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[article]Liverpool have joined the crowded field to sign Lille's young starlet Boubakary Soumare.

The 20-year-old has admirers across Europe, with Manchester United, Chelsea , Tottenham, Arsenal, Real Madrid and Valencia all linked with a move.

And according to French news outlet 10 Sport, European champions Liverpool have now entered the fray for the box-to-box midfielder.

Soumare has dampened speculation on a January move but he has revealed his intentions to leave the Ligue 1 club at some point in the near future.

'Yes, of course,' he told L'Equipe when asked if he wants to go. 'I have already discussed with the coach.

'I told him very clearly. I have a very clear idea of where I want to go in my career. I want to do a full season here, yes.

'I feel good, my team-mates are helping me. I know where I am today and that suits me.

'It is not time to leave – I don't want to leave with regrets.'

Soumare has made 26 appearances across the league and Champions League this season, and shone against Chelsea.

Tottenham have reportedly made an offer for the youngster and hold a slight advantage in tempting him away from Lille.

Jose Mourinho's assistant, Joao Sacramento, worked with him when he was a coach at the French club.[/article]
 
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[article]With Boubakary Soumare being chased by both Manchester United and Chelsea in January, ESPN's French football analyst Jonathan Johnson provides insight into why the Lille midfielder is so sought after.

Soumare is set to decide between signing for either United or Chelsea before the transfer deadline.

Both clubs have held talks over the France Under-21 international but no decision is expected to be made before Lille play Paris-Saint-Germain on January 26.

Speaking to the latest edition of Sky Sports' Transfer Talk Podcast, Johnson explained just why the 20-year-old has caught the attention of the Premier League duo.


"The main reason why Boubakary Soumare is interesting clubs, not just in the Premier League, is that fact that he is performing well in Ligue 1 - traditionally known as somewhere where you can source good, young affordable talent. Players the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea could add value to.

"The thing that helps a lot with Soumare is that he plays in quite an unfashionable position. Defensive midfield is not one of those positions where too many players across Europe stand out, and for this reason he has managed to stand out.

"If you think of the top defensive midfielders in European football - N'Golo Kante who is already at Chelsea, the likes of Idrissa Gueye who of course spent time in the Premier League - there are not many others who you could say are really top class defensive-minded midfielders. Soumare has the makings of being a very, very good one."


"I've seen him being talked about as perhaps adding some attacking prowess to a team - I don't see him as that kind of player, I don't think he has that creativity or goal threat.

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"He is surprisingly technical and is a good passer of the ball. He's also physical and gets stuck in, that does result in yellow and red cards from time to time. He is somebody that would add a lot of mettle to a club's midfield, that's why you have these clubs after him. The idea that he is a deep-lying midfielder is not correct. He's more of a defensive midfielder."
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tombrown said:
Fucking Indykaila ... Firm wannabees
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Found this the other day when looking for a list of reliable sources. I know it's from a Utd reddit forum.. but thought it was funny that Indykaila has his/their own tier.

Also the s*n was listed within the banned sources. They went up a small notch in my book.

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Manchester United have reportedly bid in excess of £30million for Birmingham’s 16-year-old midfield starlet Jude Bellingham.
 
They spent 25 million on Rooney when he was 18, that was about 16 years or so ago now. Now they're panic buying. Long may it continue.
 
He'll go there and be shite

Does anyone have any faith in their ability to nurture players any more?

Rashford (and i don't give a fuck who agrees) is vastly overrated, greenwood has shown little other than youthful exuberance, and williams is a yard dog

Arsed

And if this lad turns out alright, he'll leave them when he hits 20.
 
tbh he does look like a decent player especially only being 16. Fucking hell look at the size of him.
But 30 mill, wow, that's a big gamble.
Remember Reece Oxford?
No?
Exactly...
 
Modo said:
tbh he does look like a decent player especially only being 16. Fucking hell look at the size of him.
But 30 mill, wow, that's a big gamble.
Remember Reece Oxford?
No?
Exactly...
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I watched the video binny posted with no sound, and i have no idea which one he is

They all looked shite
 


what a player

bang average for a shite team

16 is impressive, but he's just a massive grock ffs.
 
Modo said:
Wouldn't be that hard to make a song for him though if LFC bought him. Long time since I've heard a Beatles song sung in Anfield.
naaaah nah nah nah nah nah nah....hey Jude....
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I'd like to think we have more respect for ourselves than singing a song directly abou tthat payers name

Wheres the pazazz? The panache? The vibes all wrong
 
Modo said:
If we manage to steal Martinelli from Arsenal it means that we're finally back on the mountain top.
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That would be the equivalent of Sterling leaving us to join Man City. Who knows, Klopp seems to be a big fan and we have a big and happy Brazilian contingent to tap him up...
 
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From today's article in The Guardian:

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In notching his 10th goal of the season, Martinelli became the first teenager to reach that mark for Arsenal since Nicolas Anelka more than two decades ago, and the parallels between the two are more than superficial. For all the goals Anelka contributed to the 1997-98 Double winners, his real impact was as a form of shock therapy: the pace and sophistication, the power and stubbornness, the clean break with the past, the freshness of youth and the boldness to trust it. More than any other player, it was Anelka who offered the clearest insight into Arsène Wenger’s vision. And in the same way, Arteta’s faith in Martinelli is perhaps the best indication of where he might want to take this flawed, talented team.

The popular trope of the bustling, street-reared South American striker is one that often obscures as much as it reveals. Equally, it’s hard not to credit Martinelli’s robustness and maturity with his tutelage in Brazilian grassroots football, where he was still playing until a few months ago. Eschewing the relative comforts of the Corinthians academy for the fourth-tier club Ituano at the age of 14, Martinelli’s career has been plotted out with a draughtsman’s precision: senior debut aged 16, first goal aged 17, the extra strength training, the private English lessons. Those in the know have long been convinced he is the real deal. Now, finally, the rest of the Premier League is getting a look.

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And yet it’s hard to remember an Arsenal youngster making this sort of impact, this soon, this young. It’s hard to remember any player, let alone an 18-year-old, humiliating Kanté so comprehensively. Besides, Martinelli seems such a natural fit for what Arteta seems to want: relentless forward thrust, murderous aggression, tireless barrelling energy in attack and defence, a hunger verging on obsession. “He turns up early every day,” says Héctor Bellerín. “He’s the first player to press and the last player to leave. The goals are just a plus. He helps us in every single way.”
 
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