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“As soon as I heard from my agent that the club wanted to extend it, it was a matter of asking ‘when can you get the deal done?'” he told the club website., external
“It’s just felt like the right connection. Players can go to clubs and not click, but I think it’s really clicked for me here.
“I’ve embraced every minute and it’s been amazing.”
Styles is the
Preston North End manager Paul Heckingbottom has been speaking to the media before Wednesday’s visit to league leaders Coventry City (20:00 GMT).
Here are the main talking points:
Callum Lang has strained his hamstring whilst recovering from a knock and is unlikely to feature until after the international break. Heckingbottom told BBC Radio Lancashire that due to “his history, it would be too risky” for him to return sooner.
Their
Portsmouth did not have to sell forward Callum Lang in the January transfer window, according to boss John Mousinho.
Preston North End signed the 27-year-old for a club record undisclosed fee on deadline day but Mousinho says Lang’s sale was not out of necessity in order to balance the books.
The move means Liverpool-born Lang returns to the north west having signed for Pompey from Wigan Athletic in January 2024.
Preston North End have signed Portsmouth forward Callum Lang for a “club record” undisclosed fee on a three-and-a-half-year deal.
The 27-year-old scored 16 goals for Pompey in 53 appearances after joining from Wigan Athletic in January 2024.
He started his career with the Latics and had loan spells with Morecambe, Oldham Athletic, Shrewsbury Town and Motherwell prior to his move to the south coast.
Lang joins Preston having scored
One step forward, two steps back for Tottenham.
Yet again, as Spurs looked to progress under Thomas Frank, they came crashing down in arguably their worst performance of the season.
Defeats to Arsenal, Bournemouth and Fulham have been poor – chastening at times, especially to the Gunners – but the surrender at the City Ground could be labelled as a further low.
They were second best throughout and did little
Welbeck, meanwhile, is enjoying a renaissance at Brighton and manager Fabian Hurzeler perfectly summed up the forward’s form after the win against Brentford.
“He is like a good red wine,” Hurzeler told BBC Match of the Day.
“The older he gets, the better he gets – and we are very pleased to have him in our squad as a leader, as a player, as a personality.”
Welbeck is the leading
Portsmouth boss John Mousinho says “there is always going to be a risk” when it comes to playing Callum Lang as he returns from a second hamstring injury.
The 27-year-old forward is back available for selection against Millwall this Saturday (15:00 GMT) along with goalkeeper Nicolas Schmid and forward Adrian Segecic.
Lang has not played for Pompey since 16 August having undergone surgery and missed two months of last season,
West Ham are in talks with free agent Callum Wilson, who left Newcastle after his contract expired at the end of June.
The England striker scored 49 goals in 130 appearances for the Magpies but announced his departure after failing to agree a new deal.
Wilson, 33, is understood to have attracted interest from Premier League clubs and also has options in Major League Soccer.
West Ham have already
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson says “all good things come to an end” after confirming he will leave the club.
The former England international’s contract expired last week and he exits St James’ Park after failing to agree a new deal.
Wilson scored 49 goals in 130 appearances for Newcastle, who have thanked the 33-year-old for playing a “huge part in our success in recent years”.
“To all you Magpies, it’s
Newcastle United are in talks with Calum Wilson over extending his stay at St James’ Park.
The 33-year-old striker was expected to leave the club this summer but Newcastle have confirmed that negotiations over a new deal are under way.
Wilson has made 130 appearances for the club after joining from Bournemouth for about £20m in 2020.
He has scored 49 goals in all competitions during an injury-hit five years