With the transfer window now shut, Italian journalist Michele Criscitiello hands his ratings for the Mercato campaigns of the biggest Serie A clubs. The Sportitalia editor-in-chief lauds Juventus for their impressive dealings, especially in the final weeks. Cristiano Giuntoli and Co. pulled off eight new signings, including Teun Koopmeiners, Nico Gonzalez, Douglas Luiz and Khephren Thuram. They also managed to …

Manchester United attacking midfielder Christian Eriksen does not seem set to seal a transfer back to his former club Ajax. The Denmark international is no longer a regular starter for Man Utd and one imagines the club would be happy to let him go if an offer were to come in, but it seems his agent has been keen to …

Newcastle United have announced that summer signing Miodrag Pivas has completed a season-long loan move to Dutch side Willem II. Like Garang Kuol (Volendam) and Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord) last season, the 19-year-old will spend the remainder of 2024/25 in the Eredivisie after arriving from FK Jedinstvo back in July. Pivas is capable of playing at centre-back or as a holding …

Welcome to another Arsecast Extra, the Arsenal podcast, with myself and James from @gunnerblog. In this episode we look back at the 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday, chatting first about how the game was going with Kai Havertz’s excellent goal putting us in front, before we turn to the big incident: the Declan Rice red card. We discuss the …

Liverpool have started the season in fine form with three wins in three matches. The Reds have still not conceded a goal this season and currently sit in second place in the Premier League, just behind Manchester City on goal difference. Their transfer business this summer was underwhelming, with the club only signing two players in Giorgi Mamardashvili and Federico …

Former Liverpool goalkeeper David James would be surprised if the Merseysiders opted to replace Mohamed Salah at the end of the season. Salah is out of contract next summer and made some pointed remarks following his wonderful display at Old Trafford yesterday in which he scored once and assisted two goals for Luis Diaz as Liverpool ran out 3-0 winners …

Juventus stand-in captain Federico Gatti wasn’t satisfied with the result against Roma, admitting he and his fellow defenders could have done better in the build-up phase. With Danilo benched once again, Thiago Motta handed the 26-year-old the captain’s armband for the third match in a row. The former Frosinone man did well to ward off the Roma strikers, especially Artem …

The early stages of the season hasn’t really told us much about what to expect because it’s such early doors and as I keep saying, we have to give Enzo Maresca some time to get his style of play implemented and also, some of the new players time to get their feet under the table and settle in. We keep …

Kylian Mbappe insisted he was relaxed about his slow start to life at Real Madrid and is confident the goals will come. Mbappe finally broke his duck in La Liga last night, scoring both goals as the European champions beat Real Betis 2-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu. New Customers only. Bet £10* & Get £30* in Free Bets. Sign up, …

Spurs suffered defeat away to Newcastle United on Sunday afternoon. The Lilywhites, who have won just one game so far this season, dropped more points after losing 2-1 to Eddie Howe’s Magpies at St. James’ Park on the weekend. Goals from Harvey Barnes and Alexander Isak were enough to down Spurs despite them equalising through a Dan Burn own-goal after …