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It has been four days since Maurizio Sarri left Chelsea for Juventus and, while every expectation is that Frank Lampard will be the man to take over, it all feels a bit slow.

Of course, a lot could be happening in the background without anyone really knowing. But according to The Telegraph, with the west London club unable to operate in the transfer window, it has removed the need to rush into appointing their legendary midfielder.

Still, with just a reported £4m compensation fee needed to be paid to Derby County for their manager, it feels like things are being drawn-out — and that is the last thing either club need.

Last year, Chelsea did not have the best of pre-seasons with Sarri coming in so late, something the Italian himself commented on.

“Our pre-season until now has been a bit crazy I think and so we have to work,” the new Juventus boss was quoted as saying by the Evening Standard last August. Undoubtedly, that is something Chelsea will want to avoid this time around.

Meanwhile, from Derby’s perspective, they will be keen to get this whole ordeal over with so they can quickly manoeuvre in the transfer market as they prepare for another battle for Premier League promotion.

For the sake of both clubs, it is time for Chelsea to hurry up and wrap up a deal to bring Lampard back to Stamford Bridge if that is what his heart is set on.

Chelsea fans, how excited are you about the potential return of Lampard? Let us know by commenting below!

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After arriving in a £26m deal from Sampdoria last summer, Lucas Torreira quickly turned himself into a bit of a cult hero at the Emirates with his all-action performances.

The diminutive Uruguayan wrote himself into folklore when he netted the fourth in Arsenal’s dramatic 4-2 win over north London rivals Tottenham in the Premier League and enjoyed an impressive debut campaign.

But after admitting he had struggled to adapt to the culture and lifestyle in England, reports in recent weeks had suggested Serie A giants Milan were interested in taking him back to Italy.

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However, in a press conference ahead of Uruguay’s next Copa America clash against Peru, Torreira revealed that he was “happy” at Arsenal and that nobody from Milan had gotten in touch with him.

The latest update saw Arsenal fans flood to Twitter and understandably, many were feeling more than relieved at the 23-year-old’s comments.

Many felt that Torreira’s revelation could be seen as the end of the brewing transfer saga surrounding him and even claimed the news felt like a “new signing”.

Check out some of the delighted reaction of Arsenal fans below:

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Rangers have announced that goalkeeping prospect Robby McCrorie will head out on a season-long loan to Scottish Championship side Queen Of The South next season.

The 21-year-old is currently on a long-term contract at the club, with his current deal not expiring until 2022, so he has plenty of time to make a push for the first-team.

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It won’t be the youngster’s first taste of senior football away from Rangers, having enjoyed a successful spell at Berwick Rangers during the 2017/18 season, also joining Morton during the last transfer window, making 15 appearances between January and May.

With Allan McGregor firmly installed as the number one goalkeeper at Ibrox, there’s little scope for McCrorie to get the game time he needs to develop and regular action on loan should help him return as a better player.

McGregor can’t play for forever at Rangers, being 37 years of age, so McCrorie could well prove to be a viable long-term solution in the position.

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These fans took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the deal, with a variety of opinions given…

It’s July and Arsenal are yet to sign anyone. 

Whilst Manchester United spend a reported £50 million on Crystal Palace defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka per BBC Sport and Tottenham edge ever closer to a club-record signing for Lyon star Tanguy Ndombele via the Guardian, Arsenal seemingly continue to mull over deals for the likes of Kieran Tierney (BBC Sport) and William Saliba (ESPN), and now another name has entered the mix for the Gunners.

According to Defensa Central, Unai Emery is willing to spend up to €30 million (£26.88 million) on Real Madrid playmaker Lucas Vazquez, who is one of the many players at the La Liga giants who could leave this summer as the Spanish side aim to rebuild their own squad this summer.

Of course, with only a reported budget of £40 million to spend according to Football.London, a deal of this size would take out a significant chunk of funds for Arsenal to use on other areas of the pitch that need improvement, namely the defence after conceding the second highest amount of goals out of any side in the top-six, and in Vazquez, the dots just don’t connect.

Indeed, Charlie Nicholas told Sky (via the Express) last month that he’s desperate for defensive reinforcements to arrive, after all.

Although the Spanish international has been a mainstay in the Madrid squad for the good part of four seasons and scoring just 21 goals and assisting 44 in that time, though he did win the Champions League three times.

With funds reportedly limited, Arsenal need to be making signings that the club are 100% sure will benefit the club in both the short and long-term, and based on Vazquez’s record for one of the best clubs in world football, it simply isn’t good enough for what the north London side need.

Arsenal fans, would you take Vazquez this summer? Let us know!

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There is now less than a month left of the summer transfer window, which gives the 20 clubs that make up the Premier League little time to get themselves ready for the new campaign. Today’s Premier League transfer roundup is made up of top-tier interest in a Chelsea midfielder, Liverpool eyes on a La Liga ace and Everton’s pursuit of a Barcelona winger.

Premier League duo eye Bakayoko

Chelsea’s main business this summer will be keeping hold of the players they already have, with them unable to sign new stars due to their two-window transfer ban. Tiemoue Bakayoko is one of the loanees from the last campaign who has now returned to Stamford Bridge, but it seems he could soon be off again. According to French outlet RMC Sport, both Manchester United and Arsenal are interested in signing the 24-year-old French enforcer. The Blues paid £40m in 2017 for the former AS Monaco man, but he didn’t impress during his first term in the Premier League. He spent the 2018/19 season on loan at AC Milan.

Liverpool after Asensio

Liverpool have made just the one signing so far this summer, with Dutch youngster Sepp van den Berg joining the Anfield outfit from PEC Zwolle. According to Spanish publication El Desmarque, they want to make a second. They are reporting that the Reds are willing to pay €75m (£67.4m) for Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio. Apparently, the 23-year-old Spaniard is wanted by manager Jurgen Klopp as a back-up option, especially for Mohamed Salah if the Egyptian picks up an injury. Los Merengues boss Zinedine Zidane would not want to let the former RCD Mallorca star leave too easily, however. He has reportedly told Florentino Perez that he would like Sadio Mane to come the other way in any deal for Asensio.

Everton keen on Malcom

Marco Silva’s Everton have so far brought in two faces this transfer window: Andre Gomes and Jonas Lossl. A number of names have been mentioned to join them, including FC Barcelona’s Malcom. Spain’s Sport is reporting that the Toffees are willing to offer €35m (£31.5m) for the Brazilian in an attempt to take him to Goodison Park. However, it seems that the Blaugrana want to get €41m (£36.9m) out of the Merseyside outfit for the 22-year-old. Should Everton be successful in taking the former Bordeaux man to the Premier League, he would be the fourth player to be signed from Barca in recent times following the arrivals of Gomes, Lucas Digne and Yerry Mina.

[ad_pod ]This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…West Ham United have agreed a deal to sign Sebastian Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer, the Bundesliga club have confirmed.

What’s the word?

Football FanCast sources understand that the fee for Haller totals an initial £45m with the potential to rise to £50m with add-ons and bonuses.

The French striker, who has yet to be capped at senior level, scored 20 goals in all competitions last season.

And he is now set to travel to east London to undergo a medical as the Irons look to complete a deal for their first striking reinforcement of the summer.

Indeed, Manuel Pellegrini’s men failed to acquire Maxi Gomez from Celta Vigo in this transfer window despite a protracted pursuit and currently have just Javier Hernandez and Jordan Hugill up front.

A proven goalscorer

Haller would be an excellent addition for the Irons.

He has scored 33 goals in 77 games for Frankfurt but he is not solely an out-and-out forward; he also registered 19 assists during his time with the Bundesliga club.

Prior to his move to Frankfurt, he scored 51 goals in 98 outings with Utrecht and has also been prolific at youth level for France, netting 13 times in 20 games for the Under-21 side.

The Irons are breaking their transfer record to bring him in; they paid £36m to sign Felipe Anderson from Lazio last summer.

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And Haller, per Understat, is a remarkably gifted forward. In 2018/19, he made 29 Bundesliga appearances and scored 15 goals.

He had an expected goals (xG) rate of 13.69, however, meaning he scores chances that he is not expected to, and also averaged 1.57 key passes per 90 – passes leading to a shot – and 2.23 shots per 90.

All of his goals came in the penalty area, too, while nine were within the six-yard box.

This is a poacher who is remarkably efficient at finishing his chances; he’ll surely feel confident of hitting the back of the net in east London.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…

According to The Daily Mail, Liverpool hold an interest in signing Burnley keeper Tom Heaton, along with newly-promoted Aston Villa.

What’s the word, then?

Well, the Reds are said to be interested in the England international with Simon Mignolet’s future at Anfield still far from certain.

The Belgium international made a sloppy error in the last pre-season friendly outing against Sporting Lisbon, and is reportedly keen to play football again after dropping to No.2 in the Liverpool pecking order behind last summer’s £66.8m signing Alisson Becker.

Behind the former Sunderland stopper, the Reds don’t really have a recognised senior glovesman and were forced to sign 35-year-old veteran Andy Lonergan to tackle a shortage of goalkeepers this summer – academy options Caoimhin Kelleher and Vitezslav Jaros are injured, whilst Kamil Grabara has been loaned to Huddersfield.

Liverpool could swap Mignolet for Heaton without spending a penny

It has been reported by the Liverpool Echo that Mignolet would cost any interested parties around £12m if they were serious about signing him.

Coincidentally, that same figure is what the Clarets are said to value Heaton at, which they told Villa after the Midlands side submitted a low-ball offer of £4m.

If a club does decide to come in for Liverpool’s Belgian No.2 between now and the end of the window (Benfica have recently expressed an interest), the Reds will assumingly net their asking price for the 31-year-old given how shrewd Michael Edwards tends to be – the transfer guru managed to snag Andy Robertson for just £8m and sold Dominic Solanke to Bournemouth for £19m, to give some examples.

If that £12m does land in the Reds’ bank account, then they can immediately offer that to Sean Dyche in exchange for Heaton and have themselves a perfect replacement for Mignolet, given the 33-year-old’s experience in the game and his reliability in between the sticks – his 25 clean sheets in 96 Premier League games for Burnley reinforces that fact.

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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Opinion series, which provides analysis, insight and opinion on any issue within the beautiful game, from Paul Pogba’s haircuts to League Two relegation battles…

Tottenham Hotspur fans are angry.

The club have signed just two senior players in the summer transfer window and one has already been loaned back to his former club.

Tanguy Ndombele, of course, is an exceptional midfield player and there are high hopes that he will prove to be a shrewd acquisition. Spurs, of course, broke their transfer record to bring the Frenchman in from Lyon.

And yet there is a feeling, particularly on Twitter, that the squad hasn’t been strengthened properly.

There is a hashtag – isn’t there always – calling for the board to #backPoch.

Supporters believe that the Argentine deserves to have the signings he wants. A deal for Giovani Lo Celso is dragging, per Football FanCast sources, while Ryan Sessegnon is also yet to become a Spurs player despite reports that he is keen to play under Pochettino.

Now, one has to say that the squad, as it is, has been weakened instead of strengthened this summer. Kieran Trippier has been sold and has not been replaced. Danny Rose could leave too, so could Christian Eriksen.

But there is a week of the window left.

Spurs have specialised in late business through the years, bringing in a number of players, including the likes of Rafael van der Vaart, Moussa Sissoko and Lucas Moura, on the last day of the transfer window.

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There is nothing to say that they won’t go and do it again; they could sign both Lo Celso and Sessegnon; they could keep Rose and Eriksen.

That would be backing the manager in the extreme, particularly when added to the deal that has been done for Ndombele.

The anger, at this stage, is premature.

There could be a meltdown next week. If come Friday, August 9th, Spurs have bought two players, fans will be justified in hurling insults and abuse at the board; the squad does need further strengthening.

But it could well happen.

It is probably more likely than one might think; this is where Spurs usually come alive in the transfer window.

Patience is a virtue; Spurs fans need to remember that.

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There appears to be a bit of excitement building up over at the Hawthorns after Matt Wilson of Express & Star provided a more positive update on West Brom’s pursuit of Basel striker Albian Ajeti.

After previously claiming that West Brom were put off by the wage demands of the 22-year-old, he now states that talks between the two remain ongoing with the striker’s wage demands not as incompatible as first believed.

Ajeti scored 21 goals in 43 appearances for Basel last term, including goals in both the Champions League and Europa League qualifying stages.

The Swiss league is already well underway for this season and the 6 foot forward has made his presence known, bagging a goal and two assists in his only appearance so far.

A number of fans took to social media to share their opinion on the potential arrival with one supporter declaring the Switzerland international was the exact kind of striker the club needed and that if they can pull it off he would be more than happy with the signing.

Others labelled him a top-class player and a goalscorer with one fan describing Ajeti as good in the air with stamina. Another member of the Baggies faithful said that he will fit right in if he joins.

You can read the best of the reaction below:

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Manchester United’s start to the new campaign got off to a thrilling start as they claimed all three points against Chelsea in dominating fashion.

They were superb going forward as they put four unanswered goals past the Blues to get off the mark with a superb win.

Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Dan James all got on the scoresheet but despite an impressive victory, there was still room for negativity.

Jesse Lingard appeared to be berated by supporters on Twitter for his display as he was targeted on social media.

One fan told him to improve whilst another said that he needed to stay out of the starting XI. A further individual stated that he was terrible, suggesting United wouldn’t win anything with him in the team.

The 26-year-old was also branded as bang average by one supporter as they claimed he was running around like a headless chicken.

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Lingard played 86 minutes against Chelsea on Sunday, finishing the game with a pass success rate of 88.5%, per WhoScored. He managed one key pass and three dribbles too.

Here’s how United fans responded to his showing at the weekend.

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