Yid
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That bench must be comfy as fuck...
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"Closely monitoring" is one of my favorite cliches in football transferdom. I mean, by some standards, it could be claimed that I'm closely monitoring Schade's development. I do watch Brentford play pretty regularly...
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Is he still at the club?
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What... So clubs can just be "Gibs-White'd"...
I personally think he will just get better and better, but I also thought Okafore at Leeds looked like a future monster down the wing...
I personally think he will just get better and better, but I also thought Okafore at Leeds looked like a future monster down the wing...
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Bournemouth are a different operation, though. Their whole thing is to keep profitable by selling the likes of Semenyo (Dean Hujsen this summer for example) and then find the next undervalued player in the market to do the same thing all over again. Not saying we'd be a preferred destination, but they're not run by that lunatic at Forest, they'd sell him on for the right price.
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Kudus, Kulu and Semenyo would be some attacking line with Solanke or another up top.
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I'd go for "Another".
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Dave
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Rasiak would be an improvement on what we have now.
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Ouch.
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Transfer rumors, news: Man City still keen on Rodrygo
Manchester City are still reportedly looking to sign Rodrygo from Real Madrid. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.
www.espn.com - Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are looking at West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, according to Football Insider. The 28-year-old is reportedly receiving attention from both Premier League sides, but the Hammers would only be prepared to consider letting him go if they receive an "irresistible" offer. Bowen's future at the London Stadium remains secured until the summer of 2030 after the England international signed a seven-year extension in 2023.
- Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle are among the Premier League teams keeping tabs on Club Brugge defensive midfielder Aleksandar Stankovic. (Matteo Moretto)
- Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur are looking at Palmeiras forward Vitor Roque, according to Football Insider. The three Premier League clubs are reported to have been impressed by the recent form of the 20-year-old Brazil international, who has scored 16 goals while assisting another three in 30 league appearances since moving back to his homeland after a failed stint with Barcelona. United's decision to move for Roque hinges on if they decide to part ways with Joshua Zirkzee, with the Netherlands international looking to play more minutes to bolster his chances of being selected by manager Ronald Koeman for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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Barcelona make Harry Kane first-choice target to replace Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona have made the England captain Harry Kane their first-choice target to replace Robert Lewandowski
Barcelona have made Harry Kane their first-choice target to replace Robert Lewandowski. The Spanish champions regard the 32-year-old England captain as the ideal younger replacement for the 37-year-old Pole, whose contract expires in June, and may well be prepared to trigger the clause in Kane’s contract with Bayern Munich that would allow him to leave for £57m in the summer.
Kane has proven a huge success at Bayern since joining them from Tottenham for £100m in August 2023, scoring an astonishing 108 goals in 113 appearances. In September, he became the fastest player this century to reach 100 goals for a club playing in one of Europe’s top five leagues. He also ended his trophy drought in May after playing a key role in Bayern reclaiming the Bundesliga title.
Kane said last month he was open to staying at Bayern beyond the end of his contract, in June 2027. However, the prospect of joining another of the world’s biggest clubs and challenging for further major honours could entice him to
Barcelona, who already have an England international in Marcus Rashford on their books. The forward is on loan from Manchester United and there is an option in his contract with Barça that would allow them to sign him permanently for £30m.
Joan Laporta, Barcelona’s president, has ruled out the prospect of Lionel Messi returning to the club. The Argentinian visited the Camp Nou this week, sparking speculation that he may be on his way back from Inter Miami.
“Out of respect for Messi, our players, and our members, it’s not the time to speculate with unrealistic scenarios,” Laporta told Catalunya Radio.
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Jared fucking Bowen...
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We should stop buying the best player from shit clubs.
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Or the unwanted players from big clubs.
Not to mention, the ones on shit wages.
Not to mention, the ones on shit wages.
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There's just no strategy--or hasn't been. Guess we'll see what the approach is post-Levy
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The strategy cannot include Jared Fucking Bowen...!!!
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I must have missed something.
Why all this talk of Jared Fucking Bowen?!
Tell me he's not on our radar & a possible target!
Why all this talk of Jared Fucking Bowen?!
Tell me he's not on our radar & a possible target!
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Maybe wishful thinking on my part, but this strikes me as agent talk. One of the best players on crap team fishes for move to better team.
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Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo has £65m release clause with January transfer possible
The clause must be activated by a specific date, giving Bournemouth time to replace their best player, and is available to any team.
www.nytimes.com Bournemouth reluctantly accept they may be powerless to prevent Antoine Semenyo from leaving the club as soon as January, even though their desire is to retain him until the end of this season.
Semenyo was coveted by clubs including Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur last summer but signed a new contract in July that runs until June 2030 and has enjoyed an impressive campaign so far.
To keep him at the Vitality Stadium — which appears to have paid dividends, with the 25-year-old forward already accumulating six goals and three assists to help his team reach ninth place in the Premier League table — Bournemouth agreed that the fresh deal would contain a release clause.
Suitors were told during the previous market that the fee required to secure Semenyo was around £70million ($92.2m),whereas the sale price for the winter is now formally set at £65m. It must be activated by a specific date, which would give Bournemouth a couple of weeks to replace their best player, and is available to any team.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6688284/2025/10/04/antoine-semenyo-premier-league-bournemouth/
The Ghana international has recently been linked to Liverpool, Manchester City and Spurs — however if Bournemouth manage to fend off admirers in the coming months, the mechanism will again be available once the subsequent transfer window opens, except at an even lower figure.
While losing Semenyo would come as a significant blow, Bournemouth have experience of key squad members departing and it failing to knock head coach Andoni Iraola’s men off course.
Centre-back Dean Huijsen moved to Real Madrid in May when they capitalised on a £50m clause and a year earlier Spurs landed striker Dominic Solanke, who himself had a £65m exit provision.
Bournemouth have also sold left-back Milos Kerkez, central defender Illia Zabarnyi and winger Dango Ouattara, only to maintain an upward trajectory. Those precedents indicate they will be working on targets in all positions and formulating contingency plans should Semenyo go.
Semenyo’s promise has long been clear to see, a talented, two-footed winger whose blend of technique and power makes him near-impossible to stop at full tilt. But after a promising end to the 2024-25 season, the Ghanaian’s attacking output has rocketed, responsible for almost one-third of Bournemouth’s goals and assists this season.
The 25-year-old has shone under Iraola, at his best with space to gallop into on the break. No player has scored more goals from counter-attacks this season, and all three have been eye-catching; a thumping finish after a lung-busting run to kill off Fulham, a dart into the box to sweep home his first against Liverpool, and an emphatic left-footed drive to double his tally on the Premier League’s opening day, keeping Ibrahima Konate and Virgil Van Dijk guessing after a twisting run.
But there is more to Semenyo than just pitch-sweeping dribbles and fast breaks, a winger who can draw in his full-back with feints and shimmies before bursting into the box. His robust build means he can hold his own in physical duels, difficult to dispossess with his back to goal, while he works hard without the ball too, a fundamental part of Iraola’s intelligent, high-pressing approach.
Understandably, this is news that will leave Europe’s biggest clubs on alert. A player who thrives in transition, with a proven ability of blasting his way through Premier League defences, Semenyo fits the bill for any side looking for a game-changer up top.