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QPR might have had an absolutely woeful season but for every cloud there is a silver lining and Bright Osayi-Samuel was rewarded for his displays this week, as he was voted the Hoops’ Young Player of the Year.

The winger is keen to be part of a resurgent R’s side next campaign and has also said that he expects loaned-out youngsters Paul Smyth and Ilias Chair to be hungry to make an impact. Will the pair breach the starting XI next term?

What did Osayi-Samuel say?

Well, after speaking about his own targets for next season, the 21-year-old had this to say about the young duo:

“I think next year is going to be a big one for a lot of players here. What we have to do is produce on a consistent basis, week in, week out.

“Lewis (Walker) came in on Saturday to make his debut and played well. And then there are players out on loan like Ilias Chair and Paul Smyth who have done well.

“They are going to come back with confidence, and then it’s down to all of us to put that all together for next season and showcase our ability.

“Already I can’t wait for it.”

The QPR keeper was giving it large to Bolton fans at the weekend. Find out who had the last laugh in the video below…

Bright futures

Smyth, 21, has chalked up three goals and five assists on loan at Accrington Stanley while Chair, also, 21, has four each to his name in his short spell with Stevenage.

The duo are set to return to Loftus Road in the summer and will be hoping that they can be a part of the next managerial appointment’s revolution – there has to be one if the R’s are to climb out of this despair.

Osayi-Samuel himself has just three goal contributions in 32 appearances for the W12 outfit this campaign and will certainly be hoping to improve on that next season. Will he, Smyth and Chair be the trio to keep an eye on?

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According to Corriere dello Sport, Napoli could offer Tottenham Hotspur Amadou Diawara as part of their bid for Kieran Trippier this summer.

And the Spurs fans have been on social media offering their views on the potential deal.

Trippier was excellent for England at the 2018 World Cup, but has struggled for consistency this term and continues to be linked with a move to Napoli.

According to Corriere dello Sport, Diawara could be included in the Italian side’s offer, which has gone down very, very well with the Tottenham supporters.

The 21-year-old has made 19 appearances for his Serie A outfit in all competitions this term, but has been on the sidelines since the middle of March through injury.

It would certainly be some story if the highly-rated Diawara was offered to Tottenham as part of a bid for a player who has been less-than-impressive this term.

The indoor football skills in the video below have to be seen to be believed…

A selection of the Twitter reaction to the transfer report can be viewed below:

It’s almost crazy to think that the hero of Liverpool’s incredible 4-0 win over Barcelona in the Champions League was Divock Origi.

The Belgian striker, who not too long ago that was seen as surplus to requirements by fans, was one of the main reasons Liverpool were able to secure passage to their second consecutive Champions League final as the former Lille man scored a brace in one of the craziest European games of all time, and it isn’t the only time Origi has been the hero this season.

His winning goals against Everton and Newcastle United kept the Reds in the title race right until the final game of the season, and with news of a new deal on the table for Origi, it has certainly been a successful season for the 24-year-old attacker, but his position in the team could still be under threat.

According to Tuttomercatoweb, the Reds are interested in Celta Vigo striker Maxi Gomez, who has caught the eye of many teams this season after an impressive season in La Liga, and with a £41 million release clause, Liverpool have the funds to make the deal a reality.

Likened to Luis Suarez, Gomez is the kind of the striker that will get Liverpool fans excited about the future due to his comparisons to the former Anfield star, but it will also be a big damper on Origi’s chances of one day making it into the first-team.

The striker will likely be forced away from Anfield or even go out on loan again if Jurgen Klopp signs the Uruguayan attacker, and after the impact Origi has had this season, it will be a damming move from the Liverpool boss to replace a player who has etched his way into club folklore.

Liverpool fans, should the club sign Gomez? Let us know!

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Tottenham fans on Twitter have been debating whether or not to re-sign Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale, after The Times revealed that the Spanish side would be willing to allow the Welshman to leave for free just to get him off the wage bill.

Bale has scored 14 goals and recorded six assists this season, although it has been another difficult campaign for the former Southampton man in the Spanish capital.

Check out an Arsenal fan vow to “move to another planet” if Spurs win the UCL in the video below…

Los Blancos are reportedly trying to get rid of him, and he was coldly left on the bench in the last game of the season without having the chance to say goodbye – it is a cruel way to treat a player who has been pivotal in winning four Champions League titles, a Copa del Rey success in which Bale scored the winner in the final and a league title.

He is still undoubtedly a world-class player, and would do a job for Mauricio Pochettino – his astonishing £650,000-a-week wages are a huge stumbling block, however.

Being able to sign a player of Bale’s pedigree for free would be an opportunity too good for the Champions League finalists to ignore.

Even if he was paid his current salary at Spurs for a few years, it would potentially work out to be the equivalent of a hefty transfer fee rightly paid for a player of his class, so that shouldn’t prove to be too much of an issue.

Let’s see what the torn Tottenham fans on Twitter have been saying about a potential return for their former No.11 on a free transfer…

Leeds have to add pace in the final third this summer, so signing Sheraldo Becker would make the Whites a more direct attacking force.

The Mirror (via HITC) claimed Bielsa is looking to bring in the Dutch winger this summer and he’d be available on a free from Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag. He’s certainly off most people’s radar, but he’s exactly what Leeds need next season.

He’s scored seven goals and made 10 assists this season from 33 league appearances, so he’ll definitely provide the excitement in the final third that Elland Road craves for. Their build-up has been too slow at times, but Becker would change that.

He’s rated at just £720,000 on Transfermarkt, but it seems the 24-year-old has potential that he hasn’t had the chance to fulfil yet. His career began at the famous Ajax academy, so they clearly saw something in him back then.

Bielsa can bring the best out of him and, in turn, he can take over from Harrison and Bamford who just haven’t been good enough to make the Whites fans’ dreams come true this season. Next year could be different, but they’ll need some different players too.

If Leeds are to make it to the Premier League, they need to be quicker in the final third. What better way to do that than to bring in an electric winger who’ll add goals and assists to an already promising squad?

Leeds fans, who do you think should play down the right next season? Join the discussion by commenting below.

Leeds United might not be playing in the Premier League next season, but that does not seem to have stopped some sections of the media linking them a player who would be regarded as a statement signing for the club.

Spanish outlet Estadio Deportivo are running with a story stating that the Whites are interested in Jese Rodriguez once again.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side were thought to have been interested in signing him in January and tried to do all they could to get a deal over the line, but nothing materialised (El Desmarque).

However, it would be highly difficult to see the Spaniard playing his football at Elland Road next season and it might just be worth taking the report with a pinch of salt.

It would be unlikely that Jese would be prepared to drop down to the Championship after spells in La Liga with Real Madrid and most recently with Real Betis (which hardly went well), Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain (where he flopped) and in the Premier League with Stoke City and that was nothing short of a disaster either.

Also, it would be unlikely that Leeds would be prepared to pay the French giants to take him off their books permanently this summer as it could come at a huge cost.

The Whites’ failure to win promotion is going to have had an effect on the players that they will be able to attract, whilst the money they would be able to spend and give to players as wages will be rather limited.

Bielsa’s squad has plenty of areas that need strengthening and splashing the cash on an attacker that scored just two goals in 18 games for Betis hardly makes sense.

Leeds fans, what do you make of the alleged interest in Jese? Can you see him moving to Elland Road this summer? Let us know your thoughts below!

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Over the years Arsenal fans have had to endure watching some of their finest players leave the club for their greatest rivals.

The likes of Robin van Persie, Samir Nasri, Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Adebayor all left the Gunners in pursuit of more ambitious ventures with the North London club constantly having to rebuild and reorganise after such high profile departures.

The latest to leave in this manner was Alexis Sanchez, who signed for Manchester United in January 2018.

Rumours of Sanchez’s desire to leave the club had been circling for months after a collapsed move to Manchester City saw him stay at Arsenal for a further five months before he eventually made his move to Old Trafford.

The Chilean has had a torrid time in Manchester, struggling to make any impact in a team that’s been in decline under both Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer despite a few months of improvement with the Norwegian at the helm.

Sanchez may move again this summer and former Arsenal invincible Lauren has been quoted as saying that the Chilean can still have an impact in North London if he were to return one day. But despite the comments coming from a club icon, Gunners fans haven’t welcomed the idea of re-signing their ex-star.

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According to The Scottish Sun, West Brom are interested in Barnsley defender Liam Lindsay.

What’s the word?

Lindsay has been a rock at the back for the Tykes since arriving in English football from Partick Thistle in 2017.

He was named in the SPL Team of the Year before his move and then went onto win Barnsley’s Players’ Player of the Year in 2017/18.

The Reds were relegated from the Championship that term but have bounced back after achieving promotion from League One.

At the heart of that was Lindsay who may now be about to switch clubs.

The Scottish Sun claim that West Brom, Derby, Stoke and Brentford are all interested. However, they will also face competition from Serie A side Brescia who have made a bid of £1m, per the report.

Dawson replacement on the cards?

Last month Craig Dawson was the subject of interest from Burnley after The Sun suggested they could make a £15m move for the player.

With Dawson’s future in doubt, Lindsay would represent the ideal replacement.

In the Championship last term, the Albion defender won the most aerial duels of any man in the team. On average he won 4.3 per game but comparing that to Lindsay’s first season in the Championship, the Scot won 4.5.

Standing at 6 ft 3, Lindsay is colossal in the air and therefore he’d have no trouble to fitting into a Baggies defence that already rely on their strong centre-halves to head the ball away.

At just 23 years of age, the Barnsley man is an ideal signing for West Brom as they get set to rebuild their squad. Signing players with room to develop is exactly the policy they should be looking to put in operation and Lindsay fits that idea perfectly.

Watch fans explain why the Football League is better than the Premier League in the video below…

The centre-back appears to be improving all the time and under boss Daniel Stendel, he had a flawless manager to help him progress.

If the Baggies can bring Lindsay to the Hawthorns and find the right coach to develop him, they can strike gold.

Providing Dawson does leave the club, Lindsay is a stellar replacement. They must do all they can to beat Brescia to his services.

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Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane does not want the club to sign Tottenham Hotspur attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen, according to Marca.

What’s the word?

The Spurs playmaker has expressed his desire to “make a step up” this summer, and a move to Real has long been touted.

However, Marca now report that Zidane instead wants the club to sign Paul Pogba from Manchester United, having already acquired world-class winger Eden Hazard from Chelsea.

Indeed, the piece claims that the Denmark international “does not convince Zidane” and that the club will now turn their attention to securing Pogba’s signature.

Eriksen scored ten goals and laid on 17 assists as Spurs reached the Champions League final and finished fourth in the Premier League.

A blow for Spurs’ summer

Spurs’ summer seemed to be predicated on the idea of selling Eriksen.

They have been linked with a host of players, from Lyon’s Tanguy Ndombele to Fulham’s Ryan Sessegnon, both per the London Evening Standard, along with a number of playmakers, most notably Real Betis star Giovani Lo Celso, as manager Mauricio Pochettino attempts to refresh a squad that has not seen any investment since January 2018.

All come with hefty fees attached and one feels that Eriksen’s sale would have helped grease the wheels when it comes to the club’s summer spending. Now they are left in limbo.

If Real aren’t interested, Spurs may be left merely hoping for a big bid from elsewhere; Inter Milan have been linked but it remains to be seen if they could table an offer as significant as Madrid’s.

While keeping a player of Eriksen’s talents would usually be a boost for a club who have already seen Luka Modric and Gareth Bale move to Spain, this feels like a major setback, particularly with such a busy transfer window needed in north London.

Bournemouth midfielder Ryan Fraser has apparently revealed to friends he wants to move to Arsenal as they prepare a bid for him, as per Football Insider.

The Gunners may not be the only ones vying for his signature, but if rumours are correct then the Emirates is the flying Scotsman’s most likely destination this summer.

Unai Emery has apparently conducted extensive scouting throughout the recently completed season to ensure that he is the right man for the job to increase creativity, which has been seriously lacking from our perspective with £350,000 per week Mesut Ozil just not cutting it, having produced a nauseatingly low three assists in all competitions (11 below his tally in 2017/18).

While Fraser was undoubtedly one of the Cherries’ standout players during the recently completed 2018/19 campaign, registering seven goals and 14 assists, which was beaten only by Chelsea’s wing-wizard Eden Hazard, we find ourselves asking the question: is a move to Arsenal a bridge too far? After all, it was only last season that he managed a paltry five goals and three assists in 26 Premier League games.

Of course, his 18/19 goals and assists tally speaks for itself but we’re concerned that he won’t be able to make the transition from being a big fish in a small pond to the opposite; a simple cog in a far larger machine. The climate is far different at this level of football; it’s hostile and unforgiving; it’s global scrutiny compared to UK-based criticism.

Calling him a one season wonder would perhaps be too much but with the Gunners’ transfer budget previously reported by the Daily Mail to be a fairly low £45m, making a big move for a man who has only enjoyed one stellar campaign in a career that started almost ten years ago may not be the wisest idea.

Admittedly, it may be a little unfair to doubt him without giving him a chance, but it doesn’t hurt to exercise a little caution to avoid risk and disappointment.

Arsenal fans, where do you stand on the Fraser deal? Do you think it would be a good signing? Let us know in the comments below…