Month: August 2026

Prior reports indicated that Manchester United CEO Omar Berrada was keen to implement a new policy regarding signings, giving players two years to make an impact or risk being sold. Manuel Ugarte would surely have been moved on this summer had injury not struck, while Joshua Zirkzee, another to have…

Jose Mourinho has hailed the “brutal” quality of Real Madrid duo Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior and suggested one of the pair should win the Ballon d’Or this year. Madrid have started the new LaLiga campaign with back-to-back victories, beating Espanyol 2-1 and Real Sociedad 4-1, ahead of hosting newly…

Even with Scottish champions Celtic having returned to Premiership action on Saturday afternoon, the midweek Champions League exit still hangs over proceedings at Parkhead. The manner of the collapse was almost unforgivable, with such a setback potentially set to have major repercussions for the club’s end-of-window transfer dealings. Should the…

Bruno Genesio said Sunderland target Igor Paxiao is not for sale ahead of Marseille’s clash with Monaco. Sunderland are reportedly pushing to sign Paxiao, who joined Marseille from PSV last year. Paxiao registered 18 goal involvements for Marseille last term, scoring 12 and laying on six assists. He ranked second…

You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain who wants a move to Barcelona. It’s not quite how the saying goes, but as far as Julian Alvarez is concerned, it is a new mantra that he’s currently living by even if it all…

Roberto De Zerbi believes it will take multiple transfer windows for Tottenham to undo all the damage that has been done to the club over the last two years, following a dire start to their Premier League season. Spurs were beaten 2-0 by Newcastle United in their first home game…

Cole Palmer revealed he told Morgan Rogers “he’ll make a big difference” in the Chelsea team. Rogers completed a £117m move from Aston Villa earlier this summer, a record fee for a British player, and he has hit the ground running for the Blues. He scored in their Premier League…

Sunderland are another side who have waited until the late stages of the transfer window to make their moves. It seems to be a time-management issue which is spreading around the Premier League like a deadly virus. For the Black Cats, however, there’s still hope that they could strengthen. Regis…

Massimiliano Allegri insisted there is “no problem” between him and Cesc Fabregas as Napoli and Como prepare to face off in Serie A on Sunday. Napoli opened their Serie A campaign with a 2-0 win over Genoa last weekend, while Fabregas’ Como side were held to a 1-1 draw by…

In a summer that saw a raft of Premier League clubs sign new strikers, few deals eclipsed Leeds United‘s capture of Dominic Calvert-Lewin on a free transfer. Written off somewhat after a disappointing few years at Everton, the experienced Englishman arrived with a point to prove at Elland Road, no…