Manchester United want Marcus Rashford to put on muscle to limit the chance of further injury now the forward is ready to return.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is finally back in training with the rest of the Milan squad and could feature this weekend against Hellas Verona
Former Milan player Joe Jordan finds Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s form at age 40 ‘simply unbelievable. It’s like he abolished the concept of age.’
US Open champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this month’s Kremlin Cup, citing a “tournament schedule change”.
Former Juventus director Luciano Moggi reveals he ‘even contemplated suicide’ after the Calciopoli scandal sent his club into Serie B.
Donny van de Beek could finally be on his way out of Old Trafford, as the midfielder looks set to leave the club during the January transfer window.
Newcastle are reportedly tracking Niklas Sule and Philippe Coutinho as they look to flex their new financial muscles.
Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger is reportedly set for talks with Real Madrid, as contract talks at Stamford Bridge stall.
Rafa Benitez does not want to walk out on Everton to return as Newcastle United manager even though he was the new owners’ ideal candidate for the role.
Liverpool star Fabinho believes that neither he or Alisson will be available for Jurgen Klopp’s side, in their Premier League clash against Watford at the weekend.
Paul Scholes has insisted that Manchester United should stick with under-fire boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer until at least the end of the season.
Ian Rush, Kevin Keegan and Roy Evans were among a host of Liverpool legends to attend the funeral service of Roger Hunt.
Wayne Rooney has urged Derby’s administrators to leave the club in good hands as they assess potential buyers.
Steve Bruce will reportedly not get sacked before the weekend – but Newcastle’s new Saudi owners are still looking for a replacement.
Liverpool are considering sending Alisson and Fabinho to Spain from international duty with Brazil to avoid the pair facing quarantine issues in the UK.
Manchester United are not planning to recall Axel Tuanzebe from his Aston Villa loan following injuries to Raphaël Varane and Harry Maguire.
Arsenal have been given the green light to seal a January move for Noa Lang by Club Brugge boss Philippe Clement.
Liverpool attacker Mohamed Salah has been crowned the PFA Fans’ Player of the Month for September.
Agent Giovanni Branchini argues Dusan Vlahovic has not rejected a new Fiorentina contract because of money. ‘He’s making an investment in himself.’
Nigeria international Alex Iwobi has resumed training but will miss the Everton fixture against West Ham United on Sunday.
Manchester United’s latest big-money contract offer to Paul Pogba is a ‘sign of desperation’, according to their former midfielder Paul Ince.
Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani has urged the Premier League to ensure Newcastle adhere to Financial Fair Play Regulations following their £300m takeover by a Saudi Arabia-backed consortium.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino has revealed he thought club sporting director Leonardo was playing a joke on him when he was first told that Lionel Messi’s signing was possible.
Lille president Olivier Letang has revealed that Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches, 24, will be allowed to leave the club if a big offer is submitted in January.
Jesse Lingard is ready to leave Manchester United in January – to rescue his hopes of going to next year’s World Cup.
UEFA will investigate an incident of alleged racist abuse aimed at Sweden’s Anthony Elanga in an Under-21 European Championship qualifier against Italy on Tuesday.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has a wish list of English defenders that includes Brighton’s Tariq Lamptey, 21, Leicester City’s James Justin, 23, and Norwich’s 21-year-old Max Aarons.
The President of the Agents’ Union insists people should not blame representatives or players for Gianluigi Donnarumma leaving Milan as a free agent. ‘It’s the club that decided not to give me a new contract.’
Barcelona are reportedly determined to sign Manchester United’s Donny van de Beek during the January transfer window but would prefer an initial loan move.
Fiorentina President Rocco Commisso took another swipe at Inter and Juventus for what claims is not ‘playing by the same rules’ as the other Serie A clubs.
Newcastle players are confused about Steve Bruce’s future and want clarity, while many of them want a change of manager.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta disclosed that the club will find the ‘right replacements’ for the players who will not be available because of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.
Peru missed a second-half penalty in a 1-0 loss to Argentina in Buenos Aires on Thursday, delivering another blow to their hopes of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Newcastle are reportedly weighing up a January swoop for Juventus midfielder Adrien Rabiot which could see Donny van de Beek make the move to Turin.
Raphinha’s agent has revealed that Liverpool are interested in the Leeds United attacker.
Manchester City forward Ferran Torres has been ruled out for up to six weeks through injury, according to a report.
Josep Maria Bartomeu blames covid-19 above all for Barcelona’s ruinous financial state.“We want to emphasise the impact that covid-19 has had, “Not this season, because it began in March of 2020, when revenues plummeted suddenly – overnight – and the club wasn’t bringing in enough money to continue paying salaries or even suppliers. “What we want is to explain to the members that the situation isn’t as serious as it’s being made out to be due to the club, but that it’s a situation caused by covid-19.”
Tottenham Supporters’ Trust claim the club has lost its DNA and focuses more on profit than trophies.
Milan striker Olivier Giroud recognises he is ‘not a centre-forward with the skills who the youngsters dream about,’ but he’s happy to do the hard work that others might not be prepared to.“The story of my life has been people asking if I think I was a bit underrated. I think it’s also partly because I’m not a centre-forward with the skills who the youngsters dream about,“”But I think the most important thing is to be very efficient because as a striker you are judged on your statistics, how many goals you score, I’m happy to do the pressing that others don’t do and the s*** that others don’t want to do. But it’s so important to me.
Robert Lewandowski’s agent, Pini Zahavi, sees Manchester City as “possible destination” for Bayern Munich’s 33-year-old Poland striker next summer.
Karim Benzema says he hopes to play alongside France team-mate and Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe, 22, “some day”. “I enjoy playing with him in the national team and in the future, why not? He’s a great player, but you have to respect PSG, “I’ve always said it and I’ll say it again; I hope we play together some day.”
Raheem Sterling to Guardian: “If there was the option to go somewhere else for more game time I would be open to it… All I know is the Premier League and I’ve always thought: maybe one day I’d love to play abroad and see how I would come up against that challenge”.
Jose Mourinho has been suggested as an ideal coach for Newcastle United, but he is under a three-year contract with Roma.former player Danny Mills has suggested Mourinho would be the ideal candidate.“If you give Jose enough money and allow him to do what he wants to do, he will guide you to success quicker than probably anyone else.
Raheem Sterling is considering leaving Manchester City if he doesn’t get more game-time this season, and the England star admits he would ‘love to challenge himself’ and play abroad.
Inter Miami boss Phil Neville has admitted he was wrong to accuse MLS referees of cheating and promised that his outburst “was a one-off”.“After the game I said the things that I said in the emotions of losing a really important game and in terms of feelings of the last two or three games, “I used the wrong terminology to describe how I felt. I used the wrong word — cheat — which should never be used towards officials or in games of football.
Josep Maria Bartomeu defends his stewardship of Barcelona.“Has our management been disastrous? I know it’s a phrase that’s been running but our management has been very serious and responsible, rigorous with a project and strategic plan that was established in 2015,”
Arthur Melo and Moise Kean got playing time in a Juventus test friendly yesterday, but Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata trained separately.Max Allegri oversaw his side in a 7-0 victory over local side Chieri.
Raheem Sterling: “I get on with my work, do what I need to do, and I’m just raring to go. [Ready to be] playing football matches regularly. Scoring goals regularly. If football for me is not at a certain standard I’m not really at my happiest. I need to be scoring goals”.
Didi Hamann: “I don’t think Chelsea are on the same level as Liverpool and Man City. You can win the Champions League if you don’t have the best team. But the championship you can’t. That’s why third place would be the highest of feelings for Chelsea.”
