Julien Laurens has reached his wits’ end with Antoine Griezmann’s transfer saga and says ‘the sooner release clause is paid, the better for all of us.”
The summer transfer window is in full swing, but there’s plenty of work to be done, given the flurry of international tournaments that have occupied the attention of some of this summer’s biggest targets. Which players are likeliest to move before the 2019-20 campaign? David Amoyal rates the top rumours from around world football in the latest edition of our summer Rumour Rater.
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic to Manchester United: 30%
Although the Serbia international is coming off an uneven season, he…
Former Arsenal striker Paul Mariner goes through Harry Maguire’s defensive attributes and concludes that he is not worth the kind of money that Leicester City are demanding for him.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United have received no bids for their players over the summer.
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TOP STORY: United still favourites for Maguire
Progress appears to be slow in the Harry Maguire saga, yet Manchester United remain confident they’ll be able to seal his signature for £75 million, according to the Daily Mail.
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– Griezmann fined as saga turns ugly
– Barca can sign Griezmann & Neymar
– Liverpool beat Barca, Real to Elliott
– Man United step up Fernandes chase
– Lukaku won’t hand in transfer request
Leicester are still insistent that their centre-back’s transfer value is £85m,…
The emergence of South Africa’s Thembinkosi Lorch has been one of the most fascinating subplots at the Africa Cup of Nations, as the softly-spoken winger overcame family tragedy to set up Bafana Bafana’s quarter-final showdown with Nigeria on Wednesday.
In providing the match winner against Egypt in the Last 16, sending shockwaves across the continent, Lorch showed why he was named PSL Player of the Year this past season.
Even more impressively, he took to the field on Saturday only hours…
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti believes Paul Pogba’s reluctance to extend his Manchester United contract stems from his desire to see progress from the club and not his desire to leave.
The European transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the latest gossip below.
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TOP STORY: Barcelona to open Lindelof talks with United
With Matthijs de Ligt almost certainly heading to Juventus, Barcelona’s search for a new centre-back has taken a surprising turn — to Manchester of all places.
TRANSFERS
Transfer grades: Rating every major signing from Europe
Why were Chelsea given a transfer ban?
FC Exclusives
– Griezmann fined as saga turns ugly
– Barca can sign Griezmann and Neymar/a>
– Liverpool beat Barca, Real to Elliott
– Man United step up Fernandes chase
– Lukaku won’t hand in United transfer request
According to Mundo Deportivo, the Spanish champions are interested in oft-criticised United centre-back…
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti believes Paul Pogba’s reluctance to extend his Manchester United contract stems from his desire to see progress from the club and not his desire to leave.
The European transfer window is open. Click here to review all the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the latest gossip below.
Top free agents in 2020 | What do Europe’s elite need
TOP STORY: Barcelona to open Lindelof talks with United
With Matthijs de Ligt almost certainly heading to Juventus, Barcelona’s search for a new centre-back has taken a surprising turn — to Manchester, of all places.
TRANSFERS
Transfer grades: Rating every major signing from Europe
Why were Chelsea given a transfer ban?
FC Exclusives
– Griezmann fined as saga turns ugly
– Barca can sign Griezmann and Neymar/a>
– Liverpool beat Barca, Real to Elliott
– Man United step up Fernandes chase
– Lukaku won’t hand in United transfer request
According to Mundo Deportivo, the Spanish champions are interested in oft criticised United…
James ‘The Beard’ Harden was put through his paces on a visit to the Emirates.
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With the first team away on preseason tour, Arsenal welcomed a VIP guest to the Emirates this week as NBA superstar James Harden dropped in for a visit.
The Houston Rockets point guard was given a tour of the stadium…
Mubarak Wakaso was inconsolable in his press conference following Ghana’s penalty exit against Tunisia in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
‘What goes on tour stays on tour’ — unless you post it in video to your 19.6m followers….
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Manchester United’s preseason tour kicked off in lively fashion in Australia with what looked suspiciously like a brief altercation between two players, namely Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard.
The club shared…
The FC crew discuss the standard of officiating in MLS after Jozy Altidore took to Twitter following a penalty no-call in Toronto’s draw with D.C. United.
The summer transfer window in MLS is now open, and there are assuredly some teams in the market for reinforcements. Here is a breakdown of who might be looking for what.
Atlanta United | Third in East
Atlanta coach Frank de Boer has not hidden the fact that the Five Stripes will be active this summer, and they got an early start by signing Emerson Hyndman on loan from Bournemouth. He’s a versatile midfielder who should plug in nicely into the Atlanta starting XI. Adding some full-back depth would…
Tottenham have many reasons to be thankful for Mauricio Pochettino’s approach to management but extra gratitude should be reserved for his talent in unearthing solutions instead of spotlighting problems. Following the recruitment of Lucas Moura on Jan. 31 last year, the Argentine was made to wait 517 days before further strengthening his first team, a period during which Spurs became the only Premier League club to go a full season without making a signing.
Last Tuesday, midfielder Tanguy Ndombele…
Failure and heartbreak have long been familiar themes in Zimbabwean football, and it was perhaps inevitable that the Warriors’ 2019 Africa Cup of Nations campaign would end in despair.
The Southern Africans flew to Egypt amid a rising tide of optimism after some encouraging displays in the qualifiers only to return home a miserable lot, with a 4-0 defeat by Democratic Republic of Congo ensuring an inglorious end to the dream of a first ever appearance in the knockout stages.
Yet the future might…