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Wales Online
27 minutes ago
- Wales Online
Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as rivals given McBurnie green light and new signing imminent
Tonight's Swansea City transfer news as rivals given McBurnie green light and new signing imminent The latest news from the Stadium Hull have been given the green light to sign Oli McBurnie this summer (Image: Getty) Here's your round-up of all the latest Swansea City news for Monday, August 4. Hull given McBurnie green light Hull City have reportedly been given the green light to complete a move for striker Oli McBurnie. The Tigers are still operating under the terms of a transfer restriction from the EFL, which means even free transfers have to be ratified by the authorities before being approved. Sign up to the Swansea City WhatsApp service to get breaking news and top stories sent to your phone. A contract is already believed to have been agreed in principle with the Tigers, and journalist Alan Nixon has now said they have been given the go-ahead to push the deal through. It's claimed the move could be pushed through within the next 24 hours. Former clubs Sheffiield United and indeed Swansea City were among the others tipped with an interest in the striker, while Ipswich Town were also touted as possible admirers. Article continues below However, it appears Hull are now set to land the Scot, after making what sources on Humberside have described as a lucrative offer to the 29-year-old. Casey set to be unveiled Kaelan Casey is set to be unveiled as a Swansea City player for the upcoming season, having agreed to join the club on loan for the upcoming season. Having already seen Ricardo Santos and Ben Cabango emerge as injury doubts ahead of the new campaign, another centre-back had been pushed to the top of Swansea's transfer wishlist. Casey, 20, now appears set to come on board before this Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough, having been an unused substitute in West Ham's pre-season friendly out in Atlanta over the weekend. West Ham had seemingly confirmed the defender's move to south Wales on Monday afternoon, only for the announcement to later be pulled from their website. Even so, it seems likely his move will be made official soon. Bianchini with a point to prove Florian Bianchini has backed himself to show he belongs in the Championship, after completing a loan move to Portsmouth. The 24-year-old has arrived at Fratton Park after a transitional opening campaign in English football that saw him ultimately fall out of favour with Alan Sheehan. Now, he says he's ready to prove he can be successful at this level. Sign up to our Swansea City newsletter here. "It's been a long road because I played in the third league and second league in France," he told the club's official website. "I've tried to do better every season and I will try to do my best here. One of my qualities is my pace and I like to score and assist. I like to dribble as well. "Last season was my first outside of France and and I did alright, but I know I can do better – that's what I will try to do here. I will try to make it a better season than last season. Article continues below "I played against a lot of players here last season and I'm excited to meet them. I think we're going to make a good season."
BBC News
28 minutes ago
- BBC News
Why Everton are in for Dewsbury-Hall
David Moyes has been vocal about his need for fresh faces this summer and the addition of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall would add much needed depth and quality to Everton's 26-year-old was an ever present for Chelsea in their successful Europa Conference League campaign, scoring four times in 13 appearances, but ultimately struggled to force his way into the Premier League side ahead of Moises Caicedo and Enzo made two top-flight starts for the Blues and his total of 13 league appearances amounted to just 256 minutes of playing it will be Dewsbury-Hall's returns during Leicester's 2023-24 promotion season that will be of particular interest to Moyes as he seeks to replace the important attacking contributions of Abdoulaye Doucoure from central box-to-box midfielder notched 12 goals and 14 assists for the Foxes as they won the division and that tally has only been bettered three times in the last 10 Championship seasons.
Daily Mail
an hour ago
- Daily Mail
Sheffield Wednesday stars issue desperate plea amid 'extreme concern' over financial turmoil at striken Championship club - with fears they will NOT be able to play the opening game of the season
The players of crisis club Sheffield Wednesday have taken the powerful step of issuing a statement calling for information amid continued turmoil at Hillsborough. In a forthright message the group – hit by ongoing wage delays amid financial troubles – have also explained their decision to withdraw from the weekend's friendly with Burnley and insist they will not 'down tools'. Amid EFL fears that the Championship side will be unable to fulfil their first fixture of the season at Leicester City on Sunday, the group has expressed its own concerns over a 'lack of clarity' in what appears to be a dig at under-fire owner Dejphon Chansiri, with the clock seemingly ticking on the historic Owls' future. Wednesday have endured a summer of carnage, with players leaving, wages late four months out of five and their 9,000 North Stand currently closed for safety reasons. Manager Danny Rohl has departed, with the club under transfer embargo and subject to EFL charges which may lead to points deductions. Thai businessman Chansiri insists he is willing to sell, but the picture in South Yorkshire appears to be grave at best. The group say both players and staff 'are now feeling real, practical impacts in their professional and personal lives and are extremely concerned at the lack of clarity regarding what is happening and when this will be resolved'. Mail Sport reported that the behind-closed-doors match at Burnley was to be called off, despite the Lancashire side offering to pay for accommodation. 'The decision taken by the players to withdraw from the planned friendly with Burnley was not taken lightly or without consideration,' the statement adds. 'We are fully aware of the added concern this will have caused supporters but trust there is a real understanding of the difficult position we have been put in.' There are now obvious concerns over how what is left of the club's squad will fare in the forthcoming campaign, but the players say they will be giving it their all. 'We want to reassure fans that there has not been, and will not be, any 'downing of tools' by any of us on the training ground, and we are all working as hard as we can and supporting each other, the manager and staff,' they add. The statement also asks for sympathy for those who work at the former Premier League giants. 'This has been a worrying time for us as players but, whist we are often the ones in the spotlight, we are not the only ones involved,' it reads. 'We stand together in support with all our colleagues employed by the club who have been affected. 'Players and staff are now feeling real, practical impacts in their professional and personal lives and we are extremely concerned at the lack of clarity regarding what is happening and when this will be resolved.' STATEMENT IN FULL As has been well publicised, players, coaching and club staff groups at the club have all been impacted by delayed and overdue payment of salaries. This has been a worrying time for us as players but, whist we are often the ones in the spotlight, we are not the only ones involved. We stand together in support with all our colleagues employed by the club who have been affected. Players and staff are now feeling real, practical impacts in their professional and personal lives and we are extremely concerned at the lack of clarity regarding what is happening and when this will be resolved. The decision taken by the players to withdraw from the planned friendly with Burnley was not taken lightly or without consideration. We are fully aware of the added concern this will have caused supporters but trust there is a real understanding of the difficult position we have been put in. We want to reassure fans that there has not been, and will not be, any 'downing of tools' by any of us on the training ground, and we are all working as hard as we can and supporting each other, the manager and staff. However, we, like you, want our focus to be fully on what happens on the pitch and the new season ahead. This is proving to be really challenging and we have made it clear to the club that we want this situation to be addressed as soon as possible so decisions taken like the one not to play at Burnley are avoided in the future. We can then all move forward together as a club. The Players
