Arsenal have reached an agreement with Chelsea over the proposed transfer of Jorginho, according to multiple sources. The fee the two clubs have settled on is believed to be set between £10m and 13m.
Arsenal and Chelsea were both very interested in Brighton s Moises Caicedo, but the message from the Seagulls to both clubs, as well as to the player himself, was consistent there would be no sale in this window. Chelsea then turned their attention towards Enzo Fernandez and have reportedly informed Benfica about being ready to pay the €120m release clause for the World Cup winner under the right payment terms. Arsenal have, meanwhile, turned their attention to Jorginho with the 31-year-old considered potential surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge once the Fernandez deal i…
Maxwel Cornet has joined Burnley from Ligue 1 club Lyon, signing a five-year contract with the Clarets.
Cornet, who can play either on the wing or at left-back, played 36 times in France s top flight last season, starting 29 games.
He contributed five assists – bettered by only Memphis Depay (12) and Karl Toko Ekambi (six) – and two goals as Lyon missed out on qualifying for the Champions League by two points.
Cornet should add considerable productivity to Sean Dyche s attack, with only Dwight McNeil (five) having registered as many league assists as him last term out of Burnley players, while just three of the Clarets squad – Ashley Westwood (34), Matthew Lowton (26) and McNeil (23) – created more goalscoring opportunities from open play than the Ivory…
Everton are interested in signing Pape Gueye from Marseille in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Ligue 1 club Marseille are open to selling Gueye in the final days of the window, and that Premier League outfit Everton are keen on securing his services.
Gueye has been on the books of Marseille since 2020 and had a loan spell at Marseille in 2023. The 25-year-old Senegal international defensive midfielder has made three substitute appearances in Ligue 1 this season. He is playing for Senegal at the Africa Cup of Nations at the moment.
Everton are 17th in the Premier League table at the moment with 17 points from 21 matches, a point above 18th-placed Luton Town, who have played 20 matches. Meanwhile, Marseille currently find themselves…
Carlos Vela stepped up like he always does in El Trafico with a double and an assist in LAFC s 3-2 victory over a fast-finishing LA Galaxy on Sunday.
The former Mexico international, who scored a brace in LAFC s midweek 3-0 win over Vancouver Whitecaps in the Concacaf Champions League, was the difference as his side climbed up to second in the Western Conference.
Vela s double meant he has scored 12 times against Galaxy, while it led LAFC to their first-ever road win at Dignity Health Sports Park in nine attempts.
Vela curled in the opener in trademark style in the 22nd minute, but Galaxy responded with Tyler Boyd s long-range 39th-minute strike.
But LAFC fired in two goals in three minutes to open up a 3-1 lead, firstly from some shaky Galaxy defending w…
Juventus captain Giorgio Chiellini has launched a blistering takedown of former Italy team-mate Mario Balotelli, accusing him of being a negative person .
The pair were Azzurri team-mates for several years, when Balotelli was a maverick young striker who looked set to achieve great things.
In a new autobiography, Chiellini snaps at his former colleague, writing: Balotelli is a negative person, without respect for the squad.
At the Confederations Cup, in 2013, he didn t give us a hand in anything, stuff that deserves a slap.
During the tournament in question, Balotelli scored twice, including a penalty, in the group stage, before a thigh injury ruled him out of the semi-final against Spain, who beat Italy on penalties.
Balotelli was a Milan pla…
Arsenal have been linked with a move for Manchester City central defender Aymeric Laporte. has reported that Arsenal defender Gabriel has interest from Saudi Arabia. The Gunners, though, have yet to receive a firm bid for the Brazilian, who was left out of their team for the opening Premier League game of the season against Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in North London this past weekend.
Although it is not clear if Arsenal would be willing to sell Gabriel and for how much, the Gunners do have an eye on Laporte as a potential replacement for the Brazilian. The Spain international central defender has fallen down the pecking order at City, who won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League last season.
Laporte has been on the books of City s…
Real Madrid will face fourth-tier club Cacereno in the Copa del Rey s round of 32 in early January.
Cacereno produced the biggest shock of the second round when beating LaLiga side Girona 2-1 on Thursday, with the Catalans becoming the first top-flight side to be knockout of this season s competition.
The Segunda Division RFEF side have been rewarded for that success with a dream duel with Real Madrid, who will travel to Caceres for the game.
For Cacereno, such a draw will provide a huge boost financially.
Club president Carlos Ordonez was quoted by AS as saying: It is the maximum lottery that a man from Caceres could win. It has been a continuum of messages, calls, WhatsApps
It is the greatest prize that could be given to us. It is an economic …
Manchester United are interested in signing Memphis Depay from Barcelona in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Barcelona are willing to sell the forward and are looking for €15 million in transfer fees for the Netherlands international, whom they signed only last summer on a free transfer following his departure from Lyon at the end of last season.
Depay was on the books of Manchester United from 2015 until 2017 before he moved to Lyon. The Dutchman did not have the best of times at Old Trafford, but his growth and development since his exit has attracted the interest from the Red Devils again.
The Netherlands international forward made 20 starts and eight substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona last season, scoring 12 goals…
Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa both scored twice as Atletico Madrid thrashed Las Palmas in a huge 5-0 home win to get back on track in LaLiga.
Javi Munoz hit the woodwork for the visitors early on, but Diego Simeone s men soon assumed full control when Llorente scored twice in a five-minute span to put them two goals up inside 20 minutes.
Atletico ensured they warmed up for Tuesday s Champions League last-16 first leg against Inter in style when Correa struck 73 seconds into the second half, before doubling his tally from the penalty spot just after the hour mark. Substitute Memphis Depay then put the icing on the cake with a powerful late strike from the edge of the area.
The hosts were beaten by Sevilla in their last league match and had suffered an away loss…
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In an all-Premier League FA Cup showdown on Wednesday night, Wolves will welcome Brighton to Molineux.
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Starting with the hosts, while Wolves might have opened the 2023/24 campaign dealing with some real financial issues behind the scenes at Molineux, Gary O’Neil’s side have continued on a real domestic romp this season. Receiving a string of plaudits from across England’s elite, they have skyrocketed their way into the top-half of the table and the mood in their camp appears to be at a red-hot high. Picking up a gritty 1-0 victory against relegation scrappers Sheffield United over the weekend, the former Bournemouth boss has seen his squad win three of their previous four top-flight appearances. Extending on their FA Cup…