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"I bet if you offered him the chance to go to Man City, he would bite your hand off."

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Today, 09:26By Jake Lambourne

Declan Rice can be England's greatest midfielder of his generation following his heroics in Arsenal's 3-0 win over Real Madrid.

That's the view of Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, who has waxed lyrical over the Three Lions star after his free-kick double midweek.

Writing in his Telegraph column, Carragher said: "I have always said Rice has the potential to be the great English midfielder of his generation, and he showed why.

"Too often he seems to be criticised for not scoring or creating enough goals, when that is not his primary function. 

"He does not play in the same attacking midfield position as Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard in their prime.

"To me, Rice has always been more of a Roy Keane, who scored 57 across his 473 senior club games.

'If Arsenal go through, Rice’s contribution over both legs will rightly be as revered by his supporters as much as Keane’s for United against Juventus in 1999."

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11th Apr 2025, 22:04By Alex Conrad

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been named in an investigation undertaken by Italian authorities into illegal online gambling.

According to La Repubblica, a group of 12 players including Tonali, Weston McKennie, Junior Firpo and Angel Di Maria have been implicated in the scandal.

It is alleged the players used unlicensed platforms to place bets, but there is no accusation any of the wagers were placed on football matches.

The alleged activity came to light during the wider investigation that saw Tonali and Fiorentina's Nicolo Fagioli hit with bans for gambling violations.

Despite being named, The Times reports Newcastle are unconcerned with Tonali facing any sanctions given the investigation relates to the original case which led to the Italian copping a 10-month ban from football.

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11th Apr 2025, 20:45By Phil Spencer

Kieran McKenna intends to stay at Ipswich once their seemingly inevitable relegation to the Championship is confirmed.

Defeat at home to Wolves last weekend saw the team's slim hopes of beating the drop further dimmed as they threw away a half-time lead against the side placed 17th in the Premier League to slip 12 points adrift with seven games to go.

McKenna, who was linked with a number of high-profile jobs last summer after leading Ipswich from League One to the top flight in consecutive seasons, has seen his team's form collapse in recent months.

Since drawing with Manchester United and beating Tottenham in back-to-back matches in November, they have lost 14 out of 19 in the league including nine of their last 11.

Asked whether he would stay at Portman Road if the team are relegated, McKenna said: "The short answer is yes.

"I'm still happy here.

I think it's a club that's on the up, irrespective of a possible, you can say a probable, backward step this year."

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11th Apr 2025, 18:39By Alex Conrad

Andre Onana's week from hell looks like it's set to take another twist.

The Sun reports Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim is pondering whether to take Onana out of the starting line-up for the Red Devils' clash against Newcastle United on Sunday.

Onana had moments to forget in the first leg of United's Europa League quarter-final against Lyon, as he was largely at fault for the French side's two goals in the 2-2 draw.

The Cameroonian's errors came after he engaged in a war of words with Lyon midfielder Nemanja Matic.

Speaking after the match, Amorim insisted he would not take a player out of his line-up 'for making mistakes'.

However, with United's hopes of qualifying for European football next season resting on winning the Europa League, Amorim may be tempted to give Onana a mental breather.

The report claims Amorim is set to make a number of changes for Sunday's clash and Onana could be one of them, with back-up goalkeeper Altay Bayindir firmly in contention to start against the Magpies.

When asked whether changes would be afoot for the game against Newcastle, Amorim said: “Sometimes winning games is the best way of preparing for the next one.

“But of course, I am going to be careful with some players but again we need to be competitive.

“We will make this evaluation with all the staff and all the data that we have.

“Then, because we know already the players, we will try to protect the ones that it will be hard to make a lot of games.”

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11th Apr 2025, 17:55By Alex Conrad

Mathys Tel could be set to stick around north London a little while longer, but not on a permanent deal.

According to Sky Sports Germany, Tottenham are 'happy' with how Tel has played and are keen to re-negotiate the existing deal for the Frenchman with Bayern Munich.

As it stands, Tottenham have the option to sign Tel on a permanent basis at the end of the season but are reluctant to trigger the purchase option, which is reported to be between between €50million (£43m) and €55 million (£47m).

The report adds Tel 'has no future' at Bayern while Vincent Kompany remains in charge.

Tel has registered two goals from 10 appearances for Ange Postecoglou's side since he joined in January.

His first goal came as a late consolation in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

Tel netted his second when he scored from the spot in a 3-1 win over Southampton last Sunday.

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11th Apr 2025, 16:40By Jack Cunningham

talkSPORT understands that Newcastle United are ready to rival Manchester United for Matheus Cunha.

The Magpies have made contact with the Brazilian's camp ahead of a potential summer move.

The Wolves star has a £62.5 million release clause in the deal he signed earlier this year, which had led to Man United registering their interest.

Nottingham Forest and Arsenal are also keen on the versatile forward.

However, Newcastle appear to have made the first move to secure Cunha's signature.

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11th Apr 2025, 15:58By Jack Cunningham

Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed the appointment of Vinai Venkatesham as the club's new Chief Executive Officer.

Venkatesham is best known for his time at Arsenal in the same role from 2020 to 2024.

He is set to join the Spurs board in the summer, and he can't wait to get going.

Speaking to the Tottenham website, he said: “I’m excited to be joining Tottenham Hotspur this summer.

But he's in a good place.”

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11th Apr 2025, 15:03By Jack Cunningham

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has provided a mixed injury update.

Spurs were held to a 1-1 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt last night in the Europa League, and they face Wolves in the Premier League on Sunday.

And it's mixed news on the injury front.

Wilson Odobert is expected to train after missing last night with a hamstring scare.

Dejan Kulusevski is back training, but he has been officially ruled out of Sunday and won't make the starting XI on Thursday.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference about Odobert, he said: "He's ok, with all the players who came back from long-term injury we've taken a different approach.

It is about that person who doesn't defend what United is or what they stand for.

"But it's not about the club.

"If you take a look around, I think you will realise we are not on the right path.

"He doesn't feel good, but we move forward."

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11th Apr 2025, 12:22By Joe Brophy

Coincidentally, David Moyes has just given an update on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s fitness in his pre-match press conference.

Calvert-Lewin, who is recovering from a hamstring injury, is 'out on the grass and training well'.

However, Moyes admitted it would be at least another three weeks before he could think about a return.

That's at least a more positive update for Everton fans than the one for his teammate Jesper Lindstrom.

Moyes said: “Jesper has had a hernia operation yesterday, that’ll rule Jesper out, probably, for most of the season now.”

Vitaly Mykolenko and Dwight McNeil are both in training but not expected to start the away match against Nottingham Forest.

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11th Apr 2025, 11:55By Jack Cunningham

Dominic Calvert-Lewin's representatives have reportedly contacted Newcastle United to see if they would be interested in a summer move for the striker.

DCL's deal at Everton expires in two months, and there are no talks over a new one, meaning as it stands, he would be a free agent.

Eddie Howe and the scouting team at St James' Park are known to be admirers of Calvert-Lewin and have long been linked with a move.

They even attempted a PSR-busting swap deal last year, but it fell through.

However, The Chronicle report the striker's agents have reached out to establish if the Magpies would be keen on the former Sheffield United man.

Callum Wilson looks likely to leave Tyneside this summer, so Calvert-Lewin could be a cheap backup for Alexander Isak.

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11th Apr 2025, 11:29By Jack Cunningham

The good news for Liverpool just keeps rolling in with Arne Slot providing an injury update ahead of facing West Ham.

The Dutchman revealed that he has Alisson Becker and Conor Bradley available.

Alisson missed the Merseyside derby win over Everton and the 3-2 defeat to Fulham after failing Premier League concussion protocols after being involved in a collision on international duty with Brazil.

“Yes, he is,” Slot replied when asked if his No.1 is fully recovered.

Meanwhile, Bradley contributed an assist off the bench last weekend, and he is fit to start.

Slot added: “Of course it’s a boost, it’s always a boost when quality players come back.

He did it quite well to very well, in my opinion, for two times.

“But now to have Conor back, I think we all would make the same decision and that’s playing Conor in that position.”

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11th Apr 2025, 11:02By Jack Cunningham

talkSPORT understands that Liverpool will not be making it a double contract announcement today.

There were rumours that Virgil van Dijk's two-year deal would be confirmed at midday, but that isn't the case.

The Dutchman has verbally agreed everything to extend his stay, but Reds fans will have to wait just a little bit longer.

We are sure the Mohamed Salah news will be enough anyway, and Van Dijk will be confirmed in due course.

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11th Apr 2025, 10:38By Jack Cunningham

Newcastle United assistant manager Jason Tindall provided a fitness update on Edde Howe and Anthony Gordon this morning.

Ahead of facing Manchester United at the weekend, Howe wasn't at the Toon's press conference due to illness.

However, Tindall expects him to be on the sidelines on Sunday.

Meanwhile, after returning from a three-match ban, Anthony Gordon hasn't played yet due to a hip injury suffered on international duty.

But Tindall believes he could be involved at the weekend.

On Howe, Tindall said: "He's been really poorly in the last couple of days but we've been in daily contact.

It is a big compliment to Richard Hughes because Mo Salah, as a free agent, can go to any club he wants to."

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11th Apr 2025, 08:57By Jake Lambourne

Eddie Howe has been forced to withdraw from Newcastle's pre-match conference due to illness.

The Magpies boss was set to speak to the media on Friday to discuss Sunday's upcoming clash against Manchester United.

But the 47-year-old will be replaced by assistant boss Jason Tindall.

A statement read: "Due to illness, please note that Jason Tindall will take this morning's pre-match press conference as a replacement for Eddie Howe."

It remains unclear whether Howe will be in the dugout at St James' Park this weekend.

Newcastle go into their clash with United in fifth spot in the Premier League - the final Champions League spot.

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