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Millwall defender Danny Batth has admitted the chance to reunite with Alex Neil was a huge factor in his choice to join the club this summer.
Batth, 35, signed after leaving Derby and worked with Neil at Stoke.
He says Neil’s impact on the dressing room is something he hopes can spur the club on.
“We had a great time together,” Batth told BBC Radio London.
“I understand what he
Chelsea have confirmed the signing of striker Danny Welbeck from Brighton.
The former Manchester United and Arsenal forward, 35, has signed a two-year deal at Stamford Bridge. Neither club have said what the transfer fee is.
Welbeck scored a career-high 13 league goals in 37 games for Brighton last season, with only three English players scoring more in the Premier League.
He becomes Chelsea‘s third signing of the
Chelsea are finalising a move for Brighton striker Danny Welbeck after he was given permission to have a medical at Stamford Bridge.
Welbeck, 35, is set to link up with his new club in Hong Kong next week for pre-season as he prepares to sign a two-year contract.
The move is part of new manager Xabi Alonso’s recruitment drive to add experience to Chelsea‘s squad, which has been the
Chelsea have held positive initial talks with Brighton about a deal for Danny Welbeck.
With a year remaining on his contract, Brighton do not want to stand in the striker’s way as long as they get a fair price for his sale.
Welbeck has continued to be a reliable goalscorer in the Premier League at 35 years old. Last season he scored 13 times, after scoring 10 in the previous
Welbeck joining Chelsea would be another sign of a shift in strategy this summer.
Their move for him follows attempts to sign 33-year-old midfielder Granit Xhaka from Sunderland, with the Black Cats refusing to sell the Switzerland captain.
Although the arrival of Rogers, 23, fits the club’s preferred policy of signing younger players, he brings significant Premier League experience.
The Blues are also expected to complete a £52m move
Defender Danny Batth has rejected a contract offer from Derby County and is now highly unlikely to sign a new deal, BBC Sport Derby understands.
The club is thought to have viewed the deal on the table as a fair valuation, but it seems the 35-year-old will move away from Pride Park this summer following the expiry of his contract.
By all accounts, Batth was a standard-setter for head coach
It remains to be seen how damaging Saturday’s result will prove to be for Hull City, who have now won just two of their past eight games.
McBurnie, making his first return to the club he made 146 league appearances for in five years, got them off to the perfect start with his 13th goal of the season.
The Scotland international almost made it 2-0 but Mark McGuiness scrambled his
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
Danny Welbeck scored for a third successive Premier League game as Brighton climbed into the top half of the table with a comfortable win over Leeds United.
The 34-year-old netted the opener for the hosts in the 11th minute, volleying home from close range to finish off a brilliant team move that involved Yankuba Minteh and Mats Wieffer.
It was Welbeck’s sixth goal of the season and fourth in three
I don’t believe Tottenham’s current identity is set in stone because we saw how Brentford evolved under him over a number of seasons and he is only just getting started here.
When they first came into the Premier League, Brentford had a very direct style and were also quite obvious or predictable in what they did.
If you watched them last season, though, it was a totally different approach. They