Lewandowski told the German giants he was desperate to leave the club in search of a new challenge, Bayern bosses hoped he would choose Chelsea. Bayern were keen on trying to land Havertz IF Lewandowski went to Chelsea Credit: Getty Lewandowski instead joined Barca Credit: Getty Eventual winners of the transfer race, Barcelona, and Chelsea were keen on the 2021 Ballon d'Or runner-up. And acc...Full Story »

It appears the Portuguese star will stay on at Old Trafford Erik ten Hag has given the clearest indication Cristiano Ronaldo now wants to stay at Manchester United. The Portuguese legend had set his sight on a move away this summer to carry on playing in the Champions League. But United’s refusal to consider selling the 37-year-old – as well as a lack of clubs capable of meeting ...Full Story »

Forest set to snap up three playersNottingham Forest are set to sign Emmanuel Dennis, Cheikhou Kouyate and Remo Freuler, the Daily Mail reports. Kouyate will be snapped up in a free transfer, while Dennis will join from Watford in a deal worth around £20 million. Meanwhile Freuler will make the switch from Atalanta for around £7.6m. Barca finally register Lewandowski and co. with ...Full Story »

Two late goals propelled Dundee to the top of the fledgling cinch Championship table with a 4-2 victory over Arbroath.The hosts took the lead five minutes before half-time when a move from one end of the pitch to the other ended with Paul McGowan picking out Luke McCowan on the left, who struck his shot high into the net.Arbroath levelled from the penalty spot in the 51st minute, Nicky Low conve...Full Story »

St Mirren’s Declan Gallagher is suspended for the visit of Ross County in the cinch Premiership on Saturday.The defender was sent off in the first-half of the 4-1 defeat against Pittodrie last weekend.Scott Tanser remains out with what is thought to be a combination of a hamstring and back injury.Ross County defender Connor Randall drops out after suffering a serious injury against Celtic....Full Story »

Hearts are set to have Stephen Kingsley available for Sunday’s cinch Premiership visit of Dundee United after the influential defender missed the opening two league games with a hamstring injury.Michael Smith is also fit for selection despite going off in some discomfort in the second half of last weekend’s 1-1 draw away to city rivals Hibernian.Beni Baningime, who is likely to be ou...Full Story »

Thomas Frank admitted new signing Mikkel Damsgaard will not be fit enough to start for Brentford against Manchester United on Saturday.The 22-year-old is expected to be included among the substitutes and could be in line for a debut off the bench.Ethan Pinnock, Kristoffer Ajer and Sergi Canos remain on the injury list, with Canos and Ajer due to return ahead of Pinnock.Erik ten Hag refused to be...Full Story »

Manchester City will be without Kalvin Phillips while fellow midfielder Cole Palmer is a doubt ahead of the visit of promoted Bournemouth in the Premier League.Manager Pep Guardiola revealed Phillips is struggling with “niggles” while Palmer has a foot injury.Defender Aymeric Laporte is sidelined after knee surgery in the summer.Bournemouth could have Argentina defender Marcos Senesi...Full Story »

Middlesbrough defender Darragh Lenihan is available after suspension for Sunday’s Sky Bet Championship clash with Sheffield United.The 28-year-old Republic of Ireland international sat out the midweek Carabao Cup defeat by Barnsley after picking up a one-match ban for his red card at QPR last Saturday.Manager Chris Wilder made eight changes for the cup tie, handing debuts to goalkeeper Lia...Full Story »

Sunderland manager Alex Neil has just one injury absentee for the visit of QPR.Forward Leon Dajaku suffered a recurrence of his thigh injury after coming on as a late substitute in the win over Bristol City last weekend.Neil made 11 changes from the side which won 3-2 at Ashton Gate for the Carabao Cup loss to Sheffield Wednesday in midweek.Jack Diamond was one of the better performers in a poor...Full Story »

Livingston manager David Martindale expects to have an unchanged squad for Saturday’s cinch Premiership game at home to Hibernian.James Penrice and Morgan Boyes are both closing in on a return from injury but are unlikely to be involved this weekend.Tom Parkes is set to be sidelined for the majority of the season with a knee injury.Hibs will have attacker Jair Tavares available after he mi...Full Story »

Both teams respectively won in the first round of the Bundesliga, showing their fans that they are in good form. SC Freiburg have been improving steadily in recent seasons and last season they finished 6th in the Bundesliga, which gave them the chance to play in European competitions. They got 3 wins and 3 draws in their first 6 games of all events, and won over Augsburg 4-0 on away field in ...Full Story »

Arsenal star Granit Xhaka has consistently been a controversial figure in his time at the Emirates, make no mistake. The Swiss midfielder has been a superb player in spells, but his career in north London has been clouded by dubious moments which have cast doubt over his professionalism. Management have not opted to sell him as he enters his seventh year at the club, which goes to show that ...Full Story »

Dundee United conceded five goals in 15 minutes on their way to equalling Scottish football’s worst European result with a 7-0 defeat by AZ Alkmaar.Glenn Middleton’s only goal had given United a deserved first-leg lead in the Europa Conference League third qualifying round and rekindled memories of great 1980s nights at Tannadice when the club reached the latter stages of the Europea...Full Story »

Substitute Karlan Grant headed West Brom into the Carabao Cup second round as they edged Sheffield United 1-0 at The Hawthorns.Grant’s 73rd-minute effort – just three minutes after coming on – secured a tie at Sky Bet League One Derby in a game full of chances.United, who made five changes from Saturday’s 2-0 win against Millwall, could have been 2-0 up in the opening min...Full Story »

Salford midfielder Matty Lund could come into contention to start at home to Crewe.The 31-year-old made his first appearance of the season with a 66-minute comeback in the midweek 5-1 Carabao Cup defeat to Bolton after completing a suspension carried over from the previous campaign.New signing Elliot Simoes was an unused substitute against Wanderers after recovering from injury but defender Ash ...Full Story »

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva insists he is happy at the club but has not ruled out leaving this summer. The 28-year-old has been linked with Barcelona all summer and last week manager Pep Guardiola said he did not know if the Portugal international playmaker would still be at the club at the end of the transfer window. Silva, who said he has an "honest" relationship with the clu...Full Story »

Forest after Freuler Nottingham Forest are now getting closer to signing Remo Freuler. Fee around €9m discussed with Atalanta and progressing to the final stages. 🚨🇨🇭 #NFFCFreuler wants Nottingham Forest as priority. pic.twitter.com/Z8LiFYoVmY— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 10, 2022 Palace look to hijack Moriba deal Crystal Palace are pushing to hijack Il...Full Story »

Chris Wilder wants to help Matthew Hoppe turn his career around after the USA international became Middlesbrough’s latest summer signing.Hoppe has signed a four-year contract at the Riverside after leaving Spanish side Mallorca, and was presented to the home crowd ahead of Boro’s 1-0 defeat to Barnsley in the Carabao Cup.The striker scored a Bundesliga hat-trick with Schalke after mo...Full Story »

Dennis Adeniran and Sylla Sow scored as Sheffield Wednesday ended Sunderland’s 18-game unbeaten run with a 2-0 triumph in the Carabao Cup at Hillsborough.The result represented a small measure of revenge for Darren Moore’s men following last season’s play-off semi-final defeat against the Black Cats, who fielded a completely different starting XI to that which featured during S...Full Story »