Tag: Ashley

13 June 2026 Off

Burnley: Axel Tuanzebe & Ashley Barnes in talks as two goalkeepers released

By Total Football News

Burnley have released goalkeepers Martin Dubravka and Vaclav Hladky following their relegation from the Premier League but remain in discussions with Axel Tuanzebe and Ashley Barnes over new deals.

Ex-Newcastle United keeper Dubravka, 37, made 35 appearances for Burnley last term while 35-year-old Hladky played just five games in two seasons with the club.

While they both depart Turf Moor, Tuanzebe and Barnes are in talks to stay.

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12 May 2026 Off

Ipswich Town: Kieran McKenna will do better in Premier League – Ashley Young

By Total Football News

Former England international Ashley Young has heaped praise on Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna and expects the club to fare better in the Premier League next season than they did in 2024-25.

Young has now retired from football but was part of the Tractor Boys squad that finished second in the Championship and won immediate promotion back to the top flight following relegation last season.

“You see the way that

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23 October 2025 Off

Ashley Young: Ipswich Town must find better ‘reset’ after going behind

By Total Football News

Ipswich had 30 goal attempts during the game but failed to score for the first time in a league game since 23 August.

“If you look at the size of the squad, the competition in the squad, that’s why we’re able to make the changes the manager did. I’m confident in the squad definitely,” said Young, whose career has also taken him to Aston Villa, Manchester United and Inter Milan.

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21 October 2025 Off

Stoke City: ‘It feels like a family here’ – Ashley Phillips

By Total Football News

Stoke City defender Ashley Phillips admits he has had to be patient for game time this season, but says he feels at home with the club.

The Potters are currently third in the Championship and face an away trip against Millwall on Tuesday night (19:45 BST).

He told BBC Radio Stoke: “I didn’t get a single minute in pre-season so it has been about getting up to speed so far,

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20 June 2025 Off

Jamie Vardy, Christian Eriksen, Ashley Young – the Premier League free agents available

By Total Football News

The summer transfer window is in full swing and Premier League clubs are busy strengthening their squads ready for the start of the 2025-26 season, which starts on 15 August when champions Liverpool play Bournemouth at Anfield.

There have already been some big deals struck.

Liverpool have agreed a £116m deal to sign Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen, and are in talks to sign Bournemouth’s Hungary left-back

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3 January 2025 Off

Ashley Barnes: Former Burnley striker rejoins Clarets from Norwich

By Total Football News

Striker Ashley Barnes has rejoined former club Burnley on a deal until the end of the season after leaving Norwich by mutual consent.

The 35-year-old previously played for the Clarets between 2014 and 2023, scoring 67 goals in 293 appearances.

“It feels fantastic to be back home! Burnley has been a massive part of my life for over a decade, and I can’t wait to pull on the Claret shirt

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5 December 2024 Off

Everton 4-0 Wolves: Ashley Young, Orel Mangala and Craig Dawson’s two own goals pile pressure on Gary O’Neil

By Total Football News

Everton’s final season at Goodison Park seemed to be turning sour, with the team last winning and scoring in October to leave them teetering above the bottom three.

A goal shortage has been the main issue, failing to score with their last 69 shots before this game, and their 10 goals ranked as the fewest by any team in the top flight this season.

But Everton put that statistic

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4 November 2024 Off

Stoke City: Ashley Phillips says Potters starting to ‘feel like a team’

By Total Football News

Even at just 19, Phillips has extensive knowledge of the Championship, having begun his senior career this time two seasons ago with Blackburn.

His form for Rovers earned him a move to Spurs in the summer of 2023 on a five-year deal, before being signed on loan last season by Plymouth Argyle in January and then by previous Stoke boss Steven Schumacher in August.

But, although he was hampered by

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23 August 2024 Off

Ashley Phillips: Stoke City sign teenage Spurs defender on loan

By Total Football News

“Whilst we identified the need to bring another central defender into our squad some time ago, we opted to remain patient and await the right player of the right quality to become available,” Stoke sporting director Jon Walters said.

“We’re delighted that our conversations with Ashley and with Tottenham have led to them each believing that Stoke City is the right club for him, amid no shortage of competition.”

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27 March 2024 0

Ashley Barnes: Norwich City striker banned from British racecourses

By Total Football News

Norwich City striker Ashley Barnes has been banned indefinitely from attending British horse racing meetings.

Barnes, 34, was placed on the British Horseracing Authority’s excluded list earlier this month.

The ban has been imposed because he did not co-operate with an ongoing BHA investigation.

Barnes joined Norwich from Burnley last summer and has scored seven goals in 33 games for the club, who are sixth in the Championship table.

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