Ipswich Town are now plotting a move for an “exceptional” striker, who has 74 career goals to his name in the Championship.

Ipswich looking to boost promotion push by signing striker

Ipswich have made up considerable ground on both Middlesbrough and Coventry City over the past few weeks, having taken ten points from their past four games, which means they have moved up to third place.

Indeed, the Tractor Boys are just two points behind Boro with a game in hand, meaning they are in a very strong position to return to the Premier League at the first attempt, but Kieran McKenna remains keen on bringing in some reinforcements this month.

The manager said: “For sure, we’re going to look to add to the squad and improve the squad in the second half of the season. But, of course, the other teams will as well.”

The 39-year-old also bemoaned the fact his side haven’t scored enough goals, compared to the number of opportunities they’ve created, saying: “We need to keep working with the players individually, we need to recruit well in the window to be more clinical with the chances we get and we need to keep working on our play as a team to create more chances.”

As such, it is no surprise Ipswich are now looking to bring in a new striker, according to journalist Alan Nixon (via Football League World), who states they are plotting a move for Sheffield United star Patrick Bamford.

Interestingly, Bamford would be open to leaving the Blades, should the right offer come his way, and a move to Portman Road could be exciting, given that McKenna’s side are pushing for promotion, while Sheffield United are in 16th place.

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At the moment, the Tractor Boys are closely monitoring developments involving the centre-forward, with no formal moves made, but they could make an approach if he becomes available.

"Exceptional" Bamford is experienced in the Championship

Lauded as “exceptional” by ex-Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, the 32-year-old is proven at Premier League level, having amassed a whopping 26 goal involvements for Leeds United during the 2020-21 campaign, while he also has plenty of Championship experience.

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Indeed, the Englishman has a stellar record in the second tier, having contributed 74 goals and 15 assists in 227 outings, and he has five goals to his name for Sheffield United in ten matches this season.

The ex-Leeds man may not be the long-term solution for Ipswich in attack, given his age and injury issues, missing large parts of the Whites’ promotion-winning 2024-25 campaign due to a muscle issue.

However, with Chuba Akpom failing to deliver, scoring two goals in 20 Championship games, McKenna could do with bringing in a new striker for the promotion run-in, and Bamford could be ideal.

Crystal Palace are now lining up a move for an “incredible” striker, amid a new update on Jean-Philippe Mateta’s future at Selhurst Park.

Mateta attracting interest from rival Premier League clubs

Mateta bagged his eighth Premier League goal of the campaign in the 1-1 draw against Fulham on New Year’s Day, but Palace are at risk of losing their star striker, amid interest from a whole host of rival English clubs.

Manchester United have been named among the potential suitors for the centre-forward, alongside the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal, with the Frenchman’s future uncertain, as his contract is set to expire at the end of next season.

Given that the Eagles are set to lose Marc Guehi on a free transfer, should they decide not to cash-in on their captain this month, they may be hesitant to let another key player’s deal run down, and there has now been a new update on Mateta’s future.

According to reporter Alan Nixon (via GiveMeSport), Crystal Palace would now be prepared to sanction the striker’s departure for a fee of around £50m, given that he has thus far refused to put pen to paper on a new contract.

As such, Palace have now started searching the market for potential replacements, and they are lining up a move for Strasbourg striker Joaquin Panichelli, who has been identified as their top target at centre-forward, having impressed scouts.

The Eagles are now seriously considering replacements for Mateta, and the Strasbourg star’s goal output, physical attributes and development have caught the eye.

"Incredible" Panichelli could be exciting Mateta replacement

Of course, Palace will be hoping their current striker opts to extend his stay at Selhurst Park, given how instrumental the three-time France international has been to their recent success, slotting away 17 goals in all competitions as Oliver Glasner’s side won the FA Cup last season.

However, should the 28-year-old move on, there are indications Panichelli could be an exciting replacement, having already chipped in with 11 goals in all competitions this term.

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The Argentinian only arrived in France last summer, and scout Jacek Kulig has waxed lyrical about the way in which he has adapted to life in Ligue 1.

Crucially, Panichelli is still young at just 23-years-old, and Palace should continue to monitor his performances between now and the end of the season, at which point they may have a big decision to make about Mateta, whose contract will have just one year remaining.

Eddie Howe will enter 2026 happy that his Newcastle United troops won away at Burnley to end the year on a somewhat positive note, but will also be hoping for more as his hot-and-cold team tackles the New Year head-on.

On another night, Burnley would have taken their chances at Turf Moor and come away with a draw or even a victory, with some much-needed heroics in defence from the Toon saving their skin.

In attack, it also wasn’t the most convincing display, minus a mini flurry of goals within the first seven minutes in Lancashire, as Anthony Gordon fears he will be dropped for the next Premier League clash to come against Crystal Palace, after failing to put in a consistent display again across the full 90 minutes versus the Clarets.

Why Gordon needs to be dropped

It’s clear, when Gordon is at his very best for Newcastle, that he is one of the first names on Howe’s team sheet.

After all, the Liverpool-born forward hasn’t just fluked his Toon tally of 29 goals and 26 assists, with Gordon looking to have turned a corner this season when bagging two league goals early in December.

Before that, he was consistently drawing blanks to the frustration of the Tyneside faithful, but off the back of bagging this penalty in the reverse fixture against Scott Parker’s men, Howe would declare the former Everton man his “best player”, which has now looked to be a premature judgment.

He did pick up an assist at Turf Moor when combining with Joelinton in the very early exchanges, but the 16-time England international would cut a largely disinterested figure throughout, leading to him failing to test Martin Dubravka with a single on-target effort, as he also came up short on seven of his 14 ground duels.

Also noted as having “offered even less” than the heavily scapegoated Anthony Elanga in the Tyne-Wear Derby by one content creator, it will be interesting to see if Howe does persist with his hit-and-miss number ten for the visit of the Eagles, as he endures yet another sticky patch in the attacking areas.

It’s a sad decline, whatever does occur, when you consider Gordon was once being talked up to be on Liverpool’s shopping list for £100m, as another Newcastle stalwart unfortunately starts to fall victim to the same regression taking place with the EFL Cup-winning forward.

Howe must axe star who "doesn't look interested"

Thankfully, it’s not all just doom and gloom at St James’ Park at the moment, with Joelinton’s early effort going down as his first Premier League strike in a year, while Yoane Wissa finally got up and running for the Toon with the second goal of the night.

But, away from both players carrying Newcastle over the line with their instinctive finishing, Sandro Tonali put in another shaky display from the middle of the park, to continue his own ongoing decline.

The hope will be that the Italian is just suffering from a minor blip in form and he can change his fortunes around in the New Year, having turned himself into a “world-class” performer on English shores, as journalist Carlo Garganese once stated, after once finding himself permanently on the sidelines owing to a betting ban.

Indeed, at the start of 2025, it would have been ludicrous to suggest that Tonali should be dropped, with the 25-year-old hailed as one the Toon’s “standout” talents by podcast host Andrew Musgrove, even when Alexander Isak was still on the books,

Indeed, he collected four goals and two assists in league action all across last season, alongside averaging four duels won per Premier League contest.

Tonali’s drop in performance

Stat

vs Man United

vs Burnley

Minutes played

77

90

Goals scored

0

0

Assists

0

0

Touches

74

71

Shots

2

0

Accurate passes

48/55

49/60

Possession lost

13x

17x

Tackles won

1

0

Total duels won

5/9

2/7

Stats by Sofascore

However, Howe will soon have to face up to the fact that Tonali is regressing just like Gordon, with the former AC Milan battler winning just seven of his 15 duels across his last two outings in December.

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Moreover, he has been uncharacteristically sloppy with the ball at his feet, with possession given away a costly 17 times at Turf Moor, which is coincidentally the same number of passes the ex-Everton winger would miscalculate.

Journalist Luke Edwards, at the close of the topsy-turvy 3-1 win, would dish out some unwelcome home truths to Tonali, with Edwards stating that below-par number eight was both “dreadful” and at points “doesn’t look interested”.

There could be some weight behind that second comment, with Tonali no doubt unimpressed with his team’s drop in form, having once been touted to be an £85m-calibre performer at his St James’ Park peak.

Still, with no such big move in sight anymore, Tonali needs to buck his ideas up quickly, as the dwindling number eight could be surprisingly axed for Newcastle’s first game of the New Year versus Oliver Glasner’s men, alongside Gordon.

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Everton have made a ‘formal complaint’ to the Premier League over the standard of refereeing after they were controversially denied a penalty against Manchester City on Saturday. 

The lowdown

With around five minutes of normal time remaining at Goodison Park, and Everton trailing 1-0, VAR official Chris Kavanagh examined a possible handball by Rodri in the penalty area, with on-field referee Paul Tierney also failing to blow for a foul.

Kavanagh felt there wasn’t enough ‘conclusive evidence’ to award a spot-kick, but after further review, the Premier League Match Centre admitted that ‘it looks a penalty’.

BBC Sport pundit Alan Shearer was among those in the media to express his bewilderment at the decision, calling it ‘ridiculous’ on Match of the Day.

The latest

The Athletic’s Patrick Boyland tweeted on Monday morning: “Understand Everton made a formal complaint to the Premier League this morning over the officiating in recent matches. Not just about Rodri handball, but other decisions too”.

The journalist also shared a link to a corresponding article for The Athletic in which he revealed that Everton CEO Denise Barrett-Baxendale harbours ‘grave concerns’ over the standard of officiating in recent Toffees matched and has demanded that an apology be made to Frank Lampard and his players following Saturday’s controversy.

The verdict

Lampard said after the match that he expected an apology, or a statement admitting the error, but stressed that ‘it will mean nothing’.

Indeed, it could prove to be a particularly consequential moment in Everton’s season given that they find themselves just a point above the relegation zone with 14 matches left to play.

That’s two disputed penalty calls which have gone against The Toffees in as many weeks, with Oriol Romeu escaping punishment for what Noel Whelan called a ‘stonewall’ handball in the 2-0 defeat at Southampton.

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Therefore, it’s little wonder that the club’s management and hierarchy feel so hard done by, as such refereeing oversights simply aren’t good enough.

In other news, Boyland has also shared news of a recent injury blow for Everton

Journalist Jacque Talbot has revealed that Wolves are now the ‘most likely’ to sign Joao Palhinha once the summer transfer window opens, with an ‘agreement’ in place for Jorge Mendes to ship the player from Lisbon.

The Lowdown: Scouts sent

It was reported last week by Jornal de Noticias (via Sport Witness), that the Midlands club had personally sent some of their scouts to watch Palhinha play recently, after his agents had a few approaches for him in January.

Described as a ‘sensational player‘ and an ‘artist‘ by sports journalist Josh Bunting after watching him for Sporting CP in the Portuguese top flight, he is someone that is certain to attract a lot of interest once this season ends – one journalist suggested this week that Manchester United could pip Wolves.

The Latest: Wolves ‘most likely’

According to Talbot, the Molineux faithful are now the ‘most likely’ to sign Palhinha this summer, although agent Mendes does have a ‘good relationship’ with Tottenham Hotspur managing director Fabio Paratici.

However, Talbot also revealed that a number of other clubs in the Premier League are also ‘in the running’ for his signature:

“Exc: Sporting Lisbon’s Joao Palhinha – heard similar, will be offered to Man United, Spurs, Newcastle, but other Premier League clubs in the running/more likely. Agreement in place with Jorge Mendes to forge a move.

Wolves the most likely, I’m told, but of course, Mendes does have a good relationship with Tottenham’s MD Fabio Paratici.”

The Verdict: Get it done

With the amount of competition that Bruno Lage’s team are likely to face in the summer, they just need to get this deal done.

Of course, Lage himself knows the player well from his time managing in the Portuguese league with Benfica, while Palhinha was playing for Braga, so if Wolves are pursuing this then the manager must be a big fan.

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Now at Sporting, he was a title last season, and with Joao Moutinho now 35 years of age, his countryman could be the ideal successor in the heart of the midfield.

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While the heel injury West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen picked up in the 1-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday does not appear to be anything serious, David Moyes nevertheless confirmed in his pre-match press conference that the 25-year-old will be unavailable for selection for tonight’s Europa League round of 16 clash against Sevilla.

As such, the 58-year-old Hammers boss must decide who should come in to replace the winger against Julen Lopetegui’s side, with Said Benrahma and Nikola Vlasic appearing to be the two most likely candidates.

However, while it is true that the Croatia international’s form has picked up somewhat in recent weeks, it is the 26-year-old Alergian who we believe would be the better choice of the two at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium this evening.

Moyes must unleash Benrahma

Indeed, it cannot be ignored that, following an extremely bright start to the current campaign, Benrahma has struggled to refind his impressive level of form prior to departing East London for the Africa Cup of Nations in January – with the winger having failed to score a goal or register an assist in his last six outings for the Hammers.

However, the £22.5m-rated forward’s returns over his six appearances – only two of which came as starts – in the Europa League earlier this season would appear to give him the edge over Vlasic, with the £58k-per-week dynamo having bagged three goals and created one big chance for his teammates in the competition, as well as taking an average of 2.3 shots and making 1.2 key passes per game.

These metrics saw the player who Joe Cole dubbed both “unplayable” and “exquisite” average an extremely impressive SofaScore match rating of 7.22 in the Europa League, ranking him as the Irons’ fifth-best player in the tournament.

In comparison, over Vlasic’s five starts in the competition, the £24.3m-rated forward failed to hit the back of the net, registered one assist and created one big chance for his teammates, as well as taking an average of 1.6 shots and making 0.6 key passes per game – with these returns seeing the 24-year-old average a SofaScore match rating of 6.76.

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As such, with Moyes desperately looking to replace the 12 goals and 11 assists of Bowen against Sevilla, there would very much appear to only be one choice between the Vlasic and the player Jurgen Klopp recently labelled an “outstanding” talent.

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Taking to Twitter, Liverpool correspondent James Pearce has revealed what Reds star Mohamed Salah did in the tunnel immediately after suffering an injury against Brighton this afternoon.

The Lowdown: Reds secure win…

The Reds secured a vital three points away to Brighton at the Amex with Jurgen Klopp’s side keeping chase on Premier League title rivals Manchester City.

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Goals from Salah and new signing Luis Diaz in either half guided Liverpool to victory, but in potentially concerning news, their Egyptian talisman was taken off through injury.

Klopp elected to remove his star winger in the 65th minute after Salah went down needing treatment, with Pearce of The Athletic sharing something interesting he did in the tunnel immediately after coming off.

The Latest: Pearce shares Salah gesture…

As per the journalist, via Twitter, Salah threw his shirt to a Brighton supporter in what was a kind gesture and perhaps an indicator of his mood after the injury.

Pearce explained: “As Mohamed Salah went down the tunnel a Brighton fan asked for his shirt, Salah smiled, took it off and threw it to him.”

The Verdict: Good sign?

The 29-year-old’s good spirits to honour the Seagulls supporter’s request could be an indicator that his knock might not be as serious as some supporters may fear.

ESPN journalist James Olley reiterates that Salah walked unaided off the pitch when substituted by Klopp, further backing that there may be some positivity.

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As we await a more definitive update, Salah’s kind gesture to a home fan may well be a good sign ahead of this week’s trip to Arsenal.

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Celtic have spent a significant amount of money on new players over the past few years in their efforts to win every domestic competition they play in and go as far as they can in Europe.

However, as tends to be the case with almost every club, not every completed transfer that sees a new player join the squad ends up being particularly successful.

One prime example of this with Celtic in recent memory is regarding striker Albian Ajeti, who the Hoops signed 83 weeks ago back in the 2020 summer transfer window for a fee of £4.5m from Premier League side West Ham United.

Since then, the 25-year-old has gone on to make 48 appearances for the Parkhead club across all competitions but has only managed to score nine goals and provide five assists in the process, which is less than what the club’s fans and hierarchy will have been hoping for in terms of his goal contributions given how long he’s been there.

His debut season with the Hoops saw the attacker score just six times in 30 appearances, highlighting the fact that he didn’t exactly hit the ground running at his new club.

This season has seen the Switzerland international make just 17 appearances and find the back of the net three times, which suggests that Ange Postecoglou doesn’t rate Ajeti as highly as some of his other attacking options such as Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis who have both played more league minutes than him in this campaign.

As well as his lack of regular goal contributions, the former Hammers figure hasn’t done much to impress his manager when he has been able to get on the pitch, with WhoScored listing him as the second-lowest rated player currently in the squad to have started more than one league game.

In fairness, the centre-forward has had to deal with a significant injury issue that saw him miss 22 games between December and March which will have undoubtedly hurt his chances of convincing Postecoglou he deserves to be in the squad.

All in all, it’s safe to say that the player has pretty much rinsed the club out of a combined total of £5.9m from his transfer fee and weekly wages of £18k-per-week based on the lack of consistency he showed in terms of his goal contributions and overall performances.

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That certainly backs up what Frank McAvennie had to say by claiming that it was “unbelievable” the striker is getting paid by the club at all.

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Liverpool have joined the race to sign Borussia Dortmund superstar Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window, according to a fresh transfer update this week.

The Lowdown: Haaland a sensational prospect

In terms of the players most likely to take on the mantle from Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo as the world’s best player over a sustained period, Haaland is arguably at the top of the list.

The 21-year-old has already achieved great things at Dortmund, scoring a remarkable 80 goals in just 82 appearances, not to mention registering 21 assists, too.

He has been described as a ‘freak’ by Norway teammate and Watford striker Josh King and there looks set to be a big battle for his signature this summer.

The Latest: Liverpool linked with move

According to sources in Spain, translated by Sport Witness, Liverpool are considering making a shock move for Haaland at the end of the season if Mohamed Salah ends up leaving.

It is stated that the Norwegian would demand higher wages than the Egyptian, however, which could be an immediate stumbling block.

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The Verdict: Seems highly unlikely

While the idea of Liverpool signing Haaland is hugely exciting, given his potential as possibly the best player of his generation, it is extremely hard to see a move happening.

In truth, the Reds simply can’t offer the same wages as someone like Manchester City or Real Madrid, and it is far easier to see him joining one of those clubs instead.

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The hope is that Salah stays on, of course, with the Egyptian a priceless figure at Anfield whose possible exit this summer would hurt deeply. Him remaining on Merseyside is surely still the preferable option over signing someone else instead, even though he turns 30 later this year.

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According to Football Insider, Tottenham Hotspur have agreed on a new contract with promising midfielder Oliver Skipp and it could be announced very soon. 

The lowdown: Breakthrough season

The 21-year-old came through the ranks at N17 and has enjoyed a breakthrough campaign in 2021/22 following a successful loan spell at Norwich City.

Skipp spent the entirety of last season at Carrow Road and helped guide the East Anglia club back to the Premier League at the first time of asking, drawing praise from Daniel Farke, who even wanted to buy him permanently.

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Having returned to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium though, the £18million valued ace has established himself in the first-team plans, making 28 appearances prior to a pelvic injury that has ruled the defensive midfielder out for 12 fixtures so far.

The latest: New deal set to be announced

According to Spurs sources at FI, despite the ongoing injury issue, Spurs have ‘reached an agreement in principle’ to extend the contract of the England youth international and it could even be just a matter of time before it’s confirmed, with Newcastle looming this afternoon.

Indeed, it’s claimed that the new deal is set to be ‘announced soon’ and contains a ‘major pay hike’ for Skipp – who ex-Lilywhites boss Jose Mourinho tipped to take the captain’s armband in north London.

The new contract had been in the offing for some time as a previous report from football.london Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold revealed that Fabio Paratici was in discussion with the midfielder, and Spurs fans will now have to wait anxiously to see if it gets announced before the Newcastle match.

The verdict: One of our own…

Securing the future and indeed rewarding players such as Skipp is a wise move from the club.

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So far this season the tenacious midfielder – who was praised for his ‘great intensity’ by Antonio Conte – has produced on average 55.6 touches per Premier League outing, as well as 1.8 tackles and 42.3 accurate passes from 18 top-flight appearances (Sofascore).

Whilst some Tottenham fans may prefer to see Paratici’s behind-the-scenes work produce lavish summer spending or perhaps a new deal for Harry Kane, it’s undoubtedly another plus point to tie Skipp down beyond a current contract that expires in 2024 (Transfermarkt).

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