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West Ham United insider Claret & Hugh, sharing the latest on Manchester United midfielder and 2020/2021 loanee sensation Jesse Lingard, have now made an enticing claim.

The Lowdown: Lingard and West Ham, the saga…

After enjoying an unbelievable second half of last season on loan at West Ham, with the Englishman bagging nine goals and four assists in just 16 Premier League starts (WhoScored), the Hammers have been heavily linked to making his move a permanent one.

Indeed, owners GSB are apparently willing to ‘move heaven and earth’ to seal a deal for the attacking midfielder this summer.

It is also believed by reliable insider ExWHUemployee that Lingard himself is keen on swapping Old Trafford for the London Stadium indefinitely.

The Latest: C&H drop enticing claim

Now, fellow insider C&H have shared the latest in an enticing claim on Lingard’s future.

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They believe that talks can now start over West Ham signing the 28-year-old permanently and claim the Irons will be talking to his representatives about personal terms required.

It is also ‘possible’ that an agreement could be made quicker given England boss Gareth Southgate opted to omit Lingard from his 26-man European Championships squad.

West Ham have allegedly let Lingard know they very much want him to join.

“It’s very much in Jesse’s hands with only a year left on his deal,” a source explained to C&H.

“He loved his time at the club and it’s been made clear to him the club want him at the London Stadium – now the talking will have to start!”

The Verdict: Get it done West Ham!

Sealing a permanent move for Lingard should undoubtedly be one of the club’s top priorities this summer alongside a new forward to support star striker Michail Antonio.

Only Harry Kane has scored more Premier League goals this calendar year than Lingard and his threat in the final third is undeniable.

According to WhoScored, he also averaged the most shots on goal per 90 domestically for West Ham – perhaps cementing his position as their most dangerous player overall last season.

Valued at around £20 million according to the Sun, we believe Lingard could be worth every penny of that investment.

In other news: West Ham fans rave as Sky Sports share ‘absolutely huge news’, find out more here.

Maharshtra by virtue of their first innings lead picked up five pointsin their Under-16 Vijay Merchant trophy match against Baroda at theMotibaug Palace Ground on Monday.The hosts had to be content withthree points as the match ended in a draw

Waleed Hussain18-Dec-2000Maharshtra by virtue of their first innings lead picked up five pointsin their Under-16 Vijay Merchant trophy match against Baroda at theMotibaug Palace Ground on Monday.The hosts had to be content withthree points as the match ended in a draw.Earlier, Baroda won the toss and decided to bat first. The openersgave a decent start scoring 56 runs off 12 overs. Most of the batsmenmade good starts but failed to convert it into long innings. R Solankiwas the top scorer with 84 off 141 balls laced with 14 hits to thefence. Baroda were bowled out for 263 in 90.1 overs. S Agarkar pickedup five for 80. Aditya Sharma picked up two for 21.In reply, Maharashtra batted cautiously. Openers S Puranik (38) andAditya Sharma (16) put on 62 runs off 35.2 overs. C Suryavanshi and SGaikwad added a 102 run partnership for the third wicket off 29 overs.Suryavanshi topscored with 68 off 126 balls, with eight boundaries. SChavan chipped in with a useful 58 off 116 balls, hitting nine to thefence. A Bochare, Y Pathan and J Naikwade picked up three wickets eachfor 50, 68 and 73 runs respectively. Maharashtra were bowled out for308 in 118.3 overs.In the second innings, Baroda declared at 238 for two off 64 overssetting Maharashtra a target of 283. R Solanki continued his good formscoring an unbeaten 114 off 197 balls, hitting 18 boundaries. YusufPathan was unbeaten on 50 off 48 balls with eight hits to the fence.Opener R Patel chipped in with 63 off 134 balls. Maharshtra battedthe day for 33 overs ending the day at 92 for two.

Daniel Farke’s Norwich City side are interested in a move for Angus Gunn this summer.

What’s the talk?

That’s according to a report by Hampshire Live, who claim that Southampton are open to the possibility of parting with the £2.7m-rated goalkeeper this summer, with Norwich reported to have identified the former England U21 international as a transfer target.

Hampshire Live go on to report that Norwich are considering bringing a new ‘keeper to Carrow Road in order to provide support and to compete for a starting spot with Tim Krul, as Orjan Nyland is stalling over a contract extension due to a lack of game time at the club.

Webber must move

Having spent the season on loan at Stoke City, Gunn turned in a number of solid performances while at the Bet365 Stadium, helping his side to keep six clean sheets, as well as making an average of 2.1 saves and 0.9 successful run outs per game over his 15 Championship appearances, culminating in an average SofaScore match rating of 6.73.

And, while this form is far from remarkable, there is easily enough evidence to make the argument that the shot-stopper – who came through the youth ranks at Norwich before moving to Manchester City – would be a good signing for Daniel Farke’s side.

Firstly is the point raised in Hampshire Live’s report regarding Orjan Nyland – with the 30-year-old goalkeeper looking set to depart City this summer without making an appearance since arriving at the club in February.

As such, Norwich simply have to bring in a ‘keeper to provide Krul with cover and competition ahead of next season – and, considering the fact that Gunn already has a decent amount of Premier League game time under his belt from his time at Southampton, he would appear a fine candidate in terms of experience in the league.

Secondly, and a rather important point when factoring in how Stuart Webber goes about his business in terms of incoming transfers, Gunn would appear to be an extremely cost-effective signing, with the ‘keeper – whom Ralph Hassenhuttl claimed has a “big future” ahead of him – likely to be available for a figure around his £2.7m Transfermarkt valuation due to being surplus to requirements at St. Mary’s.

Finally, the 25-year-old is a player who it can be assumed Daniel Farke is a big fan of, as the German manager brought Gunn the to club on loan for City’s 2017/18 Championship campaign, meaning that it should not take the £40k-per-week man long to adjust to life back at Carrow Road.

So, all in all, it would appear as if a move by Webber for the ‘keeper would be a very astute signing for the Canaries this summer, as the sporting director looks to build a squad capable of retaining their top-flight status beyond next season.

In other news: Major Norwich City development is revealed that’ll surely have fans buzzing – opinion

South African captain Shaun Pollock put a day of travel headaches behind himas he considered the challenging awaiting his team on Grenada, theninth port of call for the tourists in a little over two months

05-May-2001South African captain Shaun Pollock put a day of travel headaches behind himas he considered the challenging awaiting his team on Grenada, theninth port of call for the tourists in a little over two months. SouthAfrica meet the West Indies in the third and fourth one-day internationalson the island on Saturday and Sunday.The team only reached their beach-side hotel outside the capital StGeorge’s at 10.30pm on Thursday. The squad were due to travel fromAntigua via Barbados and Trinidad, but delays forced a diversion direct toGrenada, an unplanned move which may have upset a few passengers, but alsoavoided total chaos.”It’s going to be hard work playing back-to-back games,” Pollock said ashe made his way to voluntary nets. “We’ve done it in Australia before but wedon’t often do it.”The heavy workload for many of the senior players is almost certain tomean that some of the players who have yet to feature in the series will geta run-out in Grenada, although Pollock himself is cheerfully resigned tofive more games before a well-earned break.”As much as we’d like to win both the games here, we also have anopportunity to rest a few guys and give opprtunities to others. We have acore of players which is unlikely to change, but we can rotate the otherguys.”I don’t know exactly what we’ll do just yet, but we need to keep somefreshness in the camp. But it’s difficult to rotate the key players.”I know I’ve got five matches left, but I’ve got three months rest afterthat!”One of the changes within the side may see Pollock try and capitalise onhis superb form with the bat. He was in fact down to come in at number sixin the second one-dayer in Antigua, but was not required to come to thecrease as Herschelle Gibbs and Jacques Kallis lead South Africa to aresounding eight wicket win to level the series.Neil McKenzie will have a fitness test on his hamstring injury, but is likely to be given an extra day to find full fitness, in theprocess allowing Boeta Dippenaar another chance in the middle-order.There are also likely to be changes in the bowling attack, with RogerTelemachus and Allan Donald both sitting out one of the games this weekend.Makhaya Ntini and Justin Kemp are the men most likely to profit.South Africa (possible): Gary Kirsten, Herschelle Gibbs, Jacques Kallis,Jonty Rhodes, Boeta Dippenaar, Lance Klusener, Mark Boucher, Shaun Pollock,Justin Ontong, Roger Telemachus, Makhaya Ntini.

Many Glasgow Rangers fans have been reacting after the club unveiled the rebuilt Edmiston House on Monday morning.

The season is now over and the Gers can look back with plenty of pride. They won the Premiership, their first major trophy in 10 years, and they even managed to go the entire league campaign unbeaten (BBC). In all competitions, they lost on just three occasions (Sky Sports) and reached the Europa League round of 16 for a second successive year.

It is a good time to be a Rangers fan on the pitch, and things are also going well off it as well. The club has unveiled the new Edmiston House, a place where supporters can enjoy matchdays both before and after the game.

The new building was unveiled on the club’s official Twitter account, and it attracted plenty of attention from Gers supporters. These fans took to the social media platform to share their thoughts.

Let’s see what these fans had to say about the Edmiston House unveiling

“The LED in shape of football pitch is brilliant. This takes us to the next level. Incredible for fans and looks sensational. Honestly what a time to be a Rangers supporter”

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“Licence to print money. Looks incredible.”

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“Looks absolutely amazing”

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“Temple of Dreams, Nice touch.”

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“Beautiful”

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“Wow looks cracking”

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In other news, many Rangers fans demand this man’s resignation.

Football finance expert Kieran Maguire has revealed Glasgow Rangers have missed out on around £36m in matchday revenue across this season.

Maguire discusses Rangers issue

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Gers have been unable to welcome supporters to Ibrox throughout the whole of this campaign.

Speaking to Football Insider, Maguire has revealed the financial loss and believes the Scottish government must shed light on when fans can return. He said:

“I think Rangers fans will renew because Steven Gerrard has delivered for them.

“When the club will legitimately be allowed to claim that money is so complex a problem.

“Clearly, they’ll have to roll over season tickets, which I think will be an issue.

“Scotland as a country has the highest proportion in Uefa of matchday income compared to total income.

“When we look at Rangers, 60 per cent of its total income in 2020 came from matchday. So it is a dominant force.

“Matchday income for 2020 was just under £36m out of total revenues of £59m, and that was a season that was curtailed by Covid.

“Potentially next season if they reach the group stages of the Champions League, the broadcasting pot will rise significantly.

“But matchday income is essential for Rangers. They’ve got a completely devoted fanbase who will turn up regardless of the opposition.”

Deficit

Unfortunately, the last year has had a negative impact on clubs across the world. The Gers may be big enough to survive even without such a source of income, but £36m is a huge amount of money to miss out on. Hopefully, they can reach the group stages of the Champions League to offset that loss.

So far, it remains unclear as to when supporters will be once again allowed to attend matches in the Premiership – this is something that must be determined as soon as possible, at the very least so clubs can plan ahead. 12,000 fans are set to attend European Championships games at Hampden Park this summer, which perhaps gives an indication of what is come. Conversation, though, is needed at club level as well.

In other news, Frank McAvennie slams the Rangers player’s valuation.

Speaking exclusively to Football FanCast, former Leeds United midfielder Carlton Palmer has warned Sergio Aguero’s wages could upset the Elland Road dressing room.

Leeds have emerged as shock contenders to sign Aguero this summer when his contract at Manchester City expires, with 90min reporting that Marcelo Bielsa has identified the 32-year-old striker as a replacement for Rodrigo.

Rodrigo has failed to make a real impact this season following his move from Valencia last August, struggling with injury, and it now appears that an exit could be on the cards.

It would leave Bielsa perhaps needing to bring in a new forward as mentioned. But if that man happens to be Aguero, Palmer believes issues at the club could arise.

On Leeds’ reported interest in the Argentina international, he told FFC:

“You bring somebody like Sergio in on huge money and the rest of the players are behind him, then you’ve upset the dressing room and the apple cart.”

According to Spotrac, Aguero is currently on a weekly salary of £230,000, making him one of Manchester City’s highest earners.

It reamins to be seen whether Leeds would be willing to pay anything close to that, but targeting a player of Aguero’s profile does at least show ambition.

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O Vasco voltou a jogar mal neste sábado e perdeu por 2 a 1 para o CRB, em São Januário, chegando a sua terceira derrota em quatro jogos, a nona na Série B. De quebra, ainda viu o Atlético-GO abrir quatro pontos na liderança da competição. A torcida vascaína não perdoou a atuação abaixo da média e vaiou muito a equipe durante e no final da partida. O técnico Jorginho não escondeu a frustração com o revés e deu razão a revolta dos torcedores.

– Justíssima (a revolta da torcida). Não tem como tirar a razão do torcedor porque eles viram aquilo que aconteceu. Eu acho que foi um dos melhores primeiros 25 minutos da minha equipe. Antes de tomar gol, chamei o Martin e disse: ‘A gente está mandando no jogo, mas tem um perigo, eles têm um contra-ataque muito rápido’ – disse Jorginho, ressaltando que o Vasco tomou dois gols em erros e depois não conseguiu mudar.

– Nós tivemos 12 finalizações e não conseguimos converter em gol. Tomamos dois gols em erros nossos e tentamos mudar. Infelizmente, não melhorou no segundo tempo. Aí é normal, a torcida quer ver o Vasco protagonista, jogando bem. Tivemos uma vitória bem magrinha e sem jogar bem. O torcedor está certo, precisa vencer e jogar bem- completou.

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Na partida contra o CRB, a torcida do Vasco não poupou ninguém. Vaiou o time, chamou Jorginho de burro, xingou o presidente Eurico Miranda. O técnico reconhece a queda de rendimento, mas diz que não se pode esquecer do bom trabalho já feito por esse grupo.

– Tivemos realmente vaias, treinador vaiado, presidente vaiado. Mas não podemos esquecer os trabalhos bons que fizemos. Ganhamos um campeonato invicto convencendo, jogando muito bem, com raça e vontade. Fizemos todo um planejamento. No retorno não conseguimos manter um nível de atuações. A equipe de uma forma geral teve uma queda técnica, que é minha responsabilidade. Procuramos treinar e organizar a equipe e infelizmente não está acontecendo.

Pressionado com a má fase do Vasco, Jorginho fez questão de valorizar seu trabalho à frente da equipe. Segundo ele, por conta dos resultados no Vasco seu nome foi até cogitado na Seleção Brasileira.

– Meu nome foi vinculado para Seleção há dois meses e meio se o Tite não tivesse acertado. Inclusive, tivemos uma conversa com o presidente da CBF. De repente, o treinador não serve mais. Não podemos desistir, não vejo por aí – disse o treinador.

Steve Bruce must block Jacob Murphy from leaving Newcastle United at the end of the season amid doubts about the winger’s long-term future.

What’s the word?

According to Football Insider, Murphy is not expected to become a free agent this June as he actually has another year reaming on his current contract.

But that is not a guarantee the 26-year-old will be at St. James’ Park next season, as Magpies chiefs are yet to decide on if he will stay at the club once the transfer window opens.

Murphy has been expected to become a free agent in June with it thought that his £25,000-per-week deal expires this summer.

Reports by Chronicle Live earlier this month also claimed that Newcastle are in active talks with Murphy over new terms, in an attempt to avoid losing the winger for no compensation.

Toon boss Steve Bruce has even remarked on Murphy’s impending status as a free agent, noting via quotes by The Shields Gazette: “I sincerely hope that we tie Jacob Murphy down.”

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Should Newcastle retain Murphy?

It seems unlikely that Murphy would be under contract at Newcastle through to 2022 rather this summer with Bruce openly discussing his desires for new terms, but the doubt over the forward’s long-term future would remain either way.

Bruce must therefore lobby the Magpies hierarchy to retain Murphy, as the £3m-rated dynamo has proven to be a crucial player at St. James’ Park this season despite rarely starting Premier League games.

Murphy has only opened 10 of his 19 top-flight appearances this term and been left on the bench (7) or omitted from the squad (5) more often than introduced as a substitute (9), but he has shown to be capable of delivering a game-changing impact.

Bruce hailed the former Norwich City forward for his dramatic equaliser and claimed “he was arguably our best player” against Wolverhampton Wanderers back in October, when Murphy fired home a late free-kick to snatch a point.

It failed to see Murphy become one of the first names on the teamsheet, yet Bruce acknowledges the “big part” he has played this season and praises the forward for ticking all he boxes as he’s “young, hungry [and] determined to do well.”

That hunger led to telling contributions from the bench when Wolves visited Tyneside in February, setting up the equaliser in stoppage-time against Aston Villa in March, running himself into the ground against Tottenham Hotspur and earning praise from Alan Shearer after scoring Newcastle’s first at Burnley last weekend.

His performances against Spurs and the Clarets this month each came at full-back while his displays against Wolves and Aston Villa showed the offensive creativity he can offer, and why Bruce must block Newcastle from letting Murphy leave this summer.

AND in other news, Newcastle land huge boost in race to sign “intelligent” teen with five goals this season…

West Ham United are increasingly confident that Angelo Ogbonna will return from injury shortly after the international break.

That’s according to Claret & Hugh, who claim that the Italian is expected to be available to David Moyes for next month’s clash with top-four rivals Leicester City or the following trip to Newcastle United.

Ogbonna has missed the Hammers’ last six Premier League games after sustaining a high ankle sprain in the FA Cup fifth-round defeat to Manchester United on February 9.

West Ham’s medical team and backroom staff have been pleased with the progress seen from Ogbonna in recent weeks, to believe he is now only one or two games from a return.

Moyes had confirmed that Ogbonna was closing in on a return to fitness ahead of last weekend’s 3-3 draw with Arsenal, but poured cold on an imminent appearance.

“We’ve got just about everybody the same [as against Manchester United],” Moyes said last Friday. “Pablo Fornals is improving, and, on the injury front, Angelo Ogbonna is closing in and getting much closer to fitness but he’s a wee bit away.”

West Ham’s increasing confidence in Ogbonna’s recovery will hand Moyes a huge boost coming out of the international break next week, with Pablo Fornals expected to be made available for the trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers on Monday, April 5th.

Fornals missed the Gunners’ visit to the London Stadium with a groin injury but should be included in the travelling squad at Molineux, along with Arthur Masuaku (knee) and Andriy Yarmolenko (knee), per Claret & Hugh.

Having the quartet all available should soon see the numbers in the Irons’ treatment room reduce drastically, with Ryan Fredericks (groin) the sole additional name Moyes mentioned when speaking to the media last week.

West Ham expecting Ogbonna to be passed fit to face Leicester on April 11th or Newcastle six days later may be a boost for Moyes, but it comes as a problem for Issa Diop.

The Frenchman has stood in for Ogbonna beside Craig Dawson in each Premier League game that the Italian has missed so far, in a reprieve after Moyes had only awarded Diop 117 minutes of top-flight action between mid-September and February.

Diop made himself the Hammers’ hero against Sheffield United on his return to action by producing a resolute showing at home to the Bramall Lane natives, yet his performances have dropped off in more recent weeks.

The £67,000-per-week centre-half was often indecisive against Manchester United and left West Ham woefully exposed midway through the second half when caught on the ball, allowing the Red Devils to break four-on-two.

He was not without fault in the draw with Arsenal last time out, either, as the Irons seemed to try to stand off after the break which invited the Gunners to attack.

“West Ham came and pressed them, they tried to win the ball high up and Arsenal just didn’t get it right,” Paul Merson wrote in his column for Sky Sports.

“For the players, as soon as the shackles are off and they have nothing to lose, they can play. But at the same time, I think West Ham helped with that because they sat back so deep, that they invited Arsenal onto them. And if you give them that much time and defend on the edge of your box, they will open you up by the end of the game.”

Diop’s positioning was a fault labelled at him toward the end of last season by football.london, as well, who claimed he had regressed to look shaky in possession, unsure where to stand and was ‘lucky’ to have Ogbonna beside him.

Another performance from Diop like those he produced against Arsenal and Man United could be all the evidence Moyes needs to bring Ogbonna back against Leicester, making next month’s trip to Wolves potentially Diop’s final chance to impress.

AND in other news, a West Ham ace who joined at the “perfect moment” has seen his market value of crash by £16.5m…