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It is going to be one of their busiest and, arguably, one of Luton Town’s most important summer transfer windows in recent memory.

Graeme Jones will have his work cut out for him at Kenilworth Road next season as he will have to try and keep the Hatters in the Championship.

Mick Harford and Nathan Jones certainly impressed with what they had available to them in League One, however, England’s second tier will represent an entirely different challenge for the Bedfordshire outfit.

A number of the Luton players made a name for themselves with their performances on the pitch, however, arguably none more so than James Justin.

The versatile defender had an exceptional campaign for the Hatters and was capped off by being named in the Sky Bet League One Team of the Season after a string of impressive performances, as well as being nominated for the EFL Young Player of the Year award.

Naturally, those displays have earned the 21-year-0ld recognition from a number of Premier League outfits this summer and is thought to have attracted bids for his services.

According to Football Insider, Leicester City, Southampton, Crystal Palace and recently-relegated Fulham have joined Aston Villa in the race for Justin after the Championship play-off winners allegedly tabled a bid for him worth around £7.5million.

And, as hard as it might be to see him leave Kenilworth Road this summer, Luton must seriously consider cashing in him.

The defender has just 12 months left on his contract which can be a dangerous position to be in, whilst that amount of money could help the club with their recruitment plans.

£7.5m may not seem a lot in today’s transfer market, however, there is no doubt that figure can still help the Hatters strengthen significantly and give them a chance of being competitive (or more so) in their first year of Championship football.

It is always a good idea to keep the core of the squad when winning promotion and continue to build on it, however, accepting an offer of that sum, Luton could consider it a potential blessing in disguise.

Luton fans, what do you think the club should do? Do you think the club could benefit from receiving a large figure for Justin? Let us know below!

Aaron Ramsey’s departure from Arsenal this summer will be something most fans won’t be able to get over for weeks, and it’s a reality that’s still hard to fathom for supporters.

The Welshman will leave north London as a Gunners legend and as the player that broke the club’s trophy drought and brought success to the team, and Unai Emery now has the massive job of replacing Ramsey at Arsenal.

Finding a replacement for Ramsey will be difficult, and one name that has popped up recently has got fans dreaming of a sensational move this summer.

According to Le Parisien, Ajax midfielder Donny van de Beek is on Arsenal’s radar after the 22-year-old declined a move to PSG, putting the club on alert that there is a chance to secure the breakout midfielder this summer.

Van de Beek is one of the many Ajax players to put themselves on the map this season, with the Amsterdam club just seconds away from a Champions League final before Spurs scored with the last kick of the ball to destroy the fairytale for the Dutch side.

Frenkie de Jong is already on the move to Barcelona this summer and teammates David Neres and Matthijs de Ligt are also expected to seek moves away from the Netherlands (The Sun), and Arsenal have to capitalise on this European heartbreak to sign van de Beek.

The Dutch international would be the perfect replacement for Ramsey given how similar the two players are. They both are able to play centrally and as attacking midfielders, while they can also score and create goals.

At 22 and valued at £22.5 million on Transfermarkt, van de Beek would be a signing for both the present and the future, and Emery won’t find any player better on the market to replace Ramsey than Ajax’s playmaker maestro.

Arsenal fans, would you take van de Beek as Ramsey’s replacement? Let us know!

حددت إدارة نادي إنتر ميلان الإيطالي القيمة المالية للاعب كريستيان إريكسن تمهيدًا لبيعه في موسم الانتقالات الشتوي المقبل.

وكان إريكسن قد انتقل إلى إنتر ميلان قادمًا من توتنهام في يناير الماضي.

وارتبط المهاجم الدنماركي بخطوة الرحيل عن إنتر ميلان بعدما فشل في إثبات نفسه بدرجة كافية في سان سيرو.

وحسب شبكة “سبورتس مول” الإنجليزية، فإن مسؤولي إنتر ميلان لا يمانعون فكرة الاستغناء عن خدمات إريكسن مطلع العام الجديد.

وأوضحت أن إدارة إنتر قررت  تحديد سعر بيع إريكسن بـ 20 مليون يورو.

وأشارت إلى أن إريكسن يحظى بالفعل باهتمام أكثر من نادِ، مثل يوفنتوس وميلان وروما ولاتسيو.

وأفادت أن الراتب السنوي لـ إريكسن قد يمثل مشكلة بالنسبة لأي نادِ يرغب في ضمه، حيث يحصل حاليًا على 10 ملايين يورو.

The upcoming summer transfer window is shaping up to be one of the most important for Arsenal in a long time.

With Aaron Ramsey leaving the club for Juventus and strengthening needed in key areas of the pitch, Unai Emery has it all to do this summer when it comes to bringing in the right players. And one player who is likely to be surrounded in speculation this transfer window is Mesut Ozil.

The former German international has yet to win over the affection of Emery and has been in and out of the Arsenal first-team all season. The 30-year-old playmaker’s massive wages also make him ripe for the chop this summer, and according to the Mirror, Ozil and Henrik Mkhitaryan both face being shipped out of the club to increase funds for summer transfers.

On paper, it seems like a smart move. Both players have been underwhelming since their moves to north London and getting them off the wage bill would leave Arsenal with plenty of room to bring in new faces that the club desperately needs.

Selling Ozil sounds like the ideal solution to this problem, but letting Mkhitaryan go as well would be a big mistake for Emery.

The Armenian winger, who yes hasn’t lived up to the level of quality fans expected when he was swapped for Alexis Sanchez in 2018, has still been impressive this season. Six goals and six assists is a decent tally for a player that has not featured heavily this season due to niggling injuries.

Another reason to keep Mkhitaryan for another season is that Arsenal simply lack too much depth out on the wings to risk losing the former Borussia Dortmund star. He and Iwobi are the only true wingers at the club, and although the earlier report from the Mirror says Emery is targeting a left-sided midfielder, it’s fair to say that other positions could become more of a priority for the club, like the defence.

Arsenal fans would rather see Mkhitaryan leave than Ozil this summer, given how popular the German is, but the reality is that the club will be better financially and on the pitch if Emery keeps the Armenian at the club and moves on Ozill.

Arsenal fans, what should the club do with Mkhitaryan and Ozil this summer?

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Manuel Pellegrini has revealed a big development on the fitness of Jack Wilshere, telling West Ham’s official site that the midfielder will be back to full fitness soon.

The former Arsenal midfielder has played for the club just five times this season.

What’s the word?

Wilshere played the opening four games of the club’s season as the Hammers lost to Liverpool, AFC Bournemouth, Arsenal and Wolverhampton Wanderers before sustaining an ankle injury.

A return against Newcastle United was short-lived as he played five minutes before being forced to undergo ankle surgery.

That game took place in January and he has been on the sidelines thereafter, missing 19 Premier League encounters.

And Pellegrini, speaking before the Hammers’ encounter with Manchester United, has confirmed that the 27-year-old will soon be back in the squad.

He told reporters: “Jack Wilshere is almost ready.

“He played one game for the U23s last week and hopefully he’ll play another one.

“Next week, I think that he’ll be working 100 per cent with our squad.”

Leave him out

Wilshere should be nowhere near West Ham’s starting XI.

He may well be fit but he has shown in his appearances for the club that his legs may well have gone.

Wilshere is not a player who has the ability to change games for the Hammers and Pellegrini should resist the urge to throw the ex-Arsenal star into the team.

The fact of the matter, at the end of the day, is that he cannot be trusted to stay fit.

And throwing Wilshere back into the fold is a lose-lose situation; at worst, he sustains another injury, at best, he has only a middling impact on a team that is already struggling for consistency.

دخلت ثلاثة أندية أوروبية في صراع قوي مع ليفربول على ضم موهبة فرنسية لتدعيم خط الوسط في الميركاتو الشتوي المقبل خلال شهر يناير 2021.

وارتبط اسم ليفربول في الفترة الماضية بإمكانية التعاقد مع لاعب وسط نادي ليل الشاب، بوبكاري سوماري، البالغ من العمر 21 عامًا.

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ولكن دخل في الأيام الأخيرة ثلاثة أندية هي ميلان، مانشستر يونايتد وتشيلسي على التعاقد مع اللاعب الفرنسي، وفقًا لشبكة “كالتشيو ميركاتو”.

كان هناك اهتمام سابق في العام الماضي لضم سوماري من طرف ناديي نيوكاسل يونايتد وولفرهامبتون، حتى أن الأخير قد قدم له عرضا في يناير لكن اللاعب رفض لأنه يريد الانتقال إلى نادٍ كبير.

ليل لا يمانع رحيل سوماري عن صفوفه لكن في حالة واحدة فقط وهي وصول عرض مالي مناسب في سوق الانتقالات المقبل.

علق مرتضى منصور رئيس مجلس إدارة نادي الزمالك على تصريحات ياسر ريان لاعب الأهلي الأسبق، والتي أدلى بها عقب مباراة الزمالك والجونة.

وكان ياسر ريان قد نفى ادعاءات طارق يحيى المدير الفني السابق لفريق نادي الزمالك، بشأن هجوم مهاجم الجونة أحمد ياسر ريان عليه عقب المواجهة.

طالع | ياسر ريان: طارق يحيى كاذب ويحب “التريندات”.. وابني لم يتجاوز لأنه تربية الأهلي

وقال منصور في تصريحات تلفزيونية بفضائية “الزمالك عبر برنامج زمالكاوي: “لم يعجبني تصريح ياسر ريان عندما أكد أن نجله تربية الأهلي، لأنه بذلك اساء للأهلي”.

وأضاف: “معلوماتي عن الأهلي بصرف النظر عن خلافي مع الأسطورة محمود الخطيب، أنه نادي مبادىء وقيم ورفض عودة عصام الحضري وحسام وإبراهيم حسن”.

وأتم: “يا ياسر من فضلك انت اسأت لللنادي الأهلي بهذا التصريح”.

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Southampton’s woes continued as two defensive lapses cost them in their 2-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, and big changes are needed when Saints host fellow relegation battlers Fulham at St Mary’s on Wednesday night.

On the chalkboard

Ralph Hasenhuttl chose to stick with the five-at-the-back system for the trip to north London, but within 17 minutes the visitors had a mountain to climb as they found themselves 2-0 behind, with a misunderstanding between Jack Stephens and goalkeeper Angus Gunn leading to the second.

The result left the south coast outfit in 18th position and one point from safety, and realistically they will know that they need to beat the struggling Cottagers in midweek – especially with fixtures against Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur to follow.

With Danny Ings already out and Michael Obafemi seemingly suffering another hamstring issue on his comeback against the Gunners, Hasenhuttl doesn’t exactly have a plethora of attacking options ahead of the crucial clash.

What needs to happen?

Firstly, the Austrian manager needs to stick with what he did at the start of the second-half at the Emirates, by ditching Stephens and playing with a back four.

Southampton don’t need to play five in defence against a team they need to take the game to from the very first minute on Wednesday, and in truth the Saints boss should go with the his preferred 4-2-2-2 formation he has used at previous clubs.

One man who should be included in the starting line-up from the start is Josh Sims, even if he has only been named in the 18-man squad in the Premier League on two occasions this term following a less than successful loan spell with Reading.

With the 21-year-old scoring twice and assisting two more for the U23s in their 6-2 Premier League Cup win against Notts County on Friday, he deserves a chance to put a leaky Fulham defence under pressure from kick-off.

That would allow Nathan Redmond and Sims to play in the advanced positions out wide, with Shane Long, Charlie Austin and Sam Gallagher fighting it out for the two centre-forward spots.

Derbyshire have made their first move to strengthen their squad in preparation for Division One cricket by signing wicketkeeper Richard Johnson from Warwickshire on a three-year deal.Johnson, 24, developed through the Warwickshire system from the age of 10 and played in the team that won the CB40 final in 2010, but has found his first-team opportunities limited by the return to form of Tim Ambrose at Edgbaston.Johnson had two loan spells with Derbyshire during the 2012 season, which included making a match-winning 79 against Yorkshire in a CB40 game, and will vie for a place with Tom Poynton as the club’s first-choice keeper.Derbyshire head coach Karl Krikken said: “I’m delighted to welcome our first signing of the close season as we pursue our aim of becoming a stable Division One club in 2013. The addition of Richard adds to our batting and wicketkeeping options at a time when intensifying competition for places is very important.”Ashley Giles, Warwickshire’s director of cricket, said: “It’s sad that we’re losing such a talented home-grown player as Richard, who is very popular with everyone here at Warwickshire. However, we cannot stand in the way of someone’s ambitions to play more first team cricket, so he leaves with the best wishes of all players and management at Warwickshire and I’m sure that he’ll also enjoy a successful career at Derbyshire.”Johnson said: “I’m absolutely over the moon to be signing. When I came here on loan earlier in the summer I fitted in really well, the lads were great to be around and everyone at the club treated me brilliantly.”Now having this opportunity to sign for Derbyshire for three years is amazing. I can’t thank the club enough and I can’t wait to get started. The chance to play first-team cricket with Derbyshire is a fantastic proposition. I have played a bit of first-team cricket for Warwickshire in the past, so I am hopeful that I can add some experience to the squad in that department.”

Leeds United’s hunt for a striker seems to have hit a bit of a dead-end.

Their third bid for Che Adams has been turned down, Watford have knocked them back in their initial approach for Andre Gray, and Dwight Gayle’s injury means that he isn’t a viable option.

Of course, there have been other players linked, but the fan backlash to the Britt Assombalonga rumours and the fact that Billy Sharp isn’t rated by Bielsa may mean that they’re not the best solutions.

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The Yorkshire Post are now reporting that Leeds are being forced to look abroad in their search for a striker.

There is a huge amount of untapped talent playing on foreign shores, and if Leeds can sign one of these stars in the making then their path to promotion will get a whole lot easier.

This is Victor Orta’s chance to prove himself as a competent and talented director of football with a bit of imagination.

Orta’s policies haven’t been all that inspiring in the past as his moves have often centred around signing players from his former club with Adam Forshaw and Patrick Bamford, or landing proven Championship men who’ve done it at this level before in promotion winners Barry Douglas and Helder Costa.

The Spaniard is now tasked with finding a player plying his trade abroad who can come in and make an instant impact in England.

The likes of Teemu Pukki, last season’s top goalscorer and Emi Buendia, who contributed to 20 goals last term, are just two examples of players brought in from overseas who were incredible upon arrival in the Championship.

Of course, for every Pukki you have a Pierre-Michel Lasogga, a man often bemoaned by supporters during his time at Leeds, but if Orta is truly the ‘football oracle’ he’s previously been described as he should be able to unearth a gem from abroad.

In other news, a journalist from The Athletic has made an interesting prediction about one Leeds transfer target.