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Gabby Agbonlahor has dropped a claim on whether Josh King would be a good signing for Celtic if Eddie Howe takes charge, should he leave Everton.

The Scottish Sun have reported that the former AFC Bournemouth boss would like to bring his former player to the Hoops as a replacement for wantaway Odsonne Edouard.

Speaking to Football Insider, Agbonlahor has claimed that he does not see King staying at the Goodison Park faithful, but warned that the Norway international would have to reduce his wage demands if he is to sign for another club in the summer transfer window:

“I don’t see Everton taking up the deal to sign him for longer because he hasn’t really played much.

“With Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison, I don’t see it going that way.

“Maybe it will be one that Eddie Howe will look at for either Celtic or Crystal Palace when he gets the job.

“His wage demands are something like £120,000-a-week, I’m hearing. So he would have to lower those wage demands to get the move he wants.

“There’s a lot that could happen but for me, he’s going to have to maybe half his wage demands to get a move this summer.”

Everton should let King go

The move that brought King from the Cherries to the Merseyside club has not really worked out, and so Carlo Ancelotti’s team should really think about letting him go when his short-term deal expires.

The 29-year-old has only played in a mere eight games in total over all competitions so far in the 2020/21 term for the Toffees, and has not started once (£45,000-per-week, the demands Agbonlahor is hearing are remarkable.

With Moise Kean coming back from his loan spell at Paris Saint Germain as well, the Blues may want to think about keeping him in the squad for next season, which would leave even less room for King.

Thus, an EFC exit for the striker would suit all parties involved.

In other news, find out which ‘explosive’ star Everton are eyeing a move for here!

Crystal Palace have been in contact with Marseille winger Florian Thauvin ahead of a potential summer switch to England.

And, as to be expected, the transfer update has had a few Palace supporters talking on social media.

According to French outlet L’Equipe, cited by Inside Futbol, both the Eagles and Leicester City have been in touch with the 28-year-old.

Thauvin, who is on £91,000-a-week with Marseille, is out of contract in the summer. He’s scored eight goals and has registered seven assists in 29 Ligue 1 games this season, playing all across the front line.

The versatile forward is valued at a whopping £28.8m by Transfermarkt, so a free transfer to Selhurst Park this summer could prove a real coup by the club.

Palace fans react

@cpfc_xtra shared the news regarding Palace and Leicester’s Thauvin contact on social media.

This is what these fans had to say in reply, with many not hopeful over a deal going through for the World Cup winner.

“Would be a great show of intent if we got him but seems very very unlikely unfortunately”

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“No chance he’ll come Palace.”

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“Easy choice then”

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“I think we need to sort out the managerial role before thinking about players.”

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“….. Welcome to Leicester then.”

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“He will be off to Milan imo.”

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In other news: Palace linked with international defender, fans react, find out more here. 

Southampton have reportedly been scouting Bristol City midfielder Han-Noah Massengo recently and if he were to join The Saints, it could prove to be similar to the deal that saw Morgan Schneiderlin sign for the South Coast club in 2008.

According to the Bristol Post, Southampton scouts have been in attendance at Ashton Gate for recent Bristol City fixtures, and one player who they are said to be looking at is 19-year-old Massengo.

The Robins splashed the cash to bring the teenager to the club from AS Monaco in 2019 and he has since gone on to make 51 appearances for the Championship side.

Like Schneiderlin, Massengo established himself as a regular in Ligue 1 from a young age, before moving to a lower-league English side, with the defensive-midfielder enduring a relegation in his first season with Southampton, before helping the South Coast club to back-to-back promotions.

He would go on to make 257 appearances for the Saints, in which he contributed 15 goals and 11 assists, before completing a £25 million move to Manchester United in 2015, where he would spend just a year and a half before joining Everton.

Massengo can play as a defensive midfielder and has featured for the French U’19 side in the past, although he has struggled to adapt to Bristol City in his time there thus far, having averaged a pretty poor 6.27 rating for his performances this season.

However, he is still just 19-years-old and undoubtedly has some potential, which Southampton could help him realise if he makes the switch to St Mary’s this summer. If he did join, then perhaps it could be a repeat of the masterclass that saw Schneiderlin join from Strasbourg 13 years ago.

If the French midfielder proved to be even half as good as Schneiderlin was during his time on the South Coast, he would be a very good signing indeed, so it will be interesting to see if Ralph Hasenhuttl’s side make an official approach for the 19-year-old this summer.

And, in other news… Forget Diallo: Southampton can sign their ideal Romeu heir in 22 y/o gem

Former Premier League striker Dean Windass has exclusively told Football FanCast that he was confused by Jose Mourinho’s tactics in Sunday’s north London derby.

Following a wretched run of form, the Spurs boss has become slightly more expansive in recent weeks which has seen Tottenham win four matches on the bounce in all competitions, scoring 13 times in the process.

But Mourinho went with a familiar cautious approach at the Emirates, despite picking up attacking line-up, which included Tanguy Ndombele, Lucas Moura, Gareth Bale, Heung Min Son and Harry Kane – with Erik Lamela’s Rabona goal their only registered shot in the first-half.

And goals from Martin Odegaard and Alexandre Lacazette saw Arsenal turn the game around – with Mourinho’s team only throwing caution to the wind once Lamela was sent off in the latter stages for elbowing Kieran Tierney.

Their attacking intent was nearly rewarded with a point, with Kane striking the post before Davinson Sanchez’s effort was cleared off the line by Gabriel.

But Windass doesn’t understand why the Tottenham manager is so defensive in games against the traditional top-six.

He told Football FanCast:

“I couldn’t believe what I was watching. There were so many players strolling around, it was like an end of season game, they were strolling around, there was no intensity. Harry Kane was very isolated, very quiet, even though he had a couple of chances. It was a bad day at the office. I fancied Tottenham, it was one of those games where you don’t have them very often.

“His tactics change against the top teams, maybe that’s why he gets a lot of criticism. When he does play against the top teams, he parks the bus a little and allows them to come on, they defend very deep and get them on the counter-attack.

“That’s probably why he takes a lot of flack and that’s why he has lost all of those games against the top-six. But then he’ll go to West Brom and be more expansive, I don’t get it.”

Tottenham have now lost five straight matches away at the ‘so called’ big six, suggesting Mourinho’s approach isn’t working and a Plan B is required.

Southampton face Everton on Monday night looking to end their dreadful recent form, although it couldn’t be a much tougher fixture for Ralph Hasenhuttl, especially considering the Saints’ woeful record at Goodison Park.

The South Coast club’s last win at Goodison Park came 24 years ago in 1997, so Hasenhuttl’s side will have to be at their best if they want to end this hoodoo and take three points away from Carlo Ancelotti’s side.

If the Austrian manager wants to arrest the current run of form, then he should consider switching to a five-at-the-back formation against the Toffees.

With the match likely to come too soon for both Kyle Walker-Peters and Ibrahima Diallo, the Austrian manager may well be tempted to select Jan Bednarek at right-back again, as he has done for recent fixtures.

However, playing five-at-the-back would allow the Polish international to move back into central-defence, alongside Jannik Vestergaard and Mohammed Salisu, who has impressed in his first few appearances for the club, despite the disappointing results.

This would also offer protection to 20-year-old Kayne Ramsay at right wing-back, who, after signing a two-year contract extension recently, looks to be a candidate to feature on Monday night.

Having three central defenders in the box could also work to nullify the aerial threat of Dominic Calvert-Lewin, with the Englishman having scored more headed goals than any other player in the Premier League this season.

With the Saints’ defence having looked extremely vulnerable in recent weeks, Hasenhuttl has to do something to give Alex McCarthy more protection, and having five defenders in front of him could be one way to frustrate Everton.

Considering the disappointing recent form of forwards Nathan Redmond and Che Adams, Hasenhuttl would arguably not be losing too much attacking output if he were to sacrifice one of them for an extra defender, given that his wing-backs would be given a bit more licence to get forward.

The Toffees have lost surprisingly at home against Fulham and Newcastle United recently, and this tactical switch could be exactly what is required for Hasenhuttl’s side to cause their own upset and end their 24-year hoodoo at Goodison Park.

And, in other news… Saints suffer fresh injury blow ahead of Everton, Hasenhuttl must now rely on 28 y/o

Aston Villa fans were far from happy with the performance of Bertrand Traore during their 0-0 draw with Brighton on Saturday night.

It was a tough evening for the Villans at the AMEX Stadium – the Seagulls managed 26 shots to their four, while the hosts amassed 58% possession. Emilianio Martinez, with a SofaScore rating of 9.4, was easily the man of the match as he kept Dean Smith’s side in the game on a number of occasions.

Traore struggled in particular. He won just one of his six duels and completed a poor 75% of his passes. After this display, Smith will likely be deliberating whether he deserves to start the next game, against Leicester City on Sunday.

These Villa fans were angry with his showing, and they took to social media platform Twitter to share their thoughts on the £11.7m-valued 25-year-old (Transfermarkt).

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

“I am very disappointed with Barkley AGAIN!! and Traore!!! Absolutely disgusting performances. I love my club and to watch them play like that is not acceptable. If I was lucky enough to pull on the claret and blue jersey, I would give everything I could to win!!”

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“Why is Traore still on the pitch? Busing me this, he has been utter tripe tonight”

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“Just in the interests of fairness, Traore has also been absolutely appalling tonight too.”

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“Barkley does not deserve a start firstly. IMO Luis has been average (at best) for weeks. When Traore is bad, he absolutely stinks. Too many with a lack of the basic effort required tonight. Changes in the starting line up required. Earn your place.”

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“Yeah absolutely. Not so much Watkins, difficult if you get no service at all. Jack has to get smarter, teams will see how to play him. Traore useless when we’re on the back foot. Nobody is convincing me Barkley on recent performances deserves a start because he’s Ross Barkley!”

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“You have to wonder. Utter rubbish. Grealish, Barkley, Traore, McGinn looked like they were on Blackpool beach. Leaving Watkins totally out of it.”

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In other news, this former Villa player provides an injury update on man not yet seen this term.

Many Liverpool fans have been left to fume at a Fantasy Premier League (FPL) leak ahead of their away trip to Sheffield United on Sunday evening.

As per a tweet from FPL Insider, Diogo Jota has transferred in his own teammate, Adrian, ahead of the game against Chris Wilder’s men.

This may give a hint that the former West Ham United man is in line for a start for the Anfield faithful, meaning that Alisson and Caoimhin Kelleher may miss out.

A similar situation happened with Jack Grealish, as a lot of FPL players at Villa Park removed the Aston Villa star from their teams ahead of their game against Leicester City as it had been leaked that he had an injury.

Grealish was in fact injured just as the leak suggested, and therefore did not play in the match, as several Reds supporters are fearing that the same fate may mean that Adrian, their third-choice goalkeeper, will start in between the posts against the Blades.

Liverpool fan reaction to Adrian leak

These Kopites fumed upon learning that Jota had transferred in Adrian on Twitter:

“Our losing streak continues”

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“Yo @DiogoJota18, are you sure you wanna do this?”Credit: @mosia_fpl”No no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no no”Credit: @Oisin2020″Oh no”Credit: @eoinsmc”Sorry what”Credit: @lfcsed_”Oh dear god”Credit: @LFCJacobbIn other news, find out what transfer update involving one LFC target has been lauded by fans here!

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Tottenham Hotspur legend Gary Mabbutt has delivered his verdict to Serge Aurier walking straight down the tunnel after being substituted at the weekend.

Spurs were well-beaten by Leicester City in north London, and the Ivorian right-back endured a troublesome afternoon which resulted in him conceding a penalty for the visitors’ opener.

Right on the stroke of half-time, the 27-year-old needlessly shoved Foxes defender Wesley Fofana in the back.

Jamie Vardy converted from the spot before Toby Alderweireld’s own goal just before the hour mark doubled their advantage.

In a desperate attempt to spark a reaction, Spurs boss Jose Mourinho replaced Aurier with Harry Winks less than five minutes later, and the £23m man was seen heading straight down the tunnel in frustration.

Mabbutt believes it was more down to his own struggles rather than his manager’s decision…

He told FFC:

“To be honest, you get used to it. You know, you never want a player to be happy at being substituted, being brought off, you should be frustrated and angry. You’ve earned your place in the team, and now someone else is being brought on because the manager feels it’s not working.

“For me, a player goes off. He’s subbed. He’s not happy, most [players] will not be happy but still sit on the bench, some of them are totally cheesed off for whatever reason.

“Then, Serge, I’m sure was more frustrated with the penalty he gave away and with himself, more than anything else, so no that won’t affect any of the other players.

“It wouldn’t be an issue.”

Aurier has enjoyed a vast transformation under Mourinho this season, so much so that he’s managed to keep £15m summer arrival Matt Doherty at bay in the Premier League.

Indeed, the £120k-per-week Spurs man has started each of their last six outings in the top-flight, whilst he also scored and assisted a goal apiece during their 6-1 drubbing of Manchester United, per Transfermarkt.

Now valued at just £18m, it is thought that the former PSG star is in line for a new contract at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, according to Football Insider sources.

If Mabbutt is right, then Aurier’s reaction on Sunday should have no bearing on whether the club should still go ahead with those plans.

AND in other news, £30m Spurs calamity was utterly pathetic in their defeat to Leicester…

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O Santos divulgou na manhã desta quinta-feira um comunicado em seu site oficial afirmando que desistiu da negociação com Robinho. O clube afirma que não atingiu a pedida salarial estipulada pelo atacante.

Conforme o LANCE! apurou, o Rei do Drible não entrou em um acordo com o parceiro do Peixe, que estava disposto a pagar R$ 400 dos R$ 600 mil mensais para o ex-camisa 7, em troca da exploração de sua imagem.

Em 2013, Santos e Robinho chegaram a negociar, mas também, não chegaram em um fator comum.

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Vale ressaltar que o jogador tem propostas de Atlético-MG e Grêmio, além de uma oferta do exterior. Antes de deixar o Alvinegro, em 2015, ele chegou a afirmar que não via problemas em defender outra equipe brasileira.

Veja o comunicado do Santos na íntegra:

“A partir desta quinta-feira (11) o Santos Futebol Clube da como encerrada as negociações para o retorno do atacante Robinho. Apesar do desejo de repatriar seu ídolo pela quarta vez, o Clube não conseguiu atingir as pedidas do atacante, e desta forma mantém a nova política de teto salarial implantada pela diretoria. O Santos FC deseja ao Robinho o sucesso que sempre teve na sequência de sua carreira e sempre estará de portas abertas para seus ídolos.”

Tottenham target Eduardo Camavinga has dropped a huge transfer hint this weekend by saying that certain clubs make him dream.

Camavinga drops hint

According to The Daily Express, the 18-year-old is a target for Spurs, with Real Madrid and Manchester United also eyeing a move.

The midfielder currently plays for Rennes, but he admitted over the weekend that he has his eyes set on a potential transfer in the future. He said:

“The great clubs make me dream, but I cannot name one in particular for my future.

“We’ll see [about a new deal at Rennes].

“We haven’t set a date to discuss my future, I’m in no rush about it.

“There will be negotiations to keep me here.”

Star talent

This does not come as too much of a surprise – Camavinga is one of the brightest young talents in Europe. He already has three caps for France, scoring once, and he is currently valued at £45m (Transfermarkt). In fact, Paul Pogba compared him to Kylian Mbappe in terms of how he is ready to play at the highest level despite his age.

Jose Mourinho and co have huge competition for his signature. Manchester United and Real Madrid are two of the biggest clubs on the planet with funds that go further than in north London. However, it is still not impossible to see him lining up for the Lilywhites, especially if they continue to perform as they are at the moment as they top the Premier League. Stranger things have happened, that’s for sure.

In other news, this Spurs man has been tipped for a January move away from the club.