Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong concedes the club wanted to sell him to Manchester United or Chelsea over the summer. A £63million fee had been agreed with the Spanish club to bring him to Old Trafford. But agreeing personal terms proved too difficult, with the 25-year-old determined to stay with the LaLiga giants. De Jong said: "Chelsea and Man United interest? I already decided ...Full Story »

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong may live to regret his decision to turn down a summer move to Manchester United as he looks to earn a place in the Netherlands squad for this year's World Cup. The Dutchman was relentlessly targeted by United in one of the main transfer sagas of pre-season but ended up staying at the Nou Camp after refusing to entertain the idea of joining the Red Devils. Un...Full Story »

Luton boss Nathan Jones hailed his side’s ‘wonderful’ second-half display as they earned a first home win of the season by beating Blackburn 2-0 at Kenilworth Road.A quiet opening 45 minutes preceded a dominant performance after the break from the Hatters, with goals from Carlton Morris and Reece Burke sealing victory.Jones said: “It was a wonderful performance, especiall...Full Story »

Bolton have Jon Dadi Bodvarsson back for the visit of Peterborough.The striker has been out with a hamstring issue but returns to give boss Ian Evatt a welcome selection headache.Bodvarsson’s return means that Lloyd Isgrove (foot) is the only absentee.Evatt said: “Jon is back, so another headache. We have a fully fit squad other than Lloyd, who is edging closer but not really ready y...Full Story »

Winger Jon Taylor could be in line to start for Doncaster when they face Swindon.The 30-year-old has come off the bench in each of Rovers’ last two matches having returned from an ankle injury and is knocking on the door to feature from the off.Striker Josh Andrews (tendonitis) and defender Tom Anderson (back) are expected to be missing once again.Doncaster will be hoping to bounce back af...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson hailed the togetherness of Blackburn as they put in a complete team performance to ease past Watford 2-0.Rovers returned to winning ways by totally bossing the Hornets, maintaining the intensity throughout the game.Their dominance was turned into three points with first Blackburn goals for Ryan Hedges, who converted a Tyrhys Dolan cross late in the first half, and Dominic Hyam ...Full Story »

Bolton moved into the League One play-off places with an impressive 2-0 win at MK Dons.Dion Charles put the Trotters ahead with a first-half spot-kick before Gethin Jones made the points safe after the break.Wanderers had an early penalty shout waved away after Elias Kachunga went down in the box following a tangle with Warren O’Hora and home keeper Jamie Cumming did well to turn over a we...Full Story »

Jon Guthrie’s header helped Northampton to a 2-0 win against AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane.The Cobblers could have taken an early lead when Mitch Pinnock pounced on a loose pass to go through on goal, but his shot was straight at Wimbledon goalkeeper Nik Tzanev.The Dons grew into the game, with Harry Pell forcing a strong save from Lee Burge in the 23rd minute.But Northampton’s top sc...Full Story »

Jacob Maddox and Jonas Mukuna could make their Walsall debuts against Colchester after signing on free transfers last week.Midfielder Maddox joins after leaving Vitoria Guimaraes while Mukuna spent the summer on trial with the Saddlers.Conor Wilkinson, Joe Riley, Oisin McEntee and Liam Gordon have all been out for Walsall over the last few weeks.Captain Donervon Daniels has missed the Saddlers&r...Full Story »

Northampton boss Jon Brady has urged fans to ‘stick with us’ after his side overcame a slight blip by beating Barrow 3-1 at Sixfields on Saturday.The Cobblers lost at home to Doncaster last weekend and were then thumped 6-0 by Ipswich in midweek but recovered from a shaky start on Saturday to defeat Pete Wild’s in-form team in Sky Bet League Two.Sam Hoskins scored his eighth go...Full Story »

Jon Taylor could be in contention for Doncaster when they face Mansfield.The winger made his return to football after a nine-month absence with injury, featuring for 45 minutes in Rovers’ Papa John’s Trophy clash with Newcastle Under-21s, and could push for minutes against the Stags.Striker Josh Andrews is doubtful after missing Doncaster’s win against Northampton last weekend ...Full Story »

Jon Dahl Tomasson is desperate to hang on to Ben Brereton Diaz after the Chile international fired Blackburn to a 1-0 win at Blackpool.The 23-year-old has been strongly linked with moves to Fulham or Everton with the transfer window set to close on Thursday night, while there is also speculation he could head abroad.But after his 16th-minute strike was enough to see off Blackpool and end Rovers&...Full Story »

Luton manager Nathan Jones insisted he did not intend to show “malice or disrespect” after Cardiff counterpart Steve Morison accused him of lacking decorum following the Hatters’ 2-1 win in the Welsh capital.The two managers were involved a touchline spat at the final whistle with Morison unhappy that Rhondda-born Jones, a self-proclaimed Cardiff fan, celebrated victory before ...Full Story »

Joel Matip and Curtis Jones are back in training ahead of Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Newcastle on Wednesday evening.While Jurgen Klopp issued promising updates on Diogo Jota and Thiago Alcantara – with the former set to return to training later this week – neither will be available to face the Magpies.Ibrahima Konate, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Caoimhin Kelleher and...Full Story »

EVER since I claimed that their team lacked ‘cojones’ five years ago, every Arsenal supporter seems to think I hate them. Even my own missus, Alisha, who is an avid Gooner, thinks I can’t stand them, too! Mikel Arteta is taking Arsenal in the right direction, according to Deeney But it simply isn’t true. I grew up on Arsenal being great. I was a massive fan of Ian Wri...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Frenkie de Jong has decided to remain at Barcelona and will open talks to reduce or defer his salary, reports Diario Sport     Casemiro Got No CHILL     An Impressive WIN by Maurizio Sarri's Lazio Against Inter Milan     Karim Benzema is at The Best Form of His Career but meantime He's getting old too... King...Full Story »

Futbol Total claims Jurgen Klopp has moved for the Manchester United target following Liverpool’s awful start to the new season. Liverpool have joined the race to sign Man Utd target and Barcelona star Frenkie de Jong Credit: Getty Injuries to Thiago Alcantara and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have left Liverpool short on midfield options. Fabinho has also suffered with fitness problems while...Full Story »

Chelsea's Fofana bid rejected by Leicester Brenden Rodgers has confirmed that Leicester rejected a third bid from Chelsea to sign Wesley Fofana and sent him to train with reserve team. Bayern join Man Utd in race to sign De Jong Bayern Munich are plotting a move for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong. The Netherlands international has been pursued by Manchester United all summer but no d...Full Story »

Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson praised his young side after they came from behind to avoid a Carabao Cup upset with a 2-1 win at League Two outfit Bradford.Tomasson made 10 changes for the Championship club with only Tayo Edun remaining from the starting line-up beaten 3-0 at Sheffield United.They fell behind to Andy Cook’s sixth goal of the season but struck back twice with two first...Full Story »

Bolton striker Jon Dadi Bodvarsson has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Carabao Cup second-round clash against Aston Villa.The Iceland international, who came off the bench during Saturday’s 2-0 loss to Sheffield Wednesday in League One, sustained a hamstring problem in training.Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has no other fresh selection concerns.Defender Eoin Toal, midfielder Josh Sheehan and ...Full Story »