Newcastle United are interested in signing Nabil Fekir from Real Betis in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Premier League club Newcastle plan to make an offer of €45 million to La Liga outfit Betis for the 29-year-old France international midfielder.
Betis, though, do not plan to sell Fekir in the January transfer window for €45 million. The 29-year-old attacking midfielder is under contract at Betis until the summer of 2026, and the Spanish club will want more that what the Magpies are willing to offer.
Fekir has been on the books of Betis since 2019 and has established himself as an important player in the team. The French playmaker has made six starts and two substitute appearances in La Liga so far this season, scoring one g…
Aaron Ramsey will not be fit to play for Arsenal again, Unai Emery has confirmed.
The Wales international sustained a hamstring injury in the Europa League quarter-finals against Napoli last month.
Arsenal head coach Emery initially indicated he was hopeful Ramsey would be back before the end of the season.
But with the midfielder set to join Juventus, Emery accepts Ramsey has played his last game for the club.
We can t use him, injuries come for players like that and we have players who can play, Emery told a news conference ahead of facing Valencia on Thursday.
But he was in a good moment when he took this injury. I had a good experience with him, he transmitted his energy and his heart is red like Arsenal.
I wanted to enjoy this wi…
David Brooks has been recalled to the Wales squad for the first time since his cancer diagnosis.
Brooks, who was diagnosed with stage-two Hodgkin lymphoma while on international duty in October 2021, announced he was cancer-free in May last year.
The 25-year-old midfielder returned to club action for Bournemouth in March and started the Cherries’ last two Premier League games.
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Hoping to find a route back into the automatic promotion places on Saturday lunchtime, Southampton will travel to the Liberty when they meet Swansea.
Starting with the hosts, although Swansea might find themselves in the midst of a four-match unbeaten run across all competitions, Luke Williams’ men have continued to struggle with their consistency this season. While the south Welsh outfit might have opened up the 2023/24 campaign with their sights set on mounting a genuine play-off charge, they almost find themselves sat in second-tier limbo. Last seen suffering last-gasp heartbreak away at Birmingham as they eventually had to settle for a 2-2 stalemate, Swansea have failed to collect back-to-back Championship victories …
David Moyes has confirmed Jarrod Bowen has signed a new contract at West Ham.
Bowen, recalled to the England squad last week for the matches against Australia and Italy, has committed his future to the club for the long-term.
The 26-year-old winger has scored 45 goals in 166 appearances for the Hammers since joining from Hull for £18million in 2020.
“Jarrod has signed a new deal, which is great news for us here at West Ham,” said Hammers boss Moyes. “He’s done amazing since he’s been here. He continues to improve.
“If you think of his own development as an individual, he started off at Hereford, moved to Hull and now in the Premier League and getting a chance to be in the England squad. I think he’ll get better as well.”
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Brentford are expecting to sell Ivan Toney this summer – manager Thomas Frank has revealed.
Toney was linked with a January move away from west London but Frank insisted no bids were received for the England striker.
The 27-year-old has recently returned to action after an eight-month ban for breaching Football Association gambling guidelines.
Frank had maintained throughout January that Toney, who made his England debut in 2023 and has hit 34 goals in 71 Premier League appearances, would stay put.
But now he seems to be bracing to lose one of his key men at the end of the season.
“It is relatively obvious that Ivan Toney will probably be sold this summer,” Frank told Danish magazine Tipsbladet.
“It can be ‘expensive’ to sell y…
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In their upcoming Premier League fixture at Goodison Park on Sunday, Everton will face Manchester United, marking their first match since receiving a significant 10-point deduction due to breaching the Premier League s Profit and Sustainability regulations.
The deduction has led Everton to fall into the relegation zone, while inconsistency may be the best word to describe United s form before the international break.
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The international break brought mixed emotions for Everton supporters. Following Sean Dyche s team securing their third win in four matches across all competitions in a thrilling five-goal encounter against Crystal Palace, the mood swiftly shifted. The club was hit with an unprecedented blow as they were …
Liverpool moved 16 points clear at the Premier League summit after Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah secured a deserved 2-0 victory over rivals Manchester United at Anfield.
Second-place Manchester City drew 2-2 with Crystal Palace on Saturday and Liverpool, who still possess a game in hand, took full advantage to tighten their grip at the top and boost their chances of a first league title since 1990.
United are the only team to take points off Jurgen Klopp s men this season and deployed a three-man defence – including Luke Shaw at centre-back – as they did when the teams drew 1-1 at Old Trafford in October.
But Liverpool took just 14 minutes to take the lead through Van Dijk and, despite an improvement from the visitors in the second half, Salah raced away …
Paris Saint-Germain have identified Luis Diaz of Liverpool as a potential replacement for Real Madrid-bound Kylian Mbappe, but according to Fabrizio Romano, no contact has been made between the two clubs on the matter. Furthermore, Liverpool have no intention of selling the Colombia international to anyone, seeing him as a crucial piece of their plans for the future beyond the Jurgen Klopp era, and he is not considered a primary target for PSG anyway.
Liverpool have not been approached by Paris Saint-Germain for Luis Díaz so far, no negotiations or talks taking place. not showing any desire or plan to sell Díaz, considered key top player.
PSG have different priorities and currently not working on Luis Díaz deal.
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For Carlo Ancelotti, the lure of Real Madrid proved too good to turn down. Again.
A first full season in charge at Everton had resulted in a 10th-place finish in the Premier League, though there was no sign of the Italian doing anything other than planning for the future at Goodison Park during the close-season.
Then, however, Zinedine Zidane left Madrid and everything changed. In a flash, Ancelotti is now back in the Spanish capital six years after Los Blancos said thanks, but no thanks , ending a first stint in charge that spanned two eventful years and included a historic Champions League triumph.
What did Ancelotti do wrong? I don t know, club president Florentino Perez said when announcing Ancelotti s exit in 2015. The pair parted ways as work colleagues …