Month: September 2024

Man City are on the verge of completing a deal that will see Ilkay Gundogan return to the club from Barcelona, according to reports.

The Citizens have only made one signing this summer in the form of Savinho from French club Troyes after the Brazilian spent a successful year on loan at La Liga side Girona.

have been a bit more active in terms of outgoings this summer with Julian Alvarez, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Sergio Romez and Tommy Doyle leaving permanently, while Yan Couto and Kalvin Phillips have departed on loan.

But their incomings could now ramp up towards the deadline with a report in The Athletic confirming that Man City have reached a full agreement for the return of Gundogan from Barcelona.

The German only moved to the Catalan giants last sum…

Everton defender Mason Holgate is reportedly in talks to join Championship outfit Sheffield Wednesday, with a move to Ligue 1 side Lyon having fallen through.

Holgate has never been offered particularly consistent minutes during his time with the Toffees. His most league appearances were 28, in his second campaign at the club, 2020/21.

Two seasons later, he played just eight Premier League games, missing a few through injury, and not being picked for a number of others. He spent last term away from the club, with a loan to then-Championship Southampton, and now-Championship Sheffield United.

Holgate has played five minutes back at Goodison Park this term, and , he is in talks over a shock move.

It is stated that Sheffield Wednesday are in talks over the …

Man Utd now have the appointment of Zinedine Zidane as a clear objective as he demands the signing of a Barcelona defender, according to reports.

The Red Devils had a strong first season under Erik ten Hag with the Dutchman guiding them to an FA Cup final, League Cup silverware and a top-four finish in the Premier League.

But last term took a downward turn for most of the campaign with finishing eighth in the Premier League before managing to rescue their season by beating Man City in the FA Cup final to give themselves Europa League football in 2024.

That victory plus a lack of obvious candidates to take over saw Ten Hag keep his job at Old Trafford with INEOS trusting him to lead Man Utd into the new season.

However, that has so far not gone to plan w…

According to reports, Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe will not be forced out as a result of his conflict with sporting director Paul Mitchell.

came under pressure last season as Newcastle endured a difficult campaign. However, he kept his job as he led the Premier League outfit to a strong end to the 2023/24 term.

This season, have been a surprise package as they have three wins and a draw in their four Premier League matches.

This successful start to the season has been achieved amid ongoing conflict behind the scenes at St James Park.

Mitchell has replaced new Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth and has hit out at the previous regime at Newcastle over their recruitment decisions.

It s subsequently been reported that Howe butted he…

Four teams are given short odds to win the Women s World Cup. USA have the shortest at +250, followed by England +350, Spain +450 and Germany +650. Odds from DraftKings July 18.

Seven nations have qualified for every single previous edition of the tournament. Those countries include USA, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Brazil, Japan and Nigeria. So it s no surprise to see most of those teams all among the top Women s World Cup contenders. Six of them rank in the top 12 of the odds, with only Nigeria, The Super Falcons coming in as longshots at +25000.

Meanwhile. with the expanded field from 24 to 32 teams, there are also eight debutants in the tournament for the first time in Haiti, the Republic of Ireland, Zambia, Vietnam, Portugal, Morocco, Panama and the Philippines.