It could be a tumultuous summer in the transfer market for Tottenham Hotspur, with keeper, Hugo Lloris, the latest to be linked with a move away from the club. Antonio Conte's recent outburst means that it's almost a foregone conclusion that he will leave the club,  The Telegraph suggesting that it could be as early as this week. It would make sense to do so in the international break a...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo said on Wednesday that his exit from Manchester United following a second stint at Old Trafford represented a "bad phase of his career." The Portugal international, who is back playing for his country in a pair of Euro 2024 qualifiers, moved to Saudi club Al Nassr in January after becoming a pariah at United following an interview with Piers Morgan in which he was highly cri...Full Story »

Barcelona fullback Jordi Alba has talked up Lionel Messi's return this summer. Alba doesn't know what will happen with the Argentinian, but he is in favour of his return fromPSG. "I would like him to come back, but I don't know if he will," Alba said. "We haven't spoken about it because he has a contract with PSG. I would like him to come back. It would be good for the club -- and for him." ...Full Story »

Chelsea could use Romelu Lukaku as a makeweight in a deal to resign Tammy Abraham as the Blues endeavour to solve their striker issues. This is according to Calciomercato (h/t Football Italia), who say that Abraham is high on Chelsea's list of targets with the club still needing to sort out their No.9 problems. When Chelsea sold Abraham to the Rome outfit back in 2021, they included a £...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann considered international retirement after being overlooked for the France captaincy. PSG star Kylian Mbappe was named Les Bleus captain this week. AS says Griezmann saw himself at Euro 2024 wearing the armband; Didier Deschamps' decision has come as a huge blow for the forward, to such an extent that he even considered international retirement on the...Full Story »

Manchester United could use Dean Henderson to bring Tottenham to the negotiating table for Harry Kane. Tottenham have targeted Henderson as an alternative this summer if United are willing to let him leave, says ESPN. And the report adds Red Devils chiefs could use that to their advantage in negotiations over Kane. Kane is believed to be Erik ten Hag's no1 target this summer but United fear...Full Story »

Liverpool are said to be leading the race to sign Mason Mount as the midfielder remains in discussions over a new contract with Chelsea. This is according to Football London, who also say that Mount's appointment of his new agent Neil Fewings has come after the difficulties in coming to an agreement with Chelsea. Mount's Chelsea contract runs out in 2024 and there has been plenty of rumours ...Full Story »

Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at age 34. Ozil, who was part of Germany's World Cup-winning squad in 2014, has spent the past three seasons in the Turkish Super Lig and retires after making four league appearances for Basaksehir, who he joined as a free agent last year. He retired from international duty in 2018 am...Full Story »

Man Utd to pip Chelsea to Watford's Amass Manchester United are reportedly set to pip Chelsea to the signing of highly-rated Watford left-back Harry Amass, according to the Evening Standard. The report states that the Manchester club are in advanced talks with the 16-year-old and recently celebrated a breakthrough in negotiations. Amass is thought to want a chance in a top academy to furthe...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny is refusing to take anything for granted after seeing 18-year-old striker Evan Ferguson launch his senior international career in earnest.The Brighton teenager announced himself in style with a first goal for his country in Wednesday night’s 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia in Dublin.Ferguson, starting for the first time, and debutant Will Smallbone t...Full Story »

Managers Nigel Clough and Paul Hurst both felt a draw was a fair result as their respective Mansfield and Grimsby sides battled out a goalless League Two stalemate on Wednesday night.The result leaves Mansfield two points off the play-off places in eighth spot, while Grimsby remain 15th as they returned to league action following their FA Cup defeat at Brighton on Sunday.And Hurst said he was pl...Full Story »

Evan Ferguson marked his first senior international start with his first goal as the Republic of Ireland warmed up for their Euro 2024 qualifier against France with a 3-2 friendly victory over Latvia.The 18 year-old frontman, who has scored six goals in his last 13 games for Brighton, needed just 17 minutes to open his account on an incident-packed night in Dublin.It is the misfortune of every p...Full Story »

Mansfield and Grimsby could not be separated on Wednesday night as they played out a goalless League Two draw at One Call Stadium.The first half produced most of the game’s best moments, particularly for Grimsby who started very strongly with John McAtee and captain Luke Waterfall both forcing fine saves out of Mansfield goalkeeper Christy Pym.McAtee came close again when he hit the inside...Full Story »

Chelsea took a significant step to reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League after Guro Reiten fired her side to a 1-0 first-leg win at Lyon.Reiten broke the quarter-final deadlock at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais when she curled in a fine effort after 28 minutes.The French side, who have won the Champions League in six of the past seven seasons, hit the woodwork in the second...Full Story »

HARRY KANE is reportedly one of TWO strikers on Real Madrid's shortlist as they seek to secure a temporary replacement for Karim Benzema. The European champions' long-term plan is to secure Erling Haaland or Kylian Mbappe. Harry Kane is being linked with a summer move away from boyhood club Tottenham However, they are aware neither of them are set to become available until at least 2024. As ...Full Story »

Barcelona are in talks with Bayer Leverkusen attacker Florian Wirtz. The 19-year-old Bayer Leverkusen star is one of the biggest talents on the continent and according to Sky Sport Germany, the first contact has already been made. There has already been a call from Barca to the player's father to find out about his situation. With a contract until 2027, the club will have to negotiate an exi...Full Story »

ARSENAL ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season. Tomiyasu hobbled off the pitch on Thursday with a knee injury against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League Last 16 at the Emirates. Arsenal ace Takehiro Tomiyasu has been ruled out for the rest of the season The full-back underwent knee surgery in London earlier today and doctors deemed he will have to miss the rest ...Full Story »

If appointed, Carlo Ancelotti would be Brazil's first foreign coach in more than 50 years. Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson wants Real Madrid out of the Champions League so that coach Carlo Ancelotti can come to Brazil "as quickly as possible." Never mind that Ancelotti is under contract in Madrid until the end of next season and that Brazil's confederation recently denied it had reached a ...Full Story »

Conte did not pull any punches when asked about his team and his board of directors Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Pierre Emile Hojbjerg asked Antonio Conte to be more "precise” in his rantings. The Spurs manager delivered one of the most explosive press conferences in Premier League history, labelled his own players as being "selfish” and also highlighted the board of directors reco...Full Story »

Maupay tipped to leave Everton amid Italy links Out-of-form Everton forward Neal Maupay could leave Merseyside in the summer, according to his agent Federico Pastorello. “We had a strong negotiation with Salernitana, then he went to Everton," Pastorello told TuttoMercatoWeb. "There's been the managerial change, we are at the end of the season and we'll see what to do [in June]. He sees S...Full Story »