Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso was due in Barcelona on Wednesday night. Alonso was scheduled to fly to El Prat airport ahead of signing for Barca. Sport says Barca directors Jordi Cruyff and Mateu Alemany are optimistic that the deal will go through. Alonso will be closely following the possibility of player departures from Barça, as it would allow for his immediate registration. All ...Full Story »

AC Milan agree loan deal for Sergino Dest (Di Marzio) Sergino Dest has been linked with a host of top European clubs this summer but has now found a new club, for this season at least. Di Marzio has reported that a full agreement has been reached between Barcelona and AC Milan for the signing of the USMNT right-back. He will move on loan for the duration of this season and the Italian champi...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta once again praised the mentality of his Arsenal side as they quickly reacted to an Aston Villa equaliser to secure another victory and maintain their perfect Premier League start.Gabriel Martinelli hit the winner against Villa on a night of questionable goalkeeping at the Emirates Stadium where a deserved 2-1 success means the Gunners remain top of the table with five wins from five...Full Story »

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou felt all of his players hit the ground running as his much-changed team beat Ross County 4-1 in the Premier Sports Cup.Postecoglou made nine changes following Sunday’s record 9-0 away win over Dundee United and Celtic continued their free-scoring form to set up a quarter-final trip to face Motherwell.Callum McGregor and Giorgos Giakoumakis hit the target in ...Full Story »

Ryan Lowe hailed Preston’s defence after securing a seventh consecutive Championship clean sheet in the 1-0 win at Coventry.Emil Riis came off the bench to net the winner at the CBS Arena, where the hosts were playing their first game of the season following issues with their pitch.Preston are unbeaten in seven league games this term, scoring two goals and conceding none to become just the...Full Story »

Tony Mowbray wants to see Sunderland’s players “flourish” under his leadership after watching his tenure start with a comfortable 3-0 win over Rotherham.The Black Cats inflicted the first defeat of the Championship season on the Millers, much to the delight of Mowbray.Sunderland’s new manager enjoyed watching Ross Stewart score twice in 13 second-half minutes before Jack ...Full Story »

Steven Hammell believes Lennon Miller fully deserved to become Motherwell’s youngest ever player when he came on in the 4-0 Premier Sports Cup last-16 win over Inverness at Fir Park.The son of ex-Scotland international Lee Miller, who turned 16 on August 25, replaced Callum Slattery to make his Well debut on a night of positives for the Steelmen.Dutch striker Kevin van Veen scored a hat-tr...Full Story »

Dundee United caretaker manager Liam Fox felt his players had responded to criticism of their recent performances in perfect fashion with a 2-1 Premier Sports Cup win at Livingston.Sunday’s 9-0 loss to Celtic proved to be Jack Ross’ final game in charge, despite only taking over at Tannadice in the summer.Fingers had been pointed at the United players for their role in that dismissal...Full Story »

Tomas Soucek secured West Ham’s first home point of the season as they battled to a 1-1 draw with London rivals Tottenham.But the Hammers could have snatched all three after handing a debut to club-record signing Lucas Paqueta.Boss David Moyes claimed before kick-off that Paqueta had not so much as passed a ball to his new team-mates after only completing his £52million switch from L...Full Story »

Blackburn striker Ben Brereton Diaz impressed hugely ahead of transfer deadline day as his clinical strike secured a 1-0 win at Blackpool in the Championship.Diaz, who has been strongly linked with a move away from Rovers before the window closes on Thursday, struck the game’s only goal in the 16th minute.The visitors halted a three-match losing run with a sparkling overall display, while ...Full Story »

Dundee United recovered from their 9-0 defeat to Celtic and the subsequent sacking of manager Jack Ross to defeat Livingston 2-1 and book their place in the last eight of the Premier Sports Cup.First-half goals from Steven Fletcher and Ian Harkes had the visitors well in control before the home side, who dominated the second half, got one back from Kurtis Guthrie to make it more tense.With the h...Full Story »

Ross Stewart scored twice to help secure a 3-0 win over Rotherham and get Tony Mowbray’s reign as Sunderland manager off to the perfect start.Mowbray, who was only confirmed as Alex Neil’s successor on Tuesday night, witnessed a strong performance that saw the Black Cats claim a third win in the Sky Bet Championship.Stewart struck the crucial opening goal in the 52nd minute and follo...Full Story »

According to Mundo Deportivo, Sergino Dest is willing to join Manchester United on loan. According to reports, Dest is willing to join Manchester United on loan and has communicated to Barcelona. The Barcelona defender has received numerous offers but has opted for the Red Devils. If the clubs agree on the terms of the deal, the Dutchman will join on loan. However, United do not intend to be...Full Story »

The Athletic has published a long article today revealing a number of behind-the-scenes details about Cristiano Ronaldo's return to Manchester United this summer, including his transfer status. Ronaldo wants to leave Man Utd but so far there has been no real approach from any of the big Champions League clubs. In fact only Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal FC made a formal offer, but joining them would...Full Story »

CRISTIANO RONALDO has been snapped signing a young boy's shirt as he arrives at Manchester United training - all while his agent tries to get him a move away. The 37-year-old superstar's future remains in doubt in the final days of the transfer window. The young fan's dream came true as he got to meet the football legendCredit: Eamonn and James Clarke Ronaldo is known to have made clear his f...Full Story »

Barcelona's Sergino Dest is considering making a move to Manchester United. The right-back had initially rejected Man United's advances but is now weighing up an offer from the club, reports Paul Hirst. Dest is out of favour with Barcelona boss, Xavi, and the Catalan club would be willing to let the 21-year-old go as he has not played in any of Barca's opening three matches. The USA intern...Full Story »

QPR boss Mick Beale was delighted after his “gamble” to select an unchanged team paid off against Hull.Rangers won 3-1 at Loftus Road, where first-half goals from Ilias Chair, Ethan Laird and Chris Willock secured the points.Injuries to key players – including Willock – hampered Rangers in the opening matches of the season, but they followed up Saturday’s win at Wat...Full Story »

Thomas Tuchel has told Chelsea to “toughen up” in the wake of a chastening 2-1 Premier League defeat at Southampton.Romeo Lavia and Adam Armstrong fired Saints to a fully-deserved St Mary’s Stadium victory, inflicting Chelsea’s second defeat in their first five league encounters.Raheem Sterling slotted his third goal in two games to put Chelsea into an early lead, but the...Full Story »

Norwich head coach Dean Smith hailed matchwinner Onel Hernandez after his last-gasp goal sealed a 2-1 victory against Birmingham at St Andrew’s to make it four wins in a row for the Canaries.Substitute Hernandez, who spent the second half of last season on loan with Blues, swept home the winner in the third minute of stoppage time to lift Norwich to second place in the Sky Bet Championship...Full Story »

Giovanni van Bronckhorst revealed he detected a changed attitude from Alfredo Morelos in his sit-down talks with the Rangers striker.The Gers boss was speaking after the 3-1 Premier Sports Cup last-16 win over Queen of the South at Ibrox where Scott Arfield grabbed a double for the much-changed home side, with 18-year-old striker Robbie Ure scoring on his debut.Morelos, serving a second game of ...Full Story »