WHAT HAPPENED?United sporting director Dan Ashworth held talks with Chelsea on Tuesday over a blockbuster deal which would see the two out-of-favour stars swap clubs, according to the Telegraph. Sterling has been frozen out at Stamford Bridge - even losing his shirt number - and the Red Devils are ready to offer him an escape route, while Chelsea want to increase Enzo Maresca's attacking optio...Full Story »

Brighton announce Kadioglu signing Brighton have signed Ferdi Kadioglu from Fenerbahce on a four-year deal. Seagulls head coach Fabian Hurzeler said, "I'm very excited because we are getting an excellent player and a great character. He has great ability, is a strong runner and very good at passing. He is predominantly a full-back and can play on the right or left side; he can also play in t...Full Story »

NEWCASTLE star Sandro Tonali's wait to get back on the pitch is nearly over. The Italian was slapped with a ten-month ban following an investigation into betting breaches. Tonali's girlfriend Juliette Pastore has been by his side in Newcastle - but she has now returned to Italy Credit: Instagram @juliette_pastore Juliette has enjoyed dog walks in Gosforth with the player Credit: Instagram @ju...Full Story »

Barrow boss Stephen Clemence was dreaming of a tie at former club Tottenham after his League Two outfit knocked Championship Derby out of the Carabao Cup.The Cumbrians won 3-2 on penalties after a goalless 90 minutes, with Paul Farman saving the crucial spot-kick from Craig Forsyth after Ben Jackson, Robbie Gotts and David Worrall had netted for Barrow.Clemence said: “The owners would prob...Full Story »

Leicester boss Steve Cooper hailed his side’s attitude following their comfortable 4-0 victory over League Two Tranmere in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The Foxes were made to graft for the opening half but Jordan Ayew’s screamer in the 38th minute sent the Foxes up at the break.Leicester’s Premier League quality shone through in the second period as Stephy Mavididi dispa...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher believes the future is bright for Stoke after his youngsters took centre stage in the 5-0 Carabao Cup second round win at Middlesbrough.Emre Tezgel and Liverpool loanee Lewis Koumas, both 18, were on the scoresheet at the Riverside while there was a hat-trick of assists for 20-year-old Andrew Moran.Tezgel put Stoke ahead in the first half before the Potters stunned their hosts ...Full Story »

Brighton booked a place in the third round of the Carabao Cup with a 4-0 home victory over League one Crawley in the first competitive game between the sides since 1992.Scott Lindsey’s Red Devils put up a brave fight and gave a fine account of themselves against a much-changed Seagulls side.Goals from Simon Adingra and Jeremy Sarmiento put Brighton in charge, and they scored twice more in ...Full Story »

League Two Walsall pulled off a Carabao Cup upset over League One high-flyers Huddersfield Town, coming from two goals down to win 3-2 against 10 men.Josh Koroma put the visitors ahead with a low shot to the bottom corner from just outside the box on 16 minutes.Huddersfield centre-back Matty Pearson received his marching orders three minutes before the break for a last-man foul on Jack Earing ju...Full Story »

LAURA WOODS and Adam Collard looked loved-up as they enjoyed a romantic getaway in Ibiza. Former Love Island star Adam shared a collection of photos from their trip to the sunny Spanish island. The 28-year-old posted the pictures to his Instagram page, which has one million followers. He captioned his post: "From Ibiza with love," as he shared some of what they got up to on their visit. Th...Full Story »

Kingsley Coman decides to leave Bayern Munich Kingsley Coman has reportedly decided to leave Bayern Munich amid transfer links with Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester City. L'Equipe reports that after Coman and many of the club's big earners were invited to leave Bayern, the France international has decided not to stay at the club. He is expected to leave the Bundesliga outfit before the tran...Full Story »

Tamworth clung on to defeat Aldershot 3-2 on Monday to clinch their first league victory of the season.The hosts were ahead inside eight minutes when Jordan Cullinane-Liburd nodded home Kyle Finn’s corner before Jack Barham drew the sides level in the 32nd minute after he was played through by Dejan Tetek.It took just five minutes after the break for Chris Wreh to restore Tamworth’s ...Full Story »

Jordan Tunnicliffe’s first-half header earned Solihull a second National League win of the season as they beat Halifax 1-0.Summer recruit Tunnicliffe nodded home on the half-hour mark for his first goal since he joined as a free agent from Wrexham.It proved enough to give Solihull all three points despite a stoppage-time red card for James Clarke.After an even first half, Tunnicliffe opene...Full Story »

Henry Sandat’s first-half strike proved enough to earn Wealdstone a 1-0 victory over Fylde.The Stones took the lead in the 19th minute when the Hull loanee opened his Wealdstone account with a header.Brentford loanee Ben Winterbottom made several good stops to keep the visitors in contention in the second half.The hosts might have wanted more after their 50th-minute penalty shout for handb...Full Story »

Connor McBride fired a stoppage-time winner to clinch Rochdale a 1-0 win at Yeovil.The former Blackburn winger, signed last month after his release from Gateshead, struck his first goal for Dale in the first minute of added time, curling a shot into the bottom corner.Yeovil looked set to secure a hard-earned point thanks to some key saves from their on-loan Southampton goalkeeper Ollie Wright.Wr...Full Story »

Reece Smith’s brace helped Maidenhead turn the form table on its head with a 3-1 win over Barnet in the National League.Barnet had started the season with three wins out of four and Maidenhead had only picked up one point, but the hosts raced into a two-goal lead at York Road and never looked back.Smith’s double was sandwiched by a first-half Tristan Abrahams effort, which meant a Ca...Full Story »

NAPOLI are closing in on a deal for Manchester United star Scott McTominay, according to reports. A fee of £25million has been agreed between the two clubs, with the Red Devils set to receive a percentage of the fee should he leave the Italian side in the future. Scott McTominay is set to join Napoli for £25m Credit: Getty Manuel Ugarte is set to replace McTominay at Old Trafford Cr...Full Story »

Arsenal have been linked with a host of attacking players in recent weeks, with the Gunners keen on adding another forward before the transfer deadline. Mikel Arteta is eager to add an attacking player to his squad (Image: Getty) Arsenal are casting their net wide in the hunt for a new attacking player before the transfer deadline. The Gunners have agreed a deal to sign Spanish midfielder Mike...Full Story »

Aberdeen boss Jimmy Thelin is pleased with the growing bond between his players and the Pittodrie crowd as they made it three William Hill Premiership wins from three with a 2-0 victory over 10-man Kilmarnock.Pape Habib Gueye scored two near-identical headers either side of Killie captain Brad Lyons’ red card, upgraded from an initial yellow following a VAR review.And Thelin said: “I...Full Story »

Steven Naismith warned his floundering Hearts side must cut out the slackness at both ends of the pitch that has left them without a win in five competitive games this season.The Jambos crashed to a fourth consecutive defeat as they lost 3-1 away to Motherwell in the William Hill Premiership on Sunday.They have scored just two goals all season and were booed off by their increasingly exasperated...Full Story »

Cardiff forward Callum Robinson found redemption at Swansea as his late equaliser secured a 1-1 draw in the South Wales derby.Robinson was sent off in this fixture in October 2022 for throwing the ball at Swansea’s Ben Cabango, his seventh-minute dismissal paving the way for a 2-0 Cardiff defeat.But Robinson atoned for that moment of madness by sweeping home fellow substitute Ollie Tanner&...Full Story »