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The January transfer window may be closed around Europe, but teams are looking ahead to the summer and there’s plenty of gossip swirling around. Transfer Talk brings you all the latest buzz on rumours, comings, goings and, of course, done deals! Manchester City lead the race for Jude Bellingham but the Premier League giants want assurances over the midfielder’s desire to play under manager Pep Guardiola, reports the Sunday Mirror.…

Kylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time leading scorer in Ligue 1 as the French champions took a big step toward retaining their title with a 3-1 win over second-placed Lens at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Mbappe, already PSG’s record goal scorer in all competitions, scored his 139th Ligue 1 goal in the 31st minute to beat the previous mark set by Edinson Cavani. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…

Erling Haaland continued his jaw-dropping assault on the Premier League on Saturday as he netted a first-half brace to equal Mohamed Salah’s single-season goal-scoring record in Manchester City’s 3-1 victory over beleaguered Leicester City on Saturday. Haaland increased his haul to 32 goals to tie Salah’s mark for a 38-game season — and the 22-year-old Norwegian scoring machine has eight games still to play. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…

The last three versions of the Copa Libertadores final have been all-Brazilian affairs. This re-enforces the point that the domestic Brazilian league, which kicks off at the weekend, has effectively become the English Premier League of South America. Its relative financial muscle allows clubs to bring back veterans from Europe — even non-Brazilians such as Luis Suarez and Arturo Vidal — and sign younger players who failed to live up…

Carlo Ancelotti has said he’s not annoyed by talk of Manchester City as Champions League favourites — but insisted that Spanish and Italian teams can still compete with big-spending Premier League clubs. City beat Bayern Munich 3-0 in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday, with Ancelotti’s Madrid beating Chelsea 2-0 a day later to set up a potential semifinal showdown with City. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,…

Manchester City are monitoring Erling Haaland 24 hours a day in an effort to keep the Norwegian fit for the season run-in. City are still in the hunt for the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup and Pep Guardiola is so desperate to have Haaland available that he says the 45-goal striker is being wrapped in cotton wool. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “We take care…

Cristiano Ronaldo generated worldwide headlines with his move to Al Nassr in December, and Lionel Messi could follow in his great rival’s footsteps by moving to the Saudi Pro League (SPL) this summer. But while football’s two biggest stars are raising Saudi Arabia’s football profile, intentionally or otherwise, sources told ESPN that this summer will see a change in the type of players moving to the Middle East nation. Saudi…

Manchester United were left stunned by two late own goals as Sevilla rescued a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford in the first leg of their Europa League quarterfinal on Thursday. Marcel Sabitzer scored twice, seven minutes apart, in the first half after through balls from Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial to put United in control of the match and seemingly the tie ahead of next week’s second leg in Spain.…