Arsenal will step up their £92m pursuit of Declan Rice in the hope the West Ham and England midfielder, 24, can join in time for the start of pre-season. West Ham are keen on bringing in Fulham and Portugal defensive midfielder Joao Palhinha, 27, to replace Rice, with Manchester City and England’s Kalvin Phillips and Southampton and England midfielder James Ward-Prowse also in […] More
South Korea defender Kim Min-jae, 26, is edging closer to joining Manchester United on a five-year deal from Napoli. But Newcastle might hijack the deal having held talks with Kim, who has a £42m release clause that becomes active on 1 July. Aston Villa are interested in signing Manchester United and England defender Harry Maguire, 30, this summer. Manchester United are […] More
Real Madrid have agreed to sign England midfielder Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund for an initial fee of £88.5m. Dortmund say the figure for Bellingham could surpass £115m with add-ons, making him the most expensive British player ever at the age of just 19. Bellingham, who moved to Dortmund from Championship side Birmingham in 2020, […] More
Manchester City’s Ilkay Gundogan, 32, could return to Borussia Dortmund this summer as Barcelona cannot afford to pay the out-of-contract Germany midfielder’s wages. Barca have tried to persuade Gundogan by extending their contract offer to three years with reduced wages, while Arsenal have offered a two-year deal and a lucrative proposal is also expected from a Saudi club. Eintracht Frankfurt’s Randal […] More
Harry Kane tops Real Madrid’s wanted list as they look for a replacement for Karim Benzema. Kane, 29, has a year left on his Tottenham contract and is undecided on his future. Benzema departure after 14 years at the club has left the Spanish giants needing a new striker. The 14-time European champions Real are huge […] More
Seven people have been punished for acts of racism towards Real Madrid’s Brazil forward Vinicius Jr. Four men were fined 60,001 euros (£51,700) and given a two-year stadium ban for hanging an effigy of Vinicius near Real’s training ground in January. READ ALSO: Official: Benzema to depart Real Madrid after 14 years Real Madrid report […] More
Karim Benzema marked his final Real Madrid appearance with a goal as they drew their last game of the La Liga season at home to Athletic Bilbao. The 35-year-old, second on the club’s all-time record goalscoring list, slotted in from the penalty spot after Eder Militao was fouled in the box. Real confirmed the end […] More
Karim Benzema is to leave Real Madrid after 14 years at the club. The Ballon d’Or-winning striker, who joined the Spanish giants from Lyon in 2009, will depart on a free transfer when the season ends. Benzema, who had a year left on his contract, is set to move to Saudi Arabia after receiving a […] More
Manager Carlo Ancelotti has told Real Madrid’s board he wants to sign Tottenham and England striker Harry Kane, 29. Tottenham will sign Celtic striker Kyogo Furuhashi, if Ange Postecoglu leaves his role as manager of the Bhoys to become Spurs’ new boss and Kane leaves the club. Erik ten Hag has been told he will be given a […] More
Eden Hazard will leave Real Madrid on 30 June after reaching an agreement to terminate his deal early. Hazard joined for £89m in 2019 but has played just 54 league games, including only six this season. The 32-year-old was under contract until June 2024 but on Real have “reached an agreement” to end the deal. […] More
Barcelona produced a stunning second-half comeback to beat Wolfsburg 3-2 in a thrilling Women’s Champions League final in Eindhoven and secure their second European title. The LigaFemale champions appeared to be overawed by the occasion once again as they went 2-0 down in the first half, offering shades of the 3-1 humbling by Lyon in […] More
Manchester City captain Ilkay Gundogan is on the verge of joining Barcelona when his contract expires this summer, with the La Liga side swaying the Germany midfielder, 32, with an offer of a three-year deal. Chelsea will demand a fee of about £35m for their Croatia midfielder Mateo Kovacic, 29, who appears to be edging closer to a […] More