It has been claimed that Manchester United were very close to signing Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez before Erik ten Hag went against the board.
One of s transfer priorities during last summer s transfer window was to sign a new goalkeeper following David De Gea s exit on a free transfer upon the expiry of his contract.
The Red Devils were linked with Atletico Madrid s Jan Oblak and Porto s Diogo Dalot before they paid around £42m to sign Andre Onana from Serie A giants Inter Milan.
This deal saw the head coach reunite with Onana after they previously worked together at Ajax.
Onana endured a difficult start at Man Utd and he particularly struggled in the Champions League, but he grew into the season and arguably proved to be a successful sig…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is interested in signing Bayern Munich and Germany winger Leroy Sane this summer, according to reports.
Arteta is looking to use the summer transfer window to improve his squad after a second successive second-place finish in the Premier League.
A new central midfielder and versatile attacker is expected to be pursued after the deal to sign Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori is finalised.
, while Arteta is keen on Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino.
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Another midfielder the Spanish manager is reportedly looking at is Merino s club and international team-mate Martin Zubimendi, who is three years younger than the 28-year-old ex-Newcastle United star.
Arteta is r…
Man City and the Premier League s first legal battle could take another six months to reach a verdict, according to former Everton CEO Keith Wyness.
The Citizens’ legal challenge against Premier League financial rules was heard in June, which could have hugely significant consequences for the English top flight.
The Premier League champions have challenged the league’s associated party transaction (APT) rules in a hearing which ended on June 21, with the verdict yet to be released.
It is believed that has challenged the validity of the rules under UK competition law.
The Times, , said the club were seeking to scrap the rules, which were first introduced in December 2021 following the Saudi-led takeover of Newcastle and were most recently strengthen…
Liverpool are reportedly among the big Premier League sides to have been offered Marco Verratti, in what could be a perfect alternative transfer to Martin Zubimendi.
The Reds have spent much of the transfer window looking for a holding-midfielder. Last season, a few of their midfielders operated in the position, but none seemed the most natural there.
Of late, new manager Arne Slot has been looking into a man that is Real Sociedad s Zubimendi.
But the Spaniard has only ever played at the club, and tempting him away has been tough for multiple sides, including Arsenal in January, and Liverpool have now found that out, after it was suggested he does not want to leave while they attempted to get him.
Instead, the Reds could sign the most-decorated player in…
Ian Wright thinks Man Utd midfielder Bruno Fernandes was laughing at Erik ten Hag when he was substituted against Brighton at the weekend.
The Red Devils got their season off to a good start on the opening weekend of the season with a 1-0 win over Fulham but their inconsistent form from last season reared its head again on Saturday .
They lost to the Seagulls after a late defensive lapse led to unmarked Brighton striker Joao Pedro heading home in the fifth minute of added time.
Amad Diallo cancelled out Danny Welbeck’s opener at the Amex Stadium before Joshua Zirkzee inadvertently prevented the visitors taking a 70th-minute lead by touching Alejandro Garnacho’s goal-bound effort over the line from an offside position.
, who required an 87th-minute de…
Newcastle United are reportedly stepping up their interest in Brazil international Raphinha as they are willing to pay FC Barcelona s requested price.
were impacted by their Financial Fair Play issues as the summer transfer window was infuriating for the Premier League side.
s side managed to keep Anthony Gordon, Alexander Gordon and Bruno Guimaraes as the sales of Yankuba Minteh and Elliot Anderson balanced the books.
Their incomings were underwhelming as they paid fees to sign Lewis Hall, Odysseas Vlachodimos and William Osula, while Lloyd Kelly and John Ruddy joined the club on free transfers.
Newcastle wasted a lot of time targeting England international Marc Guehi, who ended up sticking with Premier League with Crystal Palace.
Oliver Glas…
Ten Hag reveals Man Utd star is ‘impatient’ over first-team chances as ‘chemistry’ sees him miss out
Erik ten Hag says Antony can “bounce back” in the battle the forward faces for a starting place in the Man Utd team this season.
The 24-year-old Brazil international, signed from Ajax for an initial £80.6million in 2022, has featured only once for so far this season, as a late substitute in last month’s 2-1 Premier League loss at Brighton.
It remains to be seen what involvement he has in Tuesday’s Carabao Cup third-round tie against League One side Barnsley at Old Trafford, and Man Utd boss Ten Hag said of Antony ahead of the match: “He is fighting, fighting for his position.
“That’s what we expect from every player who is in the squad at Manchester United, what they should do.
“That is professional football, that is top football, those…
Chelsea are absolutely not tiring of Romeo Lavia and his fitness issues, meaning he will not be sold, as Fabrizio Romano stated negative stories are not the best for him.
Lavia was signed by the Blues last summer, after a battle with Liverpool. The Reds had agreed a deal to sign him from Southampton, before Chelsea swooped in and stole him from under their noses.
As yet, the decision to sign the midfielder has not been vindicated, with him only playing three games one last season which totalled 32 minutes, and two this season, for 73 minutes.
Lavia has so far missed 47 games through injury since he s been at Chelsea, and there have been rumours of the club losing patience and looking to push him out.
However, transfer insider Romano states there is no t…
A bill has been perfected by members of the state s House of Representatives and the legislation needs just one more approval in the chamber before heading over the Senate.
After nearly two hours of debate, the House perfected Rep. Dan Houx s (R-54) sports betting bills, and , which will legalize retail and online sports betting for state casinos and Missouri professional sports franchises.
The legislation is expected to be heard for its third reading and voted on later this week by the House.
House Approval Likely
Such as in 2022, the sports betting legislation is expected to be approved and moved out of the House before its ultimate test in the Senate. During last year s session the sports betting issue was ultimately derailed by proponents of video lotte…
is one day out from launching and the sports media giant is taking precautions to ensure its employees uphold the company s standards of journalistic integrity.
ESPN last week sent out an internal memo of sports betting guidelines to employees detailing what they can and cannot do when ESPN BET launches on Tuesday, Nov. 14.
As per the new guidelines, any employees who covers or works with a specific sports league will be prohibited from betting on any events, markets, or awards within that league.
Maintaining ESPN s Journalistic Integrity
The new guidelines came after several questions arose from state sports betting regulators asking how the media giant would monitor employees and ensure the fairness of games ESPN BET offered its customers.
In a recent…