After selling Romelu Lukaku to Serie A giants Inter last summer, Manchester United took the rather surprising decision not to replace the Belgium international. Instead, they placed their trust and faith in the likes of Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Mason Greenwood to share the goal-scoring burden.

Whilst the trio have performed relatively well on an individual basis – they have scored 19, 11 and nine times respectively this season – United as a whole have been misfiring. The Red Devils find themselves five points off the top four in the Premier League, written of by coral 2020 in the title race and could do potentially do with some proven reinforcements up front.

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According to The Manchester Evening News, whilst Edinson Cavani won’t leave French giants PSG this month, he is likely to make his exit in the summer. The report claims that United will be offered the chance to sign him on a free transfer, as his contract will have expired, and that a move is a “possibility”.

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After hearing about the situation surrounding Cavani, United fans took to Twitter to voice their thoughts on the matter, with some urging the club to sign him up.

Some fans insisted that Cavani could bring them vital experience and depth to the centre-forward role, with one supporter in particular describing it as “invaluable”.

A couple of supporters of the Manchester side introduced another striker into the conversation, suggesting RB Leipzig’s Timo Werner to be the man they should go for instead.

Turning 33 next month, Cavani is certainly not entering the peak years of his footballing career. A swoop for the Uruguayan would largely revolve around him benefiting United in the here and now, as he will have very little sell-on value in the future.

But the striker has proven himself as a lethal goal-scorer in his time in Italy and France with both Napoli and PSG, scoring 104 and 198 times respectively. If the Red Devils could land him in the summer, they would instantly be adding a proven number nine to their ranks, and that could make all the difference when it matters most.

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Tottenham Hotspur secured a vital three points in the Premier League on Wednesday night, beating basement club Norwich City 2-1 at home (BBC Sport).

It was a big win for Jose Mourinho’s side who closed the gap between themselves and fourth place Chelsea to just six points (BBC Sport). However, perhaps the biggest positive that came from the game was the return to first-team action of goalkeeper and club captain Hugo Lloris.

The French international had been out with an elbow injury since their 3-0 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in October, missing a total of 15 Premier League games in a row (Transfermarkt). Paulo Gazzaniga had deputised for him in that time, but managed to keep just two clean sheets in the league in his 15 appearances (Transfermarkt) so having their experienced number one back was certainly positive news for Spurs.

Injuries have been a major problem for Mourinho this season. As well as Lloris being out for a period, Harry Kane has also been ruled out until at least April recently with a hamstring problem (tottenhamhotspur.com) whilst record signing Tanguy Ndombele has managed just 10 league starts due to various issues (Transfermarkt). It is, therefore, a major boost for the Portuguese to have one of those now back and fully fit, as any manager would suffer without their record signing, captain and talisman.

Loads of Tottenham fans were absolutely delighted to see Lloris back in goal after such a long absence, with many taking to Twitter express their happiness that the World Cup winner was making his return to the team. Here is what some had to say…

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If ever there were a game that encapsulated Leeds United as a football club, Tuesday night’s clash with Millwall was it.

The Whites put their supporters through an absolute rollercoaster of emotions at Elland Road as they came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 to return to the top of the Championship.

There was so much to talk about and so much to unpack from that game, but there was one man that the fanbase wanted to praise.

Indeed, the Elland Road faithful were waxing lyrical about Ezgjan Alioski for the role he played in the fightback.

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The wide player drew praise from Graham Smyth for his performance in the second half, and it wasn’t only the journalist who noticed his incredible showing as the fanbase were quick to give him credit for his impressive effort.

Leeds didn’t give up despite going two goals down, and perhaps nobody on the pitch encapsulated that more than the Macedonian.

Alioski didn’t stop running as he desperately tried to grab the game by the scruff of the neck to get his team back in the fixture.

Other supporters gave him some of the highest praise imaginable as they put him in the same bracket as some of world football’s biggest stars.

Indeed, he was likened to two Barcelona aces as supporters compared him to both Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi.

In other news, Leeds may have one Premier League star to thank for their latest addition.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has hailed January signing Steven Bergwijn, per the club’s official website.

What’s the word?

The Netherlands international scored on his debut on Sunday, helping his new club to a 2-0 win over Manchester City.

He was signed for a reported £27m fee from PSV Eindhoven and Lloris was delighted with the impact of the 22-year-old.

He said: “What a goal. What a start.

“It’s not easy to come from a different league into the Premier League in terms of intensity, and to start against Manchester City… he did well, and he was decisive.

“It’s going to help him to get into the team, to get into the club, even the relationship with the fans here is going to be even greater in the future.

“But he couldn’t start in a better way.”

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The best start

Bergwijn was in superb form against City.

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He was even told by manager Jose Mourinho to play through the pain barrier throughout the encounter and his goal was a genuinely superb finish, as he chested down a clipped ball into the box and fired a volley into the bottom corner.

Lloris, of course, is the club captain and knows all too well that first impressions matter; he has seen plenty of debutants come and go since joining the club in 2012.

Bergwijn has perhaps enjoyed one of the finest starts of any new acquisition.

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Leeds United face off against fourth-placed Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

For the first time in a while, Nottingham Forest are genuine promotion contenders in the Championship, and they owe a lot of their success to a terrific partnership that has formed this term.

Indeed, the Reds’ biggest threat often comes down the right side.

Right flank a danger

Joe Lolley is often the man making things happen for the Reds.

Last season the winger won the club’s Player of the Year award, and he’s in with a shout for it again this year, but he will face stiff competition from one of his teammates.

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Matty Cash is the only Forest player with a higher WhoScored average rating than Lolley this term, and the two men have formed a deadly double-act down the right flank.

Between them they have contributed to 18 goals this term, and with 38% of Forest’s attacks being targeted down that area of the pitch, it’s an area Leeds need to be wary of.

Unfortunately, their left-back spot has been described as their problem position by Phil Hay, and they will find it hard to use one effective tactic there this weekend.

Can’t move Dallas

In the past when Leeds have come up against a troublesome right-winger they’ve been able to deal with it by moving Stuart Dallas to left-back.

Indeed, the Northern Irishman was incredible when dealing with 16-goal Jarrod Bowen earlier this season, completing six tackles, but Leeds will find it hard to move Dallas there this time.

The 28-year-old has often been deployed in midfield this season, and it seems as though Leeds won’t be able to dislodge him from that role due to their lack of depth in the middle of the park.

Adam Forshaw is still injured, and Kalvin Phillips will be sitting out the final game of his suspension, so Leeds don’t really have many other options than to start Dallas in the midfield.

Unfortunately, this domino effect means that Gjanni Alioski will presumably have to start on the left, and that could spell trouble for the Whites on Saturday.

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Manchester United’s Tahith Chong was a subject of much discussion during the January transfer window, though rumours of a move to Everton were non-existent.

The young prodigy is soon going to become a free agent, with his current contract due to run out in the summer, and there were reports linking him with the exit door in the winter window.

Juventus and Inter Milan were two clubs cited as interested parties but no deal was reached back then.

Still, that doesn’t mean that the 20-year-old youngster won’t leave Old Trafford in a couple of months.

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And just recently, he posted an

/B8Zp4BmFz5T/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link” data-lasso->Instagram snap that attracted the attention of Everton youngster Nathan Markelo, who posted an interesting reply.

Markelo commented on Chong’s post by urging the 20-year-old talent to join the Toffees.

At the very moment, there’s still no reply from the United youngster so we’ll have to wait and see what he has to say – if anything at all.

Of course, we can’t know for sure whether this was a serious plea or just friendly social media media, as is usually the case with various footballing stars.

One way or the other, however, Chong’s future will have to be resolved sooner rather than later as his contract edges closer to expiry.

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Sheffield Wednesday are in dire form of late.

There’s no hiding the fact that the Owls have been terrible recently. They’ve won just once since the turn of the year and any thoughts of a playoff push now seem a distant memory.

Understandably, there have been a number of fans calling for Garry Monk’s head after the Yorkshire club’s recent woes, and after only one win in 11 games, you have to say that his job isn’t secure.

However, Wednesday can’t afford to act too hastily on this one.

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The Owls’ situation could be made so much worse by off-field issues, and if that happens they’ll need to re-evaluate what they want to do.

Indeed, the Hillsborough outfit could be handed a points deduction in the coming weeks due to their financial misconduct charge, and if that happens they may want to keep Monk on board.

The 40-year-old has experience that not many other managers do in that he has been in this exact position before.

Last season he saw his Birmingham City side docked nine points, and they were immediately put amongst the relegation battlers, sitting just five points above 22nd place after their sanction.

Fortunately, Monk was able to motivate his squad and get them playing the football they were capable of and they finished 12 points clear of the drop zone.

Wednesday could soon be put in the same position, and if they’re scrapping amongst the relegation-threatened sides they’ll need a manager who can drag them out of the fire.

Monk has already proven that he’s more than capable of doing that at Birmingham City, and if Dejphon Chansiri chooses to sack him before the EFL ruling comes in they may struggle to get a manager in who can work so well under such strenuous circumstances.

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Reported Everton transfer target Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg has spoken out to Danish media outlet BT after changing agents in recent months.

What did he say?

Well, the reliable Gianluca Di Marzio told Sky Sports’ Transfer Centre (January 23, 9:08pm) last month that the Southampton captain was the club’s primary central midfield target during the January transfer window, although no move materialised before the deadline as they were reluctant to pay his £35m price tag.

It has now emerged that the Denmark international left former agent Soren Lerby at the end of 2019, with super-agent Pini Zahavi his replacement.

Speaking to Danish outlet BT about the switch, the 24-year-old said: “It’s all very simple. I ended my association with Søren Lerby around mid-December. Then I got the opportunity to work with Pini and took that opportunity.

“I am very happy to have Pini on my team. I don’t need to introduce him. His story speaks for itself. He is the master of his profession.”

Could a summer move happen?

It could certainly be one to watch for a number of reasons.

Firstly, it was reported by Di Marzio above and Sky Sports that Everton wanted to sign a central midfielder in January, with Italian journalist Nicolo Schira tweeting that they were in advanced talks over a move for Inter Milan’s Matias Vecino, although his valuation proved to be an issue.

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Secondly, Hojbjerg’s contract at St Mary’s actually runs out in the summer of 2021, meaning that if we get to the end of the current campaign with no extension agreed, he would have just 12 months remaining on his deal.

If he has no intention of committing his future to them, then a summer move would surely be on the cards if their valuation of the Dane was met.

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This is one to watch, for sure.

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It has been a successful couple of weeks for Crystal Palace.

The Eagles have won each of their last two matches by a scoreline of 1-0, which has seen them jump up the Premier League table and away from the relegation battle. They now have 36 points – only four from the magic 40 – and would need to endure a complete collapse to see themselves now drop down to the second tier.

Their latest victory, against Brighton, was perhaps a tad fortunate. The Seagulls dominated the match, managing 66% possession and 23 shots to 12, but in the end it was Palace who claimed all three points thanks to Jordan Ayew’s strike – his seventh of the season in the Premier League.

It was also promising for Roy Hodgson’s side to keep a second clean sheet in successive matches. From a defensive point of view, they have been impressive this season, only conceding 32 goals in the top flight – just six sides have managed less.

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It is surprising to see how big a role Scott Dann has played in that aspect of Palace’s play considering he has spent much of the campaign as a spectator. He has started just six matches in the league this season, with eight appearances overall in the competition.

Yet his influence has been felt when he has played. The London outfit have kept eight clean sheets so far this campaign, and Dann has been included in the starting line-up for four of them – they have conceded just twice overall with him in the side. Despite this eye-catching record, though, Hodgson continues to prefer James Tomkins over him.

6 foot 2 Dann might be 33 and approaching the end of his career, but he still has plenty to offer at the back. His performance at the Amex Stadium was a case in point – he made six clearances, three tackles and won four out of his seven duels.

Just because he is older, it doesn’t mean that he has lost the ability to appear on a regular basis. Surely he has done enough to prove his boss wrong. He now has to be a regular starter.

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The Athletic’s Tottenham Hotspur correspondent James Maw doesn’t believe that Dele Alli is enjoying his football while playing out of position, per The View From The Lane podcast (March 10th, 13:39).

What’s he said?

Alli scored at the weekend as Spurs drew 1-1 with Burnley in the Premier League.

He was deployed as a centre-forward against the Clarets, playing as the focal point of the team in the absence of both Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min.

While he scored from the penalty spot after Erik Lamela was fouled in the box, Maw doesn’t believe he is having the required impact up front.

Indeed, the 23-year-old’s strike at Turf Moor was his first goal in the Premier League since the 2-1 win over Norwich City at the end of January.

He said: “I mean, you can kind of see from Dele Alli’s body language that he’s really not enjoying it at the moment. It’s difficult for any player to play out of position.

He added: “When he is the focal point, it just doesn’t seem like things are really working quite the same way for him. He just kind of looks a bit lost.”

Not his game

Alli doesn’t have the physicality or the presence to make a ball stick when it is fired up to him.

He is a clever playmaker, capable of flicks and tricks and of bringing other players into position, while he can also gallop beyond the striker, as he has often done when Kane has been up front.

That is remarkably different to being the main man and the focal point of an entire attack.

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Per WhoScored, Alli, who is valued at £72m by Transfermarkt, had 63 touches of the ball in the game against Burnley, was dispossessed four times, and had just one shot on target, from the penalty spot.

He also had a passing accuracy of just 68%, while he did not register a key pass.

As Maw alludes to, it is not necessarily his fault, but Mourinho needs to find a way to restore him to a playmaking position.

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