Manchester United s attempt to restock their striking ranks has seen them set their sights on England star Ivan Toney but the club have been advised to adjust their expectations.
The Red Devils have already signed Joshua Zirkzee and have Rasmus Hojlund on their books, which leaves them fairly well-stocked when it comes to starting forwards.
There are fears that signing Toney could leave in a situation where they are unable to keep all three players happy at the club.
Toney was among the England players to impress at Euro 2024 but did so largely as a substitute.
At this stage of his career, he is unlikely to accept a squad rotation or super-sub role with any club.
While Zirkzee and Hojlund are younger players, neither of them would be keen on a r…
Conor Gallagher is closing in on a move to Atletico Madrid after Chelsea entered direct talks with the La Liga side over a deal, according to reports.
The Blues are looking to bring in some money this summer from sales and Gallagher would represent the best type of departure with their former academy graduate .
Gallagher played 37 Premier League matches for last season, contributing five goals and seven assists, and has become a fan favourite at Stamford Bridge.
But he is clearly not going to be part of Enzo Maresca s plans and the Chelsea board seem keen to offload the midfielder this summer after bringing in Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Renato Veiga, Caleb Wiley and Marc Guiu.
The Blues have already moved on Lewis Hall, Omari Hutchinson …
Manchester City have won the Community Shield after a 1-1 draw at Wembley was decided on penalties, with veteran defender Jonny Evans missing the crucial spot-kick.
Evans lifted his spot-kick over the crossbar before Manuel Akanji tucked in the winning penalty as Pep Guardiola’s side secured the first silverware of the season.
Alejandro Garnacho thought he had inflicted more Wembley misery on the four-time Premier League winners when he repeated his FA Cup final goalscoring heroics from just 77 days earlier with nine minutes remaining.
But another substitute Bernardo Silva, headed a last-minute equaliser for to make it 1-1 and take the match to spot-kicks.
Andre Onana saved from Silva early in the shoot-out but Jadon Sancho, back for following …
Former Match of the Day presenter Jermaine Jenas has responded to being sacked by the BBC during an appearance on talkSPORT on Thursday evening.
On Thursday afternoon, BBC announced has been sacked. This means he will no longer appear as a presenter on Match of the Day and The One Show.
A source for The Sun said Jenas is not happy about the decision ,
The report from The Sun explained: This is a categorical nightmare for the BBC. Complaints were raised concerning Jermaine s behaviour.
After some immediate routine enquiries, the decision was taken to take him off air, and terminate his contract.
The BBC s new Director of Sport Alex Kay-Jelski has been heavily involved in this whole process, and is adamant that his new house is firmly in orde…
According to reports, Manchester United are interested in signing Fulham star Antonee Robinson, as he is admired by Erik ten Hag for two reasons.
had a successful summer transfer window as they spent around £180m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui, and Manuel Ugarte.
Mazraoui appears set to be one of United s most useful additions as the versatile full-back could be used in various positions this season.
The former Bayern Munich star and Diogo Dalot have emerged as key players for Man Utd at the start of this season as they have started, while Luke Shaw has missed a couple of games with a calf injury.
Injuries have plagued the 29-year-old in recent seasons and he only made 12 Premier League appearances during the 20…
Cesc Fabregas says Mikel Arteta should start Leandro Trossard against Tottenham in the North London derby after a BBC journalist claimed he s heard rumours of a shock inclusion.
Declan Rice, Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino are all unavailable for the clash with Tottenham on Sunday, leaving Arteta with limited options to play in midfield against their bitter local rivals.
Rice is suspended after his red card against Brighton, Merino picked up a shoulder injury in his first Arsenal training session and is expected to be out for around six weeks, while Odegaard limped off in Norway s Nations League win over Austria on Monday.
The playmaker was pictured on crutches as he boarded a flight back to London and , therefore also missing the key clash with Manchester City…
Micah Richards has responded after he butted heads with Roy Keane after Arsenal s 2-2 draw at the Etihad against Manchester City.
suffered a nightmare start at the Etihad as Erling Haaland fired Man City in front, but Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes scored to turn the game around before the interval.
However, Arsenal went down to ten men at the end of the first half as Leandro Trossard was rightly shown a second yellow card for delaying the restart.
Mikel Arteta s side defended for their lives after the break to frustrate, but the hosts struck deep into stoppage time to equalise for Pep Guardiola s team.
Arsenal would have taken a point before the game and while they will likely be heartbroken after conceding late on, this does not take away fro…
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