Chelsea have put in a shock bid for a Nottingham Forest player in the past few days. The Blues are in talks with Nottingham Forest over the possibility of signing Brennan Johnson this summer. As they face the prospect of missing out on Michael Olise, who has signed a new deal with Crystal Palace, Chelsea are turning elsewhere. Per The Mail, the Blues are assessing Johnson as a possible sign...Full Story »

Manchester United are pushing to beat Brighton to the signing of Valentin Barco. The 19-year-old left-back has been outstanding at Boca Juniors over the past 12 months. The Argentine has a £8 million release clause that has alerted a lot of clubs to his situation. Per The Mail, United, Brighton, and RB Leipzig are the three teams with the most advanced interest. Manchester City are al...Full Story »

And Mauricio Pochettino was dealt a further blow yesterday after Michael Olise snubbed a £35million move in favour of signing a new four-year Crystal Palace deal. Reece James will hand over the armband as he faces another long lay-off Credit: Reuters New Blues skipper James is understood to have damaged his hamstring in training this week following Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool. ...Full Story »

Hammers technical director Tim Steidten is in Holland for face-to-face talks to get a deal for the £40m-rated midfielder over the line. Mohammed Kudus has been linked to Prem clubs and is near to joining West Ham Credit: Rex The Ghanaian ace, 23, was close to joining Brighton earlier in the window only for the move to break down over a release clause request in his contract. West Ham are...Full Story »

The versatile left-back, 19, has a release clause in his contract which would see him leave for around £8million. Manchester City are looking to hijack Valentin Barco from Brighton Credit: EPA City sources have confirmed their interest although it is not yet clear if he would go straight into Pep Guardiola’s squad if they win the race. Other young players have arrived at the Etihad...Full Story »

That's the claim tonight as Reds' boss Jurgen Klopp targets multiple midfielders after Chelsea beat him to Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia. Maria Lemina is reportedly most admired by Liverpool At least five Premier League giants are reportedly monitoring Lemina. The Gabon star, 29, only joined Wolves in January following two years with Nice. The former Juventus man was at Southampton from 201...Full Story »

Bayern Munich have decided not to sign ex-Manchester United star David de Gea but have failed in their bid to sign Manchester City's Stefan Ortega. De Gea looking for club after United release Bayern opt out of signing Spanish keeper Man City rule out Ortega move to German side WHAT HAPPENED? De Gea left United this summer after more than 12 years at the club. The 32-year-old, who played...Full Story »

Niclas Fullkrug in contract extension talks As per Nicolo Schira, Werder Bremen are currently in talks with German striker Niclas Fullkrug to extend his contract with the club. The extension would keep him at the club until 2026. Al-Hilal announce Bounou signing 🎬 𝗧𝗼 𝗞𝗘𝗘𝗣.. 𝗧𝗼 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 🧤#AlHilal 💙pic.twitter.com/zvp1R1NLHB— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) August 17, 20...Full Story »

Hibernian manager Lee Johnson praised his “warriors” after a 2-2 draw in Switzerland set up a European clash with Aston Villa.Villa captain John McGinn will bring his team to Easter Road next Wednesday for the first leg of the Europa Conference League play-offs after Hibs secured a 5-3 aggregate victory over Luzern.Elie Youan scored early to put Hibs three ahead on aggregate and then...Full Story »

Frankie McAvoy savoured “a special occasion” at a packed Tynecastle as Hearts staged a stunning fightback to edge out Rosenborg in a dramatic Europa Conference League qualifier.Cammy Devlin scored the decisive goal in stoppage time to secure a 3-1 win on the night and a 4-3 aggregate triumph, setting up a play-off round showdown with Greek side PAOK.Head coach McAvoy believes it was ...Full Story »

Hibernian set up a glamour tie with Aston Villa after goals from Elie Youan and Martin Boyle earned a 2-2 draw against Luzern in Switzerland.Hibs progressed 5-3 on aggregate to secure a Europa Conference League play-off against a Villa side captained by former Easter Road hero John McGinn, who was part of their 2016 Scottish Cup-winning team.Youan fired Hibs into an early lead and set up Boyle t...Full Story »

Cammy Devlin scored a stoppage-time winner as Hearts mounted a stirring fightback from two goals behind on aggregate to eliminate Rosenborg in a dramatic Europa Conference League third qualifying-round tie.The Jambos, already trailing 2-1 from the first leg in Norway, came from behind in the second leg at a packed Tynecastle to win 3-1 on the night and secure a 4-3 triumph over the two legs, set...Full Story »

Keira Walsh vowed England are determined to honour their injured team-mates and “get the job done” when they face Spain in Sunday’s World Cup final.This is the furthest the Lionesses have ever advanced in a global showpiece, with Wednesday’s 3-1 semi-final victory over co-hosts Australia assuring them of at least one place higher than the bronze medal achieved eight years...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   Loopsie AI   Accurate   Who knew that this decision would change the history of football forever..   THIS   Lionel Messi in Inter Miami so far:   Sir Alex Ferguson:   Penaldo Fans:   Please stay tuned on 7M Daily Laugh. There will be more fun tomorrow! (Credit: Justtoonit, originaltrollfootball, thef...Full Story »

The nation will come to a standstill on Sunday for the Lionesses' date with destiny against Spain. Fans have snapped up thousands of tickets to watch Sunday's Women's World Cup final at Boxpark Credit: Alamy An Aussie fan from Sydney was outnumbered Credit: Alamy And 2,500 spaces at Boxpark sites in Shoreditch, Wembley and Croydon were instantly snapped up following England's thrilling 3-1 se...Full Story »

The TV presenter confirmed the birth of baby Aria on Instagram. The footballer brought Diletta a birthday cake to her hospital bed Credit: INSTAGRAM / dilettaleotta Diletta, 32, posted a series of snaps of herself holding her newborn baby alongside Karius. She wrote: "Today I was reborn through you. Welcome Aria. "You are the best gift we could have asked for." Diletta is celebrating her 32...Full Story »

Chloe Kelly is one of the most recognisable faces of the England women's side - and before their semi-final with Australia, Daily Star Sport have a look at one of the Lionesses' key stars Chloe Kelly netted England's Euro 2022 winner (Image: UEFA via Getty Images) Chloe Kelly was briefly the most famous name in England - let's take the clocks back 12 months, to England's Euro 2022 final with G...Full Story »

Argentina's World Cup winning head coach, Lionel Scaloni has come forward to defend Lionel Messi's move to MLS and the league's current level of play. WHAT HAPPENED? Scaloni, Argentina's manager, has stepped forward to defend Messi's decision to join MLS, as he continues to make waves with Inter Miami. Despite critics, Scaloni sees Messi's move as acceptable, citing his continued impressive p...Full Story »

Liverpool have entered the race to sign Sofyan Amrabat from Fiorentina and are hoping to beat Manchester United to the midfielder's signature. WHAT HAPPENED? The Reds are ready to battle their arch rivals for the signature of Amrabat. The Morocco midfielder has not featured for Fiorentina in pre-season amid increased interest from other clubs, in particular United. However, according to a rep...Full Story »

Inter Milan great Walter Zenga says the club is right to delay plans for Udinese midfielder Lazar Samardzic. The Serb passed a medical in Milan last week, but is back in Udine with no agreement reached due to confusion over his representation. Zenga says Inter are right to take a step back. He said, "My reflection is simple: you, player, if you want a club, tell your agents that you want to...Full Story »