Month: October 2024

According to reports, Wayne Rooney has been approached by a Championship club about making a return to management ahead of next season.

The 38-year-old s career in management got off to a promising start as he did a decent job in difficult circumstances at Derby County as they endured financial turmoil while battling to avoid relegation from the Championship.

also had a spell in the MLS with former club DC United before he was approached by then-Championship outfit Birmingham City in October 2023 to replace John Eustace.

This appointment came about as s new American owners were keen to make a statement and they did so by acquiring Rooney. But a change did not need to be made as Eustace had the club around the play-off places after he did well to save a limited …

Tottenham are said to be closely monitoring VfB Stuttgart defender Hiroki Ito as Ange Postecoglou looks to his defence to help close the gap to the Premier League s top three.

Postecoglou would recognise the need to tighten up at the back as Tottenham seek to close a roughly 40-goal gap to the Premier League s title contenders on the evidence of last season.

Tottenham set to invest in top defender

Reports coming out of Germany suggest that Tottenham might consider meeting the Japan international s release clause to spring him from his long-term contract at Stuttgart.

Ito extended his stay at Stuttgart in 2023 when it is believed a €30 million release clause was also added to his contract which Tottenham might view as something of a bargain.

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A report has revealed England s expected starting XI for their second Euro 2024 group game against Denmark on Thursday evening.

got their Euro 2024 campaign underway on Sunday as they faced Serbia.

s side made a strong start to this game and Jude Bellingham headed his side inside the opening 15 minutes.

But Serbia grew into the game and caused England major issues in the second half especially as Southgate s team had to hang on to secure a narrow 1-0 victory.

The Three Lions will book their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 if they beat Denmark and that Southgate is set to name an unchanged XI .

The report added: Gareth Southgate is expected to name an unchanged team for England s second group game against Denmark on Thursday night.

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According to reports, Manchester City have made a move to sign Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite ahead of arch-rivals Manchester United.

was one of the breakout stars in the Premier League during the 2023/24 campaign after returning from his loan spell in the Eredivisie with PSV Eindhoven.

The 22-year-old struck up a brilliant partnership with James Tarkowski for boyhood club Everton as he emerged as one of the standout young defenders in the Premier League.

His performances warranted a place in Gareth Southgate s final 26-man squad for Euro 2024, but his omission means he s been able to focus on securing a transfer amid interest from several Premier League clubs.

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Real Madrid could be about to deal Arsenal a huge transfer blow having missed out on Leny Yoro.

The 18-year-old is on the verge of completing a move to Manchester United, who agreed a £52m deal with Lille for the services of the centre-back, who only had eyes for Madrid before being put under pressure by the Ligue 1 club.

A report claims , who were desperate to land the significant transfer fee this summer over losing him to Madrid for nothing when his contract expires next summer. .

Anyway, the disappointment of missing out on Yoro, whom Madrid assumed was nailed on to join them, will lead the La Liga giants to look elsewhere and Riccardo Calafiori may well be in their sights.

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Arsenal are ready to beat Premier League rivals Chelsea to the signing of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen this summer, according to reports.

The Gunners and the Blues are both as they aim to give themselves an edge in the Premier League next season.

For , an upgrade is required on Eddie Nketiah with he and Gabriel Jesus only managing nine goals between them last campaign and Kai Havertz stepping in as the main striker at times.

Mikel Arteta s side have been linked with a number of different strikers this summer with Sporting Lisbon s Viktor Gyokeres and Napoli s Osimhen seemingly at the top of their list.

And reports on Monday claimed that French giants Paris Saint-Germain to sign Osimhen who scored 17 goals in all competitions last campaign with Arsenal…

According to reports, Everton have offered £24m to FC Barcelona to sign attacker Vitor Roque, who has also been linked with Newcastle United this month.

have been active in the transfer market this summer as they have signed Jake O Brien, Iliman Ndiaye and Tim Iroegbunam permanently, while Jesper Lindstrom has joined the Premier League club on loan.

While a fresh report claims , the Toffees could make a couple more signings before the transfer window closes at the end of this month.

19-year-old Roque looks to be one of their targets. He joined Barcelona during the 2023 summer transfer window but barely featured for the La Liga giants during his debut season in 2023/24.

The Brazil international only made 16 appearances for Barcelona last season, with…