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Spurs to sign £51.8m Simons after Chelsea leave path clear
Tottenham are poised to complete the £51.8m signing of Xavi Simons from RB Leipzig. Personal terms have been agreed with the attacking midfielder and a medical has taken place.
Barring any last-minute hitches the deal will be a major boost for Thomas Frank, who has been hoping to add an attacking midfielder. Spurs have have missed out on Eberechi Eze, who joined Arsenal from Crystal Palace, and Nottingham Forest’s Morgan Gibbs-White.
Chelsea were also interested in Simons but never made a bid for the 22-year-old. There are no indications that the club will disrupt their London rivals by attempting a late swoop for the Netherlands international.
More from Jacob Steinberg and David Hytner here.
Mourinho joined Fenerbahce just over a year ago after a stint at Roma and was greeted by thousands of fans when he arrived in Istanbul, raising expectations of ending Galatasaray’s recent dominance. He was in charge for 62 matches at Fenerbahce where he won 37, lost 11 and drew 14, making his win percentage 59.68%, his highest since his time at Real Madrid between 2010 and 2013 (71.91%).
Fenerbahce sack Mourinho two games into new season
Fenerbahce have parted ways with José Mourinho after the Turkish club failed to qualify for the Champions League league phase. Mourinho’s side were beaten 1-0 by Benfica on Wednesday night in their playoff tie. In a statement released on social media, the club said: “We thank him for his efforts for our team until today and wish him success in his future career.”
The former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager is the second high-profile manager in Turkey to get the sack in the last day after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked by Besiktas less than one hour after they failed to qualify for the Conference League.
Preamble
It is Friday morning and yet another weekend of Premier League football awaits, this one the last before the first international break of the season. Here you will find all the latest lines as the managers take on the media in today’s press conferences.
Deadline day is also fast approaching and clubs will be hoping to make those late adjustments to their squad to ensure they are as ready as possible for the long season ahead.
We will also have of EFL, Scottish Premiership and European football news as it comes. Plus the latest on Thomas Tuchel’s England squad announcement for World Cup qualifiers at noon.
As always, get in touch of you have any transfer wishes or weekend predictions. You can find the email at the top of this blog.
And our first piece of breaking news …
