Liverpool have agreed a British record transfer fee in the region of £110million for Moises Caicedo as the Reds look to shore up their midfield on the eve of the new season.
The 21-year-old has been on Chelsea’s radar and the Blues – who will take on Liverpool in both sides’ Premier League opener on Sunday – were thought of as front-runners to sign the Ecuador international.
But Brighton have held firm in their valuation of a player who joined them for just £4m from Ecuadorian side Independiente del Valle two years ago and now the Reds are now poised to sweep in.
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The PA news agency understands Liverpool, who are aiming to reinforce their options in the middle of…
Southampton have signed Croatia winger Mislav Orsic from Dinamo Zagreb in an attempt to boost their Premier League survival hopes.
Orsic – who made six appearances for Croatia at the World Cup in Qatar and scored a sublime winner in their third-place play-off success against Morocco – has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal at St Mary s.
Southampton reportedly convinced Dinamo to part ways with Orsic by making a bid of £6million plus add-ons after Everton and Nottingham Forest were also linked with the 30-year-old.
Saints sit bottom of the Premier League table and three points adrift of safety after Wednesday s 1-0 defeat to Forest, their sixth consecutive loss in the competition.
Southampton manager Nathan Jones was only appointed as Ralph Hasenhuttl …
Real Madrid 6-0 Levante: Vinicius scores hat-trick and Benzema matches Raul tally as champions run r
Karim Benzema moved level with Raul as Real Madrid s second-highest all-time top goalscorer and Vinicius Junior scored a hat-trick as the LaLiga champions relegated Levante with a 6-0 hammering.
Ferland Mendy got Carlo Ancelotti s side, who were crowned champions a fortnight ago, on their way early on, before Benzema joined Madrid icon Raul on 323 goals soon after.
Rodrygo and Vinicius added further goals before the interval, with the latter completing his treble in the second half at the Santiago Bernabeu on Thursday.
While the rout restored Madrid s 12-point advantage over Barcelona at the summit, it condemned Levante to the drop with two games to play.
Raúl Benzema
323 goles de blanco
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Newcastle United and Juventus are interested in signing Isco from Real Madrid, according to . It has been reported by the Spanish news outlet that Premier League side Newcastle and Italian outfit Juventus are the two clubs most interested in the 29-year-old attacking midfielder.
Isco has been on the books of Madrid since 2013 and has been an important player for Los Blancos over the years. The Spain international has won the La Liga twice and the Champions League on four occasions with Madrid among other major honours so far. Isco is out of contract at Madrid at the end of the season.
The Spaniard has struggled for playing time at Madrid for a while now, and does not appear to be in the plans of manager Carlo Ancelotti. The Madrid no. 22 has made two starts and four sub…
Arsenal have revealed midfielder Granit Xhaka has been ruled out for around three months after sustaining knee ligament damage against Tottenham last weekend.
The Switzerland international returned to Arsenal s starting line-up for the north London derby after serving a three-match ban but was forced off in the 82nd minute.
Xhaka was accidentally caught by Lucas Moura in the Gunners 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium after the Brazil international had initially been challenged by Thomas Partey.
Speaking after Sunday s victory, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta admitted he was pretty worried about a potential injury lay-off for the 29-year-old.
Arsenal have now confirmed that, while Xhaka does not require surgery, the injury is serious enough to potentially keep him o…
Christophe Galtier will make a late call on whether to use Kylian Mbappe in Paris Saint-Germain s Champions League last-16 first leg against Bayern Munich.
The France forward returned to training ahead of schedule on Monday and has been included in PSG s 22-man squad for Tuesday s match at the Parc des Princes.
Mbappe had been ruled out of the match after sustaining a hamstring injury against Montpellier on February 1 that was expected to sideline him for three weeks.
While he came through his first training session back unscathed, Galtier will not risk the 24-year-old unless he feels ready to play a part.
He s done everything possible to make himself available for this match, Galtier said during a press conference on the eve of the game. He s trained th…
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has dismissed links with Tottenham amid growing pressure on Antonio Conte.
Spurs Champions League exit at the hands of AC Milan, along with poor Premier League form and bowing out of the FA Cup against Sheffield United, has led to speculation over Conte s future.
On Thursday, the Athletic reported chairman Daniel Levy has tasked director of football Fabio Paratici to produce a list of suitable replacements for the Italian.
Cooper has been linked with a potential vacancy, reportedly having admirers within the Spurs hierarchy, but he outlined his focus on Forest ahead of Saturday s trip to north London.
The only thing that it is, is irrelevant. I said what I said last week, I don t want or need to say it again, he sai…
UEFA has announced the seedings for the Euro 2016 finals draw next month, with England, Belgium and Portugal all included in Pot One.
World champions Germany are also named among the top seeds, along with Euro 2012 winners Spain and host nation France, who will automatically be drawn in Group A.
Italy despite winning qualifying Group H are in Pot Two, along with Switzerland, Russia, Austria and Croatia. Bosnia-Herzegovina will join them should they win their play-off tie, while Ukraine will take the remaining slot if they win and Mehmed Bazdarevic s side lose, with Czech Republic in line for the position should both teams suffer defeat and they win.
Iceland, Wales, Albania and Northern Ireland are confirmed in Pot Four, while the remaining places will depend up…
Inter star Lautaro Martinez said he was truly very close to joining Lionel Messi s Barcelona before opting to remain at San Siro.
Martinez was heavily linked with a big-money transfer to LaLiga giants Barca prior to the 2020-21 season after starring for Inter in Serie A.
A switch to Camp Nou did not eventuate and Argentina international Martinez celebrated Inter s first Scudetto since 2009-10 last week.
Amid growing speculation over a contract extension in Milan, Martinez revealed the coronavirus pandemic derailed a move to Barca following discussions with countryman Messi.
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I was truly very close to joining Barcelona and I even talked it over with Messi, Martinez told ESPN Argentina.
However, the Blaug…
Unai Emery insists the idea of revenge will not be in his thought process against Manchester United as his past difficulties with Arsenal continue to draw focus.
For the first time in Villarreal s history, they will contest a major European final on Wednesday when Emery s team go up against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s Red Devils.
But the coach s previous work at Arsenal remains a talking point ahead of the Europa League final in Gdansk, with Emery often ridiculed by English football fans and sections of the media during his time in London.
He got one over on his old club in the semi-finals, however, with his team seeing off Arsenal to end Villarreal s European drought – the Yellow Submarine had been eliminated in each of their previous four semi-finals, UEFA Cup/Eur…