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Many Everton fans have been left fuming over some transfer news on Vitaliy Mykolenko.

As per Italian football journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Ukraine international is currently now undergoing his medical at Goodison Park ahead of a move from Dynamo Kyiv.

The final price is between €21-23m (£17.8-19.5m), and personal terms have already been agreed with the player.

The fee itself certainly seems hefty given the Merseyside club’s problems with Financial Fair Play (FFP), and some Toffees supporters are now worried that there will not be money elsewhere to spend on other priority positions, as they already have Lucas Digne at left-back.

While club captain Seamus Coleman has been a faithful servant, he is 33 years of age now, and so needs replacing soon, while deputy right-back Jonjoe Kenny has only played in a mere four games in total over all competitions so far this season, with that area in particular one that certainly needs strengthening.

Everton fans on Mykolenko transfer news

These Blues fumed as the transfer news was shared on Twitter, with one even going as far as to claim that they were ‘concerned’:

“Everton with no money and gaping holes in the squad on the right side, spending €20m+ on a left back. WHY?”

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“We’ve replaced our replacement for Baines before replacing Coleman”

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“How’s he worth £18m yet no one’s heard of him… that’s a stupid amount to pay.”

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“Took us 2 weeks to find a replacement LB but 4 years after Coleman broke his leg we still have no RB”

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“Madness that this is a priority when we have Nkounkou out on loan too, priority has to be to replace Seamus Coleman surely”

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“Seriously concerned.”

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In other news, find out who is now a candidate to potentially replace Rafa Benitez here!

Everton have been interviewing candidates to replace recently sacked Rafa Benitez at Everton over the last week, with no official offers being made so far and now there has been a further development for the next candidate to enter talks with the owner and the board at Goodison Park.

What’s the word?

Everton insider, Alan Myers, has revealed on Twitter that Frank Lampard will hold talks with Everton this week to see if the position is something he would be interested in and whether he would be the right man for the job.

Myers tweeted on Tuesday afternoon “Lampard to discuss role this week.”

There are several key pieces of information in the tweet Myers has posted, with it confirming that Pereira will continue talks with the club as well and no contact had yet been made with fan favourite Wayne Rooney.

Fans will be delighted

Lampard is a manager that has been thrown into the mix several times this season when positions have become available at Premier League clubs, with the Chelsea legend reportedly close to taking the Norwich job back in November before Dean Smith was appointed at Carrow Road, and Everton fans have already taken to social media to share their delight in Lampard’s potential for taking the job in Merseyside.

One fan tweeted: “Moshiri and Everton should give the fans Lampard, if it doesn’t work it will be on us. But he must give him the best environment to be successful.”

There is no doubt that the 43-year-old Premier League legend would add something different to the Everton job with his success as a player and winning mentality representing something that would be a huge positive influence in a dressing room that lacks confidence after a series of poor performances from the Toffees this season so far.

He would also attract quality players to the team due to his connections at Chelsea, which could help get the deal for Malang Sarr over the line in time for Deadline Day next week, a player that Everton have been linked with over the last week.

In terms of Lampard’s managerial career, he definitely has what it takes to put up a fight, with Derby County knocking Manchester United out of the Carabao Cup on penalties during his tenure and leading the Championship side to the play-off finals against Aston Villa, but was unfortunately unable to get the club promoted.

He then moved onto Chelsea during their transfer ban season, developing young players like Mason Mount into the regular starter and England star he has become today.

Overall, the former midfielder would not necessarily be the worst choice that Moshiri could make in hiring a new manager, he can offer a fresh perspective on the current problems at Everton, something that could potentially inspire a U-turn in the Toffees campaign by developing a positive mindset in the players that could help them win games and climb back into safety in the Premier League.

In other news: Insider reveals update on Duncan Ferguson’s position

Southampton are once again being linked with a move for Bologna midfielder Mattias Svanberg ahead of the summer and after failing to sign him in during the January transfer window, CEO Martin Semmens can amend his mistake and acquire him for Ralph Hasenhuttl ahead of next season.

According to Italian news outlet Calcio Mercato, Southampton are keen on signing the Swedish international but will need to see off competition from the likes of Leicester City, AC Milan and Inter if they are to bring him to St Mary’s this summer.

The Saints were heavily linked with the 22-year-old during the winter transfer window but failed to bring him, or anyone else, in on a permanent deal, which has left Hasenhuttl with a serious lack of squad depth in the second half of the campaign.

Following long-term injuries to both Oriol Romeu and Will Smallbone, the Austrian manager has almost exclusively had to play a midfield duo of James Ward-Prowse and Ibrahima Diallo, a partnership which has been exposed on several occasions in recent fixtures.

Although he has sometimes opted to play Stuart Armstrong through the middle, the Scottish star is far more effective out wide, so having someone as versatile as Svanberg in the squad could have been a huge boost for Southampton.

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The youngster has already featured in a plethora of positions in his career, with the majority of his appearances coming as a central midfielder, yet he has also proved himself adept playing on the left, the right, up front and even at right-back.

This season has comfortably been Svanberg’s best with Bologna, as in 30 Serie A appearances he has five goals and two assists to his name, whereas in the last two seasons combined he managed just one goal and three assists.

The young midfielder is not short of suitors and it seems as if his Swedish compatriot Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a big fan, as he reportedly told his club, AC Milan, to seriously consider signing him back in January.

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Certainly, with Southampton desperately needing to add some squad depth ahead of the 2021/22 season, Svanberg could prove to be an excellent addition and as such, he is someone Semmens should definitely look to bring in this summer.

And, in other news… Hasenhuttl suffers fresh blow to £18m Southampton beast, he’ll be gutted

Celtic are back in SPFL action this afternoon with an away match against Ross County.

The Hoops will be looking to put last weekend’s defeat against Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final behind them and add some more league points to their tally to take a step closer to securing the title.

On the chalkboard

One player that started in the defeat at Hampden Park that should not be in the team on this occasion is midfielder Reo Hatate.

Celtic signed the 24-year-old during the previous January transfer window in a deal worth £1.4m from Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale.

Since then, the midfielder has made 17 appearances for the Bhoys across all competitions, scoring four goals and providing three assists along the way.

Despite his efforts in front of goal, his display last weekend was not up to scratch and arguably cost his side a place in the Scottish Cup final.

According to the Daily Record, Hatate was “too often second best in 50-50 challenges and dominated by Jack and Lundstram for long spells,” in addition to his “lack of authority in [the] engine room.”

As well as his defensive shakiness, his attacking output was rather lacking as well, with The Herald saying that he “never really threatened in the final third.”

With this in mind and the fact that Celtic will be looking to pick up all three points before coming face to face with Rangers again in the SPFL next weekend, Postecoglou can’t risk seeing the midfielder put in another performance as he did last time out.

Therefore, it could be worth taking Hatate out of the starting XI on this occasion to see if he would be better off being used as a potential substitute if needed.

Having been slammed for a “nasty” tackle he committed back in March by former top referee Steve Conroy, the £14.5k-per-week midfielder has racked up seven fouls in total in the league.

Moving forward, when it comes to putting his starting XI together to take on County, Postecoglou’s best plan of action could be to leave Hatate out this time unless he’s convinced the Hoops boss in training that his dire display last weekend was just a one-off.

In other news: Sold for £2m, now worth £540k: Celtic struck gold on £17k-p/w dud who “had issues”

In a recent interview, former Premier League footballer, Alan Hutton, discussed the potential summer interest in Leeds United winger, Helder Costa.

Since joining Leeds from Wolverhampton Wanderers back in 2019, Costa has so far gone on to make 66 appearances for the Whites, scoring seven goals and providing 11 assists along the way.

However, the £36,000-per-week winger has found his game time under Marcelo Bielsa become more limited this season, with the 27-year-old starting just 10 Premier League fixtures for the club this term.

As a result, Phil Hay has claimed that, if Victor Orta plans to bring in new signings at Leeds this summer, then Costa’s position in the side is very much “at-risk”.

And, speaking recently to Football Insider, Hutton suggested that Costa could indeed leave the club at the end of the season, before suggesting that a large number of Championship sides will be interested in a move for the winger.

He said: “If [Bielsa] sees an opportunity to cash in, I think they can still make some money off him. There’ll be a lot of teams, especially high Championship teams, that will be interested. He’s definitely got that X factor on his day so I understand what they’re thinking.”

Transfer Tavern Take

Indeed, as Hutton suggests, Costa has shown this season that, on his day, he can be an extremely valuable player, such as when he bagged a brace and earned a WhoScored match rating of 8.23 in the Whites’ 4-3 win over Fulham, or when he provided an assist in the club’s 3-0 victory at Villa Park, earning a match rating of 7.38.

However, unfortunately for Costa, these flashes of brilliance have been few and far between, as the winger’s average WhoScored match rating of 6.31 over his total of 19 Premier League appearances ranks him as Leeds’ sixth-worst player in the top flight.

As such, perhaps the step down to a Championship side this summer, as Hutton suggests, would be a move that suits all parties.

In other news: Leeds United have been urged to sign this “highly sought-after” £31k-p/w star this summer – find out more here!

A number of Manchester City fans want the club to sign Romelu Lukaku this summer after they were linked with a move for the Internazionale striker.

After a season which saw them win the Premier League and Carabao Cup but lose the Champions League final to Chelsea, this promises to be a busy summer at the Etihad Stadium. Jack Grealish has been heavily linked with a move to the Citizens (caughtoffside.com), while they are also interested in Harry Kane as they look to replace Sergio Aguero (Fabrizio Romano via si.com).

As of yet, it is unclear whether Kane will make the move to Manchester City. but should they be unable to capture the England captain, they will instead target Lukaku, as per Simon Mullock of the The Mirror. The £90m-valued former Chelsea striker (Transfermarkt) is currently at Euro 2020 with Belgium, scoring three goals so far at the tournament (Goal.com).

The news was shared on Twitter by @City_Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from City supporters. These fans took to the social media platform to share their thoughts on the possibility of Lukaku coming to the Etihad.

Let’s see what these fans had to say about the Lukaku link

“Way better than Kane tbh”

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“Yes yes yes yes yes yes”

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“I’m on my knees”

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“Please City, I’m begging you”

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“Bring him to us”

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“Bring him”

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“I’M ON MY KNEES TO SEE THIS CELEBRATION AT THE ETIHAD”

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In other news, a number of Man City fans are livid as this man nears the exit door.

Liverpool are in the ‘final stages’ of signing RB Leipzig star Ibrahima Konate, according to Bild‘s head of football Christian Falk.

The Reds are looking to sign at least one new centre-back this summer, having suffered terrible misfortune in that area this season.

Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are all out for the rest of the campaign, with Nathaniel Phillips and Ozan Kabak an unlikely current pairing currently.

Konate has been the defender most heavily linked with joining Liverpool, with recent reports saying a deal looks likely in the summer.

Konate deal edges closer for Liverpool

Speaking to Bild [via Sport Witness], Falk claimed that the move is nearing its conclusion, with the price of it also a reasonable amount:

“He doesn’t have seem to be that expensive after all. It’s quiet, so they’re really in the final stages of the transfer now; I heard they’re going through, and they’re just going through all the data again as he’s had a few injuries.

“The nice news is they’ve always talked about €40m plus, but he’s supposed to cost, according to our information, the transfer fee is €32.5m- €34m.

“That means in these times, every million that’s cheaper makes the transfer easier, of course.”

Transfer Tavern take

The £31.5million-rated (Transfermarkt) Konate is certainly a centre-back with a huge amount of promise, already making 90 appearances for Leipzig at the age of just 21.

He is winning an average of 1.8 aerial duels per game in the league this season, which suggests he could thrive in that area at Liverpool, with the Reds reportedly wanting an aerially-dominant player to come in.

Konate’s injury issues are the one possible stumbling block, however, but if Jurgen Klopp believes he is the right man, the boss has done enough to prove he is worth trusting.

In other news, some Liverpool fans have been sticking up for one Reds player after some recent criticism. Find out who it is here.

Valerien Ismael managed to transform Barnsley from relegation candidates into promotion hopefuls and that earned him at least one vote for manager of the year, according to former Derby County manager, Paul Jewell.

West Brom finished the Premier League season 19th and 13 points from safety and as they prepare for life in the Championship they will be on the hunt for a new manager with Sam Allardyce confirming he will not be remaining at the Hawthorns.

They have been linked with several managers including Chris Wilder, who parted ways with Sheffield United earlier this season, and Ismael has also been tipped for the job after impressing at Oakwell.

Ismael’s impressive style of football and ability to squeeze everything out of his squad has proved what the Barnsley manager can do when given a chance, and Jewell expanded on this as he spoke exclusively to The Transfer Tavern:

“They possibly could go for him and I voted for him as my manager of the year because I think he’s done an unbelievable job. Especially when you look at the resources he has had at Barnsley, the man has done a terrific job.

“There are a lot of people who only look at the Premier League but there are a lot of managers out there who have done brilliant jobs and are just desperate for a chance.”

Ismael has also been touted as a potential candidate for the vacant Crystal Palace job with Roy Hodgson leaving Selhurst Park after four years and the Barnsley manager knows Palace well having spent a year with the club as a player.

It appears that Wilder could be the front runner to be appointed as the Baggies’ next manager and there may be few better candidates than the former Blades manager who guided them to back-to-back promotions from League One and into the Premier League.

Aston Villa manager Dean Smith must finally land Paulo Gazzaniga after a major development regarding the goalkeeper’s future.

What’s the story?

Reports last September suggested that the Argentine was a target for Smith’s side as they looked to strengthen the goalkeeping department, but the Midlands club moved on from the 1.95m (6 foot 5) titan and signed Arsenal’s Emi Martinez instead.

Gazzaniga saw his time with Spurs come to an end earlier in the week after being released by the north London side, and when asked if he thinks the 29-year-old could go to Villa, football journalist Alan Nixon tweeted (via Birmingham Mail): “Would make a lot of sense. Villa want an experienced No.2.”

Perfect no.2 for Martinez

With recent confirmation that Tom Heaton has left the club, Villa could do with some new competition for Martinez in between the sticks for next season.

In Gazzaniga, they could find the perfect player to come in, with the Argentine having deputised for Hugo Lloris at Spurs numerous times and his former boss Jose Mourinho even hailing him as “magic hands” after a particularly impressive performance against Wolves last season.

Add that to his Argentine nationality, and he should even settle in well at Villa Park given that he already has a international compatriot in Martinez, and the duo will no doubt push each other to greater heights.

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Given that he won’t cost the club a penny in transfer fees either after being released by the Lilywhites, along with having ample Premier League experience, Gazzaniga seems like the perfect backup to Martinez both in terms of quality and value.

Meanwhile, Gregg Evans has dropped a major Aston Villa transfer update…

Ange Postecoglou has no intention of using Celtic left-back Boli Bolingoli, according to The Athletic’s Kieran Devlin.

The Lowdown: Bolingoli’s summer

Bolingoli returned to Parkhead over the summer following a loan spell in Turkey with Istanbul Basaksehir.

The Belgian was linked with a return to Turkey with Altay SK back in June, however, he remained a Parkhead player beyond Tuesday’s deadline.

He posted a picture on Instagram prior to the 2021/22 campaign in Celtic colours ready for the new season with the caption ‘let’s go’. However, he hasn’t been used in a competitive match under Postecoglou, and it seems as if he isn’t in the Parkhead boss’ plans.

The Latest: Devlin’s claim

The Athletic shared a story on Wednesday about some players who have been left high and dry after failing to secure a summer transfer.

Devlin contributed with a section on Bolingoli, claiming there is no intention in Glasgow to use him in the first team.

Bolingoli, on £780,000-a-year at Celtic, still has two years remaining on his deal.

The Verdict: January exit?

With Postecoglou preferring Adam Montgomery and new right-back Josip Juranvoic on the left-hand side in Greg Taylor’s absence, it looks like a New Year exit for Bolingoli could be on the cards.

The Hoops may well be open to a loan or permanent deal for the 26-year-old, and should it be the latter, they could struggle to recoup the £3m fee they forked out for his services back in 2019, especially with his Transfermarkt valuation dropping to £1.98m.

In other news: Ange’s first January target emerges; Celtic will watch ‘really important’ ace tomorrow.