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Villarreal attacker Denis Cheryshev came on as a substitute in Russia’s emphatic 5-0 win against Saudi Arabia in the opening match of the 2018 World Cup and scored two brilliant goals, and Everton fans want their club to sign the left winger.

The 27-year-old has played for Sevilla, Valencia and Real Madrid in the past, but his career has dwindled in recent years having left the Champions League holders to join Villarreal in 2016.

The Russian wideman, who would likely compete with Yannick Bolasie and Ademola Lookman for a spot on the left flank at Goodison Park, only played 920 minutes of La Liga football across 24 appearances last term, but he showed the quality that he has with a goal with a neat touch and finish for his first against the Saudis, before a peach with the outside of his left foot into the top corner for his second.

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Everton supporters, who may feel that Marco Silva’s pursuit of an £8m left-back deal would prove he can’t match Farhad Moshiri’s ambitions, were quick to have their say on Cheryshev’s display via social media, and while one said “sign up Denis Cheryshev”, another said “announce Cheryshev”.

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Here is just a selection of the Twitter reaction…

West Ham target Javier Pastore is reportedly nearing a switch to Roma instead, but West Ham fans think they may just have dodged a bullet.

According to Calciomercato, Pastore is set for a medical with Champions League semi-finalists Roma.

The PSG man has been heavily linked with a move to East London, but it appears his wage demands have halted any chance of a move to the London Stadium.

The Argentine playmaker, who has 2 goals in 29 caps for his country, is incredibly talented, but injuries have plagued his career since moving to PSG, and fans are thinking it might be a blessing in disguise to lose him to Roma.

Joao Mario is another player fans are discussing, and it seems plenty of them agree he would be a better signing than Pastore.

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The Portuguese international, who spent the second half of last season on loan with the Hammers, is younger, more versatile and far less injury prone than the PSG superstar.

Mario has been linked with re-joining the Hammers on a permanent basis, as Manuel Pellegrini seeks more attacking impetus to replace the injured Manuel Lanzini.

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According to the Daily Mail, Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Newcastle United winger Yasin Ben El-Mhanni.

What’s the story?

El-Mhanni signed for Newcastle in 2016 but has failed to make a single league appearance for the Magpies since moving to the north-east.

The 22-year-old came to prominence after making an official complaint about coach Peter Beardsley who he accused of bullying and discrimination.

According to the Mail, El-Mhanni is due to leave the club this summer, and Watford, Wolves, Leeds and Sporting Lisbon are interested in signing the tricky winger.

A fresh start

It’s fair to say that El-Mhanni hasn’t enjoyed the best of times at Newcastle and it’s good to see that he’ll get a fresh start again at a new club this summer.

Having not made any Premier League appearances and only played two FA Cup games for Newcastle means it is hard to judge whether he would be a good addition to any squad.

He will be available of a free transfer so there is little risk in the transfer, and you can expect that El-Mhanni will want to prove himself after suffering a difficult period.

Perhaps a move down to the Championship would be a good idea for the winger where he could excel for Leeds and feel the love from the Elland Road fans.

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New boss Marcelo Bielsa is ushering in an exciting new era at the club and the pacy winger could be a big part of that project if he’s willing to take a step down, rather than fighting it out for a place in the starting line-up at Wolves in the top-flight.

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For the Liverpool fans in the Transfer Tavern, forwards don’t come much better than Roberto Firmino, who is rated at £72 million by Transfer Tavern. That begs the question, then: should the Brazilian still be at Liverpool? 

After all, on current form, the 26-year-old is up there with the world’s very best. Last season, he bagged a pretty remarkable 15 league goals, which is a testament to his lethality in front of goal. Furthermore, with 7 assists, the Brazilian is clearly contributing to Liverpool’s play in more ways than one, and the attack often begins to struggle without his presence. Given the fact that some of Europe’s best teams have forwards that can only dream of having that sort of impact, it’s fair to say that he deserves to play for a team that is competing on every front.

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Liverpool as a club, meanwhile, though they are improving, are hardly a club that is challenging for every trophy that they’re in contention for. They had a great run to the Champions League final last term, but were outclassed in the final, and their form in the Premier League and in the domestic cups was mixed at best. He’s played a key role as Liverpool have continued to develop, but there is somewhat of a disparity between his form and Liverpool’s as a collective.

Not to mention, Firmino’s playstyle is also something to consider. He’s a player that is unique in the context of Europe. He’s not just a goalscoring forward. If anything, he’s much more than that. The way he brilliantly links up with other players, and the amount he runs, means that he would be an invaluable player for most of Europe’s clubs. In particular, the way he links up with a three-man attack would likely entice clubs like Real Madrid, who rely heavily on goal-scoring wingers. Whilst Liverpool are obviously a huge club, it doesn’t come much bigger than a move to Madrid – and there’s no doubting that he’s good enough to turn out for Los Blancos.

Liverpool fans – thoughts?

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Mauricio Pochettino is one of the world’s best football managers. An expert at developing young players and balancing his squad, he has taken Tottenham into genuine title contention for consecutive seasons. He has done so without the sort of flamboyant spending of their rivals, and with a core of young, improving players. The only way is up from here for Spurs, you might think.

Form, as is natural with a young squad, has fluctuated. A dire run during last autumn saw them eliminated in the Champions League group stages and they needed a poor Stoke side to end a dodgy run over the last few weeks. Pochettino, unlike many managers in similar situations, has managed to redirect the Spurs ship when it has become seemingly stuck in choppy waters. Injuries to key players – Toby Alderweireld, Danny Rose and Harry Kane particularly – have hurt at times this season, but Pochettino has juggled his squad to keep results at an acceptable level.

The challenge from here for Tottenham is a difficult one. With Chelsea and the two Manchester clubs lined up to spend heavily this summer, the purse strings at White Hart Lane are tighter than ever. A new stadium, the failed investment in Moussa Sissoko last summer and a far smaller amount of revenue make it impossible for Spurs to compete. In the 2015/16 season, the Lilywhites generated over £130 million less than Liverpool, who generated the least of the other clubs in the Premier League’s top six.

Competing financially is not an option for Tottenham. Their current approach of buying young and developing players must continue, but it does not reap instant rewards. Their transfers over recent seasons have still been hit and miss, with players like Sissoko and Vincent Janssen unlikely to be at the club next season. Revenue will increase for Spurs once they have their new stadium and if they can maintain a position in the Champions League each year, but, for now, they are a way off financial parity with their top six rivals.

That leaves them hoping that coaching can succeed over investment. The squad has depth throughout and Pochettino – as has been seen in the impressive displays of Harry Winks – continues to place faith in their best youngsters.

This is where their expectations may be limited. Winning a title is plausible, of course, but they will be unable to build a deep, experienced squad like many of their domestic rivals. For now, consolidating their position in the top four and developing this squad is the best way forward for Spurs.

Cup success is now an increasing necessity, too. With only one trophy since 1991, Pochettino must deliver silverware of some kind as reward for the leaps forward they have taken under his stewardship.

The greatest fear for Tottenham is that their Argentine manager is poached by a club who can offer him riches and a more realistic shot at big trophies immediately, and perhaps that’s what Pochettino should do: if he’s one of the best managers in the world, surely he should be at a club with the resources to match.

While Spurs do still have their manager and the talent to win silverware, they will have to struggle against a significant financial tide if they are to hold their own with Chelsea and the two Manchester clubs in the mid to long term. For just how long will Pochettino fancy that fight?

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Saido Berahino has displayed impressive form since bursting on to the scene for West Brom in the 2013-14.

The young striker immigrated to the UK as a child to escape the horrific Burundian Civil War that had tragically taken the life of his father in 1997.

He has since gone on to represent England internationally at all youth levels from U16 through top U21 and this season will be looking to debut for the senior side.

His progress, however, has been halted slightly by an ongoing transfer saga in which Tottenham Hotspur have been open about their admiration of the young striker. Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino has recently gone so far as comparing his pursuit of the striker to a love affair.

He said: “It’s like when you’re in love with some lady.

“There are a lot of other women around the world, but you only want one.”

Spurs’ publicly open attempts to sign the striker have angered Baggies manager Tony Pulis, who lamented that Berahino was not in the right frame of mind to play as he was dropped from the squad for their 3-2 defeat at home to champions Chelsea.

The situation has soured even further this week, with Albion rejecting Berahino’s transfer request along with Spurs’ latest bid. Baggies chairman Jeremy Peace has informed the striker that he will not be allowed to leave the club during the transfer window.

“I have informed Saido that he will not be transferred during this summer window and that he will be staying,” he said.

West Brom insist Spurs have not yet met their valuation of their player with offers including various appearance and performance based add-ons that are not a reflection a Berahino’s ability and potential, according to the chairman, which suggests Spurs may be successful if they significantly improve their offer.

However, the north London club may now drop their interest in the young England striker with the recent capture of the similarly skilful and electric South Korean forward Son Heung-min.

Some Baggies fans may be eager for the club to take the money for the want-away striker as his relationship with his boyhood club is becoming intolerable, with Berahino recently un-following the club on Twitter despite still being contracted with the club for what looks to be the foreseeable future.

With the recent addition of Venezuelan striker Salamon Rondon for a record fee, along with Rickie Lambert and Nigerian powerhouse forwards Victor Anichebe and Brown Ideye , it seems as if now would be a good time for the Baggies to cash in on the striker.

However, chairman Peace has stated “selling our top goalscorer was never on our agenda this summer.” \

The England U21 international scored 20 goals in a breakthrough season for West Brom and many think he could form a lethal partnership with fellow young England striker Harry Kane, who had a similar breakthrough at White Hart Lane last season.

If the partnership does indeed come to fruition it could have an immensely positive impact on the future of England’s strike force, as well as Tottenham’s top four aspirations.

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Manchester United need to sign a big name attacking player with “arrogance” in his approach to the game, according to former Spurs midfielder Jermaine Jenas.

Although the Red Devils are only two points adrift of joint-Premier League leaders Manchester City and Arsenal, the style of football at Old Trafford this season has been roundly criticised.

Wayne Rooney’s late effort in Champions League action against CSKA Moscow last week ended a worrying run of 404 minutes of action without a goal, during which time a large section of United supporters could be heard chanting ‘attack, attack, attack’ in the ground in a bid to alter Louis van Gaal’s approach.

And ex-Tottenham player Jenas, who works as a pundit nowadays, believes that the Manchester giants need a world-class attacking player with “arrogance” if they are to start playing the sort of football supporters want to see:

“I think the easy thing to do will be to get another striker in but whether he will fit in to what seems to be a rigid style of attack and be able to perform, I don’t know,” he is quoted by the Daily Star.

“There’s talk about bringing in a star, an Ibrahimovic, a Cavani, a Neymar. These players would change things because they’re of a certain mentality where they probably wouldn’t buy in to Van Gaal’s methods.

“They’re that big that they would go onto the pitch to play the way they want to and that may be something that Manchester United need.

“They need someone with that arrogance about them, like Cantona use to have, who just goes and plays the way they want to and makes the side brilliant and everyone else just works around that.

“They’ve already got the players [to play attacking football] so I don’t think there is a big problem.”

United currently lack options up front, with Wayne Rooney and rookie summer signing Anthony Martial Van Gaal’s only genuine options.

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New Sunderland manager Sam Allardyce is watching West Ham pair James Tomkins and James Collins ahead of January and is considering moves for free agent duo Kevin Nolan and Carlton Cole as he looks to keep the Black Cats in the Premier League, according to reports from the Sunderland Echo.

‘Big Sam’ was officially named as Dick Advocaat’s successor at the Stadium of Light on Friday following the Dutchman’s decision to leave the club.

After keeping Sunderland in the top tier with a fantastic late run last term, the ageing tactician made an appalling start to the current campaign, with only bitter rivals Newcastle’s inferior goal difference keeping the winless Wearsiders from the foot of the table

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Allardyce – who left West Ham at the end of last season – is known for his abilities in the lower reaches of the Premier League, and reports suggest that he already has transfer plans in mind.

The ex-Bolton and Blackburn gaffer is considering free agents Nolan and Cole, both of whom he coached at Upton Park, who could make an immediate impact at the club.

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Meanwhile Tomkins and Collins are two of Allardyce’s trusted defensive players, making them appealing as Sunderland have already shipped a division high of 18 goals in eight games.

However, the North East club will have to wait until January for the pair, and may have trouble persuading West Ham to sell Tomkins in particular.

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Jurgen Klopp’s arrival at Liverpool has been a little strange. In truth things weren’t catastrophic under Brendan Rodgers, but towards the end fan unrest was growing, while the football on show was, if not terrible, pretty uninspiring. Since then ‘Kloppmania’ has stretched its arms around the whole club and embraced the Reds in a tight hug – akin to those Jurgen gives his players on the touchline – and the ‘feel-good factor’ is certainly back.

What Klopp has managed to achieve so far at Anfield is nothing short of miraculous, with the 48-year-old German having been parachuted in just about as far from a transfer window as was possible and handed a squad of stars not living up to potential. He’s revived players who looked to have lost their way such as Jordon Ibe and Roberto Firmino, but it’s clear that he will need his own signings at some point.

January and the transfer window that grips the month are now firmly on the horizon, and among the names being linked with Liverpool one stands out above others… Leroy Sane. While a goalkeeper to replace/challenge Simon Mignolet or another centre-back may be options fans want more, the 19-year-old is certainly exciting.

Is there interest?

In a word, yes. German tabloid Bild have already claimed that a £10m offer has been made, while respected Liverpool Echo journalist James Pearce told Anfield HQ that the teenager is “certainly a player Liverpool have scouted”. With Klopp fully aware of the talent in German football, this seems to be a case of 2+2 adding up to 4.

Is he worth the effort?

This season is the first in which Sane has been a ‘first-team regular’ at Schalke, and he’s certainly delivered thus far. Four Bundesliga goals and assists in 13 games (eight starts) is a solid return for a wide attacker, while he’s also shone in the Europa League with a further goal and assist in just over four hours of play. 1.8-shots-per-game is also encouraging in terms of his attacking output and confidence, while Sane’s three dribbles-per-match show that he’s willing to get on the ball and drive at opponents – which is the sort of threat Klopp has only from Ibe at the moment.

Does he fit

Both in terms of playing position and profile… yes. Able to play on either flank or as a ‘No. 10’, Sane is well suited to the 4-3-2-1 and the 4-2-3-1 formations Klopp has been using and his pace could offer the sort of threat from wide that the German boss is missing – the likes of Adam Lallana, Philippe Coutinho and Firmino all want to drift inside. As well as fitting on the pitch, his age and sell-on potential fit with Fenway Sports Group’s model.

Worth it?

Depending on the fee, he certainly is. Much more than the mooted £10m would be too large of a risk, but for a respectable figure (somewhere below £15m) a deal makes sense. Getting Sane so early is a gamble, but Liverpool are operating in a niche that requires some speculative moves, and Klopp is in need of some pace and guile.

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As pressure mounts on Louis van Gaal’s job, the January window seems like an ideal time for him to splash the cash and hope to buy his way out of the sack.

I guess this logic is flawed, as he has already tried this, but the Dutch manager should surely be looking to add a central defender of Terence Kongolo’s quality as soon as possible.

While his side continue to bore us to tears on the pitch, Van Gaal continues to provide stubborn responses to any questioning of his style and his players continue to look about as miserable as is humanly possible.

Whilst players like Chris Smalling have impressed, the rest of the Manchester United side has been struggling to even put the ball in the net.

The defence might have been secure, but there is no reason to say that the Red Devils shouldn’t be looking to replace several shaky centre-halves.

Here are FIVE reasons Kongolo could be that man…

Blackburn to blame

Blackburn clearly pulled a blinder in convincing United that Phil Jones could make it at the highest level.

The long-term faith then placed in the English centre-back has been hurtful to the club for a long period of time and the Rovers, although lingering outside the Premier League, are still haunting the biggest club in the country.

Little Daley

Although Blind does a decent job at centre-back, his height makes him an obvious target for the opposition and the Dutch utility man would be far better used as a left-back at the moment.

Due to the injury to Luke Shaw, Blind is being used in a number of positions and we have even seen Borthwick-Jackson fill in at full-back.

Dry spell

United’s poor goalscoring form has been highly publicised, but not many would consider signing a new centre-back to help this.

A signing of Kongolo’s calibre might convince LvG to take the shackles off of some of his midfielders and remove some of the protection for the central defence.

Currently, the defence is not in a settled system and they are benefiting from the two holding midfielders the manager continues to deploy. Ideally, signing Kongolo might see Van Gaal free his side up – but don’t get your hopes up!

Argentine Backstage

Amid personal differences, Marcos Rojo has been marginalised at Old Trafford.

Injuries have not helped his cause, but the Argentine has largely impressed when he has been given the opportunity for the Red Devils and it seems as though his days at numbered.

Unless van Gaal is going to show some surprising faith in Rojo, a replacement is needed.

Fans onside

Protests have been rife at Old Trafford since Ferguson retired, but they have hardly been as infuriated with their side’s performances as they have been this season.

The lack of goals and passive passing game has seen fans hugely unhappy and it might take a marquee signing or two this January to keep the fans off the back of the manager.