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Writing on Twitter, Sky Sports reporter Lyall Thomas has shared news coming out of Tottenham Hotspur involving Norwich City star Max Aarons.

The Lowdown: Aarons back on the radar?

Alongside problem positions like centre-half, Spurs have also been touted to move for a new right-back this summer if defender Serge Aurier leaves north London.

Reliable correspondent Alasdair Gold recently explained that Tottenham ‘will’ target a full-back replacement for the Ivorian if he does indeed depart (football.london), with a few names already linked.

Spurs have been touted with possible moves for Brighton starlet Tariq Lamptey (Sky Sports) and Turkey international defender Zeki Celik recently (Evening Standard).

The Latest: Sky Sports reporter backs Aarons interest…

As per Sky reporter Thomas, writing on social media, Tottenham have also reignited their interest in Aarons after the Lilywhites were heavily linked with a move last year.

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“Tottenham have renewed their interest in Max Aarons this summer,” explained Thomas on Twitter.

“Joining the growing list of clubs chasing the Norwich right-back.”

The 21-year-old is seen as a solid alternative to fellow target Lamptey, with Brighton thought to want as much as £50 million for the latter man’s signature.

By comparison, the Canaries are said to value Aarons in the region of £30m.

The Verdict: Do it Paratici…

Club managing director Fabio Paratici, who has now been charged with developing the club’s sporting operations, simply must target Aarons if Aurier does leave this summer.

He played a key role under Daniel Farke, helping Norwich bounce straight back to the Premier League whilst starting 45 Championship matches and providing a real threat going forward.

The youngster even averaged the same amount of key passes per 90 at Carrow Road last season (1.4) as superstar Harry Kane did in the Premier League (WhoScored).

At £30m compared to Lamptey’s possible £50m tag, it’s clear who the better option would be for Tottenham.

In other news: ‘Tottenham will’…Alasdair Gold makes encouraging N17 transfer claim, find out more here.

As Football FanCast exclusively revealed earlier this month, Everton are in the hunt to find themselves a new winger this summer.

A number of names have been linked already, including Gareth Bale and rather typically for the Toffees, Wilfried Zaha.

What’s the word?

A fresh face has now emerged on Carlo Ancelotti’s radar with the Toffees in the race to sign Valencia forward Goncalo Guedes.

That’s according to Football Insider who suggest Everton are competing with Wolves in order to bring him to the Premier League.

The Old Gold are confident of landing him ahead of the Goodison Park outfit, however, with a part-exchange deal being discussed that would see Patrick Cutrone go in the opposite direction.

Guedes cost Valencia £34.5m back in 2018 so they may have to face losing any profit on the Portuguese this summer.

Deulofeu 2.0

By luring Guedes to Goodison Park in the coming months, Marcel Brands could unearth Everton’s brand new Gerard Deulofeu.

That’s because the duo play in a pretty similar way.

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The Valencia winger has had an impressive campaign at the Mestalla, scoring seven goals and also registering seven assists.

A tricky attacker, the Portugal international is capable of dribbling past a man with ease, just as Deulofeu proved he could do in the Premier League.

During the course of this season, Guedes managed 2.1 dribbles per game in La Liga. Deulofeu, on the other hand, managed 2.2 in his last full season with Watford.

They are also capable of providing and scoring goals at a similar rate. Over the last two campaigns, Everton’s former Spaniard has scored a goal every 7.1 games. That’s compared to every 6.5 outings for Guedes.

What perfectly epitomises the pair of them is their enigmatic nature. At their best, they are capable of frightening the life out of defenders. However, in the very next game, they could be full of inconsistency.

Talking about the Everton target a few years ago, former Ballon d’Or winner Luis Figo commented: “Guedes is a fast, irreverent and unpredictable player, who himself builds actions for his teammates and is also able to finish well.”

The unpredictable nature is what could swerve Everton from making a move. That said, it would bolster their forward line considerably.

Named in Portugal’s squad for the European Championships, the 24-year-old ended the season in fine fettle; providing four assists and four goals in his final 13 outings.

This might just be worth the gamble from the Everton hierarchy.

AND in other news, Everton eye move for “exceptional” 17-goal monster, he’d be a huge upgrade on Iwobi…

Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa has offered Gjanni Alioski a new contract as they look to keep him at Elland Road.

What’s the story?

With the 29-year-old’s existing deal at Elland Road coming to an end this summer, previous reports had suggested that Alioski had agreed a pre-contract with Galatasaray, before Graham Smyth delivered an update on his future earlier in the week.

He reported: “It was at least the second time Orta conversed with a left-back last week, having sat down with Gjanni Alioski to discuss his future with Leeds.

“Regardless of whether or not Alioski remains, Leeds will still seek to buy a left-back, but they are still keen to keep their North Macedonian international. He’s yet to accept the offer and, at 29 years of age, can’t be blamed for thinking long and hard about what might be his last, potentially lucrative deal and putting his family’s future first.”

Football Insider have now claimed that Leeds have submitted a new and improved deal to tie down Alioski, with a source revealing that the “club hierarchy are pulling out all the stops to keep him hold of the versatile left footer”.

The report added: “The Yorkshire giants are hopeful the improved, big-money offer will convince Alioski to stay at Elland Road. It would represent a major U-turn from the cult hero and fans favourite.”

Major Leeds howler

Already earning around £55,000 per week – only four Leeds players earn more than him right now – handing a new bumper deal to Alioski would be a massive blunder for someone who looks set to be phased out of the team.

As Smyth says, irrespective of what happens with the defender, the Whites are intent on buying a new left-back, a move which would surely see Alioski drop to the bench. Making him one of the club’s highest-earners, when he’s set to turn 30 early next year, seems very ill-judged, no matter how popular he may be in the dressing room.

The left-back can be incredibly shaky defensively, with last season in the Premier League seeing him concede two penalties which led to goals, while he also made two errors which led directly to shots.He also averaged the third-most fouls per game in the entire Leeds squad, while he was dribbled past the fourth-most.[snack-amp-story url=”https://www.footballfancast.com/web-stories/leeds-united-marcelo-bielsa-transfer-gossip-rumours-news-elland-road-rodrigo-de-paul” title=”Read the latest Leeds transfer rumours and news!”]Going forward, Alioski didn’t offer much either despite playing in a Leeds side who have come to play some attacking football.He averaged a rather unimpressive 0.7 shots and 0.8 key passes per game, while he only managed 0.3 dribbles per match – to put that into context, even centre-back Diego Llorente averaged more dribbles than him, as per WhoScored.The news coming out from Thorp Arch that Bielsa is handing Alioski a new and improved contract is a real shock, and one which has all the hallmarks of being a real howler for someone who, at his age, is likely set to decline over the coming seasons.Meanwhile, Bielsa can sign this Championship starlet who silenced Elland Road for free…

Former Everton striker Marcus Bent has exclusively told Football FanCast that his former side would struggle to reject £80m for Dominic Calvert-Lewin.

Calvert-Lewin has enjoyed his most prolific season in a Toffees shirt following his move from Sheffield United.

He’s scored 21 goals in all competitions, 16 of which have come in the Premier League, with only Harry Kane, Mo Salah, Bruno Fernandes, and Heung Min Son scoring more than the Sheffield-born frontman this term.

Such is Calvert-Lewin’s form, Everton have slapped an £80m price-tag on his head, with Manchester United interested in signing him this summer.

United recently signed up Edinson Cavani for another season, but with Anthony Martial reportedly on his way out of Old Trafford, the Red Devils still want to bolster their strike department in a bid to try and close the gap on rivals Manchester City.

Harry Kane has also been touted as a potential addition but Bent told Football FanCast that should United match Everton’s hefty asking-price, rejecting it would be difficult:

“Speaking to the club, his game has come on leaps and bounds – his hold-up play, his touch, his reading of the game, his finishing.

“£80m, I think he’s probably worth that. But Manchester United, they’re world class, competing for the Premier League, playing in Europe. But, with DCL, turning down £80m is hard, especially for Everton.”

Wolves’ plans for this summer were thrown into disarray last week when Nuno Santo announced he’d be leaving Molineux behind.

It was a surprising reveal but it comes at a time where the club are at a crossroads.

They aren’t quite good enough to challenge the big boys in the Premier League but they’re a lot better than those sides heading for relegation.

The issue for Nuno, it seemed, was that he wasn’t going to be backed in the transfer window this summer.

After a rift with Jeff Shi, he took his leave and will now leave the club permanently after their clash with Manchester United last Sunday.

Who becomes the next head coach remains to be seen. Jorge Mendes clients Bruno Lage and Paulo Fonseca have been linked but so has Sabri Lamouchi.

The 49-year-old had an incredibly mixed spell with Nottingham Forest and after receiving the sack back in October, he now coaches Al-Duhail in Qatar.

Lamouchi initially had a phenomenal impact at Forest. In 2018/19, Martin O’Neill finished in 9th place but the Frenchman improved on that and guided them to 7th, just two goals away from a place in the play-offs.

It was a season that earned calls for him to be named the Championship Manager of the Season.

Known for playing with relentless speed on the counter-attack, his brand of football is similar to how Nuno operated at Wolves. The Old Gold enjoyed playing in this manner against some of the bigger sides in the division, sitting back and then hitting their defence with a ruthless breakaway.

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There are further similarities between the two but unfortunately, they’re ones that don’t bode well.

After collapsing spectacularly towards the end of 2019/20, Nottingham Forest failed to win any of their last ten games with Lamouchi at the helm. That included their opening four matches of the current season as he was given the boot with Forrest sitting 22nd.

Lamouchi became stubborn and like Nuno, lacked a plan B and an extra cutting edge to inspire Forest.

Talking about their abject form last year, Danny Gabbidon said on Sky Sports (via Nottingham Post): “I’m looking at what they do when they have the ball, I can’t see what they’re trying to do.

“They move the ball too slowly, there’s not enough runners in behind, for me too many players wanting to come to the ball. I just can’t see the game plan when they’re in possession of the football.”

Forest had a bad habit of starting games slowly and then when they went behind, lacked the nous and system to be able to turn their fortunes around.

They scored just six goals during his final ten games in the dugout, a record that doesn’t bode well for a Wolves team hoping to be more attacking and assertive.

Nuno revealed at the beginning of the season that his team were going to try and be more dominant and attacking but that simply didn’t pay off. They ultimately ended the campaign in 13th; the worst finish they’ve had since being promoted.

Whether you’re happy to see the Portuguese depart or not, he should not be replaced by Lamouchi.

Shi would only be condemning Wolves to more mediocrity by hiring him. The Molineux outfit need someone more attacking and flexible tactically; not someone without a plan B.

AND in other news, Fosun can revive Wolves by hiring “brave” 48 y/o Mendes client who wowed Guardiola…

Kevin Phillips has urged Glasgow Rangers target Jonson Clarke-Harris to move to Ibrox instead of transferring to an English Championship club.

Phillips discusses Clarke-Harris

Rangers have been heavily linked with a move for Clarke-Harris in recent weeks, but there is a growing list of competition for his services – West Brom, Sheffield United and Bournemouth have all been linked with a move for the 26-year-old (Bristol Post), as have Russian outfit CSKA Moscow (Daily Mail).

Speaking to Football Insider, Phillips seems to believe that the striker should prioritise a switch to Ibrox rather than the English second tier. When asked whether the 26-year-old would rather move to Rangers, the ex-Sunderland marksman said:

“I think he would to be honest.

“If you go there you’re going to be playing European football and in a team that is going to be creating chances week in week out and winning those games every week.

“If I was in his position, I would certainly look at Rangers. There’s going to be crowds in there next year and Ibrox is one hell of a place to play football. 

“He would opt for Rangers over a Championship side that’s pushing for promotion.”

Top signing

Clarke-Harris has been in top form for Peterborough so far this season. As it stands, he has 29 goals in all competitions (Transfermarkt), and he leads the goalscoring charts in League One (BBC). As per Bristol Post, his value is at least £5m – an acceptable fee for a player in his current rich vein of form.

As Phillips said, with Rangers he will likely have plenty of chances created for him, while he will also have the opportunity to show off his ability in European competition. That should really be more than enough to convince him to make the move to the 55-time Scottish champions.

In other news, Kieran Maguire has shared this worrying Rangers finance update.

Former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent has exclusively told Football FanCast that he expects Patrick van Aanholt to leave the club this summer.

The Dutchman is one of a host of senior first-team players out of contract at Selhurst Park at the end of the season.

Despite uncertainty surrounding his future, van Aanholt has continued to be Palace’s first-choice left-back, but has been offered a pre-contract agreement with Turkish giants Galatasaray, with talks apparently ongoing.

Reports also believe that there’s Premier League interest in the ex-Chelsea man, who reached 200 top-flight appearances earlier in the campaign.

Van Aanholt has been one of the most attacking full-backs in recent years, and is joint 12th on the all-time list for most Premier League goals by defenders having scored 20 times for both Palace and former side Sunderland.

Bent praised the £55,000-a-week left-back’s contribution to the Palace cause, but told Football FanCast he doesn’t expect him to be there next term:

“I think he’s done well over the last few seasons, but with Palace not challenging for anything, maybe that’s his reason for moving.

“I’m not going to put it down to money because I don’t speak to him, but it looks like he’s running his contract down to move on a free.”

Former Sheffield United star Keith Gillespie has told Football FanCast that Rhian Brewster should stay at the club next season and help fire them to promotion.

The young striker has struggled this season at times in a poor Blades team.

They are currently rock-bottom of the Premier League, having taken just 14 points from 30 games.

Brewster arrived in the summer from Liverpool for a fee of £23.5m in the summer, a club-record fee that seemed to mark him out as their next first-choice striker who could hit the back of the net with regularity.

He has struggled, though, playing 24 times for the club in all competitions and failing to score a goal.

It has been roundly terrible for the 21-year-old but he does have history of hitting the back of the net, scoring 11 times in 22 games for Swansea City in the Championship while on loan from Liverpool, and scoring 13 goals in 28 games for Liverpool’s U23s.

Gillespie has refused to criticise the player, instead insisting he should stay for another season and try to help fire the Blades to the Premier League at the first time of asking.

He told FFC: “He has suffered with not scoring, it is tough when you are that age and you come with a reputation of scoring goals.

“But I’d like to think he’d show loyalty to Sheffield United, and he’ll be there next season. I’d imagine he’d probably score quite a few goals in the Championship and hopefully help Sheffield United back to the Premier League.”

Many Glasgow Rangers fans were absolutely delighted with the performance of Ryan Kent during their game against Hibernian on Sunday.

While the Gers may already have the Premiership title sewn up, they still have plenty more to play for. They are still unbeaten in the league (BBC) and they remain in the Scottish Cup – they face Celtic in the fourth round of that competition next week.

As such, each game has something riding on it. Kent clearly understood as such with his display against the Edinburgh outfit, and his goal to put the Gers 2-0 ahead – his 12th in all competitions this season – was absolutely fantastic.

All in all, he proved to be a menace on the wing, and his strike showed exactly what he is capable of producing. He also chipped in defensively by winning his share of tackles, proving his value to the team in more than just a goalscoring sense, and Steven Gerrard will want to see more of the same from the 24-year-old between now and the end of the campaign.

These Gers supporters could hardly hide their pleasure with Kent’s “sensational” performance, and they took to social media platform Twitter to share their thoughts.

Let’s see what the fans had to say about Kent below

“Ryan Kent world class as always”

Credit: @WilliamF93x

“That’s magical from Kent”

Credit: @LewisMcLx

“Sensational goal from Ryan Kent.”

Credit: @MijBmal

“Frightening from Kent”

Credit: @stevenwilcox72

“Magnificent Ryan Kent”

Credit: @alanmcd59

“Outstanding by Kent again, he loves those shots! Tremendous goal”

Credit: @Ch110785

In other news, Rangers are interested in signing this 14-goal ace.

Mark Douglas has dropped an inside claim from sources from the potential takeover of Newcastle United regarding Mike Ashley.

Writing in his latest piece for The Chronicle, the journalist has claimed that takeover sources have indicated that there would have to be a readiness from the chief executive of Sports Direct to lower his original asking price, or at least structure a deal, in a way which takes into account the big financial hit the club would take if they were to find themselves relegated from the Premier League at the end of this season.

The Tynesiders are now under serious threat of going down after an embarrassing 3-0 loss at the hands of relegation rivals Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday night, meaning that they currently sit a mere two points outside of the drop zone in the league table after 29 games played (BBC Sport).

Is potential Newcastle takeover off if relegated?

One would seriously have to question whether the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) would consider coming back onto the table if Newcastle found themselves in the Championship.

The Magpies would certainly become a less attractive project in that scenario, and there is a question mark left on how much money Ashley would be willing to sell them for.

Nonetheless, Newcastle will now be prioritising staying up and then deal with any further takeover talk at the end of the season.

In other news, find out what big claim has been dropped on Rafa Benitez and the takeover consortium!