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WEST HAM are

set to bolster

their attack by

landing Basle’s

Albian Ajeti in an

£8million deal.

Swiss striker Ajeti,

22, scored 15 goals in

35 games for Basle

last season and is

expected to seal a

move today to

become West Ham’s

sixth summer signing.

His arrival means

the Hammers, who

paid a club-record

£45m for Eintracht

Frankfurt striker

Sebastien Haller,

could allow Javier

Hernandez to leave.

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NEWCASTLE

are considering a

cut-price deal to

bring Steven Caulker

back to England.

The former

Tottenham and

Queens Park Rangers

centre-back, 27, has

established himself at

top-flight Alanyaspor

since joining in

January. He has just

one year left on his

contract and could be

available for as little

as £2million.

New Toon boss

Steve Bruce has been

making enquiries

about Caulker’s

fitness and form.

to £8m for the Republic of

Ireland international.

Everton hope Zaha’s

deteriorating relationship

with the Palace hierarchy

will force them into agreeing

a sale today.

The Goodison

Park club are also

weighing up

whether to make

another bid for

Arsenal’s Nigerian

international winger

Alex Iwobi, above.

The Gunners rejected a

£30m offer from Everton

yesterday and will not sell

the 23-year-old for less than

£40m.

FROM BACK PAGE

September 2. Everton’s only

firm bid so far was a £52m

offer which was rejected by

Palace last week.

There have been

reports midfielder

James McCarthy

and possibly

striker Cenk Tosun

• on loan – were
  offered in a £65m
  player-plus cash
  deal.
  But it is understood that
  McCarthy’s move is
  progressing separately as
  Palace close in on a deal
  worth an initial £3m rising

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against Sheffield United

on Saturday, said:

“There’s no place for

that in the stands.

“When it’s one of

your friends it’s even

more frustrating and

annoying.

“The authorities have

got to take control.”

DARREN LEWIS

football’s escalating

battle against racism in

the game.

Police are

investigating and

Fulham have vowed to

ban anyone found

guilty of the incident

for life.

Wilson, set to line up

for Bournemouth

people close to me. I
spoke to him afterwards
about the situation. His
sister is a little bit shook
up and his mum was
there. But it’s shameful.
The guy was with his
dad and his wife and hit
a woman as well.”
It is the latest, most
concerning incident in

gave me

to go on

Wilson recalls how support from

the England legend inspired him

test myself and keep taking myself

into uncomfortable situations.

“But for me with the Euros coming

up it is important to make sure that I

am still playing week-in, week-out

and scoring goals.”

Wilson started last season with

seven goals in his first 14 games –

followed by another for

England against the USA.

Working with boss

Eddie Howe, says Wilson,

has given him the

belief that he can target

a place at next

summer’s European

Championship with

England alongside – or

maybe even instead of –

Harry Kane.

“The manager has invested time

and patience in me,” he says. “He

encourages me to watch clips of

myself. We are always in his office

sitting down analysing. He wants to

find out whether I’ve delivered what

he wants on the pitch.”

Shearer would approve of just how

well he has delivered so far.

of my rehab at that time.” In 16
heartbreaking months, Wilson suffered
cruciate ligament injuries to both his
knees. Yet he underlined his quality
with 15 goals and nine assists last
season to keep his place in the
England squad for the Nations League
in June.
West Ham were among a
number of clubs keen to
poach him during the
summer. Wilson, however,
is targeting Europe with
Bournemouth.
“Unless it was a team
playing in Europe –
which is what I want to
do in my career at some
point in the future – then I
don’t see myself going
sideways,” he says. “This club is
ambitious and there is no reason why,
if we keep everyone fit, we can’t get
into Europe ourselves.
“We’ve got a great squad and I have
confidence in the players around me,
that I’ll be able to score goals. It’s not
to say that I don’t want to go outside
my comfort zone – I always want to

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