Premier League news: Howe hints at Gordon farewell as Senesi heads for Bournemouth exit

1. Bournemouth corroborate Senesi will time off successful summer

Bournemouth person confirmed that sought-after defender Marcos Senesi will time off nan nine astatine nan extremity of nan play erstwhile his statement expires.

The centre-back arrived connected nan southbound seashore from Feyenoord successful 2022 and his shape since joining will doubtless make him a awesome target for suitors this summer.

“From nan first time I arrived, I felt astatine location astatine this club,” Senesi told nan nine website. “I’m proud of everything we achieved complete nan past 4 years and I’m grateful for nan support nan fans person ever fixed me.

“AFC Bournemouth will ever clasp a typical spot for maine and I will look backmost astatine my clip present pinch fond memories. For now, location are still 2 large games near of nan play and I’m looking guardant to seeing what we tin execute together.” Guardian sport

2. Howe hints Gordon could person played past Newcastle game

Newcastle leader Eddie Howe has admitted Anthony Gordon could person played his last lucifer for nan nine amid speculation he will subordinate Bayern Munich this summer. The 25-year-old England world has sat retired nan Magpies’ past 4 games, nan first 2 because of a hep flexor injury, arsenic reports propose nan Bundesliga champions are successful precocious negotiations complete his future.

Asked if he was not utilizing Gordon because he had 1 oculus connected nan future, caput coach Howe replied: “When you get to this shape of nan season, portion of what we will beryllium doing we’ll beryllium looking to adjacent year, naturally, truthful yes. Anthony’s conscionable travel backmost from injury. I deliberation nan squad has played good successful his absence and pinch a partial position to nan future, yes.”

Asked if location was immoderate update connected nan speculation complete a imaginable move to nan Allianz Arena, Howe added: “No, nothing, nary updates from me. These are discussions that perchance mightiness beryllium happening, but not pinch me.” PA Media

3. Spurs to walk play disconnected watching West Ham

Richarlison has confirmed Tottenham will support an oculus connected West Ham’s travel to Newcastle, but urged his teammates to enactment calm successful nan relegation battle.

Spurs are 17th successful nan Premier League and clasp a two-point advantage complete nan bottommost 3 up of this play wherever Roberto De Zerbi’s broadside are without a fixture. Tottenham are adjacent successful action connected Tuesday distant to rivals Chelsea – who title Saturday’s FA Cup last pinch Manchester City – and whitethorn person dropped into nan relegation area if West Ham triumph astatine Newcastle connected Sunday. Monday’s 1-1 tie astatine location to Leeds made it 4 unbeaten for Spurs, but besides represented a missed opportunity to put different nail successful nan coffin of 18th-placed West Ham. Instead, West Ham are still successful pinch a outcry of endurance pinch 2 games near and yet Richarlison, who helped Everton unafraid information successful 2022, has religion Tottenham tin debar nan drop.

Tottenham will not play this play and adjacent look Chelsea distant connected Tuesday. Photograph: Daniel Weir/Sports Press Photo/Shutterstock

“It’s tough, but constituent by constituent we’re making advancement and depending connected nan consequence of adjacent weekend’s game, pinch 1 much constituent we tin debar relegation,” Richarlison told ESPN Brasil. “We’ll beryllium keeping an oculus connected [West Ham], but we request to do our part.

“We person nan advantage of scoring good distant from home, truthful it’s astir staying calm. We played a very aggravated crippled (against Leeds), unluckily we conceded a punishment goal, it’s portion of football. Now it’s astir continuing pinch these past 2 games.” PA Media

4. Fernandes targets trophies pinch Manchester United

Manchester United skipper Bruno Fernandes remains wished to thief thrust nan squad connected to much corporate occurrence adjacent season. The 31-year-old has played a cardinal domiciled nether interim caput coach Michael Carrick, pinch a resurgent United broadside pushing themselves backmost up to 3rd nan array and securing Champions League qualification erstwhile again.

Portugal playmaker Fernandes is conscionable 1 distant from equalling nan Premier League grounds of 20 assists successful a azygous season, which is shared by Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry. Fernandes’ effect astatine nan bosom of nan United squad has seen him voted nan men’s Footballer of nan Year by nan Football Writers’ Association. Having turned down overtures from Saudi Arabia past summer, Fernandes is expected to stay a cardinal subordinate for whoever takes connected nan full-time manager’s occupation astatine Old Trafford adjacent season. Fernandes feels everyone astatine nan nine will person nan aforesaid attraction and desire to push for awesome honours again.

“[Winning a trophy] will ever beryllium nan prize for me, that is my extremity and is ever going to be. I person ne'er hidden from that,” Fernandes said successful an question and reply pinch nan FWA YouTube channel. “What I want to execute is winning – winning nan [Premier] League and winning nan Champions League. I ne'er ever hide from that. Now evidently going into adjacent season, we each cognize nan purpose of this nine has to beryllium ever winning.

“I deliberation successful nan first place, erstwhile a subordinate chooses to travel to Man United, it is not because they conscionable benignant of deterioration nan shirt. Obviously, that is simply a large feeling, and it is simply a large point to locomotion retired connected Old Trafford and that was nan dream I had. But I had that dream because I knew nan nine could triumph things and could beryllium adjacent to triumph nan Premier League and nan Champions League, that is why I came to this club.” PA Media

5. Hinshelwood closes connected Brighton record

Jack Hinshelwood could break a notable grounds astatine Leeds connected Sunday – and he has erstwhile Brighton leader Bobby Zamora to thank. Hinshelwood has scored successful his past 3 Premier League matches and nary Seagulls subordinate has ever recovered nan nett successful 4 consecutive games successful nan competition. Zamora, who scored 83 goals successful 136 matches successful his first spell astatine Brighton betwixt 2000 and 2003, has been moving pinch nan club’s forwards and it seems to beryllium paying off.

“They did person immoderate sessions this week pinch Bobby, but it’s for wide improvement alternatively than chasing a record,” leader Fabian Hürzeler told reporters. “He’s not doing it for nan statistic aliases nan record, he’s doing it for his individual development. He is simply a subordinate who ever wants to improve.

“He ever shows awesome effort successful training. He wants to beryllium portion of nan team, improve, set and learn. One of his biggest strengths is his flexibility, he tin play successful respective positions. Now he is successful a No 10 position and it seems to beryllium a bully fit. He has a desire to score. He isn’t conscionable a box-to-box subordinate – he really attacks nan opponent’s box. That’s important for our crippled and I’m very pleased pinch really he’s performing.” PA Media

• This roundup will update later connected Friday