Newcastle United are the latest club to be linked with Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. The 27-year-old struggled for playing time at Anfield last season. Southampton have been linked with a loan move for their academy product. According to Italian publication Calciomercato, the Magpies are also taking an interest in the former England man. It remains to be seen whether Jurgen...Full Story »

Derby survived a Carabao Cup scare before beating Salford 5-3 in a penalty shoot-out at Pride Park.The Rams trailed 2-0 and 3-2 before Ravel Morrison made it 3-3 and goalkeeper Ryan Allsop saved Luke Burgess’ spot-kick to put the Sky Bet Championship side through.Derby made eight changes and were behind after eight minutes when Jordan Turnbull headed in after Ashley Eastham flicked on a co...Full Story »

New signing Sam Surridge bagged his second goal in as many games and skipper Harry Souttar was also on target as Stoke eased to a 2-1 home victory over Fleetwood.Former Bournemouth striker Surridge pounced with a smart close-range strike on the stroke of half-time as the Championship side edged a scrappy affair against their League One visitors at the bet365 Stadium.And Australia international d...Full Story »

Summer signing Sam Surridge could make his full debut when Stoke host Fleetwood in the first round of the Carabao Cup.Surridge scored the winning goal after coming off the bench in Saturday’s opening league win over Reading.Defender Josh Tymon is set to miss out after suffering a concussion in the game at the weekend.Forward Tyrese Campbell remains on the sidelines as he continues his reco...Full Story »

Chelsea have agreed in principle a club-record deal worth £97.5m (€115m) to re-sign striker Romelu Lukaku from Inter Milan. The paperwork is now with club lawyers and once that is formalised, Lukaku will undergo a medical and sign a five-year contract. Inter have previously rejected two offers from Chelsea for the Belgium international, the second of which was worth £85m (...Full Story »

Captain Kyle McFadzean grabbed a stoppage-time winner as Coventry celebrated their return to the city with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest.The 34-year-old defender drove in from 15 yards to ensure the Sky Blues won their first match back at the Coventry Building Society Arena.It represented a terrific finale for Mark Robins’ men, who had spent the last two years as tenants at...Full Story »

Alex Revell admits his Stevenage players struggled to deal with the opening-day pressure after they beat Barrow 1-0 in Sky Bet League Two at a rocking Lamex Stadium.Jake Reeves’ goal moments after half-time secured the points for Revell’s hosts as Barrow boss Mark Cooper was dealt a blow in his first game in charge.Boro were at far from their fluent best in front of their returning s...Full Story »

Dave Challinor was satisfied with the performance of his Hartlepool players on a “brilliant day” that saw Gavan Holohan’s late goal snatch a 1-0 win against Crawley on their return to the EFL.Challinor could not hide his delight on the touchline when midfielder Holohan chested down new loan signing Tyler Burey’s cross before firing the ball into the bottom corner in the 8...Full Story »

According to an exclusive report by La Porteria, Sergio Aguero is looking to leave Barcelona after Lionel Messi’s exit was confirmed. Aguero finally departed Manchester City at the end of last season after a glittering decade at the Etihad. After several weeks of speculation, Aguero put pen-to-paper on a move to Barcelona, linking up with close friend and international teammate Lionel ...Full Story »

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said negotiations to keep Lionel Messi at the club are over and that he does not want to generate "false hope" that the situation could be fixed. Barca announced on Thursday that Messi, a free agent since his contract expired in June, will not rejoin the club because of financial problems. Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Laporta explained that the ...Full Story »

Stoke signing Sam Surridge will be eager to make his Potters debut when they play Reading.Surridge could provide some firepower up top with Steven Fletcher after joining on an undisclosed fee from Bournemouth.The Potters are still without key player Tyrese Campbell who has had surgery on a knee ligament injury.They may also be without defender Harry Souttar as he makes his return back from Tokyo...Full Story »

Stevenage boss Alex Revell is expected to give some new faces their debut in the Sky Bet League Two opener against Barrow.Forward Jamie Reid arrived from Mansfield, where he scored seven goals last season following a successful spell in the National League with Torquay.Defender Brad Barry is in line to tackle his former club, while Terence Vancooten has signed a new two-year deal to extend his s...Full Story »

Sombre supporters waited outside the club offices as others sat on a grassy roadside opposite, most saying little as they faced up to losing arguably the world's greatest ever footballer. Some Barcelona fans came together near the Nou Camp as they struggle to accept one-club icon Lionel Messi will be departing Barca fans are struggling to come to terms with the news Lionel Messi will go Bar...Full Story »

AC Milan are considering a surprise move for Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey. Milan are seeking an attacking midfielder to replace Hakan Calhanoglu after his move to Inter Milan and Ramsey is being discussed as a possible alternative. The Wales international has struggled to convince at Juventus and was given a new role in Massimiliano Allegri's first friendly against Monza, when he played ...Full Story »

Raheem Sterling is stalling over a new Manchester City contract with a definitive decision over his future with the club still not made, according to 90min. Sterling remains a key figure at the Etihad, despite Pep Guardiola's continual rotation of him in and out of the side. The winger didn't start either of Man City's Champions League semi-final tussles with PSG, but was thrown into the ac...Full Story »

Manchester City will drop their interest in Harry Kane if they complete a deal for Jack Grealish, according to reports. The Premier League champions have submitted a £100m bid for Grealish which Aston Villa look poised to accept. It was initially reported that City would attempt to sign both England internationals this summer. That always looked difficult financially, though, and the M...Full Story »

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Former Manchester City defender Jerome Boateng has his heart set on Old Trafford as a potential destination this summer, with Manchester United his 'dream' club Former Bayern Munich centre back Jerome Boateng reportedly wants a move to Manchester United this summer. According to Calciomercato.it, the 32-year-old is ‘very disappointed’ not to have found a new club following his depa...Full Story »

SunSport previously reported that the England star could miss the opening two months of the new Premier League season through injury. Marcus Rashford is undergoing surgery on a nagging shoulder injury Credit: Reuters Rashford had a scan after the Euros to determine the severity of the muscle tear in his shoulder he has been managing since last November. The 23-year-old took pain-killing inj...Full Story »

The 25-year-old German struggled to adapt to the Premier League during his first season with the Blues. Werner has had a tough first season in England with Chelsea Credit: Getty He managed just 12 goals in 52 games and was often ridiculed for his inability to finish off chances. But that does not seem to have deterred Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich from their pursuit of the former RB Le...Full Story »