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Celtic’s move for Motherwell midfielder David Turnbull again appears to be in doubt after an issue was discovered during the player’s recent medical with the club.

As reported by STV, the Hoops had a £3m offer for the player accepted by Motherwell and the 19-year-old subsequently chose to join the Scottish champions over Premier League new boys Norwich City.

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The outlet say now though that Celtic are again in discussions with the Fir Park outfit after discovering an issue that could sink the deal entirely.

It’s just the latest dramatic twist in a transfer saga that has dominated Celtic’s pre-season preparations.

The club are currently in Austria getting ready for UEFA Champions League qualifiers but have not yet made a summer signing, despite a number of first-team squad members leaving at the end of last season.

Celtic fans are eager to see players arrive and couldn’t quite believe the latest twist to the Turnbull deal, taking to Twitter over the last 24 hours to share their thoughts…

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Celtic fans are not happy with West Brom technical director Luke Dowling after comments criticising Neil Lennon for his handling of Oliver Burke.

Burke spent the second half of last season on loan at Celtic Park, arriving in the January transfer window when Brendan Rodgers was still in charge of the club.

After Lennon took interim charge though the player went on to make just eight more appearances, failing to score once.

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West Brom feel the player’s lack of progress is squarely on Lennon’s shoulders.

Dowling told The Express & Star:

“We sent Oli to Celtic in good faith with Brendan Rodgers and Lee Congerton, some really good people up there that wanted to take Oli and wanted to play Oli.

“They wanted to make him a better player than he currently is. We forget how young he still is.

“Once Brendan left to go to Leicester the treatment he got from the manager that’s in place now is something we don’t expect for one of our players. He won’t be going anywhere near Celtic. “

Celtic didn’t take long to defend their manager, with the club releasing a statement claiming that Dowling’s comments were “ridiculous and completely inaccurate.”

Hoops fans too weren’t particularly happy with the comments, with some feeling that the player never showed enough on the pitch to get the opportunities that West Brom were apparently looking for.

Odsonne Edouard netted nine times after the arrival of Lennon, many of them coming in big matches, so it’s not really a surprise that Burke didn’t get the nod in the striking position.

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Supporters have taken to to Twitter on Tuesday to share their thoughts on it all…

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more…

It’s hard not to admire Aston Villa’s transfer business so far this summer.

They’ve completed shrewd deals by bringing Kortney Hause and Anwar El Ghazi back after their loan spells with the club whilst they’ve also completed a £22m deal to land Wesley Moraes.

The Brazilian is a powerhouse, winning 2.5 aerial duels per game in last season’s Champions League, but he could become even better for Villa if they sign another forward.

On the chalkboard

Last weekend, the Villans were reported to be in the running to sign Lille striker Rafael Leao.

In the past, he’s been described as the ‘Portuguese Mbappe’ by French journalist Julien Laurens, and it’s easy to see why. He’s quick, can get in behind and is a natural finisher having scored eight in 16 starts in Ligue 1 last term.

At 20 years of age, he’s very much one for the future but he’s still shown great strides in the senior game, playing 26 domestic matches in 2018/19.

But how could he benefit Wesley?

Well, playing him alongside another striker could be game-changing. After all, he played in a two when he was at Club Brugge, proving to be a menace for opposition defenders.

Therefore, adding someone who has pace alongside him, could mean a devastating new combination for Villa.

Leao is at his best when he’s on the shoulder of the defender, making clever runs in behind after being slipped through by his teammates.

Wesley stands at 6 ft 3 and therefore they could be an ideal partnership given he plays in a different manner. If Leao does indeed arrive, Villa could opt to play more direct if they choose to play with two strikers.

Their new signing from Belgium could come slightly deeper for the ball, using his strength and excellent ability in the air to flick and feed the ball in behind the defence for Leao to run onto.

Throughout last season, Villa’s new striker supplied his teammates with ten goals, proving to be an efficient creator, as well as a goal scorer, netting 17 times.

His all-around play seems to come to the fore when playing alongside another striker, so the potential arrival of Leao could prove extremely beneficial in terms of Wesley’s creative nous.

[ad_pod ]Leeds fans on Twitter are showing their excitement after the club made Rafa Mujica their sixth signing this week.It has been a hectic few days for United supporters, and they have had a lot to get excited about. They’ve already shown how happy they were when Helder Costa signed and now they’re buzzing once again.This signing has been rumoured for months as his Barcelona contract came ticking toward an end.A few hours after the signing of Mujica was announced, the Whites also revealed that they had signed another youngster from La Blaugrana in Guille Amor.Both youngsters will initially link up with Leeds’ youth teams, but that hasn’t stopped some supporters getting excited about their arrivals.Watch Leeds United Live Streams With StreamFootball.tv Below

One fan called Mujica ‘Becchio version 2’, which is high praise from a United fan after the Argentine netted 86 goals for the Whites.

Here’s what the Elland Road faithful have been saying on Twitter…

Manchester United fans have been reacting on Twitter to the news that Paul Pogba is more than likely to be at Old Trafford for the upcoming campaign.

According to a report by The Guardian, the possibility of the France World Cup winner leaving the club this summer is looking rather remote at the moment and no bids have been made as of yet.

Real Madrid are thought to hold an interest in the midfielder. However, they value him between £100-120million, whereas United are believed to want a fee in the region of £170m.

Despite managing to get 13 goals in his 35 Premier League matches last season and come away with figures such as 3 shots on average, 1.6 key passes and 2 fouls drawn per game for United last season, the 26-year-old continued to come in for large amounts of criticism throughout the campaign.

Indeed, the likes of Graeme Souness (in the Times, via the Express) and Roy Keane (on Sky Sports) have spoken out against the Frenchman in the past.

Pogba has hit back at the criticism he has received in the past (RMC Sport via The Sun), though he has also been criticised by the club’s own fans, as scenes from the final day home defeat to Cardiff City showed (The Mirror).

And the mood does not seem to have improved, with the news that he could be staying at Manchester United beyond the summer irking these supporters below.

Many of them took to Twitter to share some rather negative reactions to the article from The Guardian, with some of them calling for him to be sold.

Here are just some of their reactions…

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Earlier this summer, The London Evening Standard claimed that Everton were the favourites to sign Danny Welbeck on a free transfer.

Welbeck is available on a free ahead of the 2019-20 campaign having left Arsenal following the expiration of his contract.

The England international missed the latter stages of last season following ankle surgery, but has since returned to training.

As it stands, the former Manchester United youngster has not committed to a club for the new season.

Welbeck has again being linked with a switch to Goodison Park, per The Times (via Daily Post live blog 09:01am) and the Everton fans have been on social media discussing the forward.

Whilst there are some supporters who would want to sign Welbeck on a free, others are simply not interested in a swoop for the 28-year-old, who scored five times for Arsenal last term before picking up a season-ending injury.

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A selection of the Twitter reaction to the report can be seen below:

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After the highs of winning the Champions League against Tottenham, Liverpool’s inactivity in the summer transfer window has slightly tempered the good vibes at Anfield.

Only teenage defender Sepp van den Berg has arrived on the red half of Merseyside, and according to Jurgen Klopp, Reds fans shouldn’t expect any blockbuster signings this summer.

Speaking to the club’s official website, the Liverpool boss admitted that it wouldn’t be the biggest transfer window in the Reds’ history, and that whilst they were working on potential signings, he was “happy” with the state of the current team.

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After hearing their manager’s comments, Liverpool fans took to Twitter to voice their opinion on the matter and many were seemingly split over whether they agreed with Klopp’s comments.

Some felt that the decision not to strengthen this summer could come back to haunt them and that it was important that they continued to move forward despite last season’s success.

Others however threw their backing behind Klopp and insisted that their fellow Reds fans simply needed to trust the club’s management, particularly after delivering them their sixth Champions League title.

Check out some of the divided reaction of Liverpool fans below:

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Filip Helander started the 1-0 win over Derby County this weekend, and Rangers fans have had their say on his display after a quiet afternoon.

The Swede made his first start for the Gers in Sunday’s win over English Championship side Derby, playing for just over an hour.

The central defender had previously made his debut, playing half an hour against Blackburn in a 1-1 draw.

And he had a comfortable afternoon, leading to the Ibrox faithful being slightly reserved in their judgement of his full debut.

Brought in from Bologna, his first start came in a game where he and Nikola Katic’s busiest spells were in Derby’s box, not Rangers’, as both towering centre-backs looked a threat at set pieces.

The former Malmo defender arrived at the club this summer for a fee of £3.5m, a fee big enough that you would expect him to nail down a starting place once the season really kicks into gear.

Yesterday’s match against Phillip Cocu’s men was a defender’s dream though, with the Evening Times even reporting that: “Derby struggled to create anything of note.”

Here’s what the fans had to say about Helander’s performance after an easy 60 minutes at Ibrox on Twitter:

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s The Chalkboard series, which provides a tactical insight into teams, players, managers, potential signings and more… 

Steve Bruce made a frankly ridiculous claim about Newcastle’s depth at the striker position this weekend, but it could be a blessing in disguise for one Magpies youngster.

What’s the story?

After the Toon Army swiftly dispatched St-Etienne at St. James’ Park on Saturday, Bruce was quizzed over the club’s transfer activity.

With Ayoze Perez and Salomon Rondon both leaving the club this summer, it would have been fair to assume that more than one striker would arrive, but Bruce appeared to confirm that Joelinton will be the only new front man on Tyneside this season.

“We are okay for strikers, okay in that department,” he said. “I have got five there.

“I want to keep Dwight Gayle and as I keep saying, you are only as good as your strikers. Gayle has always been part of my plans.”

On the chalkboard

While the news that Gayle, who has racked up 53 league goals in the last three seasons, is set to stay is surely music to the ears of fans, Bruce is making a massive blunder in not wanting more depth.

Outside of Joelinton and Gayle, Yoshinori Muto is the only other “striker” in the squad, but the Japan international has only played as a conventional front man in 85 of his 151 career appearances, so he is more of a versatile forward than a traditional number nine.

One then has to assume that Miguel Almiron and Allan Saint-Maximin are the other two players Bruce is referring to, but they would be wasted through the middle, and their speed and dribbling ability means they should spend the entire campaign on the flanks.

With that in mind, there could be increased opportunities for Elias Sorensen, who is yet to take the pitch for the senior side, but has racked up an impressive 31 goals and eight assists in 60 games for the Magpies youth teams.

The young Dane is quick, makes intelligent runs and most importantly he knows how to stick the ball in the back of the net, and Bruce’s misguided decision to enter the season with just two actual strikers and utility man Muto could be a blessing in disguise.

Just one injury to the trio of options could see the 19 year-old sneak a few appearances from the bench, and the player fans have been desperate to see in action for quite some time could finally make a real impact for the first-team.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Pundit View series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent quotes from journalists, pundits, players and managers…

Gary Neville spoke about all things Manchester United on Sky Sports’ The Debate on Tuesday night, and his comments on Ander Herrera should put things into perspective for the Old Trafford faithful.

What’s the story?

United fans were not happy that their former Player of the Year left without a replacement this summer, as the Spaniard joined PSG after his contract expired.

Wage demands are reportedly the reason he did not stay in England, but that hasn’t stopped fans from being devastated by his exit.

Neville though, who was speaking about the departures from the club this summer, believes the 30 year-old will not be missed, telling Sky Sports, via Metro: “Have we lost them? I don’t feel like we’ve lost anything.

“Herrera to be fair huffed and puffed, but there’s loads of him around. There’s loads of Ander Herrera’s around. He’s nothing special, honestly. There’s loads of him around.”

Nothing special

There’s no questioning Herrera’s passion and tenacity was contagious, but Neville’s verdict is hard to disagree with.

Herrera averaged between two and three tackles in every league season at United, per Whoscored, but considering that was his main job in the team, it’s not overly impressive.

For comparison, Idrissa Gueye, the best of the best at breaking up play in midfield, made a ridiculous 4.3 tackles per game last season, and 32 year-old Joao Moutinho racked up 3 per game last term.

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Even those who would be considered average players like Newcastle’s Isaac Hayden and Brighton’s Dale Stephens boasted 2.9 and 2.8 tackles per game respectively. Herrera came in at 23rd on the tackling list last term with 2.5

Quite simply, a player entering his thirties who isn’t even one of the elite in his role should not be demanding a huge new contract, and Neville is spot on that the club were right to simply allow him to leave.

For all his passion, the 30 year-old really is “nothing special”, and fans should not concern themselves too much over his departure.

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