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Rumoured Leeds United transfer target Brennan Johnson is set to sign a new deal with Nottingham Forest, according to a fresh report which has emerged.

The Lowdown: Leeds linked with Johnson move

Marcelo Bielsa will be looking to make additions to his squad this summer in order to take his team to the next level.

Leeds have been linked with Forest youngster Johnson, who made 43 League One appearances on loan at Lincoln City last season.

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The Latest: Youngster set to sign new deal

According to The Athletic, the 20-year-old is set to sign a new deal at  Nottingham Forest, which would put pay to any chance of a permanent move to Elland Road.

Johnson is set to be given plenty of playing time for the Championship club next season as he continues to mature as a player.

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The Verdict: One that got away

While Johnson still seems short of Premier League level – he only has four Championship appearances to his name thus far – he seems a highly precocious talent.

The midfielder scored 11 goals and registered five assists in League One last season, highlighting his quality, and he also has two caps to his name for Wales. Upon his loan switch to Lincoln last autumn, Imps manager Michael Appleton gushed about how the youngster was “going to bring real quality” to the League One side, which he did judging by his goal return at Sincil Bank.

Should the 20-year-old go on to star at Forest and duly earn a move elsewhere further down the line, he could be regarded as one that got away from a Leeds perspective.

In other news, Leeds have been tipped to make a move for a Liverpool player this summer. Find out who it is here.

Flocking to Twitter, many West Ham United fans have erupted in response to an official announcement by the club involving Tomas Soucek.

The Czech Republic star, signed by the Irons last summer, has gone on to become a revelation at the London Stadium and real snip at just £19.1 million.

Soucek, starting every single Premier League game over his debut season with West Ham, averaged a mighty 6.2 aerial duels won per 90 in the middle of the park – eclipsing all of his teammates (WhoScored).

He also finished the campaign as manager David Moyes’ joint-top goal scorer in the league with ten goals, all while contributing at other end of the pitch.

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The 26-year-old made the joint-most tackles per 90 (2.1) out of any West Ham player over 2020/2021, sharing the most impressive numbers with compatriot Vladimir Coufal.

As a result, West Ham have now announced Soucek as the coveted Hammer of the Year award winner for an outstanding first campaign in England.

Flocking to this official update, it’s safe to say supporters believe he is deserving of the honour.

Find all of their best replies to West Ham’s account down below.

West Ham fans flock to Soucek announcement…

“You beauty”

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“Yessssss”

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“WHAT A MAN”

Credit: @ScoutSoucek

“Well deserved Hammer of the Year

Outstanding player, heart on his sleeve every game and never not at 110%”

Credit: @maxogod

“What an incredible player, we are blessed”

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“West Ham had the most consistent CM pairing across the whole league in Soucek and Rice. Can’t recall a time in PL history that this was the case for West Ham. Soucek been almost faultless all season.”

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“Well deserved”

Credit: @HammerStu76

“Fully deserved, another big season ahead big man”

Credit: @ollieemerry

In other news: Bid made – West Ham table offer to sign yet another defender, find out more here.

Celtic are reportedly closing in on the signing of an out-of-contract attacker… 

What’s the talk?

According to Football Insider, Celtic are discussing personal terms with out-of-contract forward Kyle Edwards as they attempt to bolster their attacking options this summer.

The report claims that the Hoops are poised to make him a contract offer following his release from West Brom, whilst they will still need to pay a compensation fee to the Baggies for their part in developing him.

Fans will be buzzing

Celtic fans will be buzzing by this news as this appears to be a deal that is not a million miles away from getting over the line. He would arrive as a player with a decent amount of pedigree with Premier League and Championship experience under his belt in England, helping the Baggies secure promotion from the second tier and then playing a bit-part role as they were relegated the following campaign.

Edwards is an exciting young winger who could get supporters off their seats during games. WhoScored lists his biggest strength as dribbling, with a career average of 1.4 dribbles completed per game – although that is skewed by the fact the majority of his appearances have been as a substitute.

This shows that his style of play could lend itself to being loved by supporters, as long as he is able to pull it off effectively and add quality end product to score and create goals for the club.

One of his West Brom teammates, Romaine Sawyers, said last year that Edwards is an “unbelievable” talent and said that his old academy manager, Mark Harrison, compared him to Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.

He told The Athletic: “I remember Kyle when he was proper, proper small — he was an unbelievable player even then.

“Mark Harrison, our old academy manager, told my age group, ‘We’ve got this kid who is 10 years old and this is Messi'”. 

The 23-year-old gem also has plenty of room for development. He will not be arriving at Parkhead as the finished article and this means that he could be a project for Ange Postecoglou to work on in the short and long term for Celtic.

Therefore, he could be a smart addition next season – given his experience in the Premier League and his dazzling dribbling skills.

AND in other news, Ange must avoid Celtic blunder with “inspirational” £15m beast, fans would be livid…

Opening batsman David Kelly is transferring his allegiance from Central Districts to Northern Districts this summer

Lynn McConnell29-Jul-2002Opening batsman David Kelly is transferring his allegiance from Central Districts to Northern Districts this summer.He is basing himself in the Counties Manukau region over the summer.With a double century among his 1393 first-class runs, where his average is 29.63, and his 886 one-day runs at 22.71, Kelly has a chance to carve a place for himself in a highly-competitive ND line-up this summer.State Northern Knights coach Bruce Blair said: “It is pleasing to see a player with David’s undoubted ability deciding to play his club cricket in the Northern Districts region.”

Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said there was not much difference betweenPakistan and Australia as far as indoor cricket was concerned

31-May-2002Pakistan captain Waqar Younis said there was not much difference betweenPakistan and Australia as far as indoor cricket was concerned. However,Pakistan coach Mudassar Nazar underlined the need of indoor practiceessential for his team before it embarked on the Australian tour. Hehowever, lamented that no such facility was available in the country.The first two of the three One-day Internationals are scheduled to beplayed indoors at Colonial Stadium in Melbourne, on June 12 and 15. Thefinal game will take place at the Gabba in Brisbane on June 19.The Pakistan squad departs for Australia Wednesday.While talking to journalists at Gaddafi Stadium after the second day ofthe national training camp Thursday, Waqar said before next month’smatches the Australians had only played three matches against SouthAfrica in the indoor stadium about two years ago.The captain said that he was in no position to explain the differencebetween indoor and outdoor cricket, since he had not played indoors evenonce.Waqar along with Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi joined thecamp Thursday after arriving from England.Mudassar said that Pakistan, however, would get two or three dayspractice at the indoor stadium in Melbourne.The captain and coach agreed that the unavailability of all-rounderAbdul Razzaq and off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq would not be felt much.Their absence would provide excellent opportunity to Azhar Mahmood andShoaib Malik to prove their mettle, they opined.

West Bromwich Albion have run into a last minute delay in their prospective appointment of Barnsley manager Valerien Ismael over the structure of his compensation payment [Football Insider].

With pre-season fast approaching at the Hawthorns, the Baggies seem all but set to put an end to relentless managerial speculation by appointing the 45-year-old.

Needing fresh impetus in order to mount a sustainable promotion bid, who better to turn to than the man who overachieved at Barnsley by unbelievably guiding them to the Sky Bet Championship play-offs against all odds [Barnsley Chronicle].

However there may be a slight snag in negotiation proceedings. Rumoured to cost a fee of around £2 million to break from his contract, Barnsley would like the money up front in order to allow Ismael to leave Oakwell [Football Insider].

Conversely, West Brom are said to be keen on paying in instalments, creating a wrangle that may require some further discussions between the clubs [Football Insider]

As you can imagine, loads of Baggies diehards took to Twitter to vent their frustration at these latest developments.

Baggies fans react:

Replying to popular West Brom fan outlet WBA Report, here is how some fans summarized their feelings regarding this Ismael development:

“Wagner part 2”

Credit: @MattMannion4″We want it in used tenners, no consecutive numbers, dropped off under the toilet door in the Taco Bell Barnsley.”Credit: @neilmeynell”Of course there is it’s Albion”Credit: @FoulkesJustin”Scraping round for air miles”Credit: @BaggiesTotal”What a shock”Credit @JonnyDrury7″Makes me laugh when people say “Just pay the money” Same as when we chase a player. We value at £5M… selling club want £8M… Baggies fans shout “Pay the money…. ” We are never going to be like that. Unlike many football clubs, we don’t just throw money at it. Get used to it.”Credit: @KeirFrench”Cash flow that bad at Albion?”Credit: @MarkAbel_28In other news, WBA fans react to a significant off-field development.

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Flamengo e Vasco duelam no próximo sábado pela semifinal da Taça Guanabara. O Rubro-Negro chega para o duelo com a vantagem do empate após assegurar o primeiro lugar do Grupo B, com uma goleada de 4 a 0 sobre o Madureira, neste domingo, em Volta Redonda. Ao fim da partida, o técnico Zé Ricardo concedeu entrevista coletiva e falou um pouco sobre a expectativa para o Clássico dos Milhões. O treinador já traça uma estratégia para o jogo.

-Vamos tentar neutralizar as principais jogadas do Vasco e tentar conquistar a vaga para a final. É a nossa ideia – disse o técnico, que minimizou o histórico recente dos duelos entre as equipes, com vantagem para o Vasco.

-História nova. O que passou, passou. Temos que focar na melhora da nossa performance. Eles têm profissionais de capacidade do lado de lá – comentou.

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O atacante Paolo Guerrero foi visto mancando após fazer o segundo gol da vitória sobre o Madureira. No entanto, o treinador diz que ele não preocupa para o jogo contra o Vasco. O camisa 9 recebeu o seu segundo cartão amarelo na Taça Guanabara neste sábado. A punição deixou o técnico do Flamengo um pouco preocupado.

-A ideia era tirar o Guerrero e depois o Diego, por causa dos cartões amarelos. Pedi muita calma e paciência para o Guerrero no intervalo. Chamei o Vizeu, pois o Guerrero sentiu um pequeno incômodo (após o gol), mas acho que ele não preocupa para o jogo do fim de semana – avaliou.

*Esta nota foi corrigida às 10h20 desta segunda-feira.

West Bromwich Albion are interested in a deal to bring Jerry Yates to The Hawthorns this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by The Sun, who claim that the managerless Baggies are one of a number of Championship sides keeping a very close eye on the Blackpool centre-forward ahead of a potential move in the summer transfer window.

The report goes on to state that Neil Critchley’s side would demand a fee of £5m in order to part with the 24-year-old, who has two years remaining on his current contract at Bloomfield Road.

Lai must move

With West Brom’s search to appoint Sam Allardyce’s successor dragging on for a rather unexpected amount of time, in addition to the club recently parting ways with technical and sporting director Luke Dowling, Guochuan Lai is running the very real risk of being left behind by the Baggies’ Championship rivals regarding the club’s summer transfer business.

And, considering just how impressive Yates was for Blackpool last season, it would appear as if the striker is a talent that West Brom simply cannot afford to miss out on.

Indeed, over his 47 League One appearances for the Tangerines last term, the £2.1k-per-week striker scored 21 goals, registered eight assists and created six big chances for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.9 shots and making one key pass per game.

These metrics saw the former Rotherham United man earn a seasonal SofaScore match rating of 6.99, ranking him as Critchley’s sixth-best performer in the third tier of English football, with the 24-year-old’s returns playing a huge role in Blackpool going on to secure promotion to the Championship.

Yates also impressed in the Seasiders’ FA Cup run, scoring a further two goals and providing one assist in the competition, taking his total number of goals to 23 and his number of assists to nine in 2020/21.

As such, with West Brom hoping to secure an immediate return to the Premier League next season, the addition of a proven goalscorer such as Yates would appear to provide the Baggies with a huge boost to their chances of going on to achieve this feat.

So, regardless of the fact that West Brom do not currently have a manager, it would appear highly advisable for Lai to sanction a move for the man whom Critchley dubbed an “outstanding” player as soon as possible, or else he risks seeing one of Albion’s Championship rivals pinch the striker from under his side’s nose.

In other news: Guochuan Lai risks West Brom fury by appointing 55 y/o flop this summer