Chelsea’s buy fee for Jadon Sancho depends on their final Premier League position. That’s according to a recent report from the Telegraph’s James Ducker, who claims the winger’s Deadline Day switch to Stamford Bridge contains an unusual clause. Sancho, 25, was allowed to make the switch to London after expressing his desire to leave Manchester United. How much are Chelsea …

Ahead of today’s 1.30pm clash with Spurs at St James’ Park, it’s time to guess which side we’ll go with as we bid to keep our unbeaten start to the new season going. For me, Howe faces four dilemmas. Tino or Trippier? Hall or Kelly? Longstaff or Tonali? And Barnes, Murphy or Miggy to play alongside Gordon and Isak in …

Paul Merson has praised Crystal Palace’s determination to keep Marc Guehi at the club, but fears his failed move to Newcastle will “knock him” in the months ahead. The former Arsenal man feels Palace “dug their heels in as a small club” – which feels like a bit of a dig in itself – and have ensured they won’t go …

Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey’s future will be decided later, with no discussions going on at the moment after an uncertain summer transfer window. That’s according to Fabrizio Romano as he spoke exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, with the Italian journalist attempting to explain what really went on with Partey over the summer. The Ghana international has …

Cardiff City have led the tributes to Sol Bamba, describing their former captain as a “club legend” and “true gentleman”. Bamba, who also played for Leeds United, Middlesbrough and Leicester among others as well as earning 46 caps for Ivory Coast, died on Friday, aged 39. His death was announced late Saturday by Turkish club Adanaspor, for whom Bamba was …

Juventus coach Thiago Motta urged his men to be fully concentrated for Sunday’s big Serie A clash against Roma. The Bianconeri will host the Italian capital side in the closing curtain of the third Serie A weekend. Juve are coming off two 3-0 victories, while the Giallorossi remain winless. Nevertheless, Motta insists a tough encounter awaits his men at the …

Victor Osimhen’s relationship with Napoli is now completely broken, according to Fabrizio Romano as he discussed the crazy saga involving Chelsea and Al Ahli’s pursuit of the Nigerian striker this summer. The transfer window is now over for most European leagues, with Chelsea unable to reach an agreement to sign Osimhen, while Napoli also seemed to change some details of …

Arsenal have once again shown they’re a force to be reckoned with. The Gunners’ business in the transfer window has been just as impressive as their form on the pitch. Director Edu, who is responsible for the club’s recruitment, has enjoyed a relatively busy summer. Despite only bringing in three players, Arsenal have offloaded 11, including Fabio Vieira, who joined …

Liverpool are looking to sign a quality defensive midfielder when the transfer window reopens in January. They were keen on signing a defensive midfielder during the summer transfer window and they had identified Martin Zubimendi as a priority target. They were prepared to pay the Spanish international’s release clause as well, but the midfielder chose to stay at Real Sociedad …

According to Fabrizio Romano, Chris Smalling is set to leave AS Roma to join Al-Fahya, and Mario Hermoso is close to arriving to the Serie A side to replace the former Manchester United defender. Al-Fahya and Roma have reached a full agreement on the transfer of Smalling, and the 34-year-old centre-back is expected to sign a two-year contract with the …