Tag: expect

11 August 2026 Off

Gus Hamer: Sheffield United expect midfielder to rejoin Coventry City – Chris Wilder

By Total Football News

Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder says he expects midfielder Gus Hamer to rejoin newly-promoted Premier League side Coventry City.

The 29-year-old has scored 22 goals and provided 29 assists in 123 games in all competitions for the Blades since arriving from the Sky Blues in 2023.

Hamer, who was the Championship player of the season in 2024-25, has been strongly linked with a return to Coventry where he previously spent

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24 July 2026 Off

What can Liverpool fans expect to see during their pre-season tour?

By Total Football News

Liverpool have 32 players out in America, though a handful have only travelled as it was felt best for them to carry on their individual rehabilitation with the squad than at an empty training ground back home.

With the World Cup this summer, it’s understandable that some key names are still missing though Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Ryan Gravenberch will link up with the squad for the second week

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7 January 2026 Off

Derby County opinion: What Rams fans can expect from Oscar Fraulo

By Total Football News

A move to Pride Park is a great chance for Oscar Fraulo to reignite his career, according to German journalist Kevin Schulte.

Derby signed the 22-year-old Danish midfielder from German Bundesliga side Borussia Monchengladbach on a three-and-a-half-year deal for a compensation fee, thought to be around £300,000.

Fraulo played only 40 minutes of football across four league games for Gladbach this season and was in the final months of his

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22 December 2025 Off

Othmane Maamma: Watford do not expect bids for exciting forward

By Total Football News

Watford assistant sporting director Valon Behrami does not expect any bids in January for ‘wonderkid’ forward Othmane Maamma.

He has made a big impact at Vicarage Road, scoring twice in nine appearances, since helping Morocco win the Fifa Under-20 World Cup in October.

“We are not used to selling in the January transfer market unless they come with something crazy, a different kind of valuation,” Behrami told BBC Three Counties

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9 June 2025 Off

‘Opposite of Postecoglou’ – what could Spurs expect from ‘chef’ Frank?

By Total Football News

Brentford finished 2024-25 with more points than Tottenham (56 compared with 38), more goals (66-64) and fewer goals conceded (57-65).

In addition, Mbeumo (20), Wissa (19) and Kevin Schade (11) scored 50 goals between them after Frank was forced to adapt following the departure of Toney – 36 goals in 83 top-flight appearances for the Bees – to Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli.

There have been many different versions of

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9 May 2025 Off

John Mousinho: Portsmouth expect interest from rivals in boss

By Total Football News

Portsmouth expect interest from other clubs in boss John Mousinho this summer, sporting director Richard Hughes has admitted.

Mousinho, 39, was appointed to his first managerial role at Fratton Park in January 2023 and has already etched his name into club folklore.

He guided Pompey from 15th in League One to finish eighth in his first campaign before winning the title last term and then guiding the Blues to a

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28 March 2025 Off

Andrea Berta: What can Arsenal fans expect from new sporting director?

By Total Football News

“He’s quite unique compared to other sporting directors,” Spanish football expert Guillem Balague told BBC Sport.

“He had no playing career, started in banking, and only got into football later, first at Carpenedolo, an amateur club, then at Parma and Genoa, where he built key connections with Peter Kenyon and Jorge Mendes.

“Under his watch, Atletico won two La Liga titles (2013-14, 2020-21), a Copa del Rey (2013), a Europa

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8 January 2025 Off

Cardiff City: Chairman Dalman tells fans to expect January signings

By Total Football News

Dalman confirmed Cardiff have backed plans to give Wales’ EFL clubs the chance to compete for European qualification via a Welsh cup competition.

As clubs in the English pyramid, Newport, Cardiff City, Swansea City and Wrexham are only able to qualify for European competitions via the Premier League, FA Cup or EFL Cup as it stands.

But talks are ongoing about the quartet entering the Welsh League Cup – currently

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26 December 2024 Off

FPL tips and team of gameweek 18: Erling Haaland is in this week – expect Manchester City to bounce back

By Total Football News

Mohamed Salah (captain), Liverpool, £13.5m – home to Leicester City

No words needed – perma-captain until told otherwise.

Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City, £9.5m – home to Everton

I think everyone is expecting City, at some point in this awful run of defeats, to snap out of it, find form and absolutely thrash somebody.

Well why not this week?

De Bruyne is a high-risk, high-upside pick in a game that

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