MANCHESTER UNITED are keen to sign Brighton right-back Tariq Lamptey - but are £10million off the Seagulls' asking price, according to reports. Ralf Rangnick has rotated Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot since taking over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Man Utd want Tariq Lamptey but are £10m short of Brighton's £40m valuation, say reports Credit: Reuters But neither has impressed t...Full Story »

Arsenal are eyeing a move for Leicester City midfielder Youri Tielemans. Mikel Arteta is desperately trying to sign a midfielder this summer, with Thomas Partey at AFCON and Granit Xhaka on the sidelines. According to Goal, the Gunners have approached Tielemans's team over a potential deal with negotiations between the club and his agent already taking place. The Belgium international has j...Full Story »

Diego Carlos celebrates RAMON NAVARROMARCA Newcastle United are eager to land Sevilla defender Diego Carlos, but the Andalusians have rejected a new and improved second offer from the Magpies. MARCA has learned that an offer of 25 million euros was put forward by the Premier League outfit, yet Sevilla are not interested in selling their key central defender. Diego Carlos has a release clause ...Full Story »

Defending Serie A champs Inter Milan beat Juventus to win the Italian Super Cup. Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Internazionale striker Alexis Sanchez scored in the final minute of extra time to clinch a 2-1 win against Juventus in the Italian Super Cup at San Siro on Wednesday, marking the Nerazzurri's first victory in the competition for 11 years. The home crowd, reduced to 50% capacity due to CO...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez lauded his team's performance against Real Madrid on Wednesday despite going down 3-2 after extra time in a thrilling Spanish Supercopa semifinal in Saudi Arabia. Federico Valverde struck the winner in the 98th minute as Madrid recorded their 100th Clasico win after Luuk de Jong and Ansu Fati had earlier cancelled out goals from Vinicius Junior and Karim Benzema...Full Story »

Manchester City are ready to dip into their sizeable pockets to tempt 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca across the Atlantic as he continues to impress for Flamengo in Brazil Manchester City are preparing a 'truckload' of money in an attempt to sign Flamengo's 17-year-old sensation Matheus Franca. Pep Guardiola's side have dipped into the Brazilian market in recent years with acquisitions of...Full Story »

The Germany international, who is out of contract this summer, scored the only goal of the game as the Blues booked their place at Wembley Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Match Statistics It's incredible how quickly things can turn around for a footballer. A year ago, Tottenham were one of a host of clubs looking to sign Antonio Rudiger after the Chelsea defender had fallen out of favour with then-m...Full Story »

Ekitike keen on Newcastle switchNewcastle are in talks with Ligue 1 side Reims over a £25 million ($34m/€30m) deal for striker Hugo Ekitike - and the player is keen on the potential move, says Sky Sports. The 19-year-old has eight goals in 18 league games this year. Juventus won't sell Arthur without replacementArsenal are pushing for Arthur Melo on loan from Juventus. He’...Full Story »

Antonio Conte has said he was following the “club line” after he dropped Tanguy Ndombele for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg with Chelsea.The Frenchman was absent as Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 win on the evening and a 3-0 aggregate overall as they booked a place in next month’s Wembley final against Liverpool or Arsenal.Ndombele was booed o...Full Story »

Chelsea booked their place in the Carabao Cup final with a 3-0 semi-final aggregate win over Tottenham, whose hopes of a comeback were denied by VAR misery.Thomas Tuchel’s men did half the job in last week’s first leg at Stamford Bridge when they won 2-0 and Antonio Rudiger’s first-half goal in north London settled matters, setting up a Wembley date against either Liverpool or ...Full Story »

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold and goalkeeper Alisson Becker have returned to training after Covid absences and will rejoin the squad for the Carabao Cup semi-final first-leg at home to Arsenal.Midfielder Thiago Alcantara (hip) and striker Divock Origi (knee) remain absent, as do Africa Cup of Nations trio Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Naby Keita.Left-back Andy Robertson has overcome ...Full Story »

BRENTFORD'S Kris Ajer celebrated his engaement to stunning girlfriend Marte Koepp on a night out in London with old Celtic pals Greg Taylor and Ryan Christie. The Bees defender - who swapped the Hoops for the riches of the English Premier League in the summer - revealed his big news to his followers on Instagram last week. Ex-Celtic star Ajer poses with fiancee after popping the question last ...Full Story »

LEEDS UNITED star Junior Firpo has given fans a behind the scenes access to a night out in the city. The full-back joined from Barcelona last summer and is keen to sample local life. Junior cuddles up to girlfriend JuliaCredit: Instagram / @juniorfirpo3 In a short film produced by Media Falco, Firpo can be seen cruising around in his £145,000 Mercedes G63 AMG. The Dominican star only bo...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp only wants to sign players this month if they have a long-term future at the club. Reds supporters have been calling on the club to bring in reinforcements after Mohamed Salah, Naby Keita and Sadio Mane departed for the African Cup of Nations last week. But Klopp is refusing to sign players for the sake of it as they must fit into the club's future. That is ac...Full Story »

The Manchester United outcast is yet to start a Premier League game this season, and has not played a single minute of league action under Ralf Rangnick. Lingard is a transfer target for Tottenham, but a summer move is more likely than a January transfer Credit: Getty The 29-year-old is out of contract at the end of the campaign and is a target for Tottenham, according to football.london. The...Full Story »

The furious Clarets did not want to sell their Kiwi striker but were powerless after the Magpies triggered his release clause. Chris Wood is due on Tyneside for a medical TONIGHT Credit: Reuters Personal terms have already been agreed with Wood, 30, to become the second signing of the Saudi era following Kieran Trippier’s arrival. Newcastle’s interest in the New Zealand internat...Full Story »

ARSENAL have made their first signing of the transfer window. Arsenal have reportedly signed West Brom wonderkid Lino Da Cruz Sousa in a big boost for Mikel Arteta's future plans. The 16-year-old was part of the Baggies' under-18, playing two years above his age group. Arsenal have apparently completed their first signing of the window (Image: GETTY) Football.london claim academy boss Per Mer...Full Story »

Real Madrid midfielder Isco has reportedly reached an agreement to join bitter rivals Barcelona on a free transfer in the first direct deal between the Clasico rivals for 15 years A direct transfer between Real Madrid and Barcelona could take place this summer a full 15 years after the last deal of the same kind between the bitter rivals. Spain international Isco, who is out of contract in the...Full Story »

The Brazilian playmaker is returning to England four years on from making a big-money move to Camp Nou that did not play out as planned Aston Villa have confirmed the signing Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona with an option to buy the former Liverpool playmaker as he reunites with his old team-mate Steven Gerrard. The Brazil international will see out the remainder of the 2021-22 camp...Full Story »

Charlotte FC select Bender first in MLS SuperDraftCharlotte FC selected Maryland midfielder Benjamin Bender with the first pick of Tuesday's MLS SuperDraft as the expansion club prepares for its debut season. Bender will head to Charlotte after playing two seasons at Maryland, having earned honors as a first team All-American and unanimous Big Ten Midfielder of the Year selection after scorin...Full Story »