Whatās the story with Big Nat? Surely there must be interest somewhere on a permanent basis.
Burnleyās Dwight McNeil has interested Crystal Palace and West Ham with bids of around 10 million mentioned,
I think heās a very good player and thought heād command a bigger fee.
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Seems a fair deal for both sides
Brilliant. Another sensible option for his development at SRFC. Has looked tricky in his couple of appearances so far
The Albanian and African diaspora will make Irish football great again.
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Rudi Vatas son scored a belter for Celtic last night (he declared for us)
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Top clubs across Europe are reluctant to sign players from the Premier League who have refused the Covid vaccines, as the game braces itself for another potential spike in infection, The Sunday Telegraph understands.
Two of Chelseaās first team players, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and NāGolo Kante, have both been left out of the clubās pre-season tour to the United States this week, as a consequence, the club said, of ātheir Covid vaccination statusā. The US governmentās current rules declare that a Covid vaccination is mandatory for all visitors who are not US nationals.
Anecdotally, the evidence in Europe this summer has been that clubs are not prepared to pursue an interest in any player who has not been vaccinated. In domestic leagues in Italy and France vaccination was made compulsory for players after the rise in infections over the winter although some leeway has been given. Especially in the case of those who were already playing there at the time and had declined the vaccine.
One source said that this summer, as soon as it becomes common knowledge among interested clubs that a potential new signing is not vaccinated, āthe phone calls stop immediatelyā.
The likes of Loftus-Cheek and Kante may now find it difficult to attract interest in any of the top European leagues without Covid vaccination. Loftus-Cheek, 26, has two years left on his existing deal and while he had enjoyed something of a renaissance under coach Thomas Tuchel last season the club would listen to offers for the player.
Kante, 31, has one year left on his Chelsea deal and will be looking for one last major move when he reaches free agency next summer.
The top Premier League clubs are finding it hard to sell established first team players on higher wages to rivals lower down the division this summer because of budget limitations. That means moves into Europe for those players become the only viable option.
As for unvaccinated players, while clubs might be prepared to make an exception in a few cases, the consensus is that they are too much trouble to accommodate - especially if infections continue to climb. According to the level of protocol in the event of a European outbreak unvaccinated players would be unable to travel with team-mates, or potentially be unable to go away on mid-season breaks.
Thought heād get a better move than that, but good he is back in the EPL
Really? Wolves is as good a move as anyone outside the top 6
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Perfect move at his age. A side that likes to pass the ball about. Doubt he would have got top 6 this summer, though Iād have been delighted with Utd signing him.
Brilliant move for him. Not a team that youād be seeing in a relegation battle.
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Darren Fletcher is a fan of him.
He wanted Utd to sign him from Stoke a couple of years back. Hopefully this is a two-year stint that ends with him moving to a Champions League side.
Ten Fags probably hasnāt heard of him as he never played in the Eredivisie
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I honestly didnāt think heād get a Premier League move, just because of the amount of money that it would take to get him. Wolves is a great move, in that they play three at the back so heāll probably play a lot. They finished 10th last season; would he have broken into a two at West Ham or Leicester? Not guaranteed, I would say, West Ham have just spent Ā£30m on a centre-back this summer.
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