The Blues were believed to be closing in on a summer transfer for the 19-year-old Dynamo Moscow midfielder. Arsen Zakharyan has admitted he wants to seal a transfer to Chelsea Credit: Getty However, a £12.6million transfer was BLOCKED by British sanctions placed on Russia. There was also the expected difficulty in obtaining a work permit for Zakharyan from the Home Office. Despite this,...Full Story »

Ronaldo tried to leave Manchester United in the summer after the Old Trafford club failed to qualify for the Champions League. Napoli say they don't need Cristiano Ronaldo Credit: Getty However, a lack of suitors saw Ronaldo stay put at United, where he is out of favour under new boss Erik ten Hag. The 701 club-goal man has started just two Premier League games and scored three goals across a...Full Story »

Real Madrid have identified Jude Bellingham as their primary target for next summer's transfer window. · Clubs around Europe interested in 19-year-old· Los Blancos in the running for signing· He is their number one targetWHAT'S HAPPENING? There looks set to be an almighty transfer battle for Bellingham when the summer transfer window opens after the end of the season. Madrid ar...Full Story »

Spezia set their asking price for highly-rated Kiwior Jakub Kiwior is another young player impressing in Europe and his performances in Serie A have not gone unnoticed. The 22-year-old has attracted interest from the likes of AC Milan, Juventus and West Ham. Amid the ongoing rumours regarding his future, Tuttomercatoweb are reporting that Spezia want a fee in the region of €30m for the...Full Story »

QPR boss Michael Beale said “pretty much everything went wrong” after seeing his side denied a return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship following a 2-0 defeat at Birmingham.First-half goals from Auston Trusty and Emmanuel Longelo put the hosts in the driving seat before Birmingham goalkeeper John Ruddy made sure there was no late recovery from Rangers when he saved Lyndon Dykes&...Full Story »

Queen’s Park missed out on top spot in the cinch Championship as Dundee fought back to draw 2-2 at Ochilview Park.Calum Ferrie had made a smart save from Dundee’s Zak Rudden before the hosts took the lead on the half-hour.Simon Murray and Thomas Robson combined for Patrick Jarrett to score his second goal in three games.Paul McMullan equalised after 52 minutes with a free-kick that f...Full Story »

Harry Pritchard scored his fourth goal in as many games to earn Barnet a 1-1 draw and deny lowly Scunthorpe only their fourth win of the National League season.The visitors, looking to build on their win over Gateshead last time out, had taken a 79th-minute lead through Rob Apter but the in-form Pritchard levelled soon after as the points were shared.Barnet’s leading scorer Nicke Kabamba t...Full Story »

QPR missed the chance to return to the top of the Sky Bet Championship after being beaten 2-0 by Birmingham at St Andrew’s.Auston Trusty and Emmanuel Longelo, on loan from Arsenal and West Ham respectively, gave spirited Birmingham the perfect platform for victory with first-half goals.Then Birmingham goalkeeper John Ruddy saved a 79th-minute penalty from Lyndon Dykes to ensure there was n...Full Story »

Morton beat Inverness 4-0 to leapfrog them into second place in the cinch Championship.Robbie Muirhead gave Morton a flying  start with the opening goal after just six minutes when Mark Ridgers failed to deal with his shot and the ball squirmed over the line.Inverness fell further behind six minutes later when Max Ram bundled over Efe Ambrose at a corner.Ridgers saved Grant Gillespie’...Full Story »

Coventry defender Fankaty Dabo is unavailable for the Sky Blues’ Sky Bet Championship clash with Blackpool after sustaining a quadricep injury.The defender came off after the first half of City’s 2-2 draw with Rotherham on Tuesday and is set for at least a few weeks out.Martyn Waghorn will also spend a significant spell on the sidelines with a hamstring issue.Tyler Walker (knee) unde...Full Story »

Colchester must check on midfielder Cole Skuse ahead of Saturday’s League Two clash against Stevenage.The 36-year-old hobbled off in the first half of Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at Stevenage after taking a knock.Manager Matt Bloomfield also has a concern over left-back Ryan Clampin, who suffered cramp in the second half.Clampin had missed the weekend trip to Newport through illness.Stevenage...Full Story »

Kenny Tete will return to Marco Silva’s squad when Fulham welcome Everton to Craven Cottage.The right-back has missed Fulham’s last five matches with a hamstring injury.Silva has no fresh injury concerns, with Aleksandar Mitrovic hoping to continue his fine form having scored nine goals across 11 appearances so far this season.Nathan Patterson is back in the Everton squad after overc...Full Story »

Livingston will be without the suspended Morgan Boyes for Sunday’s visit of Celtic while Kurtis Guthrie is doubtful with a knock sustained against Rangers last weekend.Stephane Omeonga is back in contention and Cristian Montano also has a chance of returning after being injured in the first half at Ibrox.Jamie Brandon (groin) and Tom Parkes (knee) both remain sidelined while manager David ...Full Story »

Graham Carey returns to the St Johnstone squad for the cinch Premiership game against Kilmarnock on Saturday.The midfielder, who has been out since early September with a knee injury, has had a full week’s training and is in contention.Saints are without long-term absentees Murray Davidson, Chris Kane, Callum Booth and Cameron MacPherson.Kilmarnock striker Kyle Lafferty serves the second o...Full Story »

Kemar Roofe is out of the Rangers squad for the visit of Aberdeen in the cinch Premiership on Saturday after his latest calf injury.Charlie McCann is available again after missing the trip to Napoli in midweek due to not being in the Gers’ Champions League squad.Midfielder Ryan Jack and centre-backs Connor Goldson, Filip Helander and John Souttar are out long-term as is midfielder Ian...Full Story »

Oleksandr Zinchenko is being assessed ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League clash with bottom side Nottingham Forest.The full-back has been struggling with a calf issue but could return, while goalkeeper Matt Turner (groin) is expected to remain sidelined.Gabriel Magalhaes limped off in Thursday’s defeat at PSV Eindhoven and is a doubt with Emile Smith Rowe (groin) and Mohamed Elneny (ha...Full Story »

Manchester United forward Anthony Martial is set to miss Sunday’s clash with West Ham with a back injury.Fellow France international Raphael Varane will be sidelined but defender Harry Maguire made his return from injury as a substitute in Thursday’s Europa League win against Sheriff, so did midfielder Donny Van De Beek.Aaron Wan-Bissaka is back in team training but Brandon Williams ...Full Story »

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara could make his return to action in Saturday’s home clash with Leeds having recovered from an ear infection.Boss Jurgen Klopp has said he expects Jordan Henderson to be ‘OK’ as well after the skipper came off with a knee issue in the 3-0 Champions League win at Ajax on Wednesday.Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain can be called upon again after being in...Full Story »

Crystal Palace manager Patrick Vieira has no fresh fitness concerns ahead of Saturday’s clash with Southampton at Selhurst Park.James McArthur, Chris Richards, Jack Butland and Nathan Ferguson remain unavailable as they continue to rehab their injuries.Palace will get a boost, however, with the return of Cheick Doucoure, who missed the Eagles’ loss to Everton to serve a one-game susp...Full Story »

Huddersfield remain without a number of players for Saturday’s visit of Millwall in the Sky Bet Championship.Boss Mark Fotheringham saw his team battle to a goalless draw away to Middlesbrough last weekend with six members of his squad on the sidelines.Captain Jonathan Hogg (calf) sat out the stalemate on the road and is unlikely to return.Will Boyle (hip), Pat Jones (hamstring), Tyreece S...Full Story »