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Some Everton fans have been left raging as a revelation emerged involving Marcel Brands.

Writing in a piece for The Athletic, Patrick Boyland and Greg O’Keefe have taken an in-depth look at the Director of Football and his time at Goodison Park so far.

They claim that he has never had a ‘free hand’ at the Merseyside club, as managers are picked by the owner, and multiple people feed in with transfers, not just Brands himself.

It seems a lot of Toffees supporters agreed with them, and took a dig at the board for not including him more in important decisions, in a period where the Blues have not finished higher than seventh spot in the Premier League table since the 2014/15 season, and have still not won a major trophy since the mid-90’s.

Everton fans on Brands claim

These Blues were left raging as the claim on Brands was shared by Boyland on his official Twitter page:

“We are ran like absolute idiots and people wonder why we are in the mess we are in now”

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“Pathetic. Time for Kenwright out banner again?”

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“The transfer process sounds a complete mess and probably explains the previous profligacy in the market.”

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“Why is it always like this with us….?”

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“Kenwright out”

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“Unfortunately no employee gets a free hand to do what they want.”

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In other news, find out what Rafa Benitez update has Evertonians talking here! 

Following West Ham United’s solid 2-0 victory away to Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday evening, the club have dropped a celebratory four-word message which has many supporters talking.

David Moyes’ men began their Europa League in brilliant fashion as they comfortably swept aside the Croatian champions.

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Michail Antonio opened the scoring for West Ham when he pounced on a wayward back pass and slotted into an empty net for 1-0, putting his side in total control of the encounter.

The Hammers never looked like giving up their lead and midfield star Declan Rice soon gave supporters more to celebrate, bursting through the middle and scoring a fantastic solo goal.

Following West Ham’s memorable night at the Stadion Maksimir, the club dropped a four-word message for fans on Twitter, simply reading: “What a night, Hammers!”.

In response, Irons supporters relived the excitement of their first Europa League victory of the group stage as they put their stamp on the competition already.

Find all of their best reactions from social media down below.

West Ham fans erupt as club drop post-Zagreb message

“Beautiful”

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“We’re actually massive”

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“Coyi!”

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“Biggest club in London”

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“Need Moyes content to be on overdrive tonight. How on Earth he’s turned us into a force from utter ruins still blows my mind.”

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“Love it”

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“Europe, we have arrived!”

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In other news: ‘Gonna get the Benrahma treatment’…West Ham fans slam ‘worst player’ vs Zagreb, find out more here.

Southampton have been handed a double injury boost ahead of their upcoming Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.

What’s the latest?

In his latest press conference ahead of the match against the west Londoners, Saints manager Ralph Hasenhuttl revealed that Stuart Armstrong has returned to first team training but did not confirm whether or not the 29-year-old will be involved in the squad to face Chelsea.

Additionally, the Saints also have Theo Walcott back in training, who returned last week as he looks to get back to full fitness. The 32-year-old shared a post on his official Twitter profile earlier in the week which showed him smiling on the training pitch and accompanied by the caption: “It’s great to be back”.

Hasenhuttl will be thrilled

Given how Southampton have failed to score in any of their three previous league fixtures, Hasenhuttl will undoubtedly be thrilled to have some more attacking options at his disposal to try and switch things up as they seek to revive their goalscoring fortunes.

That is all the more pertinent considering how Armstrong and Walcott chipped in with a combined seven goals and eight assists between them in the Premier League last season.

However, with the Scot having only just returned to training and yet to make an appearance for the Saints so far this season, we feel it would probably be too early for the 29-year-old to be thrown into the mix from the start in the game against Chelsea, who have only conceded two goals in the league so far.

With Walcott, it could perhaps be the better option to restore him to the team given that he has some minutes under his belt this season and has been in training for longer than Armstrong, even though he hasn’t yet managed to score a goal or provide an assist for the Saints this term.

The 32-year-old has played more matches (25) against Chelsea than any other club throughout his career aside from Liverpool and has managed to rack up six goals and provide three assists against the Blues along the way. That could perhaps make him a viable option from the start against Thomas Tuchel’s side, if indeed he is deemed fit enough to play.

In other news, “Now close”: Ralph makes claim on 21y/o maestro that’ll leave Southampton fans buzzing…

Sheffield United’s diabolical start to the Championship season continued on Saturday as Slavisa Jokanovic saw his side succumb to yet another defeat at Bramall Lane.

While recovering from relegation from the Premier League is undoubtedly a challenging task, it would have been difficult to find a football fan – Sheffield United supporter or otherwise – who would have predicted the Blades would be languishing in the Championship relegation zone after picking up just a single point over their first four games of the season.

However, following Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town, that is exactly where United find themselves, and it must have been a particularly difficult result to stomach for the Bramall Lane faithful.

Indeed, fans watched their side dominate the ball against the Terriers, boasting 70% of possession as well as taking 16 shots to the visitors’ six and completing 339 more passes than Carlos Corberan’s side, although it would be the visitors who left Sheffield with all three points.

The timing of Huddersfield’s winning goal must also have been particularly gut-wrenching, for after United had drawn the game level through Billy Sharp’s 92nd-minute strike which seemed to have secured at least a point for the hosts, Levi Colwill spoiled the party when he bagged the winner for Huddersfield in the 94th minute, leaving the Blades down and out on the canvas.

In terms of the United players, there were rather unsurprisingly a number of below-par performances, but it was Rhian Brewster’s particularly abject display which most caught the eye for all the wrong reasons.

Indeed, over his 65 minutes on the pitch, the 21-year-old managed just 14 touches of the ball, lost possession six times and completed just four passes. The £41k-per-week man also managed just one shot on target, completed none of his three attempted dribbles and won only one of his seven duels – a win percentage of just 14%.

These returns saw the former Liverpool centre-forward earn a SofaScore match rating of 6.4, with no Sheffield United player receiving a lower score than the England under-21 international in the fixture.

As such, while it would appear as if Jokanovic’s hopes of automatic promotion this season are already slim, Brewster will nevertheless have to significantly raise his game in the coming weeks and months if the Blades are to have any chance of making an assault on the top half of the table.

In other news: Jokanovic drops “huge” Sheffield Utd update which is sure to have fans fuming

At the beginning of the day it looked as though Wolves were going to sign Renato Sanches on a loan deal.

However, deadline day has not gone as planned for Bruno Lage and co, with the Old Gold missing out on two targets now in the final hours.

What’s the word?

Wolves missed out on the acquisition of Sven Botman, with the Dutchman proving to be too expensive.

However, despite Sanches merely being a potential loan move, it looks like Lage won’t get that move done either.

The Molineux outfit had been pushing for the central midfielder in the concluding hours of the window but the two clubs haven’t been able to come to an agreement.

Tim Spiers revealed the bad news on Twitter, saying: “Not good news re Renato Sanches. Deal off as things stand, clubs too far apart on loan agreement (particularly the option next summer).”

The Athletic journalist did state there was a little margin of hope, adding: “Important to stress the ‘as things stand’ part of this tweet. Not off full stop, dialogue still open but plenty still to agree.”

Lage has hope

If Wolves can’t sign Sanches on the final day of the window, then it should be seen as a colossal blow.

The Old Gold haven’t been able to conclude much business this summer, but this was a deal which could have taken them to the next level.

He’s long been seen as one of the most promising central players in Europe and it would have been a considerable coup to bring him to Molineux. With a potential option to buy him as well, he could have been a phenomenal replacement for Ruben Neves if the latter did eventually leave next summer.

Neves has been linked with a move away for the vast majority of the transfer window and his absence would be felt hard if you judge him by his performance against Spurs over a week ago.

The two Portuguese players are competent when it comes to breaking down the play but are both calm and composed in possession the ball. Last term, for instance, they both completed more than 84% of their passes.

If you consider the lack of options Wolves have in that area of the pitch, it makes the need for Sanches even more greater.

After a quiet few months on the transfer front, this should leave the club’s supporters feeling rather dejected. It will also be a frustrating piece of news for Lage.

That being said, there is still a sliver of hope left with a few hours to go in the window. Negotiations are still ongoing and the deal isn’t definitely off. Will Wolves finally sign a new central midfielder? Time will tell.

AND in other news, David Ornstein delivers hopeful Wolves transfer update on D-Day, fans must be buzzing…

Sky Sports reporter Michael Bridge has told Football FanCast that Davinson Sanchez hasn’t progressed enough to warrant another season at Tottenham.

Signed by Mauricio Pochettino from Ajax in a £42m deal four years back; the Colombian centre-back was Spurs’ record-signing at the time.

An impressive first campaign followed as Tottenham secured a top four finish, with Sanchez getting his fare share of game time despite competing with two of the club’s best defenders in the Premier League era in Jan Vertonghen and Toby Alderweireld.

However, whilst the 25-year-old has made almost 150 appearances in the Lilywhite of Tottenham, he’s failed to develop into the world class defender that his potential threatened.

Such is the his wretched form, he featured in just under half of Spurs’ Premier League games last season, with the last of those ending in true Sanchez fashion by conceding a penalty at Leicester on the final day.

And therefore, he’s been put on the transfer list along with several of his teammates. Asked which centre-back Tottenham should get rid of between Sanchez and Eric Dier, Bridge told Football FanCast:

“For me, taking my work hat away, it would be Davinson Sanchez. I just don’t see a big improvement coming from him there.”

Many Wolves fans have been left fuming as a transfer update emerged on Owen Otasowie.

As per Voetbalkrant, the central midfield player has attracted concrete interest from a whole host of clubs in Europe, including West Ham United, Everton, Ajax, Schalke and Club Brugge.

The news outlet claims that Otasowie would like to leave the Midlands club so that he can get more game time elsewhere.

However, the Molineux faithful are fairly scarce in his position at the moment, and have a pretty thin squad in general, and so letting Otasowie go at this minute in time would not seem like the wisest of ideas.

The USA international is only 20 years of age as well, and so still has a lot of potential which could be fulfilled under new manager Bruno Lage.

Wolves fans on Otasowie transfer update

These WWFC supporters fumed as the exit claim was shared by Talking Wolves on their Twitter page:

“If he’s leaving for more game time then surely going to West Ham and Everton is pointless.”

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“That many good clubs after him? Nah keep him. he’s literally shown glimpses of Pogba, he’s just incredibly raw. Give him some full games this season”

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“Buy young sell young! Zero profit! Well done Scott Sellars! Another one bites the dust”

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“Shame this. I really rate him.”

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“Should be doing everything to keep him”

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“Watch us sell him to Everton and he bangs”

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In other news, find out what Patrick Cutrone comments have Wanderers talking here!

West Bromwich Albion have opened talks regarding a deal to bring Okay Yokuslu back to The Hawthorns this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Spanish publication AS, who claim that Celta de Vigo are desperate to sell the defensive midfielder in the summer transfer window in order to free up a chunk of their wage budget and, subsequently, make their own signings ahead of next season.

The report then goes on to state that, despite it previously being claimed otherwise, the 27-year-old would be open to a move to the Championship this summer, if it is one of his only available options in order to seal a return to England.

As a result, it is said that West Brom have initiated talks with the Turkey international regarding a switch back to the club, with the LaLiga side believed to be demanding a fee in the region of €5m (£4.3m) in order to sanction Yokuslu’s sale.

Finally, Watford are also mentioned as a club who are thought to be keeping a close eye on the situation of the midfielder, although their interest does not appear as concrete as Albion’s at present.

Imagine him & Mowatt

With Valerien Ismael currently being extremely short of central midfielders in his first-team squad, despite the fact that the Frenchman has brought in the former Barnsley Alex Mowatt this summer, the further addition of Yokuslu would certainly appear to be a fantastic piece of business for the Baggies to get over the line ahead of next season.

Indeed, over his 16 Premier League appearances while on loan at West Brom last season, the £6.75m-rated midfielder highly impressed, making an average of 2.2 interceptions, 2.4 tackles, two clearances and winning a rather remarkable 7.9 duels per game.

The 27-year-old also helped out in a creative capacity, providing one assist and creating one big chance for his teammates, as well as making an average of 0.4 key passes per match.

These returns saw the man Kyle Bartley claimed made a “big difference” to the West Brom side earn an average SofaScore match rating of 6.99, ranking him as the club’s fourth-best performer in the English top flight.

And, as mentioned previously, with Ismael having already secured the signing of Mowatt this summer – a player who scored eight goals, registered seven assists and created nine big chances over his 44 Championship appearances for Barnsley last season – the prospect of the 26-year-old partnering Yokuslu in the middle of the park next season should very much be a mouthwatering prospect for fans.

In other news: Get it done: Ismael could solve big West Brom issue with £23k-p/w “top player”

Flocking to Twitter, many Liverpool fans have erupted in response to Fabrizio Romano’s news on Atletico Madrid star Saul Niguez.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have been heavily linked with a move for the Spain international in recent weeks, with the Mirror even suggesting that Liverpool are in pole position to sign him along with Manchester United.

Indeed, Niguez’s future at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium has been the subject of intense speculation over this summer transfer window as Liverpool sporting director Michael Edwards reportedly eyes a swoop.

Now, bringing an update on the 26-year-old’s situation, Romano has shared some news which involves the Reds (via Anfield Edition).

The Italian reporter has explained that Liverpool are among the clubs who have enquired over the player’s situation.

As well as this, Romano reveals that Niguez is keen to move to the Premier League this summer after his proposed transfer to Barcelona collapsed.

Flocking to Twitter, many Liverpool fans erupted over this claim whilst dropping a wide array of opinions – with most being hopeful that a deal can be done for the midfield maestro.

Find all of their best verdicts, in response to Anfield Edition, down below.

Liverpool fans erupt over Niguez news…

“God please”

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“Praying we go for him.”

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“OMG PLEASE”

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“Come on Edwards. Do your magic job. Bring this guy to us.”

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“Hopefully he picks us!”

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“Liverpool signed Thiago this way. Am pretty sure we’ll get him”

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“I hope we sign him”

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“Since him and Neuhaus are the only ones who have been linked till now, I hope one gets done.