Chelsea are a step closer to signing Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Sport says Chelsea have made a final offer to Barcelona for Aubameyang. The English club is now offering 20 million euros upfront for the striker and have taken the variables out of the proposal. Barca are looking at it favourably but will continue to push for a little more. They hoped to get 30 million euros ...Full Story »

Chelsea's Fofana bid rejected by Leicester Brenden Rodgers has confirmed that Leicester rejected a third bid from Chelsea to sign Wesley Fofana and sent him to train with reserve team. Bayern join Man Utd in race to sign De Jong Bayern Munich are plotting a move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong. The Netherlands international has been pursued by Manchester United all summer but no d...Full Story »

Chelsea could well be shifting one young English winger out of the club for another if they manage to sign Everton prodigy Anthony Gordon – with the Blues reportedly in talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a year-long loan deal that would see Callum Hudson-Odoi join Die Werkself as he fails to make his way into Thomas Tuchel’s plans. That’s according to the Daily Mail, who belie...Full Story »

Neil Harris insisted “goals will come” for Gillingham after the League Two outfit beat Exeter 6-5 on penalties in the Carabao Cup second round.The Gills drew a blank for the fourth consecutive match but held their nerve to advance in the shootout, with Jake Turner saving Josh Key’s effort before David Tutonda slotted home to settle the outcome.Harris felt his side should have h...Full Story »

West Brom manager Steve Bruce admitted his team were sloppy as they were beaten 1-0 by League One Derby in the Carabao Cup second round at Pride Park.Louie Sibley scored the only goal of the game in the 15th minute to send the underdogs through to the third round.Bruce accepted he gambled by making 10 changes but insisted they had enough chances to go through, with Callum Robinson and Matt Phill...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday manager Darren Moore enjoyed the quality of his side’s three first-half strikes in the Carabao Cup win over Rochdale.Jaden Brown, Fisayo Dele-Bahsiru and Dennis Adeniran all scored long-range efforts before the break as the League One side eased past the EFL’s bottom club 3-0 to reach the third round.Moore said: “Three wonderful goals by Jaden – excell...Full Story »

Everton boss Frank Lampard was pleased with the attitude of his Premier League side as they made it through to the third round of the Carabao Cup by overcoming League One Fleetwood 1-0 at Highbury.A first-half goal from Demarai Gray, who was a late addition to the Everton starting line-up after Tom Davies was injured in the warm-up, gave the Toffees victory but Lampard admitted his side had to w...Full Story »

Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson praised his young side after they came from behind to avoid a Carabao Cup upset with a 2-1 win at League Two outfit Bradford.Tomasson made 10 changes for the Championship club with only Tayo Edun remaining from the starting line-up beaten 3-0 at Sheffield United.They fell behind to Andy Cook’s sixth goal of the season but struck back twice with two first...Full Story »

Morecambe manager Derek Adams admitted drawing a big club in the third round of the Carabao Cup would give him the green light to strengthen his squad ahead of the transfer window closing.Arthur Gnahoua’s second-half strike earned the Shrimps a 1-0 win at Championship side Rotherham, who only mustered one attempt on target.A place in the third round brings the opportunity of drawing one of...Full Story »

Aston Villa boss Steven Gerrard felt his side gave themselves just the lift they needed as they came from behind to beat Bolton 4-1 in the Carabao Cup.After a frustrating start to the season and a tough run of fixtures in the coming weeks, a cup shock at the University of Bolton Stadium on Tuesday could have made life uncomfortable for Villa and Gerrard.Yet despite falling behind to their determ...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira has told Odsonne Edouard to add more “bite” to his attacking threat to thrive at Crystal Palace.The 24-year-old fired a smart finish from Jeffrey Schlupp’s through-ball as Palace eased past Oxford in the second round of the Carabao Cup.Edouard notched his first goal in 15 matches for the Eagles and boss Vieira told the former Celtic striker to keep grafting to ad...Full Story »

Walsall boss Michael Flynn claimed a controversial handball decision could have cost the Saddlers a huge windfall after their 1-0 Carabao Cup exit to Charlton.Diallang Jaiyesimi’s cool second-half finish sent the League One side through after referee Ollie Yates’ decision to rule out Andy Williams’ effort for the League Two hosts.Williams appeared to chest home Taylor Allen&rsq...Full Story »

Superb long-range strikes in the first half from Jaden Brown, Fisayo Dele-Bahsiru and Dennis Adeniran saw Sheffield Wednesday beat Rochdale 3-0 to advance to the third round of the Carabao Cup.After Callum Paterson put a long-range effort over, Brown found the net with a fine 25-yard effort following a corner in the 23rd minute.A rare attack from the visitors saw James Ball try an effort from di...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest safely negotiated their Carabao Cup tie against League Two opponents Grimsby with a routine 3-0 victory at Blundell Park.Ryan Yates made it 1-0 with a thunderbolt on 18 minutes before Sam Surridge grabbed the other goals for Steve Cooper’s Premier League outfit either side of half-time.Cooper opted to make 11 changes for the tie and, while that decision was vindicated in ...Full Story »

Aston Villa came from behind to spare manager Steven Gerrard an uncomfortable night with a convincing 4-1 Carabao Cup win at Bolton.The Premier League side were stunned as Dion Charles gave the hosts a 24th-minute lead in Tuesday’s second-round tie at the University of Bolton Stadium but Douglas Luiz levelled directly from a corner.Danny Ings put Villa ahead with a 62nd-minute penalty afte...Full Story »

A superb Louie Sibley strike gave League One Derby a 1-0 win over West Brom in the second round of the Carabao Cup at Pride Park.Sibley curled in a shot from 18 yards to knock out the Championship side who paid for wasteful finishing.West Brom failed to take early chances with Callum Robinson denied from 12 yards by Joe Wildsmith in the second minute.Adam Reach lobbed over in the 11th minute bef...Full Story »

Everton scraped through to the third round of the Carabao Cup with a tough 1-0 victory at League One side Fleetwood.A first-half goal from Demarai Gray, who was a late addition to the Everton starting line-up after Tom Davies was injured in the warm-up, gave Frank Lampard’s side a victory they had to work hard for.Everton had the better start with Dwight McNeil wasting a glorious chance to...Full Story »

Forest Green could hand a debut to new signing Myles Peart-Harris as they come up against Brighton in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The 19-year-old midfielder signed on loan from Brentford earlier this week and is available to appear in the competition for Ian Burchnall’s team.Connor Wickham came off the bench in Forest Green’s 3-0 defeat to Plymouth on Saturday and could be na...Full Story »

Barcelona have decided to sell Aubameyang. The report said that Xavi and Barca senior management has completed a meeting, after discussion, Barca has decided to sell Aubameyang, and the coaching staff has been approved. Barca may have to wait until the last few days of the month to sell Aubameyang. They are currently in talks with Chelsea and it will not be easy to reach an agreement. Althou...Full Story »

Juventus director Pavel Nedved has confirmed they're in advanced talks to sign Barcelona striker Memphis Depay. Nedved says Depay is among several striker targets they're considering. He said, "We don't need to speed up the process, that is never a good idea," the vice-president told DAZN ahead of the trip to Sampdoria. "We are evaluating, we are vigilant on what the market offers. We need ...Full Story »