JULES KOUNDE’S dream move to Chelsea has been rocked by an injury storm. The £70million-rated Sevilla defender underwent surgery on Tuesday on an old pelvic problem which flared up on international duty on Monday. Jules Kounde's move to Chelsea is now in danger after the Sevilla defender picked up an injury while playing for France Kounde fears that although the op is minor it coul...Full Story »

Jonny Evans struck in stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Northern Ireland at home to Cyprus but only after some fans had repeated their calls for manager Ian Baraclough to go.Evans bundled the ball home in the third minute of time added on as Northern Ireland came back from 2-0 down, having trailed to goals in either half from Andronikos Kakoulli before Paddy McNair offered hope in the 72nd ...Full Story »

Manchester United have held talks with Inter Milan about defensive transfer targets. La Gazzetta dello Sport says United are eyeing Inter Milan defensive pair Stefan De Vrij and Alessandro Bastoni. United have asked Inter Sporting Director Piero Ausilio about the availability of the two stars. Ausilio is in England this weekend for transfer talks. But the Red Devils' interest hasn't materi...Full Story »

Furious Belgium boss Roberto Martinez demanded an explanation from “really high up” after describing Brennan Johnson’s Wales equaliser as “comical”.Johnson scored his first Wales goal three minutes from time to secure the Dragons a 1-1 Nations League draw in Cardiff.The assistant referee had flagged for offside, but the goal stood after a lengthy VAR offside check &...Full Story »

Manchester United have opened new contract talks with Alejandro Garnacho The former Atletico Madrid junior has three years to run on his existing deal. It emerged in Italy this week that Juventus were considering a move for the Argentina U20 international. But the Manchester Evening News says talks have begun with Garnacho about a new deal. Negotiations are progressing well over a new cont...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough admitted he could understand the frustrations of Northern Ireland fans who turned on him after a 3-2 defeat to Kosovo but insisted his side had taken a step forward with their performance in Pristina.A large section of the 500-strong travelling Green and White Army chanted ‘Cheerio’ as Baraclough went over to acknowledge them at the end of a match in which Northern Ire...Full Story »

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Departing Barcelona attacker Ousmane Dembele has agreed terms with Chelsea. Le 10 Sport says Dembele has accepted Chelsea's proposal and will join them for free at the end of his Barcelona contract this month. He was a player that coach Thomas Tuchel wanted to reconnect with after their Borussia Dortmund days. PSG, another club looking at his signing, seemed to lose interest a few weeks ago ...Full Story »

The Belgian striker's agent is already looking to organise a move back to Inter after a disappointing first season back at Chelsea Chelsea are open to allowing Romelu Lukaku to leave on loan, but are demanding a €25 million (£21m/$27m) fee, GOAL understands. The Belgian striker hopes to leave Chelsea just one year after his return from Inter in a £98m ($123m) deal. Lukaku ha...Full Story »

Manchester United could sit out any auction with Liverpool for Benfica star Darwin Nunez. The Uruguay international is a top target for United, though Reds chief Julian Ward has been in talks with Benfica for at least fortnight. It's reported Liverpool are willing to pay a club record €100m for Nunez. Meanwhile, the Manchester Evening News says United are reluctant to get drawn into a...Full Story »

A left-centre back is top of Tottenham boss Antonio Conte’s shopping list this summer and their list of targets is said to be a long one. The Italian coach is well-known for playing with a back three and has just guided Spurs into the top four with Ben Davies, a left-back, playing in his defence. This won’t do next season as the North London club look to kick on under their world-c...Full Story »

BRAZIL team-mates Richarlison and Vinicius Jr has to be SEPARATED during training following a heated altercation. The pair almost came to blows on Saturday during a training session ahead of the Selacao's friendly with Japan on Monday. Richarlison and Vinicus Jr were involved in a bust-up in Brazil trainingCredit: GETTY The pair's team-mates - including Dani Alves and Neymar - quickly jumped ...Full Story »

Arsenal are concerned as they face competition for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian has been offered to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid, says Cadena SER. Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move but Mikel Arteta may be left sweating over the chase for the striker after both Madrid sides are said to have emerged as potential competition for his signature. The 25-year-...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough insisted he could handle the criticism which will come his way after Northern Ireland’s latest Nations League setback as he called for patience with a young squad finding its way.The same problems that were evident in Thursday’s disappointing 1-0 home defeat to Greece plagued Northern Ireland again in a poor goalless draw with a Cyprus side who should arguably have won...Full Story »

Northern Ireland must hope it is 13th time lucky in the Nations League as their latest outing ended in a drab goalless draw against Cyprus.Ian Baraclough’s side took only their third ever point in the competition but the performance and the result was a long way from what they – and the 600 travelling fans – had expected against a side ranked 105th in the world after the setbac...Full Story »

Match Information League A - Group 1 Parken, Copenhagen Tuesday, 14 Jun 2022 • 02:45 Denmark vs Austria Head-to-Head Denmark (All Competitions): L-L-W-W-W-L Austria (All Competitions): W-L-D-W-L-D Denmark vs Austria Predicted XI Denmark possible starting lineup: Schmeichel; Kristensen, Christensen, Andersen, Maehle; Hojbjerg, Jensen; Skov, Eriksen, Damsgaard; Wind Austria possib...Full Story »

The future of Christian Pulisic remains clouded. The Daily Mail says Pulisic is being monitored by Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus. The USA international has been frustrated by his lack of starts under Thomas Tuchel and the Italian clubs are waiting to see if Chelsea would be open to selling this summer. The 23-year-old joined from Borussia Dortmund for £58million but neither of t...Full Story »

Andreas Cornelius celebrates after scoring one of his two goals to help Denmark beat France in the Nations League. UEFA via Getty Images Andreas Cornelius came off the bench to fire two goals for Denmark as they came from behind to defeat France 2-1 in their Nations League Group A1 clash at the Stade de France on Friday. Karim Benzema, who lifted the Champions League trophy with Real Madrid at...Full Story »

ARSENAL are increasingly confident of sealing a deal for Manchester City striker Gabriel Jesus. But Mikel Arteta is scaling back on his plans for a major spending spree after initially targeting up to seven new signings. Gabriel Jesus is currently on international duty with Brazil Credit: AFP Now he might have to settle for just three new faces as Arsenal count the cost of missing out on Ch...Full Story »

The Red Devils suffered from the absence of Thibaut Courtois as they went down to heavy defeat at home Belgium's World Cup preparations got off on the wrong foot on Friday as the Red Devils were thrashed 4-1 by neighbours Netherlands in the Nations League. Roberto Martinez's men are expected to be among the front-runners when the action kicks off in Qatar in November. But judging on this la...Full Story »