Arsenal defender Ben White's new contract talks are on track. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta confirmed last week that negotiations with White's agents were underway. Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano is now reporting: "Understand negotiations between Arsenal and Ben White on new long term deal continue as feeling remains positive since day one. "It's not done yet but in progress, all parties ar...Full Story »

Kylian Mbappe completed his hat-trick against Gibraltar on Saturday in some style, with a lob from long range bringing up 300 career goals. WHAT HAPPENED?The France captain had already found the net twice as his side began an utter annihilation of their opponents - but he saved the best until last for his third strike. Spotting the goalkeeper off his line, Mbappe fired a shot mere yards from ...Full Story »

Manchester City have set their price for Joao Cancelo. The Portugal fullback is on a straight loan at Barcelona, where they're eager to keep hold of him. Sport says City are demanding €50m to sell - a price Barca regard as too steep. However, there is hope inside the Nou Camp that City will reconsider their valuation. Barca are putting to City a new proposal of another season-long lo...Full Story »

Spurs are reportedly interested in signing Sunderland ace Jobe Bellingham. That's according to a recent report from Football Insider, who claims the Lilywhites have added the Championship starlet to their transfer shortlist. Registering three goals and one assist already this season, Bellingham, 18, who joined from Birmingham City for around £3 million in the summer, has been an importa...Full Story »

Manchester City may have a ready-made replacement for Pep Guardiola already lined up in Girona boss Michel Sanchez. Girona who are owned by the City Football Group have been the surprise team in the La Liga this season as they currently sit on top of the league, two points above Real Madrid and 4 points above Barcelona. They have won 11 games in the league, drawing one and losing one, and ha...Full Story »

Former Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has rejected an offer from Al Nassr. The Sun says he has turned down a potential £500,000 a week and a chance to link up with Cristiano Ronaldo again in Saudi Arabia. De Gea is a free agent after leaving United in July. Al Nassr have made a fresh attempt for the veteran, but sources close to De Gea insist wife Edurne is not keen on joini...Full Story »

Fati Eyes Barcelona Return Ansu Fati, currently on a season-long loan with Brighton & Hove Albion, has impressed with his performances, scoring four goals in 13 appearances across all competitions. However, reports from Diario Sport suggest that the 21-year-old forward is not inclined towards a permanent move to Brighton. Having been considered one of Barcelona's brightest prospects sinc...Full Story »

Stephen Kenny is confident the foundation is in place for a brighter future for the Republic of Ireland despite seeing their disappointing Euro 2024 campaign fizzle out in the Netherlands.Ireland knew before kick-off at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam that they would not be going to next summer’s finals after their feint hopes of snatching a play-off spot had finally been extinguished....Full Story »

Wout Weghorst fired the Netherlands into the Euro 2024 finals as the Republic of Ireland’s dismal campaign ended with a whimper.Hoffenheim’s on-loan Burnley frontman, whose winner in Dublin in September left Ireland with a mountain to climb, repeated the dose in Amsterdam to secure a 1-0 victory which was far more comprehensive than the scoreline suggested.As a result, the Dutch secu...Full Story »

Stockport manager Dave Challinor challenged his side to become record-breakers after claiming their 12th consecutive league victory.The Hatters’ 2-0 triumph over Colchester was hard-fought but saw them equal the record for most successive wins in the fourth tier set by Luton in 2002.County narrowly missed out on promotion to League One last season, falling at the last hurdle in a play-off ...Full Story »

Harrogate boss Simon Weaver hailed veteran striker Jack Muldoon’s “dedication to his profession” after his first goal in open play for 30 games secured a 1-1 draw against Swindon.Other than an opening-day penalty at Doncaster, Muldoon had not netted since February but ended that barren run in emphatic fashion, with a belting edge-of-the-box finish.The 34-year-old’s equali...Full Story »

Forest Green boss David Horseman blamed ‘individual errors’ as his side threw away a two-goal lead in a 2-2 draw with relegation rivals Grimsby.Gavan Holohan and Donovan Wilson cancelled out Kyle McAllister’s first-half double in an entertaining encounter.The Mariners produced a second-half comeback to take a point which left Rovers in the bottom two.“We will replace them...Full Story »

John Coleman praised the clinical nature of his Accrington Stanley side as they moved back into the play-off places with a 2-0 win which ended Wrexham’s 11-game unbeaten streak in all competitions.Wrexham dropped out of the automatic promotion places with their first league loss in eight games while Stanley, after two league losses and a midweek extra-time defeat in the FA Cup, returned to...Full Story »

Tranmere boss Nigel Adkins admitted his side’s 1-1 draw at Sutton “felt like a defeat” after Louis John rescued a point for the division’s bottom side with a late equaliser.Rovers seemed on course to end a run of eight successive away league defeats this season by claiming victory at Gander Green Lane thanks to Ben Goodliffe’s first-half own goal.But, with just two ...Full Story »

Stephen Clemence pledged to lift the shackles on low-scoring Gillingham after they powered past Salford in a 3-1 victory.Goals from Connor Mahoney, Tom Nichols and Dom Jefferies earned victory in Clemence’s first home league game at the helm.Clemence has inherited the joint-least potent attack in Sky Bet League Two and the Gills had only scored more than one goal in a game only twice befor...Full Story »

Boss Neil Critchley hailed a patient Jake Beesley as the striker scored twice to help Blackpool to a comprehensive 4-0 League One win at home to Shrewsbury.Beesley scored once in each half, either side of a Kyle Joseph strike that sealed all three points after Jordan Rhodes opened the scoring from the penalty spot.It was the striker’s first league goals of the season following on from a do...Full Story »

Pete Wild sang the praises of his “fox in the box” as Dom Telford’s latest goal fired Barrow to a fifth successive win and extended their unbeaten run to nine games.Telford, who bagged 15 goals for Crawley last season, struck a 46th-minute winner, albeit one hotly disputed by the visitors.Barrow twice hit the woodwork and squandered a handful of other chances to make victory mo...Full Story »

Manager Steve Evans wants Stevenage to continue gatecrashing the upper regions of League One after their 1-0 victory over Lincoln lifted them up to fourth in the table.It is 12 years since the Boro reached the play-offs in what was their first season in the third tier and few would have had them down to threaten a repeat after winning promotion back in May.They continue to defy expectations, how...Full Story »

Mansfield manager Nigel Clough was delighted to see his side continue their unbeaten start to the Sky Bet League Two season after a 2-0 home victory over Newport.A Davis Keillor-Dunn brace secured the Stags their fifth straight win during an unbeaten run which has stretched to 17 league matches.Mansfield climbed to second in the table after the result, which a beaming Clough said: “To stil...Full Story »

Gillingham marked Stephen Clemence’s first home league game in charge with a 3-1 victory over Salford.On-loan midfielder Connor Mahoney fired the hosts in front after 22 minutes when he curled his left-footed shot into the bottom corner.Their lead lasted just 16 minutes as Salford striker Matt Smith rose above defender Shad Ogie to meet Ryan Watson’s cross and head past Jake Turner.A...Full Story »