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Tottenham Hotspur left-back Sergio Reguilon is attracting interest ahead of the summer transfer window.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo (via Sport Witness), who claim that Barcelona are keeping a very close eye on the situation of the 25-year-old ahead of a potential swoop at the end of the current campaign.

The report goes on to state that the Spurs defender has been identified by Xavi as a potential long-term successor to Jordi Alba, however, it is also claimed that the Catalan side may struggle to afford a player the Premier League side spent €27m (£22.5m) on just a year and a half ago.

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Conte must axe Reguilon

While it is true that Reguilon is still young enough to develop into a top-level full-back, the fact cannot be ignored that, since his switch to north London in 2020, the 25-year-old has somewhat struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League.

Indeed, over his 27 league appearances last season, the £25m-rated defender did not exactly set the world alight, helping his side keep seven clean sheets, registering three assists and creating four big chances for his teammates, as well as making an average of 0.6 key passes, 1.2 interceptions, 1.7 tackles, 1.5 clearances and winning 4.3 duels – at a success rate of 48% – per game.

These returns saw the £68k-per-week Spain international average a disappointing SofaScore match rating of just 6.74, ranking him as Tottenham’s tenth-worst player in the English top flight.

And, while Reguilon’s general level of performance has improved over his 23 Premier League fixtures this season, averaging a SofaScore match rating of 6.92, the left-back has still looked incredibly shaky at times, coming in for rather strong criticism following certain outings.

One such fixture was the 3-1 win over West Ham United last month, after which Spurs insider John Wenham stated of the 25-year-old:

“He’s so average it’s untrue. I always go back to these constant rumours about Barcelona or Real Madrid being interested in him. There’s always stuff about them paying a premium for him, it’s nonsense. He’s just not that good. Against Manchester United, he didn’t offer anything. Against West Ham was the same.

“For me, he is the worst of the bunch. He wasted so many chances against West Ham. You can absolutely see why Conte kept playing Sessegnon over him until he got injured. He wastes so many good crossing opportunities. He was very, very poor [against West Ham]. It’s probably his worst game for Tottenham.”

As such, should Barcelona indeed be interested in the Spaniard who Tom Young dubbed “pathetic” earlier this season, it would seem a very wise move for Conte to cash in on the defender while he has the chance, as it is clear for all to see that – for around £25m – the 52-year-old could find a much better option in the position this summer.

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Crystal Palace are reportedly keen to sign Brentford midfielder Christian Eriksen this summer, as the Eagles look to push on after a successful first season under Patrick Vieira.

What’s the talk?

According to TEAMtalk, the south London side are interested in luring the Dane away from west London this summer, after the attacking midfielder joined the Bees in January on a six-month contract.

There was a risk in signing the 30-year-old who hadn’t played since suffering a cardiac arrest last June whilst in action for Denmark at the EURO 2020.

However, the former Tottenham Hotspur star has settled back into the Premier League excellently and is a target for an array of clubs, including Palace.

Palace must sign Eriksen

Crystal Palace will be hopeful that their midfield will once again include Conor Gallagher next season, with the Englishman highly impressing at Selhurst Park on loan from Chelsea this term, however, the Eagles are yet to make any sort of breakthrough in extending the 22-year-old’s stay in SE25.

Therefore, if Gallagher isn’t to stay with the Eagles, signing Eriksen would ensure Vieira’s midfield doesn’t suffer. Having said that, the attacking threat of both Eriksen and Gallagher in the same midfield would be a mouthwatering concept for Palace supporters.

Despite fears that the 30-year-old wouldn’t be able to play football again, the Denmark international has returned to action with no signs of wear and tear, having been labelled “unbelievable” by his manager and fellow countryman, Thomas Frank.

The midfielder has scored and assisted once in five league appearances for Brentford, having left Inter Milan in the summer, as well as netting twice last month upon his return to the Denmark national team.

Having earned 111 caps for Denmark as well as making 533 senior appearances at club level, the 30-year-old possesses remarkable experience that the Eagles could certainly do with, despite aiming to lower the average age of their squad.

Moreover, the Dane has scored 148 goals in that period, highlighting the quality he could provide.

It would certainly be a statement signing for Palace who have impressed under Vieira in the Frenchman’s first season as a Premier League manager.

The South London outfit are currently 10th in the Premier League whilst also set to face Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final on Sunday.

Securing a top-half finish and potentially winning the FA Cup would be a marvellous success for the Eagles. Moreover, it would certainly attract higher quality talents in the summer, such as Eriksen.

AND in other news: Vieira must finally unleash £37k-p/w Palace “baller”, his “magic” could stun Chelsea

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According to Record via Sports Witness, Everton are interested in signing Sporting Lisbon captain Bruno Fernandes in this summer’s transfer window.

What’s the word, then?

Fernandes has been in quite outstanding form for Sporting this season, scoring 22 times and registering 11 assists in 39 appearances in all competitions.

When considering that he is not even a striker, those numbers are quite something.

Fernandes has a contract with his Portuguese club until the summer of 2023, but according to Record via Sports Witness, he might have a decision to make at the end of the season.

The report has claimed that Everton have joined Liverpool and Atletico Madrid in pursuit of the 24-year-old, who is an 11-time Portugal international.

The price tag could be substantial, but the Toffees must do all that they can to bring the attacker to Goodison Park in this summer’s transfer window.

Why should Everton sign him?

Simply put, Fernandes would be a huge upgrade on Gylfi Sigurdsson.

Sigurdsson has scored nine Premier League goals this season, but is quite unpopular with the Everton fans due to his inconsistency.

Indeed, there are many of the club’s supporters who feel that the Iceland international does not turn up when his team really needs him.

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Sigurdsson is five years older than Fernandes, meanwhile, and Everton should look to upgrade in this summer’s transfer window.

Beating the likes of Liverpool and Atletico to the Portuguese would certainly send out a huge message to the rest of the Premier League.

And it is absolutely vital that the Merseyside giants have a strong summer transfer window as they look to progress next season.

Leeds United fans have been handed an update on their pursuit of Rangers star Ryan Kent ahead of the upcoming summer transfer window…

What’s the story?

Last year, Leeds had a number of offered rejected by the Ibrox outfit, but it appears their interest in the winger has not ended, with journalist Pete O’Rourke claiming that he has some big admirers behind-the-scenes at Thorp Arch.

He said: “I think Marcelo Bielsa was a big fan of him, as is Victor Orta, so that one does seem to have some credence to it.”

Imagine him and Raphinha

After enjoying a superb season last year – he scored 13 goals and set up another 15 – Kent has continued his good form into the new campaign, managing an impressive 16 assists in just 36 games across all competitions.

The £20k-a-week earning ace was hailed by team-mate Conor Goldson as “magnificent”, while the defender also added: “He has got a lot of ability. (He is) 24-years-old, two-footed. It is not nice when he runs at you, I can tell you that personally from training. He has got everything.”

The praise does not stop there however, with Neil Dewsnip, his former coach at England U17 level, saying: “He seems to relish the atmosphere, so I think he’s in the bracket of players who think ‘the bigger, the better’. Ryan is very exciting so, when he’s good he’s devastatingly good.

“But that’s a trait of a lot of wide players. The challenge is to be consistent and I’m sure that’s what Steven and his staff will be working to achieve.”

The interest in Kent is certainly understandable especially when you consider the uncertainty surrounding the future of Raphinha.

The big talking point this summer will of course be whether the Brazilian stays put at Elland Road, and while Premier League survival would certainly help the Whites’ chances of keeping hold of him, news of Barcelona’s interest is sure to have the club sweating.

Letting Raphinha go in the transfer window would be a massive blow for Leeds given his performances for them – even this season he has managed nine goals in 28 Premier League games, and done his level-best to preserve the Whites’ top-flight status.

But while the Brazilian’s exit would hurt, bringing in Kent would provide that same level of excitement and end product that Raphinha has brought to the table.

The man with 34 senior goals to his name could be the arrival that offsets any potential Raphinha departure this summer.

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This summer is set to be an incredibly exciting one for Manchester City who are attempting to lure one of the best names in world football to the Etihad Stadium.

But what is the latest on their pursuit of Borussia Dortmund’s Erling Haaland? Fabrizio Romano reveals all.

What’s the word?

Speaking on the newest episode of the Here We Go podcast Romano shared information on their chase for the Norwegian star and what they hope to achieve if and when they agree terms to bring him to England.

Romano said: “Manchester City will sign a midfielder in the summer, at least one midfielder. It depends on the outgoings but they will sign a new midfielder. The focus now is on Erling Haaland and then after securing the Erling Haaland deal they want to focus on a midfielder.

“I will give you one midfielder they are monitoring; they sent their scouts, more than 4 or 5 times this year and that is Matheus Nunes at Sporting. He’s a really good player, he’s playing for Portugal too. Let’s see if they will decide to sign him or another player.”

This comes after the news that Fernandinho would be leaving City behind at the end of the season.

Exciting news

First and foremost, the idea that City look to be confident of securing a deal for Haaland, somebody with 25 goals this term, is incredibly exciting.

However, couple that with the thought of securing Nunes’ signature as well and it looks like the Manchester club mean business over the next few months.

They are still in the hunt to win both the Premier League and Champions League, an achievement that would be closely matched by the acquisitions of Haaland and Nunes.

The latter is a glorious technician and is one of the easiest footballers on the eye to watch.

Indeed, Guardiola commented on his abilities earlier this year: “I would say that Matheus Nunes is one of the best players in the world today.”

On that evidence, there is certainly a large attraction from the Spaniard towards the Portugal international and judging by his underlying numbers, it’s not a surprise to see why.

He has produced three goals and five assists throughout 2021/22 while ranking in the top 1% of players in a similar position across Europe’s top five leagues for dribbles per 90 at 3.19.

Capable of dancing past players with ease and evading the press, he’d be perfect for Guardiola’s system and the Premier League.

These are exciting times for City and if they do end up pursuing a deal for Nunes, it will only elevate the good feeling surrounding the Etihad.

Having scored 40 league goals fewer than Championship table-toppers Fulham, West Brom made their move in the early stages of the January transfer window to add some more firepower to their squad with the signing of Daryl Dike.

Unfortunately, the former Orlando City forward was recently and cruelly struck with a muscle injury which will now keep him out of action for a considerable amount of time.

Before the transfer window closed, the Baggies managed to bring in another striker – presumably as a result of Dike’s injury – in the shape of former Reading and Newcastle United marksman Andy Carroll on a free transfer until the end of the season.

The striker joined Reading in November after he left the Magpies, where he was picking up £23k-per-week according to Salary Sport last year, as a free agent in the summer.

During his brief stint with Veljko Paunovic’s side, the striker scored two goals and provide one assist in eight league appearances prior to finding himself out of the squad shortly before joining the Baggies.

Now that the 33-year-old has made his way to The Hawthorns, this will be a great chance for him to not only put his underwhelming time at Reading behind him, but also to potentially achieve something great by getting the Baggies back into the Premier League again.

While his first performance in a West Brom shirt in their recent 2-0 defeat against Millwall may not have been memorable, there is an argument to be made that Carroll didn’t arrive in ideal circumstances, given the Baggies’ dreadful run of form which got former manager Valerien Ismael the sack.

Now that his former Newcastle boss Steve Bruce, under whom the striker played 43 times at St. James’ Park, has entered the frame at West Brom, they will need to work together again to the best of their abilities if Albion are to have any hope of securing promotion by the end of the season.

If Bruce can get a positive tune out of the striker in the coming weeks and months in terms of goals and strong performances, this should give the Baggies a great chance of being in with a shout of promotion, especially since goals are what the team badly needs.

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Antonio Conte has been dealt a huge injury blow concerning Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Oliver Skipp.

What’s the latest?

In a recent statement posted on the Tottenham Hotspur website, the club confirmed that the 21-year-old – who has not featured for Spurs since the 2-0 Premier League defeat to Chelsea in January – has now been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

The club continued to state that the England U21 international underwent surgery in America on Tuesday morning in order to repair his pubis injury, and is now expected to return to first-team training in pre-season.

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The statement read: “We can confirm that Oliver Skipp has undergone surgery in America this morning (Tuesday 26 April) to repair a pubis injury and will be out for the remainder of the season.

“The academy graduate, 21, will now undergo a period of recovery and is expected to return to training for the pre-season period.”

Conte will be fuming

With Conte stating back in January that Skipp would only be sidelined for a fortnight as a result of his injury – before the 52-year-old went on to put pressure on the Tottenham medical team to have the midfielder ready to return to action in seven to ten days – the news that the 21-year-old will now be unavailable for selection until 2022/23 is sure to have left the Italian fuming.

Indeed, it is evident just how highly Conte rates the Spurs academy graduate, with the former Inter Milan manager stating of the youngster earlier this season:

“This player is very young. He has really a lot of space for improvement. He played with great intensity, great passion, with heart, with soul. I think it was important because, for me, he doesn’t care if he’s only 21 years old, who deserves to play.

“I think that the present and the future depends on him. If he wants to become a top midfielder, he could become a top midfielder. He has this will, this desire to become an important player for Tottenham and for the present and for the future.”

However, not only is the Spurs manager a huge fan of the England youth international, it is clear that the Italian also trusts Skipp greatly, with Conte playing the £18m-rated talent in all but one of the 14 fixtures in which he was available for selection – following the 52-year-old’s arrival in north London last November.

As such, the loss of the £50k-per-week sensation will certainly come as a huge blow to Conte and his Tottenham side, who will now be forced to chase fourth-placed Arsenal down in the league without the services of one of their brightest prospects.

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Journalist Pete O’Rourke has now dropped some Newcastle United injury news involving Callum Wilson.

The Lowdown: Injury worries

After Fabian Schar was forced to withdraw from the Switzerland squad for their upcoming friendlies against England and Kosovo due to an adductor problem, the injuries seem to be piling up for Eddie Howe and his team.

Aside from Wilson, Kieran Trippier has also found himself sidelined, but it looks as if he is now stepping up his recovery, while Isaac Hayden is out long-term and Martin Dubravka is reportedly suffering from angina.

The Latest: O’Rourke on Wilson

Speaking to The Transfer Tavern, O’Rourke has now given an update on Wilson’s fitness after he joined his teammates in Dubai, claiming that he is ‘making good progress’:

“He’s gone away with him on this trip to Dubai just to work on his fitness as well.

“He’s been out since December with his injury but making good progress.”

The Verdict: Big boost

Of course, the fact that Wilson is making good progress is a big boost for the St. James’ Park faithful.

It was expected that he would not return until the end of April, but now it looks as if he could come back much sooner.

Wilson still remains the North East club’s top scorer in all competitions so far this season, despite being out injured since January, and he is more than capable of providing the goals that could guarantee their safety.

Nonetheless, should he, Trippier and Schar all return within the next couple of weeks, it should give everyone on Tyneside a huge lift.

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Nantes are interested in wantaway Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Sanson, according to French outlet Foot Mercato (via Sport Witness).

The lowdown: Bit part

Villa shelled out £14.2million to sign Sanson from Ligue 1 side Marseille in the January 2021 window and agreed to pay him £48,000 per week as part of his four-and-a-half year contract.

But he’s only made 19 appearances for the club since, including 11 this season. He’s enjoyed more involvement under Steven Gerrard than he did under Dean Smith, but he’s still largely on the periphery.

The Frenchman has only started two Premier League matches and has been an unused substitute for five of the last eight games in the competition.

The latest: Wants to leave

Just a few days after an update claiming Kalvin Phillips is a serious target, some sources have told the French publication (via SW) that Sanson ‘wants to leave’ Villa this summer.

Nantes are admirers and could well pursue a loan or indeed a permanent transfer when the window opens.

The report adds that Sanson may be rendered surplus to requirements if Villa are successful in their efforts to sign another midfielder.

The verdict: One in one out?

Villa do appear determined to bolster their midfield ranks this summer.

The Times reported just last weekend that they were willing to fork out a whopping £60million to sign Phillips, while The Sun have even claimed they will pursue Paul Pogba, who is likely to be a free agent.

Steven Gerrard certainly seems to be a fan of Phillips in particular, given he has been eyeing Leeds star since the January transfer window.

And you can see how that would push Sanson even further down the pecking order at Villa Park.

Sanson, dubbed a ‘classy operator’ by professional scout Andrew Ashburn, has shown flashes of promise. Ashley Preece applauded him for his substitute performance against Leeds United earlier this month, when he completed every pass and won six out of eight duels (Sofascore).

But for the most part, it’s been a struggle, leading Preece to assign him a rating of just four out of 10 for his efforts this season.

In other news, this Villa talent has withdrawn from international duty.

Leeds United, Everton and Newcastle could all sign Chelsea midfielder Ross Barkley this summer, according to 90min.

The Lowdown: Barkley’s struggles

Barkley has struggled for game time under Thomas Tuchel, starting just one Premier League fixture all season.

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Labelled as a ‘liability’ during his Aston Villa loan spell last year, the 28-year-old’s Transfermarkt valuation has dropped from £27m to £11.7m in the space of two-and-a-half years.

He’ll be entering the final 12 months of his Stamford Bridge contract in the summer, and it looks as if a permanent cut-price exit could be on the cards.

The Latest: Leeds links

90min shared a story on Monday, looking at possible midfield incomings and outgoings for Chelsea this summer.

Barkley was included in the report, with Leeds, Everton and Newcastle named as possible destinations for the 28-year-old in a cut-price deal.

The Verdict: A shock

Leeds and Barkley have previous after a failed loan move back in 2012/13 where he made just four appearances, so the news of a potential summer return does come as a surprise.

The attacking midfielder, on £100,000-a-week (no Leeds player makes more), has plenty of Premier League experience, however, you have to go back to 2016/17 for the last time he contributed to ten goals in a league season.

It would be a big risk signing Barkley following his lack of playing time this season and previous injury history, but it looks as if it could be one to keep an eye on.

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