Wolfsburg leading the chase for Pepi On the Ricardo Pepi front, hearing that Wolfsburg is still the front runner but that there is some strong interest from Ajax. That's an interesting one to keep an eye on.— Kristian Dyer (@KristianRDyer) November 19, 2021 AC Milan and Juventus tracking AlvarezAC Milan and Juventus are eyeing a move for River Plate striker Julian Alvarez, report...Full Story »

Interim Stevenage boss Robbie O’Keefe will hope for more of the same as the club attempts to drag itself out of a desperate run of League Two form against Colchester.Manager Alex Revell was relieved of his duties earlier this week after one win in 14 attempts in the league, and it was Academy manager O’Keefe who took charge of Tuesday night’s extra-time FA Cup first-round repla...Full Story »

Newport midfielder Scot Bennett is set to return for the visit of Swindon in Sky Bet League Two.Bennett has been sidelined since September with a foot injury.Robbie Willmott is still unavailable following his recent positive test for coronavirus.Willmott remains in isolation but could be back in contention for Tuesday’s away game at Crawley.Swindon head coach Ben Garner will be without att...Full Story »

New Norwich boss Dean Smith has no major injury headaches ahead of the Premier League clash against Southampton. Sam Byram is set to make a major step forward in putting his injury nightmare behind him by playing for the under-23s on Friday but the full-back, who has not played first-team football for 20 months, is still some way off a return. Christoph Zimmermann remains out following ankle...Full Story »

Milan close to finalising Hernandez renewal Milan are close to finalising a contract renewal for Theo Hernandez  - according to Italian journalist Rudy Galetti. The 24-year-old’s current deal expires in 2024, but the Rossoneri have reached an agreement to extend his stay for another two years. Hernandez, who has recently been linked with Manchester City, will also see his annual wa...Full Story »

The Premier League's incomprehensible wealth is set to continue after the league released a statement on Thursday detailing a new deal with US-based company NBC. Having continued to buy the rights to show English top-flight football for the ninth season in a row, the company have agreed a deal that is worth £2billion ($2.7b) - a record for overseas coverage. NBC started showing Premier Lea...Full Story »

Jamie Hopcutt, Ousseynou Cisse and Sam Hart will be pushing for a start when Oldham host Port Vale on Saturday.All three players have been long-term absentees for Latics but have been named among the substitutes in recent matches.Hopcutt has made a pair of appearances from the bench in Oldham’s last two matches, while Hart came on for his first outing since August in Tuesday’s 2-1 FA...Full Story »

The returning Blaugrana hero was officially unveiled on Wednesday - and made a striking fashion statement For the second time in his career, Dani Alves has worn flip flops to his Barcelona unveiling. Flip flops in 2008Flip flops in 2021@DaniAlvesD2 pic.twitter.com/vpchCXErE3— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) November 17, 2021 Alves signed with Barca as a free agent last week, ret...Full Story »

Rangers on verge of Van Bronckhorst appointmentRangers are set to appoint Giovanni van Bronckhorst as their new manager, according to The Athletic. He's previously been the head coach of Feyenoord and Guangzhou but stepped away from the latter position in January 2020 for personal reasons. Van Bronckhorst would replace Steven Gerrard, who just took the Aston Villa job. Barcelona willing to ...Full Story »

Chelsea are considering joining the battle for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot. Calciomercato.com says Chelsea have joined Newcastle in the race to sign Rabiot in January. The 26-year-old sees his contract with the Old Lady expire at the end of next season and is now being linked with a move away from the Italian club. Rabiot has already featured 11 times for Juve in all competitions this...Full Story »

Liverpool could have a number of key players unavailable for this weekend's clash with Arsenal. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was faced with another potential injury blow on Tuesday evening as Divock Origi was forced off with an apparent knock during Belgium's clash against Wales at the Cardiff City Stadium. The 26-year-old appears to be the latest Reds star to pick up an issue on international d...Full Story »

Planes termination agreement reached The agreement has been reached between Barcelona and director Ramon Planes to terminate the contract. He’ll no longer be the club’s technical secretary by his own choice. 🔴🤝 #FCBAfter signing players like Pedri and Araújo for Barça, he’s now looking for a new project.— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 16, 2...Full Story »

Mendy wants out of Leicester Leicester City midfielder Nampalys Mendy has made clear his desire to leave the club. Speaking to reporters on Monday, he said: "I'd like to leave. I hope it will get done, but I need to be patient." His playing time has been sporadic since he joined Leicester in 2016. Wolves to pursue Van de Beek (Sun) The former Ajax man appears ready for a fresh opportunity...Full Story »

Chelsea have reportedly bid £34million for Real Madrid centre back Eder Militao as Thomas Tuchel plans to build a new-look defence. The Blues currently have the best defence in the Premier League, having conceded just four times in 11 matches so far this season, but manager Tuchel is planning a change. The German is understood to be planning on permanently moving to a three-man defence in...Full Story »

Barca still eyeing Sterling Barcelona are still considering a move for Raheem Sterling, reports Sky Sports. Sterling remains a legitimate target for Barca, who have discussed the economic details that would be required to pull off such a big move. The Manchester City winger recently admitted that he was open to playing abroad, offering Barca a bit of hope for a deal. Man Utd eye Kounde as Ma...Full Story »

Barcelona to make Sterling loan offer with permanent option (Mirror) Man City winger open to making move abroad Barcelona will make an offer to sign Raheem Sterling on loan with an option to buy him outright, The Mirror claims. Manchester City do not want to lose the England star but he is open to making the move if he does not get assurances about his playing time at the Premier League sid...Full Story »

New Scunthorpe boss Keith Hill was frustrated at having to settle for a 1-1 draw against Salford but believes he has seen enough in his first week in charge to know the Iron are a good bet for survival.Conor McAleny’s 59th minute effort secured visitors Salford a Sky Bet League Two point, after Ryan Loft’s close-range finish had put the bottom club on course for only a second win in ...Full Story »

Alex Newby scored at the death to rescue a point as Rochdale held play-off-chasing Leyton Orient to a 2-2 League Two draw at Spotland.The home side raced into the lead with the game just 30 seconds old, Corey O’Keeffe heading Liam Kelly’s delivery back across the face of goal and Newby nodding home from close range.But Orient responded positively to the setback and were desperately u...Full Story »

Ancelotti wants Bale out of Real Madrid Carlo Ancelotti has had enough of Gareth Bale and wants Real Madrid to get rid of him. El Nacional reports the Italian coach feels playing for Madrid is not one of Bale’s top priorities and has told Florentino Perez to either sell or release him. Barcelona determined to sign Sterling despite Man City refusal Barcelona remain determined to bring ...Full Story »

Newport boss James Rowberry hailed the spirit of his players as they ended Hartlepool’s unbeaten home record with a 2-1 win.The Exiles recorded a third successive victory to move up to fifth in the League Two table, thanks to Dom Telford’s stoppage-time winner.And Rowberry, whose side travelled to the north east on the day of the game, said: “It was very dramatic I lost my voic...Full Story »