After Man City’s shock 2-1 defeat at Newcastle, our ESPN FC crew discuss the fragile side of Pep Guardiola’s team.
Manchester City winger Rabbi Matondo has become the latest British youngster to sign for an overseas club after joining German side Schalke 04 on a four-year contract on Wednesday.
The 18-year-old’s decision to leave the English champions is the latest example of a growing trend of young British talent opting to go abroad in search of greater playing opportunities.
Transfers

How a transfer works
With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

What’s a medical like?
Can a 44-year-old man cut it in the Premier League? Our writer suffers — and suffers some more — through a medical at Everton.

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– Tottenham to move for £30m Soler
– Man City eye Leicester’s Chilwell
– Hudson-Odoi transfer request rejected
– Liverpool sign defender Koumetio
– Sevilla eye move for Martial

No financial details of the deal were disclosed but British media reported that Schalke paid 10 million pounds ($13.07 million) to…

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ESPN FC’s Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner predict every Premier League fixture during week 33’s action.
Liverpool do not hold an interest in United States international Weston McKinnie, a source has told ESPN FC.
Transfers

How a transfer works
With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

What’s a medical like?
Can a 44-year-old man cut it in the Premier League? Our writer suffers — and suffers some more — through a medical at Everton.

Watch live games, ESPN FC TV and MLS Rewind on ESPN+ in the U.S.

LIVE: Latest from Transfer Talk

FC Exclusives

– Chelsea close on Higuain loan
– PSG make Weigl top target
– Barca’s Malcom available for €41m
– Rossi rules out MLS, eyes Europe
– Man United to wait for Koulibaly

Reports in Europe had linked Jurgen Klopp with a move for Schalke’s versatile midfielder, who was born in Little Elm, Texas.
However, the source said he is not a player on the radar of the Premier League leaders at this present moment.
Richard Motzkin, an agent for McKinnie, declined to comment on the links with Liverpool and said the 20-year-old was focussing on the restart of the Bundesliga…

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ESPN FC’s Ross Dyer and Paul Mariner predict every Premier League fixture during week 33’s action.
Liverpool do not hold an interest in United States international Weston McKennie, a source has told ESPN FC.
Transfers

How a transfer works
With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

What’s a medical like?
Can a 44-year-old man cut it in the Premier League? Our writer suffers — and suffers some more — through a medical at Everton.

Watch live games, ESPN FC TV and MLS Rewind on ESPN+ in the U.S.

LIVE: Latest from Transfer Talk

FC Exclusives

– Chelsea close on Higuain loan
– PSG make Weigl top target
– Barca’s Malcom available for €41m
– Rossi rules out MLS, eyes Europe
– Man United to wait for Koulibaly

Reports in Europe had linked Jurgen Klopp with a move for Schalke’s versatile midfielder, who was born in Little Elm, Texas.
However, the source said he is not a player on the radar of the Premier League leaders at this present moment.
Richard Motzkin, an agent for McKennie, declined to comment on the links with Liverpool and said the 20-year-old was focussing on the restart of the Bundesliga…

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The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to or out of your club this month.
TOP STORY: Morata move hinges on Higuain
Spanish football expert Guillem Balague says that Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata has agreed to join Atletico Madrid but the deal is being held up by the fact that Chelsea need to land a replacement (Gonzalo Higuain) and Atletico need to make room and sell…

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The transfer window for Europe’s biggest clubs is open. Transfer Talk has been scouring the world’s media and setting our correspondents loose to see who could be heading to or out of your club this month.
TOP STORY: Liverpool look to land McKennie
Transfers

How a transfer works
With help from former Tottenham and Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli, we show you a step-by-step guide to a transfer.

What’s a medical like?
Can a 44-year-old man cut it in the Premier League? Our writer suffers — and suffers some more — through a medical at Everton.

Watch live games, ESPN FC TV and MLS Rewind on ESPN+ in the U.S.

LIVE: Latest from Transfer Talk

FC Exclusives

– Chelsea close on Higuain loan
– PSG make Weigl top target
– Barca’s Malcom available for €41m
– Rossi rules out MLS, eyes Europe
– Man United to wait for Koulibaly

Liverpool were beaten to the punch by Chelsea to sign Christian Pulisic but they are reportedly interested in landing his U.S. international teammate Weston McKennie, according to the Sun.
McKennie, 20, has become a key player at Schalke…

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Despite qualifying for the UCL round of 16, the FC crew focus in on Man United’s ‘deep-rooted’ issues that resurfaced in their defeat at Valencia.

The FC panel assess if Manchester City deserve to be ahead of Barcelona and Juventus as the oddsmakers’ favourites to win the Champions League.

The ESPN FC crew weigh up the list of likely opponents that Tottenham could face Champions League round of 16.
Manchester United will face Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while Liverpool have been drawn against Bayern Munich. 
Atletico Madrid take on Juventus, Tottenham Hostpur are up against Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid face Ajax. 
Barcelona play Lyon, Manchester City meet Schalke, while AS Roma vs Porto completes the round of 16 ties. 
PSG, who finished ahead of Liverpool and Napoli to top Group C, are undefeated in Ligue 1 this season and will travel to Old…

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Lokomotiv Moscow

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Alessandro Schoepf’s stoppage time goal gave Schalke 04 a 1-0 win over Lokomotiv Moscow in Champions League Group D action on Tuesday.
The Russians were desperate for a win against already-qualified and injury-hit Schalke to have any hope of snatching third place away from Turkish side Galatasaray.
They could not find the back of the net, however, against the lacklustre Germans, who had already clinched second place and a spot in the competition’s knockout stage.
Schoepf’s score condemned the…

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Borussia Dortmund

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Borussia Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho netted a late goal to give the Bundesliga leaders a 2-1 win at bitter rivals Schalke 04 in the Ruhr valley derby on Saturday and send them nine points clear.
The 18-year-old, who has scored five goals and set up six in a sparkling season so far, started a quick move down the left and then deftly slotted home the winner in the 74th minute.
Team mate Thomas Delaney had silenced the 80,000 crowd with a glancing header in the seventh minute after Marco Reus whipped a…

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