Newcastle ´against everybody else´ as rivals ramp up prices, but Howe wants Toon to earn unpopularit
Eddie Howe has claimed rival Premier League clubs have raised their asking prices as they didn t want to be seen to be helping Newcastle United.
Newcastle were bought last October in a controversial takeover funded in large part by Saudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund.
The team, who were facing relegation, have improved drastically since then, helped by Howe s appointment as head coach and the investment of more than £200million in the transfer market.
However, Newcastle s attempts to do further business were hampered by the narrative around their wealth, Howe suggested on Friday, the day after a window in which they spent big money on Sven Botman and Alexander Isak closed.
That was definitely something we felt in the market, he said ahead of Saturd…
Gary Neville says only a full sale of Manchester United can satisfy supporters.
United announced in November that their much-maligned owners, the Glazer family, were exploring options including a potential sale of the club.
Jim Ratcliffe and Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are among those to go public with their offers for United, though Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus described the sale process as a farce when announcing he would not participate in a third round of bidding this week.
Some United supporters have expressed concerns that the Glazers – who have been widely criticised since taking control via a leveraged buyout in 2005 – may yet remain at Old Trafford.
On Saturday, Sky News reported that American private equity firm Carlyle was eng…
Reading have made a £1m bid for Sunderland midfielder David Vaughan, .
The former Blackpool man is the set to be the latest player to leave the Stadium of Light as manager Paolo Di Canio continues to rebuild his squad.
No fewer than twelve players have been moved on by the Italian so far this summer, with ten players moving in the opposite direction.
The 30 year old moved to the North East club following Blackpool’s relegation in 2011, and has made fifty-five appearances for the Black Cats, though he was left out of the match-day squad that lost 1-0 to Fulham on Saturday afternoon.
There has also been interest from Premier League newcomers Hull City and Crystal Palace, but ambitious Reading can more than match their wage offers.
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Arsenal forward Park Chu-Young looks set to return to French Ligue 1, .
The Korean striker is back at the Emirates after his loan spell at Celta Vigo came to an end, but chances are he will be offloaded by the time the transfer window closes.
A return to France appears on the cards as Saint Etienne, Lorient and Rennes are all believed to be keen on the 28-year-old attacker.
Park has played his best football in France s top flight, scoring 25 goals in 91 league appearances for Monaco before joining Arsenal in the summer of 2011.
The South Korea international utterly failed to prove his worth at the Emirates, making just one substitute appearance in the Premier League.
He has, however, kept his starting berth in the national team and went on to sco…
A werewolf, a paladin, a bandit, and a cleric walk into the abyss. The werewolf’s transformations startle and stress the psyche of the party. The paladin’s heart gives out. Our thief begins behaving irrationally. He compulsively opens suspicious chests and rifles through dead bodies. He falls gravely ill. Our cleric, pushed to the brink, finds resolve in faith. She fights back wave after wave of evil abominations far longer than she should. In time, she finds herself overwhelmed. Knowing that his friends broke down and died because of his monstrosity, the werewolf heads back into town, distraught, to self-flagellate and exchange his grief for blood.
That’s the kind of moribund humor Darkest Dungeon works with. Everything here is a little weird, and it’d be easy to pass i…
Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri concedes he must do something to help kick-start Riyad Mahrez s season as player and club continue to struggle in their Premier League title defence.
PFA Player of the Year as Leicester stunned the world by winning the Premier League last term, Mahrez has struggled to replicate that form, with the defending champions languishing in 14th position.
Mahrez scored a first-half penalty on Saturday but it was another frustrating outing as Leicester crashed to their sixth defeat of the season, beaten 2-1 at Watford.
And Ranieri is weighing up whether to drop the Algeria international on the shortlist for this year s Ballon d Or in a bid to help him rediscover his form.
Of course we have to do something, have to study somet…
Basel boss Urs Fischer has challenged his players to step up in this season s Champions League following the departure of some high-profile stars.
The Swiss Super League champions begin their Group A campaign against Bulgarian league title-holders Ludogorets at St Jakob Park on Tuesday, in a repeat of a group-stage showdown from two seasons ago, which Basel won 4-0.
Breel Embolo scored the opening goal in that game but signed for Schalke in June for a reported initial €20million fee, while experienced centre-back Walter Samuel and fan favourite Philipp Degen have retired to leave Basel light on players with Champions League pedigree for this season.
Fischer, however, wants some of his newer signings and younger talents to make names for themselves as they aim t…
Bayern Munich s troubling start to Thomas Tuchel s reign continued as the champions slumped to a 3-1 defeat to Mainz at Mewa Arena on Saturday.
Die Roten looked to be on track to bounce back from their midweek Champions League elimination by Manchester City, but they were sensationally pegged back by Tuchel s former team as Bayern s winless streak stretched to four matches.
Sadio Mane gave Bayern a deserved first-half lead from close range, but Mainz showed signs of promise and built on such encouragement after the break when Ludovic Ajorque wiped out the lead.
Leandro Barreiro put Mainz in front 17 minutes from time and Aaron Martin s fine strike soon after finished Bayern off, gifting Borussia Dortmund the opportunity to go top later in the day.
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Harry Kane has confirmed that he is 100 per cent focused on Tottenham and will not be leaving the club during this transfer window.
The England captain has been strongly linked with a move to Manchester City since admitting in May he had reached a crossroads in his Spurs career.
Kane was not included in Tottenham s squad for their first two games of the season as the speculation mounted, but he returned as a second-half substitute in Sunday s win at Wolves.
The 28-year-old, who is under contract until June 2024, took to social media on Wednesday to declare that he will not be going anywhere before the transfer window closes on August 31.
It was incredible to see the reception from the Spurs fans on Sunday and to read some of the messages of support I ve…
David Beckham is set to return to Old Trafford after Manchester United were drawn with AC Milan on Friday for the knockout stages of the Champions League.
The England midfielder, who won the Champions League with United in 1999 before joining Real Madrid in 2003, will return to Milan in January for a second loan spell from Los Angeles Galaxy.
Beckham left United for Real Madrid in 2003 and has not yet come up against the club where he made his name.
United s director of communications Phil Townsend was pleased with the draw. It will be fantastic, he told Sky Sports News. I think everyone at Old Trafford will be absolutely delighted, it s what the Champions League is all about.
He (Beckham) will get a fantastic reception, as players coming back usually d…