Guardiola sees Grealish chase as vital (ESPN) The Man City manager has expressed his desire to add the Villa man this summer Pep Guardiola sees the pursuit of Jack Grealish as equally important to the pursuit of Tottenham forward Harry Kane, writes ESPN. That revelation comes as somewhat of a surprise with the departure of Sergio Aguero leaving the centre-forward position at Manchester City...Full Story »

Arsenal are set to make an opening offer for Ruben Neves this week (Monday June 7) after the Wolves star told team-mates he wants to move to the Emirates, according to reports. Neves has emerged as a midfield target for Arsenal this summer. The Gunners could be looking for a replacement for Granit Xhaka. Neves played an integral part in Wolves gaining promotion to the Premier League in 2018 and...Full Story »

Jose Mourinho praises Roberto Mancini and expects Italy to reach the semi-finals at Euro 2020. The new Roma coach wrote a team-by-team guide ahead of Euro 2020 for The Sun, suggesting he expects big things from the Azzurri in the tournament that begins next week. "I will be looking for my Roma players Leonardo Spinazzola, Bryan Cristante and Lorenzo Pellegrini — of course, I'm going to...Full Story »

Zinedine Zidane has criticised Real Madrid and club president Florentino Perez in an open letter, blaming a lack of trust and "messages leaked to the media" for his decision to quit as head coach. Zidane resigned last week after two years in the job in his second spell in charge, following his failure to land a trophy during the 2020-21 season. He had not spoken publicly about his reasons, wit...Full Story »

Arsenal do have the foundations of a solid squad to build on, but they face the tough task of adding quality as well as quantity to the squad this summer. For years they’ve struggled due to throwing a lot of money at great players who have been struggling with better teams, and it rarely works out in the long-term at The Emirates. Mesut Ozil may be the perfect example as he had some gr...Full Story »

Brentford will make a late call on Christian Norgaard ahead of the play-off final against Swansea.Denmark midfielder Norgaard pulled up injured prior to the semi-final second leg win over Bournemouth.Left-back Rico Henry has been ruled out of the Wembley showpiece with a hamstring injury.Josh Dasilva and Shandon Baptiste remain long-term absentees.Swansea will be without Wayne Routledge after th...Full Story »

The Italian tactician has officially departed Stadio Olimpico amid reports he is set to replace Antonio Conte at Inter Lazio have confirmed that head coach Simone Inzaghi has left the club ahead of a move to take over at Serie A rivals Inter. Inzaghi is set to replace Antonio Conte at San Siro following the 51-year-old's decision to part company with the Nerazzurri on Wednesday. Inzaghi's d...Full Story »

Steve Bruce said Joe Willock is enjoying the freedom offered to him at Newcastle after becoming only the second player after Alan Shearer to score in seven consecutive Premier League games for the club.The 21-year-old, who joined the Magpies on transfer deadline day, has helped consolidate Newcastle’s status in the Premier League with eight goals, including seven in seven matches culminati...Full Story »

Mikel Arteta admits Arsenal need to be “much better” next season if they are to close the gap on the Premier League elite.The Gunners beat Brighton 2-0 on the final day of the season as a second-half brace from Nicolas Pepe saw them win in front of fans at the Emirates Stadium.But it was still not enough to secure European qualification as Arsenal had to settle for an eighth-placed f...Full Story »

West Ham ended a record-breaking season with a 3-0 win over Southampton and a place in the Europa League.David Moyes’ side, who were battling relegation last year, secured sixth place and their best Premier League points tally of 65.Two goals from Pablo Fornals and a third from Declan Rice made it a club record 19th Premier League win of the season, and a first top-six finish this century....Full Story »

Arsenal have reportedly come to a decision over their pursuit of Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, who has also been linked with moves to Manchester United and Liverpool. The 21-year-old has burst onto the scene in recent months, scoring 21 goals in the Serie A this season. Arsenal will not be making a move for the in-form Vlahovic this summer, it has been claimed. The Gunners were set for a ...Full Story »

St Johnstone manager Callum Davidson will assess his squad for the Scottish Cup final following a recent Covid-19 outbreak.Eight players in all were affected, with some only returning to training in the middle of the week.Left-back Scott Tanser is rated at 50-50 after making decent progress following the ankle injury that he suffered in the quarter-final win over Rangers.Hibernian have no fresh ...Full Story »

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is waiting on a late assessment on forward Diogo Jota ahead of the visit of Crystal Palace.The Portugal international has a foot injury but, as it was not as serious as first feared, Klopp hopes he might be able to make his comeback after missing two matches.Midfielder Naby Keita remains a doubt as he has not featured in the last four games.Palace striker Christian...Full Story »

It is advantage Morecambe in their Sky Bet League Two play-off semi-final against Tranmere after they triumphed 2-1 in a feisty first leg on the Wirral.The Shrimps defended superbly as Rovers – under caretaker boss Ian Dawes following Keith Hill’s sacking last week – failed to add to their first-half goal.Derek Adams’ side, who only missed out on automatic promotion by a ...Full Story »

James Ball’s strike early in the second half proved enough for Solihull Moors to make it nine home games unbeaten in their rearranged National League clash with Barnet which they won 1-0.Ball fired past Adam Parkes in the 50th minute for the only goal of a game that was hastily rearranged having been postponed at late notice on Tuesday due to a sudden downpour.The struggling Bees had coped...Full Story »

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants Manchester United’s Premier League draw against relegated Fulham to be a “wake-up call” ahead of the Europa League final after his players overplayed in an attempt to entertain returning fans.Old Trafford welcomed supporters back for the first time in 436 days on Tuesday evening, with the 10,000 in attendance making their feelings against the Glazer f...Full Story »

Blackpool boss Neil Critchley admitted the 3-0 play-off semi-final first leg win at Oxford was more than he could have hoped for – but he is adamant the contest is not over.Ellis Simms struck twice after Ollie Turton’s opener in an emphatic victory that puts the Seasiders in a fantastic position to reach the League One final at Wembley.Critchley said: “If you’d have said ...Full Story »

Blackpool have one foot in the Sky Bet League One play-off final after Ellis Simms struck twice in a stunning 3-0 win at Oxford.The Seasiders scored twice in three minutes midway through the first half of the semi-final first leg.And with Simms adding his second on the break late on, they are now in a seemingly unassailable position with the second leg to come at Bloomfield Road on Friday.The ea...Full Story »

England Under-21 goalkeeper Josef Bursik could make his Lincoln debut in Wednesday night’s Sky Bet League One play-off semi-final first leg clash with Sunderland.The Stoke keeper has joined Michael Appleton’s side on an emergency loan deal after Alex Palmer suffered a head injury in training.Defender Adam Jackson returned from a hip flexor injury as a substitute in the 0-0 draw with ...Full Story »

Harry Kane has again told Tottenham he wants to leave this summer. Multiple outlets in the UK are reporting that Kane has not changed his mind about staying at Spurs. The 27-year-old has been vocal in the press about wanting to win trophies. After trying to leave last summer, Kane was promised things would be different in Jose Mourinho's first full season in charge. But with the Portuguese...Full Story »