Christian Pulisic returned to training with AC Milan on Tuesday for the first time since suffering an injury as the United States exited the World Cup in the round of 16. Pulisic sustained a bone bruise and microfracture in his lower leg seven minutes into the second half of the U.S. men’s national team’s 4-1 defeat to Belgium on July 6, when he attempted to take a shot on goal…
Frank Lampard wants his Coventry City side to take inspiration from Sunderland and Leeds United as they prepare for a first Premier League campaign in 25 years. Sunderland and Leeds both avoided the drop comfortably last season, becoming the first newly-promoted teams to survive in the top flight since the 2022-23 campaign. Coventry, who start by travelling to champions Arsenal on Friday, are odds-on with many bookmakers to be relegated…
Howard Webb, the head of Premier League referees, has said he was “troubled” by Folarin Balogun‘s overturned red card during the World Cup as it fuelled perceptions among supporters that decisions are either “correct or corrupt.” United States forward Balogun triggered an automatic suspension by being sent off for a foul on Bosnia-Herzegovina‘s Tarik Muharemovic during a 2-0 round-of-32 win for Mauricio Pochettino’s team. But the 25-year-old’s one-game suspension was…
Tijjani Reijnders has completed a move to Saudi Pro-League club Al Qadsiah from Manchester City, just 12 months after joining the Premier League club in a €55 million (£47m / $64m) from AC Milan last summer. Sources have told ESPN the 28-year-old’s move to Al Qadsiah, who are managed by former Liverpool, Leicester and Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers, is worth £52m ($70m.) The Netherlands international arrived at City as Serie…
Barcelona have parked attempts to sign Julián Álvarez and are exploring other striker options before the transfer window closes, a source has told ESPN. The source says Barça have not ruled returning for Álvarez at some point — potentially even in January — but Atlético Madrid‘s reluctance to transfer the Argentina international has forced sporting director Deco to assess alternatives. Barça coach Hansi Flick is insistent on the signing of…
Arsenal have agreed a deal worth in the region of £51million for Aston Villa defender Ezri Konsa, sources have told ESPN. The Gunners had a £30m ($40.8m) bid rejected earlier this summer with Villa valuing the England international at £60m ($81.7m.) However, sources say Arsenal have had a significantly improved offer containing add-ons accepted as they aim to secure the defensive reinforcement manager Mikel Arteta feels the squad needs. The…
Inter Milan are closing in on a deal to sign Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones, sources told ESPN. While the transfer has not yet been finalised, the Serie A champions are confident of signing Jones for a fee in the region of £30 million. This comes after Inter attempted to sign the 25-year-old in January, with a number of previous bids having been rejected by the Anfield club.
José Mourinho has said that he did speak to Vinícius Juníor about remaining at Real Madrid but insisted he did not need to do much persuading as the Brazilian has ‘fallen in love’ with the Spanish giants. Vinícius Jr. was linked with a surprise move to Arsenal this summer as he stalled over signing a new contract at the Bernabéu. He then did sign on to remain in Madrid after…
Arsenal would consider exits for Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri if “the right opportunity” came up but are not actively seeking their departure, CEO Richard Garlick told BBC Sport. At just 19, both Lewis-Skelly and Nwaneri have made a significant number of appearances for Arsenal‘s first team. Although Nwaneri spent the second half of last season on loan at Marseille, Lewis-Skelly started the Champions League final for the Gunners and…