GOAL can confirm the Liga giants will sign the Spain international in the January transfer window and will now aim to trim their squad Barcelona have agreed a €55 million (£47m/$62m) deal to sign Manchester City winger Ferran Torres, GOAL can confirm. The Spain international, who hasn't played for City since September due to a foot injury, is set to join Xavi's side in January des...Full Story »

Antonio Conte promised to “give everything” to help Tottenham beat old club Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-finals but admitted he would prefer the last four clash to be decided with one fixture.Goals from Steven Bergwijn and Lucas Moura helped Spurs earn a hard-fought 2-1 victory over West Ham in the quarter-finals.Victory sent Tottenham through to a third semi-final in four years i...Full Story »

Bernardo Silva staged a midfield masterclass as Premier League leaders Manchester City swept aside struggling Newcastle 4-0 to claim a record 34th win of 2021.The Portuguese, aided and abetted by Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne, steered City to a commanding victory at St James’ Park to eclipse Liverpool’s mark of 33 top-flight wins in a calendar year set in 1982.Goals from Ruben Dias and J...Full Story »

Juan Mata is a target for Barcelona - once again. The struggling Spanish club failed to land the Manchester United winger last summer after he opted to extend his stay at Old Trafford by another year. But with Mata, 33, having very little input in United’s current campaign, it seems he would be keen to make the move to the Nou Camp. He has made only three appearances this season - and n...Full Story »

Ronaldo Nazario is the new owner of Cruzeiro, the team where he rose to fame and allowed him to move to Europe. Also owner of Spanish side Real Valladolid, Ronaldo confirmed the agreement alongside the president of the Brazilian team, Sergio Santos Rodrigues. The deal was signed on Saturday in Sao Paulo, with more details to be confirmed in the coming days. Ronaldo's aim is to take Cruzeiro...Full Story »

Phillips to ignore 'silly' rivalry and sign for Man Utd Leeds United star Kalvin Phillips has been tipped to transcend the rivalry between the Whites and Manchester United and line up at Old Trafford.  “Phillips will go wherever is good for him and wherever is good for his career," former Aston Villa man Gabi Agbonlahor told Football Insider. “Those rivalries are silly. I kn...Full Story »

Former Barnsley boss Valerien Ismael could not inspire West Brom to their first win at Oakwell for 74 years on his return to the club.Albion, currently positioned 18 places above Ismael’s old employers, were forced to settle for a goalless Championship draw at his old stomping ground, extending the club’s winless run in the South Yorkshire town to a 19th visit.The sorry record &ndash...Full Story »

Newcastle forward Allan Saint-Maximin is a doubt for the visit of Manchester City after limping off in Thursday’s defeat at Liverpool with a muscular injury.Striker Callum Wilson will return to the team after being rested at Anfield.Left-back Jamal Lewis is set for a spell out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the 3-1 defeat, while fellow defenders Federico Fernandez (thigh) and Paul ...Full Story »

Last summer saw Tottenham Hotspur come close to losing star striker Harry Kane. The England international appeared to publicly push for a move elsewhere and the one club who seemed most likely to capture him was Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. However, after splashing a huge £100m record fee on Aston Villa’s Jack Grealish, the Citizens’ pursuit of Kane came to an abrupt e...Full Story »

Liverpool made light of the Covid-enforced absences of Virgil Van Dijk and Fabinho to comfortably beat struggling Newcastle 3-1 at Anfield and become the first English side in history to register 2,000 top-flight victories.Mohamed Salah equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of providing a goal or an assist in 15 consecutive Premier League appearances with his 22nd strike of the season after Diogo ...Full Story »

Liverpool forward Roberto Firmino returns to the squad to face Newcastle after six weeks out with a hamstring problem.The Brazil international missed eight matches but having returned to training last week he is now fully fit. Fellow forward Diogo Jota returns after a knock but Divock Origi is set to sit out a second successive match with a knee injury.Midfielder Curtis Jones is also back in tra...Full Story »

PREMIER LEAGUE clubs have been cancelling their Christmas parties. The majority of them were due to be held last week with the exception of the teams playing European football. Charlton Athletic stars enjoyed their Christmas party but Prem stars aren't getting oneCredit: Instagram Instead, Prem players are generally going out in groups of three and four. In the EFL, some clubs have carried o...Full Story »

Dean Smith has admitted there should be a “magic number” for the amount of Covid-19 cases a club needs for a Premier League fixture to be called off after his depleted Norwich side suffered a 2-0 defeat at home to Aston Villa.The Canaries were without Lukas Rupp, Pierre Lees-Melou, Christos Tzolis and Josh Sargent due to coronavirus concerns in addition to several other squad members...Full Story »

Aaron Ramsey will reportedly cost Everton or Newcastle £42million, even if Juventus allow him to leave on a free transfer in January. Ramsey looks set to leave Juve in the New Year following a difficult time with the Italian giants, but his colossal wage demands could become a barrier to any deal being struck. The Wales midfielder joined Juve on a free transfer from Arsenal in the summer o...Full Story »

Boss Brendan Rodgers’ hailed Leicester’s resilience after the depleted Foxes recovered from their Europa League exit to thump Newcastle.James Maddison shone, scoring one and making two, as the Foxes cruised past the struggling Magpies 4-0.They were dumped out of the Europa League after Thursday’s 3-2 Europa League defeat at Napoli, when they were without seven players who were ...Full Story »

James Maddison maintained his red-hot form as Leicester routed Newcastle 4-0.The midfielder grabbed a goal and two assists and has now netted four times in his last six games.Youri Tielemans’ double, including a first-half penalty, marked his 100th Premier League appearance while Patson Daka also netted following a brilliant Maddison pass.The Foxes climbed to eighth and it was also their f...Full Story »

The Blues could lose Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva and Cesar Azpilicueta this summer when their contracts expire. Gleison Bremer is a transfer target for Chelsea Credit: Rex The club has yet to agree new terms with any of the quartet leaving them facing the threat of seeing all of them walk away from Stamford Bridge at the same time. As a result, Chelsea are drawing up a ...Full Story »

LaLiga clubs have again voted in favour of the league's €2 billion investment deal with CVC despite ongoing opposition from Real Madrid, Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, who have said they will take legal action to block the initiative. The league's "Boost LaLiga'"project will see clubs receive funds to spend on infrastructure and modernisation -- as well as increased spending limits for ...Full Story »

Leicester continue to monitor their players ahead of Sunday’s game against Newcastle amid a Covid outbreak at the club.Kelechi Iheanacho, Ayoze Perez, Jannik Vestergaard, Daniel Amartey, Ademola Lookman, Filip Benkovic and Vontae Daley-Campbell all missed the defeat to Napoli due to illness or for coronavirus-related reasons.Youri Tielemans returned from a five-match absence with a calf in...Full Story »

Ramsey maneuvers for January move from Juventus Aaron Ramsey could be on his way out of the door at the Allianz stadium in January after current club Juventus have said they have no interest in offering a contract extension in Turin. That news from by way of Goal correspondent Romeo Agresti, who tweeted earlier that the representatives of Ramsey met with the club to try to iron out a plan fo...Full Story »