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The Sun
25 minutes ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Tottenham interested in West Ham star Mohammed Kudus in surprise transfer not seen for 14 years
TOTTENHAM are interested in making their first signing from West Ham in 14 years. The North London outfit are keen on Hammers star Mohammed Kudus this summer. 4 4 Kudus, 24, arrived at the London Stadium in 2023 from Ajax for a fee of £35million. West Ham beat competition from Brighton and Hove Albion and Chelsea to snare the Ghanaian star's signature. However, the club are open to cashing in on the attacker in order to fund their own summer rebuild for manager Graham Potter. The Telegraph have claimed that Kudus could be set to the unlikely destination of rivals Tottenham. The Europa League winners are said to be open to breaking their "unofficial transfer embargo" to sign Kudus. Should a transfer go through, he would be the first player to move directly to Spurs since Scott Parker in 2011. The former England international joined the Hammers' rivals after their relegation to the Championship. Parker was a shining light at Upton Park that season as he was named the PFA Players' Player of the Year despite the club finishing bottom. Kudus is said to be open to the controversial transfer and has a release clause of £85m. A move would see him return to Champions League football and play under Thomas Frank. Tottenham release new 'dark' away kit for 2025/26 season Players who played for both Here is a look at the players who have turned out for both West Ham and Tottenham... David Bentley Scott Parker Michael Carrick Callum Davenport Ryan Fredericks Jermain Defoe Federick Kanoute Matthew Etherington Les Ferdinand Teddy Sheringham Neil Ruddock Bobby Zamora Mitchell Thomas John Moncur Chris Hughton Clive Allen Robbie Keane Jimmy Walker Paul Allen Martin Peters Jimmy Greaves Spurs are yet to make an official offer for Kudus but could face competition from Chelsea and Newcastle. Kudus starred for the Hammers in his debut season in the Premier League. He scored 14 goals and assisted six more across all competitions as the club finished 9th and reached the Europa League quarter-finals. Last season, he failed to continue his electrifying performances as West Ham slumped to a 14th-placed finish in the Premier League. 4 He could only muster five goals and four assists in 35 appearances in all competitions. Kudus has recently changed agents to the renowned sports management firm ROOF amid speculation over his future. West Ham are yet to add to their squad this summer despite the exits of long-serving players Aaron Cresswell, Vladimir Coufal and Lukas Fabianski. There is still uncertainty over the future of Michail Antonio with his contract set to expire. The club's Premier League record goalscorer has not played for the club since his horror car crash in December. But he has made his return to the pitch as he appeared for Jamaica in the 1-0 Gold Cup loss to Guatemala earlier this month. 4
The Sun
25 minutes ago
- Sport
- The Sun
Tammy Abraham closing in on £17million Roma transfer exit to link up with ex-Man Utd boss
TAMMY ABRAHAM is set for a move to Turkey with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Besiktas. The England striker has spend the last four seasons in Italy after laving boyhood club Chelsea. 2 Abraham, 27, joined Roma in 2021 and netted 37 times in 120 appearances for I Giallorossi. The 6ft 4in striker spent last season on loan with Italian rivals AC Milan, netting ten times in all competitions. But that wasn't enough to earn a permanent move as Milan suffered a disappointing season. And he could now be set for a new challenge in Turkey's Super Lig. According to transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, a verbal agreement has been made between Roma and Besiktas, with Abraham set to jet in for a medical soon. Abraham would be a statement signing Solskjaer, who took the reins in Turkey in January after a three-year spell away from management following his ill-fated tenure with Manchester United. Abraham will join Besiktas' current front-man Ciro Immobile, who netted 15 league goals last season after making his own switch from Serie A in the summer. His arrival would bolster a squad full of ex-Premier League talent, including Arsenal and Liverpool star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and ex- Spurs disappointment Gedson Fernandes. 2 The deal would spark Besiktas' quiet transfer window into life, with their only other business so far being making last year's loan signings of Felix Uduokhai and Joao Mario permanent. Roma appointed former Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini as they're new manager earlier this month, throwing Abraham's future into uncertainty. Abraham would be the latest in a series of Roma departures, with midfielder Enzo le Fee, full-back Samuel Dahl and winger Nicola Zalewski all completing permanent moves away from the club this summer. Abraham moved to Italy for a fee of £35m four years ago after he failed to cement himself in the Chelsea set-up.
UAE Moments
25 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- UAE Moments
♎ Libra Daily Horoscope for June 30, 2025
You're not just keeping the peace, you're curating the entire vibe. Libra, June 30 is wrapping the month with grace and confidence. You're glowing with quiet power and making big decisions feel like soft landings. Conversations are deeper, style is sharper, and your inner compass? Fully calibrated. Today, you magnetize what matches your energy and effortlessly filter out the rest. ✨ Energy Check: Grounded, Glowing & Gracefully In Charge You're the eye of the storm today, calm, composed, and oddly powerful. People notice your vibe before you even speak. Whether you're advising a friend, styling a moment, or making a tough call, you do it with finesse. Libra Tip: When your peace feels expensive, protect it like luxury. 💼 Career & Money: Lead With Poise Today is ideal for wrapping up projects or initiating meaningful conversations. You have the perfect mix of charm and clarity to get what you want, without raising your voice. Think emails that land, meetings that shift momentum, and quiet wins that feel major. Soft skills. Strong results. That's your superpower. 💖 Love & Friendship: Intentional & Intimate It's not about the drama, it's about the depth. Singles might find a spark with someone emotionally present and spiritually in sync. Couples? Talk about the future or co-create a little beauty together. Even a shared playlist feels like love today. Flirt cue: 'Tell me the most beautiful thing someone's ever said to you.' 🧘♀️ Mood & Vibe: Clear, Creative & Curated Your aesthetic eye is thriving, use it to refine your space, wardrobe, or even your energy. Clear what clutters and focus on what feels good. A little ritual (hello, incense or gratitude journaling) could make a big difference today. Lucky Color: Blush Pink Lucky Numbers: 2 & 16 Cosmic Playlist Song: 'Golden' – Harry Styles Affirmation of the Day: 'I align with peace, choose with purpose, and attract what supports my glow.' 💭 Libra Thought for June 30: When you protect your peace, you amplify your power.
Irish Times
26 minutes ago
- Business
- Irish Times
LinkedIn appoints Cara O'Leary as new country manager for Ireland
LinkedIn has appointed a new country manager to lead its Irish business, with Cara O'Leary stepping into the role. Ms O'Leary has worked with LinkedIn for almost nine years, holding a number of senior roles including heading up sales teams in the UK and Ireland, and as director of UK and Ireland mid-market enterprise. Her most recent role was as senior director for LinkedIn's European software as a service business. Prior to joining LinkedIn, she worked as sales director with Manpower Group, and held senior roles at a number of recruitment companies. 'My focus will be on staying close to what matters; listening to our people, staying clear on our priorities, and continuing to build a culture where people can do great work and truly feel they belong,' she said in a post on LinkedIn, announcing the move. READ MORE 'I'm excited about the role we play in helping professionals grow their careers; and in building AI-powered tools that connect people to opportunity in smarter, faster ways.' Ms O'Leary said the Dublin office was where LinkedIn's 'global vision meets local impact'. [ Profit rises at LinkedIn's Irish business as it declares $400m dividend to parent company Microsoft Opens in new window ] 'It's also where our culture and values guide us every day; helping us make the right decisions for our people and our business. Over the past nine years, I've seen the extraordinary energy and impact of our team and this site. Now, I have the privilege of building on strong foundations and helping shape what comes next, whilst continuing to lead our Mid-Market Talent Solutions business for Europe.' Ms O'Leary's appointment follows the promotion of Sue Duke to another role within the company, leading its Europe, Middle East and Africa and Latin America divisions. It also marks another female leader for LinkedIn in Ireland; prior to Ms Duke's appointment, Sharon McCooey led the Irish business for 13 years, growing it from three employees. The company has also faced job cuts in recent weeks, as part of a wider global move by parent company Microsoft to reduce costs and trim the workforce by about 3 per cent. That included a number of roles at bothe Microsoft Ireland and LinkedIn here. There may be more to come, with Microsoft reportedly set to announce further cuts early next month. Although it will affect the tech giant globally, there may be some impact on LinkedIn.
Irish Times
26 minutes ago
- Business
- Irish Times
State must increase spending by €265bn by 2050, Central Bank's Makhlouf warns
Government spending will need to increase by about €265 billion over the next 25 years to pay for an ageing population, more housing and cutting emissions, Central Bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf has said, as he called for a credible spending rule to help prevent future downturns. 'While the State's Future Ireland Fund (FIF) will go some way to paying for what is needed in the years ahead, 'the FIF will be insufficient – on its own – to fund the higher level of public expenditure that will be required to meet the needs of an older population and to fund climate and housing investment,' Mr Makhlouf wrote in his pre-budget letter to Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe , which was published on Monday. Spending 'will need to rise by 6.5 percentage points of national income (GNI*), or €265 billion, between 2025 and 2050 to fund higher age-related spending and the additional public investment required to meet housing and net zero targets,' he added in the letter, which is considered a key part of the budget planning process. Amid what he described as 'heightened uncertainty' around the global economy, Mr Makhlouf urged the Government to broaden the tax base, amid concerns about how reliant the exchequer is on a small number of companies and individuals to pay maintain its tax revenue. READ MORE Overseas multinationals generated about a fifth of all tax and PRSI in 2023, Mr Makhlouf said, while about 8.5 per cent of tax payers accounted for 56 per cent of personal income taxes paid. Given that backdrop, the Government should install a 'credible' spending rule in the upcoming budget. [ Government must 'anchor' spending as Ireland faces potential permanent economic hit from tariffs, official says Opens in new window ] 'To avoid a repeat of past mistakes and to shift budgetary policy away from an excessive short-term approach, the Government should commit to a credible fiscal anchor for budgetary policy to ensure the overall fiscal stance is suitable, guards against procyclicality and boom-bust dynamics and safeguards long-run fiscal sustainability,' Mr Makhlouf wrote. Successive governments have previously pledged to cap the increase in so-called core spending at 5 per cent per year. Yet in the years since that pledge was introduced, successive ministers have broken that rule. IATA Director General Willie Walsh on airline profits, air fares and why the Dublin Airport passenger cap makes Ireland a laughing stock Listen | 35:56 Mr Makhlouf has been critical of such moves in the past, noting it would likely boost inflation. 'It is important that policy supports rigorous expenditure control – not least of current expenditure – and enables the enforcement of sustainable increases in overall net government expenditure over time,' the governor added. On housing, the Mr Makhlouf noted that public money on its own 'will not be sufficient to address the housing and wider infrastructure gaps that have emerged. Fiscal and broader public policy should more actively consider reforms to crowd-in private investment and to promote productivity growth.' He pointed to measures that could quicken the planning process for housing, adding that such measures which would reduce the delays and costs were needed to help ensure the long term benefits of such projects feed into long-term growth. Mr Makhlouf also pointed to the need for investment in new technologies in the construction sector to help boost large scale projects especially for housing and infrastructure.
