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Many Everton fans have been left baffled by some transfer news on Mason Holgate.

As a report from earlier on in the week by The Daily Telegraph, which has since been shared across Twitter, Newcastle United were offered the chance to sign Holgate on loan in the summer window.

The central defender has already played the full 90 minutes in three of the Goodison Park faithful’s four games in total over all competitions so far this season, and even captained the team in the 2-1 away win at Huddersfield Town in the second round of the Carabao Cup (Transfermarkt).

With Ben Godfrey unable to feature yet this campaign as well, it certainly seems strange that the Merseyside club were considering letting him go out on loan, especially to a fellow rival in the Premier League.

Everton fans on Holgate transfer news

These Toffees supporters were left baffled by the news on Holgate as it was shared across Twitter:

“Makes little sense for us to do that doesn’t it? Very odd Unless they wanted him out on loan to push to bring Sarr in from Chelsea on a loan”

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“Strange considering he’s now going to be a back-up full-back until January”

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“Would make absolutely no sense if true. Could see the benefit in trying to sell one of our centre-backs but not in loaning one out”

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“How in the world were we going to have a backline in that scenario?”

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“With Mina injury prone, Keane a brain-fart away from an opposition goal and Godfrey in quarantine, yeah that makes sense.”

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“Load of rubbish”

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In other news, find out what transfer update has Blues raging here!

Crystal Palace target Jeremie Boga has refused to make the move to Selhurst Park, according to journalist Sebastien Denis.

And, as to be expected, a number of Palace supporters have been reacting to the news on social media.

Recent reports suggested that Palace could attempt to sign Boga after initiating contact with Sassuolo.

However, according to Denis, the left-winger has refused to make the move to London and will remain with the Serie A side.

Patrick Vieira looks set to make at least one deadline day addition, though, with Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard completing a medical ahead of a £14m move.

They don’t seem to have had that kind of progression with Boga, however, so Edouard could well be the club’s sixth and final addition of the summer window.

Palace fans react

Both @cpfc_xtra and @CPFCtransfersHQ shared Denis’ claim on Boga on Twitter.

This is what these Palace fans had to say in reply…

“See you in January…”

Credit: @PalaceScout

“You were the chosen one”

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“Lack of ambition, we won’t forget that.”

Credit: @RednBlueRich

“jeremie who?”

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“Next. JRS time. Shame we didn’t have a cheaper and younger option lined up but if he refused”

Credit: @CHSCPFC

“He’s Not Even Good Didn’t Get The Hype Anyway”

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In other news: ‘Huh?’, ‘Odd’ – Lots of CPFC fans react as ‘interesting’ deadline day link emerges.

Former All Leeds TV pundit Joe Wainman insists that Leeds United need to add more squad depth before Tuesday’s transfer deadline.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side have not been all that busy throughout the summer transfer window.

They have signed full-back Junior Firpo from Barcelona and goalkeeper Kristoffer Klaesson from Valerenga. They have also secured a permanent deal for Jack Harrison, having taken the Manchester City winger on loan.

There has not been a huge amount of squad turnover, but Wainman insists that Leeds need to add more players to Bielsa’s pool of players.

Indeed, he has claimed that the club could well move on a player like Helder Costa, whom he believes does not have the ability to make a real impact at Leeds, and make a move to sign a player such as Manchester United’s Dan James or Rangers’ Ryan Kent.

Indeed, the club have already loaned out Ian Poveda, and Wainman believes that example should be followed.

He said: “He notoriously doesn’t like a big squad, I understand, but what we do need to do is improve the depth and move on players who aren’t quite there.

“So I look at Costa, okay, bring someone like Dan James or Ryan Kent, it’s an improvement on Costa. Move Costa on.

“We’ve seen Poveda move on, so there’s a chance there for a winger to come in, it’s just whether or not we have the money to get that over the line.”

When it comes to the injury front at Wolverhampton Wanderers, they’ve hardly had luck pouring out of their ears.

Nuno Santo’s final season at Molineux was marred by a number of fitness issues to his best players as Wolves suffered considerably without the likes of Raul Jimenez.

The Mexican was missing from November 2020 onwards after suffering a fractured skull and has only just returned to action.

They are still missing Pedro Neto who suffered a setback in his quest to recover.

Bruno Lage has also tasted similar pills in recent weeks. He was without a number of players in the early weeks of the campaign with Neto sitting on the sidelines alongside Daniel Podence, Yerson Mosquera, Willy Boly and Jonny.

However, in positive news, Podence returned in the 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest and he is set to be joined by Boly and Mosquera.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game with Manchester United, Lage said: “Yerson [Mosquera] and Boly started to work with us. That’s the good news. And Daniel [Podence] played 60 minutes on Tuesday night at a good level, scored one goal, so that’s three more top players with us.

“It’s very good to have them back and for them to be on the pitch and everyone to be working hard to be better.”

This is a huge boost for the Old Gold who have been working with an extremely limited squad this season.

Lage admitted before their match with Spurs that they’d been training with just 15 senior players so the returning members will add a great deal to the senior group.

Podence’s goalscoring return in midweek bodes well given that the Molineux outfit are yet to score in the league this term. Mosquera, meanwhile, looks a promising player and will bolster their limited defensive options.

Yet, it’s Boly who will be the biggest boost. The Frenchman has been a rock at the back for Wolves throughout the years and we saw just how big a miss and influence he was last season.

During a three-month layoff due to an ankle problem last term, Wolves played 15 league matches and kept just one clean sheet in that timeframe. Once the defender returned, they didn’t concede over the next 283 minutes of league action.

They had let in 13 goals in their last eight league games without him but conceded only two in their first six matches after he was back.

To see him return to the matchday squad on Sunday, especially against Man United, will be extremely handy. Lage should be elated to see his face once again.

AND in other news, Boly returns, £37k-p/w dud axed in 8 changes: Wolves predicted XI vs Man United…

An update has emerged regarding Southampton’s interest in Everton defender Thierry Small.

What’s the talk?

According to Hampshire Live, the Saints are looking to sign the full-back from the Goodison Park outfit and are expected to pay £5m in compensation if they get it over the line.

It was reported last month that Small’s representatives were struggling to agree on a new contract with the Toffees, having been offered a first professional deal.

Fans would be livid

Marcel Brands must avoid an Everton howler regarding the 17-year-old. The Toffees faithful would surely be livid if the club allows one of their best young prospects to move to a Premier League rival, even in spite of the sizeable £5m in compensation.

He was handed his senior Everton debut at the age of 16 in the FA Cup last season, illustrating how much faith those behind the scenes have in him on Merseyside. The youngster also played 27 games for the under-18s and under-23s for the Toffees, scoring six goals and providing one assist from left-back.

Former Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti professed his admiration for Small’s talent earlier this year, stating that he has the quality to play in the first-team despite his age.

The Italian said: “Thierry did well. He is really, really young. He is like a kid, he is only 16 years old, but he has quality and physicality to play with the first team. He is one of our best players in the academy, so I was pleased to bring him to train with us. I think for what he is doing it was good for him, too.”

This shows how highly the current Real Madrid manager rates the 5 foot 8 beast, especially the comment on him being one of the best players in the youth setup, and that is why Everton fans would surely be furious to see him leave. The club should be doing everything in their power to ensure that Small puts pen to paper on a contract extension, as supporters could look back on this situation in a few years and be fuming with Brands and Rafa Benitez if the youngster ends up being a success at St. Mary’s.

Therefore, Brands needs to put an attractive contract on the table for Small. They should at the very least be attempting to match what Southampton are willing to offer him in order to retain one of their best young players. Hopefully he will commit his future to the Toffees and make strides in the first team for Benitez over the next few seasons.

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Liam Kennedy has dropped some worrying insight from Newcastle United takeover sources.

The Lowdown: Delays

According to The Chronicle, the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) claim over the stalled takeover deal between Mike Ashley and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) group has now been delayed until September.

This follows the delay of the separate arbitration case filed by the St. James’ Park faithful against the Premier League over their decision-making process with regards to the failed bid, which is now not due to take place until early next year.

The Latest: Takeover insight

Writing in his latest piece for Newcastle World, Kennedy has shared that the proposed takeover in the North East by the KSA consortium is now ‘hanging by a thread’, according to sources.

It is thought that the recent legal delays have potentially further strained relationships, and the parties involved in the consortium are said to be shocked at the news that the arbitration hearing has been delayed until early 2022.

The Verdict: Worrying

It is certainly worrying to hear that the proposed takeover could well be on the cusp of collapse, especially given the constant delays that the consortium have had to face.

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They have had to be very patient with the top flight up until this point, and the cases should give a much clearer picture over the direction of where the deal is heading.

Still, one can understand if their patience is slowly dying out, and so the North East club need to make sure that there are no further delays to both cases and that they can be finalised swiftly.

In other news, find out who NUFC are now ‘on the lookout’ to sign here!

قال باسم مرسي مهاجم الزمالك الأسبق وسيراميكا كليوباترا الحالي، إن جميع تجاربه في الأندية التي انضم لها كانت ناجحة عدا تجربة سموحة.

وأضاف في تصريحات تلفزيونية ببرنامج “اللعيب” عبر فضائية “إم بي سي مصر”: “اسمي يرتبط بالزمالك كل موسم وهذا يمنحني الشرف، ولكني مرتبط بتعاقد مع سيراميكا كليوباترا حتى نهاية الموسم، وبعدها سنرى ما الذي سيحدث”.

طالع | باسم مرسي: أسجل دائمًا في الأهلي.. والحكم أراد الخروج بشكل جيد من المباراة

وأردف: “علاقتي بالجميع داخل نادي الزمالك جيدة وهو أحسن نادي في مصر والفريق يسير بخطى ثابته، جماهير الزمالك هي من صنعت اسمي”.

واستكمل: “من المؤكد لا أتابع كل مباريات الدوري المصري، وكنت أتمنى أن أنضم لمنتخب مصر وأحترم قرار إيهاب جلال بعدم انضمامي”.

وعن وجود أزمة مهاجمين في مصر، واصل حديثه: “كيف هذا وانا أقف هنا! اؤدي لمدة 10 سنوات في الدوري، وأحمد عاطف ومحمد شريف ومصطفى محمد لاعبين جيدين جدًا”.

واستطرد: “أنزعج من جملة أزمة مهاجمين في مصر، أرى نفسي أفضل مهاجم في مصر ولكن لا أعلم ما يراه الناس”.

وأتم: “ما يقلل من قيمة محمد صلاح، أقول له إنه يشرف مصر وينافس على أفضل لاعب في العالم، لا يليق أن نقلل من أسطورة مثل صلاح، قصة كفاح كبيرة جدًا”.

West Ham United should go all out to win the race to sign Lille defender Sven Botman, according to Get French Football News’ Adam White.

Botman was thrown into the limelight after playing a key role as Lille beat Paris Saint-Germain to last season’s Ligue One title.

The central defender made 47 appearances last term and is on the wishlist of numerous clubs thanks to his impressive form.

West Ham – along with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and Norwich City – are keen to sign Botman before the transfer window slams shut. Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Italian side Atalanta are also showing an interest.

Hammers boss David Moyes is eager to add strength in depth after guiding the east Londoners into the Europa League thanks to registering a club-record Premier League points tally last season.

West Ham have been turned down by Chelsea defender Kurt Zouma and French football expert White feels the Hammers should turn their attentions towards sealing Botman’s arrival at the London Stadium.

He told The Transfer Tavern: “Botman has so much potential and he is very much suited to the Premier League.

“Given the price tags that a lot of Ligue One players fetch, he could become a real bargain. If he settles in well and progresses as he should, he could be worth double or triple what they sign him for in a year or two.”

Former Crystal Palace striker Marcus Bent reckons Patrick Vieira will be shopping in the Championship this summer.

The Eagles have already released several experienced faces, with new Palace boss tasked with a massive rebuild at Selhurst Park.

However, that rebuild is firmly underway with Christian Benteke already tied down to fresh terms, whilst the Frenchman has already made his first signing following the arrival of highly-rated Reading attacker Michael Olise.

In his first full season at Championship level, the 19-year-old scored seven times and added 12 assists as the Royals narrowly missed out on finishing in the top-six.

It’s not the first time that Palace have targeted the second-tier, with Eberechi Eze signed from QPR 12 months ago, whilst young left-back Nathan Ferguson joined following his release from West Brom.

Palace are going to need plenty more than just Olise if they want to avoid getting dragged into a dog fight, especially after letting go so many important players.

And Bent exclusively told The Transfer Tavern that the Championship could be Vieira’s best bet:

“If you’ve got the talent, you’ve got the talent. The Championship is probably where Crystal Palace are looking unless they get a loan player from a Premier League side, because I don’t think they’ve got the finances.

“Saying that, some of the Championship players are £15-£20m.”

According to Fichajes, Southampton are interested in signing Real Sociedad winger Adnan Januzaj this summer.

The Lowdown: Saints prepare for new season

The Saints had a mixed season last time out, reaching the FA Cup semi-finals but also finishing in 15th place in the table despite briefly going top in November.

As such, Ralph Hasenhuttl is likely to target a number of new signings this summer, and one former Manchester United man is said to be on his radar.

The Latest: Saints eye Januzaj

It has been reported that Southampton are interested in capturing the services of Januzaj, who currently plays in Spain for Real Sociedad but has been touted for an exit from the club.

Brighton are also said to be in pursuit of the 26-year-old winger, according to Fichajes.

The Verdict: Still plenty to give

Many football fans will remember when the Belgium international burst onto the scene as a teenager in 2013 – he scored four goals and provided four assists in the Premier League in his first full campaign at Manchester United (Transfermarkt). He was even compared to Old Trafford legend Wayne Rooney by then-Red Devils manager David Moyes (Sky Sports).

However, he has been unable to live up to those initial expectations, managing just 24 goals throughout his professional career. Still, he has played in many of Europe’s top leagues and has won 13 caps for a Belgium side ranked first in the world, and he could still bring plenty of attacking endeavour to the Saints.

Nimble with the ball at his feet, Januzaj averaged 1.7 dribbles per game last season – for context, only Stuart Armstrong (2.1) could beat that within Southampton’s squad.

For the right price, it could be a good deal for Hasenhuttl and co to bring in the former Manchester United talent, especially if he is open to leaving Real Sociedad.

In other news, many Southampton fans have reacted to news on this in-form striker.