The last-ditch attempt to add attacking reinforcements underlines the Catalan club's difficult market position Atletico Madrid have rejected a loan bid from Barcelona for forward Joao Felix, Goal understands, and have refused to enter negotiations on the eve of the transfer deadline. The offer was made through agent Jorge Mendes, with the Blaugrana expressing enormous interest in a player th...Full Story »

Watford will be without strike duo Joao Pedro and Joshua King as they host Aston Villa on their Premier League return.Pedro (knee) is missing while King will have to wait to make his Hornets’ debut due to a minor groin issue.Nathaniel Chalobah is also absent through illness but Peter Etebo, Imran Louza and Emmanuel Dennis could be in line to make their competitive debuts.Villa will check o...Full Story »

Joao Carvalho’s first goals since November 2019 proved sufficient for Nottingham Forest to see off Bradford 2-1 in the first round of the Carabao Cup.The Portuguese midfielder, returning to Forest after spending last season on loan at Spanish second division side Almeria, bagged a first-half brace with Callum Cooke’s 54th-minute free kick failing to spark a comeback from the Bantams....Full Story »

Man City star Joao Cancelo has announced his engagement to stunning girlfriend Daniele Machado while on holiday in the Maldives. Cancelo arranged the moment perfectly, popping the question to his childhood sweetheart on a picturesque beach. Machado said yes to become the second City WAG to get engaged in a matter of weeks after Taylor Ward accepted Riyad Mahrez's marriage proposal in Mykonos l...Full Story »

After Portugal's elimination from the 2020 European Championship, Joao Felix will undergo surgery in Porto on Thursday by the Dutch surgeon Niek van Dijk to repair an ankle injury, one which has been affecting him in the last few months. The Atletico Madrid prodigy is expected to be sidelined for one month and should recover in time for the start of the 2021/22 season, in which he will try to...Full Story »

Roy Keane was pulling no punches when describing the performance of Joao Felix from the bench as Portugal were knocked out of Euro 2020. The £97million man was summoned from the bench with 35 minutes to go in a bid to keep his country's tournament hopes alive. Yet despite causing problems in the final third, Felix squandered Portugal's best chance to level things up with just moments to go...Full Story »

Wolves midfielder Joao Moutinho knows holders Portugal will have more to worry about than just trying to stop Manchester City maestro Kevin De Bruyne when they face Belgium for a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2020.The Red Devils have lived up to their number-one FIFA world ranking as they qualified for the last 16 top of Group B with three victories, scoring seven goals and conceding just ...Full Story »

Joao Moutinho could feature for Wolves when they face Brighton in the Premier League on Sunday lunchtime.The veteran midfielder has been out since mid-April with an ankle complaint but has returned to full training.Defender Willy Boly will not return before next weekend’s meeting with Tottenham after suffering long-term effects of Covid-19.Brighton boss Graham Potter has no fresh selection...Full Story »

Joao Pedro could return when Watford host Swansea in Saturday’s Sky Bet Championship clash.The Brazilian forward has shaken off an ankle problem to return to full training this week.Ismaila Sarr is unlikely to be ready to return as he continues his recovery from hamstring trouble.Nathaniel Chalobah, Tom Cleverley, Kiko Femenia and Jeremy Ngakia are all definitely sidelined.Andre Ayew is ba...Full Story »