Lionel Messi has already had his first training session with Paris Saint-Germain, yet his former Barcelona teammate, Cesc Fabregas, has fired a warning to the Argentine with the duo set to be rivals in the Ligue 1 title race this term. Fabregas signed for Monaco after falling out of favour at Chelsea, and after some stellar punditry work with the BBC, the former Arsenal playmaker is preparing...Full Story »

The Italy star favours Turin as his next destination and could soon be confirmed as Juve's latest signing Juventus are on the verge of finally sealing Manuel Locatelli's highly anticipated move from Sassuolo. The Turin giants have been pursuing the Italy midfielder for weeks, and Goal understands that they are in the final stretch of negotiations. A deal could be struck as soon as Friday,...Full Story »

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi could reportedly link up together at long last as Paris Saint-Germain eye up another stunning transfer for next summer. The Ligue 1 giants announced the signing of Messi from Barcelona this week, and now Spanish outlet AS claim Ronaldo is in their sights to replace Kylian Mbappe, who is in the final year of his contract at the Parc des Princes. It seems Ron...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he is loving his first-team depth ahead of the new Premier League season. Klopp selected two different teams for the back-to-back friendlies against Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna earlier this week. And the German admits having selection problems sends a "good message" to his players. He told the club's website: "It does, it does. It sends a good message a...Full Story »

The Blues have tied the prolific forward down to a long-term contract after prising him away from the Serie A champions Chelsea have completed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Inter for £98 million ($136m), with the Belgian striker returning to Stamford Bridge for a second spell after two years in Serie A. Lukaku, who took in his first stint with the Blues between 2011 and 2014, has si...Full Story »

Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass praised the contribution of half-time substitute Funso Ojo but was modest about his part in the tactical change that ultimately saw Aberdeen win through to face Qarabag in the Europa Conference League play-off round.The half-time introduction of Ojo and Connor McLennan and a change of formation would prove key and Ojo was involved in both the goals scored by Ryan H...Full Story »

Ryan Hedges scored twice but it was half-time substitute Funso Ojo who was the star of the show as Aberdeen eased past Icelanders Breidablik 2-1 to set up a tie with Azerbaijani side Qarabag in the Europa Conference League play-off round.Hedges found the net twice with two completely different types of goal, and Ojo was heavily involved in both, with Gisli Eyjolfsson having equalised in between ...Full Story »

David Turnbull hit a double as Celtic swept to a 3-0 Europa League victory over Jablonec in front of a raucous Parkhead crowd.Turnbull slotted his first goal of the season midway through the first half before producing one of his trademark long-range efforts after the break.James Forrest wrapped up a 7-2 aggregate victory which sent Celtic through to a play-off against AZ Alkmaar.Three stands at...Full Story »

Hibernian’s European adventure is over after the cinch Premiership side lost their Europa Conference League third-round qualifier against Rijeka.A 1-1 draw at Easter Road had given Jack Ross’ side hope of progressing, but a 4-1 defeat in Croatia in the second leg on Thursday saw the Edinburgh club eliminated 5-2 on aggregate.It was going well until midway through the second half, whe...Full Story »

St Johnstone’s Europa League hopes ended with a 4-2 defeat by Galatasaray at McDiarmid Park for a 5-3 aggregate win for the visitors.Scotland’s domestic double cup winners had drawn 1-1 with the visitors in the first leg of their Europa League third qualifying round in Istanbul last week.Striker Mbaye Diagne dampened the enthusiasm of the home fans when he put the visitors ahead on t...Full Story »

Valerien Ismael’s first home game in charge of West Brom sees Luton visit The Hawthorns.The Frenchman saw his side begin the season with a creditable 2-2 draw at Bournemouth and he could make a couple of changes to his team on Saturday.Matty Phillips came off the bench to great effect against the Cherries, after a flowing passing move he started allowed Callum Robinson to score Albion&rsqu...Full Story »

Peterborough will be without Ricky-Jade Jones when they host Derby.The striker looks set for another lengthy injury lay-off after suffering suspected knee ligament damage during the EFL Cup defeat to Plymouth in midweek.Summer signing Jack Marriott is a doubt for Saturday’s return to Championship action, while Siriki Dembele has already been ruled out of the match against the Rams. That le...Full Story »

Bristol Rovers are again without captain Paul Coutts for the visit of Stevenage in Sky Bet League Two.The veteran midfielder is serving the second game of his three-match ban for his sending off in last weekend’s season-opening loss at Mansfield.Manager Joey Barton has been without a number of players at the start of the campaign but Sam Nicholson, Alex Rodman and Sam Finley are pushing to...Full Story »

Reading boss Veljko Paunovic hopes to welcome back Ovie Ejaria for the Sky Bet Championship visit of Preston.Paunovic is optimistic of adding to a threadbare squad before this weekend despite a transfer embargo and could include Ejaria in his line-up, with the midfielder missing last weekend’s defeat at Stoke due to a groin injury.Lucas Joao dislocated his shoulder at the bet365 Stadium bu...Full Story »

New signing George Williams is in contention to start Barrow’s home clash with Hartlepool, but Jamie Devitt is expected to miss out.Wales international forward Williams joined the Bluebirds from Grimsby this week.Winger Devitt sustained a thigh problem in the midweek Carabao Cup win against Scunthorpe and is unlikely to recover in time.Defender Matt Platt remains a doubt following the recu...Full Story »

Swindon head coach Ben Garner has revealed Akin Odimayo is fit ahead of the game against Carlisle.The defender was forced off the field with cramp in the second half of the Robins’ defeat by Cambridge in the Carabao Cup.Mathieu Baudry also went off during the Cambridge game with a tight hamstring which is hoped not to be serious.Dion Conroy, Ben Gladwin and Kaine Kesler-Hayden were all res...Full Story »

Shaun Williams could retain his place in the Portsmouth starting line-up for their League One clash with Crewe at Fratton Park.Midfielder Williams made his competitive debut for the club in the Carabao Cup defeat at Millwall in midweek and will be looking to line up against Alex.Defender Paul Downing is on the verge of returning to Danny Cowley’s matchday squad after declaring himself full...Full Story »

Salford forward Brandon Thomas-Asante is a doubt for the visit of former club Sutton.The 22-year-old, who spent a spell on loan at Gander Green Lane during the 2018-19 season, is dealing with a knee complaint ahead of Saturday’s Sky Bet League Two encounter.Salford come into the match off the back of Tuesday’s galling Carabao Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Derby after the match ended ...Full Story »

Blackpool midfielder Kenny Dougall will be pushing for inclusion against Cardiff this weekend.Dougall missed the Tangerines’ Sky Bet Championship opener at Bristol City last Saturday because of a knee injury he suffered in pre-season but he played the first half in the midweek Carabao Cup win over Middlesbrough.Provided there are no setbacks, Dougall can expect to make the squad when the B...Full Story »

Sheffield Wednesday will be without Callum Paterson for the visit of Doncaster on Saturday.The 26-year-old was carried off on a stretcher in the early stages of their opening League One game against Charlton last week after suffering from concussion.Olamide Shodipo is also a a doubt after he picked up a hamstring injury in their Carabao Cup tie against Huddersfield.Josh Windass continues to reco...Full Story »