Sam Preston Archives: 02/2019

Tottenham have a history of targeting young English talented Championship players and that means Rekeem Harper’s contract situation should be of interest to them.

Martin Samuelsen has brilliant talent but needs to start showing it or else he will be another talented youngster who failed to realise his potential at the club.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says his attempts to sign Jadon Sancho while he was still a Manchester City player came to nothing.

Mo Diame wants a deal at Newcastle until 2021 and granting that extension would be a boost to a squad that is thin on the ground.

Saido Berahino is no longer wanted by Stoke and his career is a long way from the level that saw Tottenham twice fail to sign him.

Arsene Wenger has said that he feels Mesut Ozil is in a comfort zone, but it is the bumper contract he handed to the German that has put him there.

Unai Emery has worked with Ever Banega at both Valencia and Sevilla so there aren’t many players who are more attuned with his demands.

Romain Saiss was something of a surprise recent target for Atletico Madrid but looks set to be the latest player to commit his future to Wolves.

Gareth Barry had an impressive spell at Everton but before that, things could have been very different had he completed a proposed move to Liverpool earlier on in his career.

Bernard had a major decision to make when he joined Everton last summer and has credited Marco Silva as a major factor in doing so.

Arsenal’s summer transfer budget is not especially substantial and they still require defensive improvements.

Having to buy Mauricio Pochettino out of the remainder of his Tottenham contract will not put Manchester United off a swoop.

Kemar Roofe is having tests on a knee injury and if he is ruled out for a significant period of time, Patrick Bamford will need to prove his worth.

There are growing murmurs that Gareth Bale is unsettled at Real Madrid but Tottenham fans shouldn’t get too excited about a potential return just yet.

Nick Pope is now on Arsenal’s radar but Tottenham had their eye on him in 2018.