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According to a report by Caught Offside, as shared by West Ham Central on Twitter, GSB and the Hammers are eyeing up a summer deal for promising Sparta Prague striker Adam Hlozek – prompting some excitement from this set of supporters.

Hlozek, still only 18-years-old, has bagged a clinical four goals and five assists in just eight Fortuna Liga starts for Sparta this season (Transfermarkt), and the exciting youngster is seen as a real one to watch.

DenikSport editor and Prague ‘insider’ Jan Vacek shed light on how highly rated he is when speaking to OneFootball, going on to say he is the brightest talent to come out of the Czech Republic since Tomas Rosicky.

Described as ‘almost a complete player’ despite still at a young age by Vacek, it’s clear to see his potential is sky high – leaving little wonder why one Irons supporter believes he would be a ‘huge coup’.

GSB are reportedly eyeing up a summer move, prompting excitement from this set of West Ham supporters.

Find all of their verdicts down below.

West Ham fans buzz as GSB allegedly eye Hlozek

“this really excites me. quality young player”

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“Would be a huge coup!

He’s the kind of player I’d expect a top club to like Dortmund be monitoring as a replacement for Haaland!

Real talent with huge potential & can play across the 3, his pace, power & skill would really boost our attack.

Anything ~€20m would be a bargain IMO”

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“Please I beg unreal talent”

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“buzzing”

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“My Football manager Save is going to be made a reality. We are actually finishing 5th next season with him bagging 17 goals.”

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“If this happens I’ll be very happy”

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In other news: West Ham are eyeing this 6 ft 3 powerhouse, find out more here.

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Steve Bull, who scored four goals in 13 appearances for England, believes Michael Keane will get back into the England squad, but he must convince Gareth Southgate he can offer something different.

Southgate made a number of big calls for his latest England squad with the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Dele Alli, Patrick Bamford and Jack Grealish all missing out.

This is the last round of fixtures before Southgate announces his squad for this summer’s European Championships and after being in most of Southgate’s previous squads, Keane now has an uphill battle to secure a seat on the plane this summer.

Speaking on what Keane must do to get back in Southgate’s thoughts and how he may have to rely on other’s having a poor run of form, Bull told FFC:

“Michael Keane is a very good and talented young player, who has got time in front of him. He hasn’t got in the squad this time, but Coady might have a bad session this time and then next time around Keane could get the call-up.

“So, all he’s got to do as a player is keep rolling his sleeves up and performing for Everton and then he’ll get his call up when Gareth Southgate can see something in him to say ‘yeah, he is ready for the job’.”

During the last round of International fixtures, Michael Keane got his first goal for England in a 5-0 win against Montenegro.

Both Everton and Wolves find themselves in the bottom half of the Premier League for goals conceded with 37 and 38 respectively.

Many Sheffield Wednesday fans are reacting to a tweet from Dom Howson following the defeat to Luton on Saturday in the Championship.

The journalist tweeted: “Sorry #SWFC plumb to new depths after second-half horror show at Luton Town.” The game looked to be in the hands of the Owls thanks to two first half goals from Josh Windass (SofaScore). However in the second-half, the club put in an abysmal display and conceded three goals, two within eight minutes of each other and one in the final five minutes.

The result really doesn’t help their relegation campaign. As things stand, if they had one, they would have only been three points from safety, but now because they have lost they are six points away (SofaScore).

It doesn’t help manager Neil Thompson either, as it means they have now lost their last four games in a row (BBC Sport). It is a weird situation for the club, as Thompson is only in temporarily, and Dejphon Chansiri needs to sort out the managerial situation to make sure they don’t get relegated.

 Here is how Wednesday fans reacted to the tweet:

“Can any of the players (not the manager) try to explain what happened and why.”

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“We know. We also know we need to hear from our chairman. The articles all merge atm Dom. The problems clear, the fans deserve to know what’s going on.”

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“I’ve got six. Players, coach, chairman all not interested in what happens. Repeat six times.”

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“Sorry you have to report on this train wreck Dom. Your work is appreciated”

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“Chansiri needs to find the right manager to deal with League 1 and get him in to start planning for next season and build a new squad from scratch. I’d say Ryan Lowe if he was allowed to get on with the job without those above messing”

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“Only one man to blame and that’s your pal chansiri but you don’t ask him difficult questions and question his running of the club as it will stop you getting these fake exclusives”

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“No need to apologise Dom. Even Chansiri wouldn’t blame you for that debacle.”

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In other news, many Owls fans reacted to this injury update!

قلص أليكس أوكسلايد تشامبرلين الفارق لصالح فريق ليفربول بتسجيله هدف منذ قليل في شباك ليستر سيتي، في كأس رابطة الأندية الإنجليزية.

ويستضيف ملعب الأنفيلد مباراة الفريقين في دور ربع نهائي كأس كاراباو، موسم 2021/22.

وتمكن تشامبرلين من تسجيل الهدف الأول لصالح ليفربول في الدقيقة 19 من عمر الشوط الأول.

هدف تشامبرلين جاء بعد تمريرة عرضية من روبرتو فيرمينو حيث تلقى الإنجليزي الكرة على حدود منطقة الجزاء، وصوب تسديدة قوية متقنة هزت الزاوية اليمنى للمرمى. هدف تشامبرلين أمام ليستر سيتي

وتشير النتيجة في الوقت الحالي إلى تقدم ليستر سيتي بهدفين مقابل هدف.

Speaking exclusively with Football FanCast, former West Ham United striker Marlon Harewood backed David Moyes to utilise Tomas Soucek in efforts to sign Slavia Prague striker Abdallah Sima.

The Irons have been credited with interest in the 19-year-old marksman, but face competition from Premier League big-hitters Arsenal and Manchester United and Serie A giants Juventus.

Sima has scored 14 goals in 21 games this season, after making the step up to Jindrich Trpisovsky’s first-team with strikes to his name in the Fortuna Liga and Europa League.

Slavia have been expected to rebuff any approaches in January and look to cash-in on Sima come the summer, after rejecting offers worth €10m (£9m) during the last transfer window, but would not refuse bids of €50m (£44.5m).

Harewood would not judge Sima on the fee Slavia President Jaroslav Tvrdik touted, but rather bend the ear of 6 ft 4 Moyes favourite Soucek after the midfielder’s time at Slavia Prague.

“The best person to ask would be Soucek. If he’s played with him, he would know straight away and he can explain to him what it’s going to take to [make it in England],” Harewood told FFC.

“He’s been playing with him for quite a while at his previous club, so it’d be good, he knows what he’s about. And if he says: ‘Yes, he’s the one that’s going to help us build and do really well for seasons to come’, then I think he’ll be the best person to ask that question.

“But his ratio seems really good. The money, nowadays, it’s hard to judge a player on a price tag.”

Sima made his Slavia first-team debut after Soucek joined West Ham in a permanent £19m transfer this summer, but the Irons’ star midfielder has previously waxed lyrical over the Senegalese teen.

“I’m excited about him. His goals are very much similar to what I’ve been scoring. I’m glad that such a player was found, but it’s not just about that. He shows one-on-one qualities, finishing, just a typical winger,” Soucek told CT Sport.

“I have to say that the guys or the media around West Ham know about him. I would only be happy if another player from Slavia came, but it is still far away. He’s still a young player and he has to prove it. But a lot of people know about him and notice him. Only good for him.”

Soucek’s love is well placed, with Sima scoring twice against Ligue 1 side OGC Nice in the Europa League earlier this season, and finding the back of the net twice in the Fortuna Liga derby against rivals AC Sparta Prague.

Whether West Ham move to sign Sima this month remains to be seen, though Moyes’ side are certainly in the market for a striker after Sebastien Haller’s £20m move to AFC Ajax.

AND in other news, West Ham are considering a £15.5m-rated striker without a goal since October to replace Seb Haller…

In an exclusive interview with Football FanCast, Tottenham Hotspur legend Gary Mabbutt has been left blown away by teenage record-breaker Dane Scarlett’s progress.

The 16-year-old became the youngest-ever player to feature for Spurs after Jose Mourinho brought him on as a second-half substitute in their 4-0 win over Ludogorets in the Europa League last month, surpassing John Bostock’s 11-year record.

Scarlett has been in fine form for the academy set-up this season having scored 13 goals in 10 matches in the U18 Premier League, and his form has earned him a call-up to the U23 squad, where he has scored in his only appearance, which came just two weeks ago, as per Transfermarkt.

On Saturday afternoon, the teen prodigy was omitted from the youth squad entirely, which could signal Mourinho’s intention to play him this evening as they head to Stoke City in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

He may not start with Carlos Vinicius and Gareth Bale both pushing for minutes, but he may well feature from the bench should things go to plan against the Championship outfit.

And Mabbutt has been taken aback by his rapid progression…

Speaking to FFC, he said:

“Of course, I mean, 16 years of age and he’s playing in the Spurs first team!

“That must have given him so much confidence and proof to him of what he can achieve.

“He’s been doing fantastically in the U18s, and yes, the manager is prepared to give youngsters a chance if you prove yourself. As I said, it is all about proving yourself and having that desire to be the best.

“It’s [a] competition. It is a constant competition. Every single day of your life as a player, you are proving yourself and that you are worthy of being in the first XI.”

Indeed, when you are sticking three or four goals past some top academies at youth level, you’re going to get noticed, and after the ‘Special One’ took a keen look at him in pre-season, it’s obvious that he’s seen something in the young gem.

There now won’t be a better chance to see Spurs’ future in action than in this very competition with the side advancing through into the Europa League knockout stages and battling for a place in the Premier League’s top four.

AND in other news, Forget Aurier: £85k-p/w Spurs star who lost possession 24 TIMES vs Leicester let Mourinho down abysmally…

Southampton are back in Premier League action on Saturday evening as they take on Leicester City at the King Power Stadium and Ralph Hasenhuttl should consider starting Dan N’Lundulu.

Danny Ings has been ruled out of the game against Brendan Rodgers’ side after testing positive for the current viral outbreak, leaving the Saints short on attacking options ahead of the game.

Wingers Moussa Djenepo and Nathan Redmond are also sidelined through injury, meaning Theo Walcott is perhaps likely to keep his place on the wing, rather than moving up front, as we have seen on a few occasions so far this season.

Hasenhuttl is perhaps likely to hand Shane Long another start alongside Che Adams, with the Irish striker having seen a lot more game time in recent weeks as a result of the injury problems at the South Coast club.

However, considering he has found the net just twice in his last 36 Premier League appearances, the Austrian manager should consider putting his faith in 21-year-old N’Lundulu instead.

The striker has made six appearances from the bench in the top-flight so far this season – including a late cameo in the win against Liverpool last time out – having impressed with David Horseman’s B team, for whom he has 12 goals and three assists in 29 appearances.

This season alone has seen the young forward grab five goals and one assist in just seven Premier League 2 appearances, so he is more than deserving of a chance to show what he can do in the top-flight, as unfortunately, his six substitute appearances have totalled just 28 minutes.

That said, he has shown in those few minutes that he is strong, athletic and adept to the pressing game, and he could prove to be a great foil for Adams at the King Power Stadium.

Whilst he doesn’t have the experience of Long, he is definitely in better goalscoring form at the moment and considering the Saints’ lack of goals in recent fixtures, as well as the absence of Ings, Hasenhuttl must put his faith in N’Lundulu for the game against Leicester City.

And, in other news… Saints handed huge blow ahead of Leicester game as “outstanding” gem ruled out

After spending the last two seasons on loan at West Brom and Sheffield Wednesday, Jacob Murphy may have felt his career at Newcastle was slowly coming to an end.

The former Norwich starlet had made just 34 Premier League appearances in total for the Magpies since joining, and his future looked bleak when he wasn’t even named in the match-day squad for the opening two games of the season.

But a couple of impressive performances in the Carabao Cup saw him given his chance in the top-flight, and he’s since started the last three Premier League games.

And seeing him score a dramatic equaliser against Wolves earlier this season, Bruce was quick to insist that sending him out on loan again was never in his plans.

He said: “He was arguably our best player today and I’m delighted for him. He had a big loan at Sheffield Wednesday last year and that did him the world of good.

“I never contemplated it (a loan move) from the first week he was back. He was a different player. Certainly physically he’s come back in really good condition.”

Murphy’s performances in the Premier League have come as a right wing-back though, and he may feel like he could offer a lot more in his more natural attacking position.

And with Bruce confirming that Ryan Fraser has been ruled out for the game against Chelsea on Saturday, it’s surely the perfect time for the Newcastle boss to unshackle him.

As well as his goal against Wolves, Murphy was also one of the highest-rated players in the win against Everton, and giving the in-form ace an opportunity to shine further forward could be the kind of masterstroke that sees him wreak havoc against Frank Lampard’s side.

When one door closes, another door opens. Fraser’s injury could be the beginning of Murphy finally realising his true potential.

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No primeiro treino do Vasco em que a imprensa foi liberada para acompanhar neste ano, o técnico Jorginho já esboçou uma equipe titular, que tem a base daquela que terminou a temporada 2015 atuando. Em um trabalho técnico, o treinador dividiu o grupo em três times e a base de um deles só ganhou a entrada do jovem Mateus Pet, que atuou ao lado de Andrezinho e Nenê no meio-campo.

O trabalho técnico não contou com a presença de goleiros e foi em campo reduzido. Enquantos duas equipes duelavam, uma descansava do lado de fora. A equipe titular foi escalada com Madson, Luan, Rodrigo e Júlio César; Andrezinho, Mateus Pet e Nenê; Jorge Henrique e Riascos. Quem atuou como coringa durante esta atividade foi Matheus Indío.

Quem não apareceu no gramado foram o volante Guiñazú, que não seguirá para Pinheiral e ainda tem o futuro indefinido, e o atacante Leandrão, que ser emprestado ao Boavista até o fim do Campeonato Carioca. O também volante Diguinho fez trabalhos específicos na academia do clube.

Tottenham Hotspur scouts appear to have gone across the Atlantic in pursuit of their next signing this January…

What’s the word?

According to 90min, Spurs are one of several Premier League teams monitoring the progress of Cruz Azul midfielder Orbelin Pineda, who was close to signing for Manchester City back in 2016 before electing for the Mexican outfit in a £10m deal.

It’s claimed that no fewer than seven sides have sent scouts to watch the 24-year-old in action this season, including arch-rivals Arsenal and Wolves.

Pineda enters the final 12 months of his current contract in Mexico City, thus opening the prospect of that long-awaited move abroad.

Wing upgrade?

On the face of it, another winger is the last thing that Spurs need right now. However, their heavy reliance on the red-hot form of prolific duo Heung-min Son and Harry Kane will only stretch so far.

No other player in N17 has scored more than one goal in the Premier League this term – Gareth Bale, Tanguy Ndombele and Lucas Moura all have one goal whilst Erik Lamela and Steven Bergwijn are yet to find the net, per WhoScored.

Pineda could well resolve the issue, even if it’s a very nice one to have.

Per FBref, the versatile Mexican attacker averaged 0.73 shots on target per 90 minutes during the 2019/20 campaign and also managed a goal contribution of at least 0.33 in each of his last two seasons.

By comparison, Moura could only muster up an average 0.53 shots on target per 90 last season and has never bettered Pineda’s goal contribution per 90 since signing for Spurs.

In 2016, Chivas coach Matias Almeyda hailed his abilities, he said, via ESPN: “He’s one of those players that has to end up in a great European club. He has the talent and the attributes.”

Whilst Goal.com just a year later touted Pineda as one of Mexico’s breakout talents, claiming that he is ‘strong in the middle of the field and adept at winning back balls early’ and how he ‘also can help start attacks with passes and has a good shot of his own.’

As someone who can play on either wing, through the middle and even as a number eight, Mourinho should relish the opportunity to secure the 24-year-old.

You can already see the money signs in Daniel Levy’s eyes as he’ll be tapping into the South American market once again in the hope it replicates Son’s marketing influence in Asia.

AND in other news, Exclusive: Spurs icon sends message to Jose Mourinho about Dele Alli…