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Liverpool are the Premier League club showing the most interest in Torino defender Gleison Bremer, but Inter Milan are favourites to get their man.

The Lowdown: Reds eye up Bremer move

The Reds have been linked with a move for the Brazilian a lot in recent weeks, with Jurgen Klopp potentially looking at bringing in a new centre-back this summer due to the exit links surrounding Joe Gomez.

Praised as a ‘star’ in the division by Italian media, Bremer, who idolises Virgil van Dijk, has proved to be a dominant figure for Torino throughout the 2021/22 season, helping them sit 11th in the Serie A table and being handed four Man of the Match awards by WhoScored.

There looks set to be a battle for the 25-year-old’s services this summer, with a fresh claim suggesting Liverpool will be in the thick of it.

The Latest: New update emerges

According to Sport Mediaset journalist Marco Barzaghi [via Sport Witness], ‘there is a great deal of competition from English teams, Liverpool above all’.

That’s not to say that they are the front-runners to snap up the defender, however, with Inter currently in pole position. An agreement in principle is reportedly in place with the Serie A champions.

Sources in Brazil revealed Klopp ‘wants to sign’ Bremer though, and they may have one advantage over Inter because the Nerazzurri need to sell to buy – Liverpool do not.

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The Verdict: Happy as fourth-choice?

The main stumbling block behind Bremer joining Liverpool is whether or not he is happy to play a squad role instead of being a key man every week.

In van Dijk, Joel Matip and Ibrahima Konate, the Reds have three great options, while Gomez is also in contention should he stay on, which is debatable.

Bremer may feel that he could go straight in as a regular starter at Inter, which wouldn’t be the case under Klopp, possibly putting paid to a move to Anfield.

In other news, David Ornstein has provided a Liverpool transfer update. Read more here.

Flocking to Twitter, many West Ham United fans have slammed the first half display of midfielder Tomas Soucek against Brentford this afternoon. 

David Moyes’ men have been given a challenging afternoon so far at the London Stadium as the Bees seriously test West Ham’s resolve.

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The away side have had plenty of joy going forward and were eventually rewarded when Bryan Mbeumo capitalised on a rebounded effort for 1-0.

One man who hasn’t impressed Irons supporters one bit, despite his cult hero status from last season, is Czech Republic international Soucek.

The 26-year-old arguably hasn’t quite been at the races for West Ham this afternoon and it’s debateable he hasn’t quite lived up to his 2019/2020 form so far this campaign.

Heading into the international break, supporters will be hoping he can turn his form around this afternoon as West Ham fans voice their discontent with his first half display.

Find all of their Twitter verdicts on Soucek down below.

West Ham fans slam Soucek

“Tomas Soucek has turned into the most bang average midfielder this season. Knew it’d happen. I remember calling it at the start, to @FPLBhuna. Meh”

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“Soucek stinks”

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“Why has Soucek turned into Darren Fletcher”

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“Soucek has proper declined this season”

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“Soucek looks knackered every game”

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“What’s acc happened to soucek”

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“soucek is so bad”

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In other news: Reliable reporter says West Ham fans ‘should be excited’ by big development, find out more here.

Declan Rice has been named in the England squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Hungary, Andorra and Poland [West Ham United FC Official].

Of course, the 22-year-old midfielder is fresh from a summer of epic proportion with the Three Lions, after playing a key part in their run to the EURO 2020 final against Italy, where they agonisingly lost on penalties [BBC].

Within this tournament run, Rice made 28 ball recoveries and ten tackles, cultivating his reputation as one of the best young midfielders in Europe [UEFA EURO 2020].

Now, he looks set to make an impact on the international stage again after being selected in Gareth Southgate’s latest squad, where he could potentially make his 25th England appearance [West Ham United FC Official].

In light of this news, no wonder loads of West Ham United diehards took to social media to congratulate their player on his latest feat.

West Ham United FC fans react:

Replying to the West Ham United official Twitter account, here is what some fans had to say about the call-up, with one supporter hailing the youngster as a ‘machine’.

“England’s best player in my book”

Credit: @coyioscar”So happy for him. He was a machine in the Euro final. Until he got took off…”Credit: @East02End”Well of course he has! NICE ONE DECLAN”Credit: @_samhowell”Never in doubt”Credit: @HammerStu76″Warra player”Credit: @WestHam_egg”Deserved”Credit: @JerryBuzzKillIn other news, West Ham United fans react to their EFL Cup draw. Find out who they got here.

Lots of Everton fans have been left fuming as some injury news emerged on Jordan Pickford, Richarlison and Seamus Coleman.

As per the official Twitter page of the Goodison Park faithful, all three players are now expected to be out injured for between two and three weeks.

They were all missing in the 3-0 drubbing by Aston Villa away from home in the Premier League on Saturday evening, and are clearly very important players to the team.

With games in the Carabao Cup and the top flight coming up, including an away trip to Manchester United, Rafa Benitez will now be sweating on the fitness of his key men as they look to bounce back from a disappointing defeat, with their next match in the division at home to bottom-placed Norwich City now looking vital in terms of getting back on track.

Everton fans on injury news

These Merseyside club supporters fumed as the injury news was shared on Twitter:

“Can we have an international break please?”

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“Sack Marcel Brands”

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“Season over, thanks lads”

Credit: @HarryCollier6

“This is not the kind of post-loss news we needed.”

Credit: @AndyCostigan1

“Christ, only 4 games into the season! Going to be a long old ride to finishing 10th-12th again!”

Credit: @PaulHill9944

“We’re going down”

Credit: @HarryLambert24

In other news, find out what club news has Toffees buzzing here!

Aston Villa winger Bertrand Traore appears to have suffered a fresh injury while on international duty with Burkina Faso, as reported by Birmingham Live.

As to be expected, a number of Villa supporters have been reacting to the news on social media.

The 26-year-old has struggled to get his 2021/22 campaign going after suffering a hamstring injury in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Liverpool back in August.

He is yet to start a Premier League game this season but did feature against Everton and Tottenham as a substitute prior to the current international break.

However, it seems as if Traore has picked up a new problem, with Birmingham Live claiming that he missed Burkina Faso’s 2-0 win over Djibouti on Monday due to injury.

Villa fans react

The AVFC Faithful shared the news regarding Traore on Twitter on Monday afternoon. Here is what these fans had to say in reply, with many frustrated and one labelling the winger as a ‘class player’ while lamenting his injury record.

“Here we go again”

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“Oh”

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“Is our whole squad just broken”

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“Class player… Made out of Weetabix.”

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“No luck fc”

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“El Ghazi to the rescue!”

Credit: @hafizstar

In other news: Smith looking to pip Arteta again as Aston Villa eye move for ace who has the same agency as Mings

Queens Park Rangers centre-back Conor Masterson has secured a temporary move away from the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium this summer.

What’s the latest?

In a statement posted on the QPR website, the club confirmed that the 22-year-old has joined League One side Cambridge United on loan until January 6th.

The move comes shortly after Mark Warburton revealed there was a considerable amount of interest in the Republic of Ireland U21, with the 58-year-old suggesting that he would only be sanctioning the departure of the defender if he was satisfied that the bidding club would help further the youngster’s development.

The manager said: “There’s interest in Conor. He’s done well for us at Championship level and if he goes out on loan, it’s got to be the right move for his development.

“Clubs are well aware of Conor. Les will work on the right move. It has to be right – you don’t just send a player out willy-nilly. You have to make sure it’ll be right for his career development path.

“If that opportunity arises for Conor then we’ll take it. If not, then we’re very happy to have him here.”

Warburton will be delighted

Considering the QPR manager’s comments regarding Masterson’s loan move, it would appear as if the 58-year-old believes that Cambridge are a side that meet all of his criteria in order to sanction the temporary departure of the centre-back, something that will undoubtedly delight the former Glasgow Rangers boss.

While the £270k-rated man’s game time has been limited since joining the Rs back in 2019, with the 22-year-old making just 20 first-team appearances for the club, Masterson has nevertheless demonstrated that he is a player with a significant amount of potential.

This is something the £3.4k-per-week defender has already proven at Cambridge, as, after being parachuted straight into the U’s starting XI following his arrival, he helped his new side keep a clean sheet, as well as making five clearances, winning six duels and completing 18 passes in their 3-0 win over Burton Albion.

These returns saw the player Warburton himself dubbed an “excellent” talent earn a SofaScore match rating of 7.00, ranking him as United’s joint fourth-best player in the fixture.

As such, should Masterson continue this level of performance during his spell at the Abbey Stadium, he will undoubtedly come back to QPR in January as a much more well-rounded defender, something that would please Warburton greatly.

In other news: Lost 75% duels: £810k-rated QPR flop who lost possession 10x failed Warburton vs Tykes

Leeds United midfielder Adam Forshaw looks likely to sign a new deal at Elland Road, according to an update from reliable journalist Phil Hay.

The Lowdown: Forshaw enjoys brilliant comeback

The midfielder has endured an injury nightmare in his career, missing nearly two years of action with a career-threatening hip problem.

Thankfully, Forshaw made his return earlier this season and has looked as good as ever, proving to be an influential performer and making 11 appearances in the Premier League.

The 30-year-old’s Leeds contract expires at the end of the season but an update on his situation looks positive.

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The Latest: Phil gives positive update

Writing for The Athletic on Saturday, Hay confirmed that the Whites are in ‘active discussions’ with Forshaw’s representatives over a new deal and ‘want to avoid a scenario where they lose him for nothing.’

The midfielder has made 66 appearances for Leeds overall but that tally would be far higher had it not been for his aforementioned injury woes.

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The Verdict: Richly deserved

Forshaw’s return has been one of the most pleasing aspects of a disappointing season for Leeds so far, with the Englishman not looking a lesser player, having been hailed as ‘excellent’ by Noel Whelan back before his injury nightmare started.

He has enjoyed an 82.8% pass completion rate in the league in 2021/22, as well as averaging 2.5 tackles and 1.1 interceptions per match, highlighting his ability on and off the ball.

Tying Forshaw down to a new deal not only makes sense in terms of simply keeping Leeds’ options strong but it also negates the issue of losing him on the cheap in the near future.

In other news, Leeds have been backed to sign one player – find out who it is here.

Writing for inews, reliable journalist Mark Douglas has delivered an interesting transfer update regarding Tottenham Hotspur and Brentford attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen. 

The lowdown: Fairytale comeback

The 30-year-old was an icon in north London prior to moving to Inter Milan in 2020, scoring 69 times and providing an astonishing 90 assists in 305 outings for the Lilywhites.

Having won the Serie A title in Italy under Spurs boss Antonio Conte, Eriksen’s career at the San Siro came to an abrupt end when Italian regulations meant the Danish star couldn’t return to the club following a cardiac arrest at Euro 2020.

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Since then the cultured midfielder has signed for Brentford on a short-term deal and made a successful return to the international fold, scoring in the most recent international break.

The latest: Reunion on the cards?

Citing his report on Twitter, Douglas stated that Tottenham are amongst the clubs ‘queuing up’ and ‘keen’ to sign Eriksen this summer.

Out of contract at the end of this season (Transfermarkt), it’s claimed that Spurs are ‘interested in a reunion’ with the 111-cap ace as Conte attempts to bolster the ranks.

As per senior sources at inews, there have been ‘no talks’ of an extension with Brentford at present and while Manchester United and Newcastle also watch on with interest, Tottenham are ‘paying the closest attention’.

The verdict: No-brainer

Back in 2019, Spurs placed a minimum eye-watering £100million price tag on the creative Dane (The Times), a reflection of the class and indeed importance of Eriksen to Mauricio Pochettino’s side at the time.

Since returning to competitive action, the man recently hailed as ‘unbelievable’ by manager and compatriot Thomas Frank has scored once and provided one assist in four Premier League outings.

Having proven to still be a first-class operator, both Fabio Paratici and Conte should be pushing hard to bring Eriksen to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, particularly as a free agent in order to leave the budget untouched for elsewhere in the squad.

In other news: Tottenham favourites to sign England man, find out more here.

Rangers have identified Zander Clark as a potential replacement for Allan McGregor, according to The Daily Record. 

The lowdown

McGregor’s contract expires at the end of the season, and there’s a possibility that the 39-year-old will choose to retire.

The ‘magnificent’ veteran has already established himself as an Ibrox legend, with Steven Gerrard declaring him ‘one of Rangers’ best ever’ goalkeepers. Last season, he was named SPFL Player of the Year for his part in the club’s unbeaten run to the Premiership title.

Meanwhile, the £405,000-rated Clark has racked up 140 appearances in the Scottish top flight, keeping 49 clean sheets (via Transfermarkt), and St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson labelled him  ‘phenomenal’ last month.

The latest

The Daily Record’s report states that Rangers are ‘closely’ monitoring Clark’s contract situation, as his current deal is up in the summer, raising the prospect of a free transfer.

St Johnstone have initiated talks over an extension, but the Gers, along with a number of second and third-tier English clubs, are circling.

Clark is one of the ‘keepers that Rangers believe could compete with Jon McLaughlin and Robby McCrorie if McGregor decides to move on or hang up his gloves for good.

The verdict

Clark has earned a call-up to the Scotland squad for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers, a testament to his impressive form. Indeed, Rangers know first-hand just how good he is after he made two penalty shoot-out saves to deny them a place in the Scottish Cup semi-finals last season.

However, you could question the wisdom of having three goalkeepers compete for the one place, which is seemingly Rangers’ intention, rather than having an established first-choice with two reliable deputies. Also, if Clark is to swap Perth for Glasgow, he might not be content with continually being rotated in and out of the team.

In other news, how does Steven Gerrard feel about possibly taking the Aston Villa job? 

Wolves are currently sitting in eighth place in the Premier League table, two points below Manchester United and West Ham United directly above them.

With 32 games played, the Old Gold have won 15, drawn four and lost 13, showing how unpredictable their results have been throughout the campaign.

One fairly noticeable statistic is the fact that Bruno Lage’s side have only managed to score 33 league goals throughout the season.

This leaves only Brighton & Hove Albion, Burnley, Watford and Norwich City having found the back of the net on fewer occasions.

The Old Gold did have the chance to add some extra firepower to their squad during the previous January transfer window having been mentioned with a move for Flamengo striker Gabriel Barbosa – also known as Gabigol.

However, as many Wolves fans will be aware, this transfer didn’t end up happening, and the club may now be paying the price for it.

Moving forward, should the Molineux outfit end their latest season in the Premier League with a whimper in terms of their ability to find the back of the net, they should definitely reignite their interest in signing the Brazilian.

Labelled as a “quality” player by Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker, Barbosa has racked up a combined total of 179 goals and assists throughout his career with clubs such as Flamengo, Benfica, Inter Milan and Santos.

With ten goals to his name in 15 appearances this season, the 25-year-old certainly knows how to score goals on a regular basis, which is something that Wolves desperately need in their side.

Having also been described as a figure that “has everything to be the greatest striker in Flamengo’s history,” according to Zico, the Old Gold must call an end to his time in Brazil and see if he can be as clinical for them as he has been for his current side.

Taking all of this into account, with the upcoming summer transfer window on the horizon, this is a deal that Jeff Shi must complete if he wants to make Lage’s side a deadlier attacking team.

If the club aren’t able to bring in a regular goalscorer or get their current attacking players to start finding the back of the net on a consistent basis, this could put an end to their hopes of playing in Europe.

In other news: Sky Sports: Wolves may now lose “sensational” £36m-rated “maestro”, Lage surely fuming