Sam Preston Archives: 02/2019

Michael Keane understands the importance of stability to a football club and his recent comments about Marco Silva underline that.

Juan Foyth snubbed Paris Saint-Germain to join Tottenham and the club will hope that they can convince Adrien Rabiot that north London is the best place for him to come when he leaves Parc des Princes.

Ray Parlour has made mention of Unai Emery’s experience with Neymar at Paris Saint-Germain, which may help the Spaniard deal with the growing Mesut Ozil saga.

Tottenham’s transfer record has been the subject of conjecture of late but Mauricio Pochettino does give them a certain edge in the marketplace.

Rangers held an interest in Martin Skrtel during the January transfer window but the fact he turned down Barcelona to remain at Fenerbahce means that a move to Ibrox was always unlikely.

Marcelo Bielsa wanted to bring in Adam Forshaw for Kalvin Phillips for Leeds United’s trip to Middlesbrough on Saturday, but Phillips should keep his place against Swansea.

Ryan Sessegnon is struggling to get into Fulham’s team at the moment, which should encourage Tottenham to reprise their summer interest in the English flier.

Micah Richards, like his former Manchester City team-mate Jack Rodwell, has wasted a huge swathe of his career.

Everton’s lack of an FA Cup fixture this weekend gives Everton the ability to take a break and get their act together before the closing months of the season, which will be vital if Marco Silva is to save his job.

Rafa Benitez has named the points total he feels will guarantee Newcastle’s Premier League status for another season.

Joao Felix is one of the most highly-rated young players in Europe and Wolves bringing him to Molineux would be yet another signal of their ambition.

For the second time in his career, Leroy Fer saw a January transfer collapse over injury concerns.

Former Newcastle winger Nobby Solano has given his thoughts on the qualities of his former club’s record signing Miguel Almiron.

Scott Brown scored an outstanding goal for Celtic as they saw off St Johnstone 5-0 in the Scottish Cup at Parkhead yesterday.

Scott Sinclair netted three times as Celtic continued their imperious start to 2019 with a 5-0 thumping of St Johnstone yesterday.