José Mourinho said Kylian Mbappé and Vinícius Júnior‘s “super quality” will be key to forging a connection which will help Real Madrid win trophies this season. Madrid have six points out of six in LaLiga so far this season, with Mbappé scoring a hat trick and Vinícius also on target in a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad in midweek. Two years without a major trophy have led to doubts over…
Michael Carrick wants to get back to winning games and entertaining fans as Manchester United host Ipswich at Old Trafford and look to bounce back from their opening weekend humiliation at Hull. The Championship playoff winners all too easily ran out 2-0 victors against last season’s third-placed side at a rocking MKM Stadium last Saturday, sending shockwaves across the Premier League. United now look to “make it right” at Old…
Ipswich Town have announced the signing of World Cup-winner Exequiel Palacios from Bayer Leverkusen. The 27-year-old joins from Leverkusen, where he won the Bundesliga in 2024, after moving from River Plate in 2020. The Argentina international was part of the squad that won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Palacios has 41 caps for his national team and played in the World Cup this summer before his side ultimately fell…
RB Leipzig are keen on signing Chelsea ‘s Spanish striker Marc Guiu, a source has confirmed to ESPN. The Bundesliga side are hopeful of completing a deal before next week’s deadline and are working on a permanent transfer, with the fee likely to be under €20 million ($23.2m / £17.1m). – Aston Villa sign striker Jackson from Chelsea – Alonso: Dropping Enzo unrelated to Man City links Guiu, 20, joined…
LONDON — Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca said Rayan Cherki put in a “complete” performance as his double helped them to a commanding 4-1 win at Crystal Palace on Friday evening. The victory means City have started life under Maresca with back-to-back wins after they defeated Bournemouth 2-1 last weekend, and then backed that up with a comfortable victory at Palace. Erling Haaland scored City’s first with a pinpoint header…
Aston Villa completed the signing of Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson from Chelsea on Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed but it is reportedly worth a total package of £65 million ($88m), with Villa paying an initial sum of about £47.5m ($64.3m) to secure the 25-year-old’s services. Jackson, who spent last season on loan at Bayern Munich, is set to replace Ollie Watkins with the Villa forward reportedly poised…
Al Hilal are closing in on the signing of Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli in a deal potentially worth up to €65 million ($76m), sources have told ESPN in Brazil. Martinelli has been offered a four-year contract with the Saudi Pro League club, with an agreement now at the stage of exchanging draft documents. Mikel Arteta addressed Martinelli’s future in a news conference on Thursday. “Everybody knows and recognised how much…
Unai Emery confirmed Ollie Watkins will become the latest player to join the Aston Villa exodus and says his impending exit left him in tears. The Spaniard also insisted the England international’s legacy at the club is not tarnished after refusing to play last week. Watkins will follow Ezri Konsa, Morgan Rogers, Youri Tielemans and Lucas Digne out of Villa Park after agreeing a deal to join Saudi club Al…
Roberto De Zerbi is delighted Tottenham pulled off two “bomba” signings in Sávio and Omar Marmoush, but has said he believes one more could follow before the summer window closes on Tuesday night. Spurs completed a double swoop on Manchester City this week, with long-term target Sávio secured for an £85 million ($115m) package before Marmoush arrived on a season-long loan with the obligation to turn it into a permanent…
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.…