Day: February 28, 2018

Barcelona players are urging the club’s board to sign Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann next summer.

The Catalans have spent more than £200 million for the past seven months after losing Neymar to PSG in the summer. However, they could be looking to outspend Real Madrid again next summer.

Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho have been signed to cover for the loss of Neymar, however, none of them have set the La Liga alight yet despite Barcelona’s dominance and the Catalans could turn to Griezmann.

Spanish publication, Sport is claiming that players of Barcelona unanimously agree that signing Griezmann would boost their chances of dominating the European game and it is important for them to sign him ahead of his other suitors.

Griezmann has scored 99 goals for Atletico in just four years under Diego Simeone but his time could be coming to an end after he helped them settle at their new stadium.

Manchester United are also keen on making the French man their Marquee signing next summer, but they face a major hurdle in convincing him to swap Spain for the Premier League.

Newport on-loan centre back, Ben White could make the move to a Premier League top six team next summer if he continues to impress on loan.

The Brighton youngster has become one of the most watched youngsters this season as he continues to impress away from the Amex stadium.

Sun Sport is reporting that Liverpool and Tottenham are his biggest suitors and at least one of them is considering making a move for him at the end of the season.

He has reportedly rejected a Brighton deal as he keeps his options open for a chance to sign for a bigger team in the division.

Liverpool are reputed for helping youngsters develop their career and Jurgen Klopp has enhanced that reputation since taking over, helping Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnod develop into one of the country’s best youngsters.

Mauricio Pochettino has also developed a reputation for helping youngsters become some of the world’s best young players including the likes of Dele Ali and Harry Kane.

The two Premier League sides would be hoping they can convince him to ask for a move away from Brighton.

He has played 39 times for Newport already.

Tottenham are facing a major hurdle in keeping hold of Toby Alderwereid as the Belgian continues to make a huge demand before signing an extension to his current Spurs deal.

The Belgian centre-back is arguably the best centre back in the Spurs team and one of the best in the world at the moment, but he earns just £50,000 per week at Spurs. He knows he can more than double that figure at another club.

He has asked the club to break their salary structure and pay him £180,000 per week, but the Lilywhites are unwilling to do that, at least not at the moment.

He has been attracting the interest of several teams since his contract situation became public and he may just be on the move at the end of the season.

Sun Sport is reporting that Barcelona are the latest side to show an interest in signing him next summer. The Catalans join rivals Real Madrid, Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City as teams monitoring his situation.

His current deal expires in 2020, however, he can join any team for £25 million in the summer of 2019.