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Spurs 'accelerate' bid for winger 'liked' by Newcastle as Liverpool set demands for Southampton target

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The latest transfer talk from across the Premier League as Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton plan moves ahead of the new season.

Tottenham Hotspur have been tipped to ‘accelerate’ their bid to land Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto.

The Portugal international is reportedly on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs despite revealing his desire to help Gary O’Neil’s side move to ‘another level’ in the future. Neto joined Wolves from Lazio in a £14m deal during the summer of 2019 and has scored 14 goals and provided 24 assists in 135 appearances during that time. The versatile forward has been linked with moves to the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal in recent seasons and was believed to be one option under consideration by Newcastle as they look to add a wide player to Eddie Howe’s squad over the remainder of the summer transfer window.

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Speculation over Neto’s future was the topic of conversation last week as Wolves boss O’Neil said: “I know how good he is, and I know how well he would do at a big club. Obviously I want our team here to be unbelievably successful. So I’m hoping that he stays. I think so (there’s a chance he stays). There’s nothing going on at this moment from anybody. He’s in a good spot, I’ve spoken to him about how we’re going to play and how it suits him and what a big part he’ll play in it. But of course, we’re all grown-ups while you’re having them conversations. If a massive bid comes from a top club then no one is going to stand in Pedro’s way.”

Transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano has described Neto a ‘really appreciated and very highly rated’ by Spurs and believes the North London club will move forwards for the Wolves star and kickstart a hectic period of recruitment ahead of the new Premier League season.

Romano said on a Playback Livestream, he said: “Pedro Neto remains a player really appreciated and very highly rated by Tottenham. So, for sure, he is one of the players they’ve always had on the list. Let’s see if they will decide to accelerate, but I expect Tottenham to be busy starting from next week.”

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Liverpool have rejected a offer for Fabio Carvalho from Premier League rivals Southampton - and have reportedly set their stance over the young forward’s future.

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The 21-year-old has impressed for the Reds during their recent tour of the United States as Arne Slot’s side claimed wins against Manchester United, Arsenal and Real Betis and found the net against both Premier League clubs. His performances have caught the eye of the new Liverpool head coach, who is said to be against selling Carvalho and could hand the former Fulham academy product a chance to impress during the opening weeks of the Premier League season. That would be a boost for Carvalho after he struggled to game regular game-time under former manager Jurgen Klopp and was sent out on loan to the likes of Bundesliga club RB Leipzig and Championship side Hull City over the last year.

Newly-promoted Southampton made an approach to sign Carvalho on a permanent deal over the weekend but were unsuccessful with their opening offer of around £15m and it remains to be seen whether they return with an improved bid. CaughtOffside have now claimed Liverpool have informed their Premier League rivals and any other suitors it would take an offer above £25m before they will consider the sale of the Portugal Under-21 international.

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Newcastle United target eyed by Nottingham Forest and Brighton as Tottenham Hotspur plot swoop

Submitted by daniel on Sat, 03/08/2024 - 20:00

Latest Newcastle United transfer news and rumours as they prepare for the new Premier League seaosn

Newcastle United are busy preparing for the start of the new Premier League season. Up first for Eddie Howe’s side is a home clash against newly promoted Southampton.

In the meantime, they have the chance to bring in some players in the transfer window. Here is a look at some of the latest news and rumours regarding the club...

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Newcastle are apparently interested in a move for Fiorentia attacker Nicolas Gonzalez, as per a report by TuttoJuve. Juventus, Atalanta and Atletico Madrid are also believed to be keen. In addition, Olé in Argentina claim Nottingham Forest and Brighton and Hove Albion are also potential suitors.

Speaking to TNT Sports in May, pundit Don Hutchinson praised the player: "Nicolas Gonzalez is a player that can go on to unbelievably high levels. If Bernardo Silva was ever to knock on Pep Guardiola's door and say it is time for him to move on, I think City should be seriously looking at Gonzalez. He will be huge.

"We just looked at some of the numbers there in terms of their goals in the Conference League, their top the possession charts, that's their style. He is very similar to [Bernardo] Silva. Silva has more consistency in his game, but when you look at talent, he compares. He [Gonzalez] plays off the right-hand side, he is a left-footed player, he is very good in the air."

Gonzalez, who is 26-years-old, is an Argentina international with 26 caps under his belt for his country so far. He started his career at Argentinos Juniors before moving over to Europe in 2018.

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Stuttgart snapped him up and he scored 23 goals in 79 games for the German outfit. Fiorentina subsequently lured him to Italy and he has since found the net on 38 occasions in 125 outings.

Winger latest

Tottenham Hotspur have ‘intestified’ their pursuit of Wolves winger Pedro Neto, who has been linked with Newcastle, as per FootballTransfers. He is facing an uncertain long-term future in the Midlands and could move on for a new challenge.

His boss Gary O’Neil has recently shared this update regarding the club’s stance on him, suggesting they won’t stand in his way: “I know how good he is, and I know how well he would do at a big club. Obviously I want our team here to be unbelievably successful. So I’m hoping that he stays.

“I think so (there’s a chance he stays). There’s nothing going on at this moment from anybody. He’s in a good spot, I’ve spoken to him about how we’re going to play and how it suits him and what a big part he’ll play in it. But of course, we’re all grown-ups while you’re having them conversations. If a massive bid comes from a top club then no one is going to stand in Pedro’s way.

“I’m confident that he will be here. Because we haven’t had anything really, that makes the club think that he won’t be. But of course, a lot of business can be done late.”

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‘A chance’ - Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur ‘on alert’ as Wolves boss makes transfer admission

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Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur have potentially been handed a big boost in their hopes of signing Wolves’ Pedro Neto this summer.

Gary O’Neil has revealed Wolves will not stand in Pedro Neto’s way if a ‘massive bid’ is submitted for the Portuguese international this summer. Neto has impressed greatly during his time at Molineux, although injury issues mean he has made just 41 Premier League appearances over the last three seasons.

The 24-year-old has been linked with a move away from Wolves with Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur among the clubs credited with an interest. A fee of around £60m has been reported to be enough to tempt Wolves into selling this summer, although no official bids have yet been received for Neto.

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Speaking about the winger, and the reported transfer interest in him, O’Neil has revealed he is ‘hoping’ Neto remains at the club once the summer transfer window has closed on Friday 30 August, but has admitted that a ‘massive bid’ could tempt Wolves into selling the Portuguese international.

O’Neil told the Express and Star: “I know how good he is and how well he would do at a big club, but I want our team here to be unbelievably successful and I’m hoping he stays.

“There’s nothing going on at this moment from anybody, he’s in a good spot and I’ve spoken to him about how we’re going to play, how it suits him and the big part he’ll play in it. But of course, it can change really quickly if a massive bid comes in from a top club, then no-one will stand in Pedro’s way.

“It’s still my duty to him and everybody to make sure he’s ready to play for us. I’m confident that he will be here because we haven’t had anything that makes the club think he won’t be.

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“But a lot of the business can be done late, even up to the last couple of hours, so until the window is closed there’s always a chance.”

Wolves have already lost their captain Maximilian Kilman this summer after he moved to West Ham to reunite with Julen Lopetegui. The Magpies will face O’Neil’s side in their fourth league game of the season on Sunday 15 September (4:30pm kick-off).

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‘My preference’ - Amanda Staveley explains Newcastle United exit and intriguing Tottenham Hotspur update

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Amanda Staveley has not ruled-out buying a stake in another Premier League club following her departure from Newcastle United.

It was announced earlier this month that Staveley and her husband Mehrdad Ghodoussi would leave their roles at Newcastle United. The pair helped bring together the takeover of the club back in October 2021 with Staveley having tried on three separate occasions in the four years previous to that to end Mike Ashley’s time as owner of the club.

Following her departure from Newcastle United, it was reported by Bloomberg that PCP Capital Partners could look to make future investments in the sport and that ‘initial discussions’ over buying a minority stake in Tottenham Hotspur had taken place.

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Speaking to The Athletic, Staveley refused to comment directly on those reports, but did leave the door open to potential future investment opportunities in the sport: “Not much, I’m afraid.” Staveley said about Spurs.

“My preference would have been to stay with Newcastle, but life doesn’t always work out exactly how you want it to. Nothing is going to replicate that. I fell in love with Newcastle, the club and the people and that can’t change, but I didn’t want to get in Newcastle’s way. It’s got to be about what’s best for Newcastle.

“Mehrdad and I are keen to be hands-on. We’re hard-working people, I love to be very busy and to engage and I love football. Very sadly, we have to move on to other projects and that might involve us taking a stake in another club or buying another club and that’s difficult. But it’s possible.

“I don’t know what my future holds, but you can never move on from the love I have for Newcastle and I would love to come back for matches. I’m a Geordie now. I’m a Yorkshire Geordie, but I will always have that chemistry and that love.”

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Upon completion of the takeover in October 2021, Staveley and Ghodoussi took up numerous roles at Newcastle United as they embarked on first appointing a manager before then navigating a January transfer window that would prove to be transformative and help keep the Magpies in the Premier League.

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‘My preference’ - Amanda Staveley explains Newcastle United exit and intriguing Tottenham Hotspur update

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Amanda Staveley has not ruled-out buying a stake in another Premier League club following her departure from Newcastle United.

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Tottenham Hotspur winger ‘on verge’ of transfer exit - could make debut at St James’ Park

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Bryan Gil’s frustrating spell at Tottenham Hotspur is set to come to an end, albeit on a temporary basis this summer.

Gil joined Spurs in July 2021 but has made just 43 appearances in all competitions and spent two seasons back in Spain on-loan with Sevilla and Villareal. The 23-year-old is expected to leave north London again this summer with Girona his likely destination.

The La Liga side, who are part of the City Football Group, have qualified for the revamped Champions League after finishing 3rd in La Liga behind only Barcelona and champions Real Madrid. Gil is set to join Girona on-loan with the Spanish side potentially having the chance to buy him on a permanent basis.

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Gil made just three Premier League appearances following the turn of the year last season and was the unfortunate player to miss a penalty against Newcastle United during their post-season friendly at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The winger may not have long to wait to exact his revenge, however, and could make his debut for Girona at St James’ Park when the Spanish side travel to the north east for a pre-season game on Friday 9 August as part of the Sela Weekender.

Newcastle United will face Girona on Friday night before taking on Stade Brestois in the Sela Cup a day later. That game will take place at 4pm on Saturday 10 August. Newcastle United Women will also play at St James’ Park when they take on AC Milan on that day with that game set to kick-off at 1pm.

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Tottenham Hotspur winger ‘on verge’ of transfer exit - could make debut at St James’ Park

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Bryan Gil’s frustrating spell at Tottenham Hotspur is set to come to an end, albeit on a temporary basis this summer.

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Amanda Staveley Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur switch slammed after £500m claim & exit agreed

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Amanda Staveley’s links to investing in Tottenham Hotspur have been slammed following her departure from Newcastle United

Staveley’s departure from Newcastle United was confirmed on July 12 with 5% of her 5.7% stake being absorbed by majority owners the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund while the remaining 0.7% has gone to RB Sports & Media. PIF’s stake now stands at 85% and RB Sports & Media’s is 15%.

But Staveley has already been linked with investing in another Premier League club. According to Bloomberg, Staveley has targeted Tottenham Hotspur as a potential investment opportunity.

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Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners have reportedly raised £500million to invest in football with several clubs being looked at. According to Bloomberg’s report, Staveley has held initial discussions to purchase a minority stake in Spurs with Rothschild & Co.

Ligue 1 side AS Monaco have also been listed as a potential target.

But financial expert Stefan Borson has questioned Staveley’s links to Spurs, slamming the report as ‘nonsense’.

“It sounds like nonsense to me,” Borson said via Football Insider. “It seems unlikely that she would go from a position of very significant influence to a very serious minority at Tottenham.

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“Everybody in football knows Tottenham is available for investment or a sale at the right price. But they have very significant expectations on value, probably something like eight to nine times what Staveley and PIF paid for Newcastle.

“I think it’s pretty unlikely that she’s come out of Newcastle at whatever valuation she has, where she was clearly very influential and is just going to accept a very insignificant role at Spurs.”

Borson also previously suggested Staveley’s departure may have been due to the financial commitments needed at Newcastle.

“I don’t know the arrangement in terms of how they exit,” he admitted. “They have been diluted down over time and will continue to be diluted down.

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“Newcastle are substantially a loss-making club on an operating level and that will continue for the foreseeable future.

“Each year that goes by, they will need investment from the parent company. I suspect Staveley and her husband [Mehrdad Ghodoussi] were not in a position to continually put up their share of the equity required every time there is a funds raise.

“At some point, they are just going to keep getting diluted down and they will eventually become irrelevant in the mix.

“I don’t know the extent to which this was all planned in the first place, but they will have always known they were going to get diluted down over time because Newcastle are going to require a huge amount of investment for quite some time before it could be even close to self-sustaining.”

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Newcastle has undergone significant changes behind the scenes so far this summer. In addition to Staveley and Ghodoussi’s departure, sporting director Dan Ashworth has been replaced by Paul Mitchell while James Bunce has been appointed as the club’s new performance director.

Brad Miller has also joined the club as chief operating officer with chief executive Darren Eales confirming the club’s ‘c-suite’ team is in place to take care of the day-to-day running of the football club.

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Amanda Staveley Newcastle United to Tottenham Hotspur switch slammed after £500m claim & exit agreed

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Amanda Staveley’s links to investing in Tottenham Hotspur have been slammed following her departure from Newcastle United

But Staveley has already been linked with investing in another Premier League club. According to Bloomberg, Staveley has targeted Tottenham Hotspur as a potential investment opportunity.

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Ligue 1 side AS Monaco have also been listed as a potential target.

But financial expert Stefan Borson has questioned Staveley’s links to Spurs, slamming the report as ‘nonsense’.

“It sounds like nonsense to me,” Borson said via Football Insider. “It seems unlikely that she would go from a position of very significant influence to a very serious minority at Tottenham.

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Borson also previously suggested Staveley’s departure may have been due to the financial commitments needed at Newcastle.

“I don’t know the arrangement in terms of how they exit,” he admitted. “They have been diluted down over time and will continue to be diluted down.

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“Newcastle are substantially a loss-making club on an operating level and that will continue for the foreseeable future.

“At some point, they are just going to keep getting diluted down and they will eventually become irrelevant in the mix.

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Serie A club reveals surprise demand for Newcastle United, Spurs, Aston Villa and Arsenal transfer target

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The latest transfer talk from St James Park as Newcastle United seek to aim more new faces to their squad during the summer window.

Newcastle United could reportedly add another right-back to their squad amid suggestions Kieran Trippier is ‘increasingly likely’ to leave St James Park during the summer transfer window.

The England international became the first high-profile signing following a PIF-led takeover at St James Park when he completed a £12m move to Tyneside after the Magpies had agreed a fee with then-La Liga champions Atletico Madrid. After making his debut in a shock FA Cup defeat at the hands of Cambridge United, Trippier went on to become a standard setter for the Magpies and enjoyed a remarkable first full season with the club.

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With a high level of consistency, Trippier played an integral role in helping the Magpies secure a top four finish and end their two-decade wait to compete in the Champions League. The former Tottenham Hotspur right-back was also in the Magpies side that reached a first major cup final since 1999 before suffering a Wembley defeat against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup Final. Although the defender remained a key part of Eddie Howe’s squad last season, he was the subject of interest from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in January and there have now been suggestions Trippier could join one of two Saudi Pro League clubs this summer.

Should the experienced full-back depart, Tino Livramento would be in line to become a permanent successor to Trippier on the right-hand side of Howe’s backline. Emil Krafth remains a trusted figure with the Magpies boss and would provide backup and competition for the England Under-21 star but a major decision over Harrison Ashby’s future could lie in wait as the former West Ham United youngster has failed to make a meaningful impression during his time on Tyneside.

Newcastle have been linked with a number of full-backs in recent months and reports in Italy have suggested the Magpies are particularly keen on Fiorentina star Michael Kayode. The 20-year-old enjoyed an impressive first season in the senior setup with La Viola and received praise from head coach Vincenzio Italiano after he impressed during a 4-1 win at Genoa on the opening day of the season. He said: “Kayode has a strong character, he fears nothing and it’s important when you are this young. Moreover, he is physically strong and motivated after winning the Euros. When he returned to Florence he kept the gold medal around his neck for a few days.”

Kayode is currently in England as their preparations for the new Serie A season continue with a training camp. Corriere dello Sport have reported on his future and claimed the full-back is ‘flattered’ by interest from the Premier League and revealed La Viola are open to a loan deal if a fee over an optional permanent move can be agreed. With Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal also said to be interested in the Italy Under-21 star, Fiorentina have reportedly suggested they would be open to selling Kayode if they receive an offer in excess of £24m.

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