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Daily Record
a day ago
- Sport
- Daily Record
Tomas Magnusson to Hearts transfer 'more or less' done as he's backed to emulate former coach and EPL stalwart
Valur chief Bjorn Steinar Jonsson reckons the midfielder has similar qualities to one of Iceland's most successful exports Hearts are set to land Icelandic tough-tackler Tomas Bent Magnusson – with his old boss tipping him to follow Icelandic cult hero Herman Hreidarsson. The 22-year-old midfielder is on the verge of a six-figure move from Valur, just six months after making the switch from IBV as Derek McInnes looks to add a "different" type of midfielder to his Tynecastle squad. And Magnusson could be signed in time to be included in the Hearts squad for next Monday night's Premiership opener at home to Aberdeen. The Reykjavik club's chairman, Bjorn Steinar Jonsson, reckons the all-action enforcer is made for Scottish football – and sees similarities with Hreidarsson, who starred in the Premier League with Ipswich, Charlton and Portsmouth. He said: 'It's more or less in place [the move]. We are just working on finalising it. I met Tomas on Sunday night at our game and he was not sure which day he will go – probably in the next few days he will travel to Scotland for a medical. 'Tomas has taken a big step with us this season and has been an important player for us. If he continues and takes the next step, he can definitely be strong enough for Scotland. 'I'd think it's a league that fits him well. He's a young player and he needs to take the next steps on his journey to be able to fight into the Hearts team. 'Tomas had a great season last year when IBV won the second division in Iceland and got promoted. He was one of the best players in that league. 'His coach there was Hreidarsson, who gave a very high recommendation as one of the favourite players he had coached. 'Tomas has similar abilities to what Herman had during his career – a fighter and a good team player. Hreidarsson was a defender, a bit of a different player, but you definitely see some of the samequalities in Magnusson. 'Both guys come from the Vestmannaeyjar islands, so you definitely have some of the same characteristics in players. 'Tomas will fight and do all he can do for his team.'
Scotsman
2 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
Tomas Bent Magnusson set to fly to Scotland to join Hearts
Icelandic midfielder will be the ninth summer signing at Tynecastle Sign up to our Hearts newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Valur Reykjavik officials are today finalising transfer a transfer deal with Hearts for midfielder Tomas Bent Magnusson. The Icelandic club have agreed terms with Tynecastle officials, and 22-year-old Magnusson is preparing to fly to Scotland this week. He will undergo a medical before putting pen to paper on a long-term contract in Edinburgh. Valur left the player out of their Besta Deild Karla league win against Hafnarfjordur on Sunday in the knowledge that he has played his last game for them. Hearts made an official approach for Magnusson last week as head coach Derek McInnes looks to strengthen their midfield options ahead of the new Scottish Premiership season. Provided there are no late setbacks, he could be signed and registered in time to make an SPFL debut in Hearts' opening Premiership match in seven days' time. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Speaking exclusively to the Edinburgh News, the Valur football chairman Bjorn Steinar Jonsson explained that the six-figure deal with Hearts is all close to being completed. 'It's more or less in place. We are just working on finalising that today,' he said. 'I met Tomas last night at our game and he was not sure which day he will go. Probably in the next few days he will travel to Scotland for a medical.' Magnusson is an energetic central midfielder who offers an attacking threat at set-pieces. He joined Valur after winning the Icelandic second division last year with IBV despite an opportunity to move to England at the time. After progressing quickly in the top flight and playing UEFA Conference League qualifiers this month, he is now destined for the Scottish Capital. Jonsson provided an insight into the player's attributes and character. 'In our team, I think he is best playing as a defensive midfielder in the No.6 position,' stated the chairman. 'That is where he has shown his best ability. He is primarily a defensive midfielder. Valur have a lot of possession in most games, they are a tough team, and he has moved forward with the team to score some goals. Partly that has come from set-pieces, where he can definitely be dangerous with his heading ability. He is also fighting for the second ball and winning it in those situations. 'Tomas has taken a big step with us this season. He only joined us after last season. He was playing with his hometown club, IBV, from the Vestmannaeyjar islands. He took a big step this season and has been an important player for us in domestic matches. He also played very well in our European Conference League games so far this year. If he continues and takes the next step, I think he can definitely be strong enough for Scotland. I would think it is a league that fits him well. He is a young player and he needs to take the next steps on his journey to be able to fight into the Hearts team. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad English transfer interest in Icelandic midfielder 'This transfer only came up a few days ago and it's an opportunity for him. When he was joining our club, he almost signed for a club in England and we just managed to sign him. We knew his dream was to take the next step and go abroad to test his skills there. Hearts is a big club and we have sold players to them before [goalkeeper Haraldur Bjornsson in 2005]. This is an opportunity we definitely want to see Tomas take and hopefully he will be successful at it.' Jonsson compared Magnusson to the former Iceland international defender Herman Hreidarsson, who coached the player at IBV last year. 'He had a great season last year when IBV won the second division here in Iceland and got promoted. He was one of the best players in that league,' explained Jonsson. 'We had recommendations from his coach there, Herman Hreidarsson, and he gave a very high recommendation as one of the favourite players he had coached. Tomas has similar abilities to what Hreidarsson had during his career - a fighter and a good team player. Hreidarsson was a defender, a bit of a different player, but you can definitely see some of the same qualities in Magnusson. 'Both guys come from the Vestmannaeyjar islands, so you definitely have some of the same characteristics in players. Tomas will fight and do all he can do for his team. With that, he builds good team spirit with his team-mates. He really helped us build a good team dynamic in the last few months. He came into our club as a new guy and fitted in well. He is unafraid, open, smiling, young, and he will fit in really well to a team. I think he will be an important part of the Hearts squad. He needs to adapt to a new country but he is an open, fun and energetic guy.' Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Hearts plan to sign Magnusson to harness his development over the next few years, with the potential to sell him for future profit. That appears to align with the player's ambition, too. 'Definitely. I think that's where his aspirations lie,' said Jonsson. 'He wants to go there, fit in, shine and take the next step. I think he definitely has all the ability for that to happen but he needs to put a lot of work in.' Hearts are hopeful of completing the signing of Burkina Faso international forward Pierre Landry Kabore as soon as possible. They working to secure all the paperwork to confirm Kabore as their eighth summer signing, with Magnusson to follow as the ninth. McInnes has already welcomed seven new recruits to Riccarton since pre-season began - Norwegian right-back Christian Borchgrevink, Greek winger Alexandros Kyziridis, Portuguese forward Claudio Braga, Irish midfielder Oisin McEntee, Belgian striker Elton Kabangu, Scottish centre-back Stuart Findlay and Albanian winger Sabah Kerjota. READ MORE: New Hearts transfer target
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Beyond The Gates Recap: Kat Goes All The Way With Tomas
Beyond The Gates Recap: Kat Goes All The Way With Tomas originally appeared on Daytime Confidential. On today's Beyond The Gates recap: Fairmont Country Club: Nicole and Dani run into each other. Nicole catches her up on Leslie's assault claim which Jacob made go away. Dani can't believe her prim and proper older sister laid hands on Leslie up in the middle of Orphey Gene's. Nicole isn't proud of her actions but Dani is thrilled and wishes she saw this side of her sister growing up. Nicole follows up saying she laid into Bill the night before but thinks she needs to focus her energy on Martin. She says she is meeting Tyrell and Samantha at the club later to give them some Grandma time. With that, the sisters hug. Tyrell and Samantha arrive and Nicole tells them how much Martin misses them. Nicole wants to make sure they feel supported in this unfortunate time. Samantha says she and Tyrell want to talk their dad into letting their pop move back home. Nicole says their parents have a lot to work through. Tyrell wonders if they have all the details. Kat and Chelsea's Place: The duo are discussing their upcoming launch. Kat is clearly beside herself, and Chelsea asks what's up. Kat says it's always Eva and is annoyed 'he' is always about her. Chelsea thinks she's talking about her father, but Kat says it's about Tomas. Kat tells her the story about finding Tomas in Eva's motel room the night before. She isn't sure what it means for her and Tomas. Chelsea thinks Eva isn't in her league and Kat agrees. With that, she calls Tomas. Tomas arrives just as Chelsea exits. He can't believe she called him over and says he didn't sleep with Eva. Kat wants to believe him but needs confirmation. Tomas says he likes Eva and doesn't think she's gotten a fair shake from her family. Kat goes IN on Eva and how she tried to blow up her family's life. She expected more from him and wants to know if he wants Eva more than her. Tomas says Eva is a friend and that's all it is. Tomas says he really doesn't understand Kat's feelings nor where he stands. Kat reminds him about the other night where he walked out when she wanted to sleep with him. She brings up Eva again and Tomas LIES saying he simply wonders if they are together because she likes him or doesn't want Eva to have him. Kat admits her anger got the best of her which keeps her from being honest about her feelings. She admits she is crazy about him but she will not be in a triangle with him and her sister. Tomas says Kat is the only person he wants (LIES!). She is taken by his words and they get all hot and heavy and finally seal the deal. Bill's Law Office: Tomas is outside Bill's door when Hayley approaches and asks if he's off the conference call. Just then, Bill emerges and says Tomas can take over. He greets Hayley and they go into the office. She tries to talk to him but he rushes off before she has a chance. Orphey Gene's: Naomi meets up with June and says how good she looks. June calls for the check as she is all kinds of anxious to leave. June pulls out some cash and pays for lunch. The waitress tries to look at June's picture but is brutally rebuffed. Naomi insists on paying the tip, but June thinks the server is unworthy (Also, what was that monopoly money June handed the waitress?). Naomi asks to take another look at the picture and says the kids are beautiful. She says she is curious about the phone number. Before she can answer, Hayley approaches and June hugs her and makes her exit. Hayley tells Naomi she is worried someone close to both of them may have committed a crime. She asks about Bill and wonders if he killed someone. Naomi thinks she should ask her husband about criminal activity. Hayley tells Naomi about his encounter with Nicole and how she took his head off. She begs Naomi to tell her if her husband is in trouble. Naomi thinks it's not her place to tell Hayley about her father. Hayley thinks her husband isn't a criminal. Naomi says her father is complicated and she has barely scratched the surface. With that, she exits. Jacob arrives and Naomi wants them to get to the bottom of the June issue. Dani's Digs: Pamela arrives to check in with Dani after Martin's presser. Dani avoids commenting and Pamela calls her on it. After a while, she leaves it alone. Dani admits Martin and Smitty are going through an issue but believes they will work it out. Pamela offers her support in anyway she can. Pamela says she has news and shares she's been taking meetings for their company about her. Two different fashion houses want to sign deals to have Dani be the lead model. She says she hasn't committed to anything but if Dani is on board their modeling agency is on the map! Dani can't believe these companies are offering so much money, but Pamela says she is drop dead gorgeous and the agencies want the woman she is now. Pamela reminds Dani she didn't quit modeling because she was too old. She quit because she put a man before her. Dani still isn't certain which is why Pamela called for backup. Just then, Andre walks in. Dani is stunned to see Pamela has set up an entire runway scene in the other room. Andre is ready to take pictures and tries to relax her. With that, Dani locks in and goes full on model. Dani returns and Pamela tells her to take a look at the pictures before making her exit. Andre says the camera loves her. Dani wonders if she should go forward. He doesn't want to make a decision for her but is all kinds of interested in getting all kinds of nekkid. Bill's Law Office: Hayley returns and tells Bill she's frustrated with his lack of transparency. She says she went to Naomi who directed her back to him. She wants to know why Nicole was so mad at him and wonders what's up with the murder insinuation from the night before. Bill says he has to keep details vague and says the 'murder' took place two years ago (LIES!). Hayley says she will shut down her questions because she loves him which is all that should matter. Previous Beyond The Gates Recap: Endings Tyrell tells Nicole details about what happened the last night with pop and dad, which is why he and Samantha think they are being left out. Nicole does her best to smooth the entire situation over without saying anything – which clearly doesn't satisfy her grandchildren. Bill informs Hayley that he can't always tell her the truth but would never commit murder. Hayley knows he is and will do whatever it takes to take care of her and their baby. Tomas kisses up Kat's shoulder in the afterglow of her virgin voyage. He is clearly trying to woo her to round two whilst she looks all kinds of regretful for round one. Keep checking back for the latest Beyond The Gates recaps! This story was originally reported by Daytime Confidential on Jul 26, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Time of India
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Luke Evans says he wants children with Fran Tomas in next five years: 'I can certainly see myself becoming a parent'
The well-known actor Luke Evans has opened up about his wanting to start a family with his partner Fran Tomas, with his revelation that parenthood is a goal he hopes to achieve within the next five years. The Welsh star made the revelation in his memoir 'Boy from the Valleys: My Unexpected Journey,' released in the US on April 22, 2025. Luke Evans says timing finally feels right for fatherhood As reported by People, Evans wrote: 'I do want to have children, and hope I'm able to do so in the next five years, whether that's through adoption or surrogacy.' He added that while he once imagined being a young dad, he now feels ready to slow down and make space for children in his life: 'I've realized now that I needed to find my feet and have my own journey before I could slow down and make changes in my life in order to focus on children. ' - rewrite without using direct quote Evans also reflected on the kind of parent he hopes to be, saying he wants to remain energetic and involved even into his 70s: 'As long as I look after myself, I can hopefully be an able-bodied, energetic 70-year-old with a 20-year-old kid.' Evans and Tomas take first steps with new family member Before diving into parenthood, Evans and Tomas decided to adopt a dog together, a miniature dachshund named Lala. On January 27, Evans posted a photo of her curled up on his chest with the caption: 'Mine 💛' He later shared a video of her on a leash, describing her as: 'Velvet ears, black boop, nap champion.' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like You Won't Believe the Price of These Dubai Apartments Binghatti Developers FZE Get Offer Undo by Taboola by Taboola The couple sees Lala as a symbolic first step toward building a family, with Evans writing that bringing her home 'feels like the beginning of something new'. A relationship built on grounding and growth Evans and Tomas have been together for over three years, publicly confirming their relationship at a gala in December 2022. In interviews with People, Evans described Tomas as his anchor and best friend: 'He's the calm, deep waters, and I am the rushing, bubbly water.' He added, 'He literally makes me a better person. And he has to put up with my s---, which I can't imagine what that would be like.' The couple also co-run a lifestyle brand called BDXY, which Evans describes as an extension of their shared life and values. Memoir reveals personal journey and future hopes Evans' memoir also dives into his upbringing as a gay Jehovah's Witness in Wales, his early struggles with identity, and the bullying he faced in school. He writes honestly about the emotional feeling 'wrong' and the strength it took to embrace his truth. Now, with a stable relationship and a clear vision for the future, Evans says he's ready to take the next step: 'We're building a life together. And I can certainly see myself becoming a parent.'
TimesLIVE
20-06-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
'Between the Sea and the Land' by Sean Baumann
ABOUT THE BOOK: 'Is suffering inevitable? Are our lives really meaningless? Is God dead and, if so, how should we live?' This is just one of the chapter headings in Between the Sea and the Land. The book is an extended conversation about philosophy between Tomas and Sara, who are confined to an isolated coastal peninsula during the long days of the Covid pandemic. They discuss in an inquisitive and sometimes playful way the difficulties of understanding the nature of the crisis in which they find themselves, the fallibilities of language and science, what can be known and not known, and how to find a balance between individual needs and public safety. They consider the anxieties provoked by intolerance and political strife, and how to cope with the unpredictability and precariousness of life. The book encompasses a broad history of philosophical ideas from the pre-Socratics to the present day, and the search for answers in shifting contexts of fear and wonder, from the mysteries of the beginnings of consciousness to quantum physics and the accelerating developments in machine learning and artificial intelligence. In discursive and meandering conversations that reflect the coastal paths in the beautiful wilderness between the sea and the land, Tomas and Sara tackle fundamental philosophical problems that culminate in the overarching question: How does one live with uncertainty? EXTRACT All that we know of Socrates comes through the writing of others, Tomas started. Plato was the first of the philosophers that we know of who recorded his thoughts in writing, and as a student, and clearly an admirer of Socrates, much of his earlier writing was in tribute to Socrates. This was also an act of defiance, as Socrates' teachings had been officially condemned by the authorities. Plato is perhaps most remembered for his later writing, which is broader in its scope, in that he addressed issues other than the moral and political ideas that seemed to be of most interest to Socrates. So we are all prisoners, stuck in a cave. It does not feel much like that to me, today, walking along the sea shore, under a deep blue sky, Sara mused. Yes, we return to the cave, but this is a different sort of cave. It is an intriguing and much debated thought experiment. I don't think the details are important. It is quite an elaborate analogy. Essentially the prisoners are trapped in a cave with their backs to the entrance. A fire casts shadows onto a back wall, and because their backs are to the light, and because they know no other reality, the prisoners mistake these shadows for reality. Their reality is an illusion. In this respect Plato is arguing, as you indicate, that we are all prisoners. We were imagining that philosophy might be liberating, and anyway I am not sure about all this. It seems both poignant and oppressive. Why are we all prisoners? I don't think we have to be. We need to go back briefly to Socrates. When he was questioning what we meant by concepts such as freedom or justice, or other such abstractions, he was doing more than just seeking definitions. The implication was that there was something called justice, that was beyond its various instances, in some other realm. It was imagined as some sort of ideal. Plato took this further, and elaborated a theory of Forms or Ideals. We've lost the prisoners. Don't be impatient. I am trying to get there. Plato is arguing that there are two realms, one of transience and decay, the other permanent, stable and perfect. He was a fervent advocate of mathematics, and he believed that the cosmos in its entirety was ordered and expressible in mathematical equations. This principle applied to all things. There is a chaotic turbulent surface bound in time and space, and beyond that there is a realm that is ordered and forever. The world available to our senses is inherently unstable and unsatisfactory. He claimed that everything is becoming, nothing is. This world is a shadow of reality. What we experience as reality is an illusion. It is in our minds. We cannot escape from our minds and experience reality directly. So we are the prisoners. With regard to our concern about how we might live with uncertainties, there are certainties, but they are elsewhere. They had just started walking. The path turned away from the sea and towards the mountains, which in the early autumnal morning seemed to be floating in a haze of silvery blue mist. The notion that they were in reality trapped in a cave seemed bizarre, if not preposterous. Sara thought so. Why? Why can't we accept the evidence of this beautiful world that at this moment surrounds us? So what if it changes or ends? That is not evidence that it is not real. Our deaths represent a radical change, a clear measure of the passage of time, and the end of our days on earth. That is the reality: the transience of life does not make it less real. I am sorry about the entrapment of these wretched prisoners in the cave, but I think we should put their predicament aside. They are not us. I am not a prisoner, or that is what I choose to think. I don't want to make you more cross, but he elaborated these ideas on a political level, Tomas said. I don't see how that is possible, if all this earthly stuff is unreal. There are three aspects to us, or maybe levels. These are the passions, the intellect and the will. The passions are perhaps the default position. It seems that the masses, whatever that might mean, constitute humanity at the level of the passions. The intellect should govern the passions through the exercise of will. I must please remind you, again and again, that I am not a philosopher and I might have misread this, but it does seem incredibly condescending, and ruthlessly hierarchical. According to this Platonic system a police class should keep the masses in control, under the guidance of the philosophically informed governing class. The masses lack virtue and knowledge, and anarchy would ensue if they were allowed to govern. This should be the responsibility of wise philosopher kings. How this elite was to be selected is, of course, problematic, but as I am sure you can imagine, these ideas have had a great influence on political thinking over the centuries, including the totalitarian systems on both the left and the right in our lifetimes. It seems strange, if not incredible, that the ideas of a philosopher in Ancient Greece should have such an influence in modern times, and to my mind, to be held to justify injustices. As an artist you are not going to like his ideas about the arts either, Tomas replied. Well, I don't know what a man who believes we are all stuck in a cave can say usefully about the arts. He believed that the arts were inherently representational, and as such appealed to the senses, distracting us from the important need to look beyond the surfaces of the world to the eternal and perfect realm beyond the senses. The arts are seductive, engaging us in a world that is illusory and deceptive, and should therefore be discouraged, if not suppressed. He proposes a very bleak world, Sara said. If we are not trapped in a cave, we are exhorted to contemplate the featureless order of forms. I don't care whether or not it can be expressed in mathematical terms. There is no poetry in mathematics. Not for me, but I am not a mathematician. Perfection, maybe, but not poetry. No music, no dance, no fine art, no celebration of the beauty of transience: it seems to me that there is little humanity in this. I am sorry to disappoint you and it is certainly possible that I have misrepresented his ideas, but I do think it is important that we recognise the many ways in which Platonic thinking has shaped our world. How? So far you have described influences that I personally regard, for the most part anyway, as negative. Yes, but influential nevertheless, and I think, in an indirect way, these ideas have shaped our religious ways of thinking, perhaps especially in the Judeo-Christian tradition. In what way? This cave metaphor is still with me and I struggle to imagine the divine in association with entrapment. The cave is our physical confinement in time and space, our being limited by our only being able to know the world through our senses, and of course by our mortality, Tomas argued. I know you are not a religious person, but surely this notion of another realm that is perfect and harmonious and everlasting conjures up an image of heaven? Yes, I understand heaven as a reward for good behaviour, but this other realm you have described seems more of a metaphysical concept, if I may use that word. We should try to understand the influence of Plato perhaps more in the work of Plotinus, who is described as a neo-Platonist, and was writing in the third century, at a time when Christian ideas were beginning to emerge in the ancient Graeco-Roman world. Plotinus was not a Christian but he had an important influence on Christian thought for the next thousand years. In a rather mystical way, he believed that reality ultimately consists of Platonic Forms. What exists is mental or of the soul, and so what is created has to be thought into being. There are three ascending levels of being, the lowest, I am afraid, being ourselves, or our souls, the next the intellect, making possible the apprehension of Ideal Forms, and the next and highest level is the good, which I suppose is God. The world is created in the mind of God and we seek to transcend ourselves into a state of oneness with God. I am still not sure about all this. I have a sense that Plato was saying that life, or reality, is elsewhere, and if so then what are we to make of our brief lives here on earth? Then maybe we need to turn to Aristotle, Tomas replied. He did not believe in an abstract reality. He did not believe we are prisoners. But before we leave Plato, and perhaps to make you feel a little more sympathetic towards him, and something for us to keep in mind when philosophy might seem rather abstract or dry, he memorably declared that philosophy begins with wonder.
