Author: successsport360
The Gunners are set to confirm a £27 million piece of transfer business for a familiar face. Arsenal are believed to have activated their option to buy Brentford goalkeeper David Raya from their London Premier League rival on a permanent basis this summer. The Gunners had been expected to make the move after the Catalan star impressed between the sticks last term and the club will fork out £27 million for his services. News that the deal has been activated came from transfer guru Fabrizio Romano on Monday evening. Taking to social media platform X, Romano wrote: “Understand Arsenal have…
“I tried to raise my level at the end of the match,” the Italian said after his four-set, first-round win over Yannick Hanfmann. “Which I’m very happy [I did]” What did Jannik Sinner have to fear more on Monday: His opponent, Yannick Hanfmann; or his own, recently injured hip? That’s what one of the BBC commentators calling their first-round match at Wimbledon wanted to know—“with all due respect to Hanfmann,” of course. The question may have sounded rude, but it wasn’t unreasonable. The German is a tall, strong player who would hit 12 aces and 44 winners, and take a…
Jannik Sinner is an altogether different player from the one who left the All England Club on Friday 14 July, 2023. When the Italian made his exit from Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat by seven-time champion Novak Djokovic, he was the world No 8 and a grand slam semi-finalist. Fifty weeks on, he entered SW19 as the world No 1, a grand slam winner, and the betting favourite to lift the gentlemen’s singles trophy. In his Wimbledon campaign last year, there were plenty of positives for the 22-year-old: He had reached the final four of a major for the first…
Defending champion and Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz defeats Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal to reach the second round; you can watch the Hamburg, Swiss and Palermo Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis following the conclusion of Wimbledon. Carlos Alcaraz endured an early test in his Wimbledon title defence but the Spaniard quelled the challenge of Estonian qualifier Mark Lajal 7-6 (7-3) 7-5 6-2 to move into the second round on Monday. The 21-year-old Spaniard, seeded third this year, came through in two hours and 22 minutes against Lajal, also 21 but ranked 266 places lower. The Estonian sported dreadlocks…
Emma Raducanu comes through in straight sets against late replacement opponent Renata Zarazua but says: “It was an incredibly difficult match”; you can watch the Hamburg, Swiss and Palermo Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis following the conclusion of Wimbledon. Emma Raducanu said she had to “win ugly” as she sealed a 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 victory against Mexican lucky loser Renata Zarazua on her Wimbledon comeback. Raducanu took advantage of her slice of good fortune to claim victory on her comeback at the All England Club and book a second-round clash on Wednesday with Belgium’s Elise Mertens. Raducanu had…
The summer transfer window is in full swing and Everton have been active in the early weeks of business. Tim Iroebugnam and Jack Harrison are already through the door, while Iliman Ndiaye is on the verge of a deal to join them at Finch Farm. Going the other way, Lewis Dobbin and Ben Godfrey have departed for useful transfer fees that strengthened the club’s accounts just before the end of the football financial year. As we continue to monitor developments, the ECHO’s Everton writers discussed some of the best and worst deals during the reign of current director of football…
Everton have already been far more active than anyone could have possibly predicted this summer, and the hope is that there is more to come. However, with PSR having devastated their most recent campaign, Sean Dyche and Kevin Thelwell will still be petrified of risking anything ahead of such a monumental season. This will be the Toffees’ final year at Goodison Park before they trade it for the Bramley-Moore Dock stadium, and so they will want to ensure that a successful season is assured. That could be earned through the progression of those already at the club, but also through…
Liverpool was never going to sanction a transfer deal for Anthony Gordon that involved sacrificing Jarell Quansah, but there is admiration at Anfield for the Newcastle United and England winger. After the PSR deadline passed with Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson being sold for a combined $86m (£68m/€80m), Newcastle’s desperation for a sale to go through has gone. But it isn’t necessarily the end of the story: the fact that Gordon was put forward as a possible solution to cash in on remains intriguing given, according to Transfermarkt, he only has another two years left on his deal. Having seen…
The Blues will face Sligo Rovers on July 19th as part of their pre-season schedule with Seamus Coleman returning to his former club. [EFC] As Dan Friedkin plots his proposed takeover, Everton have a major advantage over Roma, the club he already owns, when it comes to the building of a new stadium. Everton are continuing the fight for a deal to sign midfielder Florentino Luis despite the arrival of Leicester City in the race. [The Record] The Toffees transfer for Iliman Ndiaye is ‘100% done’ with an announcement expected soon. [Team Talk] There have been rumours that his signing…
Dele Alli steps up his comeback as ex-Tottenham star puts on finishing clinic in training with Everton set to give him final chance to prove worth Dele Alli has stepped up his comeback as he was spotted doing finishing drills in training, with Everton reportedly set to give him a final chance. Dele had been hampered by a long-term groin problem but the former Tottenham star has been taking significant steps in his effort to make a full comeback ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. He has been posting regular training updates on his Instagram profile, where the player is seen…