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Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte believes Romelu Lukaku needed to return to Inter Milan to feel like a "king" again -- but said the striker could still thrive in the Premier League. Lukaku rejoined Chelsea last summer in a club-record €115 million deal after two hugely successful years in Italy under Conte's management, scoring 64 goals in 95 games and helping Inter end an 11-yea...Full Story »

Lionel Messi has been left off the 30-man list of Ballon d'Or nominees for the first time since 2005 after the contenders were announced by France Football on Friday. Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema leads the nominees as he bids to win the first Ballon d'Or award of his career. Cristiano Ronaldo, Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland were also included in the list of this year's nominees. ...Full Story »

The 34-year-old star has terminated his contract and is negotiating a move to Premier League new boys Fulham. Fulham are in talks to sign Willian after he left Corinthians Credit: Getty The winger, who has 70 caps for Brazil, said: "I did not come to Brazil to get threatened. "Whenever Corinthians lost and if sometimes I was not doing well in the game, my family received threats, and curses o...Full Story »

Henderson, 25, has joined Nottingham Forest on loan for the season and hit out at the club for their "criminal" treatment of him last term. McCarthy is a target for Man Utd Credit: Getty United already have Tom Heaton on their books but Ten Hag wants a goalkeeper who is more capable of providing David de Gea with a challenge. De Gea remains the No1 at Old Trafford, but Saints stopper McCarthy...Full Story »

Lewandowski told the German giants he was desperate to leave the club in search of a new challenge, Bayern bosses hoped he would choose Chelsea. Bayern were keen on trying to land Havertz IF Lewandowski went to Chelsea Credit: Getty Lewandowski instead joined Barca Credit: Getty Eventual winners of the transfer race, Barcelona, and Chelsea were keen on the 2021 Ballon d'Or runner-up. And acc...Full Story »

It appears the Portuguese star will stay on at Old Trafford Erik ten Hag has given the clearest indication Cristiano Ronaldo now wants to stay at Manchester United. The Portuguese legend had set his sight on a move away this summer to carry on playing in the Champions League. But United’s refusal to consider selling the 37-year-old – as well as a lack of clubs capable of meeting ...Full Story »

Forest set to snap up three playersNottingham Forest are set to sign Emmanuel Dennis, Cheikhou Kouyate and Remo Freuler, the Daily Mail reports. Kouyate will be snapped up in a free transfer, while Dennis will join from Watford in a deal worth around £20 million. Meanwhile Freuler will make the switch from Atalanta for around £7.6m. Barca finally register Lewandowski and co. with ...Full Story »

Watford boss Rob Edwards hailed a “magnificent” performance from goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann after the 10-man Hornets held off Burnley to move top of the Sky Bet Championship.Tom Cleverley scored the only goal of the game in first-half stoppage time but the plaudits belonged to Bachmann as Burnley tasted defeat for the first time under new manager Vincent Kompany.The Austria goalkeepe...Full Story »

Tom Cleverley marked his 33rd birthday with the only goal of the game as 10-man Watford defeated Burnley to move top of the Sky Bet Championship.Captain Cleverley slotted home on the stroke of half-time to put the Hornets ahead in the battle between two teams looking to make an immediate return to the Premier League following their relegations last season.Hassane Kamara was shown a straight red ...Full Story »

Two late goals propelled Dundee to the top of the fledgling cinch Championship table with a 4-2 victory over Arbroath.The hosts took the lead five minutes before half-time when a move from one end of the pitch to the other ended with Paul McGowan picking out Luke McCowan on the left, who struck his shot high into the net.Arbroath levelled from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, Nicky Low conve...Full Story »

St Mirren’s Declan Gallagher is suspended for the visit of Ross County in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.The defender was sent off in the first-half of the 4-1 defeat against Pittodrie last weekend.Scott Tanser remains out with what is thought to be a combination of a hamstring and back injury.Ross County defender Connor Randall drops out after suffering a serious injury against Celtic....Full Story »

Loanee Lewis Mayo returns to the Kilmarnock squad for the visit of cinch Premiership champions Celtic on Sunday after being unable to play against parent club Rangers last weekend.Jordan Jones, Blair Alston and Chris Stokes are back in contention after recovering from various injuries.On-loan Middlesbrough goalkeeper Zach Hemmings (groin) and Scott Robinson (heel) remain out. Lee Hodson has join...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst will assess his Rangers squad ahead of the cinch Premiership game against St Johnstone at Ibrox on Saturday, with Alfredo Morelos pushing for more minutes.Morelos recently returned from a long-term absence due to a thigh injury and has come off the bench in the last two games.Defender Filip Helander remains out with a foot problem and midfielder Ianis Hagi has been sidel...Full Story »

Derby are set to have David McGoldrick available for the visit of Barnsley in Sky Bet League One.The former Sheffield United striker has missed the start of the season with a niggle but he returned to training this week, with boss Liam Rosenior suggesting he will be on the bench.Curtis Davies is one of several players who are set to return to the side after Rosenior made changes for the midweek ...Full Story »

Mateo Kovacic will miss Chelsea’s Premier League clash with Tottenham on Sunday due to a niggling knee injury.The Croatia midfielder has carried the issue for some time and was an unused substitute in last weekend’s 1-0 win at Everton.Marcos Alonso will not feature either, with the Spain wing-back attempting to finalise his transfer to Barcelona.Spurs will be boosted by the availabil...Full Story »

Aberdeen new boy Callum Roberts is out for eight to 10 weeks with a hamstring injury.Hayden Coulson took a knock against St Mirren last week and will miss the visit of Motherwell on Saturday but should return to training next week.Jack MacKenzie trained on Thursday after recovering from a thigh injury and will be considered along with Shayden Morris, who is in the squad after signing last week, ...Full Story »

Hearts are set to have Stephen Kingsley available for Sunday’s cinch Premiership visit of Dundee United after the influential defender missed the opening two league games with a hamstring injury.Michael Smith is also fit for selection despite going off in some discomfort in the second half of last weekend’s 1-1 draw away to city rivals Hibernian.Beni Baningime, who is likely to be ou...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon could revert back to the same league side that started the first two games of the season as Doncaster visit south London.Dons boss Johnnie Jackson made five alterations as his side lost 2-0 to Gillingham in the first round of the Carabao Cup.He has the option to once again name the team which opened the campaign with a league win over the Gills and a draw at Hartlepool.Striker Davi...Full Story »

Thomas Frank admitted new signing Mikkel Damsgaard will not be fit enough to start for Brentford against Manchester United on Saturday.The 22-year-old is expected to be included among the substitutes and could be in line for a debut off the bench.Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer and Sergi Canos remain on the injury list, with Canos and Ajer due to return ahead of Pinnock.Erik ten Hag refused to be...Full Story »