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Sheffield Wednesday's Keiren Westwood has made 37 appearances in all competitions this season. David Davies

Premier League clubs considering move for Ireland's Westwood - reports

The 31-year-old has been in excellent form for Sheffield Wednesday this season.

IRELAND GOALKEEPER KEIREN Westwood is believed to be on the radar of a number of Premier League clubs after a fine season with Sheffield Wednesday.

The 31-year-old Manchester-born stopper โ€” whose place in Irelandโ€™s Euro 2016 remains uncertain โ€” has played 37 times in all competitions this season, and was part of a Wednesday side that narrowly missed out on promotion.

The Daily Mail reports that Everton, Middlesbrough, West Brom and Hull City are all considering bids for the ยฃ3 million-rated player, who manager Carlos Carvalhal last month described as โ€œthe best goalkeeper in the Championshipโ€.

However, despite their failure to reach the Premier League, Carvalhal insists there wonโ€™t be a major overhaul of his squad this summer.

In addition, despite an eye-catching display in the play-off final against Hull at Wembley, Westwood admitted he was still unsure over whether he would travel as part of Irelandโ€™s 23-man Euro 2016 squad.

โ€œHopefully I will be in the squad,โ€ he told reporters. โ€œYou will have to ask Martin Oโ€™Neill who his number one is.

โ€œI honestly donโ€™t know if the final will have helped my cause. It is a question for the manager.โ€

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    Mute ManUtdMan
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:27 PM

    Breaking news / Pep Guardiola is having a medical at Manchester City today after paying ยฃ50 million for John Stones

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    Mute Dan
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:30 PM

    Pot . . . . . Kettle . . . . . Black . . . . Im done!

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    Mute Laura Walsh
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:33 PM

    If Pep is having one then when is Joseโ€™s?

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    Mute Hoofedup Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:56 PM

    Breaking news, Man Utd Accountants having medicals, Crazy money for an player in his twilight, again, crazy money for a player who had one year left on contract, and world record fee for a player let go for next to month a few years agoโ€ฆ.. You see, when you point a finger, three pointing backโ€ฆ.

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:13 PM

    Keep up the good work Man Utd, I like seeing the non Utd fans taking the bait ;)

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    Mute Johnny Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:16 PM

    Breaking news โ€ฆ.. Wolves is a bigger club then Liverpool

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    Mute Hoofedup Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:05 PM

    Oh, so, you believe it, but not when you see every player linked to Man Utd???? With your logic, Liverpool are a bigger club than Man Utd, seeing as Sadio Mane said no fcking way when that lot came in for himโ€ฆ. Typical of some of you Man U fans, move the goalposts non stopโ€ฆโ€ฆ

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    Mute Johnny Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:34 PM

    Was there an offer for Sadio ? Did the clubs talk no ! So do one

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    Mute Omar Josef
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:38 PM

    U should not drank much coffee hoff

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    Mute Del Haven
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:12 PM

    Oooh Jose, mmm, thatโ€™s right, ooooh yeah, Pogba, hrmmph, Mkhitaryan, yeah yeah oooooooh!!

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    Mute Hoofedup Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:36 PM

    Ah Johnny criedโ€ฆ. seriously man, cannot take it?

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    Mute Johnny Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:37 PM

    I see so presumably you have seen me carrying out this apparent act which would make your a โ€˜peeperโ€™ โ€ฆ. sick or what !

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    Mute Del Haven
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:48 PM

    Are you guys related?

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    Mute Johnny Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:56 PM

    We were kind of this morning till I drop him down a big white bowl

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    Mute Del Haven
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:59 PM

    A big white bowl with WiFi

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    Mute gerrys spot
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    Aug 9th 2016, 10:45 PM

    How do you know their wasnโ€™t, have you inside info. Supposedly there was an offer last season

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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:46 PM

    Williams and kone in with 18m left over is some business for Everton

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    Mute luke sarpish
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:17 PM

    Why was Johnny Evans and Arsenal in the same sentence.

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    Mute Del Haven
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:39 PM

    Why did they not announce the signing of Stones immediately, what had they to gain by not announcing it? Seems like a lot of embarrassment couldโ€™ve been avoided.

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    Mute David Carino
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:32 PM

    City get pants pulled down again in signing another English player

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    Mute Stuart
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    Aug 9th 2016, 2:58 PM

    If stones is valued at ยฃ47.5m then Pogba for ยฃ100m+ doesnโ€™t look too bad after all

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    Mute Nollaig Elliot
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:06 PM

    The whole transfer market circus makes for some very repetitive commenting.

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:00 PM

    See United fans are saying stones is too expensive, this is a club who bought eric bailly and Unknown defender for ยฃ30 million and martial for even more who at the time was unknown. Not saying if they are right or wrong just its a bit funny the situation

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:12 PM

    Eric Bailly was known to many in La Liga in a team that came 4th last season so thatโ€™s good enough for me. Heโ€™s just not English or played in the premier league to be well โ€œknownโ€.

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:14 PM

    From what Iโ€™ve been reading is that he is good but massively overrated and relies to much on his physicality. And still. ยฃ30 million for a relatively unknown player is a lot. United canโ€™t take the piss out of anyone elseโ€™s signings financially wise

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    Mute Ted Logan
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:22 PM

    Have a look a cost of transfers v the money earned (not handed over by sugar daddy owner) and Uniteds books are in far better shape than most if not all the Premier League clubs!

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:24 PM

    Trying to justify the prices is hilarious. Itโ€™s being the league who cares

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    Mute Dave Murray
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:25 PM

    โ€œGood but overratedโ€โ€ฆwhatever that means. Probably best to give him a chance, no?

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:28 PM

    Good but overrated, example martial good player but the way people were getting on last season you would think it was ronaldo or Henry in their prime.

    I never said he wouldnโ€™t be good, just saying United fans in particular can take the piss out of other teams transfers especially stones when their own manager wanted him

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    Mute Finn Tennance
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:28 PM

    Actually they probably can. Theyโ€™ll make all the money back in Pogba shirt sales, merchandize etc before the end of the year. As much as I hate to say it, their corporate and marketing partnerships could ensure they boss the financial side of things for years to come. As for Stones, โ‚ฌ50m they can have him. Weโ€™ll use that money to strengthen the squad with decent players. Koeman seems to have an eye for promising talent.

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:32 PM

    They will never make the pogba money back on shirt sales clubs get like Max 10 to 15% of revenue on shirt sales sure Real Madrid didnโ€™t even make the beckham money back in shirts

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    Mute David Carino
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:59 PM

    Do you honestly believe that any club thatโ€™s spends money on players whether it be 500,000 or 100,000,000 do so without having a plan in place to try and recoup as much of the money as possible . He will be Mr Manchester Utd by the time the season is over if not before , nothing will happen without his picture or name being involved in some shape if form

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:07 PM

    Oh they will recoup some money back but no where near the amount of the transfer this happens with all the big clubs they never regain the money unless they sell, thatโ€™s why all the big clubs except Munich I think are in debt

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    Mute BAZINGA !
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:40 PM

    And liverpool fans talking about Utd and other clubs transfers cause they have nothing to talk about regarding their own club

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    Mute Conor
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:41 PM

    Think United fans had a lot to say about Liverpool transfers so what does that mean then?

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    Mute Nollaig Elliot
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:59 PM

    Lads itโ€™s embarrassing, give it a rest. It used to be good banter on here but thatโ€™s starting to fade. Ye are starting to sound like school kids.

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    Aug 9th 2016, 7:58 PM

    Spot on Nollaig. Youโ€™re right, itโ€™s not banter, itโ€™s the same repetitive comments about the fee for Pogba and now Stones today. Itโ€™s not going to drastically effect the lives of anybody on the 42 so get over yourselves for Christ sake.

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    Mute Johnny Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 3:24 PM

    Meanwhile Flopp demands to know whatโ€™s happening with players at Southampton

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    Mute Hoofedup Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:05 PM

    Booya Carino! you won marketing! Thatโ€™ll make the pain go away for winning nothing.

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    Mute Mark Nugent
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    Aug 9th 2016, 4:59 PM

    Heโ€™s not even back a day and the promotion wheels are turning already

    https://www.facebook.com/adidasfootball/videos/10153739567103531/

    http://bit.ly/2b40fca

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    Mute David Carino
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:03 PM

    Thatโ€™s exactly what Iโ€™m talking about Mark .. PogBoom !

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    Mute Hoofedup Bravo
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    Aug 9th 2016, 5:03 PM

    Mark, all that is fine, good business, but at end of the day, you will take the medals over that.

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