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Nottingham Forest chiefs privately want owner Evangelos Marinakis to replace Ange Postecoglou with a “master” tactician, with the latter relieved of his duties immediately after their 3-0 defeat to Chelsea.

Ange Postecoglou sacked by Nottingham Forest after Chelsea loss

Goals from Josh Acheampong, Pedro Neto and Reece James cemented Postecoglou’s title as the shortest reigning manager in Premier League history, but his departure has been inevitable for quite some time.

Forest failed to win a single game during the Australian’s brief 39-day tenure in charge, with reports over the international break suggesting that Marinakis and co performed due-diligence on a host of potential replacements.

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Postecoglou also broke a 100-year record at the City Ground, making the worst start out of any new Forest boss in a century, forcing Marinakis to call time on the former Tottenham boss after a nightmare stint.

In his final pre-match press conference, the 60-year-old went down swinging, perhaps realising that a loss to Chelsea this afternoon would spell the end.

Marinakis had apparently made up his mind about sacking Postecoglou before their clash with Chelsea had even finished, with the Greek billionaire even seen storming out of his seat (talkSPORT).

Postecoglou was informed of the decision just moments after the full-time whistle blew (talkSPORT), and he then said goodbye to his Forest players in the dressing room before the club officially announced his departure.

Now, attention turns to who could replace Postecoglou in the hot seat.

A succession of managers have been linked within the past fortnight — including Sean Dyche, Oliver Glasner, Steve Cooper and Rafael Benitez — but it is Fulham boss Marco Silva who’s seriously admired by the Forest hierarchy.

Nottingham Forest chiefs want Marinakis to replace Postecoglou with Marco Silva

According to the BBC, internal figures at the club have identified Silva as their “preferred option” to succeed Postecoglou.

The 48-year-old, who reportedly has an £8 million release clause in his contract, is poised to become a free agent at the end of this season, and it’s believed that Silva is likely to leave Craven Cottage in 2026 after rather public spats with the owners about their transfer activity.

However, it’ll be much more difficult to prise him out of West London immediately, as Forest are mindful of the compensation fees due if they decide to try and appoint Silva right now.

Marinakis has only just paid off Nuno, and will also have to compensate Postecoglou now that Forest have parted company with him too — meaning the club aren’t overly keen on shelling out yet more money for a new manager.

The Tricky Trees have studied alternatives to Silva amid the difficulties surrounding his appointment, but if Marinakis does decide to invest the cash, it is clear that he’s a very ideal candidate.

The former Everton and Hull City boss has worked wonders at Fulham on a shoe-string budget since guiding them back to the Premier League at the first time of asking in 2022.

They briefly contended for Europe last season as well, despite their meagre transfer spend compared to rivals, and Silva has been lavished with praise as a “master” tactician by players who’ve worked with him.

Never before has the expression dead man walking applied so aptly to a manager but, for now, Russell Martin remains in charge of Rangers.

The atmosphere at Ibrox last weekend was absolutely mutinous, with the Hearts supporters signing “you’re getting sacked in the morning”, only for the home fans, the ones who remained anyway, to join in.

That 2-0 defeat means the Light Blues have failed to win any of their first five league matches to start a season for the first time in 47 years and, should results go against them, they could be bottom of the Premiership by the time they’re next in action at Almondvale against Livingston on 28 September.

Before then, Hibernian will be the visitors for a League Cup quarter-final on Saturday and, having lost just one of nine outings since the start of August, David Gray’s team will more than fancy their chances of victory.

Should the Hibees book their place at Hampden, the 49ers could be holding an emergency meeting by Saturday night, so which manager should they be targeting, if a vacancy were to arise soon, which appears the most-likely outcome?

The leading candidates to be the next Rangers manager

Right now, the two front-runners to succeed Martin at Ibrox are Steven Gerrard and Sean Dyche.

Gerrard would certainly be the populist choice, having been in charge of the club for 192 matches between 2018 and 2021.

The Englishman only won one trophy in charge of the club, but it was quite an important one, collecting the club’s sole Premiership title since 2011, crucially stopping Celtic from becoming the first Scottish side in history to achieve ten in a row.

Of course, other Rangers managers have had more trophy-laden stints in Govan, but Gerrard took over a complete mess and transformed the club, leading them into the Europa League group stages in four successive seasons, winning 12 qualifiers, victories that were so crucial both from a financial standpoint, but also re-establishing the club at continental level.

Gerrard laid the foundations for successor Giovanni van Bronckhorst, who guided the club to the Europa League Final just six months after Gerrard’s departure, as well as back into the Champions League group stages, so he could be the right man for what the club needs right now.

Dyche meantime, may well be the safe option, epitomising the archetypal safe pair of hands.

He has been out of work since being sacked by Everton in January, but is vastly experienced, taking charge of 557 fixtures as a manager to date, of which 332 have come in the Premier League.

However, given that the clubs on his CV are Watford, Burnley and the aforementioned Everton, it is difficult to forecast how Dyche’s methods would translate if he was coaching a top side in a division, albeit does that apply to tenth-placed Rangers?

Nevertheless, there might be another available English coach who could prove to be the best fit for this vacancy.

Who the 49ers should target for Rangers

Back in the summer, it was reported that Gary O’Neil was among the many candidates on the Rangers managerial shortlist.

The 49ers, of course, opted for Martin instead, but should they reignite their interest in the 42-year-old?

As a player, the central midfielder made 539 senior club appearances, representing Portsmouth and Middlesbrough over 100 times, as well as stints with West Ham, Norwich, Bristol City, Queens Park Rangers, Bolton, Cardiff and Walsall.

He then began his coaching career in charge of Liverpool’s youth teams, similar to the path followed by Gerrard, before moving to Bournemouth to be the assistant manager to Jonathan Woodgate and then Scott Parker.

When the latter was sacked, following a 9-0 annihilation at Anfield, O’Neil became a senior head coach for the very first time, leading Bournemouth to 15th place, enjoying historic victories over Liverpool and Tottenham.

Thus, there was widespread outcry when he was dismissed the following summer, replaced by Andoni Iraola, but he soon found himself another crisis club, this time in the Midlands.

In August 2023, just a few days before the start of the season, Julen Lopetegui resigned as Wolverhampton Wanderers manager, with O’Neil thereby taking the reins at Molineux, similarly guiding them to safety, ending the season with a respectable 46 points.

He was sacked by Wolves last December, after yielding just one point from the first eight Premier League fixtures, but the 42-year-old has shown himself adept at coming in and making an immediate impact at a club, as the table below documents.

O’Neil statistics
Season	Matches	Points-per-game
2022/23	34	1.06
2023/24	38	1.21
2024/25	16	0.56
Note: league games only
via Transfermarkt

Of course, O’Neil’s record at Wolves last season was pretty miserable but, as we’re seeing now, with the Old Gold rock-bottom of the Premier League table, yet to pick up a point, perhaps he wasn’t the problem at Molineux.

Ahead of a meeting between the two clubs, Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe labelled his opposite number “tactically astute”.

Meantime, speaking on Match of the Day in February 2024, Shay Given praised the “phenomenal” job O’Neil did at Wolves, given the difficult circumstances under which he was forced to work. He was even tipped to be the next England boss by Micah Richards.

In an interview with the Guardian this summer, O’Neil himself stated that he believes his team can be very “adaptable”, adding that he is capable of getting a “whole group of players from different cultures to buy into my way”.

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Both of those sound like the exact opposite of what Martin is doing in Glasgow right now, so perhaps O’Neil might be the perfect man for the job, having excelled mid-season and in crises before.

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Sam Konstas and Matt Kuhnemann’s rollercoaster summers have been capped by being added to Cricket Australia’s central contract list for 2025-26 in a clear sign both are set for more Test cricket this year, while Cooper Connolly and Jake Fraser-McGurk have been overlooked in a T20 World Cup cycle.Konstas, Kuhnemann and Tasmanian allrounder Beau Webster are the three new additions to the 23-player list with Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie and Todd Murphy all dropping off the initial group from 2024-25.Related

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Abbott and Hardie were both part of the Champions Trophy squad but did not play a game in the tournament while Murphy played one Test on the recent tour of Sri Lanka as the third spinner but Australia do not have a tour of Asia in the 2025-26 season. There is a chance Australia could play two spinners in their XI during the three Test tour of the Caribbean but the success of Kuhnemann and Nathan Lyon as a duo in Sri Lanka means Murphy has been squeezed off the list.It rounds out a remarkable period for Kuhnemann. He went from possibly missing the Sri Lanka tour with the broken thumb, to starring in both Tests before being reporting for a suspect action by match officials. He was subsequently cleared after undergoing ICC testing and is now clearly Australia’s No. 2 Test spinner.”Matt was outstanding once again in Sri Lanka and we believe he can play a key role across the next 18 months,” chair of selectors George Bailey said.Connolly’s absence is interesting given he played in Australia’s last Test and ODI teams. He also played two T20Is last year and might have played in Australia’s most recent matches against Pakistan in November had he not been nursing a broken finger. But despite earning an CA contract upgrade last year, he has not been placed on the central list for the next 12 months.Cooper Connolly featured across formats in the 2024-25 season•ICC/Getty Images

Konstas, 19, is currently only a one-format prospect but he looks set to feature in a lot of Test cricket given he has been added to the list despite losing his place in Sri Lanka after playing the final two Border-Gavaskar Trophy Tests in Melbourne and Sydney where he cracked a remarkable 60 on debut.”In Sam we see promising upside in a young player who will continue to develop at first class level and in the international environment,” Bailey said.Nathan McSweeney earned a CA contract upgrade after playing the first three Tests of the India series and toured Sri Lanka as the spare batter but has not made the list.Mitchell Marsh remains contracted despite losing his Test place last summer. He is Australia’s T20I captain as they head into another T20 World Cup year but Bailey insisted his Test career was not over despite very lean returns during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.CA has continued to invest in injury-prone fast bowlers Lance Morris and Jhye Richardson. They played one ODI between them in the last contract period and Richardson is currently rehabbing from his third shoulder surgery. Xavier Bartlett has also been retained despite being overlooked for the Champions Trophy when Australia’s big three fast bowlers were all absent.Fraser-McGurk’s absence is notable given he earned an upgrade for playing five ODIs and seven T20Is in the 2024-25 period. He was in the Champions Trophy squad but was not selected for the semi-final when opener Matt Short was injured, with Connolly picked ahead of him having not been in initial 15.Sam Konstas will be looking to add to the two Tests he played against India•Getty Images

T20 specialists Marcus Stoinis and Tim David have also been left off the list as they were last year. Both qualified for upgrades in the 2024-25 period with Stoinis receiving his before retiring from ODI cricket on the eve of the Champions Trophy.Players have the opportunity to upgrade to national contracts in the 12-month period via selection in Test, ODI and T20I cricket.Stoinis, David, Fraser-McGurk, Connolly, Abbott, Hardie, as well as white-ball bowlers Spencer Johnson, Ben Dwarshuis and Tanveer Sangha, who played in the Champions Trophy, will have the chance to earn an upgrade given Australia are set to play 19 bilateral T20Is across five series in 2025-26 as well as the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka in February and March next year.They will also play nine ODIs across three series. Australia only play seven Test matches in 2025-26 contract period, the last two of the West Indies tour and the five home Ashes Tests.

Cricket Australia men’s contract list 2025-26

Xavier Bartlett, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Jhye Richardson, Matt Short, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster, Adam Zampa

Pakistan have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate for a third game in a row after they were found to be one over short in the third ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton.They have been fined 5% their match fees to round up what was a dismal tour of New Zealand, where they lost the T20I series 4-1 and the ODIs 3-0. This is the fourth time in the last five ODIs that Pakistan have been guilty of maintaining a slow over-rate. They were also fined 5% of their match fees in the 2025 Champions Trophy opener against New Zealand in Karachi.Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan pled guilty to the charge levelled by the on-field umpires Chris Brown and Paul Reiffel along with the third umpire Michael Gough and fourth umpire Wayne Knights.The sanction was imposed by Jeff Crowe, the match referee, in accordance with article 2.22 of the ICC code of conduct for players and player support personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, for which players are fined 5% of their match fee for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time after the time allowances are taken into consideration.Related

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After losing the T20I series, they lost the opening ODI in Napier by 73 runs. In that match, they were found two overs short and fined. In the second ODI, Pakistan went down by 84 runs. Batting first, New Zealand racked up 292 for 8 and then bowled out the hosts for 208. They were docked 5% of their match fee after this game as well.In the third ODI in Mount Maunganui, New Zealand scored 264 for 8 in the rain-affected 42-overs-a-side clash. In reply, Babar Azam scored a fifty but Ben Sears’ five-wicket haul restricted Pakistan to 221 in 40 overs. There was also an altercation between Khushdil Shah and spectators during the match, which led to the ejection of two spectators from the venue.

Liverpool and FSG are said to be considering selling a player who has been labelled as “shocking” recently, with a summer departure not out of the question.

Slot discusses Chiesa's Liverpool future

The Reds beat Bournemouth 4-2 in dramatic fashion on Friday evening, starting their Premier League title with a win, thanks hugely to a late Federico Chiesa strike in front of the Kop.

The Italian’s future has been a key talking point this summer, but it now looks as though he could be staying, with Arne Slot discussing his player after the Bournemouth game.

“As long as he is here he is definitely at Liverpool and I have no reason to believe something is going to change. He’s had a hard time last season, getting his match fitness ready. Unfortunately for him, he missed out on our Asia tour as well, so then you miss quite a lot, but not only him – Joe Gomez the same and we’ve lost Conor Bradley.

“So, all my substitutions were also related to players who probably couldn’t go for 90 minutes. Federico, when we needed him, I brought him in. At 2-2 you need your No.9, we brought him in and he delivered and that’s always positive for your future at the club.”

Now, an important update has emerged regarding another Liverpool player’s future, ahead of a potential exit before the end of the summer transfer window on September 1st.

Liverpool and FSG could sell "shocking" Konate

According to DaveOCKOP, Liverpool and FSG “could be willing to entertain offers” of £35m for Ibrahima Konate this summer, should he fail to agree to their contract extension terms.

All parties have reached a “nervous crossroads” in discussions, with Konate wanting a significant increase on his £70,000-a-week wages, earning around £200,000 per week instead. The report even adds that the Frenchman has been ‘disappointed by Liverpool’s initial contract offers’.

Konate was far from his best against Bournemouth on Friday, even being described as “shocking” by Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher for his involvement in Antoine Semenyo’s second goal of the night.

Despite this, the Frenchman remains an invaluable player for the Reds – one who deserves to be rewarded with increased wages after becoming such a strong centre-back partner for Virgil van Dijk.

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Granted, Konate can have off nights, and his injury problems have been an issue in the past, but he is 26 years of age and could now be coming into his peak years, so Liverpool losing him in the coming weeks would be a big blow, with a contract extension the preferred outcome.

عبر ثنائي برشلونة الشاب روني باردجي ودرو عن سعادتهما بمشاركتهما في فوز البلوجرانا ضد ريال سوسيداد، بهدفين لهدف واحد في الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم.

وقال باردجي في تصريحات نشرتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الإسبانية: “أنا سعيد جداً بالفوز، إنه شعور رائع وفوز مهم ومن الجيد إنهاء المباراة بثلاث نقاط”.

وأضاف: “لم تكن البداية سهلة بعد تلقي هدف لكننا آمنا بأنفسنا وقمنا بقلب النتيجة، علينا أن نواصل الفوز وأن نثق بأنفسنا، نحن متحمسون للمباريات القادمة، ملعب مونتجويك رائع وكان من الرائع اللعب به أمام هذا الجمهور الذي ساندنا رغم تأخرنا بهدف واحد”.

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بينما قال أيضاً درو لاعب برشلونة الشاب الذي شارك أساسيًا وحصل على ثقة هانز فليك منذ البداية ضد ريال سوسيداد: “لم أصدق ذلك، أنا سعيد، سعيد جداً”.

وختم تصريحاته: “إنه لأمر لا يصدق، عندما أخبروني أنني سأبدأ أساسياً، لم أصدق ذلك في البداية لكنني الآن أكثر هدوءاً وهذا كل ما في الأمر، طمأنني اللاعبون والمدرب، أخبروني أنني أعرف تماماً ما أفعله في التدريب وهذا منحني الثقة”.

Manchester United are in the hunt for new arrivals this window and could be set to make a statement on the market under Ruben Amorim with the competitive kick-off approaching, according to a report.

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Manchester United won the Premier League Summer Series after a 2-2 draw with Everton, but that didn’t stop Bruno Fernandes demanding that his side make new signings in a passionate post-match interview.

He stated: “It’s improving, but it’s not where we want it to be. It’s a game of football, there’s always passion there. Whatever happens, happens.”

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Later, he added: “I don’t want to have a dig at anyone, but I think the club is doing the best they can in terms of all the financial situations they talk about. I don’t know about it, I’m not involved in that. But obviously, it was crystal clear we needed more competition for the players that were here.”

In light of some strong words from the Portuguese international, Manchester United intend to bid for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, who has shot onto their radar as a key target following his exploits in Germany.

Raising funds will be important to ensuring there is an adequate budget available for Amorim to spend, and Alejandro Garnacho’s potential departure to Chelsea could place some vital financial capital into the coffers at Old Trafford.

With the new league season now less than two weeks away, there is still plenty of work for Manchester United to carry out as a new dawn comes into play, and they could now be set to up the ante on that front amid recent developments.

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After the arrivals of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha, Manchester United are ‘preparing’ a bid for Real Madrid star Vinicius Junior as Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks to make a ‘flagship’ signing during the early part of INEOS’s reign.

The Brazil international is out of contract in 2027 and is yet to pen an extension in the Spanish capital due demands to be placed alongside Kylian Mbappe in their wage structure. Now, reports in Spain reveal the Red Devils are ‘willing’ to make a ‘monumental proposal’ worth around £174m, which would eclipse the British transfer record by a wide margin.

INEOS want to ‘assemble an explosive offensive trio with Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha’, and Vinicius’ future has taken an ‘unexpected turn’.

Last season, the Brazilian superstar registered 22 goals and 19 assists in 58 appearances across all competitions. Still, he could now be set for a surprise new challenge with Florentino Pérez not willing to bring him to parity with Mbappe’s pay packet.

Financially, Manchester United would be stretched to put together a package worthy of tempting the world-renowned star to England, though Ratcliffe and company do seem like they are willing to put their best foot forward.

تعرضت آمال فريق كولومبوس كرو في التأهل للإدوار الإقصائية في الدوري الأمريكي لانتكاسة كبيرة، حيث أعلن ويلفريد نانسي مدرب الفريق، مدة غياب وسام أبو علي.

ويعاني المهاجم الفلسطيني وسام أبو علي من إصابة بكسر في القدم، حيث سيغيب عن الملاعب لمدة ستة أسابيع مقبلة.

وقد تعرض وسام أبو علي للإصابة يوم السبت بعد تسجيله هدفًا في مباراة فريقه كولومبوس كرو ضد تورونتو إف سي، والتي انتهت بالتعادل بهدف لمثله.

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ويأتي غياب وسام أبو علي وإصابته في وقت حرج، حيث يدخل كولومبوس كرو المباريات الثلاث الأخيرة من الموسم الحالي، ويملك الفريق فرصة قوية للتأهل لكن خسارة وسام أبو علي قد تعقد مسيرته في التصفيات.

وأكد نانسي أن الفريق سيحتاج للاعتماد على عمقه الهجومي وهدافيه المتبقيين، في سعيه لحجز مكان في التصفيات.

وقال نانسي في تصريحات صحفية نشرتها “كولومبوس ديسباتش”: “من الواضح أن وسام كان متأثراً وبشدة عندما علم أنه لن يتمكن من اللعب، كما رأيتم كان يقدم أداء جيدًا ويتواصل مع الفريق بشكل بالغ الأهمية”.

وكان وسام أبو علي قد بقى في الملعب لما يقرب من 10 دقائق حيث احتاج لرعاية طبية، إذ جاءت الإصابة بعد محاولة اعتراض تمريرة للفريق المنافس.

توصل نادي تشيلسي لاتفاق لتعزيز صفوفه بصفقة جديدة ستنضم إلى صفوف الفريق بشكل رسمي في العام المقبل 2026.

وأعلن تشيلسي عبر موقعه الرسمي عن توصله لاتفاق للتعاقد مع إيمانويل إيميجا لاعب ستراسبورج الفرنسي والذي سينتقل للبلوز العام المقبل ليصبح تحت قيادة إنزو ماريسكا.

وسجل إيميجا صاحب الـ22 عاماً 14 هدفا وصنع ثلاث تمريرات حاسمة خلال 27 مباراة في الدوري الفرنسي الموسم الماضي ويعد أحد أكثر المهاجمين الشباب إثارة في أوروبا.

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ونجح تشيلسي في خطف اللاعب الشاب خوفاً عليه من رغبات أندية الدوري الإنجليزي ودوري أبطال أوروبا، وسيبقى اللاعب هذا الموسم مع ستراسبورج قبل أن ينضم في 2026 بعقد لمدة 7 سنوات.

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وكان تشيلسي قد قام بسوق انتقالات صيفية نشط جداً وتعاقد مع 9 لاعبين، أبرزهم أليخاندرو جارناتشو من مانشستر يونايتد وليام ديلاب من إبسويتش تاون وجواو بيدرو من برايتون وجيمي جيتينز من بوروسيا دورتموند.

ويخوض تشيلسي هذا الموسم بعد تحقيقه لقب دوري المؤتمر الأوروبي الموسم الماضي على حساب ريال بيتيس وكذلك بطولة كأس العالم للأندية على حساب باريس سان جيرمان.

وتحت قيادة إنزو ماريسكا في بداية موسم الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز جمع تشيلسي حتى الآن 7 نقاط من انتصارين على وست هام وفولهام وتعادل مع كريستال بالاس.

Tottenham are believed to have made contact with the new representatives of West Ham winger Mohammed Kudus, as reported by Fabrizio Romano, and many supporters will be asking if this spells the end of their interest in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze.

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Thomas Frank has been scouring the market for a winger, following Timo Werner’s return to parent club RB Leipzig and amid the uncertainty surrounding club captain Son Heung-min.

This could well be Son’s final year at Spurs, as explained by The Telegraph, and there is every possibility that the 32-year-old may be their next high-profile departure after a very memorable 10 years in N17.

Tottenham’s best-performing regulars in the Premier League – 2024/2025

Average match rating

Son Heung-min

7.00

James Maddison

6.98

Pedro Porro

6.95

Dominic Solanke

6.84

Dejan Kulusevski

6.83

via WhoScored

The Saudi Pro League are expressing a genuine interest in Son, with chairman Daniel Levy braced for a tough decision over whether to part company, considering this summer represents a final chance to generate any serious cash off his sale.

There is also a case to be made that the £190,000-per-week forward is starting to decline after a mixed 2024/2025, but if the South Korean does bid an emotional goodbye, Frank will need a proven replacement.

Man City outcast Jack Grealish, Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo, Southampton sensation Tyler Dibling, Lazio’s Gustav Isaken and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo have been linked within the last fortnight, alongside the likes of Eze and Kudus.

In the last two days, information has emerged that Tottenham are a genuine potential landing spot for Kudus, and if the transfer comes to fruition, his move to north London would end a 14-year absence of transfer dealings between Spurs and West Ham.

Tottenham have also been repeatedly linked with a move for Eze too, who’s said to be keen on a move there. However, it is also believed that Arsenal are threatening to hijack Spurs’ pursuit of the £100,000-per-week England international, which could birth theories that Frank’s side are now moving on to Kudus as a result.

Alasdair Gold shares Eze to Tottenham update amid Kudus contact

Speaking via his YouTube channel, reliable Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold has shared an update on the club’s pursuit of Eze, amid credible noise surrounding their approach for West Ham’s star forward.

Gold reports that Tottenham do have an interest in Eze, but says it hasn’t stretched beyond that point, with the journalist also suggesting that this could underline their intent to explore other targets.

“From what I understand, there’s nothing more than interest at this stage from Tottenham,” said Gold.

“Sometimes when I get told that by various people, it’s because the club have got an inkling that they want to go elsewhere.

“It could just be the finances aren’t quite where they want them to be at this stage of the window, or it could be a variety of things – I’m not saying it’s one of those things.

“Presumably there will be more to it, and it will come out in the fullness of time, or maybe that’s just the case for now and they do kick into gear and make a move for him.”

The former QPR sensation’s contract contains a £67.5 million release clause (The Guardian), while Sky Sports claim Kudus could leave for around £70 million.

There isn’t a massive difference in price between the two men, but Eze enjoyed a far better 2024/2025 campaign, with 14 goals and 11 assists in all competitions under Oliver Glasner, not to mention the FA Cup final-winning goal against Man City.

Taking this into account, unless Levy is convinced he could snap Kudus for much less, surely Eze should be considered the standout target?

Nevertheless, it appears a forgone conclusion that the Lilywhites will be snapping up a quality new attacker, with the only question being who.