THE CLOCK IS TICKING: CAN DAVID MOYES SECURE VITINHO BEFORE MADRID STRIKES FIRST?
Atlético Madrid is outmanoeuvring Everton for Botafogo right-back Vitinho. Discover if David Moyes can fix his defence in time.
Atlético Madrid has jumped ahead in the race for Botafogo right-back Vitinho, leaving Everton scrambling to catch up, according to Brazilian radio station Tupi FM. Everton have tracked the 26-year-old closely, desperate to shore up their shaky defence, but right now, they’re lagging.
Atlético aren’t messing around—they’ve ramped up their pursuit and are looking hard at how Vitinho might fit into their plans. Everton’s scouts are still hanging around, but at this point, it feels like they’re just hoping for a window to open. Neither club has put in an official bid so far, but Atlético’s aggressive approach puts them firmly in front as the top European option for Vitinho.
Botafogo aren’t in any hurry to sell. Vitinho just wrapped up a brutal 2025 season, logging 59 matches with two goals and four assists. He’s become a mainstay for Botafogo, both in Brazil and in continental competitions. On top of that, his contract runs through December 2029, so Botafogo holds all the cards when it comes to negotiating a fee. For Everton, trying to get back in the mix is going to be an uphill battle. Right now, everything points toward Madrid.
Does David Moyes need Vitinho?
David Moyes needs a real right-back—fast. This season, he’s had to stick central defender Jake O’Brien out on the right, which has killed any attacking threat down that side. Seamus Coleman is 37 and winding down his career, and Nathan Patterson can’t stay fit or consistent. Moyes just doesn’t have a reliable option there.
Vitinho could be the answer. Playing 59 games in a season shows he can handle Moyes’s demands. But if Everton wants him, they have to move quickly. Making bold moves in January isn’t really Everton’s thing, and Moyes usually prefers players who already know the Premier League. Even so, tight finances might push him to look for bargains in South America.
Convincing Vitinho won’t be easy. Everton can offer regular Premier League football, but Atlético has Champions League nights and a bigger stage. If Everton really wants him, they’ll have to meet Botafogo’s asking price and hope the promise of a starting spot outweighs the glamour of Madrid. Right now, though, Atlético has the upper hand.
BRUNO SALTOR OFFICIALLY JOINS TOTTENHAM AS ASSISTANT COACH FOR THE NORTH LONDON DERBY
Tottenham appoints Bruno Saltor! Discover the new coaching team under Igor Tudor and the departures following Thomas Frank's exit.
Tottenham Hotspur just shook up their coaching staff, bringing in Bruno Saltor, a guy who’s worked with Chelsea and West Ham in the past.
Saltor’s stepping in alongside interim boss Igor Tudor until the season wraps up. Spurs let go of Thomas Frank earlier this month, and, like Manchester United, they’ve decided to go with a temporary setup for now and figure out the bigger picture in the summer.
Tudor, who’s managed clubs like Marseille, Lazio, and Juventus, is set to take charge for the first time this weekend in the North London derby against Arsenal. Saltor will be in the dugout for his first Spurs match, too.
If you’ve followed Saltor’s career, you might know he’s often worked with Graham Potter. That’s how he ended up at both Chelsea and West Ham. When Potter left Chelsea in 2023, Saltor took over as interim head coach. His one match in charge ended in a 0-0 draw with Liverpool. Frank Lampard replaced him soon after, and Saltor stayed on as part of the coaching staff until Mauricio Pochettino arrived, at which point he moved on. He later reunited with Potter at West Ham but left when Potter did in September.
Tottenham’s official statement confirmed the news: “Following the arrival of Igor Tudor as Head Coach until the end of the season, we can now confirm the appointment of three additional coaches to our Men’s First Team coaching staff. We welcome Bruno Saltor as Igor's assistant coach." Born in El Masnou, Spain, Saltor started his playing career in his home country before joining Brighton in 2012. He made 235 appearances there over seven years, then moved into coaching with the Seagulls after retiring in 2019. Since then, he’s picked up experience at Chelsea and West Ham.
Along with Saltor’s appointment, Spurs also announced some departures. Justin Cochrane, John Heitinga, and Chris Haslam are all leaving the coaching staff after Frank’s exit. The club thanked them for their efforts and wished them well.
GLASNER OUT? CRYSTAL PALACE CONSIDERING IMMEDIATE EXIT FOR BOSS AFTER DISMAL EUROPEAN DRAW
Oliver Glasner’s exit is imminent! Discover why Robbie Keane has emerged as the favorite to lead Crystal Palace out of crisis.
Oliver Glasner was supposed to stick around at Crystal Palace until the end of the season. That was the plan, anyway. But after another rough run of results, his exit could come a lot sooner.
Thursday night in Bosnia should’ve been nothing special, just a routine first leg against a team Palace should handle easily, with the real test back at Selhurst Park next week. Instead, a 1-1 draw against Zrinjski Mostar turned into another mess in a season that’s gotten uglier by the week for Glasner and Palace.
The travelling fans didn’t hide how they felt.
Palace have only managed one win in their last 15 games. That’s not a blip; it’s a full-on collapse, and it looks like Glasner’s time might be up even faster than everyone thought.
People at the top of the club have started openly asking if letting Glasner finish out his contract is actually hurting more than helping. He said back in January that he’d leave when his deal was up in the summer, but with results falling off a cliff and morale at rock bottom, those discussions have picked up speed.
Word is, Palace have already started looking for Glasner’s replacement, planning for a summer hire. But now, it looks like they might bring in his successor right away.
One name has shot straight to the top of the list: Robbie Keane.
TalkSPORT’s Alex Crook says Palace are considering Keane as a short-term fix if Glasner goes before the season ends. Keane’s reputation has soared lately. He won the Israeli Premier League with Maccabi Tel Aviv, then took the Hungarian league title in his first season at Ferencváros.
His win rate at Maccabi was over 73 per cent. He’s also done time as an assistant coach at Leeds and Middlesbrough. People who’ve played for him, like Ireland’s Callum O’Dowda, rave about him. O’Dowda said, “As soon as he opens his mouth, you want to listen. It’s phenomenal, really. On the coaching side,e he has been good.”
For now, Keane is still in charge at Ferencvaros, who are still in the Europa League, so prying him away won’t be simple.
Palace sit 13th in the Premier League, eight points clear of the relegation zone, but that gap feels less safe with every week they fail to win.
Tottenham even considered Keane as an interim manager before they went with Igor Tudor.