Lukaku close to Man Utd exit as Inter Milan confirm official approach
Inter Milan have confirmed they have made a formal approach to Manchester United for the signing of Romelu Lukaku. Officials from the Serie A club held talks with their Red Devils counterparts on Thursday over a transfer move for the 26-year-old Belgium international. Inter’s sporting director Piero Ausilio met chiefs from Old Trafford – who […]
United make £45m bid for Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic as Maguire alternative
Manchester United have made an offer of £45million for Fiorentina central defender Nikola Milenkovic. Manchester United are exploring the possibility of signing Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic as an alternative to Leicester City star Harry Maguire. The 21-year-old was a target for Jose Mourinho in 2018 and the Red devils failed with a bid of around £36million […]
Lukaku misses Man Utd training as Inter chief flies to London for talks
Romelu Lukaku trained away from the rest of Manchester United squad in Australia amid talks with Inter Milan over a move to Italy. The Belgian international striker trained alongside United winger Anthony Martial in the gym due to a “little” fitness problem. The 26-year-old felt a niggle in the morning training session as he continued […]
Mino Raiola hits out at Man United for failing to protect Pogba
Mino Raiola has reiterated Paul Pogba’s desire to leave Old Trafford and has criticised Manchester United for not publicly defending the Frenchman. Last week, Raiola said in an interview with The Times that the France international is ‘in the process’ of leaving the theatre of dreams. Real Madrid and Juventus are both interested in signing Pogba but United have not […]
Dani Alves blasts ‘disrespectful’ Lionel Messi after Copa America rant
Dani Alves has criticised long-time Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi after the Argentina star claimed that the Copa America was corrupt after his side’s defeat to Brazil. Messi hit out at CONMEBOL and the tournament as a whole after the semi-final defeat and once again after Argentina’s third-place game with Chile, a match that saw the superstar sent off under dubious circumstances. […]
PSG vow to take action as Neymar fails to show up for training amid Barca rumours
Paris Saint-Germain have vowed to take action after Neymar failed to report to pre-season training, the club made an announcement on Monday, though the player’s father says the French side were made aware of the delay a year ago. The Ligue 1 champions said they had reached an agreement on where and when Neymar would return to […]
Herrera hits out at Man United board after PSG transfer
Ander Herrera claims the Manchester United board failed to convince him enough of his “importance within the squad” amid contract talks at the club, which led to his free transfer to Paris Saint Germain. The 29-year-old Spaniard signed a five-year deal with the French champions last week after his previous contract at Old Trafford expired on July […]
Lampard: Hudson-Odoi central to Chelsea future
Frank Lampard says Callum Hudson-Odoi is central to Chelsea’s future and that he wants to work with the England international to develop his talent. Lampard, who was officially unveiled as Chelsea’s new manager on Thursday, will have a focus on developing young players in the team due in part to the club’s transfer ban. This week, Ruben Loftus-Cheek signed […]
Mourinho rejected £89m offer to manage Chinese Super League team
Jose Mourinho turned down a mouth-watering €100 million (£89.6m) offer to manage Chinese Super League team Guangzhou Evergrande because he still wants to manage at the top level of the game. The former Manchester United, Chelsea and Real Madrid head coach was offered a three-year contract worth €30m (£26.9m) yearly with another £9m in bonuses. Jose Mourinho […]
Lacazette: Arsenal should forget titles & focus on top four
Alexandre Lacazette concedes Arsenal are still “a few seasons” away from challenging for “the biggest titles” having ended the 2018-19 season without silverware. Unai Emery, in his first campaign at the club, did guide his team to the Europa League final , but saw them suffer a crushing 4-1 loss to rivals Chelsea in Baku. The Spaniard […]