Ligue 1

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided his latest information on the future of Brentford striker Ivan Toney amid fresh links with Arsenal and talk of his asking price being as low as £30-40million. The Gunners could surely do with strengthening their attack this summer after a relative lack of impact from the injury-prone Gabriel Jesus this season, and Toney …

Former Liverpool star Paul Ince has made a statement that Reds superstar Mohamed Salah is not a world-class player despite being considered an all-time great in the Premier League.  Ince spent time at Anfield between 1997 and 1999, going on to play 65 times in Red, scoring 14 goals alongside 10 assists before departing to join Middlesbrough. That was not …

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta has been long-term admirers of Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz and the Gunners could make a move for the midfielder ahead of the 2024/25 campaign. The North London club had three bids for Luiz rejected by Villa in September 2022 – the final offer totalling around £25m – and the Brazil international subsequently signed a new contract which ties …

Transfer news expert Fabrizio Romano has provided some insight into how Liverpool hiring Ruben Amorim as their next manager could then help Arsenal or other clubs lure Viktor Gyokeres away from Sporting Lisbon this summer. Amorim has impressed as Sporting manager and is now emerging as one of the leading candidates to replace Jurgen Klopp as Reds boss this summer, …

Man United manager Erik ten Hag remains under pressure at Old Trafford despite a positive result against Liverpool at the weekend and new part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will make a decision on the Dutch coach’s future before the end of the season.  The current campaign has been a disaster for the Manchester club as they currently sit sixth in the Premier …

Saudi Arabia hasn’t given up on trying to bring Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah to the Middle East and are set to return to Anfield with another big offer this summer for the superstar.  Saudi Pro League champions Al-Ittihad attempted to sign the winger last summer, offering the Merseyside club £150m for the superstar, but the Reds would not accept it so …

Xabi Alonso has revealed there were many reasons why he turned down the chance to succeed Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager. Alonso, who spent five years at Anfield as a player had been heavily linked to take over from Klopp following the German’s announcement in January that he would be leaving after eight years in charge. The Bayer Leverkusen manager …

Serhou Guirassy remains keen on completing a move to the Premier League this summer. The Stuttgart striker has been one of Europe’s most prolific forwards this season and has scored 24 Bundesliga goals so far, a tally bettered only by Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane. The Guinea international was strongly linked with a move to England in January and was reportedly …

Ever since Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi left European football, there appears to have been a thirst for making a similar rivalry between Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland. The Man City powerhouse and Paris Saint-Germain speedster are arguably the two best strikers on the continent now, firing their teams to glory week after week. Whenever either take to the pitch, …

Rio Ferdinand has labelled Gianluigi Donnarumma’s performance against Barcelona a shambles after the Paris Saint Germain goalkeeper conceded three goals. A crazy game saw Barcelona open the scoring before PSG hit back with two goals, but the visitors struck twice late on to take a 3-2 lead back to Spain for the second leg. It was certainly an evening to forget …