Barcelona president puts transfer ‘focus’ on Man Utd star after making Raphinha exchange offer

Man Utd midfielder Kobbie Mainoo is attracting serious interest from Barcelona with Joan Laporta making him a top target, according to reports.

The 19-year-old has had a whirlwind breakthrough season at Old Trafford with the midfielder becoming a key part of Erik ten Hag s side in the latter part of the campaign.

Mainoo also earned his first England caps and was called up by Gareth Southgate to be part of his squad to travel to Germany for Euro 2024, with Mainoo coming off the bench for the Three Lions .

finished in a disappointing eighth in the Premier League but they won the FA Cup against arch-rivals Man City in the final, .

Mainoo has earned praise from a number of pundits and former players and Man Utd legend Paul Scholes even went as far as claimi…

Liverpool ‘pay full release clause’ to ‘knock out’ Barcelona in winger race as Reds ‘listen to offers’ for star

Luis Diaz s potential move away from Liverpool is set to open the door for Nico Williams arrival at Anfield, according to reports.

The Reds have been linked with a number of wingers over the summer transfer window with their interest in Newcastle United s Anthony Gordon ending over the weekend.

as he was denied his dream move from the Magpies to the Reds.

It is understood that no bid was made and obvious from those conversations that wouldn’t meet valuation but the England international thought he had chance to join boyhood club .

But now Liverpool could be set to move on to another winger target with reports in Spain claiming Liverpool will pay the full release clause for Athletic Bilbao s Williams amid interest from Barcelona, Arsenal and Chelsea.<…

Ferdinand, Richards slammed over ‘vapid’ Southgate criticism before England resignation

O Neill said: This cry that Cole Palmer should have started the game – I have been involved in thousands of substitutions, both good and bad. They’re good when they work, they’re bad when they don’t work – it’s as simple as this here.

There is a thought process that goes into it, and I think that these people just think that Gareth Southgate just decides at some moment in the game, ‘Oh yeah, do you know what I’ll do? I’ll please everybody, I’ll put a substitution on.’ That’s not the case.

But these are trite comments, they seriously are. They’re vapid, there’s no question about it. They’re almost like soundbites, as if this is what people want to hear, this idea that somebody should have been on at a certain stage of the game.

Staveley confirms Liverpool want Gordon as Romano makes Newcastle ‘green light’ claim

Former Newcastle United co-owner Amanda Staveley has confirmed that Liverpool have an interest in buying Anthony Gordon in the summer transfer window.

The Reds are looking for a new winger as new sporting director Richard Hughes looks to give Arne Slot the tools to be successful in his first year as Liverpool head coach after replacing Jurgen Klopp.

Widespread reports claimed that attempted to do a deal before the end of June as Newcastle attempted to sell some players to comply with the Premier League s profit and sustainability rules.

There were claims that interest from and that a move to his boyhood club would be a dream for the former Everton star.

Staveley recently announced her departure from Newcastle and the former Magpies co-owner has reveale…

Man Utd: Romano reveals two ‘cheaper options’ in midfield with ‘top target’ costing ‘crazy money’

Manchester United are reportedly considering two cheaper options as alternatives to Manuel Ugarte, with the PSG star likely to cost crazy money .

have already spent around £90m to sign Joshua Zirkzee and Leny Yoro this summer. They now have deals in place to sign Bayern Munich pair Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

Co-owner and his recruitment team reached an agreement with Bayern Munich and this double deal is set to be completed in the coming days.

The arrivals of De Ligt and Mazraoui provide a timely boost after

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has provided details on the cost of Man Utd s deal with Bayern Munich.

Now we can say that De Ligt will be joining the Red Devils for €45m plus €5m in add-ons. Bayern sources say these ad…

Leeds consider second Tottenham raid of summer, with Solomon transfer perfect for depleted Whites

Leeds United are reportedly one of the main candidates to take Manor Solomon on board this summer, with the attacker surplus to requirements at Tottenham currently.

Solmon s injury last season has unfortunately ensured that he is not currently at the forefront of Ange Postecoglou s plans. He netted two goals in the first month of the last campaign, but was then sidelined for the rest of it.

And with fellow winger Mikey Moore (17) now rising up the ranks, and more attacking talent in the squad, it has been decided it s this term.

According to reports in his native Israel, Leeds are one of the main candidates to secure his services for the season. The Whites are interested in his signature, having lost a fair amount of attacking talent so far this summer.

Man Utd made transfer ‘mistake’ with £25m star ‘difficult to replace’ amid Ten Hag admission

Manchester United have been told they made a mistake selling Scott McTominay to Serie A giants Napoli before the summer transfer window closed.

There were significant changes at Old Trafford ahead of the 2024 summer transfer window as new co-owner overhauled their recruitment team with the appointments of sporting director Dan Ashworth, technical director Jason Wilcox and chief executive Omar Berrada.

This set up nicely and they had a strong transfer window. They spent around £180m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte.

The Premier League giants also sold well as they freed up funds by ridding of some deadwood.

The sale of McTominay brought in the most funds as he joined Napoli for an initial £25m p…

Man City FFP: ‘Decision’ timeframe surfaces as ‘slip’ could influence ‘public’ reveal date

A new report has provided details relating to Manchester City s Financial Fair Play case and when a hearing decision is likely to be made public .

were charged by the Premier League at the start of 2023 after being accused of breaching the Premier League s FFP rules.

The Premier League champions were charged following a four-year probe into their conduct between 2009 and 2018 and this case has been referred to an independent commission.

If found guilty, they could be given a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or even be expelled from the Premier League.

The extreme number of charges made this a complicated case from the get-go. But earlier this year, a further spanner was thrown into the works as

This case has already been heard and while…

Man City star reveals key Arsenal, Liverpool ‘difference’ in salty dig – ‘one team came to play’

Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has revealed the difference between Arsenal and Liverpool after Mikel Arteta s side didn t come to play on Sunday.

s side were held to a 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday as John Stones last-gasp equaliser earned the hosts a point.

Erling Haaland netted early on to give the lead, but Arsenal fired back and led 2-1 at the break thanks to goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes.

The game changed again before the interval, though. Arsenal were made to defend for their lives in the second half after Leandro Trossard was rightly sent off for two bookings after delaying the restart.

The Gunners did a great job as they frustrated Man City, who appeared to run out of ideas as the second half progressed. Despite t…

First Batch of Kentucky Online Sports Betting Licenses Approved, DraftKings Announces Partner

The market is starting to take shape, as the first eight online sports betting operators have been approved.

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today unanimously approved the first eight temporary online sports betting operators and the first seven licensed racetracks in the state to offer sports betting.

The Deputy Director of the KHRC said additional sports betting service provider applications could be submitted in the near future.

Eight Operators Set for Sports Betting

The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission today unanimously approved the first eight initial online sports betting operators for Kentucky sports betting. The following operators received approval of their temporary sports betting service provider licenses. If the operators meet certain condition…