The summer transfer window isn’t open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, 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 are considering a deal to sign RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol for a record fee this summer, reports Fabrizio Romano and talkSPORT. Gvardiol, 21, joined Leipzig in 2020…
The summer transfer window isn’t open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, 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 are considering a deal to sign RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol for a record fee this summer, reports Fabrizio Romano and talkSPORT. Gvardiol, 21, joined Leipzig in 2020…
The summer transfer window for the Premier League officially opens on June 14, and clubs have almost three months to reshape their squads before it closes at 23.00 BST on Sept. 1. Some deals have already been finalised, with Liverpool signing Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister for an initial fee of £35 million (potentially rising to £55m), while Brighton have landed Watford winger Joao Pedro for a club-record fee of…
It was Great Goal Week in MLS, with memorable finishes all over the league. Lucas Zelarayán stole the show by scoring a stoppage-time winner from his own half, but Luciano Acosta scored a stoppage-time winner of his own that was almost equally audacious, Lorenzo Insigne’s blasted curler was a work of art, Miguel Trauco hit a rocket into the top corner, Franco Escobar scored a 25-yard half-volley and Nicholas Gioacchini’s…
Ivan Toney said the Football Association’s handling of the investigation into his gambling breeches was “spiteful,” adding that he is targeting a spot in England’s next World Cup squad after missing out on last year’s tournament in Qatar. The Brentford striker, who finished the season as the third-highest scorer in the Premier League, was handed an eight-month ban and fined £50,000 ($62,850) after admitting to 232 rule breaches, which included…
ISTANBUL — Whatever else they might say about Manchester City’s first-ever treble (first of many? We’ll find out…) let them not say that it was painless. Or that it didn’t involve suffering. And maybe even a smattering of self-doubt. We got to the conclusion most expected: a City win over Inter Milan. But the journey we took to get there was unexpected and, for City, uncomfortable and unpleasant and filled…
Jude Bellingham and Lewis Dunk will not be ready for the England squad for the upcoming European qualifiers due to injuries, the national team confirmed on Sunday. Bellingham, destined for Real Madrid, was sidelined due to a knee injury for Borussia Dortmund’s season finale, where they settled for a 2-2 draw against Mainz, dashing their hopes of securing the Bundesliga title. The 19-year-old midfielder will continue his rehabilitation at the…
The summer transfer window isn’t open yet in Europe, but teams are getting ready for it, 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 United continue to see Napoli defender Kim Min-Jae as a priority this summer, but talks between the two parties have stalled amid Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Newcastle interest, per…
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi said on Saturday that he is not part of a potential Qatari-based bid to buy Manchester United. Speaking in Istanbul ahead of the Champions League final, Al-Khelaifi distanced himself from countryman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani’s proposed takeover of the storied Premier League club. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) “Paris Saint-Germain is my club, my heart and nothing to do with…
Lionel Messi arrived in Beijing on Saturday for Argentina’s friendly match against Australia ahead of joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami as a free agent. Messi’s arrival was announced in a post on the organising International Football Invitation’s official Weibo social media site with a video of players stepping off a plane, ahead of Thursday’s match in the Chinese capital’s recently rebuilt Workers’ Stadium. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,…