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An update has emerged on Sunderland target Daniel Jebbison…

What’s the talk?

According to the Sheffield Star, Sunderland have been put off by Sheffield United’s loan fee demands for the 18-year-old striker.

The report claims that the Black Cats have held talks over a swoop for the forward, but they are baulking at the Championship’s side £1m loan fee that they want in exchange to send him out on loan.

Fans will be livid

Sunderland fans will be livid with this news as it seems to all but rule out a deal for Jebbison before the end of the window, unless Sheffield United decide to lower their demands.

A £1m loan fee for a player with four senior league appearances for his name is steep, as there is no solid evidence to suggest that he will be a star player in League One.

Transfermarkt value him at a little less, around £900k, for example.

That is not to say he does not have the potential to be, but Sunderland would surely want a degree of certainty about what they are getting if they are shelling out seven figures to have a player for less than a year.

Therefore, the club’s stance on this move is understandable. It has the possibility of being a waste of money, which may be why they are not interested in meeting United’s demands for the player.

This will not stop fans from being gutted that Jebbison may not be coming to the Stadium of Light, though, as he is a talented young player.

Ex-Manchester City defender Micah Richards hailed Jebbison as the shining light in Sheffield United’s squad as they were relegated from the Premier League. He told Sky Sports (via the Examiner):

“I really like the look of him. He just gets in the right areas, and they needed that with all the negativity that’s gone on at the club.

“You want to bounce back straight away, and you want to go to the end of the season with positivity.

“They’re playing for pride, and he’s the shining light.”

He scored one goal in four Premier League appearances for Sheffield United at the backend of last season, winning 1.3 aerial battles and 1.5 tackles per game.

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This is an impressive return for an 18-year-old striker and suggests that he could have the quality to make an impact in League One, which is why fans would be excited to see him come through the door.

However, you have to consider the financial element that comes along with it and – as it stands – the deal would be too much of a gamble for it to make sense for Kristjaan Speakman and Lee Johnson to pull the trigger.

So, the fans will be livid but it looks to be the correct decision on paper.

AND in other news, Forget Stewart: £3.6k-p/w SAFC beast who won 87% of duels stole the show vs MK Dons…

Wolves legend Steve Bull insists that the next Wolves manager has plenty to live up to following the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo.

The 47-year-old departed the Molineux club following the final game of the season, bringing to an end a four-year spell with the Midlands club.

In that time, Santo took Wolves from the Championship into the Premier League and kept them there, establishing the side as a genuine force in the top-flight.

This season, though, Wolves have struggled somewhat and limped to a 13th-placed finish in the Premier League.

Nuno was forced to blood the youngster Fabio Silva up front after the horrific head injury sustained by Raul Jimenez and Bull believes that the season actually ended in a reasonable manner because of the sheer amount of bad luck Wolves suffered through.

As a result, he feels that Nuno’s replacement faces a mighty job as he looks to fill the Portuguese’s shoes.

Speaking exclusively to The Transfer Tavern, he said: “Whoever comes in, I just think the club have got to get behind them.

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“We’ve got a bunch of youngsters at the moment learning their trade, and whoever comes in, they’ve got a job and a half to do, because of the transformation this year.

“Nuno had players going out, young players coming in, injuries, and I don’t think we’ve had a bad season overall with what we’ve gone through.”

When it comes to Wolverhampton Wanderers’ summer transfer plans, they are focused solely on improving their attack.

You can hardly blame Jeff Shi’s thought process. With Raul Jimenez missing since November, the Old Gold have looked a shadow of their former selves.

The Mexican has been out with a fractured skull, which has left Wolves to fall into the bottom half of the Premier League.

New signing Willian Jose is yet to score since penning terms in January while Fabio Silva’s £35.6m price tag has not been worth it; he has netted only twice since arriving.

The likes of Goncalo Guedes and Trincao have been linked but it’s Lucas Ocampos who stands proud as one of their most attractive targets.

Boasting a release clause of £62m, he presumably won’t come cheap, but judging by his previous accomplishments, he’d be an excellent pickup for Wolves.

The Argentine has scored seven times in 2020/21, providing four assists in the process. It’s hardly a surprise that Shi and Nuno Santo are interested in prising him away from Sevilla, however.

That’s because Ocampos demonstrated firsthand what he can do when the Spanish outfit defeated Wolves in Europe last season. Sevilla ultimately knocked the Old Gold out of the Europa League and it was largely thanks to the flying Argentine.

Playing on the left-hand side at the MSV-Arena in Duisburg, Ocampos tore Wolves to shreds and gave Matt Doherty a particularly tough evening.

The 26-year-old scored the goal which separated the two sides, while he was a constant menace with the ball at his feet.

Ocampos completed an eye-catching five dribbles during the contest, a number which happened to usurp Adama Traore’s tally on the night. That is certainly no easy achievement.

On top of that, Ocampos provided two crosses and managed four shots during his time on the field. Doherty had a night to forget as he was constantly pressured by the Wolves target.

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The Irishman completed only 55% of his passes and failed to block a single shot from the boot of Ocampos. He did manage four successful tackles but that was indicative of what the Sevilla winger was doing to him.

Based on that night back in August, the 26-year-old would be a wonderful acquisition for Wolves.

AND in other news, Wolves could find big Adama upgrade in “unpredictable” gem with a £427m release clause…

Lee Charnley must secure a January loan move for Newcastle United midfielder Matty Longstaff amid claims several Championship clubs are keen to secure a deal.

What’s the word?

According to the Chronicle, second-tier sides are lining up at Longstaff’s door eager to acquire the 20-year-old should the Toon decide to let him leave St. James’ Park this winter.

Injuries have thwarted the academy graduate’s bid to establish himself in Steve Bruce’s first-team fold this term, with a thigh issue keeping Longstaff on the sidelines until his season debut in the Magpies’ 2-0 loss at Southampton last month.

A 29-minute cameo outing at St. Mary’s has been Longstaff’s only taste of senior action thus far this term, but he returned to the bench for Newcastle’s last two Premier League matches.

United now face a decision over whether or not to allow the Rotherham-born prospect to leave on loan in the mid-season market with Nottingham Forest ready to rival Derby County for his signature.

As many as seven other Championship clubs are believed to be paying attention to Longstaff’s situation, too, just over a year on from the £4.5m-rated talent making his senior debut with a game-winning strike at home to Manchester United.

Unfulfilled promises

With Longstaff struggling to elbow his way back into Bruce’s plans, Charnley must open negotiations with one or more of the second-tier sides believed to be keen on securing a mid-season deal.

Longstaff has become the victim of unfulfilled promises at St. James’ Park since penning an £18,462-per-week contract in the summer, which he only agreed to after Bruce laid out a vision for the 20-year-old to progress his career on Tyneside.

Bruce again argued that Longstaff could add energy in midfield after his return from injury at the end of October, but Toon fans are yet to see the Magpies product feature frequently.

It’s a situation that only serves to hammer home Neil Warnock’s comments from the summer even more, when the Middlesbrough boss suggested Newcastle take Longstaff for granted amid his contract stand-off.

“Newcastle probably do take him for granted a little bit; most clubs do with the players that come through the system,” he told talkSPORT.

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“He’ll be offered more money elsewhere, and Newcastle are pulling on his heartstrings a little bit because he must love it there. When you’re a Newcastle lad, what could be better than playing in front of those fans? They’re amazing.”

But Longstaff must overlook the potential of playing in front of the Toon fanbase and put his career first by leaving on loan this winter, as only then will he be given the freedom to develop on the pitch and not the training ground.

AND in other news: “Typical Newcastle” – Exclusive: Rob Lee drops fresh £300m takeover claim.

The prospective takeover of Newcastle United will bring world-class players to the Tyneside club, Noel Whelan has suggested to Football Insider.

As per the outlet, former Magpies striker Salomon Rondon told TNT Sports that he would admittedly be interested in a return to the Premier League and did not rule out a return to the club that he left 12 months ago for China. The Athletic revealed on Monday that the Magpies can spend big in the upcoming summer transfer window whilst remaining within the Financial Fair Play (FFP) regulations.

Whelan has insisted that the proposed new owners will be targeting world-class players but did not hold Rondon in that regard.

“I would expect them to be looking elsewhere,” he told Football Insider.

“He did well at Newcastle but given his age I think it is highly unlikely. They will be looking bigger and better when this takeover is completed.

“Loads of big names being linked with Newcastle – a club that will have the money, that is for sure.

“They are not going for average players, they want world-class players. That is the difference that this takeover will bring.

“Very, very exciting times. Money will be there and they will not be scared to spend it.

“They want to create something really special like Manchester City. Their intentions are to challenge.”

Indeed, Rondon made 33 appearances in all competitions for the Toon in the 2018/19 season, scoring 12 goals and making a further seven assists, according to Transfermarkt.

However, despite these relatively impressive stats, Whelan has claimed that the would-be owners may be looking elsewhere in the transfer market for somebody potentially better than what Rondon was for them.

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Perhaps they may be looking for a top-level striker given that Joelinton has not really performed in this campaign so far, managing just three goals and providing four assists in 34 games in all competitions (via Transfermarkt).

If the new owners are ambitious, then they will surely be looking for more goals and assists in their team in order for them to get to where they want Newcastle to be. However, all of this is merely speculation at this point whilst the Saudi-led consortium wait for their deal with Mike Ashley to be fully approved by the Premier League.

Geordies, do you think the takeover bid will get over the line? What players would you like to see at St James’ Park if it does go through? Comment below with your thoughts!

It appears that Tottenham Hotspur outcast Victor Wanyama will be the subject of plenty of speculation on transfer deadline day.

Spurs are reportedly in talks with Celtic over a potential loan deal which is likely to include an option to buy, per London Evening Standard.

But the deal looks set to go down to the wire if a recent update from The Athletic’s Charlie Eccleshare is anything to go by.

Indeed, in The Athletic’s deadline day transfer blog, the Spurs correspondent addressed reports and suggested the Premier League side will have to pay a portion of his wages to sanction his departure.

Here’s what he had to say:

“Re: the reports of Wanyama joining Celtic, I’m told it’s unlikely. Wanyama won’t accept less than the £65k-a week-wages he’s on currently, so the only way Celtic could afford that is if Tottenham subsidised some of the wages. Their preference naturally is for him to go to a club that could pay his wages.”

The Kenya international is seemingly surplus to requirements in north London but finances could well prove to be a stumbling block in any potential deal.

If a rival bidder decides to stump up the full £65k-per-week on deadline day then Celtic will surely find themselves gazumped and powerless to bring the midfield enforcer back to Paradise.

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The deal may well have been labelled an unlikely one but where there is possibility there is hope for Neil Lennon and those supporters who wish to see Wanyama return.

Perhaps Spurs’ hand will be forced as the deadline edges closer…

Some Liverpool fans have been reacting on social media after the Reds shared that Fabinho had been chosen as the supporters’ Man of the Match against Manchester City.

The Brazilian was elected as the Reds’ Man of the Match after earning 66% of the votes in a poll carried out on Liverpool’s official Twitter account, beating the likes of Georginio Wijnaldum (13%), Trent Alexander-Arnold (12%) and Sadio Mane (9%).

Fans have been lauding Fabinho for his performance against Manchester City, in which he demonstrated himself as the “best defensive midfielder in world football”, in the eyes of one supporter.

Others suggested he was “absolutely immense” versus the reigning Premier League champions, who Fabinho opened the scoring against in the sixth minute when he blasted the ball home from 25 yards out.

Fabinho struck the ball as sweetly as he could after Ilkay Gundogan’s clearance could only find the 26-year-old, who took one touch before lashing his strike home beyond Claudio Bravo.

The £100,000-per-week anchorman coupled his goal with a further shot but failed to direct his effort on target, as he played 36 passes, made one accurate long ball, and completed one dribble, per data collected by WhoScored.

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Campinas-born Fabinho also recorded a joint-game-high two interceptions while winning one tackle.

Here are some of the messages shared as supporters reacted to the news that Fabinho had won the fans’ vote on who should be named as the Man of the Match from Sunday’s 3-1 win over Manchester City…

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Why did he feel the need to slide into Heung-Min Son? Should he seek medical attention? Is it some form of tic, to do immeasurably stupid things? What was the thought process that led him to the point where he completely abandoned rationality and basic defensive principals in favour of moronic impulsiveness? Like the ‘chicken or the egg’ causality dilemma, we doubt we’ll ever truly know.

One thing’s for certain, however: talkSPORT’s Ian Holloway isn’t particularly fond of the 26-year-old…

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Loads of Manchester United fans have been reacting to a huge story from ESPN, who claim Jan Oblak wants to join the Red Devils.

According to ESPN, the man who many deem to be the only goalkeeper on the planet better than David De Gea wants to leave Atletico Madrid.

Oblak has been in Madrid since 2014, keeping 138 clean sheets in 208 games in all competitions.

According to the report, the 26 year-old is frustrated by broken promises over his future and is a boyhood United fan, so favours a move to Old Trafford over one to PSG, who are also in need of a goalkeeper after Gianluigi Buffon’s departure.

Could Harry Maguire be on his way to Old Trafford? Check out the video below to see why it would make so much sense…

Of course, all of this depends on the future of De Gea, who has one year remaining on his contract in Manchester.

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The Spaniard had a horrific end to the season and many fans are enticed by the prospect of replacing him with 20-cap Slovenia man Oblak.

Take a look at some of the best Twitter reactions down below…

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Crystal Palace receive Huddersfield this weekend at SE25 and fans will surely accept nothing less than three points from the Premier League’s punching bag, although they know that it is a game they cannot afford to take for granted.

The Eagles’ home form is down there with the worst in the league – in fact, they would be in the relegation zone if not for some great away wins. Despite the efforts of the Palace faithful, Selhurst Park is anything but a fortress and that has to change.

On the chalkboard

Ahead of the Terriers’ visit, Max Meyer has stressed the importance of getting results and scoring goals at home – two things that often evade Palace – and this weekend presents the German and his teammates with the perfect opportunity to get some form going.

Jan Siewert’s side looked certain to take a fantastic three points from the London Stadium last time out but West Ham came back from 3-1 down with just 15 minutes to go and won – a result which pretty much summarises Huddersfield’s season – so if Palace cannot get a win then there will be outrage from supporters.

How then, can the Eagles finally transform Selhurst Park into a ground worthy of its’ atmosphere?

Play to all of their strengths, not just one

The glaring issue from the loss to bitter rivals Brighton – aside from the individual mistakes which led to goals – was the lack of quality decision making. The Eagles a fortunate to have a top player in Wilfried Zaha that other clubs in their position could only dream of having, but sometimes the players seem to forget that they aren’t just there to give the ball to the Ivorian.

Is the FA Cup distracting Crystal Palace fans from their EPL issues? Pla>yamker FC’s Sam thinks so in the video below…

For example, there were numerous occasions when Michy Batshuayi was making an excellent run in behind the Seagulls defence but wasn’t spotted by the man on the ball, who instead shifted it wide to Zaha. Perhaps this is partly due to the fact that the Belgian striker hasn’t been there all that long, but these are professional footballers who should know when to look up for a centre-forward rather than instinctively turning and sliding it to the left wing.

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When Palace are not forced into making decisions, then they tend to rely too heavily on Zaha to work opportunities out of nothing; they play on the counter on their travels, meaning they are forced to think and pass quickly, and are far better for that reason.

The sooner the Eagles realise that there are other players in their ranks who can cause damage going forward, then the sooner their home form will improve – it’s up to Roy Hodgson to make them realise that, though.