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Aston Villa boss Dean Smith is interested in signing Chelsea starlet Valentino Livramento this summer.

What’s the story?

Having already completed the signing of Emi Buendia, Villa appear to have swiftly turned their attentions elsewhere as they look to strengthen Smith’s squad.

And, according to Goal, the Midlands club are eyeing up a move for 18-year-old right-back Livramento this summer, and that while Serie A giants Milan have got in touch, “Villa are among clubs that seem more viable options for the young full-back”.

The report further claims that the versatile teenager’s future at Stamford Bridge could be in doubt if the Blues land Achraf Hakimi from Borussia Dortmund.

Fans will love it

At just 18, Livramento would join the array of exciting young talents already at Villa, with the likes of Carney Chukwuemeka and Louie Barry in particular surely hoping to make a big impression on the first-team next season.

The Midlands club were, of course, the winners of the FA Youth Cup at the back end of last season, and that’s a real testament to the outstanding work Villa have been doing at academy level.

And in the 5 foot 8 Livramento, they would be getting another superb young addition.

Dubbed as a “huge talent”, the England youth international has even captained the Young Lions, playing through the U16s all the way to the U19s.

A profile piece done by Chelsea’s official website, said: “Tino Livramento is a defender who plays predominantly at right-back or right wing-back, from where he likes to get forward and attack.

“2020/21 saw Livramento become regular for the development squad, and while still available for our youth team, by January he had contributed eight assists and two goals in 14 Academy outings from various positions on his favoured right side of the pitch.”

And, despite his age, Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel was particularly effusive in his praise of the 18-year-old.

He said: “I love the academy boys. We have Anjorin and Livramento regularly joining training. The academy has outstanding quality. Every club who has young guys constantly coming in making it, it creates a bond in the club and supporters.”

While signings for the here and now – like Buendia for example – are absolutely key to Villa’s chances of succeeding next season in the Premier League, making sure the academy is in good hands too is paramount.

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It’s exactly why Villa fans should be buzzing at the prospect of Johan Lange going after a rising star from the reigning Champions League holders.

Meanwhile, Villa are interested in signing this Premier League star…

Leeds United have made a bid for Celtic left-back Matthew Anderson, according to Graham Smyth of the Yorkshire Evening Post.

The Lowdown: Leeds’ Hjelde interest

Anderson isn’t the only Hoops youngster the Whites are keen on. They were after Leo Hjelde last season prior to his Ross County loan spell and have been credited with an interest in the Norwegian recently.

Reports from Football Insider earlier this week suggested that Leeds are negotiating a deal for Hjelde, and it seems as if Anderson is also a firm target.

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The Latest: Anderson offer

Smyth shared the news on Twitter on Tuesday afternoon, revealing “Leeds United have made a bid for a Celtic defender” while sharing his article on the development.

That defender is Anderson, who signed a new professional deal with the Hoops last summer.

No financial details of the bid were shared by Smyth or Celtic’s stance on whether they would be willing to part ways with the youngster this summer.

The Verdict: A possible long-term blow?

Although Anderson is yet to feature for the Hoops at senior level, a move to Yorkshire could prove to be a big blow in the long run.

The 17-year-old was tipped as the next Kieran Tierney last year, and left-back is a position that Celtic are yet to really sort out following Tierney’s move to Arsenal.

Greg Taylor and loanee Diego Laxalt battled it out to be first choice last season, with Boli Bolingoli set for a Parkhead return this summer.

Anderson may have had the chance to play senior football with Celtic Colts in the Lowland League next season, however, it seems as if a move to Marcelo Bielsa’s Leeds could be a possibility following Smyth’s update.

In other news: Charlie Wyke prefers Hoops move, find out more here. 

Some Wolves fans have been left to buzz as a transfer update emerged on Vitinha.

As cited by Record, Fernando Gomes, who is an administrator at FC Porto, has confirmed that the attacking midfield player will not be returning to the club, and that he would be sold to the Wanderers on a permanent deal if they stayed up in the Premier League, which they have done.

At 21 years of age, Vitinha still has a lot of promise, and has been a bright spark at times in what has been a pretty dull season for Nuno Espirito Santo’s men.

The Portuguese ace has the highest pass success percentage (90.4%) out of any of his teammates to have played 10 or more games in the top flight so far this season, which is impressive considering the way he plays on the front foot. (Whoscored).

Nonetheless, with Nuno’s squad looking fairly thin, it would be a wise move to take Vitinha back next campaign, and fans won’t be forgetting his wonder-goal against Chorley any time soon.

Wolves fans on Vitinha transfer update

These WWFC supporters buzzed as the transfer update was shared on Twitter:

“Hope this is true”

Credit: @colsphoto

“Nice”

Credit: @rylandavies16

“Some good news”

Credit: @68_jets

“Next season is ours”

Credit: @wwfcglover

“Happy days la”

Credit: @Suan3J

“Vamos”

Credit: @RyanEvans_11

In other news, find out whose display versus Tottenham Hotspur was slammed here!

Former Newcastle United star Keith Gillespie has hailed Martin Dubravka’s form at the club but has told Football FanCast that Karl Darlow can feel unlucky that he is now sitting on the bench.

Dubravka missed the first 15 games of the season, due to a heel injury, but he returned to the substitutes’ bench for the 0-0 draw with Liverpool in December.

Since then, he has had to watch on from the bench but made his return against Wolves in February, and has been in goal for the Magpies ever since.

Newcastle have only lost one of those games, a 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion, and he has kept one clean sheet, against West Bromwich Albion.

Darlow has subsequently been relegated to the bench, having played in 25 games, conceding 43 goals and keeping four clean sheets.

And Gillespie, who played for the club between 1995 and 1998, believes that Darlow played well enough at the start of the season to potentially earn an England call-up, though he has praised the form of Dubravka recently.

He told FFC: “He’s been fantastic since he came to the club. He had to bide his time once he came back from injury and for me, Darlow was probably one of Newcastle’s best players this season in the early parts.

“He could probably say he’s a little bit unlucky to all of a sudden lose his place because I remember watching a few months ago and talking Karl Darlow up in terms of possible England recognition, and now all of a sudden he finds himself on the bench.

“Again, it’s a big call from the manager to make that decision.”

According to a report by Eurosport, via West Ham Central, the Irons are displaying an interest in Manchester United duo Nemanja Matic and Phil Jones – prompting much horror from many supporters on social media.

The Red Devils pair, making just 11 Premier League starts between them over 2020/2021, are now believed to be of interest to West Ham United as ‘transfer insider’ Dean Jones makes a claim.

Writing for Eurosport, the journalist says that West Ham are ‘checking out’ both Jones and Matic ahead of a possible swoop – but it is believed they will command over £120,000-per-week each.

Given the financial uncertainty caused by coronavirus, combined with West Ham’s desire to secure Lingard on a permanent deal and the signing of a new striker (Claret & Hugh), supporters have fumed in response to this alleged interest.

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As Jones (29) and Matic (32) near the twilight phase of their careers and play in positions arguably now well stocked by West Ham, it’s little wonder Irons fans really aren’t impressed with this update.

Find a flavour of their verdicts from social media down below.

West Ham fans horrified by Jones and Matic claim

“Oh god no thanks”

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“No and no”

Credit: @RobertM57362312

“I just threw up”

Credit: @the_iMan8

“Sorry but that’s catastrophe.”

Credit: @davewarrenwhufc

“Should be as fast as a VAR check for a Man U hand ball.. check complete, no thank you”

Credit:@oggwhu

“nononoononononononoononononononoononononononononononono”

Credit: @DannyWasTaken_

“I hope not!”

Credit: @AlSean66

“No thanks”

Credit: @eplmad

In other news: Sky Sports pundit in awe of ‘great news’ for West Ham, find out more here.

A number of Wolves fans have slammed Willy Boly for his performance against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon.

Nuno Espirito Santo was taking charge of his final game as manager at Molineux and made three changes to the side which lost 1-0 to Everton on Wednesday evening, with Rui Patricio, Romain Saiss and Leander Dendoncker coming in for John Ruddy, Max Kilman and Morgan Gibbs-White respectively.

Wolves would guarantee a 12th place finish with a win over the Red Devils but could also finish as low as 15th, should results go against them. However, it was Boly‘s performance which had a number of Wolves fans talking on social media, and not for the right reasons.

The defender was making his 21st start of the Premier League campaign and 23rd appearance in all competitions. The 30-year-old was playing alongside Saiss and Conor Coday but struggled to deal with a much-changed United lineup on home soil, losing out on a number of duels against the visitors.

Anthony Elanga gave United an early lead at Molineux, with some taking aim at Boly’s efforts in the build-up to that goal, before his defensive colleague Nelson Semedo pulled Wolves level on 39 minutes.

Wolves fans react

Here is what these Wolves supporters had to say about Boly’s display, with one fan describing it as ‘pathetic’ and another slamming him as ‘poor’.

“Boly has been all over the gaff from the start.”

Credit: @AstleySam

“Pathetic jump by Boly”

Credit: @_webbz

“Boly not woken up again this afternoon.”

Credit: @wolvesrated

“Wow same old defending. Boly was a total passenger”

Credit: @PartonAdam

“Why does Boly keep ducking under everything”

Credit: @Jackbar83877495

“Poor defending by Boly but Saiss was nowhere to support Semedo.”

Credit: @Ste_jl

In other news: Many Wolves fans buzz as transfer news emerges, find out more here. 

Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed he does not care about Danny Ings’ mentality for Euro 2020 and has said the striker must put Southampton first.

Hasenhuttl discusses Ings

The £19.8m-valued ace has so far earned three caps for England, scoring once, and is in with an outside chance of making Gareth Southgate’s squad for this summer’s showpiece.

However, ahead of the Saints’ clash with West Brom on Monday, Hasenhuttl claimed that Ings must concentrate on the St Mary’s Stadium outfit above all else. He said (via football365.com):

“If he has a (place in the) Euros or not, he is part of this club.

“He has a contract with this club, so that contract means he has to do everything and just to help us, this is the deal we made.

“I don’t care about the mentality for the Euros, this is something like a bonus for him.

“The most important thing is that he helps us win games, that he helps us in climbing the table and that he helps us maybe come into the FA Cup final.

“This is the deal we have with him, and so long as he is here, he tries to give his part to this deal and we give our part of the deal.

“We offer him everything that is possible to make him better – and this is how it should be with every player.”

Spot on

Of course, Ings will have eyes on the international tournament this summer, and he will no doubt want to be a part of the squad. However, as Hasenhuttl says, the Saints must come first, especially as they still have so much to play for. While the Saints are 10 points above the relegation zone as it stands (Sky Sports), they are not yet mathematically safe, and they also face Leicester City in the FA Cup semi-finals next weekend.

Ings’ future at Southampton remains uncertain as rumours continue to circle about a potential move away from the south coast. For now, though, he remains a Saints player, and as their top scorer he has a big role to play between now and the end of the season.

In other news, Southampton are interested in this midfielder.