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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
What is Livramento's best position?
Despite progressing through the youth ranks at Chelsea as a right-back, Tino Livramento featured heavily on the left side of defence for Newcastle last season after the long-term injury suffered by Lewis Hall. He impressed in this role and started there for England's first two group games in this summer's Euro Under-21 Championship under Lee Carsley."Lee would say he likes me on the left because I can come inside and use my right foot," Livramento said on the role. "The same goes for the Newcastle manager, but when you're in that position it's all instinct. "I wouldn't say playing as a left-back is my favourite position, but as long as I'm out there and playing I'm really enjoying my football right now."In the Three Lions' opener against the Czech Republic, Livramento was awarded player of the match after an impressive performance in which his purposeful run and cross forced the deadlock to be broken with an own asked what the 22-year-old's best position is, former Magpies defender John Anderson said: "It's a really tough one. I think he's been exceptional in both. "Since young Hall got injured and he reverted to left-back for Newcastle, he's been exceptional. I think it's a great option for the manager as well that he can play in both those positions and not look out of place."Since going to left-back, he's looked like someone who has played there all his life. He's been brilliant at left-back."However, when asked if Livramento should return to right-back when Hall returns from injury, Anderson added: "I think so. It's a no-brainer really. "You've got a young boy in Hall who took a while to settle but since getting in the side has been excellent and has become an England international. They're still young boys and learning the game but hopefully they will be there for years to come."Listen to the full chat on BBC Sounds
BBC News
4 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
How will Newcastle approach this transfer window?
After ending their domestic trophy drought with the Carabao Cup in March, and securing Champions League qualification with a fifth-place Premier League finish, Newcastle United will be hoping to build on their most successful season in modern with no major first-team signing in two years and having to sell players to comply with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) in 2024, how will the Saudi-backed Magpies operate in this transfer window? BBC Sport takes a look. 'Speed is key' - Howe offers stark warning Not only will fans expect new arrivals this summer, manager Eddie Howe will too. In his final news conference of the season on 25 May, he was explicit in his demands for quick movement in the market, while also confirming the club is not fearing PSR summer, Newcastle signed young striker William Osula but failed in a public chase of Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi. Lloyd Kelly arrived on a free transfer from Bournemouth but the defender left for Juventus after half a the permanent signing of Lewis Hall could be deemed a first-team success, but he had already spent a year on loan at the club. The need for better results is clear. "Speed is key and I have reiterated that many times internally," Howe said."We have to be dynamic, we have to be ready to conclude things quickly because good players don't hang around for long. That's always been my thought and my message on recruitment."The sales of Kelly and Miguel Almiron for a combined £28m have increased the headroom for Newcastle to spend and there is anticipation that the club will lay out more than £100m, with further exits expected to increase the budget teenage Spanish winger Antonio Cordero arrived from Malaga, he is expected to depart on loan. Newcastle did make enquiries for a number of targets inside the first 'mini' window, which closed on 10 June, but are not close to a breakthrough as things stand. What positions are Newcastle looking to strengthen? There are four key positions Newcastle want to improve: right wing, centre-back, striker and goalkeeper. Their top targets are mostly Premier League-based, with Howe wanting to minimise the acclimatisation period for new signings, but this works against his desire for a quick start to the Bryan Mbeumo was earmarked as the main target out wide, but links to Manchester United and Tottenham have forced a re-think; similarly Ipswich striker Liam Delap and Bournemtouh centre-back Dean Huijsen, who the club also spoke to, joined Chelsea and Real a late bid last summer, Newcastle have again enquired about Nottingham Forest's Anthony Elanga, as well as Brighton forward Joao Pedro. West Ham's Mohammed Kudus and Bournemouth's Antoine Semenyo are also of interest. Talks with Burnley over a deal for 22-year-old England goalkeeper James Trafford are restarting after failed bids a year ago, but nothing appears close. Guehi remains high on the list in defence. Should Newcastle look abroad for signings? Newcastle, who are majority owned by Saudi Arabia's wealthy Public Investment Fund, do not want to be held to ransom over fees, which is causing transfer progress to slow down. The wage structure in place is strict too, and the club are being careful not to break it for a new recruit, while hoping star striker Alexander Isak signs an improved is a sense in the fanbase that Newcastle should look abroad for better value signings, having had previous success with Isak and midfielders Bruno Guimaraes and Sandro Tonali."We just can't afford to shop domestically all the time," Adam Widdrington, from the Newcastle United fan podcast True Faith, told BBC Sport."Even though the market abroad feels a little inflated, generally speaking there is better value overseas when buying players willing to make a move to England. In particular, those players going slightly under the radar but with impressive form over the past couple of seasons."Newcastle have cast their net further afield, with soon to be free-agent striker Jonathan David admired. But a deal for the Canadian looks unlikely, despite sources telling BBC Sport that his wage demands have cooled the possibility of a move to Serie A champions exits are also possible, with midfielder Joe Willock and Sean Longstaff linked with moves away. The latter's future may hinge on Newcastle needing to meet a 'homegrown' quota for their Champions League squad. Veteran striker Callum Wilson, 33, is in talks over a new contract with his deal set to expire this month. Does Paul Mitchell's exit change anything? The news of sporting director Paul Mitchell's imminent exit was a surprise only in terms of timing, emerging two days after the end of the suggested the fact that chief executive Darren Eales was also set to leave, having announced last year he is suffering from cancer, was a key reason for his hired Mitchell to oversee recruitment which created tension with Howe, who let his frustration be known in July last year. The pair worked together amicably, but it is believed they were never particularly close. There was a clear power shift over the season; Howe was not consulted about Mitchell's arrival, and there were fears before Christmas that poor form may result in a managerial change. But the success of the team in the second half of the season strengthened Howe's position the hunt for Mitchell's replacement is under way, it is likely to be tied to that of Eales. There may be a consideration to change the focus of that appointment and move away from setting transfer policy, with Howe, nephew Andy and Steve Nickson (head of recruitment) taking charge of player were already identified prior to the boardroom shift, but after previous sporting director Dan Ashworth left last year, there is a need for stability are crucial and Howe would like to see new faces in by the start of pre-season in club has the means to spend and a desire to give the manager the best tools possible. Despite some early setbacks, an exciting summer could still await.
Daily Mail
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
Inside the Lions camp: Andy Farrell goes to extreme lengths to protect his plans in Portugal as two Premier League stars are spotted
At the luxurious Campus training centre in Quinta do Lago on Wednesday, the locals turning up for their padel and tennis matches and Pilates sessions were shocked at what they found. Newcastle left-back Lewis Hall, already preparing for pre-season with Eddie Howe 's side on the Algarve, looked especially surprised at the increased security as he headed for a kickabout.
Glasgow Times
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Glasgow Times
Chelsea's academy the leading producer of Premier League players last season
The Blues reclaimed top spot in the PA news agency's annual study from Manchester United, while Liverpool gave the largest share of their own first-team minutes to homegrown players. Cobham delivers the goods Newcastle duo Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall both came through Chelsea's Cobham academy (Owen Humphreys/PA) Twenty Chelsea academy graduates appeared in the top flight over the season, playing a total of 28,524 minutes. That was two players and over 5,000 minutes more than any other academy. Manchester City were second on both counts, with 18 players playing a combined 23,462 minutes, dropping United to third. Chelsea captain Reece James and fellow defenders Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah contributed heavily to their side's Champions League qualification, all earning places in the latest England squad in the process, but their academy also produced first-team regulars for other Premier League clubs. Newcastle full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen all topped 1,000 minutes. At the other end of the scale, fellow Cobham graduate Michael Golding played 45 seconds for Leicester as a substitute against Southampton – the lowest playing time for any player to feature in the Premier League this season. United fell behind their Manchester rivals as well after selling Scott McTominay to Napoli while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho frequently found themselves out of favour. Fourth-ranked Arsenal, helped by the emergence of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, nearly doubled their total from 11,869 minutes to 21,894. Liverpool ranked seventh with the rest of the top 10 made up of clubs from outside the Premier League – Ajax and Barcelona in fifth and sixth, with Championship sides Leeds and Hull sandwiching ninth-placed Anderlecht. Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester, Everton and Crystal Palace also ranked in the top 20, with Nottingham Forest one place outside. Brentford were the lowest-ranked Premier League club, 274th of the 275 academies represented – ahead of only Rochdale. They and Wolves were among 185 academies to produce just a single player apiece. Homegrown heroes Trent Alexander-Arnold, right, and Curtis Jones were among the homegrown contributors to Liverpool's success (Peter Byrne/PA) Liverpool's title win was heavily driven by their own academy, with homegrown players accounting for 16.7 per cent of their playing time. Trent Alexander-Arnold led the way with 2,575 minutes, with Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher also over 1,000 and Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah playing significant parts. There were cameos too for Viteszlav Jaros and Jayden Danns but Liverpool's seven homegrown players were topped by Manchester United's eight. Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, Rashford, Jonny Evans, Toby Collyer, Chido Obi, Tyler Fredricson and McTominay combined to play 6,292 minutes for their formative club, 15.2 per cent of United's playing time. Colwill, Chalobah and James led Chelsea's third-placed tally of 6,150 minutes, or 14.7 per cent. Six clubs gave over 10 per cent of playing time to homegrown players, with Crystal Palace only just below that mark. That included five of the traditional 'big six', with Tottenham the only exception. Chelsea and Manchester City used six homegrown players each. Southampton had five – as did Spurs, though Mikey Moore, Brandon Austin, Dane Scarlett, Will Lankshear and Alfie Dorrington accrued just 602 minutes between them. Brentford's sole representative league-wide was at least their first homegrown player in the history of the PA academy study, Ryan Trevitt playing eight minutes against Spurs in September. That left Wolves as the only team not to field a homegrown player, though they had Luke Cundle, Wesley Okoduwa and Tom Edozie in matchday squads as unused substitutes.
The Herald Scotland
02-06-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Chelsea's academy the leading producer of Premier League players last season
Cobham delivers the goods Newcastle duo Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall both came through Chelsea's Cobham academy (Owen Humphreys/PA) Twenty Chelsea academy graduates appeared in the top flight over the season, playing a total of 28,524 minutes. That was two players and over 5,000 minutes more than any other academy. Manchester City were second on both counts, with 18 players playing a combined 23,462 minutes, dropping United to third. Chelsea captain Reece James and fellow defenders Levi Colwill and Trevoh Chalobah contributed heavily to their side's Champions League qualification, all earning places in the latest England squad in the process, but their academy also produced first-team regulars for other Premier League clubs. Newcastle full-backs Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall, Nottingham Forest duo Ola Aina and Callum Hudson-Odoi, Crystal Palace captain Marc Guehi, Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke and Aston Villa's Ian Maatsen all topped 1,000 minutes. At the other end of the scale, fellow Cobham graduate Michael Golding played 45 seconds for Leicester as a substitute against Southampton – the lowest playing time for any player to feature in the Premier League this season. United fell behind their Manchester rivals as well after selling Scott McTominay to Napoli while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho frequently found themselves out of favour. Fourth-ranked Arsenal, helped by the emergence of Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly, nearly doubled their total from 11,869 minutes to 21,894. Liverpool ranked seventh with the rest of the top 10 made up of clubs from outside the Premier League – Ajax and Barcelona in fifth and sixth, with Championship sides Leeds and Hull sandwiching ninth-placed Anderlecht. Brighton, Tottenham, Leicester, Everton and Crystal Palace also ranked in the top 20, with Nottingham Forest one place outside. Brentford were the lowest-ranked Premier League club, 274th of the 275 academies represented – ahead of only Rochdale. They and Wolves were among 185 academies to produce just a single player apiece. Homegrown heroes Trent Alexander-Arnold, right, and Curtis Jones were among the homegrown contributors to Liverpool's success (Peter Byrne/PA) Liverpool's title win was heavily driven by their own academy, with homegrown players accounting for 16.7 per cent of their playing time. Trent Alexander-Arnold led the way with 2,575 minutes, with Curtis Jones and Caoimhin Kelleher also over 1,000 and Conor Bradley and Jarell Quansah playing significant parts. There were cameos too for Viteszlav Jaros and Jayden Danns but Liverpool's seven homegrown players were topped by Manchester United's eight. Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo, Rashford, Jonny Evans, Toby Collyer, Chido Obi, Tyler Fredricson and McTominay combined to play 6,292 minutes for their formative club, 15.2 per cent of United's playing time. Colwill, Chalobah and James led Chelsea's third-placed tally of 6,150 minutes, or 14.7 per cent. Six clubs gave over 10 per cent of playing time to homegrown players, with Crystal Palace only just below that mark. That included five of the traditional 'big six', with Tottenham the only exception. Chelsea and Manchester City used six homegrown players each. Southampton had five – as did Spurs, though Mikey Moore, Brandon Austin, Dane Scarlett, Will Lankshear and Alfie Dorrington accrued just 602 minutes between them. Brentford's sole representative league-wide was at least their first homegrown player in the history of the PA academy study, Ryan Trevitt playing eight minutes against Spurs in September. That left Wolves as the only team not to field a homegrown player, though they had Luke Cundle, Wesley Okoduwa and Tom Edozie in matchday squads as unused substitutes.
