Chelsea are honing in on a deal for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong with the two clubs said to be just £8 million apart in their valuation of the player. The 24-year-old hasn't quite found his feet since joining from Ajax and the cash-strapped Catalan club are prepared to let the Dutchman leave this year. The emergence of youngsters Gavi, Nico Gonzalez and Pedri has strengthened mana...Full Story »

Real Madrid have won the first title of the 2021/22 Spanish football season, with Luka Modric and Karim Benzema goals and a Thibaut Courtois penalty save seeing them defeat Athletic Club 2-0 in Saudi Arabia to lift the Supercopa de Espana. After overcoming Barcelona in their semi-final, Los Blancos dominated last season's Supercopa winners from start to finish at the King Fahd Stadium. Rodry...Full Story »

Chelsea are pushing to sign PSG left-back Layvin Kurzawa. The Frenchman played under Blues boss Thomas Tuchel at PSG. Sky Sports says Chelsea want a loan deal until the rest of the season. Tuchel only has Marcos Alonso available to play at left-back. Ben Chilwell is out for the season, while Ian Maatsen was unable to be recalled from his loan with Coventry City. Maatsen exceeded the amoun...Full Story »

Man City to move for Barcelona's Gonzalez Manchester City are prioritising the signing of Nico Gonzalez from Barcelona, reports Fichajes. The Premier League side are looking for a player to bring in next summer to help strengthen their midfield and Pep Guardiola sees the 20-year-old as an ideal option. Barca, however, have no interest in selling their youth system graduate and will demand a h...Full Story »

Arsenal’s interest in Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic is well documented, and The Gunners are pulling out all the stops to try and bring him to The Emirates. While Arsenal’s business model means they cannot afford to spend big on players as frequently as a financial giant such as Chelsea, Manchester United or Manchester City can, it seems they are willing to make an exception i...Full Story »

Everton have identified Roberto Martinez and Duncan Ferguson as their two frontrunners to replace Rafa Benitez, according to reports. Benitez was sacked by Everton on Sunday following a run of just one win in 13 Premier League matches. The Toffees are 16th in the table, only six points above the relegation zone. Benitez lasted just six months at Goodison Park following his much-criticised appoi...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial has hit back at interim boss Ralf Rangnick's claims that he missed his side's trip to Aston Villa on Saturday because he "did not want to play." Rangnick did not fill his quota of substitutes for the 2-2 draw at Villa Park despite also including goalkeepers Dean Henderson and Tom Heaton on the bench. Rangnick said he was keen to include the striker for...Full Story »

Marcelo Bielsa saluted the desire of his Leeds players after Jack Harrison’s stunning hat-trick fired them to a 3-2 win at West Ham.Winger Harrison outshone the Hammers’ in-form wideman Jarrod Bowen as the Whites registered back-to-back Premier League wins for the first time this season.Leeds travelled to east London without nine first-team players – and lost two more before ha...Full Story »

Liverpool found the goalscoring alternatives they so desperately needed in the absence of Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane as their stand-ins stepped up in a comfortable 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford.Midfielder Fabinho proved an unlikely solution with his third goal in eight days with the opener just before half-time before Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and substitute Takumi Minamino competed the ...Full Story »

Stoke assistant manager Dean Holden paid tribute to Tom Ince’s professionalism after he continued his impressive return to the side.The 29-year-old midfielder has spent long spells out of favour this season but secured a recall to the starting line-up a fortnight ago.Ince was involved in the build-up to Jacob Brown’s opener for the visitors at Hull and then wrapped up a 2-0 triumph b...Full Story »

Stoke recorded a fourth away win from their last five road trips as Jacob Brown and Tom Ince secured a dominant 2-0 triumph at Hull in the Championship.The Potters have kept clean sheets in each of that impressive quartet of contests, with 39-year-old former England international Phil Jagielka inspiring the latest shut-out during an assured debut for the club following his switch from Derby.Mich...Full Story »

Ange Postecoglou will assess Portuguese striker Jota ahead of the cinch Premiership game against Hibernian at Celtic Park on Monday night.The Hoops attacker has resumed training after recovering from a hamstring problem.New signings from the J-League, Yosuke Ideguchi, Reo Hatate and Daizen Maeda are available, while David Turnbull and Albian Ajeti (both hamstring), Giorgos Giakoumakis (knee), Ja...Full Story »

ENGLAND ace Kyle Walker and wife Annie are embroiled in a spat with neighbours in their village over accusations of “swearing and screaming”. Residents complained terrace-style language had regularly turned the air blue at the Manchester City defender’s mansion. England ace Kyle Walker with his wife, Annie, whom he married last November A source said: “The neighbours a...Full Story »

FORMER MANCHESTER UNITED star Nani has joined Serie A side Venezia on an 18-month deal. And the Italian outfit labelled the 35-year-old 'one of the best wingers of his generation'. Nani has signed for Serie A strugglers Venezia He played 230 times for United between 2007 and 2015. And despite his 41 goals and 73 assists in that time, the 'best winger of a generation' tag might be a little ov...Full Story »

BURNLEY are putting Belgium strikers Christian Benteke and Divock Origi on top of their emergency hit list. Boss Sean Dyche plans to spend his £25million Chris Wood windfall on Prem experience and the Clarets are investigating both targets. Palace gave Benteke, 31, a new deal and he is a regular starter but he could be available for around £10m. He also took less money to stay wit...Full Story »

The Copa del Rey clash between Real Betis and Sevilla has been suspended after Joan Jordan was hit in the head by an object thrown from the crowd. The incident occurred directly after Nabil Fekir had drawn Betis level on the night with a goal directly from a corner, as what appeared to be a plastic stick left Jordan on the ground in pain. The Sevilla midfielder was able to get back to his fe...Full Story »

Newcastle to beat Man Utd to Haidara signing Manchester United could miss out on the signing of Amadou Haidara from RB Leipzig as Newcastle are set to make an offer. The Mirror reports Ralf Rangnick has been pushing for the Red Devils to buy Haidara and has talked Leipzig into a £33 million sale. United have been slow to make an official offer for the Bundesliga side, however, and their ...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo is determined to keep hold of Joao Felix. Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola had wanted Felix to join him in England before Atletico managed to sign him from Benfica, and Barcelona have also shown an interest in the No.7 in the past. But there's no chance of the forward leaving the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, neither this January nor in the summer, s...Full Story »

Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick faces yet another problem after learning that the Old Trafford board might not sanction any transfers this month, according to reports. The German only replaced Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at the end of November but has already suffered several setbacks as he seeks to improve the Red Devils’ performances. United threw away a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2 with Aston Vil...Full Story »

Tottenham Hotspur have said they are "extremely surprised" their North London Derby clash against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday has been postponed, and said they do not believe their rivals suffered a COVID-19 outbreak to warrant calling off the fixture. Arsenal had requested on Friday for the match against Spurs to be postponed, citing a depleted squad due to COVID-19 cases, injuri...Full Story »