{"id":533098,"date":"2019-09-23T15:26:23","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T19:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=533098"},"modified":"2019-09-23T15:26:23","modified_gmt":"2019-09-23T19:26:23","slug":"transfer-rumours-chelsea-tottenham-hotspur-and-everton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/09\/23\/transfer-rumours-chelsea-tottenham-hotspur-and-everton\/","title":{"rendered":"Transfer Rumours: Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word On Football&#8217;s Football Transfer News aims to provide you with the latest Premier League transfer rumours. Today, we look at what is blocking <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/chelseafootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chelsea<\/a>&#8216;s pursuit of a new right-back.<\/p>\n<h2>Transfer Rumours: Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur and Everton<\/h2>\n<h3>Transfer Rumours &#8211; Chelsea<\/h3>\n<p>According to Neil Fissler of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1181021\/Chelsea-transfer-news-Frank-Lampard-Napoli-Elseid-Hysaj-contract-Premier-League\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Express<\/a>, Chelsea target <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/2f3452eb\/Elseid-Hysaj\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Elseid Hysaj<\/a> is set to sign a new contract with Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>The Albanian international is attracting interest from a number of clubs across Europe, including Chelsea&#8217;s Premier League rivals <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/feeds\/manchesterunitedfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a>. Last season, he made 37 appearances for Napoli as they finished second in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>However, this deal depends on Chelsea&#8217;s transfer ban. Currently, it expires next summer. However, the Blues are appealing to have it reduced to allow them to sign players in January.<\/p>\n<h3>Tottenham Hotspur Tracking Italian Youngster<\/h3>\n<p>Neil Fissler of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/sport\/football\/1181030\/Tottenham-transfer-news-Serie-A-scouting-mission-Fiorentina-Riccardo-Sottil-Premier-League\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Express<\/a> also claims that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/tottenham\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur are tracking Italian youngster <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/94816803\/Riccardo-Sottil\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Riccardo Sottil<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old is currently plying his trade with Fiorentina in Serie A. Despite making only two appearances so far this season, he has caught the headlines with impressive performances.<\/p>\n<p>It signals an intent to undergo transformation by Tottenham. They are turning their focus to youth, in the bid to create a team for the future.<\/p>\n<h3>Everton Pursuing New Striker<\/h3>\n<p>According to Chris Beesley of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/everton-continue-scout-yussuf-poulsen-16961952\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liverpool Echo<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/clubs\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everton<\/a> are interested in RB Leipzig striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d2416c2e\/Yussuf-Poulsen\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yussuf Poulsen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The towering Danish striker has spent the majority of his career with the Bundesliga side. Last season was his best to date as a professional, registering 19 times in all competitions. However, so far this season he has scored just the once.<\/p>\n<p>Everton currently have a host strikers not scoring.<a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/59e6e5bf\/Dominic-Calvert-Lewin\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/a> is the only goal scored by a Blues striker this season. As a result, manager Marco Silva is exploring new options for his side<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1167049436\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1167049436?et=q3YnrM_jTkNBMIxYyJiTPg&amp;tld=co.uk&amp;sig=KG8aGekr8eHBVcaHJcXQh5BYlpHKJ53rEFxhtcP7744=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Word On Football aim to bring you the latest Premier League transfer rumours. 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