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Harry Amass: Manchester United defender close to Norwich loan move
21 January 2026 Off

Harry Amass: Manchester United defender close to Norwich loan move

By Total Football News

Norwich City are working on a deal to sign teenage defender Harry Amass on loan from Manchester United.

The 18-year-old left-back spent the first half of the season on loan with the Championship’s bottom side Sheffield Wednesday before returning to United earlier this month.

But it is understood Amass, who made 21 appearances for the Owls, will not be going back to Hillsborough.

Stoke City and Watford were reportedly also

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Ricardo Santos: Swansea City defender close to Reading move
14 January 2026 Off

Ricardo Santos: Swansea City defender close to Reading move

By Total Football News

Ricardo Santos is close to leaving Swansea City for Reading after the clubs agreed a fee for the centre-back.

Santos has endured a frustrating spell at Swansea since joining on a free transfer following his release by Bolton Wanderers last summer.

The 30-year-old has made only one Swans appearance – as a substitute in the 3-0 defeat at Bristol City in November – having been behind club captain Ben Cabango,

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Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to close gap at top of Championship
22 December 2025 Off

Bristol City 2-0 Middlesbrough: Boro miss chance to close gap at top of Championship

By Total Football News

Boro almost took a fourth-minute lead as Tommy Conway latched onto a mistake by the recalled Zak Vyner before playing in Whittaker, whose powerful low shot came back off the far post.

Anis Mehmeti had two decent efforts in the space of a minute saved by Boro’s Sol Brynn soon after in a breathless start to the game.

Former City forward Conway then had a shot blocked before his ex-teammates

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Wrexham 2-0 Bristol City: Red Dragons beat Robins to close in on top six
26 November 2025 Off

Wrexham 2-0 Bristol City: Red Dragons beat Robins to close in on top six

By Total Football News

Wrexham made two changes from Saturday’s 0-0 draw with Ipswich Town as Kieffer Moore, returning from injury, and Broadhead started in place of Sam Smith and Josh Windass.

Gerhard Struber made three alterations to his line-up from Saturday’s 3-0 win over Swansea City as Mark Sykes, Haydon Roberts and Yu Hirakawa came in for Neto Borges, Scott Twine and Sinclair Armstrong.

Having absorbed pressure throughout against Ipswich last time out,

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Stoke City opinion: Frustrated Potters so close to getting it right
6 October 2025 Off

Stoke City opinion: Frustrated Potters so close to getting it right

By Total Football News

Three games in a row have found three different ways to frustrate Stoke City.

First was dominance unrewarded against Norwich, next came a brilliant finish that couldn’t quite get over the line at Middlesbrough and then there was a controlled start at Blackburn that unravelled after a beautifully-taken goal had given Stoke a lead.

As Mark Robins rightly reiterated after the game, the Championship is relentless and this may have

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Savinho: Manchester City winger close to agreeing new long-term deal
26 September 2025 Off

Savinho: Manchester City winger close to agreeing new long-term deal

By Total Football News

Speaking before City’s Premier League game against Burnley on Saturday, boss Pep Guardiola said Savinho will become an important player once he improves on his output.

“For the people up front, it is always about numbers – goals and assists,” he added. “Savinho created a lot last season but in the final third, the final moment he was a little bit too hectic.

“But the moment he learns that, because

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Hugo Ekitike: Liverpool close in on Eintracht Frankfurt striker in £70m-plus
17 July 2025 Off

Hugo Ekitike: Liverpool close in on Eintracht Frankfurt striker in £70m-plus

By Total Football News

Hugo Ekitike is the latest success story of Eintracht Frankfurt’s recruitment.

The Frenchman was not unknown when he first joined Frankfurt on loan in early 2024 but had fallen in a bit of a hole. The striker had attracted the interest of other clubs, including Newcastle United, when he was coming through at Reims.

He opted for joining Paris St-Germain but he couldn’t quite break through amid the club’s embarrassment

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Viktor Gyokeres: Arsenal close to finalising deal with Sporting for Sweden forward
14 July 2025 Off

Viktor Gyokeres: Arsenal close to finalising deal with Sporting for Sweden forward

By Total Football News

Arsenal expect to reach a full agreement with Sporting inside the next 24 hours for the 73.5m euros (£63.5m) signing of Viktor Gyokeres.

Sources have told BBC Sport that a club-to-club deal for the Sweden forward is now in place with just minor details left to resolve.

All parties are working towards the signing being completed in time for Gyokeres to travel with the Gunners to Asia for their pre-season

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Noni Madueke: Arsenal close to signing Chelsea winger for £50m.
11 July 2025 Off

Noni Madueke: Arsenal close to signing Chelsea winger for £50m.

By Total Football News

Tom McCoy, BBC Sport

Madueke has made the vast majority of his appearances for the Blues on the right, with 88% of his Premier League minutes coming on that flank since joining in January 2023.

His signing would, therefore, ease the burden Bukayo Saka, who has perhaps been overworked in recent seasons. Saka started 108 of 114 league matches from 2021-22 to 23-24 but missed three months of the most

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Thierno Barry: Everton close to signing Villarreal striker for £27m
8 July 2025 Off

Thierno Barry: Everton close to signing Villarreal striker for £27m

By Total Football News

Everton are close to ending their striker search with Villarreal’s Thierno Barry expected to fly into Merseyside for a medical before completing a £27m deal.

The formalities are not completed yet, but the move is progressing with manager David Moyes ready to clinch Everton’s biggest deal of the summer so far.

Barry had a £34.5m release clause in his Villarreal contract, but Everton expect to pay a lower fee for

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