ugochukwu - to Burnley - £25m Armando Broja - to Burnley - £20m Bashir Humphreys - to Burnley - £15m Mathis Amougou - to Strasbourg - £12.5m Kepa Arrizabalaga - to Arsenal - £5m Marcus Bettinelli - to Man City - £5m TOTAL - £203.5m TRANSFER NEWS LIVE The Blues are not prepared to send the strikers out on loan, the option Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig would prefer for Nkunku. If both end up leaving, Maresca will be happy with the options Pedro and Delap offer. SunSport discusses the key takeaways from Enzo Maresca' pre-West Ham press conference including Jackson update He said: 'Pedro probably gives us more than Liam in small spaces. "Liam probably gives us a little bit more in terms of physicality, in terms of runs in behind. 'So it depends a little bit on the game plan.' 4 Enzo Maresca is happy with what new strikers Liam Delap and Joao Pedro bring to the table Credit: Getty But neither Pedro nor sub Delap came close to breaking the deadlock in last Sunday's 0-0 home draw with Crystal Palace. So while the futures of Nkunku and Jackson remain uncertain, there is no doubt Maresca will already be under pressure if the Blues fail to beat the Hammers without them. But the Italian is boosted by the return of defender Tosin Adarabioyo ahead of Friday's clash.
The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Harry Redknapp knows just how Eddie Howe is feeling… he lived the Alexander Isak transfer saga nightmare at Tottenham
YOUR best player is being wooed by a ruthless rival club. He wants a pay rise. He wants big trophies. He claims promises have been broken. 7 Alexander Isak is desperate to leave Newcastle United Credit: GETTY 7 The Swedish striker has refused to play for the club again in order to force through a move to Liverpool Credit: GETTY 7 Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp found himself in a similar situation with Luka Modric Credit: GETTY Harry Redknapp has been there and done that with Luka Modric. Now, Alexander Isak is at war with Newcastle as he tries to force a move to champions Liverpool. In the summer of 2011, Modric wanted Chelsea — only to end up staying at Tottenham for another year. Many in the Toon Army will hope the Isak saga has the same ending — but the stars have behaved differently. READ MORE FOOTBALL NEWS ISAK'S BACK! Glum Alexander Isak seen training alone at Newcastle as transfer row goes on And Redknapp is not the only one who thinks it is inevitable Isak will end up at Anfield by September 1. But 14 summers ago, it felt certain Modric was off to Stamford Bridge. In his third season, Spurs finished fifth, six points off Champions League qualification. Chelsea, who came second, had just appointed Andre Villas-Boas as boss and sensed an opportunity. SUN VEGAS WELCOME OFFER: GET £50 BONUS WHEN YOU JOIN 7 Chelsea were desperate to add Luka Modric, Harry Redknapp's star midfielder, to their squad Modric later revealed in his autobiography, he was on a speedboat with his management team heading for the yacht of Blues owner Roman Abramovich. Modric wrote: ''Do you think Tottenham will resist your transfer? Are they going to put up a fight?' Abramovich asked. 'That bothers me' - Jamie Carragher tells Liverpool NOT to sign £150million Alexander Isak from Newcastle ''I think the negotiations are going to be tough,' I replied because I knew the clubs were not on good terms.' Redknapp, 78, joked: 'I didn't know about the yacht thing at the time. 'I'd have asked if could if I could have a week on it, too!' Modric's fears proved well-founded. Chelsea offered £22million. Spurs supremo Daniel Levy said no. The Blues came back with £27m. No deal. Modric's problem was that he had signed a new six-year contract 12 months earlier. So, like Isak, he went public with his desire to leave. Modric cited Chelsea's ability to compete for the Champions League and Premier League and said he had a 'gentleman's agreement' with Levy that he could leave for a 'big club'. Shades of Isak there, but Modric took a less aggressive approach. The Croatian added: 'I don't want to fight and argue with Tottenham. I want to go in a good way, a friendly way so I can stay friends with them. 'I love them and they love me but that's the way it is and I have to think what is best for my career.' Although Redknapp was disappointed, he could see Modric's point of view. Redknapp said: 'He wasn't earning anywhere near what average players at other clubs were getting. Harry Redknapp on Luka Mordric 7 Luka Modric didn't go to such extremes to try to force through a move away from Tottenham 'He had a chance to play Champions League and double his money. I couldn't sit there and go, 'It's wrong.' 'I loved my time at Portsmouth, but I left and went to Tottenham. That's football.' The tug-of-war over Modric went on through the summer. But Modric was on the plane for Spurs' pre-season trip to South Africa. Unlike Isak, who missed Newcastle's tour of the Far East because of an alleged injury as rumours of Liverpool's intentions grew. Modric remained professional for most of the summer but asked to be left out of the season opener against Manchester United, saying his 'head was not in the right place'. He also requested to miss the next match, at home to Manchester City. But Redknapp persuaded him to play in what turned out to be a 5-1 defeat and what Modric called 'one of my worst performances'. Chelsea made a £40m bid on deadline day, but Levy stood firm. Redknapp said: 'I told Luka I understood, but said, 'Come on, let's have another year, I think we can do something good'.' 'Luka could have easily thrown the toys out the pram and said, 'I'm not playing, I'm not training, I'm injured'. 'But he is an incredible person as well as an incredible player. 7 Harry Redknapp ended up getting one more season out of Luka Modric Credit: TIMES NEWSPAPER LTD 'That's probably why he's still at the top level now, at nearly 40.' Redknapp made Modric captain and he had an excellent season for Spurs. He earned their player of the season award despite the previous summer's intrigue. Redknapp's side finished fourth in the Premier League and would normally have qualified for the Champions League. But Chelsea, having ended up sixth after another tumultuous campaign, became European champions for the first time under caretaker boss Roberto di Matteo . . . and so snatched Spurs' place off them by virtue of being the holders. Redknapp left Spurs soon afterwards — and urged Sir Alex Ferguson to buy Modric for Manchester United. He recalled: 'What's funny is that the Chelsea manager who had been ringing Luka all the time, Andre Villas-Boas, ended up replacing me at Tottenham. 7 Alexander Isak will have a tough job getting the St James' Park faithful back onside if he doesn't join Liverpool Credit: PA If he plays and scores a goal, there will be 50,000 Geordies singing his name." Harry Rednkapp on Alexander Isak "Sir Alex spoke to me about Luka and I said, 'Take him, take him, he's fantastic'. But Luka ended up going to Real Madrid. 'And that didn't turn out too bad for him, did it?' Real paid £30m for Modric, £10m below Chelsea's final bid of the previous summer. But Spurs had refused to be bullied by the Blues and got one more season out of their midfield maestro. So, if Isak does not get his move to Liverpool, could he win back his Newcastle team-mates and the fans? Redknapp said: 'If he plays and scores a goal, there will be 50,000 Geordies singing his name. The game has been like that forever. 'As long as you're winning, fans soon forget. That's how stupid it all is, really.'
Irish Examiner
2 hours ago
- Irish Examiner
Departing Eze misses his Selhurst farewell as Palace attack struggles without him
UEFA Conference League: CRYSTAL PALACE 1 (Mateta 54) FREDRIKSTAD FK 0 Ringing the boss to say you're not feeling well enough to work, a day after running round full of energy, may be as unconvincing an excuse as 'the dog ate my homework'. For Eberechi Eze, Arsenal and Crystal Palace, there was a lot more at stake than a day off work – namely €80m. That is the size of the fee Palace Chairman Steve Parish hopes to get from his friend Tim Lewis, the vice-chairman of Arsenal, who expect to unveil Eze as a Gunner on Friday afternoon. It is by some margin a record fee for the south London club, and goes a long way to explaining why Eze was not at Selhurst Park on Thursday to participate in Palace's first foray into European competition, a UEFA Conference League qualifier first leg against Fredrikstad of Norway. Eze's absence was a disappointment to Palace fans who wanted to give their FA Cup-winning goalscorer a hero's send-off, following the news on Wednesday night that a deal had been agreed with Arsenal rather than Tottenham. Adding to the air of mystery was Palace's reason for delaying a deal with Tottenham, namely that they wanted their England international to play in this historic game. Indeed manager Oliver Glasner confirmed on Wednesday morning that Eze and Marc Guehi, the club captain who is wanted by Liverpool, would both play. And although Guehi played his part to the full, Eze's name was missing from the matchday squad. 'I expected that he would start today for us but he called me this morning and said he does not feel well to play the game,' explained Glasner before kickoff. 'I have to accept it, and for everything else, you will have to ask the chairman. 'If a player tells me he is not ready to play then we have to accept it. It is my responsibility to prepare the players that play for us in the best way, so it was a quite busy day. It is not what you want to do, to change the starting 11 on matchday, especially in this situation the first time in European football for Crystal Palace but we have to approach the game in the best way.' It was a disappointing end to a transfer tale that has rumbled on for several weeks, with Arsenal initially interested on Eze and then cooling off, prompting Tottenham to make a bid. We may never know whether Palace had any intention of selling to Spurs, or whether, as has been suggested, Arsenal went cool on the deal for a short period in order to persuade rising star Ethan Nwaneri, whose position would be threatened by Eze's arrival, to sign a new deal. Either way, Arsenal re-entered the race dramatically to agree a huge fee for a player they deemed not good enough after three years in their academy over a decade ago. While Eze will undoubtedly add immense firepower to the Gunners, Palace look blunt without him. They struggled to carve many clear chances against the limited Norwegians, and the only goal of a tepid game was scruffy, a deflection from Jean-Philippe Mateta diverting a mis-hit volley by Will Hughes early in the second half. At least Glasner should now have some funds to go shopping for attacking reinforcements, and may also have to plug a big gap in his defence if Liverpool follow up their interest in Guehi. The Reds' priority is to wrap up a deal for Alexander Isak, the striker who has been cast as a pantomime villain by Newcastle United's supporters for his antics in trying to force a move to Anfield. Up until last night, Eze was seen as the antithesis of Isak, but his absence added a slightly sour footnote to his Palace career. If Eze has indeed played his last game for the club, Palace fans have been denied the chance to give him a proper send-off. Crystal Palace 3-4-3: Henderson 6; Lerma 6, Lacroix 6, Guehi 7; Munoz 6, Wharton 7, Hughes 6, Sosa 6; Sarr 7, Mateta 7, Devenny 6 (Edouard 67) Fredrikstad FK 4-5-1: Borsheim 6; Woledzi 5, Fredriksen 5, S. Owusu 6; Molde 5; L. Owusu 5 (Shein 83), Metcalfe 6, Eid 5, Ohlenschlaeger 5, Sorlokk 5 (Skogvold 60) ; Holten 4 (Nunes 62) Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Greece)
