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Tuesday's briefing: Leeds win opener and Cristian Romero extends Tottenham stay
Tottenham ended rumours around new captain Cristian Romero by securing him on a new deal while Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest were among those to splash the cash. Meanwhile, Russell Martin insists Rangers have it in them to seal a place in the group stages of the Champions League despite a distinctly underwhelming start to their domestic campaign. Lukas Nmecha converted a controversial late penalty on his debut as Leeds made a winning return to the Premier League by beating Everton 1-0 at Elland Road. Second-half substitute Nmecha held his nerve to fire home an 84th-minute winner from the spot and seal Leeds a deserved win after Everton captain James Tarkowski was adjudged to have handled. Everton strongly protested against the penalty decision, which came after Anton Stach's thumping shot struck Tarkowski on the arm, but referee Chris Kavanagh's decision was quickly upheld by VAR. Tarkowski described the decision as 'bizarre', while Everton boss David Moyes, who confronted Kavanagh at full-time, said on Sky Sports: 'The goal's completely wrong and really harsh. 'It took a deflection, and.. Tarky would have had to get his arm chopped off. It was a poor decision. VAR had a chance to get that decision right and fair, and I felt like it wasn't fair.' Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has ended uncertainty over his future by signing a new long-term contract at the club. The 27-year-old Argentina centre-back, who had been heavily linked with a move to Atletico Madrid earlier this summer, was named as Spurs' new skipper on Wednesday following the departure of Son Heung-min. Romero had entered the final two years of his previous deal, but has signed new terms running until 2029, the PA news agency understands. Romero, who starred in Tottenham's Europa League triumph in May, said: 'I'm very happy here in the club. For me this club is the best in the world. 'After winning the Europa League, it's like a special season now. We want to win. Maybe why not win again this season? Another trophy with the club is important for everyone.' Ben Gannon Doak. The newest recruit at #afcb 🍒 — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) August 18, 2025 Bournemouth have completed the signing of winger Ben Doak from Premier League rivals Liverpool in a deal worth up to £25million. The 19-year-old Scotland international has agreed a five-year contract. Doak spent last season on loan at Championship club Middlesbrough, scoring three goals and registering seven assists in 24 appearances. Bournemouth are understood to have paid an initial £20m and could spend a further £5m in add-ons as they reinvest some of the funds received from a series of lucrative summer departures. Russell Martin insisted Rangers should not be fazed by the prospect of joining Europe's elite in this season's Champions League as he rallied his players for the first leg of their play-off tie against Club Brugge at Ibrox. Gers have had a difficult start to the campaign and it was suggested that – after proving out of their depth when they last qualified in 2022 – they are ill-equipped for the continent's premier competition and would be better suited to dropping into the Europa League instead. Martin dismissed any such notion and only sees positives associated with making it into the Champions League within three months of his appointment. 'I think the belief it would give the players would be massive,' he said. 'I think what it would do for the football club financially would be huge. 'So I think if we were able to do it, which I really believe we can, if we can do it and qualify for it, I think it would be brilliant.' The start of a new story. I'm very proud to be joining Nottingham Forest. Thank you for your welcome, I can't wait to discover the packed City Ground! — Arnaud Kalimuendo (@a_kalimuendo) August 18, 2025 Nottingham Forest have taken their summer spending close to £100million in the space of three days with striker Arnaud Kalimuendo following Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee to the City Ground. Kalimuendo has signed a five-year deal after Forest concluded a deal with Rennes to sign the 23-year-old striker, who scored 18 goals for the Ligue 1 side last season, in a deal worth £25million. The deal comes after a weekend that had already seen Forest spend a club record £37.5m to sign Hutchinson from Ipswich and £30m to get midfielder McAtee from Manchester City. 'When I heard about the interest from Forest, I was honoured,' Kalimuendo said. 'This is a proud moment for me, joining a team who had a strong season last year and a club with great history.' Rangers look to move closer to a lucrative place in this season's Champions League as they face Belgian side Club Brugge in the first leg of their qualifying round clash at Ibrox. A busy League One programme includes Stevenage's bid to extend the division's last remaining 100 per cent record to four games when they travel to Port Vale. In League Two, pace-setters Crewe and Chesterfield look to keep winning with away games at Fleetwood and Gillingham respectively.
Rhyl Journal
13 minutes ago
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Liverpool pass £200m in player sales this summer as Ben Doak joins Bournemouth
The 19-year-old has signed a five-year contract with the Cherries in a deal worth £25m to the champions. Doak, signed from Celtic in 2022 for £600,000, made 10 appearances for Liverpool in his first two years and spent the whole of last campaign on loan at Championship side Middlesbrough, where he scored three goals in 24 games. He follows Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Caoimhin Kelleher and Jarell Quansah out of the club this summer, with the income from those sales going a long way to offset a transfer spend in excess of £300m. That figure could go higher with Liverpool still retaining an interest in Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi and Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, which would cost them at least another £150m. However, there are likely to be more departures from Anfield with Kostas Tsimikas – now third-choice left-back after the arrival of Milos Kerkez and not in the squad for Friday's win over Bournemouth – linked with Nottingham Forest. Midfielder Harvey Elliott remains in talks with RB Leipzig, who are likely to make a formal move once Chelsea target Xavi Simons' future is decided. West Ham were understood to also be interested in the England Under-21 international but the Bundesliga is currently the most attractive option for him.
North Wales Chronicle
41 minutes ago
- North Wales Chronicle
Tuesday's briefing: Leeds win opener and Cristian Romero extends Tottenham stay
Tottenham ended rumours around new captain Cristian Romero by securing him on a new deal while Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest were among those to splash the cash. Meanwhile, Russell Martin insists Rangers have it in them to seal a place in the group stages of the Champions League despite a distinctly underwhelming start to their domestic campaign. Lukas Nmecha converted a controversial late penalty on his debut as Leeds made a winning return to the Premier League by beating Everton 1-0 at Elland Road. Second-half substitute Nmecha held his nerve to fire home an 84th-minute winner from the spot and seal Leeds a deserved win after Everton captain James Tarkowski was adjudged to have handled. Everton strongly protested against the penalty decision, which came after Anton Stach's thumping shot struck Tarkowski on the arm, but referee Chris Kavanagh's decision was quickly upheld by VAR. Tarkowski described the decision as 'bizarre', while Everton boss David Moyes, who confronted Kavanagh at full-time, said on Sky Sports: 'The goal's completely wrong and really harsh. 'It took a deflection, and.. Tarky would have had to get his arm chopped off. It was a poor decision. VAR had a chance to get that decision right and fair, and I felt like it wasn't fair.' Tottenham captain Cristian Romero has ended uncertainty over his future by signing a new long-term contract at the club. The 27-year-old Argentina centre-back, who had been heavily linked with a move to Atletico Madrid earlier this summer, was named as Spurs' new skipper on Wednesday following the departure of Son Heung-min. Romero had entered the final two years of his previous deal, but has signed new terms running until 2029, the PA news agency understands. Romero, who starred in Tottenham's Europa League triumph in May, said: 'I'm very happy here in the club. For me this club is the best in the world. 'After winning the Europa League, it's like a special season now. We want to win. Maybe why not win again this season? Another trophy with the club is important for everyone.' Ben Gannon Doak. The newest recruit at #afcb 🍒 — AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) August 18, 2025 Bournemouth have completed the signing of winger Ben Doak from Premier League rivals Liverpool in a deal worth up to £25million. The 19-year-old Scotland international has agreed a five-year contract. Doak spent last season on loan at Championship club Middlesbrough, scoring three goals and registering seven assists in 24 appearances. Bournemouth are understood to have paid an initial £20m and could spend a further £5m in add-ons as they reinvest some of the funds received from a series of lucrative summer departures. Russell Martin insisted Rangers should not be fazed by the prospect of joining Europe's elite in this season's Champions League as he rallied his players for the first leg of their play-off tie against Club Brugge at Ibrox. Gers have had a difficult start to the campaign and it was suggested that – after proving out of their depth when they last qualified in 2022 – they are ill-equipped for the continent's premier competition and would be better suited to dropping into the Europa League instead. Martin dismissed any such notion and only sees positives associated with making it into the Champions League within three months of his appointment. 'I think the belief it would give the players would be massive,' he said. 'I think what it would do for the football club financially would be huge. 'So I think if we were able to do it, which I really believe we can, if we can do it and qualify for it, I think it would be brilliant.' The start of a new story. I'm very proud to be joining Nottingham Forest. Thank you for your welcome, I can't wait to discover the packed City Ground! — Arnaud Kalimuendo (@a_kalimuendo) August 18, 2025 Nottingham Forest have taken their summer spending close to £100million in the space of three days with striker Arnaud Kalimuendo following Omari Hutchinson and James McAtee to the City Ground. Kalimuendo has signed a five-year deal after Forest concluded a deal with Rennes to sign the 23-year-old striker, who scored 18 goals for the Ligue 1 side last season, in a deal worth £25million. The deal comes after a weekend that had already seen Forest spend a club record £37.5m to sign Hutchinson from Ipswich and £30m to get midfielder McAtee from Manchester City. 'When I heard about the interest from Forest, I was honoured,' Kalimuendo said. 'This is a proud moment for me, joining a team who had a strong season last year and a club with great history.' Rangers look to move closer to a lucrative place in this season's Champions League as they face Belgian side Club Brugge in the first leg of their qualifying round clash at Ibrox. A busy League One programme includes Stevenage's bid to extend the division's last remaining 100 per cent record to four games when they travel to Port Vale. In League Two, pace-setters Crewe and Chesterfield look to keep winning with away games at Fleetwood and Gillingham respectively.
