Sam Preston Archives: 03/2019

Leeds United wanted to sign Andy Yiadom – who they will come up against tonight when they face Reading – during the reign of Paul Heckingbottom.

Arsenal have had a recent history of letting their best players leave – often on the cheap – and Unai Emery is trying to take steps to prevent that happening.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan has had a decent run of recent form, while Alexis Sanchez may now be loaned out by Manchester United.

Celtic and Rangers are both keen on Tomas Kalas of Chelsea but the £5m asking price may be something of a problem.

Sam Byram featured for Nottingham Forest’s under 23 side as he continued his return from injury yesterday.

Adam Lallana was a surprise inclusion in the Liverpool team for yesterday’s 4-2 win over Burnley but Alan Shearer was impressed by his performance.

Wolves picked up an impressive 1-1 draw against Chelsea yesterday but Phil Neville criticised Nuno Santo’s side for a lack of ambition.

Ayoze Perez has been fantastic for Newcastle of late and the arrival of Miguel Almiron has been key in that upturn in fortunes.

Former Liverpool hero Philippe Coutinho has been once more linked with a summer move to the Reds’ bitter rivals Manchester United.

Tottenham reportedly wanted Fulham’s Aleksandar Mitrovic during the January transfer window but he could be set for a move to the Chinese Super League now.

Celtic fans criticised the performance of Nir Bitton in Saturday’s 0-0 draw against Aberdeen at Parkhead.

Leicester have their sights set on midfielder Elif Elmas but face stiff competition for his signature in the shape of some European giants.

Arsenal and Tottenham could be set for a transfer battle over playmaker Pablo Fornals during the summer transfer window.

The performance of Lucas Digne was a rare but much-needed positive for Everton fans after their side threw away a two-goal lead against Newcastle,

Celtic drew 0-0 with Aberdeen on Saturday and Neil Lennon’s post-match words did not impress some supporters greatly.