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 »

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 »

Carlos Corberan bemoaned West Brom’s lack of composure inside the final third following the 2-0 Sky Bet Championship defeat at Hull.The Baggies have now lost their last four league games on the road following Benjamin Tetteh’s super strike after 33 minutes and Dara O’Shea’s second-half own goal.Corberan said: “I know that this is happening away from home and everyon...Full Story »

West Brom’s Sky Bet Championship play-off aspirations suffered a significant jolt with a 2-0 defeat at mid-table Hull.Benjamin Tetteh’s instinctive strike against the run of play after 33 minutes put the hosts in front, while Dara O’Shea’s own goal in the second half compounded the Baggies’ struggles on the road.West Brom have won just once away from home this year ...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 »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players to hold their heads high after drawing with RB Leipzig in the Champions League.City had to settle for a 1-1 draw in Germany after dominating the first half, with Riyad Mahrez’s 27th-minute strike the sole reward for their total supremacy in the opening period.The second half was a different affair with chances at both ends, and Josko Gvardiol&...Full Story »

Manchester City had to settle for a 1-1 Champions League draw at RB Leipzig as their first-half domination went to waste.Just as in Saturday’s Premier League draw at Nottingham Forest, City could have been out of sight after Riyad Mahrez had given them a 27th-minute lead in this last-16 first-leg tie.But Pep Guardiola’s side failed to make possession and pressure count once more, and...Full Story »

Emmanuel Dieseruvwe grabbed a 64th-minute equaliser but FC Halifax were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Solihull Moors in the National League.A frustrating night saw both sides stretch their winless runs to four games and further hit their hopes of staging a late run into play-off contention.The visitors grabbed the early initiative when Ryan Barnett floated the ball into the box after it was half...Full Story »

Erling Haaland's agent, Rafaela Pimenta, believes her star client could command a fee of €1 billion (£890m/$1bn) in today's transfer market. 'I'm serious', says agent Sees no end to transfer bubble Verratti happy at PSG WHAT HAPPENED? Pimenta, who took over the running of Mino Raiola's agency One following the super agent's death last year, does not see the global transfer mar...Full Story »

Mason Mount could be on the move with Premier League rivals circling Mason Mount could be at the centre of Premier League bidding war this summer with the unsettled Chelsea midfielder's contract situation being monitored by rivals. Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City are all said to be keeping an eye on the 24-year-old, who helped the Blues to Champions League glory in 2020/21. M...Full Story »