Tag: verge

22 July 2025 Off

Viktor Gyokeres: Arsenal on the verge of completing deal for Sporting striker

By Total Football News

Arsenal are on the verge of signing Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres after negotiations over the finer details of the transfer took longer than expected.

BBC Sport reported last week a £63.5m deal was in the final stages, with Arsenal hoping it would be done for the beginning of their pre-season tour of Asia, which starts on Sunday.

However, the move for the Sweden forward has been held up because of

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23 May 2025 Off

Regis Le Bris: The ‘smart guy’ who has led Sunderland to the verge of glory

By Total Football News

Growing up in Brittany, Le Bris was proud of his roots and the strong Breton cultural identity of the area.

So when deciding to leave, moving to the north-east of England may seem miles apart, but the 49-year-old has forged a strong attachment to Wearside.

“He used to be in a club in Lorient that had so much identity,” said Laurens.

“Sunderland was perfect for him. He could only have

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8 March 2025 Off

‘The changing room is going crazy’ – Forest on ‘verge of something special’

By Total Football News

A little under 20 years ago, Forest became the first European Cup-winning club to drop into the third tier of a domestic league pyramid.

They spent three seasons in League One before returning to the Championship in 2008-09, but the Reds would finish inside the top 10 just three times in the next 10 seasons as they struggled to return to the promised land of the Premier League.

Managers such

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9 January 2025 Off

Striker Elias Sorensen on the verge of leaving Portsmouth

By Total Football News

BBC Radio Solent has learned that Portsmouth striker Elias Sorensen has flown to Norway to complete a move to newly promoted Valerenga.

The 25-year-old only arrived at Fratton Park in the summer, joining from Danish club Esbjerg.

He scored on his Pompey debut away at Leeds on the opening day of the season but that turned out to be his only Blues goal.

The former Denmark Under-21 international has made

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