(^58) DAILY MIRROR WEDNESDAY 24.07.2019
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BRIGHTON’S SOUTH AFRICAN
STRIKER PERCY TAU IS SET TO
JOIN BELGIAN SIDE BRUGES ON A
SEASON-LONG LOAN DEAL
CHELSEA DEFENDER MATT
MIAZGA HAS RE-JOINED READING
ON LOAN AFTER SPENDING MOST
OF LAST SEASON THERE
Forest since coming
through the youth ranks.
Osborn, 24, was in the
final year of his Forest
deal and will be United’s
sixth summer signing.
Blades boss Chris
Wilder also hopes David
De Gea signing a new
contract at Manchester
United will finally allow
him to re-sign England
Under-21 goalkeeper
Dean Henderson on loan.
BY DAVID ANDERSON
BEN OSBORN is set to
join Sheffield United
from Nottingham Forest
in the next 24 hours.
United have had an
offer of around £5million
accepted after their first
bid of £3m was rejected.
The Blades are
discussing personal
terms with the midfielder
(above), who has made
230 appearances for
Blades cut
deal to sign
up Osborn
BRIGHTON’S Jayson
Molumby, the
Republic of Ireland’s
Under-21 captain, has
joined Millwall on a
season-long loan.
The 19-year-old
midfielder (right) is Lions
boss Neil Harris’s sixth
signing of the summer.
He said: “What I wanted
for the season was to get
out on loan, and Millwall
seems the perfect fit.”
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League
and also
get to the
Champions
League final.
But he
suffered
hamstring and
muscle injuries
during the campaign.
And he has been hitting
the gym in a bid to ensure
there is no repeat of those
problems this season.
Alli added: “I tried to use the
time to build myself up.
“During the season when
you’re fit, you notice things – little
niggles that build up. It’s all about
not rushing back too soon and
being patient.
“It made me stronger as a
person because I’m not used to
being in the treatment room.
“When you’re playing so much,
you’re tired, so you don’t have too
much time to prepare for the
next game.
“You don’t have time to get in
the gym and build up different
muscles or to make all the
muscles as strong as possible.
“In the position I play, there is
a great deal of running, so it’s
important you can physically
keep up with it.”
that
began
with England
reaching the World Cup
semi-finals and ended at the
Nations League.
In between, he helped Spurs to
finish fourth in the Premier
spoken about on Match of the Day,” he
said. “Looking back, it was crazy, with
the likes of Gary Lineker and Danny
Murphy saying good things about me.
“It’s good to hear that because it
builds your confidence.”
Wolves and boss Nuno Espirito Santo
( below) face Irish minnows Crusaders
at Molineux tomorrow and Gibbs-
White added: “We’ve only got a
small squad, so there will be
opportunities. I’m looking to
push even more than I pushed
last season.”
IT’S NOT
FUNNY
Dele embarrassed by beach
incident but says he needs
to have time out with pals
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At £27million
the Hornets
are shooting
for the Sarr
BY MIKE WALTERS
WATFORD are closing in
on a club-record deal for
Rennes winger Ismaila
Sarr.
The two clubs are
currently £5million apart
in their valuation, with
the French club wanting
£27m for the Senegalese
international. But Rennes
president Olivier Letang
admits they will struggle
to keep Sarr until the
transfer window shuts.
Letang said: “Only
Watford have shown a
real interest in the player.
We would be very hapy if
Isma stayed with us
another year, but it’s a
strong
possibility
he will go if
we receive
an offer we can’t refuse.”
Sarr, 21, would become
the most expensive
signing in Watford’s
history, eclipsing the
£18m paid for striker
Andre Gray two years
ago. And if Hornets boss
Javi Gracia can push
through a deal for Sarr
(above), Watford may
balance the books by
offloading winger
Roberto Pereyra, who
has been linked with
Atletico Madrid. Watford
would want £25m.
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FROM SIMON MULLOCK in Shanghai
DELE ALLI has defended
himself after his boozy beach
antics.
The England midfielder
was pictured looking worse
for wear before being
carried away by security
guards on the Greek
island Mykonos.
And Alli’s girlfriend
Ruby Mae had to call
for help to get him
back to their hotel
room on their holiday
earlier this month.
He said: “It’s not funny
and I can’t say it’s funny
- because it’s not.
“It was important I had
some downtime. I’m 23 years
old, so I’m going to have some
fun with my friends.
“As long as I’m still being
professional, still doing the right
things – and I’ve come back into
pre-season feeling strong, feeling
good and I’m ready for the season
to start. I’ve just got to keep
working hard.”
Alli had a hectic 12 months
Wolves v Crusaders
Europa League, 2nd qual, tomorrow, 7.45pm
BY SIMON MULLOCK
MORGAN GIBBS-WHITE stole the show
on Match of the Day and the Wolves
star is now hungry for more.
The midfielder (above), 19, announced
himself to the Premier League with
a man-of-the-match display
against Chelsea in his very
first start last December –
and earned plaudits on TV
later that night.
“It felt a bit surreal beingMOTD GAVE MORGAN
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BY STEVEN BEACOM
SEAN O’NEILL has
vowed to run around
Belfast naked if he
keeps a clean sheet
against Wolves.
While tomorrow
night’s Europa League
qualifier at
Molineux will be
an occasion to
savour for Wolves
fans, it also marks
the first return to
Europe since 1980 for
Irish League opponents
Crusaders.
And keeper O’Neill, 31,
(above) plans to
celebrate with somebare-faced cheek if
he emerges a hero.
“I know I’ll be
busy on the night
and we know as a
team how difficult it is
going to be,” he said.
“If I keep a clean-
sheet I’m willing to run
around the town naked! It
is the biggest game in
our club’s history.”Clean sheet to
put Sean on a
winning streak
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