Manchester United have learned how much they would have to cough up to land AS Monaco's Benoit Badiashile. The Red Devils have previously been linked with the centre-back, with it reported back in 2020 that the Manchester outfit saw a €25m bid rejected by Monaco: And now, as Badiashile continues to impress, precisely how much United would have to pay to land the 20-year-old has been re...Full Story »

Manchester United FA Cup winner Paul McGrath says he's heard Ralf Rangnick is set for a director's job with the club. McGrath wrote for the Sunday World: "The word is that Ralf Rangnick has a guaranteed two further seasons with Manchester United 'upstairs' as a Director of Football. "For me, he is halfway up the stairs already, because the players are not putting in a shift for the German. ...Full Story »

The 23-year-old has thrived since making his move from Real Madrid permanent last summer Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has named Martin Odegaard as a potential future club captain, and admits that he has been hugely impressed with the Norwegian's work ethic since joining from Real Madrid. The Gunners are currently without a permanent skipper after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the ar...Full Story »

Interest is drying up for Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba. Off contract in June, Pogba has refused to consider new contract talks with United until closer to the end of the season. Pogba and his agent Mino Raiola have been anticipating offers to flood in for the World Cup winner, but reporter Rudy Galetti says the opposite is the case. Galetti, who works with RMC, has reported neith...Full Story »

AC Milan target €30m Berardi AC Milan will have to pay around €30 million to sign Domenico Berardi from Sassuolo, according to Calciomercato. The Sassuolo star came close to leaving for Fiorentina last summer but no deal went through and now a switch to San Siro could go ahead this summer. Dybala agent holding back Juventus extension Paulo Dybala's agent will have to give up hi...Full Story »

Wolves boss Bruno Lage is targeting “something special” this season after his side maintained their position in the Premier League top-four race with a 2-1 win over Leicester.Goals in either half from Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence at a rain-soaked Molineux kept them six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games in hand.Lage has transformed this Wolves side from th...Full Story »

Wolves maintained their position in the Premier League top-four race with a 2-1 win over Leicester.Goals in either half from Ruben Neves and Daniel Podence at a rain-soaked Molineux kept them six points behind fourth-placed Manchester United with two games in hand.Bruno Lage, the former Benfica manager who has transformed this Wolves team, will not admit it, but, with six wins from their last ei...Full Story »

Giorgos Giakoumakis’ dramatic late strike completed his hat-trick and gave Celtic a 3-2 win over Dundee which stretched their lead at the top of the cinch Premiership to three points.With new Dens Park boss Mark McGhee watching from the stand as he served the first of a six-game touchline ban, striker Danny Mullen shot the league’s bottom side into a shock lead following a 26th-minut...Full Story »

Ralf Rangnick was proud of his players’ togetherness and maturity as Manchester United survived a Leeds comeback to win a thrilling War of the Roses clash.Elland Road’s first Premier League clash between these old foes in front of fans since 2003 lived up to the billing in torrential rain on Sunday afternoon in West Yorkshire.Harry Maguire and Bruno Fernandes put Manchester United tw...Full Story »

Rangers were brought crashing back to earth following their heroics against Borussia Dortmund as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Dundee United at Tannadice.The Ibrox side, who pulled off a stunning 4-2 win away to the German giants in the Europa League on Thursday, missed the chance to pile the pressure on cinch Premiership rivals Celtic.Giovanni Van Bronckhorst’s team fell behind to a fir...Full Story »

Under-fire Robbie Neilson insists Hearts’ current slump must be placed in perspective.The Jambos boss has been heavily criticised by sections of the team’s support after a run of four cinch Premiership games without a win, the latest a 2-1 defeat away to St Johnstone.While Neilson admits they have not been good enough in suffering back-to-back league defeats against the bottom two of...Full Story »

IAN WRIGHT was today involved in a serious car accident as he made his way to the Match of the Day studios. The Arsenal legend, 58, thanked the emergency services after he came out of the incident unscathed. Ian Wright thankfully appeared unscathed Wright was on his way to Manchester in adverse weather conditions when his vehicle was forced to stop on the side of the M56. He was able to twee...Full Story »

On the eve of Manchester United's huge Premier League match away to Leeds United, Edinson Cavani was spotted at the Amir Kahn vs Kell Brook fight. The United hitman was already ruled out of the Reds' huge match against their fierce rivals by Ralf Rangnick. A niggling groin injury and stomach bug will see the former Paris Saint-Germain ace miss the encounter with Marcelo Bielsa's side, accordin...Full Story »

ADRIANO celebrated his 40th birthday with family and friends who included a pretty blonde half his age. The retired Brazilian frontman is reportedly dating 21-year-old Ceu Oliveira. Oliveira wished Adriano all the 'happiness in the world' The pair were pictured arriving in Sao Paulo around a week ago in the former footballer’s private jet. And keep-fit fanatic Ceu got tongues wagging b...Full Story »

The striker's Bayern team-mate is in no doubt that his spectacular talent in front of the net merited the prize Thomas Muller believes Robert Lewandowski was a more worthy winner of the 2021 Ballon d'Or than Lionel Messi, while also expressing his surprise that there was no room in the Best XI for Mohamed Salah. Lewandowski enjoyed an exceptional season for Bayern Munich in 2020-21, scoring ...Full Story »

The hosts claimed a 3-1 win over the Champions League side Kylian Mbappe in action during Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 loss at Nantes.Icon Sport MARCA An early second-half goal wasn't enough to inspire a Paris Saint-Germain comeback as they fell to a surprise 3-1 loss away to Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday evening. Having beaten Real Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, ...Full Story »

United had a £22m bid for the France Under-21 defender rejected in the summer of 2020. NINTCHDBPICT000704575454 Credit: Getty The Old Trafford club remain interested in Badiashile but now face stiffer competition and Monaco can be confident of generating a bidding war for their latest young star. West Ham approached the Ligue 1 club about the 6ft 4ins centre back in January. Then Newcas...Full Story »

Leeds to reject approaches for RaphinhaLeeds United plan to rebuff any overtures for star winger Raphinha, reports the Mirror. Raphinha has been one of the few bright spots in a difficult season for the Whites, and as well as breaking into the Brazil team his form has caught the eye of Premier League giants such as Manchester United and Liverpool and La Liga duo Barcelona and Real Madrid. ...Full Story »

Veljko Paunovic accepted his Reading departure was “best for the club” despite leading the Royals to a 3-2 win at Preston in what proved to be his last match in charge.Paunovic’s exit was confirmed shortly after full-time, with former England midfielder Paul Ince installed as interim boss alongside academy manager Michael Gilkes.Reading pointed to “strict transfer embargo...Full Story »

Boreham Wood saw their Vanarama National League promotion push dented after losing 2-0 at Maidenhead.The visitors, who face Everton in the FA Cup fifth round next month, had gone close to breaking the deadlock when Kane Smith saw his curling shot rattle the crossbar.However, it was the Magpies, looking to pull further clear of the relegation zone, who took the lead when Josh Kelly cut back insid...Full Story »