MAN CITY CONFIDENT OF WRAPPING UP £30M MARC GUEHI DEAL IN DAYS
Manchester City are set to hijack Liverpool's move for Marc Guehi with a £30m bid. See why Arne Slot is staying calm under pressure.
Word has it that Liverpool might miss out on signing Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi.
It seems Manchester City is quite sure they've beaten Liverpool in the race to get the England player.
Liverpool wanted Guehi, especially since he was expected to be available for nothing this summer when his contract at Crystal Palace ended. But now, he might sign a new deal, which has grabbed the attention of big clubs all over Europe.
Last summer, Liverpool had a deal in place for £35 million, but it fell apart at the last minute. Palace didn't think they'd have enough time to find someone to replace him.
After that, Liverpool planned to wait until the summer to try and sign Guehi for nothing.
But, The Daily Express says that City feels good about signing Guehi and thinks they'll wrap up a £30 million deal soon.
Liverpool needs to think about their long-term options in central defence since Ibrahima Konate’s contract is up this summer. Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez only have 18 months left on their deals on Merseyside.
Liverpool looked stronger on defence in their 0-0 tie with Arsenal. Arsenal didn't get a shot on goal in the second half until the game was almost over.
Talking about his centre-back options before the Arsenal game, Slot said that Joe Gomez is back, which is a big help. He knows no coach is happy with only two centre-backs available. The big club signed Giovanni Leoni, who will be back next season.
He explained that this is how the club operates, noting that the spending last summer doesn't mean the club can spend whatever it wants. They still have to find smart ways to keep up with the teams they want to compete with.
He added that it's always better to have more than two centre-backs, but things don't always work out that way, mentioning that Jürgen Klopp also dealt with centre-back issues and had to use midfielders or players like Nat Phillips in those positions. He stated that this has been the way of Liverpool for years.
SUNDERLAND CONDEMNS "VILE" RACIST ABUSE AIMED AT BRIAN BROBBEY AFTER SPURS WIN
Brian Brobbey targeted online! Sunderland and the Premier League unite against "vile" discrimination after Spurs win.
Sunderland called out the racist abuse aimed at Brian Brobbey on social media and made it clear they stand fully behind him.
Brobbey was targeted online right after Sunderland’s 1-0 win over Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday. On Monday, the club released a statement: “Sunderland condemns in the strongest possible terms the racist abuse directed at Brian Brobbey on social media following Sunday’s fixture against Tottenham. We stand firmly with Brian and offer him our full and unwavering support.”
Sadly, this isn’t the first time Sunderland players have had to deal with this kind of abuse this season. After February’s match against Fulham, Romaine Mundle received hateful messages online, and last month the Tyne-Wear derby had to be paused when someone in the crowd reportedly aimed abuse at Lutsharel Geertruida.
The club’s statement continued: “This isn’t an isolated event. The recent abuse aimed at Romaine Mundle and Lutsharel Geertruida shows just how often and how unacceptably this keeps happening, both at matches and on the internet. We’ve reported this latest incident to the Premier League, the social media platforms, and the police, and we expect them to act quickly against the people responsible. Racism is vile, and it doesn’t belong in football or anywhere else. We’ll keep calling it out, clearly and without hesitation, every time it happens. Football should be safe and welcoming for everyone, no exceptions.”
The Premier League is backing Brobbey as well. In a post on their X account, they said they’re “disgusted by the ongoing discrimination” players keep facing online. “We stand alongside Sunderland in strongly condemning the online racist abuse Brian Brobbey has received and have offered our full support to him and the club. We are disgusted by the ongoing discrimination players are facing on social media and are committed to working with clubs, authorities, law enforcement, and social media companies to address this issue, as well as supporting investigations to bring those responsible to justice.
Anyone found guilty of discrimination will face the toughest possible punishments: jail time, football bans, and even a criminal record.”
DAVID MOYES REVEALS "NERVES" AS EVERTON HUNT HISTORIC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFICATION SPOT
David Moyes admits Everton's Champions League hunt is nerve-wracking. See the latest on the Toffees' battle for Europe.
David Moyes admits the idea of Everton making the Champions League this soon in their rebuild actually makes him “shake a wee bit.”
You look at the club now, and it's hard to believe where they were just 14 months ago. When Moyes returned, Everton looked beaten down from years of fighting to stay up. Suddenly, with only seven games left, they’re sitting eighth. That spot could mean Europa Conference League football, but after their win against Chelsea before the break, they’re now just three points off fourth. It’s wild to even talk about the Champions League, but it’s right there in reach.
Reporters put the question to him how does it feel to be this close? With Europe’s spots possibly extending down to fifth (or maybe even further, depending on how other English clubs do), Moyes wasn’t hiding his nerves: “It’s probably the best shot we’ve had in a long time. But when I hear ‘Champions League’? Makes me shake a wee bit, honestly. I’ve been lucky to manage in Europe’s other competitions lately, and if we do make it, I’m sure we’d be able to hold our own at certain stages. Still, the Champions League is just on another level.”
Everton’s next match at Brentford looks huge for their European dreams. Brentford beat them earlier in the season, and right now, both teams are level, separated only by goal difference.
Moyes is clearly enjoying this chapter. “Listen, Europe’s Europe. If someone had said at the start, ‘You’re going to get European football,’ we’d have snapped their hand off. It could be the tiddlywinks European cup, and we’d be up for it. Evertonians want the club back in those conversations. We’re getting attention for the new stadium, we’ve got a couple of England internationals getting noticed more, it’s a good time. If we do sneak into the Champions League, it’d be an unbelievable achievement. But honestly, no matter which competition we make, it’s still a big step forward for us.”
