MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United boss Michael Carrick is not expecting to be able to pick new signing Carlos Baleba for “a couple of weeks” while he recovers from an ankle injury. The midfielder was sidelined during preseason while at Brighton, before his £70 million ($95m) move to Old Trafford. United are looking to bounce back from their 2-0 defeat to Hull City when they take on Ipswich on Sunday.…
AC Milan coach Ruben Amorim believes it will be better for Rafael Leão “to move on” and leave the club in this transfer window. The Portuguese forward, who is a reported target of Galatasaray and Aston Villa, is on Milan’s transfer list and was left out of the squad for Friday’s Serie A game against Venezia. “Leão is an excellent footballer and, with the right mindset, he can play for…
Nigeria Football Federation president Ibrahim Musa Gusau, general secretary Mohammed Sanusi, and the entire NFF executive committee resigned Thursday, amid mounting public pressure following a series of failures by the country’s national teams. Gusau was elected in September 2022 and his resignation comes just 34 days to the end of his four-year term. The NFF president was seeking re-election at next month’s election, but announced his departure at a news…
New Liverpool vice-chairman Amit Bhatia has described his involvement in the club as “the stuff of dreams” but acknowledged he is taking on an “enormous responsibility” at Anfield. Earlier this month, it was announced that a consortium led by Bhatia — named 1892 Holdings — had acquired a minority stake in Liverpool. The consortium also includes billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos as well as Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin. Sources told…
Julián Álvarez missed yet another training session for Atlético Madrid on Friday due to a reported illness amidst ongoing transfer speculation. Atlético said earlier this week that Álvarez, whose desire is to leave the club and join rivals Barcelona before the transfer window closes, was “unwell” on Wednesday. The Argentina international also missed Thursday’s session and did not join his teammates in the morning session on Friday. Álvarez, 26, is…
The 2026 summer transfer window promises to be another busy period, after a record £9.49 billion ($13.08bn) was spent on international transfers in the men’s game in 2025, according to FIFA’s Global Transfer Report. This summer the FIFA World Cup starts on June 11, but that won’t stop clubs signing players throughout. As ever, clubs in all leagues will still be able to sign players as free agents after the…
BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona coach Hansi Flick says Rodri is the “perfect” signing for the Spanish champions after the midfielder made his debut in Thursday’s 2-0 win over Athletic Club in LaLiga. Rodri, a €60 million ($70m) arrival from Manchester City this summer, was introduced in the second half at Spotify Camp Nou, with the home crowd giving him a rousing reception as he entered the pitch. – Arsenal-Madrid, PSG-Barça…
Xabi Alonso insisted that his decision to drop Enzo Fernández for Chelsea’s Carabao Cup win over Luton was not linked to reports he could be about to join Manchester City. The Argentinian was left out of the squad entirely for the 2-0 win at Stamford Bridge, just a day after the manager said he expected him to be involved. Reports in Fernández’s home country had suggested the player had asked…
Chelsea have agreed to a deal to sign Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez from Aston Villa for a fee of £7.5 million ($10.2m), sources confirmed to ESPN’s James Olley. The 33-year-old will move to Stamford Bridge on a two-year deal, sources said, bringing to an end his six-year stay at Villa. – Premier League transfers: All confirmed ins, outs – Forest confirm transfer of Delap from Chelsea – Villa to face…
Reiss Nelson has left Arsenal after he and the club chose to terminate his contract by mutual agreement. The club confirmed the 26-year-old is now a free agent. Nelson joined Arsenal as a junior and spent 18 years at the club, helping them win the FA Cup in 2020 as well as two Community Shields. He had loan spells at Hoffenheim, Fulham, Brentford and Feyenoord, with whom he reached the…