Will Chris Wood have the last laugh? Newcastle were teased for splashing out £25m on Burnley striker but the joke will be on Premier League rivals if he keeps the Toon up

Gary Lineker thought it was ‘hilarious’ that Newcastle were spending £20million on Burnley striker Chris Wood. He was no doubt bent double when discovering it was actually £25m. But then there is the mantra of another former England captain, Kevin Keegan. It was an adage he used to repeat when managing the club — ‘buy…

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Will Chris Wood have the last laugh? Newcastle were teased for splashing out £25m on Burnley striker but the joke will be on Premier League rivals if he keeps the Toon up

Gary Lineker thought it was ‘hilarious’ that Newcastle were spending £20million on Burnley striker Chris Wood. He was no doubt bent double when discovering it was actually £25m. But then there is the mantra of another former England captain, Kevin Keegan. It was an adage he used to repeat when managing the club — ‘buy…

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Brendan Rodgers admits Youri Tielemans could leave Leicester amid Arsenal link as the midfielder has just 18 months left on his current contract after snubbing new deal

Brendan Rodgers has admitted for the first time that Leicester are having to plan for life without star midfielder Youri Tielemans. The Belgian, 24, scored the only goal in the final as Leicester won the FA Cup last season for the first time in their history but has yet to accept the club’s offer of…

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Brendan Rodgers admits Youri Tielemans could leave Leicester amid Arsenal link as the midfielder has just 18 months left on his current contract after snubbing new deal

Brendan Rodgers has admitted for the first time that Leicester are having to plan for life without star midfielder Youri Tielemans. The Belgian, 24, scored the only goal in the final as Leicester won the FA Cup last season for the first time in their history but has yet to accept the club’s offer of…

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Ralf Rangnick left red-faced after turning up to take Manchester United training on Tuesday… having forgotten he’d given his players a day off so turned back home from a deserted Carrington!

Ralf Rangnick turned up for work at Manchester United and turned straight around again after apparently forgetting he had given his players the day off. United’s interim boss arrived at Carrington on Tuesday morning following the FA Cup win over Aston Villa the previous night to find the training ground largely deserted. He was expecting…

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Ralf Rangnick left red-faced after turning up to take Manchester United training on Tuesday… having forgotten he’d given his players a day off so turned back home from a deserted Carrington!

Ralf Rangnick turned up for work at Manchester United and turned straight around again after apparently forgetting he had given his players the day off. United’s interim boss arrived at Carrington on Tuesday morning following the FA Cup win over Aston Villa the previous night to find the training ground largely deserted. He was expecting…

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Arsenal are ‘interested in signing Nottingham Forest defender Djed Spence for £10m following his FA Cup exploits last weekend…but face competition from Roma and Inter Milan’

Arsenal are said to be interested in signing Djed Spence during the January transfer window. Djed is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest and caught the attention of Mikel Arteta during their FA Cup clash with the Gunners last Sunday.  However, Arsenal will have to compete with Italian giants Roma and Inter Milan as the pair…

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Arsenal are ‘interested in signing Nottingham Forest defender Djed Spence for £10m following his FA Cup exploits last weekend…but face competition from Roma and Inter Milan’

Arsenal are said to be interested in signing Djed Spence during the January transfer window. Djed is currently on loan at Nottingham Forest and caught the attention of Mikel Arteta during their FA Cup clash with the Gunners last Sunday.  However, Arsenal will have to compete with Italian giants Roma and Inter Milan as the pair…

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CRAIG HOPE: The honeymoon period is over for Eddie Howe after one win in 10 matches, but Newcastle fans are right to believe in the head coach – he now needs results to justify that support

The honeymoon is over. After two months of warm embrace, the cold reality is hitting home for Eddie Howe and Newcastle’s supporters.  It has taken 10 matches — a fair enough juncture for an early appraisal — but on Saturday we heard the first grumblings of discontent, even if it did emanate from a minority….

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CRAIG HOPE: The honeymoon period is over for Eddie Howe after one win in 10 matches, but Newcastle fans are right to believe in the head coach – he now needs results to justify that support

The honeymoon is over. After two months of warm embrace, the cold reality is hitting home for Eddie Howe and Newcastle’s supporters.  It has taken 10 matches — a fair enough juncture for an early appraisal — but on Saturday we heard the first grumblings of discontent, even if it did emanate from a minority….

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