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Boost for Chelsea in Zaha pursuit, Maddison transfer decision Premier League gossip

Premier League clubs are expected to be busy in the January transfer window, with Arsenal, Chelsea, and Tottenham among the clubs to have been linked with new signings The January transfer window is now open and teams from across the Premier League are looking to make significant improvements to their respective squads. Football fans around the world can buy online Premier League Tickets to enjoy its stunning performances.

Liverpool leads the way at the top of the Premier League by 13 points and has sent a message out to the rest of the league this season. 

Their rivals know that they must recruit well moving forward to catch up with the Reds and the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal are aiming to begin that process this month. 

Here is the latest round-up of transfer news and gossip from the Premier League below.

Chelsea transfer boost

Wilfried Zaha may have taken a step closer to leaving Crystal Palace amid links with Chelsea.

The forward has brought in Pini Zahavi, someone who has close ties with Chelsea, to represent him.

The 27-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Palace, but nothing came to fruition last summer after links with Everton and Arsenal.

Zaha has left his representative, Will Salthouse’s Unique Sports Management, although his contract with the company runs until the end of this season. 

Zahavi has been employed to potentially sort a deal for Zaha to leave.

United make Maddison decision

Manchester United are ready to take their interest in James Maddison to another level this month and could part ways with Jesse Lingard in a mega swap deal.

Mirror Football explains that United have made Maddison one of their top priorities during the January transfer window.

It’s said that the Red Devils are prepared to trade away Lingard as part of a deal to sign the Leicester City attacking midfielder, with £45m to be put on the table as well.

Arsenal makes contact over Boateng

Arsenal has stepped up their interest in out-of-favor Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng, according to Sky Sports.

The Gunners are said to have enquired about a potential transfer fee for the 31-year-old, who has starred for Germany during his career. Boateng is thought to be valued at £12.8 million.

But the center-back has become a bit-part player at Bayern and Arsenal is looking to make a key addition to their defense this month.

Mikel Arteta’s side is also believed to have asked about loan possibilities and the player’s wages, according to Sky in Germany.

Everton transfer allowance blow

Carlo Ancelotti has been dealt a transfer blow at Everton as he aims to improve his squad this month.

The Italian joined Everton last month and is hoping to spend money in the January transfer window but this has been somewhat scuppered, according to reports.

It has been reported that Everton is set to announce record losses, something which would hinder Ancelotti’s ability to spend big this month.

The Telegraph has stated that Everton will be forced to regulate their spending and offload some fringe players due to the alleged losses.

United targeting Wolves’ duo

Back to Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men are targeting Wolves’ stars, Raul Jimenez and Ruben Neves.

Wolves held the Red Devils to a draw in the FA Cup third round on Saturday and have proven to be difficult opposition for United on numerous occasions.

That’s in part due to the talents of Jimenez and Neves, who could both join United this month Goal, state that the Red Devils have ‘moved to open talks with both players’.

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Euro 2020: England boss Gareth Southgate revealed his excitement at facing Croatia or the Czech Republic

The UEFA dignitary who appeared on Romanian TV and said it would be great if they qualified for Euro 2020 rather than let the cat out of the bag. Football fans around the world can buy  England vs Croatia Tickets online to enjoy its outstanding performances.

The dome-shaped Romeo in Bucharest, fittingly resembling a circus tent, hosted Saturday night’s draw and the city will also host matches next summer. The good wishes of Europe’s governing body aren’t encouraging news for Iceland, drawn to play the Romanians in a play-off semi-final in March, but does sum up this latest version of the European Championship. An unnecessarily complex and complicated carve-up aimed to please as many nations as possible.

Scores of delegates including Gareth Southgate and Ryan Gigs descended on the Romanian capital on a rainy eastern European evening but there was little of the anticipation you usually associate with a major draw.

Only 11 of the 36 countries represented 20 definite qualifiers and 16 play-off hopefuls didn’t have any idea of which group they would be in. It’s a result of UEFA’s decision to play Euro 2020 across many cities in different countries. Even the obvious ‘group of death’ containing holders Portugal, France and Germany lack normal jeopardy given that the four best third-placed teams will also go through to the knockout stages.

The irony is that England could be the biggest beneficiaries of all. They already knew they’d be playing all three of their Group D games at Wembley and Saturday’s selection of Croatia, Czech Republic, and the play-off winners out of Scotland, Israel, Norway and Serbia won’t fright Harry Kane.

Advantage for England

But this time England will have home benefit, first counter to Croatia on June 14, 2020 match. They beat the Czechs 5-0 at Wembley in March. Southgate’s only concern, being paired with France, was averted by Ruud Gullet pulling out the Croatian ball after some acrobatics and music from the Bucharest Symphony Orchestra which is the hallmark of a good UEFA draw.

Perhaps the most interesting aspect of the draw is how the group positionings affect the knockout ties. In 2018, England benefited from finishing runners-up in their group to Belgium and had a relatively easy run to the last four as a result. History could repeat itself this time. If England wins Group D as they should, a last-16 tie in Dublin awaits against World Cup winners France or another toughie from their group; Portugal or Germany.

Gareth Southgate talk

“The two teams we see we’ve got (Croatia and Czech Republic), we have decent results and poor results against them, he said. 'It’s nothing to be complacent about but everyone not in Group F will be pleased about that.”

“Croatia at Wembley is a brilliant opening game for the fans and the players. There is a contrast. They have hugely experienced players throughout the team. We are the other end of the scale. Very young, lots of energy but improving. It is a nice contrast. You can’t make up for losing a World Cup semi-final, unfortunately. We felt like that after beating them in the Nations League. It was nice to win but it didn’t redress it. But this is a really attractive fixture.”

“In the end, we want to win every game we play and have control of our destiny. Fortune will take you wherever it takes you,’ he said. At this stage, he is thinking of nothing but qualifying. 'You need a strategy of getting out the group. There are three games, not one.”

Croatian coach Zlatko Dalic has lost some key performers like center-forward Mario Mandzukic since the World Cup final but still boasts stellar names Luka Modric, Ivan Rakitic and Ivan Perisic, besides Liverpool’s Dejan Lovren.

'England is now a fantastic team,’ he said. 'It is not easy to play the first game at Wembley. But we reached the World Cup final so I always believe. I am optimistic. They are very potent in attack. In the next three, four, five years, they will be on top of the European game.’

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The January transfer window is now open but we are no closer to finding out what the future holds for Christian Eriksen.

Eriksen’s contract in N17 expires at the end of this season, leaving him free to sign for another club. Football fans can book Premier League Football Tickets on our website on exclusively discounted prices.

There is no indication that he will make a U-turn and change his mind about staying at Spurs, after admitting last summer that he was looking for a new challenge

The transfer of Erikson to Man Utd

Man Utd could reportedly have been handed a major boost to their hopes of sealing the transfer of Tottenham star Christian Eriksen.

The Denmark international is in the final few months of his contract at Spurs and has been strongly linked with a number of top European sides in recent times.

Latest transfer gossip suggested Eriksen could be on his way to Inter Milan but that now looks in some doubt as Antonio Conte is considering pulling out of the deal, according to Corriere Della Sera as translated by Sport Witness.

It is stated in the report that Conte wants signings with Serie A experience and could put the Eriksen transfer on hold until he becomes a free agent in the summer.

The 27-year-old has also been linked with Man Utd however, with the Daily Mirror among the numerous sources to state he is a target for the Red Devils.

This makes sense as Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could clearly do with more creativity in his side after some underwhelming attacking performances for so much of this season.

MUFC have also been linked with similar players in the form of Bruno Fernandes and James Maddison, both of whom have been mentioned as possible alternatives to Eriksen by Goal.

Still, if Inter are no longer making Eriksen a top priority for this January that could hand Manchester United a significant boost to their hopes of snapping him up.

Tottenham would presumably rather sell Eriksen now instead of risking losing him for nothing at the end of the season and club chief Daniel Levy recently admitted he was not too worried about selling key players to Premier League rivals.

Levy Saying about Eriksen

“We are honestly not scared to trade with our rivals,” Levy recently told the Evening Standard when asked about possibly letting Eriksen join a rival.

Eriksen has been a top performer in his time in north London and looks an ideal signing for Manchester United if they can pull it off.

In a piece looking at Manchester United’s lack of transfer activity in the midfield department since Fred arrived in 2018 the MEN say that, according to their sources, there is a high possibility Manchester United will go another window without reinforcing the midfield.

That means that if Man Utd is interested in Eriksen, they will have to hope no European sides strike up a pre-contract agreement with the Dane this month.

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Premier League: Chelsea identify Brazilian hitman Gabriel Barbosa as No 1 transfer target

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has made Gabriel Barbosa his top target with the 41-year-old keen to provide competition for top-scorer Tammy Abraham.

Lampard wants to decrease pressure on Tammy Abraham by signing Barbosa who has just finished a loan spell at Brazilian side Flamengo. Football fans from around the world can purchase Premier League Football Tickets online to enjoy its stunning performances.

Chelsea might seal the deal by ignoring a fee on veteran Olivier Giroud sought by Inter boss Antonio Conte.

Brazil international Barbosa trapped the eye of Lampard after scoring both of Flamengo’s goals in the Copa Libertadores final prior this season.

He has been a productive goal scorer in Brazil’s Serie A scoring 70 goals in 112 arrivals for Flamengo and past club Santos before that. Lampard is still intense on Jadon Sancho but Barbosa is a primacy.

Lampard has about £150m to spend this month after the club’s transmission ban was boosted by CAS.

He is eyeing for a striker as his chief priority and did want Timo Werner who now looks set to stay with RB Leipzig as they hunt down a first Bundesliga award.

Nathan Ake return to deal with Bournemouth

An extensive man, a left-back and a center-back is as well on the club’s radar.

Chelsea is absorbed in getting Nathan Ake back from Bournemouth in an agreement worth £40m assisted by a buy-back section in his agreement but Lampard is waiting to see what other deals he can do first.

David Alaba is also on the position finder at left-back as he arrives the final 18 months of his agreement at Bayern Munich.

Chelsea has had a mixed start under Lampard despite sitting in fourth place in the Premier League.

They have already misplaced seven times in 21 league competitions but have been sheltered by the poor form of Tottenham, Arsenal, and Manchester United.

21-year-old forward Abraham has been in sublime form this season netting 12 Premier League goals so far.

Only Jamie Vardy Pierre Emerick Aubameyang and Danny Ings have found the back of the net more often then Abraham, while current back-ups Michy Batshuayi and Olivier Giroud have only notched one league goal between them.

The duo has also been linked with January moves away from Stamford Bridge with Aston Villa reportedly interested in both players as potential short term replacements for the injured Wesley.

As a result, it is no surprise that Chelsea are after a new striker this month, with Lampard’s side already linked with moves for Lyon forward Moussa Dembele and Red Bull Leipzig star Timo Werner.

However, Lyon recently released an official statement where they claimed Dembele would not be leaving the club while Werner has reportedly decided to stay put at Leipzig until the summer.

The Express Report about Chelsea

Now, the Express is reporting that Barbosa is Chelsea’s number one target, with the Brazilian forward recently concluding a successful loan spell with Flamengo which included an eye-catching performance in the Copa Libertadores final.

West Ham have also been linked with a move for the man known as Gabigol, with new boss David Moyes keen on a new forward to ease the pressure on Sebastian Haller.

Speaking about the transfer speculation Moyes said: “I would love to answer all your questions with great knowledge but because I have only been in the door a few days the truth is I do not know I have probably had hundreds of agents putting people into me. If decent players are accessible we will look at them.”

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Euro 2020: Five highest scorers in Euro qualifying history

5. Zlatan Ibrahimović – 19 goals

The Swedish superstar is still going strong at the age of 38, though the former Manchester United man called time on his international career as arguably his country’s greatest ever player back in 2016. Football fans around the world can buy  Euro 2020 Tickets online to enjoy its outstanding performances.

Comfortably Sweden’s all-time great goal scorer following a 15-year international career that delivered 62 goals in 166 caps, Ibrahimović fired 19 goals during Euro qualifying as Sweden qualified for four successive finals between 2004 and 2016.

One of the greatest forwards of his generation, 11 of Ibrahimović’s qualifying goals would come as Sweden reached the 2016 finals, though, after a disappointing group-stage exit, he would retire from international duty at the conclusion of the tournament.

4. Hakan Sukur – 19 goals

Known as the ‘Bull of Bosporus’, Sukur broke several goalscoring records in a career that spanned more than two decades, including becoming the greatest goal scorer in the history of the Turkish national team during a memorable international career.

Sukur would net seven times as Turkey qualified for the 1996 championships in England, though failed to replicate that form at the finals as his side were eliminated without scoring a single goal.

Capped 112 times, Sukur would score 51 international goals, including a huge 19 in Euro Cup qualifying. His goals would help Turkey once again reach the finals in 2000, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Portugal.

3. Jon Dahl Tomasson – 19 goals

The Danish forward couldn’t buy a goal during a disappointing Premier League spell at Newcastle, though Tomasson was a different proposition in the red shirt of his national team.

He would fire six goals as Denmark qualified for the finals in 2000, while another haul of five saw them once again qualify for Euro 2004, where he was named in the team of the tournament.

A deep-lying forward, Tomasson’s best personal haul would be in qualifying for Euro 2008, though Denmark failed to reach the finals despite his eight strikes.

The former AC Milan striker would remarkably never go more than two qualifiers without finding the net, retiring from international duty in 2010 as his country’s joint all-time record goalscorer with 52 goals.

2. Robbie Keane – 23 goals

The talisman for the Irish for virtually the entirety of his international career, Keane would prove prolific at international level scoring 62 times for the Boys in Green. The joint-fifth highest European international goal scorer of all-time, Keane is also the second most prolific player in the history of Euro 2020 qualifying.

Despite the regularity of his cart-wheeling celebration in qualifiers, Keane would reach just two finals, in 2012 and 2016 where a place in the last 16 was Ireland’s best finish. His 23 goals would prove the benchmark, until it was surpassed by one man in September 2019…

1. Cristiano Ronaldo – 31 goals

One of the game’s all-time greats continues to set new records and landmarks, surpassing Keane to become the greatest goal scorer in European Championship qualifiers in September 2019. He achieved the feat in typical Ronaldo fashion, hitting four goals in a thrashing of Lithuania.

The five-time Ballon d’Or winner further extended his record by scoring in October’s qualifiers with Luxembourg and Ukraine, the latter being the 700th goal of his illustrious career.

Another four goals over the latest international break mean Portugal’s all-time record goal scorer now has 99 goals in 164 caps for his national side, whilst he is quickly closing in on Iranian Ali Daei’s record of 106 goals as the greatest goal scorer in the history of international football.

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