Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reached an "agreement in principle" to renew his contract at Paris St-Germain. Messi, 35, who led Argentina to World Cup glory in Qatar, is out of contract at the French club in June 2023. Earlier this week Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he "would love" Messi to return to the Spanish club where he spent 21 years. But his biographer Guillem Balague s...Full Story »

The centre-back has become the latest target for the club as they look for young defenders to beef up their back line. Benoit Badiashile has impressed fans in France this season Credit: Getty The 21-year-old has emerged as a priority for Chelsea and will cost around £31million, according to the Athletic. He is 6ft 4in and has impressed with his performances in Ligue 1 this season. Badia...Full Story »

The Dutch midfielder is a long-term target for the Red Devils after they tried to sign him during the summer transfer window. Man Utd target Frenkie de Jong's price is reportedly being driven up by Barcelona Credit: Getty Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that De Jong is "non-transferable", according to Sport. But the report suggests that it is a tactic in order to raise his price ahe...Full Story »

The South American giants are believed to have opened talks with the Roma boss after they failed to convince Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti to take the job. Jose Mourinho is reportedly wanted by Brazil to replace Tite as the team's manager Credit: Getty After Tite left the role following their exit from the World Cup in Qatar, the five-time World Cup winners are without a manager. Brazil...Full Story »

Jorginho is expected to leave Chelsea in the summer upon the expiry of his contract, with negotiations over a new deal at an impasse. Jorginho set to leave Chelsea Contract expires in the summer Joined Chelsea in 2018 WHAT'S HAPPENING? The Italy international midfielder joined Chelsea from Napoli in 2018, but having spent four seasons with the Premier League club he is now set to head fo...Full Story »

Manchester United have opened talks with PSV Eindhoven for the transfer of Cody Gakpo, who could be available for less than £50 million. Red Devils make contact with PSV £50m should be enough to land move Dutch club in financial trouble after UCL failure WHAT'S HAPPENING? A report from The Mirror has revealed that the Dutch club's looming financial problems means they are prepa...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid agree personal terms with SoyuncuLeicester City centre-back Caglar Soyuncu has agreed to personal terms with Atletico Madrid on a contract that will keep him at the club until 2027, says Nicolo Schira. The transfer is expected to be completed in July, but Atletico is reportedly working to bring the move forward to January if they can free up a roster spot by selling a current ce...Full Story »

The World Cup final ended nearly a week ago but the drama around it continued as the match referee showed a photo on his phone during a news conference to respond to claims that Lionel Messi's extra-time goal should not have stood. Argentina won the final in Lusail, Qatar, 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 following 120 minutes of action, with Messi scoring twice and Kylian Mbappe ba...Full Story »

Robbie Neilson admitted Hearts were “really worried” about the injury sustained by Craig Gordon in Saturday’s 2-2 cinch Championship draw with Dundee United.The 39-year-old was carried off midway through the second half with his leg in a brace and photographs that subsequently emerged suggest the Scotland number one has done serious damage. Hearts also lost centre-backs Craig H...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson admitted his side’s 4-0 win over Livingston had brought “a bit of relief” after a dismal run of results.The Easter Road side had lost seven of their previous eight outings going into the match but ran out comfortable victors against a team they had lost to on the previous four occasions.A red card for Livingston’s Jason Holt after just 14 min...Full Story »