Croatian international Josko Gvardiol has emerged as a target for Man City Manchester City will turn to Croatia World Cup star Josko Gvardiol - should they lose Aymeric Laporte this summer. French giants Paris Saint-Germain are showing a strong interest in central defender Laporte, who has struggled to become an automatic starter during his five years at the Etihad. Which is why City would be ...Full Story »

Carlos Alcaraz’s first-half goal handed Southampton a lifeline as they secured a crucial three points in a 1-0 win over fellow relegation battlers Leicester.The Saints had gone into the game winless in eight Premier League home games, a run of matches stretching all the way back to the visit of Chelsea to St Mary’s in August.However, January signing Alcaraz’s second goal in as ...Full Story »

Cardiff scored two second-half goals to pick up the third win under new boss Sabri Lamouchi as they beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Severnside Derby to edge closer to safety at the bottom of the Championship.They had goalkeeper Ryan Allsop sent off in the first minute of the six added on at the end of the game. Allsop came out of his goal to try to smother an attack and claimed he had used his ches...Full Story »

Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva struck as Manchester City maintained their pursuit of Premier League leaders Arsenal with a hard-fought 2-0 win over Newcastle.Foden opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium after a superb run before Silva came off the bench to secure the points from a feisty encounter in the second half.Foden’s brilliant 15th-minute effort, albeit coming with the aid of a def...Full Story »

Ever since Newcastle were taken over by the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), things seemed to have got better and better for the Geordies. Eddie Howe’s hire was a master stroke, given that the quality of football compared to the Steve Bruce era has been like chalk and cheese. With money seemingly no object from a board perspective, from a players point of view this is an exciting ti...Full Story »

Manchester City are now believed to be willing to let key star Bernardo Silva leave in the summer if a bid of €80M comes in for the Portugal international. The midfielder has been one of City's best players since joining the Premier League club back in 2017 but according to the Daily Mail, the Portugal international admitted his desire to potentially start a new project away from City ...Full Story »

Erling Haaland is on the brink of breaking the Premier League goalscoring record – and now he's set to earn a fortune on the side with Nike, too Erling Haaland is set to bag a £20 million-a-year contract to secure his status as one of the most lucrative footballers in the sport – but Manchester City haven't offered him an extension. The Norwegian goal machine has been a sure...Full Story »

Guardiola wants Man City to sign Chilwell from Chelsea (Fichajes) Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola wants to bring Ben Chilwell to the club this summer. Fichajes reports the Blues are demanding around £35 million for the left-back, with City looking to sign a replacement for Joao Cancelo at the end of the summer. Busquets decides to leave Barcelona Sergio Busquets has decided that h...Full Story »

Vincent Kompany is looking forward to an emotional return to Manchester City after a late Connor Roberts goal put Championship leaders Burnley into the last eight of the FA Cup for the first time in 20 years.A few minutes after snatching a 1-0 win over Fleetwood at Turf Moor, the quarter-final draw handed Burnley a match-up against Kompany’s old boss Pep Guardiola and a club he captained t...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers took the blame after Leicester crashed out of the FA Cup.Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Szmodics capitalised on awful defending to earn Blackburn a 2-1 win as they reached a first FA Cup quarter-final for eight years.Kelechi Iheanacho grabbed a second-half consolation but the error-prone Foxes got what they deserved against the Championship side.Rodgers, who guided Leicester to a f...Full Story »

Manchester City saw off plucky Bristol City to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 3-0 victory at Ashton Gate.Phil Foden scored twice and Kevin De Bruyne added late gloss as the six-time FA Cup winners ended Bristol City’s unbeaten 12-game run before a capacity crowd in the West Country.The scoreline was harsh on the hosts, who fell behind to Foden’s seventh-minute strike a...Full Story »

Blackburn stunned Leicester to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.Tyrhys Dolan and Sammie Szmodics cashed in on awful defending to clinch a 2-1 win and send Rovers into the last eight for the first time since 2015.Jon Dahl Tomasson’s side upset the 2021 winners, despite Kelechi Iheanacho pulling a goal back.Brendan Rodgers celebrated four years in charge at the King Power Stadium on Sunday an...Full Story »

Liverpool could have had a boost in their pursuit of Jude Bellingham with Borussia Dortmund plotting a move to find his replacement. Liverpool’s interest in Bellingham is no secret, with Fabrizio Romano confirming to CaughtOffside via his Substack column that the England international is their priority for the summer. Dortmund will of course need to find a replacement, and they’r...Full Story »

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Pep Guardiola praised the “exceptional” mood amongst his Manchester City players after they kept the Premier League title race alive by thrashing Bournemouth.City ran out comfortable 4-1 winners at the Vitality Stadium, having effectively wrapped up victory by the end of a first half in which they struck three times through Julian Alvarez, Erling Haaland and Phil Foden and outclassed...Full Story »

Manchester City breezed past Bournemouth with a clinical attacking display at the Vitality Stadium to move back to within two points of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table.The champions were under pressure after the Gunners’ win earlier on Saturday, but it did not show, Pep Guardiola’s side striding confidently to a 4-1 victory on the south coast thanks to a performance fu...Full Story »

Liam Rosenior was left fuming with the second-half penalty decision that cost his Hull side a point at Bristol City.Robins substitute Nahki Wells drilled home a 70th-minute spot-kick after Cyrus Christie had been judged by referee Sam Barrott to have blocked Anis Mehmeti’s driven cross with an arm.The 1-0 victory stretched the home side’s unbeaten run to 12 games but, while former Ro...Full Story »

Gabriel Martinelli hit the only goal of the game as Premier League leaders Arsenal secured a narrow victory at Leicester.The Gunners were the better side at the King Power Stadium but left with a hard-fought 1-0 win courtesy of Martinelli’s effort early in the second half.The game lacked much of the drama witnessed in Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Aston Villa a week ago but it does ...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta revealed he has got his Arsenal players doing the basics right after their win at Leicester kept them top of the Premier League table.An early second-half strike from Gabriel Martinelli earned the Gunners a 1-0 victory at the King Power Stadium a week on from a last-gasp win at Aston Villa.Those six points followed the only rocky patch of Arsenal’s season to date where defeat ...Full Story »

Arsenal have not dropped their pursuit of Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans. Arsenal are again rated favourites for Tielemans, who has also been linked with Manchester United. Football Insider reports the Gunners are best placed to sign the Leicester midfielder, despite reported interest for the Belgian from Barcelona and Newcastle. The Foxes still hope the 25-year-old will sign a c...Full Story »