Premier League clubs have confirmed their retained lists for next season, with players missing knowing they are out of contract this summer and have been released. This year includes some big names, including John Terry, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Darren Fletcher and Joey Barton, who leaves Burnley after being banned from football for 18 months for gambling […]
Alvaro Morata’s agent has told footmercato.net that the striker will leave Real Madrid this summer unless his demand to “play more” is met by the Champions League winners. Morata returned to Madrid after a successful spell at Juventus 12 months ago, hoping to establish himself in coach Zinedine Zidane’s plans and break the stranglehold Real’s […]
Chelsea striker Diego Costa looks set to leave Stamford Bridge this summer after revealing Antonio Conte messaged him to tell him he wasn’t in his plans. The 26-year-old scored 26 goals for Chelsea last season on their way to the Premier League title but has previously been linked with a move to the Chinese Super […]
Next season’s UEFA Europa League group stage is beginning to take shape, with Arsenal, Lazio, Lyon and Villarreal among 13 of the eventual 16 automatic qualifiers now known. Europa League Automatic Qualifiers Spain: Villarreal, Real Sociedad Germany: Köln, Hertha Berlin England: Arsenal Italy: Lazio, Atalanta Portugal: Guimarães France: Lyon Russia: Lokomotiv Moskva Ukraine: Zorya Luhansk […]
Twenty two sides are already confirmed for next season’s Champions League with holders Real Madrid being the top seed. The other seven teams seeded in Pot 1 are the champions of the top seven UEFA national associations. But since Real Madrid won both the Champions League and the Spanish Liga, the La Liga spot is […]
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has said he cannot afford to spend another season on the bench but the club “are the boss” when it comes to deciding his future beyond this summer. Premier League champions Chelsea face some big decisions over strikers, with Diego Costa’s future uncertain and Everton’s Romelu Lukaku reportedly keen on a […]
It was an embarrassing day for the five-time European champions as they had to abandoned their hopes of signing their top transfer target this summer, Virgil van Dijk, and apologize to Southampton for “any misunderstanding” over their interest in the defender. The newspapers seemed convinced that Southampton defender was about to follow a familiar path […]
According to ESPN FC, two clubs have made bids in excess of €100 million for Monaco star Kylian Mbappe, but both have been rejected. The 18-year-old Mbappe is one of the world’s most sought-after players after a breakthrough season in which he won Ligue 1, helped his team to the Champions League semifinals and scored […]