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It has been a roller-coaster of a season to be a Sheffield Wednesday supporter hasn’t it?

After experiencing a torrid start to the Championship campaign, the Owls’ decision to sack Jos Luhukay in December and replace him with Steve Bruce has proved to be somewhat of a masterstroke.

Although the Yorkshire-based outfit will be facing yet another year in the second tier, the fact that they managed to stay in contention for the play-offs until the penultimate week of the season indicates that they are on the right path for the future.

However, if they are to sustain a push for automatic promotion during the 2019/20 campaign, they will have to sort out their goalkeeping situation over the coming months.

With Keiren Westwood’s contract at Hillsborough set to expire in June (via Transfermarkt), the Republic of Ireland international has yet to commit to a new deal which must be worrying for Bruce given just how impressive he has been for the Owls.

If the 34-year-old does decide to seek a future elsewhere, Wednesday must consider replacing him with one of Portugal’s most consistent shot-stoppers.

Having delivered a number of stand-out performances for Rio Ave in the Primeira Liga this season, Quentin Beunardeau is reportedly one of Bruce’s main targets in the summer (via record.pt).

Rated at £450k by Transfermarkt, the French ‘keeper could prove to be a bargain for the Owls if he can replicate the same level of form which has seen him keep nine clean sheets in 25 appearances for the Iberian minnows this year.

Whereas Westwood is entering the twilight of his career, at the age of 25, Beunardeau is yet to reach his prime but could do so in South Yorkshire if Wednesday decide he is worth taking a risk on when the transfer window opens in July.

What do you think Owls fans? Should Bruce consider bringing in Beunardeau in the summer? Or would it be more beneficial if the 58-year-old does everything he can to convince Westwood to stay? Let us know below.

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Ilias Chair will likely look back on his decision to depart QPR on loan to Stevenage in January, with the Hoops spiralling into despair and his own form sky-rocketing. The youngster has been tearing up League Two and has chalked up six goals and six assists in just 16 league appearances – extremely impressive tallies.

With Eberechi Eze having had a mediocre season, there could be opportunities for 21-year-old Chair to feature in the Hoops’ starting XI next season, as opposed to being part of the furniture.

With a 2018/19 highlight reel which Lionel Messi would be proud of, the young Moroccan has surely won plenty of admirers up and down the EFL; QPR should expect a lot of interest in the summer, particularly if their next managerial appointment doesn’t see the player as part of their plans.

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Plenty of QPR fans were keen to discuss the prospect’s future at Loftus Road and you can check out the best of the Twitter reaction on below…

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Manchester United fans on Twitter loved Mason Greenwood’s first ever start for the club against Cardiff.

Despite going a goal down to the already relegated Bluebirds, the 17-year-old gave Old Trafford a lift due to his exciting display – Greenwood hit the post, almost grabbing an immediate equaliser in the process.

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The teenager has hit 26 goals and recorded 8 assists in 29 games for United’s youth team this season, showing that he can score goals with both feet; he is equally adept on either foot, and scored a 30-yard freekick against Newcastle on his supposedly weaker left side.

With his start against Neil Warnock’s team, Greenwood became the youngest ever player to start a Premier League game for the Red Devils at 17 years and 223 days old, beating Federico Macheda’s record.

He looked like the only player who was trying on the day as United eventually slipped to an embarrassing 2-0 defeat, so let’s see what their supporters have been saying about the academy graduate…

It was an unexpected signing, but when the news broke that West Ham had signed Felipe Anderson for a club-record fee, everyone was surprised.

The then Lazio winger was at one point one of the most talked about players in the European game with a plethora of teams all linked to the signature of the Brazilian international, which is why it was a surprise that Manuel Pellegrini’s West Ham were the club to sign Anderson for a reported £36 million last year.

Sceptics were unsure whether the winger would live up to his price tag, but after a full season in the Premier League the 26-year-old has proven to be a hit in the English top-flight, scoring nine goals and assisting four in his debut year, and he’s already attracting interest.

According to the Daily Mail (via Hammers News), Liverpool are interested in the Brazilian winger this summer as Jurgen Klopp’s side aim to add that missing bit of creativity that saw the Reds miss out on the Premier League title by a point, and for West Ham, they should let Anderson walk if a bid comes in.

Although Anderson is only valued on Transfermarkt at £36 million, the Brazilian would recoup a club-record offer should the Reds make a bid for the Hammers superstar, and after such a stellar season in his first year in England, the winger has shown he is capable of playing for a bigger club.

His performances this season suggest he should be playing Champions League football instead of fighting for a top-half place, which is nothing against the Hammers, just his ability deserves to be projected on a bigger stage.

West Ham are in need of a lot of new players this summer with very few funds to work with, and selling Anderson will give the club the money to all but rebuild their squad and make them a better team going into next season.

Anderson have proven to be a natural in the Premier League, and if a big bid comes in for the flamboyant Brazilian, West Ham must do the right thing and let their man walk.

West Ham fans, would you sell Anderson this summer? Let us know!

[ad_pod ]It is 20 years since Manchester United sealed their historic treble. The Champions League was won thanks to a last-minute-goal from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, converting a flick on from Teddy Sheringham at the death against Bayern Munich to seal a 2-1 win.With the season over, Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford were asked to try and re-create one of the most essential goals in Manchester United’s history.

Two of the attempts see Rashford making no contact with the ball – something which sums up his end to the season.

The 21-year-old started brilliantly under Solskjaer and scored the crucial winning penalty against PSG in the Champions League, but once Solskjaer was appointed permanentlyÂRashford scored just once in nine appearances.

Lingard, 26, also had an abysmal season and, though he made several Instagram posts throughout the season apologising for performances, he and the rest of the Manchester United squad did not improve.

United’s shambles of a season culminated in losing at home to relegated Cardiff City. Drawing to Huddersfield Town, the fourth worst team in Premier League History, was another damning result.

For United fans, the glory days of the treble winning season must feel even longer than 20 years ago.

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Last week Sky Sports claimed that West Brom were going to approach Bruno Labbadia over their vacant managerial position.

The German saved Wolfsburg from relegation last season before guiding them to an impressive sixth place in the Bundesliga this term.

However, with his contract set to expire, he will leave his post imminently. West Brom are looking to capitalise on that and Technical Director Luke Dowling is now set to meet with the 53-year-old, per Express & Star.

So with Labbadia potentially walking through the doors at the Hawthorns, how could Albion look next season?

At Wolfsburg this term Labbadia favoured a very attacking 4-3-3 which is something Baggies supporters can expect to see more of in 2019/20 should he join.

On the final day of the German season, his side beat Augsburg 8-1 so that gives a flavour of just how effective it can be.

The former Hamburg boss had his team playing an expansive and open game which should excite those attending the Hawthorns as West Brom aim to get promoted.

It’s set to be a busy summer for Albion with Dowling confirming that as many as five players could walk through the exit door. That’s alongside those whose contracts will expire.

It’s not yet known who may leave but the most recognisable change from Jimmy Shan’s tenure is the lack of a back three, meaning that Ahmed Hegazi and Craig Dawson could form the pairing in defence. That’s despite the latter attracting the interest of Burnley.

The options out wide could be particularly exciting and Labbadia may be the manager to finally get the best out of Oliver Burke. He’s been poor on loan at Celtic but now seems as good a time as any to utilise him again in England.

Academy products Sam Field and Kyle Edwards could be the beneficiaries of players departing over the summer and both start in our predicted XI.

After weeks of speculation surrounding Marcelo Bielsa’s future at Elland Road, it must have been a relief to the vast majority of Leeds United fans when the Argentine put pen to paper on a new one year deal last Friday.

Having led the Whites to a fantastic third place finish in the Championship earlier this month on what was a relatively tight budget in comparison to some of their competitors, the 63-year-old will be looking to go one step better next season.

Yet in order to achieve success in the upcoming campaign, Bielsa must be given the freedom to bring in some top quality additions by chairman Andrea Radrizzani who has been reluctant to splash the cash since taking over at the club in 2017.

However, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post, the Whites may have to prioritise signing loan players over permanent additions in order to avoid breaching the EFL’s Financial Fair Play rules as they are currently on course register a £15m loss for the current financial year.

With journalist Phil Hay revealing the situation that the club find themselves in on Twitter, loads of Leeds fans reacted by urging for better recruitment.

Whereas joining Leeds on loan last season may have been seen as a risk by some players given Bielsa’s lack of experience in English football, the sterling job that he has done in promoting youth over the past 11 months could benefit his side’s prospects of bringing in some of the Premier League’s most exciting prospects this summer.

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Leeds United fans on Twitter certainly aren’t fans of a potential loan move for Brighton defender Ben White.

Phil Hay wrote an article for the Yorkshire Evening Post linking the Whites with a move for the defender.

The youngster spent the back end of last season out on loan at Peterborough United where he impressed a number of Posh fans.

Despite Peterborough supporters bigging him up on social media, United fans have been less than impressed by their interest in the 21-year-old.

It’s no secret that the Yorkshire outfit are in the market for a centre-half this summer. Yoann Barbet has been linked heavily, and question marks remain over Pontus Jansson’s future at the club.

Marcelo Bielsa’s side are yet to make a signing this summer and it remains to be seen whether or not White will be added to the squad, but if he is it seems his arrival won’t be a very welcome one.

Here’s what the Elland Road faithful have been saying on Twitter…

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Rangers are set to send winger Glenn Middleton out on loan to Doncaster Rovers, as reported by The Scottish Sun.

What’s the story?

With Steven Gerrard’s side rapidly becoming overloaded with options on the wings after the signings of Jordan Jones and Jake Hastie, competition is fierce on both the left and right side of attack.

Middleton then may not get the first-team football he needs next season and the paper report that the club have taken the decision to farm him out to the English League One side.

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The outlet reckon that the Gers want to bring back Ryan Kent to the club, adding another barrier to Middleton’s progress at Ibrox.

By letting him leave for England in 2019/20, Gerrard paves the way for that crowd-pleasing Kent move.

Middleton’s development

The teenager initially looked like becoming a firm part of Gerrard’s plans last season, making 25 appearances before the winter break, scoring five goals and assisting five times.

Since then though he’s hardly had a look in, playing just four times between January and the end of the season.

That’s not without good reason.

Despite looking like an exciting option on occasion, consistency was the player’s big problem and a loan away to a competitive league like League One will help him learn what it takes to win matches with attacking contributions on a regular basis.

A loan really is the best thing for his development right now and there’s every chance he can prove to Gerrard that he deserves a place in the squad come the 2020/21 season.

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Now that the Premier League season is long behind us, the players can finally unwind and step away from the football pitch to do something else instead.

Alexandre Lacazette has been doing exactly that, if his latest

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Seeing how the 28-year-old forward has had a pretty decent season in the Arsenal shirt, scoring 13 goals and assisting a further 12, a little relaxation and fun away from the “office” could be just what the good doctor prescribed.

Unfortunately, his tally wasn’t enough to lead the Gunners to any trophies last season but the Europa League final was definitely a step in the right direction.

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Still, if the reports are to be believed, Unai Emery is quite happy with his striker and the talks about a possible renewal are already underway.