Tottenham refused to let Harry Kane say goodbye to his former team-mates in the hours leading up to his move to Bayern Munich. WHAT HAPPENED? The 30-year-old departed north London for Germany in early August in a deal worth £85m ($109m), ending his 19-year stay at the club. However, The Telegraph reports that Kane was refused permission to say goodbye to his Tottenham team-mates on the d...Full Story »

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is launching a bid for PSG striker Kylian Mbappe today. Before Friday's transfer deadline, Florentino intends to prise Mbappe away from the Parisians. VozPópuli says Real Madrid are close to acquiring Mbappé and the transfer could be announced in the next few hours. Florentino has now taken the reins of negotiations to close a deal for the Fr...Full Story »

Bayern Munich are reportedly eyeing a late transfer swoop for Fulham midfielder Joao Palhinha. WHAT HAPPENED? The 28-year-old midfielder enjoyed a stellar campaign with Fulham in the Premier League last season, as the Cottagers finished 10th. According to reports via Sky Sports Germany, Bayern Munich sees the Fulham midfielder as their prime candidate to round off their business ahead of the ...Full Story »

Villarreal reject Man Utd's bid for Pedraza Villarreal have reportedly rejected Manchester United's bid to sign their left-back Alfonso Pedraza on loan, according to Marca. The Red Devils are in search of a left full-back as Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malaca are sidelined due to injuries. Other than Pedraza, the Premier League giants are also keen on signing Marc Cucurella from Chelsea. Liverpool...Full Story »

Sean Dyche praised debutant Beto after he came off the bench to inspire an Everton turnaround and prevent an embarrassing Carabao Cup exit to League Two’s bottom side Doncaster.After losing their first three Premier League matches without scoring, the Toffees were staring down the barrel of a humiliating defeat in South Yorkshire.Doncaster dominated the first half and took a deserved lead ...Full Story »

Mauricio Pochettino praised the performances of the players given their full Chelsea debuts in the narrow Carabao Cup win over AFC Wimbledon, but would not be drawn on reports that the club are on the brink of signing Manchester City’s Cole Palmer.It took a first Chelsea goal from Enzo Fernandez in the second half to finally see off the challenge of the League Two side and seal a 2-1 victo...Full Story »

Blackburn boss Jon Dahl Tomasson hailed the club’s academy as teenage debutants Thomas Bloxham and James Edmondson both netted in an8-0 Carabao Cup hammering of Harrogate.Second-half substitutes Bloxham, 18, and Edmondson, 17, joined John Buckley (2), Jake Garrett, Sam Gallagher, Dilan Markanday and Zak Gilsenan as Rovers romped to their biggest victory since 1963 and earned a third round ...Full Story »

Michael Beale offered an apology to travelling Rangers fans after a 5-1 play-off defeat by PSV Eindhoven ended their Champions League hopes 7-3 on aggregate.After drawing 2-2 in the first leg at Ibrox last week, the Light Blues were put to the sword in the Philips Stadion, starting in the 35th minute when Ismael Saibari headed in the opener.The Moroccan attacker added a second in the 53rd m...Full Story »

Sheffield United assistant manager Stuart McCall said he was bored watching his side’s Carabao Cup defeat to League One Lincoln.The Premier League side suffered a 3-2 penalty shoot-out loss at Bramall Lane after a drab 90 minutes ended goalless.Defeat continued a poor start to the season for the Blades, who have lost their opening three Premier League games.They made nine changes for this ...Full Story »

Burnley boss Vincent Kompany felt his side paid a price for their 1-0 Carabao Cup win at Nottingham Forest after Hjalmar Ekdal sustained a serious-looking knee injury.Substitute Zeki Amdouni volleyed home a last-minute winner to settle a largely forgettable tie and clinch Burnley a third-round clash at Salford.But Vitinho, Aaron Ramsey and Ekdal were all forced off through injury, with the latte...Full Story »