Manchester United have tabled an improved contract offer for David De Gea, according to .
The club have been in talks with the goalkeeper over a new deal for a while now with his current one set to expire next summer, but there has been no breakthrough in negotiations yet. The Spaniard, who played for Atletico Madrid before arriving to Old Trafford back in 2011, was on the verge of returning to the Spanish capital four years later with Real very keen on bringing him to the Santiago Bernabeu. It was, however, Thibaut Courtois who left Chelsea to join Real last summer.
It is believed that the new offer, if accepted, would make De Gea the highest paid goalkeeper in the world. He does not wish to leave, but his representatives feel he has been a crucial part of the team in …
Kylian Mbappe is still enjoying himself at Paris Saint-Germain after five extraordinary years but still will not commit to staying beyond the end of the season.
The 22-year-old is in his fifth season at PSG, whom he joined from Monaco in an initial loan move back in 2017.
While his time with the Parisians has been nothing but a success, with Mbappe finishing as their top scorer in Ligue 1 for each of the past three seasons, there remains a significant possibility that he could leave at the end of June.
Mbappe is approaching the final six months of his contract, meaning he will become a free agent should he continue to refuse a new deal at the Parc des Princes.
Real Madrid have been continuously linked with the France star over the past couple of years, an…
Diego Simeone is hopeful Joao Felix has just suffered a knock after he was forced off in the second half of Atletico Madrid s win over Elche.
LaLiga leaders Atletico won 3-1 at Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday, with Luis Suarez scoring twice for the hosts.
Forward Joao Felix limped off to be replaced by the returning Diego Costa with 17 minutes to go.
Costa duly wrapped up the victory by winning and converting a late penalty, settling any brief nerves caused by Lucas Boye scoring a header for Elche.
The blow [Joao Felix took] in the first half was strong and hard, Simeone said about the 21-year-old after the match.
It was in the play in which they stopped the counter-attack with the block on Joao he was still playing in the second half with disco…
According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Rochdale youngster Luke Matheson is in Wolverhampton for his medical ahead of a potential move to Premier League side Wolves. A deal is said to have been agreed between both clubs earlier on today, with the fee being reported to be around £1 million. The 17-year-old is set to be loaned back to Rochdale for the remainder of the season, although he still won’t be turning 18 until October.
The youngster first burst onto the scene earlier on this season when he put in a great performance against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup. Ever since then he’s been able to build on the momentum he created for himself, leading us to this point.
Wolves will be looking at Matheson as a long term project, but they’ll al…
Manchester United have made an improved bid of up to £50million for Mason Mount as talks continue with Chelsea, the PA news agency understands.
Transfer movement has been slow at Old Trafford this summer, thanks in no small part to the Glazer family dragging their heels over a potential sale.
Despite that uncertainty, United have made a move for Chelsea attacking midfielder Mount, whose Stamford Bridge contract is due to expire next summer.
An initial bid was rebuffed last week by the west London club, who are understood to have turned their nose up at the Red Devils’ latest offer of £45million plus £5million in add-ons.
Chelsea reportedly want an extra £15m but there is a limit as to how far United are willing to go, given the player is soon out of…
Wayne Rooney has backed Harry Kane to end his World Cup goalscoring drought and come alive in England s last-16 clash with Senegal.
Captain Kane has yet to find the net at the finals, though he has provided three assists for Gareth Southgate s side.
Kane won the golden boot at the 2018 World Cup with six goals and Rooney expects the pressure of the knockout stages to inspire a return to that kind of form.
Harry Kane is made for these games, England s record goalscorer wrote in his column in The Times.
The games that are tighter, where the pressure is higher, where the football has to be more calculated – they are where Harry steps up.
He hasn t scored in the tournament yet but I think there will be a shift in his mindset. He ll think, right,…
All but securing their spot in the quarter-finals of this year s Champions League thanks to a 3-0 romp at Stamford Bridge 165 days ago, there wasn’t to be another 2012 miracle for Chelsea this time around.
With Robert Lewandowski finding the net either side of the break, Bayern Munich stormed to a 4-1 victory on Saturday night and cruised past youngsters thanks to a 7-1 aggregate hammering.
While Tammy Abraham‘s strike might have been an ever so minor consolation for the Premier League outfit, it could not prevent Hans-Dieter Flick s men from booking a one-off showdown with Barcelona next week.
Securing another empathic victory for the German heavyweights this weekend, what are the three big talking points after a free-scoring night at the Allianz?
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Juanma Lillo will introduce himself to the Premier League at large on Sunday as he takes charge of champions Manchester City in Pep Guardiola’s absence.
Guardiola’s little-known number two will call the shots from the dugout as the treble winners travel to Sheffield United without their influential manager.
Guardiola is recuperating in Spain after undergoing back surgery earlier this week and so Lillo, who only rejoined the club this summer after a year away, finds himself in the spotlight.
JUANMA He [Pep] is someone special to me. Not only in a footballing manner of speaking, I am here to be with someone who has been important in my life. He’s very important to me. When I left it was more of a see you later.
— Manchester City (@ManCity)
The race for the Premier League title seems to get more tense by the week, and Liverpool have the chance to go top – albeit briefly – with a win against Watford in the early kick-off on Saturday.
In their final league game before hosting Jurgen Klopp s men in a crunch encounter, Manchester City will be looking to bounce back from their draw at Crystal Palace against a Burnley side they have an outstanding record against.
The hunt for Champions League spots is just as hot at the moment, with Chelsea, Manchester United, Arsenal and Tottenham in action, while those hoping to avoid relegation have another chance to get much-needed points on the board.
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Arsenal signed David Luiz from Chelsea last summer on what was believed to have been a two-season contract, but it has recently emerged that the deal actually expires this year. The club had the option to extend it for another year, which they let expire without acting.
However, reports these days suggest both the player and the club are keen to prolongue their cooperation, and now claim head coach Mikel Arteta has explicitly told the club hierarchy to extend the defender s contract.
Not so long ago, the 33-year-old Brazilian said he could see himself returning to Benfica one day and possibly finishing his playing career there, which some outlets took as a base to link him to a return to the club he played for between the months of January of 2007 and 2011.
Art…