Paul Mariner rates the latest transfer rumours surrounding Neymar, Mauro Icardi, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and David Neres.

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol examines Manchester United’s transfer needs and explains why their summer dealings will all hinge on Paul Pogba.
Some of the biggest moves in this summer’s transfer market are taking a long time to come to fruition, and part of the reason for that is the size of the contracts involved. Which players are the most overpaid? Which player’s deal is the hardest to move? Here are 10 of the most bloated contracts — some even unmovable — in terms of weekly wages in football today.

– O’Hanlon: What if more star footballers opted for free agency?
– Quiz: Which star are you? Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar or Mbappe? 

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Paul Mariner rates the latest transfer rumours surrounding Neymar, Mauro Icardi, Leroy Sane, Mesut Ozil and David Neres.

ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol examines Manchester United’s transfer needs and explains why their summer dealings will all hinge on Paul Pogba.
Some of the biggest moves in this summer’s transfer market are taking a long time to come to fruition, and part of the reason for that is the size of the contracts involved. Which players are the most overpaid? Which player’s deal is the hardest to move? Here are 10 of the most bloated contracts — some even unmovable — in terms of weekly wages in football today.

– O’Hanlon: What if more star footballers opted for free agency?
– Quiz: Which star are you? Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar or Mbappe? 

10.)…

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Gonzalo Higuain’s legacy with Argentina will be remembered for failing to rise to the occasion when silverware was on the line.
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TOP STORY: Roma in for Higuain
Calciomercato claims Roma are interested in a deal for Juventus outcast Gonzalo Higuain.
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– Barca eye Neymar and Griezmann
– Zaha wants Arsenal move over Utd
– Buffon agrees return to Juventus
– Pogba, Lukaku set for talks
– PSG in talks over Donnarumma

The Argentine had an uninspiring loan spell under now-Juve boss Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea last season, and the Serie A champions are desperate to get the former Real Madrid striker off their…

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Gonzalo Higuain’s legacy with Argentina will be remembered for failing to rise to the occasion when silverware was on the line.
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: Roma in for Higuain
Calciomercato claims Roma are interested in a deal for Juventus outcast Gonzalo Higuain.
TRANSFERS

Transfer grades: Rating every major signing from Europe

Why were Chelsea given a transfer ban?

FC Exclusives

– Barca eye Neymar and Griezmann
– Zaha wants Arsenal move over Utd
– Buffon agrees return to Juventus
– Pogba, Lukaku set for talks
– PSG in talks over Donnarumma

The Argentine had an uninspiring loan spell under now-Juve boss Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea last season, and the Serie A champions are desperate to get the former Real Madrid striker off their…

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Gonzalo Higuain’s legacy with Argentina will be remembered for failing to rise to the occasion when silverware was on the line.
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: Roma in for Higuain
Calciomercato claims Roma are interested in a deal for Juventus outcast Gonzalo Higuain.
TRANSFERS

Transfer grades: Rating every major signing from Europe

Why were Chelsea given a transfer ban?

FC Exclusives

– Barca eye Neymar and Griezmann
– Zaha wants Arsenal move over Utd
– Buffon agrees return to Juventus
– Pogba, Lukaku set for talks
– PSG in talks over Donnarumma

The Argentine had an uninspiring loan spell under now-Juve boss Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea last season, and the Serie A champions are desperate to get the former Real Madrid striker off their…

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Chelsea and Manchester United did little to lay claim to the 4th and final Champions League spot as the Blues cling to a 2-point lead over Arsenal for 4th.
David De Gea’s howler allowed Chelsea to emerge from Old Trafford with a 1-1 draw vs. Manchester United and fourth in the Premier League. Marcos Alonso capitalised on another mistake from the struggling home goalkeeper to cancel out Juan Mata’s early opener against his former club for United.
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In most of their away matches against big teams this season, Chelsea have failed to respond after falling behind, but while needed a couple of helping hands from De Gea to do it, they managed to get…

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Arsenal remain level on points with Chelsea and missed a chance to surpass Spurs for third in a home defeat to Crystal Palace.

With Champions League and Europa League success, Shaka Hislop’s Power Rankings feature quite a few Premier League clubs.

With top 4 not a sure thing, Paul Mariner and Alejandro Moreno debate if Chelsea should put most of their energy in Europe or in the Premier League.
Chelsea forward Gonzalo Higuain has said he is at a stage in his life when he is immune to criticism and regrets having felt like a prisoner because of it earlier in his career.
Higuain has received criticism for failure to help Argentina win a major trophy, while he also left Napoli to join arch-rivals Juventus in 2016.

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“I always regretted hiding, not going out on the street for fear of what people might say,” he told ESPN Argentina TV show Hablemos de futbol. “There are people who cause so much…

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Mark Donaldson presents his Premier League Fantasy FC squad. Join him in all the action at ESPN.com/FantasyFC.

Stevie Nicol feels Chelsea are too inconsistent under Maurizio Sarri to qualify for the Premier League’s top four.

Craig Burley feels Callum Hudson-Odoi needs to leave Chelsea to get more minutes, citing the Bundesliga as an ideal situation for the England international.
LONDON — Maurizio Sarri has challenged Gonzalo Higuain to find his best form in the final two months of Chelsea’s season and said the striker is struggling to adapt to the demands of English football.
Higuain has scored just three goals in 10 games — two against Huddersfield Town and one against Fulham — since arriving at Chelsea on loan from Juventus in January, and has found the net only once in his last seven appearances.
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Asked if Higuain has a future at Chelsea beyond this season, Sarri…

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