Watford manager Xisco Munoz hailed his side’s performance as they held off a late Aston Villa challenge to kickstart their Premier League return with a 3-2 victory.Club-record signing Ismaila Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis’ first club goal for Watford’s opener before he found the net himself for their second.Debutant Cucho Hernandez added their third just moments after...Full Story »

Watford record signing Ismaila Sarr starred on his Premier League return as the Hornets held off a late challenge from Aston Villa to secure a 3-2 win.Sarr had already set up Emmanuel Dennis for his first club goal for Watford’s opener before he found the net himself after an individual run down the right for his side’s second.Debutant Cucho Hernandez added the home side’s thir...Full Story »

Watford will be without strike duo Joao Pedro and Joshua King as they host Aston Villa on their Premier League return.Pedro (knee) is missing while King will have to wait to make his Hornets’ debut due to a minor groin issue.Nathaniel Chalobah is also absent through illness but Peter Etebo, Imran Louza and Emmanuel Dennis could be in line to make their competitive debuts.Villa will check o...Full Story »

The goalkeeper, 30, joined his team-mates for a meal at The Ivy restaurant on Tuesday evening ahead of the new season. David De Gea's Aston Martin was clamped on Tuesday evening Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke A notice declared the supercar an 'untaxed vehicle' Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke De Gea was forced to catch a taxi home from the upmarket venue Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke But...Full Story »

Report as Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw with Villarreal in Belfast; Hakim Ziyech and Gerard Moreno scored in normal time; Kepa Arrizabalaga came on as a substitute late in extra-time before saving two spot-kicks Chelsea won the Super Cup in dramatic circumstances as Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to be the penalty hero against Villarreal. With the tea...Full Story »

Grealish watched Messi break down as he left Barcelona after 20 years at the club. Jack Grealish was unveiled in front of hundreds of Man City fans on Monday night Credit: AFP Lionel Messi broke down in tears after announcing he would leave Barcelona Credit: Getty And Grealish, 25, said he knew exactly how the Argentine legend felt. Grealish said: "Everyone has seen the way Messi was at hi...Full Story »

Grealish has completed his Premier League record-breaking move to Manchester City, leaving Villa fans conflicted about their former captain's decision to leave the Midlands club Aston Villa fans have been left fuming after Manchester City announced the signing of Jack Grealish in a British record-breaking move. City have paid the Midlands club in the region of £100million for the attacker...Full Story »

The striker, 29, has put pen to paper on a three-year deal. Danny Ings has signed a three-year deal after spending three years at Southampton Villa announced the signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen today and have boosted the attack again by signing Ings. Dean Smith is splashing the cash with The Villans set to bring in £100m from Jack Grealish's impending move to Manchester Ci...Full Story »

Chelsea are eager to get a deal for Romelu Lukaku wrapped up in the coming days. Chelsea want Romelu Lukaku to make debut vs Villarreal as £105m fresh transfer bid readied (Image: GETTY) Chelsea are readying a third bid for Romelu Lukaku of around £105million - which could smash the Premier League record transfer fee about to be set only this week by Jack Grealish’s move to Man...Full Story »

The Premier League champions will finalise the transfer in the next few days, breaking the British record Manchester City are set to complete a record-breaking £100m ($139m) deal for Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish in the coming days, Goal can confirm. The Premier League champions put in a bid for the England international at the end of July, with reports indicating he is already i...Full Story »

Tuchel refuses to be drawn on Lukaku linksChelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has said that “a lot of players want to join”, but that he will not be drawn on reports that Romelu Lukaku could transfer to Stamford Bridge this summer. “I will not talk about players who don't play in my squad," he told reporters. "He's a fantastic player but he's an Inter player and I will not talk about...Full Story »

It has been a good summer for Rafa Mir. The forward has impressed in each of his outings at the Olympic Games in Tokyo and his performances culminated in a hat-trick from the bench as La Roja booked their place in the semi-finals by beating Ivory Coast last time out. Immediately after coming on, Rafa Mir scored a stoppage time equaliser to force extra time, before scoring twice in the additio...Full Story »

ASTON VILLA will have to pay Norwich a massive £40million to replace Jack Grealish with Todd Cantwell. England midfielder Grealish is on the verge of a £100m move to Manchester City and Villa have identified Cantwell as a potential replacement. An Aston Villa move for Todd Cantwell could depend on where Jack Grealish's future lies Yet Norwich do not want to sell the former England u...Full Story »

Aston Villa have announced that they have reached a deal with Bayer Leverkusen for the transfer of Leon Bailey. The winger had a productive 2020-21 season in the Bundesliga, scoring nine goals and assisting nine more. Villa confirmed in a statement that an agreement had been made with Leverkusen, subject to him completing a medical and finalising personal terms. The signing comes one day afte...Full Story »

Chelsea and Sevilla have entered talks over a deal that will take defender Jules Kounde to Stamford Bridge this summer, sources have told ESPN. Sources have told ESPN that the deal could be worth around €70 million -- €10m less than Kounde's buyout clause. Chelsea are considering including Kurt Zouma in the deal, according to ESPN sources, to lower the transfer fee but the Premier...Full Story »

Chelsea are in talks with Sevilla over a swap deal for Jules Kounde. The Frenchman is willing to join Chelsea but Sevilla are holding out for the right price. Goal says the Blues have offered to include Kurt Zouma in any potential deal. 22-year-old Kounde is also a target for Manchester United, but they could move on after signing Raphael Varane from Real Madrid. Kounde starred in Andalusi...Full Story »

A MUM pranked her husband by replacing him with Jack Grealish in their wedding photos. Mairead Stevens, 37, is happily married to hubby Lee, 42. Jack Grealish found his way into Mairead's wedding photos But after watching Euro 2020, the mum-of-two developed a 'small crush' on Aston Villa and England star Grealish. To entertain fellow TikTok users, Mairead decided to print out some pictures o...Full Story »

Manchester City will announce the signing of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa after Euro 2020, CaughtOffside understands. Grealish, who captains Aston Villa, is competing in Euro 2020 with England at current, but will soon officially become a Manchester City player. A close club source has told CaughtOffside that an £88m fee has been agreed between the two parties. The agreement is unders...Full Story »

Tottenham are making a move for Sevilla defender Jules Kounde. The Guardian says managerless Spurs have made the 22-year-old one of their main targets this summer, along with Lyon centre-back Joachim Andersen. The report claims that Kounde currently has a £69million (€80m) release clause in his contract with Sevilla but is expected to be sold for much less than that in the coming ...Full Story »

Manchester City are on the verge of snapping up Jack Grealish from Aston Villa for 'around £100million', reports say. The playmaker is currently on international duty with England at Euro 2020. And he looks set to become Pep Guardiola's first signing of the summer transfer window. Manchester City won the Premier League title last term, with Guardiola's side cruising to the prize and finish...Full Story »