West Ham United have been linked with a move for the Borussia Dortmund striker Niclas Fullkrug. The 31-year-old is seriously considering leaving the German club this summer in order to play regularly next season. He is concerned about his lack of minutes following the arrival of Serhou Guirassy, as per Patrick Berger. The German international wants to play regularly next …

August 2 – The English Football Association (FA) has extended its long-term global partnership of the FA Cup with Emirates for a further four years, that will see the world’s oldest domestic cup competition continue to be called the Emirates FA Cup until 2028. Emirates’ existing contract was due to expire at the end of the upcoming 2024-25 season. The …

Juventus’ beleaguered rivals hoped that the shock resignation of Antonio Conte as coach during the summer of 2014 because of a dispute over transfer strategy might destabilise the champions. No such luck. While the appointment of Massimiliano Allegri did not initially go down well in Turin, the former AC Milan coach not only tightened the Old Lady’s grip on domestic …

Chelsea are interested in signing the Gremio attacking midfielder Gabriel Mec. According to UOL, Chelsea officials are currently in Brazil in order to get a deal done for the 16-year-old attacking midfielder. The Brazilian club is holding out for a fee of around €20 million for the talented young attacker and it remains to be seen whether they can reach …

Following a NUFC Blog exclusive earlier today revealing our interest in Marc Guehi, The Athletic’s David Ornstein has now confirmed that Newcastle have indeed opened discussions with Crystal Palace over the 24-year-old centre-back. The news sparks some much-needed excitement across the fanbase and offers a hat-tip to our very own Olly Hawkins, who mentioned Guehi earlier today before Ornstein’s big …

August 2 – The Confederation of African Football has been plunged into internal conflict, not for the first time, after confirming it is investigating allegations of corruption within its secretariat following media claims of serious misconduct by its general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba. A CAF statement said it was appointing an international law firm or an international audit and professional services …

Barcelona defender Jules Kounde recently made headlines for his dedication to the team, as reported by AS.  According to the outlet, Kounde decided to cut his vacation short, returning to club duties earlier than planned because he was eager to start playing under the new coach Hansi Flick. Originally, the Frenchman was scheduled to return to pre-season training on August …

Eddie Howe has a tough decision to make regarding some of his players this summer. The Magpies manager has made some new signings to add depth to his squad but his business is far from finished as the Magpies are looking to add more players, particularly in the attacking position. To deal with the type on injury crisis they suffered …

Clement Lenglet is one of the players at FC Barcelona whose future needs to be resolved in the coming days. Back after a loan spell at Aston Villa, the 29-year-old Frenchman has been doing pre-season under Hansi Flick while waiting for a resolution over his future. The left-footed centre-back has played in both pre-season friendlies so far and impressed Flick …

Liverpool are yet to make their first signing of the summer transfer window. The Reds have been quiet this summer in terms of their transfer business despite losing experienced players like Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara this summer. They have been linked with a number of players but right now, they are not closer to make any new signing. One …