English Premier League

English Premier League

Liam Rosenior looks up at the towering Strasbourg Kop. He shouts and pleads as he points to his players, demanding the fans applaud them. Met with hostility, boos and jeers in the stands, he cuts a lone figure, one at pains to sow unity at a divided club. Strasbourg had just won the game, beating Le Havre 1-0 earlier this season, but the club's fans were in no mood to celebrate.

Tottenham Hotspur are interested in signing the Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba. The 22-year-old Cameroonian International has impressed in the Premier League, and he is on the radar of Liverpool and Manchester United, as per TEAMtalk. Spurs are monitoring his situation closely, but a January move seems unlikely. The player will cost around 80-87 million. It seems that Tottenham are lining up a summer move for the talented young midfielder. They need more defensive steel and drive in the middle of the park.

According to football transfers, the 23-year-old right back has been identified as a leading target for the North London club. It remains to be seen whether Arsenal follow up on their interest with an attempt to sign him in January. Arsenal's Sporting Director Andrea Berta and manager Mikel Arteta rate the 23-year-old highly, and they believe that he fits the profile of player they are looking to sign.

We are still waiting for some feedback from the Premier League, from PGMOL, because it is very important for us. We didn't have the one to make us understand why and not have the same opinion. Not just me... me, my staff, our football club, all the other players, fans. I think if you go to ask all Premier League [teams, each club] is going to have the same opinion. All the people that love football will have the same opinion as myself.

Hoping to skyrocket their way into silver medal position, Aston Villa will travel to south London on Wednesday night when they meet Crystal Palace. Embarking on what has been a real fairytale, Unai Emery's men have rightfully received a string of plaudits from across the continent and they have shattered a string of long-standing records. While the Eagles might have their sights set on mounting

The January transfer window is now open, and already clubs are moving to bring in fresh talent for the second half of the season. Crystal Palace, for example, wasted no time in splashing 35 million on former Tottenham Hotspur man Brennan Johnson, who has already played his first Premier League game for his new employers. But all sides do not need to be as eager as the Eagles in tying up their business. Here's how long clubs have left to get those big-money moves finalised.

He said on talkSPORT: John McGinn again, another good performance from John. You know what you're going to get from John every week. People must look at John McGinn and get a buzz because he always gives 100 per cent. He's got quality as well, there's no doubt about that, but the desire to play is fantastic. You need John McGinn at West Ham at the moment, he'd get people going there.

Fantasy Premier League managers have flirted with the second forward spot in their team all season and while Erling Haaland is a set and forget for pretty much every team, landing on a second striker that justifies his price and produces points consistently has been a problem position for most. Pre-season favorite Joao Pedro has two goals in nine, one time bandwagon Jean-Philippe Mateta can't find the form we saw last season,

The 'new manager bounce' is a phenomenon where a team has an upturn in form and performance after appointing a new manager. When a new coach takes over after a sustained period of poor results, it is often noticed that results and player performance improves. With Manchester United, Chelsea and Celtic sacking their managers in recent days, the clubs will be hoping that a switch of personnel can inspire results.