Ligue 1

Chris Sutton believes Manchester United suffered greatly due to Lisandro Martinez’s injury problems last season, tipping the Argentine defender to make a difference this campaign.  Martinez joined the Red Devils from Ajax in the summer of 2022 and played 45 games across all competitions in his first season at the club, lifting the EFL Cup along the way. However, the …

Man City have begun talks with Rodri over a new contract as the Premier League club are keen to keep the midfielder at the Etihad Stadium amid interest from Real Madrid. That is according to Football Insider, who report that the La Liga champions are one of several clubs monitoring the 28-year-old’s situation at the Manchester club, who is contracted …

Napoli are closing in on Chelsea star Romelu Lukaku as the Belgian is finally close to sealing a permanent move away from Stamford Bridge. The Belgian returned to the Premier League club in 2021 as part of a massive £97.5m deal with Inter Milan but it was a move that never worked out for both the player and Chelsea. The …

Aston Villa legend Gabriel Agbonlahor has given his seal of approval for his former club to pursue Chelsea forward Raheem Sterling. The 82-time England international is searching for a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer following the recent arrivals of Joao Felix and Pedro Neto — with the latter taking Sterling’s No.7 shirt. Sterling has been linked with a …

Marseille’s Mason Greenwood has begun the process of changing his international allegiance from England to Jamaica four years on from receiving his solo Three Lions cap. The forward made his England debut as an 18-year-old back in September 2020 against Iceland, coming on as a late substitute during the Nations League group stages. Following all the controversy that surrounds Greenwood, …

Leicester City should be braced for ‘another big sale’ before the end of the current transfer window, according to former Everton and Aston Villa chief Keith Wyness. The Foxes sold star midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to Chelsea early in the window after also losing manager Enzo Maresca to the Blues, replacing him with Steve Cooper. However, that sale allowed Leicester — …

Arsenal midfielder Fabio Vieira has agreed to return to FC Porto on loan for the 2024/25 campaign following the arrival of Mikel Merino at the Premier League club.  Everything is ready for the Real Sociedad star to be announced as a new Arsenal player after a breakthrough in talks this week. According to Sky Sports, the two clubs agreed on …

West Ham are considering a move for Roma striker Tammy Abraham with the London Stadium his most likely destination according to reports in Italy. It’s been all change this summer with Julen Lopetegui the new man in charge and the Hammers have been busy in the window making a number of signings. The club have added some real quality with …

Mikel Arteta has played down any fears of Declan Rice being injured after the midfielder went off towards the end of Arsenal’s game against Wolves. The Gunners kicked off what they hope will be a title winning campaign with a 2-0 win against Wolves at the Emirates thanks to goals from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka. Rice started the game …

Former Premier League midfielder Jermaine Jenas has admitted he was surprised West Ham let Ben Johnson go this summer.  The Hammers suffered defeat on the opening game of the season as they went down 2-1 at the London Stadium to Aston Villa. It’s likely West Ham’s new look side will take a bit of time to gel as Julen Lopetegui looks …