England pair to switch Premier League clubs as they're handed transfer lifelines
ALAN NIXON is Sunsport’s Boss of Goss. Check out this week’s red-hot transfer whispers from our man in the know… SAINT EASY SOUTHAMPTON pair Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Aaron Ramsdale are in li…
ALAN NIXON is Sunsport's Boss of Goss.
Check out this week’s red-hot transfer whispers from our man in the know…
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Taylor Harwood-Bellis looks set to move on from Southampton in the summerCredit: Alamy
SOUTHAMPTON pair Taylor Harwood-Bellis and Aaron Ramsdale are in line for Premier League rescue moves.
England cap Harwood-Bellis is fancied by West Ham and could escape from the drop at the end of this season as Saints head back to the Championship.
The centre-half, 23, has just changed agent and will be up for a move after signing from Manchester City last year.
Classy Harwood-Bellis would cost about £15million and the Hammers are in the market for new faces at the back.
Three Lions keeper Ramsdale, 26, is another who should beat Saints’ slide into the second tier - with his former club Bournemouth on alert.
Rambo impressed at Cherries and Sheffield United before his surprise move to Arsenal in 2021.
He jumped at a switch to Saints to play but will not fancy the Championship.
Bournemouth have goalkeeper Kepa, 30, on loan from Chelsea but should be in the market for a new No 1 and Ramsdale still has fans within the club.
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Lewis Koumas is being eyed by Crystal Palace for a summer swoopCredit: Alamy
LIVERPOOL babe Lewis Koumas has joined fellow Red Ben Doak on Crystal Palace’s wanted list.
The Eagles are looking at a handful of new faces in a busy summer and Welsh international Koumas, 19, is on their radar.
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Koumas, currently impressing on loan at Stoke, could be ready for the step up to the Premier League next season.
Palace are already jostling with Bournemouth for Scottish winger Doak, also 19, and considering a big offer for him.
But Koumas could also be brought in after catching the eye in the second tier.
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WATFORD head the race to sign young Colombian strike sensation Neyser Villarreal.
The Hornets hope to agree a £5million deal with the 19-year-old’s club Millionarios.
Villarreal shone for his country in the recent Under- 20 championship in South America, scoring a hat-trick against Paraguay.
Watford want to move quickly as Palmeiras are also tracking him.
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Marcus Edwards is a summer target for Sunderland - if they reach the PremCredit: Reuters
SUNDERLAND are watching how Marcus Edwards does at Burnley - in case they have a second stab at signing him.
The winger, 26, joined the Clarets on loan from Sporting Lisbon in the January window but they only just beat the Black Cats to his signature.
But if Sunderland make the Premier League and Burnley fail, they will be back in again.
WHICH Championship manager is fuming with his director of football after hearing he had been bidding for players the boss knew nothing about?
The experienced coach was stunned to discover some of the targets the club had in the last window.
Most were ones he had never been consulted on and fortunately did not sign — but the damage is done between the manager and transfer guru.
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Inigo Perez is being eyed by Premier League clubsCredit: Getty
INIGO PEREZ, the talk of Spain, is ready to come to England at the second attempt.
The Rayo Vallecano coach, 37, has been superb this season — and Prem clubs are watching.
Perez missed out on a move to Bournemouth because of post-Brexit rules which stopped him from joining boss Andoni Iraola.
Now he is a coach in his own right and would qualify.
THE FA will face a chunky bill for fitting new VAR cameras at Preston’s fifth-round tie against Burnley on Saturday.
North End - bossed by Paul Heckingbottom - have never used the system so the FA must find a way of installing all of the tech needed.
BLACKBURN are after a new gaffer — but their pay deal is putting many off.
Rovers are offering about £600,000-per-year plus bonuses but it is not attracting targets like Steve Cooper and Gary O’Neil.
There is a potential promotion jackpot too but the deal is not attractive to some, even if they are out of work.
Meanwhile, Blackburn technical director Adam Owen, 44, has been taking a bigger part in team affairs behind the scenes.
Owen will work closely with the next coach and that boosts interim David Lowe’s chances of staying in charge.