Barcelona are offering Philippe Coutinho to Liverpool in order for them to pay off the debt they owe the Merseyside club. Coutinho cost Barca a guaranteed £105million in 2018 but with a further £40million possibly due in add-ons over the course of his contract. As things stand it is thought Liverpool are still due another £50m as part of the Coutinho transfer - money which Bar...Full Story »

Giroud on the move: Chelsea cult-hero Olivier Giroud has scored some vital goals for the west London club, including in the 2019 Europa League final against his old club Arsenal. Swapping North London for West London in January 2018, after Arsenal signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Giroud has scored 39 goals in 119 appearances for the club, and has added the Champions League trophy to his alr...Full Story »

  Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero will join Barcelona on a two-year contract when his contract expires at the end of June. The Argentine, 32, leaves City after 10 years at the club, during which he became their all-time leading goalscorer with 260 goals in 390 games His last appearance came off the bench in Saturday's Champions League final defeat by Chelsea. Aguero will have a ...Full Story »

Basic open to Napoli move but Spalletti will decide Napoli could make a move for Bordeaux star Toma Basic but will leave it up to new coach Luciano Spalletti to decide. Corriere dello Sport reports the Italian side have been eyeing him for several months and he is open to making the move, having held off negotiations over a new deal with Bordeaux. AC Milan target Sevilla midfielder AC Mila...Full Story »

Barcelona are widely expected to sign Georginio Wijnaldum on a free transfer this summer after the expiry of his contract at Liverpool, but they could face a wait before they're able to do so. Barcelona's plans for the summer transfer window are in full swing at the moment, with numerous deals set to be completed in the coming weeks. Sergio Aguero is expected to travel to Catalunya to put pen ...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough admitted his Northern Ireland side were not at their best in Sunday’s 3-0 friendly win over Malta but that did not matter as the goals finally flowed and he could celebrate his first victory inside 90 minutes at the 12th attempt.Northern Ireland got some monkeys off their back as Baraclough got his first win since the penalty shoot-out victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina las...Full Story »

Ian Baraclough recorded his first win as Northern Ireland manager inside 90 minutes as they eased to a 3-0 friendly win over Malta in Austria.After Jordan Jones capitalised on a defensive mistake just two minutes in, quickfire second-half goals from Gavin Whyte and Ali McCann effectively ended the game as a contest.It was not always convincing against a side ranked 175th in the world and dealing...Full Story »

Abraham UCL snub may signal end of Chelsea careerIf it wasn't already clear that Thomas Tuchel does not have forward Tammy Abraham in his immediate plans, then his omission from Chelsea's 23-man Champions League squad should make his status even more obvious. Though he's scored 12 goals this season, Abraham has fallen out of favour under Thomas Tuchel in recent months, having played just 17 m...Full Story »

King’s Lynn and Aldershot wrapped up their Vanarama National League campaigns with an entertaining 4-4 draw.Toby Edser gave the Aldershot a 20th-minute lead with a low shot following Lewis Kinsella’s cross and it was 2-0 eight minutes before the interval when Chike Kandi won the ball and calmly finished.Michael Gash brought the hosts back into the contest in his final appearance for ...Full Story »

Vanarama National League strugglers Barnet signed off the season with a 2-0 win over champions Sutton at the Hive.Sutton were given a guard of honour by Barnet as the players walked out onto the pitch, but there was little action at either end during a low-key first half.The Bees, who will not be relegated after the National League North and South seasons were curtailed because of the impact of ...Full Story »

Wealdstone claimed their first National League victory in 11 games after battling back to beat fellow strugglers Woking 4-2 at Kingfield Stadium.The 19th-placed Stones had picked up just one point from their previous 10 outings but finally gave their fans something to cheer at the end of their first season back in the division.Woking, who were in similarly miserable form having ended a run of 10...Full Story »

Maidenhead finished the Vanarama National League with a 4-1 win over Boreham Wood at Meadow Park – where their reserve goalkeeper Rhys Lovett scored a late goal.Reece Smith gave the Magpies the lead in the 11th minute with a low shot into the bottom corner for a first senior goal for the club.The home side went close to an equaliser when Corey Whitely’s effort was cleared off the lin...Full Story »

Chesterfield secured a Vanarama National League play-off place after a 2-1 victory at the Shay ended Halifax’s top-seven hopes.The Spireites went ahead in the 15th minute when Liam Mandeville headed in after a long throw was not dealt with.But Halifax responded just after the half hour as Darren Stephenson cut in and fired a left-footed shot home at the near post.The hosts then went in sea...Full Story »

Sportswear giant Nike has cut ties with PSG footballer Neymar after allegations he refused to co-operate in a sexual assault probe involving one of its employees. The Brazilian forward has denied the allegations, with his spokeswoman saying in a statement: "Neymar Jr. will vigorously defend himself against these baseless attacks in case any claim is presented, which did not happen so far." Nik...Full Story »

Inzaghi to Inter confirmed Inter have officially hired manager Simone Inzaghi from Lazio, reports Sky Sport Italia. The deal had been widely reported to be in the works but is now considered done. Inzaghi will replace Antonio Conte in charge of the Serie A title holders. Leicester continue to show Edouard interest #Leicester are really interested in Odsonne #Edouard. The striker expires...Full Story »

JUVENTUS star Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised by Atletico Madrid legend Milinko Pantic for 'loving the mirror' too much. Ronaldo is considered as one of the greatest footballers of all time following his legendary stints at Manchester United and Real Madrid, which led to five Ballons d'Or. Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has been criticised for caring too much about his looksCredit:...Full Story »

Barcelona have tabled a new contract offer to Lionel Messi. TV3 says Barcelona have offered Messi a new contract, with his current deal at the Camp Nou set to expire on June 30. The Catalan club have therefore decided to not wait for the results of the audit that Joan Laporta commissioned when he took office and have presented an offer to Messi. But Messi will not respond until he is aware ...Full Story »

The footballer was due to reach Buenos Aires this morning with wife Antonela Roccuzzo and children Thiago, eight, Ciro, five, and Mateo, three. Lionel Messi and his family were spotted at the airport last night heading back to Argentina Credit: Twitter The star boarded a private jet with his Barcelona future still up-in-the-air Credit: Instagram Bodyguard Pepe Costa accompanied them as they b...Full Story »

Barcelona are considering the Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as a possible alternative to Ronald Koeman if they decide to move on from the Dutchman this summer, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Koeman, along with his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Barca president Joan Laporta on Tuesday at the club's Camp Nou offices to discuss his future. Jansen told reporters the meeting was "positive...Full Story »

The Blues pair both took part in training on day one of the build-up to Saturday’s clash with Manchester City. Edouard Mendy was back in training today Credit: Getty N'Golo Kante was back in the swing of things at Cobham Credit: Getty Inspirational midfielder Kante has been struggling with a hamstring problem to the extent he missed Sunday’s Premier League finale at Aston Villa. ...Full Story »