Barcelona have rejected an opening bid from Tottenham for right-back Emerson Royal worth €20 million plus Serge Aurier, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Barca expect Tottenham to return with another offer before Tuesday's transfer deadline but sources have told ESPN it would have to be a "huge" offer for the club to consider selling. Emerson, 22, re-joined Barca for €9m this summer ...Full Story »

Lionel Messi made his Paris Saint-Germain bow tonight at Reims, replacing Neymar in the second-half of Mauricio Pochettino's side's 2-0 victory on the road in Ligue 1. Kylian Mbappe may have been playing his final game for the club but he ensured his signed off in style with a brace in the victory that keeps PSG top with four wins from four. Mbappe's potential departure is one of just several m...Full Story »

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin felt the officials got it wrong by chalking off Conor McCarthy’s headed effort in their goalless draw with St Johnstone.McCarthy thought he had given his team an early lead only for the goal to be deemed offside.It was the closest either side came to netting in a fraught match, although Glenn Middleton struck the crossbar for the visitors in the closing minute...Full Story »

Stephen Glass admits his Aberdeen side are still a work in progress after the 1-1 draw with Ross County, on the day David Bates joined the club from Hamburg.County had taken the lead as Regan Charles-Cook followed in to turn home after Joe Lewis had saved from Harrison Paton, and it looked like they were going to hold that lead until Christian Ramirez forced home with two minutes left.And having...Full Story »

Christian Ramirez scored a late leveller to earn Aberdeen a point in a 1-1 draw against Ross County.The visitors looked set to complete a smash-and-grab raid after Regan Charles-Cook’s first-half strike, only for American Ramirez to force home an 88th-minute equaliser.The Dons announced the signing of Scotland centre-back David Bates from Hamburg before the match and handed debuts to new l...Full Story »

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Donny van de Beek can adapt to play in a number of different positions to best suit the needs of his team moving forward. The Dutch midfielder joined the Reds from Ajax in September 2020 and as he approaches the first anniversary of his signing, Ole has been speaking about the potential to deploy the 24-year-old in different ways. "He c...Full Story »

Edinson Cavani is reportedly set to keep the number 7 shirt at Manchester United, despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s impending arrival. Cavani was an influential figure in the Manchester United squad towards the end of last term. He scored several important goals in a late-season flurry which reaffirmed his status as a world-class goal-scorer. However, he’s no Cristiano Ronaldo. Manche...Full Story »

West Ham have signed France centre-back Kurt Zouma from Chelsea on a four-year deal for £29.8m. Zouma, 26, won two Premier League titles, a Champions League and a League Cup during his seven-year spell at Stamford Bridge. He has eight caps for France and had loan spells at Saint-Etienne, Stoke City and Everton during his time at Chelsea. "I'm very happy and very proud," said Zouma. "M...Full Story »

Manchester United have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Atletico Madrid’s Kieran Trippier as Red Devils right-back Diogo Dalot is reportedly set for a move to Borussia Dortmund. United have been chasing the England defender all summer in an attempt to provide Aaron Wan-Bissaka some competition.  Trippier left Tottenham to join Atletico in the summer of 2019 and became a La ...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel was delighted by 10-man Chelsea’s dogged defensive display after Reece James’ red card in Saturday’s hard-fought draw at Liverpool.A captivating end-to-end first half was followed by one-way traffic after the break on Saturday evening at a vibrant Anfield.Kai Havertz opened the scoring with a superb looping header, but Mohamed Salah levelled with a penalty during ...Full Story »

John Rooney first-half strike proved enough as Stockport claimed a narrow 1-0 National League victory over Southend at Roots Hall to record their first win of the season.The visitors started brightest and Arjan Raikhy had an effort from Macauley Southam-Hales’ throw-in well saved during the opening exchanges.Rooney made the decisive breakthrough after 16 minutes as he picked up a loose bal...Full Story »

Delighted Oldham boss Keith Curle saluted his battling side as they claimed a dramatic away win over promoted Sutton.The Latics left it until the 96th minute to clinch a breath-taking win at the VBS Community Stadium.And no wonder Curle was left purring with his side’s commitment right until the death.“We earned that win,” beamed Curle.“There was a great attitude in the g...Full Story »

Marco Silva insists there is more to come from his Fulham side after sweeping aside Stoke to maintain their unbeaten start to the Championship season.Silva’s side completed a comfortable 3-0 victory with goals from Harry Wilson, Bobby Decordova-Reid and Aleksandar Mitrovic.And the manager admitted the margin of victory should have been even greater.Silva said: “It was a very good per...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer would not rule out a transfer deadline-beating move for striker Troy Deeney after watching his side draw 1-1 at Barnsley.The Watford skipper is a reported target for Blues and Bowyer spoke of his admiration for the player as he admitted he is hoping to bring two players to the club before Tuesday’s deadline.“All I would say is Troy is a good player. He is a...Full Story »

Boss Dean Smith admitted he is unsure if Emi Buendia and Emi Martinez will join Argentina for international duty, despite the Premier League’s refusal to release players.Forward Buendia scored his first Villa goal since his record £33million move from Norwich to cancel out Ivan Toney’s opener and earn a 1-1 draw with Brentford.The uncapped 24-year-old and goalkeeper Martinez ha...Full Story »

Sunderland were celebrating “a great three points” after the Black Cats went top of League One with a battling 3-1 home win over Wycombe.Ross Stewart’s brace and Elliot Embleton’s strike put the hosts 3-0 up before substitute David Wheeler scored a late consolation for Wycombe.Sunderland assistant manager Jamie McAllister said: “Today we were playing against a good ...Full Story »

Barrow manager Mark Cooper was frustrated not to come away with victory, despite playing with 10 men for an hour of their 1-1 draw with Bristol RoversThe hosts had captain Mark Ellis sent off for violent conduct after a goalmouth melee before Sam Nicholson fired Rovers in front shortly before the interval.But Barrow hit back through Ollie Banks in added time at the end of the first half.“I...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady admitted to feeling “really deflated” after skipper Joseph Mills suffered a suspected broken ankle in Saturday’s goalless League Two draw at Crawley.Former Forest Green defender Mills was hurt in a 72nd-minute collision with Sam Ashford and was carried off on a stretcher and taken to hospital.Brady said: “I can’t say too much but he was ru...Full Story »

Former Crewe forward Daniel Powell scored on his debut to earn Barnet a 1-1 draw at Solihull Moors.Powell, who signed a two-year contract with the Bees earlier this month, fired home a late equaliser after Andrew Dallas had given Solihull a half-time lead.Solihull went close to taking the lead through Joe Sbarra’s deflected shot before Dallas broke the deadlock with his first league goal f...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt felt his side let their standards slip as they lost at Cambridge.Evatt’s side were previously unbeaten in League One but fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Abbey Stadium courtesy of Shilow Tracey’s early goal.Cambridge climbed above their opponents with a second successive win, and they have been beaten only once in their first five games since promotion to the third t...Full Story »