Tottenham Hotspur have now entered talks to sign an “elite” new striker, with sporting director Fabio Paratici a big fan, it has been revealed.
Spurs looking to sign new striker amid Tel and Solanke concerns
Dominic Solanke has struggled on the injury front ever since his arrival at N17, with the striker suffering knee, thigh and ankle issues during the 2024-25 campaign, and he has been unable to put the problems behind him at the beginning of this season.
Solanke is set to be out of action for a prolonged period, with it emerging that Thomas Frank may not be particularly fond of the English striker, who was Ange Postecoglou’s first-choice option at centre-forward last season.
With the 28-year-old on the treatment table, Mathys Tel has led the line for Frank’s side in recent weeks, but Jamie O’Hara has not been impressed, and the former midfielder singled the Frenchman out for criticism after the 2-1 loss against Aston Villa.
As such, Tottenham are now ramping up their pursuit of a new striker, according to a report from Caught Offside, which states they have now opened talks over a deal for FC Porto star Samu Omorodion.
Paratici is a big fan of Omorodion’s versatility, and Spurs have held discussions over the possibility of an initial short-term deal with an option to buy, but the Portuguese club’s huge asking price has proven to be a major issue.
Indeed, the Liga Portugal side are set to hold out for a huge fee for the 21-year-old, with it being revealed they are unwilling to let him leave for below the €100m (£87m) release clause in the youngster’s contract.
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Scout Ben Mattinson has made it clear he believes the Porto striker is able to play at a much higher level, having already established himself as a Liga Portugal star.
The three-time Spain international has made a flying start to the campaign, scoring eight goals in ten matches in all competitions, off the back of scoring 19 league goals, in what was a very impressive 2024-25 campaign.
With Tel struggling, and Richarlison finding the back of the net 23 times in 103 games for Tottenham, it would make sense for Frank’s side to bring in a new striker, and Omorodion has proven he could be a fantastic option.
Real Madrid coach Xabi Alonso is willing to sell anyone except French forward Kylian Mbappe to sign Juventus' star Kenan Yildiz, according to agent Giovanni Branchini. The Turkish international has garnered interest from multiple European clubs, and Alonso, who was winding down his playing career at Bayern Munich while the winger was coming through the German side's youth academy, is eager for a reunion.
Yildiz already a star at Juventus
Yildiz was promoted from Juventus' U-19 side to the senior team in 2023 and enjoyed his breakthrough campaign last term, managing 12 goals and nine assists in 52 matches across all competitions, including the Club World Cup. He is reportedly valued at €100 million by the Bianconeri, as they aim to create a champion side revolving around him. Notably, he captained Juventus against Los Blancos in their latest Champions League meeting, where he featured for 74 minutes. Accumulating six goal contributions – four goals and two assists – in 10 matches, he is enjoying a stellar season so far.
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Agent reveals Alonso's admiration for Yildiz
Branchini told : "Xabi Alonso wants Yildiz at Real Madrid. Xabi is willing to let anyone go to sign him, except Mbappe. Juventus is currently asking for 100 million euros but everyone does that for everyone, so you find someone who will give it to you. Of course, then there's the case of Nico Williams, who the whole world wants, but he renews with Athletic and stays there. Yildiz was a clear request [from Alonso] to the owners, he likes him a lot."
Alonso's admiration of the 20-year-old was witnessed in the press conference before their meeting on Wednesday. The Spaniard said: "[Juventus] have very good players, and Yildiz is one of them. He's had a fantastic development. I know him. He was at Bayern Munich when I was there. Seeing his progress makes me very happy."
Alonso represented Bayern from 2014 to 2017 before announcing his retirement from the sport. Yildiz, on the other hand, was admitted to the Bavarians' youth setup in 2012 from Regensburg. Should Madrid end up signing the Juventus star, it would not only reunite Yildiz with Alonso, but also with Arda Guler, who shares the dressing room with the Regensburg-born player at the Turkey national team.
Yildiz eager to play for Real Madrid?
While there have been no discussions between Madrid and Juventus regarding Yildiz's potential future, the forward has hinted at his intention of representing Los Blancos in the future. While not taking the club's name, he indicated that playing at the Bernabeu is something he would be happy to do. He mentioned: "Every kid dreams of playing in that stadium. I think it's one of the most beautiful in the world, and being able to play there now is like a dream come true. Facing a club like Real Madrid in the Champions League is simply incredible."
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Real ready for Alonso's first Clasico
Alonso is gearing up for his first Clasico clash against Barcelona as Real Madrid boss. The capital club were beaten by the Catalan side each time they met last season, but Los Blancos hope the arrival of a new manager and their bright start to the season will propel them to a home win on Sunday. After nine matches in La Liga, Real sit atop the table with 24 points. Hansi Flick's Barca have a two-point deficit and sit second. Hence, it's going to be a high-octane clash where there won't be any favourites. However, Barca have been more clinical this season, as they have scored 24 goals, the most so far in the domestic league, whereas Madrid have managed four fewer. What's more surprising is that, despite scoring more goals than Real, there's no Barca player in the top-five scorers' list. Mbappe leads the chart with 10, while Vinicius sits fifth with five.
Moeen Ali has withdrawn from the remainder of IPL 2025, while Rovman Powell is an injury doubt
Shashank Kishore14-May-2025South Africa wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is set to rejoin Kolkata Knight Riders’ squad in Bengaluru on Thursday, two days ahead of their must-win fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). There had been some uncertainty surrounding de Kock’s return until Tuesday evening. He has since confirmed his availability for the last leg of the tournament that will run from May 17 to June 3. However, England allrounder Moeen Ali has opted out of the remainder of IPL 2025 due to personal reasons. Moeen is believed to communicated his decision to the KKR management on Wednesday night.KKR are also awaiting an update from West Indies batter Rovman Powell, who is nursing an unspecified injury that may hamper his participation. Powell had been in Dubai along with the rest of KKR’s West Indies contingent, while being in close consultation with the medical staff. ESPNcricinfo understands the franchise is looking at signing at least one short-term replacement.All other overseas players, including Quinton de Kock and Spencer Johnson, whose availability had been a slight doubt, have arrived in Bengaluru. Rahmanullah Gurbaz, the Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter, was the last of their confirmed overseas signings to arrive in Bengaluru.Andre Russell and Sunil Narine were among the first batch of overseas players to arrive in Bengaluru on Wednesday afternoon. The pair is believed to have boarded a mid-morning flight to Bengaluru from Dubai, where they’d been stationed ever since BCCI decided to suspend the tournament temporarily due to border-tensions between India and Pakistan. Their onward travel to the Caribbean had been put on hold in anticipation of a resumption.KKR are set to train at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Thursday and Friday in the run-up to the season’s resumption on Saturday. KKR are currently sixth, with five wins and a no-result in 12 matches. They need to win both their remaining matches and hope several other results go their way to have slim chances of making the playoffs.
For so many years, the Europa League offered Rangers supporters a safe space away from their domestic trials and tribulations, but even that is no longer the case.
On Thursday night, Russell Martin suffered yet another defeat, with his side defeated 1-0 at the hands of Genk in their league phase opener.
Only 38,000 were in attendance at Ibrox, around 12,000 below capacity, as supporters voted with their feet against the manager and CEO Patrick Stewart, considering the Gers currently sit second bottom of the Scottish Premiership table, ahead of Sunday’s trip to Livingston.
In the Europa League meantime, former Celtic striker Oh Hyeon-gyu was the main character of the evening, seeing a penalty saved by Jack Butland, missing at least two guilt-edged opportunities, before eventually scoring the only goal of the night, poking home at the back post, getting on the end of Patrik Hrošovský’s ball across.
From a Rangers perspective, most of the heat will be on the under-fire manager, but many of his players simply aren’t pulling their weight, one in particular not having any discernible positive impact on the night’s proceedings.
Mohamed Diomandé's costly red card
Rangers are finding winning football matches difficult enough right now with the full complement of 11 players, let alone ten.
In the quarter of an hour before half time, referee Matej Jug took centre stage, making three key decisions that all went against the home side.
The most outcome-altering was of course the red card, with Mohamed Diomandé dismissed for a foul on Zakaria El Ouahdi.
The Ivorian did win the ball, but his foot then bounced off the top of the ball and into El Ouahdi’s calf, thereby deemed a dangerous tackle.
Mere moments before, the Ibrox faithful thought their side were going to be given a penalty, Joris Kayembe seemingly set to be penalised for a handball, but the referee instead adjudged that James Tavrnier had committed a foul, which Ally McCoist said, speaking on commentary for TNT Sports, was the “biggest cop out you’ll see all night… he’s invented a shove there to take the easy way out”.
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Even after the sending off, there was still time for Jug to award Genk a penalty in first-half injury time, following video review, but Oh’s attempt was saved by Jack Butland, eliciting the loudest cheer of the night.
Nevertheless, they were never truly able to recover from the loss of Diomandé and, even though he clearly didn’t mean to put in a dangerous challenge, he did ultimately, as McCoist put it, “cost his team”.
However, another Rangers starter offered even less on Thursday night, bringing into question why so much was paid for his services.
Rangers' anonymous attacker
Martin made just one change to his Rangers team that beat Hibs in the League Cup quarter-finals on Saturday, with Bojan Miovski, who actually scored his first goal for the club in that one, dropping to the bench, with Youssef Chermiti handed a first start for the club.
The 21-year-old joined the Light Blues for a reported fee of £8m, potentially rising to £10m, from Everton on deadline day, despite having scored zero goals in 24 appearances for the Toffees.
In fact, his most recent senior goal came for Sporting CP against Paços de Ferreira on 7 May 2023, underlining why this enormous fee raised so many eyebrows.
Well, as Chermiti seeks to change public perception of him in Glasgow, he didn’t do a very good job of it against Genk, as the table below outlines.
Shots
Zero
6th
Accurate passes
10
12th
Key passes
1
3rd
Duels contested
15
2nd
Duels won
5
4th
Possession lost
10
4th
Touches
24
11th
Sofascore rating
6.3
14th
As the table documents, Chermiti essentially had no impact on Rangers as an attacking force on Thursday, touching the ball a mere 24 times, nine fewer than the dismissed Diomandé, as well as five less than Oliver Antman, who was introduced as a half-time substitute. That return was also less than the aforementioned Butland, who recorded 45 touches.
Of course, it isn’t easy playing the role of a lone striker, especially when your side are down to ten men, but the Portuguese youngster lost possession ten times, as well as winning only five of 15 duels, not mustering a single shot, which simply isn’t good enough.
It is obviously unfair on the youngster, but when you cost as much as Chermiti has, big things are expected.
That fee will only prove to be value for money if he fires Rangers to league titles and scores crucial goals in European competition, so the fact that it is over two years since the striker scored a goal for anybody has to be alarming.
The most galling fact is that Martin left a proven goalscorer in Miovski, one who literally scored a goal less than a week ago, in reserve, watching on like the rest of the Rangers support, wondering how on earth this team are ever going to score a goal.
Reports suggest Martin now has three games to save his job, all away from home, facing Livingston, Sturm Graz and then Falkirk on the road in the next ten days, so, if he is to remain in situ during the international break, he must ditch Chermiti and get Miovski back up front.
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Sussex 528 (Simpson 181*, Clark 140) and 313 for 7 dec (Alsop 82*) drew with Warwickshire 454 (Yates 115, Barnard 82, Davies 66, Mousley 63) and 104 for 2 (Yates 65*)Warwickshire and Sussex banked solid points from a draw after their high-scoring Rothesay County Championship Division One match drifted up the predictable cul-de-sac at Edgbaston.Sussex declined to set up a contest on the final day, batting themselves safe before finally declaring their second innings on 313 for 7 after Tom Alsop’s unbeaten 82 from 131 balls. That set the home side a notional target of 388 in a minimum of 44 overs.Warwickshire closed on 104 for 2, Rob Yates ending unbeaten on 65 to complete his excellent start to the season with 180 runs for once out, three wickets and a catch in the match.If the fourth day offered less than thrilling fare for the spectators, there was plenty of satisfaction from the match for both teams – Sussex on their return to Division One and Warwickshire having narrowly avoided relegation last year – at making a solid start to the season.After Sussex resumed on the final morning on 126 for 3, James Coles soon lifted Yates for a handsome straight six but the spinner hit back with his third wicket when nightwatcher Jack Carson scooped to Vishwa Fernando at short fine leg.Coles was on the threshold of his second half-century of the match when he became Fernando’s first victim for Warwickshire, caught down the leg side by wicketkeeper Kai Smith.In the hour before lunch it became clear that the match was going nowhere as Alsop and John Simpson plodded through a partnership of 47 from 15 overs. Simpson fell lbw to Dan Mousley just before the interval, after which Alsop continued to put his first innings first-baller firmly behind him by moving to a compact 100-ball half-century.Alsop and Fynn Hudson-Prentice added 71 in 15 overs before their alliance ended in slapstick fashion. The batters were on different wavelengths over the merits of a third run and found themselves at the same end, the latter run out for 30 off 53 balls. The declaration soon followed.Warwickshire reached 27 without loss at tea at which point they faced the tempting challenge of scoring 361 from 36 overs in the last session. They resisted the temptation.Jayden Seales pinned Alex Davies lbw with the first ball of the evening session and Carson bowled Hamza Shaikh with a beauty for the second time in the match. Thereafter, Yates and Sam Hain saw out time as the match petered out in a similar way to Sussex’s first ever Championship visit to Edgbaston in 1905 (the famous match in which Bradford-born left-arm spinner Albert Cordingley made his 15th and last appearance for Sussex).
O Palmeiras perdeu para o Bahia por 1 a 0 nesta última quarta-feira (21) e deu adeus à invencibilidade no Campeonato Brasileiro 2023. Somando apenas a quarta derrota no ano, o time de Abel Ferreira acumulou erros ofensivos e acabou sendo penalizado nos minutos finais de partida com o gol de Thaciano que praticamente colocou um ponto final no jogo.
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Desde que saiu a notícia de que Abel Ferreira iria utilizar Bruno Tabata como titular, muitos torcedores já torceram o nariz para a escolha do técnico alviverde. Rotacionando entre um meia substituindo Raphael Veiga e trocando de posição com Artur na ponta, as melhores jogadas do Palmeiras na primeira etapa surgiram pelo lado da dupla.
Bruno Tabata foi uma contratação pedida por Abel Ferreira no meio da temporada passada e após 31 jogos, ainda não conseguiu devolver o alto investimento que o clube fez nele. Sim, com certeza ele ainda não demonstrou a que veio, mas sigo achando cedo para decretar o seu fim com a camisa alviverde.
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Nem acho que a partida de Bruno Tabata ontem na Fonte Nova foi tão ruim assim como alguns torcedores estão pregando nas redes sociais. Em uma noite onde todo o ataque do Palmeiras não funcionou, parece que a torcida o escolheu para jogar toda a culpa do resultado desfavorável.
Também acho que Luís Guilherme poderia ganhar algumas chances como titular e que talvez seja um jogador mais talentoso do que o Tabata, mas me parece que Abel não irá desistir tão fácil assim do camisa 11, ainda mais porque a contratação do meia ex-Sporting foi um pedido do próprio português para a diretoria.
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Abel Ferreira é um técnico que sempre bateu na tecla de não gostar de individualizar méritos e culpas dentro do jogo. Mestre de um esporte coletivo, o técnico se vê a todo momento tendo que administrar críticas e cobranças (algumas justas outras não), em cima de jogadores que não merecem levar toda responsabilidade ou crédito dentro do contexto de um jogo de 90 minutos.
O elenco do Palmeiras que perdeu apenas um jogo no mês passado e que viu boas peças do banco incomodarem alguns titulares, agora volta a estaca zero para alguns que acham que a diretoria precisa reforçar o elenco urgente caso queira ganhar mais alguma taça nessa temporada.
A nossa eterna bipolaridade que vai substituindo heróis e vilões a cada rodada. As últimas temporadas não ensinaram nada e as discussões entre os nossos sempre parecem se repetir.
Sigo confiando neste elenco para os jogos grandes. Já foram amostras e mais amostras que quando precisa competir, a história é outra.
يستعد فريق برشلونة، بقيادة المدرب هانز فليك، لخوض مباراة قوية مساء يوم الأربعاء في إطار منافسات بطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا وذلك ضد خصمه فريق باريس سان جيرمان.
ويستضيف ملعب “مونتجويك” مباراة فريقي برشلونة الإسباني وباريس سان جيرمان الفرنسي، في الجولة الثانية من مرحلة الدوري من دوري أبطال أوروبا، موسم 2025/26.
ويمتلك برشلونة 3 نقاط بعدما فاز في الجولة الأولى على نيوكاسل يونايتد بهدفين لهدف، في حين انتصر باريس سان جيرمان ضد أتالانتا بأربعة أهداف دون رد.
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David Moyes has signed only three players for Everton this summer, but as the weeks progress, there will likely be several more making the move to Merseyside.
More importantly, however, is the news that Moyes managed to secure defender Jarrad Branthwaite down to a new four-year contract extension with the Toffees.
Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite
This could be crucial regarding Everton’s chances of breaking back into the top half of the Premier League table next season, especially with several clubs sniffing around the player.
It proves that the club are heading in the right direction, especially judging by the quality of their signings.
Carlos Alcaraz did spend time on loan at Everton last season, but his permanent move will improve Moyes’ midfield options.
With Dominic Calvert-Lewin leaving the club upon the expiration of his contract, signing another striker or two was a key priority for the manager.
As such, a deal to secure the signature of Thierno Barry was completed a couple of weeks ago.
The centre-forward may have cost the Toffees around £27m from La Liga side Villarreal, but this may just turn out to be a wise piece of business.
Why Everton signed Thierno Barry
While Calvert-Lewin didn’t exactly bring goals to the side last season – scoring only three all season – losing a forward meant Moyes had to be active in the transfer market.
Barry was the player earmarked as a major target, and for good reason. Last season, the French starlet scored 19 goals and grabbed four assists for Villarreal across all competitions.
Furthermore, the striker also showcased his creative side by creating seven big chances for his teammates, proving that he offers much more than just a goal threat.
He played in the U21 European Championship for France this summer, scoring once for his country as they reached the semi-finals before bowing out to Germany.
Despite averaging just 37 minutes per game for France, Barry also created two big chances, averaged two shots per game and missed four big chances.
Villarreal's Thierno Barry
If given more of a chance in the team, he may have had a bigger influence, no doubt about that.
This all sets him up nicely for the 2025/26 season, where he will be taking on some of the finest defenders in the world.
Should Barry live up to his potential, Moyes may have unearthed a stunning talent who will certainly secure them a stunning profit in the coming years.
While a promising signing, the Frenchman wont be able to lead the Toffees’ frontline on his own, especially with the pressure to score plenty during his maiden season.
Moyes must now be looking to bring in another centre-forward ahead of the new season, one who could offer similar sort of qualities to those of Barry.
With this in mind, it appears the Scot is targeting a move for someone who shone in what was their debut season in European football.
Everton enquire about move for new striker
Moyes was keen on signing Evan Ferguson from Brighton and Hove Albion, but that ship has now sailed with the Irishman bound for AS Roma. Additionally, Nick Woltemade was also a target, but Bayern Munich were also keen on the German.
One striker who has been on the club’s list for some time is Hamza Igamane, who shone for Glasgow Rangers last season.
Hamza Igamane.
Indeed, it was after his performance against Tottenham Hotspur in December 2024 that initially saw the Toffees linked with the Moroccan.
While a January move was never in the question, it looks as though Igamane could be on the move this summer.
It looked as though Lille were closing in on the youngster, but according to reports on the continent, Moyes might well be back in the frame for him.
The report read: “LOSC Lille struggling in their negotiations with Rangers for Hamza Igamane. Despite a personal agreement with the Moroccan, the deal’s still on hold. In the meantime, Feyenoord entered the race. Everton and Udinese have also made enquiries.”
Rangers have placed a £20m valuation on one of their prized assets, but this shouldn’t be an issue to the Merseyside outfit.
Should Everton win the race, Igamane could turn out to be Barry 2.0 given their similarities on the pitch.
Why Everton must sign Hamza Igamane
Igamane certainly made his mark for Rangers last season. Across 46 games in all competitions, he scored 16 goals, including strikes against Celtic, Spurs and Nice.
It is no wonder several clubs are chasing his signature after his performances for the Gers, especially in Europe.
Hamza Igamane’s Rangers stats last season
Metric
Premiership
Europa League
Goals
12
4
Assists
1
1
Goal conversion percentage
13%
29%
Big chances created
10
1
Shots per game
2.6
1.4
Via Sofascore
In the Europa League, Igamane recorded an impressive 29% goal conversion percentage, while also registering 1.4 shots on goal.
Ben Mattinson hailed his character last season, saying: “Hamza Igamane is such a Barclaysman type forward. Completely unpredictable, tonnes of flair and trickery. The type of player to try outrageous moves/shots just because.”
Interestingly, both he and Barry offered similar traits last season. According to FBref, both players performed well in front of goal, registering 18 and 20 goal contributions across both domestic and European competitions.
Elsewhere, the duo also registered similar figures when it came to shots per 90 (3.88 vs 3.02), shot on target percentage (39% vs 36%), goal-creating actions (4 vs 6 ) and successful take-ons (17 vs 18) last season.
This proves that the pair won’t just offer Everton a threat in front of goal, but that they can also create chances for others and are willing to take on opposition defenders on a regular basis.
Hamza Igamane
With both Barry and Igamane in the same team, there is no reason why Everton can’t make the top half of the Premier League next season.
Indeed, if both players take to the top flight with ease, can a European place perhaps be secured also? It is a long shot, but Moyes has finally rejuvenated the club after years of stagnation.
Another striker is crucial. By bringing in Igamane, Moyes will be able to replicate his Barry masterclass.
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After news emerged earlier this week that Nicolas Raskin’s agent has offered his signature to Real Betis, Glasgow Rangers now face the threat of losing another star man amid reports that Besiktas are preparing a second bid.
Real Betis offered Raskin move
It’s been a busy summer for Rangers so far. Having kicked things off by welcoming new ownership in the form of the 49ers before welcoming Russell Martin in the technical area, the Gers have since been busy with incomings on the pitch. So far, a total of seven fresh faces have arrived, while Oscar Cortes has also made his loan move permanent.
But it’s not all good news. As arrivals begin to settle in, Rangers could yet suffer some frustrating exit news. Already, Martin has seen the likes of Hamza Igamane flirt with the exit door at Ibrox, before his proposed move to LOSC Lille broke down, and now the new manager faces the threat of losing Raskin.
Hamza Igamane
According to recent reports, the midfielder’s agent has now offered his signature to La Liga side Real Betis in a worrying sign for Rangers. As things stand, the main obstacle in the way of the Belgian’s exit remains his £8.6m valuation – one that Betis are reluctant to pay – but it seems unlikely that other potential suitors will take the same stance.
With that said, Martin is keen to keep hold of Raskin and has already shared how he wants to get the best out of his midfield star, saying: “We can get more end product out of Nico by doing a bit less.
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“He has big character, he wants to take the ball but I think he’s had to do a lot in the previous season, whereas now we’re going to ask him to do a bit less, and when he does have to stuff, to do it with real quality, intensity and aggression. So, hopefully, we’ll be able to bring out a more impactful Nico.”
Alas, Rangers’ exit concern doesn’t end there. Reports are now claiming that the Gers could yet lose another midfielder this summer.
Rangers braced for imminent Diomande offer
According to Turkish outlet Fotomac, Besiktas are now set to submit an improved offer to sign Mohamed Diomande after Rangers rejected their opening bid worth just over £6.5m. The Turkish club are keen to complete a quickfire deal, but must first find a way to reach an agreement with the stubborn 49ers.
Losing both Raskin and Diomande would be a major blow no matter how impressive Rangers have been in the transfer market this summer.
Mohamed Diomande
Both played a “brilliant” role in the Gers’ 3-2 win over Celtic in March, according to Rangers Review’s Joshua Barrie, and both should be built around at the heart of Martin’s side.
Newcastle United and iconic centre-forwards go hand in hand. Both Hughie Gallacher and Jackie Milburn made massive impressions for the club during the first half of the 20th century.
The former helped the Magpies win the First Division title in 1926/27 and scored 143 goals in 174 matches, while the latter scored 200 goals for the club and won three FA Cups during his spell in the north-east.
The 1970s saw Malcolm Macdonald emerge as the next big thing, before Kevin Keegan and Peter Beardsley made their mark during the 80s.
Andy Cole’s spell on Tyneside was short, but boy was it sweet. He netted 68 goals in just 84 matches, but departed for Manchester United after only two years.
Elsewhere, Alan Shearer goes down as the best centre-forward in the club’s history. His ten-year stint with his boyhood team might have finished trophyless, but the Englishman broke Milburn’s scoring record in February 2006.
Supporters of the current generation have Alexander Isak, and what an impression he has made during his three years at Newcastle.
Alexander Isak’s Newcastle record
Eddie Howe made Isak the club’s record signing when he splashed out a staggering £63m to bring the Swedish hitman to the Premier League.
Fast-forward three years and the move is arguably one of the finest in the club’s recent history. Since joining, Isak has registered 73 goal contributions – 62 goals and 11 assists – across just 109 matches.
Newcastle striker Alexander Isak
He may have suffered from injury issues during his first campaign, but ever since, Isak has been a goal machine.
The 25-year-old enjoyed his best season yet during 2024/25. A tally of 27 goals in 42 appearances helped the Toon secure a Champions League place next season.
Furthermore, he also scored in the League Cup final against Liverpool, ending the club’s 70-year major domestic trophy drought. There is no doubt he will go down as one of the finest strikers in the history of the club.
Alexander Isak’s PL stats for Newcastle
Metric
2022/23
2023/24
2024/25
Goals
10
21
23
Assists
1
2
6
Shots per game
2.3
2.6
2.9
Goal conversion percentage
20%
27%
23%
Key passes per game
0.7
0.9
1.2
Via Sofascore
Compared to his positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues, Isak ranks in the top 8% for progressive carries and successful take-ons per 90 over the previous 365 days, while also ranking in the top 12% for non-penalty goals during the same period.
These statistics suggest that Isak is one of the best strikers on the continent and the longer Howe can keep hold of him, the better.
Of course, his performances have caught the eye of several teams, Liverpool included. The Anfield side have earmarked the 25-year-old as their number one striker target.
The Magpies are demanding a British record transfer fee of around £150m for the sale of Isak, which Howe will hope puts many teams off.
Regardless if he moves or not, Isak’s form over the previous three seasons places him in the bracket of one of the club’s most impressive signings of recent times.
Might Howe be looking to land the club their biggest signing since with a move for a current Premier League star?
Newcastle's search for a new forward
Despite actively looking to bolster their squad ahead of another campaign filled with European football, Howe hasn’t had much luck in the transfer market thus far.
He has targeted moves for both Anthony Elanga and James Trafford, but deals have yet to materialise for the pair.
Joao Pedro and Anthony Elanga – Newcastle
One move which may be close to finally being sealed is that of Joao Pedro. According to the Chronicle, Newcastle are now in advanced talks to sign the Brighton and Hove Albion star.
Discussions have been ongoing this week. The Magpies valued Pedro at around the £50m mark, although Brighton are holding out for a fee closer to £60m.
It would be an excellent first signing to make this summer for Howe, especially considering that the Brazilian has plenty of experience in the Premier League and will be ready to hit the ground running.
Brighton forward Joao Pedro
Dare I say it, but he might be the biggest signing the club have made since Isak.
Why Newcastle must sign Joao Pedro
The Magpies have made some impressive signings since the arrival of Isak in the summer of 2022.
Anthony Gordon joined the club in January 2023, while Sandro Tonali followed that summer. Both have since proven they are excellent signings, but Pedro’s arrival could take the club to new heights.
Since making the move to England more than five years ago, the forward has scored 54 goals and grabbed 18 assists across spells with both Watford and Brighton. For comparison, Gordon had scored just seven goals in 78 games at Everton, prior to making the switch.
In the Premier League, 32 of these goal involvements were recorded, indicating that he will have no problem performing in the top flight under Howe; that much is certain.
When compared to his positional peers across Europe’s top five leagues, Pedro ranks highly over a range of performance metrics.
Joao Pedro celebrates for Brighton & Hove Albion.
Indeed, not only does he rank in the top 12% for assists (0.28) and shot-creating actions (3.33) per 90, but the Brazilian also ranks in the top 4% for progressive passes (3.6) and for progressive carries (3.05) per 90 over the previous 365 days.
These stats prove that while he is a major threat in the opposition penalty box, Pedro is also capable of generating chances for others while successfully getting the ball into dangerous areas.
He was even hailed by commentator Kevin Hatchard for his “magical” ability on the ball, and this is a move that Howe must be desperate to get over the line sooner rather than later.
If so, it will surely give the whole club a major boost. The St James’ Park faithful will hope that once one player has been signed, the rest will follow.
Keeping Isak will be vital if Newcastle want to go far in the Champions League next term, while aiming for another trophy win.
Should an offer too good to turn down arrive, however, Pedro would make for a more than able replacement heading into the 2024/25 campaign.
Self proclaimed "world-class" star has now "agreed" terms to join Newcastle