Tag: Championship
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Hull prepare record-breaking bid for striker
Hull City are preparing to break their transfer record in order to sign their long-desired target, Blackburn Rovers striker Jordan Rhodes. Hull boss Steve Bruce is aiming to seal move for the Scotland international by offering an initial £8m with further add-ons which could bolster the package to £12m – the highest fee the…
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Stoke up stakes for Norwich midfielder
Stoke City have made a brazen second bid for Norwich City midfielder Nathan Redmond, with a deal of £5m tabled and a 24-hour decision demanded. The England U21 international was one of Norwich’s stand-out players in the Premier League last season, despite the club’s relegation to the Championship. Stoke boss Mark Hughes is hot…
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Ferdinand joins Reading on two-year deal
Former West Ham and QPR defender Anton Ferdinand is set to play in football’s second tier as he signs for Reading on a free transfer. The 29-year-old controversial younger bother of ex-Manchester United star Rio, has spent a season playing in Turkey following his release from Harry Redknapp’s QPR in 2013. Having experienced some rocky…
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Redknapp plots bid for United midfielder
Queens Park Rangers are lining up an offer for Manchester United midfielder Tom Cleverley, Football Express News understands. A source close to Loftus Road told FEN the England international is high on the list of summer transfer window targets who can now be pursued following QPR’s promotion back to the Premier League at the first…
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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…
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United move for teen striker
Manchester United are on the verge of signing Watford youngster Ogo Obi following his successful two week loan spell on tour with the Red Devils’ youth academy team. The 16-year-old striker impressed Red Devils management with his performances in the youth’s pre-season tour in Northern Ireland, netting two goals against Australian juniors Gold Coast Academy in…
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QPR line up bid for United winger
Queens Park Rangers have stepped up their pursuit of Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia, Football Express News understands. A source close to Loftus Road told FEN the newly-promoted London outfit have made the 28-year-old a top priority for their summer transfer window recruitment drive. The insider revealed QPR have high hopes of landing Valencia for…
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Ex-Man United manager tipped to succeed Allardyce
Manchester United flop David Moyes is the bookmakers’ favourite to take over at West Ham United should Hammers boss Sam Allardyce be given his marching orders prior to the start of the new football season. West Ham’s pre-season tour of New Zealand has been dismal. They have lost both fixtures – 2-1 to Wellington…
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West Ham livid as referee ignores big screen
West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has blasted officials for failing to look at the big screen to make a handball decision in his side’s surprise 3-1 friendly defeat to Sydney FC. The Hammers suffered a second successive loss on their pre-season tour of New Zealand, having been beaten 2-1 by Wellington Phoenix in Auckland…
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Rio: It’s not all about money
Former Manchester United centre-back Rio Ferdinand has revealed he snubbed lucrative deals in warmer climes in order to join Premier League minnow side QPR, saying these days he is driven by love, not money. The 35-year-old defender has enjoyed almost two decades of success playing in football’s tip tier and at international level. Ferdinand played…
