Chelsea have offered €70m (£59m) plus Marcos Alonso for Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong, according to reports. Barcelona remain keen on selling De Jong before the summer transfer window closes in order to improve their finances. Barca desperately need to trim their wage bill after being told by La Liga […]
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Gary Neville has compared William Saliba to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand after his outstanding Arsenal debut. Saliba was handed his Gunners debut on Friday night for the Premier League opening game against Crystal Palace. Arsenal spent almost £30m to sign Saliba from Saint-Etienne in 2019 but the defender went […]
Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire praised Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of the start of the Premier League campaign, as he said they both know what it is like to have their careers scrutinised. United start their campaign at home to Brighton on Sunday, with speculation mounting as to what extent Ronaldo […]
Harry Redknapp claims Frenkie de Jong wants to join Chelsea and has been told by a member of Manchester United’s hierarchy that he has rejected a move to Old Trafford. United have been pursuing De Jong all summer but despite agreeing an €85m (£71.7m) deal with Barcelona, the midfielder has […]
Erik ten Hag has decided to pair Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez in defence for Manchester United’s Premier League opener against Brighton on Sunday, according to reports. Ten Hag’s era begins at Old Trafford this weekend with new signings Martinez, Eriksen and Tyrell Malacia all available to feature. Martinez is […]
Gary Neville has questioned Chelsea’s decision to sign Brighton defender Marc Cucurella, saying he was ‘stunned’ by the ‘staggering’ transfer announcement. Chelsea confirmed on Friday afternoon that they had signed Spain defender Cucurella in a deal that is worth more than £60m. Cucurella has signed a six-year deal at Stamford […]
Chelsea have trolled Brighton with a bizarre confirmation of their £63m transfer move for Marc Cucurella, appearing to mock the Seagulls’ statement on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who can operate as a left-back or centre-back, had been linked to Manchester City after Oleksandr Zinchenko’s move to Arsenal, but they pulled out […]
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang wants to stay at Barcelona after receiving an approach from Chelsea, according to reports in Spain. Chelsea have already improved their attack with the arrival of Raheem Sterling from Man City but are also looking to sign a new striker before the end of the summer window after […]
Marc Cucurella has been kept away from training with the Brighton first team ahead of his transfer to Chelsea, according to reports. It was reported on Wednesday that Chelsea had beaten Manchester City to the signing of the defender, agreeing a £50million fee with Brighton. But the Seagulls released a […]
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has asked the club’s board to sign Hakim Ziyech from Chelsea, according to reports. The Blues have been open to selling Ziyech this summer and AC Milan have held extensive talks to sign the Moroccan attacker. Ten Hag, meanwhile, is keen to add another […]