Barcelona keen to hold on to Cancelo Barcelona are eager to prolong the loan spell of Manchester City's Joao Cancelo, with negotiations being facilitated by his agent Jorge Mendes, as per Mundo Deportivo. The club aims for a loan deal with an option to make the transfer permanent, seeking an agreement beneficial to both parties. However, Barcelona appear unlikely to retain Joao Felix beyond ...Full Story »

Pape Daouda Diong traning with Chelsea- loan talks underway 🔵🇸🇳 Pape Daouda Diong here already training with Chelsea at Cobham today.Senegal U17 midfielder (born in 2006) joined the club as revealed in December.Decision on potential loan to Strasbourg will be made in the next months. 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/nhM1MvtV2a— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) February 12, 2024 Ian Maats...Full Story »

Former Roma boss Jose Mourinho could return to Serie A soon as he is all set to meet Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis later this week. WHAT HAPPENED?According to The Times, the Portuguese manager, who was sacked by AS Roma on Tuesday, is in line to return to Serie A and replace Walter Mazzarri as Napoli manager. Mourinho is "expecting" to meet with Napoli president Aurelio De Laurentiis...Full Story »

Former Juventus and PSG general manager Jean-Claude Blanc is being linked with Manchester United. Blanc is under consideration as English billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe buys into the club. Ratcliffe's team will take charge of football operations, which may include the arrival of Blanc, says the Athletic. Current chief exec Richard Arnold is expected to move on once Ratcliffe's offer for 25 pe...Full Story »

WHAT HAPPENED? The Serie A side had been in talks with the Nigerian star over a new deal as they look to fight off interest from across Europe for his signature. The 24-year-old is tied to Napoli until 2025, but with the likes of Chelsea, Real Madrid and some Saudi Arabian clubs, among others, said to be after him, the Italians hope to ensure he remains for the long term. Napoli insisted tha...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti's big summer signing is on a record-breaking scoring run Jude Bellingham continued to find the net in La Liga, while Vinicius Jr rounded into form, as Real Madrid put four past Osasuna to go top of the league. The Englishman scored two — and surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo's mark for goal contributions in his first 10 games — before Vinicius and Joselu rounded out the ...Full Story »

Captain Josh Laurent scored twice as Stoke thrashed Rotherham 6-1 to book their place in the third round of the Carabao Cup.The win extends the Potters’ perfect home record to four victories in all competitions this season – a run that started with a 4-1 triumph over the Millers on the opening day of the new Championship campaign.Stoke took an early lead when Dutchman Wouter Burger, ...Full Story »

Real Madrid are set to sensationally resurrect their pursuit of Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe, with Jude Bellingham already expected to sign. WHAT HAPPENED? Mbappe's contract situation is uncertain and PSG face a potentially tumultuous summer with a managerial change and both Lionel Messi and Neymar likely to depart. According to The Telegraph, Real are planning to capitalise on the cha...Full Story »

Carlo Ancelotti's side are contemplating bringing in a new striker in the summer and are keeping tabs on Harry Kane's situation at Tottenham. Kane facing uncertain future at Spurs Real Madrid could bring in a new striker Manchester United & Bayern also interested WHAT HAPPENED? Madrid have become the latest club to express an interest in Kane ahead of the summer transfer window, acco...Full Story »

Stoke eased their relegation worries with a 3-1 win at Swansea as Josh Laurent delivered his first league goals for the Potters.Laurent’s first-half double and a stoppage-time third from substitute Lewis Baker lifted Stoke two places to 17th in the Sky Bet Championship.Morgan Whittaker had given Swansea the perfect start inside two minutes, but Russell Martin’s side ran out of ideas ...Full Story »

Former PSG manager Laurent Blanc has been named the new coach at Lyon. Getty Images Former France defender Laurent Blanc has been appointed Lyon coach until 2024, replacing of Peter Bosz, the Ligue 1 club said in a statement. Blanc, 56, previously coached Bordeaux, France, Paris Saint-Germain and Qatar's Al-Rayyan. Lyon fired coach Bosz on Sunday after his team racked up only one point in the...Full Story »

Stoke boss Michael O’Neill will make late decisions over Josh Tymon and Josh Laurent ahead of Wednesday night’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Middlesbrough.Defender Tymon and midfielder Laurent played through Saturday’s 3-1 defeat at Huddersfield with ankle problems and are being assessed.However, wing-back Harry Clarke could be out for up to six weeks with a stress facture o...Full Story »

Napoli president Aurelio de Laurentiis has announced Dries Mertens' release. De Laurentiis says their new contract offer has now been withdrawn. “I feel the love for the club, but I must never forget that football is also an industry as well as pure passion," De Laurentiis told Radio Kiss Kiss. “Unfortunately, that means sometimes going against what the fans want. When a support...Full Story »

Josh Laurent rescued a point for Reading as they drew 1-1 with relegation rivals Barnsley at Oakwell.Carlton Morris’ fifth-minute strike put Poya Asbaghi’s men into a early lead, but the Royals refused to give up and levelled when Laurent calmly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Brad Collins.Coming into the game on the back of impressive results against Bournemouth and Blackburn, Read...Full Story »

Real Madrid will sign Erling Haaland this summer. That's the shock new report coming from Diario AS, who say that the Norwegian – who has scored 80 goals in 79 Borussia Dortmund matches – is set for a move to the Spanish capital along with Kylian Mbappe. Real have long been expected to sign the Paris Saint-Germain forward on a free transfer, following the expiry of his contract ...Full Story »

Barcelona have announced the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt winger Fabio Blanco. The 17 year old winger has signed until 2024. Blanco came through at Valencia and signed for the German side on a free transfer last summer. Now he will be incorporated into Sergi Barjuan's Barça B side and has a 100m euro release clause. "I am very proud at forming part of this great club," he said after...Full Story »