Liverpool appear to be preparing to announce new contracts for Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk very soon. Richard Hughes has been in a contract standoff with the duo for the better part of the last six months. Ever since taking his role as the club’s sporting director, his priority has been to tie down not just Salah and Van Dijk but Trent Alexander-Arnold to new deals. But now with the trio having contracts expiring at the end of the season, Hughes is running out of time to get the deals over the line. Although it seems like Liverpool might…
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Alexander Isak, the Newcastle United forward, has been linked with moves to both Liverpool and Arsenal in recent weeks. Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Alexander Isak has outgrown Arsenal, advising the forward to strive ‘bigger and better’ than the Gunners. Isak, 25, has emerged as one of the world’s deadliest forwards since joining Newcastle from Real Sociedad in August 2022. Since then, Isak has scored 54 goals in 95 games for Newcastle, 17 of which have come this season as the club looks to qualify for the Champions League. Such form, though, has resulted in the Sweden international being…
The midfielder found game-time hard to come by at Forest but now he’s hoping to convince Graham Potter in a way he couldn’t Nuno James Ward-Prowse says his failed loan at Nottingham Forest has ‘really lit a fire in me to go out and prove people wrong’. The 30-year-old joined the Reds in the summer, on what was supposed to be a season-long loan. However, he is now back with parent club West Ham having had that arrangement terminated after just five Premier League starts. Ward-Prowse was featured at the start of the campaign but slid down the pecking order…
Daniel Farke’s acquisition of Manor Solomon this season as been an astute piece of business from Leeds United. It seems as though Solomon has found his calling at Leeds after being left in the dark at Tottenham. Solomon knew of Leeds’ size on day one and his performances have shown his desire to continue to play for the football club. With the owners likely circling to get a deal done for the Israelian, the 49ers haven’t decided on Solomon’s future yet. Their stance hasn’t changed, but Tottenham’s stance has. What Tottenham intends to do with Leeds United loanee Manor Solomon.…
Jamie Carragher has taken a cheeky dig at Rangers following one of the most shocking results in Scottish football history. Rangers were eliminated from the Scottish Cup after an ugly 1-0 defeat at home to second-tier club Queen’s Park on Sunday, February 9. Sebastian Drozd’s second-half goal helped the Championship team win at Ibrox, while James Tavernier’s missed penalty late in the game added to the Light Blues’ humiliation. The result is so embarrassing for Philippe Clement’s team that it became a topic of conversation on Carragher and Scholes’ show, The Overlap. Jamie Carragher believes Rangers are’so terrible’ Rangers were…
As the dust settles on Rangers’ dismal Scottish Cup defeat, Philippe Clement appears to be the long-term manager. No manager has presided over an Ibrox defeat against lower league opposition that has been considered as one of the worst in live memory, and yet the CEO defends his man. There has been no vote of confidence, with Patrick Stewart previously stating that if performances did not improve, Clement’s job at Rangers would be at risk. What are the three managers linked to Rangers as of now? The same three names keep popping up after every terrible result this season, but…
Leeds United are currently leading the fight for promotion to the Premier League from the Championship. The Whites have been in excellent form this season as they aim to secure automatic promotion, lying two points ahead of Sheffield United. Daniel Farke’s team will play Watford at Vicarage Road on Tuesday (11 February) as they aim to maintain their lead at the top of the table. After losing to Southampton in the play-off final at Wembley Stadium last season, Elland Road fans are hoping for Premier League football. Leeds United could be guaranteed Premier League promotion. Tony Cascarino believes the Peacocks…
Arne Slot will be hoping Ibrahima Konate can help Liverpool return to winning ways on Wednesday night Ibrahima Konate has provided a timely update following Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fourth-round. The 25-year-old defender, who missed a large chunk of the festive period with a knee injury, was one of several players rested at the weekend. Arne Slot made 10 changes, with only Caoimhín Kelleher keeping his place in the starting line-up. That said, the Reds still fielded a strong side, with Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz leading the frontline, while Harvey Elliott…
Nottingham Forest fought hard to sign a new talisman in the January transfer window but eventually ended up frustrated in their efforts. Evangelos Marinakis tried hard to bring a new forward to Forest. A number of targets were identified but nothing came to fruition before the window slammed shut last Monday. Yoane Wissa was a big target for Forest. The 28-year-old is in fine form this season with 11 goals to his name but Thomas Frank was insistent that Brentford kept him at least until the end of the campaign. Another player wanted by Forest was Matheus Cunha. He was…
Philippe Clement’s time at Rangers may be coming to an end. After being on thin ice several times this season, the manager shattered it with a humiliating 1-0 loss to Queen’s Park in the Scottish Cup at Ibrox. Patrick Stewart previously praised Clement but insisted that outcomes have to improve, with the new CEO now putting himself into a corner after a recent revelation. Rangers prepare to sack Philippe Clement. Steven Donn, writing for the Scottish Daily Mail in its print edition on Tuesday (page 70, 11 February), claims that the Ibrox board has the funds to fire Clement immediately.…