Tag: Tottenham

  • Newcastle swoop for Notts Forest duo

    Newcastle swoop for Notts Forest duo

      Newcastle United are set to raid Championship side Nottingham Forest for young duo Jamaal Lascelles and Karl Darlow. Manager Alan Pardew has insisted that Newcastle are not finished in the transfer market, despite already signing seven players this summer, costing approximately £32m. Lascelles has been linked with a host of Premier League clubs in…

  • Spurs poised to confirm swap deal

    Spurs poised to confirm swap deal

    Tottenham Hotspur are on the brink of making official the arrival of Swansea City left-back Ben Davies following the emergence of screenshot images yesterday in which the player can clearly be seen training with the team on a pre-season session in Toronto. The images, which were leaked via social media outlets Twitter and Facebook, were…

  • London rivals offer safe refuge to terrified Brazilian

    London rivals offer safe refuge to terrified Brazilian

    North London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham are hot on the case to sign Shakhtar Donetsk forward Douglas Costa amidst reports the player has fled the Ukraine during the current political conflicts with neighbouring Russia. Costa is believed to have turned on his heels in a bid to seek safe refuge from the warzone that has…

  • West Ham fans: We DO NOT want our badge changed

    West Ham fans: We DO NOT want our badge changed

    The West Ham board propose to change their traditional club crest of crossed hammers and castle and include the world ‘London’ in the name, to give the West Ham brand a more global appeal. The club’s vision is to build a stronger presence and raise their status as a top London side so people will…

  • BLOG: Premier League battle continues for Konoplyanka

    BLOG: Premier League battle continues for Konoplyanka

    A number of Premier League sides continue to show interest in Dnipro winger Yevhen Konoplyanka, but it is uncertain as to where the 24-year-old will end up this summer. The sought-after Ukranian has been on the wishlist of many English sides after a fantastic World Cup qualifying campaign with his national team. Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers…

  • Newcastle close in on former Arsenal target

    Newcastle close in on former Arsenal target

    Feyenoord centre-back Daryl Janmaat is set to be the fifth new player to join Alan Pardew at Newcastle and the Dutchman is due to undertake his medical in Tyneside within the next 24 hours. Newcastle are believed to be on the verge of confirming a deal with Dutch Erdivisie side Feyenoord, with a fee in…

  • Germans make bold approach for Lukaku

    Germans make bold approach for Lukaku

    The ongoing transfer saga of Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is far from complete, with German Bundesliga side Wolfsburg having reportedly jumped in on the never-ending yet somewhat leisurely race to sign the 21-year-old. Having spent the 2013/2014 proving he is a quality attacking player at his on-loan club Everton, the Belgian scored 16 goals in…

  • Spurs legend: Foreign players don’t understand our rivalries

    Spurs legend: Foreign players don’t understand our rivalries

    Former Spurs defender Graham Roberts explains how Tottenham’s integration of international players has impacted some of the club’s most distinguished traditions and rivalries. Roberts is held in high regarded by older-generation Tottenham fans as a legend. He played for the club during an era of success in the early 1980’s, winning two FA Cups and…

  • Spurs legend: I played for Tottenham at their best

    Spurs legend: I played for Tottenham at their best

    In an exclusive interview with Football Express News, former Tottenham defender Graham Roberts reminisces of his days on the pitch at White Hart Lane and describes how it felt progressing the ranks to every footballer’s ultimate dream of playing for their national team. If you mention the name Graham Roberts to an older generation Tottenham…

  • Tottenham legend backs Pochettino

    Tottenham legend backs Pochettino

    Former Tottenham defender Graham Roberts has backed new coach Mauricio Pochettino as the right man to lead Spurs in their campaign for cup victory next season. Ex-Spurs hardman Graham, who was a fans’ favourite in the early 1980’s, has offered new boss Pochettino his vote of confidence and described him as a ‘Tottenham-type manager.’ Graham,…