Memphis Depay has been on the verge of an exit from Barcelona for the majority of the transfer market, but it has taken until just hours before the transfer deadline for his future to be resolved. Initially he was linked with a move to Juventus, before a deal fell through last week. In the final 24 hours of the market it then transpired that Chelsea were in talks with Barcelona over the Dutch...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo will remain at Manchester United until at least January after the summer transfer deadline passed without a move materialising for the forward. Sources have told ESPN that Ronaldo was keen to leave Old Trafford this summer because of a desire to play in the Champions League, and he had been linked with a host of clubs including Chelsea, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid and Nap...Full Story »

Liverpool have completed the signing of Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on a season-long loan deal. WHAT HAPPENED? The Reds launched a surprise deadline day move for the Brazilian international after captain Jordan Henderson became the latest midfielder sidelined through injury. The 26-year-old, set to wear No. 29, completed a medical on Merseyside on Thursday afternoon and will now spend the...Full Story »

The summer transfer window is finally set to come to a close tonight, with the all-important deadline set to pass at 11pm. A host of clubs from the Premier League and across Europe will be frantically trying to wrap up their business with some last-minute additions in order to strengthen their squads in preparation for the campaign ahead. Manchester United have been among England's highest-spen...Full Story »

Carlos Mendes Gomes is in contention to start Fleetwood’s home game with Wycombe in Sky Bet League One.Mendes Gomes got just over an hour under his belt against Barrow in the Papa John’s Trophy in midweek following a hamstring problem, and he could be joined in the side by Admiral Muskwe, who has also moved on loan from Luton and will be eligible to play if clearance comes through in...Full Story »

Stockport will be without suspended skipper Paddy Madden for the home clash with AFC Wimbledon.The experienced forward was shown a straight red card for a stamp on Swindon midfielder Saidou Khan.Full-back Macauley Southam-Hales will also be absent as he serves the final game of a three-match ban for his sending-off against Doncaster.Boss Dave Challinor made nine changes for the midweek EFL Troph...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson could hand debuts to new signings George Hirst and Clinton Mola in the Sky Bet Championship match against Bristol City.Forward Hirst joined Rovers on a season-long loan from Leicester this week but was not signed in time to feature in Wednesday night’s win at Blackpool.Former Chelsea youngster Mola completed his loan switch from Stuttgart on transfer deadli...Full Story »

Derby will be without midfielder Korey Smith for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One visit of Plymouth.The midfielder has suffered a minor toe injury which should only see him sidelined for a matter of days.Curtis Davies (thigh) is working his way back to fitness but the game also comes too soon for the experienced defender.Fellow centre-back James Chester is unlikely to feature as he steps up h...Full Story »

It's no secret that Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Old Trafford hasn't exactly gone according to plan so far. However, an explosive new report details just how toxic things got at Manchester United between the 37-year-old, his teammates, and the club's former manager Ralf Rangnick last season. One of the most eye-catching revelations from the new story in The Athletic is that Ronaldo supposed...Full Story »

AC Milan have emerged as an option for Barcelona fullback Sergino Dest. Relevo says Dest will join Milan on a season-long loan with an option to buy next summer worth around €20 million. The United States international had also drawn interest from Villarreal and Manchester United but neither of those deals moved forward for different reasons. The former Ajax right-back wanted to convi...Full Story »

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso was due in Barcelona on Wednesday night. Alonso was scheduled to fly to El Prat airport ahead of signing for Barca. Sport says Barca directors Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany are optimistic that the deal will go through. Alonso will be closely following the possibility of player departures from Barça, as it would allow for his immediate registration. All ...Full Story »

AC Milan agree loan deal for Sergino Dest (Di Marzio) Sergino Dest has been linked with a host of top European clubs this summer but has now found a new club, for this season at least. Di Marzio has reported that a full agreement has been reached between Barcelona and AC Milan for the signing of the USMNT right-back. He will move on loan for the duration of this season and the Italian champi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta once again praised the mentality of his Arsenal side as they quickly reacted to an Aston Villa equaliser to secure another victory and maintain their perfect Premier League start.Gabriel Martinelli hit the winner against Villa on a night of questionable goalkeeping at the Emirates Stadium where a deserved 2-1 success means the Gunners remain top of the table with five wins from five...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt all of his players hit the ground running as his much-changed team beat Ross County 4-1 in the Premier Sports Cup.Postecoglou made nine changes following Sunday’s record 9-0 away win over Dundee United and Celtic continued their free-scoring form to set up a quarter-final trip to face Motherwell.Callum McGregor and Giorgos Giakoumakis hit the target in ...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe hailed Preston’s defence after securing a seventh consecutive Championship clean sheet in the 1-0 win at Coventry.Emil Riis came off the bench to net the winner at the CBS Arena, where the hosts were playing their first game of the season following issues with their pitch.Preston are unbeaten in seven league games this term, scoring two goals and conceding none to become just the...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray wants to see Sunderland’s players “flourish” under his leadership after watching his tenure start with a comfortable 3-0 win over Rotherham.The Black Cats inflicted the first defeat of the Championship season on the Millers, much to the delight of Mowbray.Sunderland’s new manager enjoyed watching Ross Stewart score twice in 13 second-half minutes before Jack ...Full Story »

Steven Hammell believes Lennon Miller fully deserved to become Motherwell’s youngest ever player when he came on in the 4-0 Premier Sports Cup last-16 win over Inverness at Fir Park.The son of ex-Scotland international Lee Miller, who turned 16 on August 25, replaced Callum Slattery to make his Well debut on a night of positives for the Steelmen.Dutch striker Kevin van Veen scored a hat-tr...Full Story »

Dundee United caretaker manager Liam Fox felt his players had responded to criticism of their recent performances in perfect fashion with a 2-1 Premier Sports Cup win at Livingston.Sunday’s 9-0 loss to Celtic proved to be Jack Ross’ final game in charge, despite only taking over at Tannadice in the summer.Fingers had been pointed at the United players for their role in that dismissal...Full Story »

Tomas Soucek secured West Ham’s first home point of the season as they battled to a 1-1 draw with London rivals Tottenham.But the Hammers could have snatched all three after handing a debut to club-record signing Lucas Paqueta.Boss David Moyes claimed before kick-off that Paqueta had not so much as passed a ball to his new team-mates after only completing his £52million switch from L...Full Story »

Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz impressed hugely ahead of transfer deadline day as his clinical strike secured a 1-0 win at Blackpool in the Championship.Diaz, who has been strongly linked with a move away from Rovers before the window closes on Thursday, struck the game’s only goal in the 16th minute.The visitors halted a three-match losing run with a sparkling overall display, while ...Full Story »