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Transfer rumors, news: Barça eye Haaland as Lewandowski replacement

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is Barcelona’s ideal replacement for Robert Lewandowski, while Crystal Palace center back Marc Guéhi is set to snub Liverpool and now has his heart set on a move to Real Madrid next summer. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe. Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s grades – Liverpool’s Van Dijk hails form of ‘unbelievable’…

Man United DoF: No quick fix, I pray we get time

Manchester United director of football Jason Wilcox has admitted there is no “quick fix” to the club’s issues and said he “prays we get the opportunity to turn it around.” Wilcox joined United in 2024 amid sweeping changes to the leadership structure but Ruben Amorim’s side still continue to struggle on the pitch, dropping to 14th in the Premier League after the 3-0 defeat to rivals Manchester City last weekend.…

Arteta: City ‘without a doubt’ in PL title race

Mikel Arteta said Manchester City are “without a doubt” in contention to win the Premier League ahead of their clash at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Arteta is bidding to steer Arsenal to back-to-back victories against City for the first time in a decade following their 5-1 thrashing of Pep Guardiola’s side in February. City finished third last season and have already tasted defeat twice so far this term to…

Should Man United keep Ruben Amorim or let him go? The case for, against him

Ruben Amorim is under increasing pressure as Manchester United head coach after a sequence of results that have cast doubt on his ability to make it to a year in the job in November. Sunday’s 3-0 defeat at Manchester City left the former Sporting CP coach with a record of just eight wins in 31 Premier League games in charge since succeeding Erik ten Hag 10 months ago. And in…

Beto: Expect to be booed despite Jota tribute

Everton striker Beto spoke warmly of how Diogo Jota helped him settle into life in England, and added that it would be “normal” for the Anfield crowd to boo him in Saturday’s Merseywside derby despite laying flowers in memory of Jota. The Lisbon-born 27-year-old was part of a Toffees delegation which paid their tributes following the shocking news of the death of the Liverpool forward in July. It was particularly…

Man Utd warn fans over anti-gay chant vs. Chelsea

Manchester United have issued a warning to fans over their behavior when Chelsea visit Old Trafford on Saturday amid fears that Alejandro Garnacho’s return to the club could be a catalyst for offensive chanting. Garnacho, 21, is set for a hostile reception when he returns to United for the first time since his summer move to Stamford Bridge. He was exiled by Ruben Amorim after criticizing the United head coach…

Will Gladbach’s instability prove to be a blessing or a curse for Reyna?

Viewed through the prism of Gio Reyna, is it a Fluch oder Segen (blessing or curse) that his new circumstances at Borussia Mönchengladbach have immediately taken on a new dimension? We genuinely can’t say just a few days on from the unsurprising departure of Gerardo Seoane, who became the second Bundesliga coach to be removed from his position already this season after Erik ten Hag down the road at Bayer…

Utd reveal record revenues amid on-field woes

Manchester United revealed record revenues of £666.5 million ($909m) for last season but still reported a loss of £33m for the financial year. United were without Champions League football in 2024-25 — which cost them just short of £50m — and stumbled to their lowest top-flight finish in 51 years. But United still saw revenue marginally increase by 0.7% to £666.5m, with the accounts for the year ending June 30,…

Mourinho has a lot to prove in returning to Benfica. Does he have any magic left?

It’s showtime, because love him or loathe him, that’s what Jose Mourinho brings. Five-and-a-half years after coaching his last Champions League game — a 3-0 loss to Leipzig in the round of 16, the heaviest aggregate defeat of his career — he returns to the fold at the club where he made his first-team coaching debut a quarter century ago: Benfica. You can talk about homecomings and the return of…

Gündogan: Guardiola gave me ‘everything’ in football

Former Manchester City captain Ilkay Gündogan has thanked Pep Guardiola for giving him “everything” he wanted in football. The veteran German midfielder joined Galatasaray on a free transfer earlier this month after eight seasons at City across two spells in which he won five Premier League titles and the Champions League. The 34-year-old was City’s first signing under Guardiola in 2016 and he crowned a glittering first stint at the…