Ligue 1

Liverpool have reportedly held talks with free agent Adrien Rabiot as a precaution should their deal to bring Martin Zubimendi to Anfield collapse. It was reported on Wednesday by several outlets that the Premier League club have identified the Spanish star as their number one target for this summer as Arne Slot is keen to add a new number six to his squad …

Tottenham forward Richarlison has revealed that an offer has arrived for him from Saudi Arabia ahead of the Premier League kicking off next week but the Brazilian doesn’t plan on accepting it.  Spurs have been in the market for a new number nine this summer and over the past week have been linked to Bournemouth’s Dominic Solanke and Brentford’s Ivan …

Manchester United could be without two senior players for their first game of the season. The Red Devils, despite being huge underdogs, put in arguably their best performance of the past few years to beat Pep Guardiola’s Cityzens 2-1 in last season’s FA Cup final. City, although coming up short in the FA Cup, did lift their sixth Premier League …

Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka was reportedly not in training today as he continues to be linked with a transfer away from Old Trafford. The 26-year-old has not always been a regular starter for Man Utd and it now seems likely that his long-term future lies away from the club, who are waiting for him to leave so they can …

Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is reportedly emerging as a leading contender to be the next England manager and is open to the job of replacing Gareth Southgate. Pochettino has long been regarded as one of the top coaches in the game, though he endured a difficult spell at Stamford Bridge last season before the Blues decided to …

Leeds United have lost some of their key players this summer after they failed to win promotion to the Premier League. The Whites have suffered on and off the pitch in recent times with the Championship club struggling financially after they lost the Play-off final against Southampton. In the summer transfer window, Leeds have lost Archie Gray to Tottenham and …

Kurt Zouma is closing in on a transfer to Saudi club Al Ahli. Although the Hammers defender still has one year left on his contract, a free transfer agreement has reportedly been reached between the two clubs with West Ham set to save £125,000-per week in wages (Spotrac). And ahead of the 29-year-old’s medical, which is set to take place …

Newcastle United are preparing to send Isaac Hayden out on loan ahead of the new season. Having spent last season on loan with Standard Liege and QPR, the Magpies midfielder appears to have no future in Eddie Howe’s first-team plans. However, still with two years left on his contract, which, according to Spotrac, includes a £22,000-per week wage, getting Hayden …

Atletico Madrid supposedly told Valencia they were trying to get out of their transfer deal with Chelsea for Conor Gallagher, according to Miguel Angel Corona. Valencia sporting director Corona says Atletico also wanted to sign Javi Guerra from his club, and it seems this meant they tried to pull the plug on their move for Gallagher late on. However, Gallagher …

Former Manchester United striker Michael Owen has raised one concern about the state of Erik ten Hag’s squad going into the new season, following the addition of Joshua Zirkzee in this summer’s transfer window. Owen is seemingly not entirely convinced that the addition of Zirkzee does that much to improve the state of the Man Utd attack, with there still …