The January transfer window is almost upon us and Premier League clubs are making their final preparations ahead of a busy month of deals. The first half of the 2024-25 season has emphasised the need for many teams to improve their squads.Not many fans would have predicted the underperformance of Manchester City this season. Nor, to a lesser extent, Arsenal. Neither of the two teams who have compe

Arsenal are reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer move for Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi as Neto will likely be on his way out of the club next summer.The Gunners currently have David Raya as their clear first choice in goal, but Mikel Arteta could probably do with some experienced cover behind him after Aaron Ramsdale’s departure to Southampton this season.According to Italian o

Newcastle United are pushing ahead with a move for PSV star Johan Bakayoko.The claim is being made by Voetbal Krant, who state that the English club are holding positive talks with their Dutch counterparts.PSV are willing to sell Bakayoko, but only on their terms and for a sizable fee.Given Newcastle have PSR considerations, how much they can spend is not yet clear.Newcastle are said to be hopeful

Ruben Amorim insisted he was right to drop Marcus Rashford from the Manchester United squad despite going out of the Carabao Cup at the quarterfinal stage following a 4-3 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.Rashford was left out of Amorim's squad for the second game in a row after he was also dropped for the 2-1 win over Manchester City on Sunday.The 27-year-old suggested in an interview Tuesday that he w

Tottenham survived a Manchester United comeback and their own attempts at self-destruction to reach the Carabao Cup semi-final.Ange Postecoglou's side were cruising at 3-0 up with less than half an hour to go until two calamitous errors from Spurs keeper Fraser Forster opened the door to an unlikely United revival.Dominic Solanke pounced on United keeper Altay Bayindir's error after 15 minutes as

Teenager Marc Guiu scored a first-half hat-trick as Chelsea cruised past Shamrock Rovers to finish top of the Conference League league phase and deny their visitors an automatic place in the knockout stage.Already assured of a last-16 spot, Enzo Maresca's youthful Blues made it six wins from six in the competition with another thumping victory.They made early pressure count by taking a deserved le

Inter Milan progressed to the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia after claiming a 2-0 victory over Udinese at a rainy San Siro on Thursday.A heavily rotated Inter side dominated proceedings and opened the scoring on the half-hour mark when Udinese gave the ball away in midfield and Mehdi Taremi's through-ball found Marko Arnautovic who finished low into the net.The hosts doubled their lead just be

UEFA Conference League, 1. FC Heidenheim - FC , Preliminary Round, Matchday 6, Voith-Arena. Heidenheim's Norman Theuerkauf celebrates after scoring the opening goal.The 1. FC Heidenheim has at least freed itself from the negative spiral with a draw, but has missed out on direct qualification for the Round of 16 in the European competition. With a 1-1 (1-0) draw against FC St. Gallen, Coach Frank S

Raffaele Palladino chopped and changed quite a bit, making 7 changes from the side that faced Bologna on Sunday. The most surprising was perhaps Pietro Terracciano in goal after the club had spoken about Tommaso Martinelli serving as David de Gea’s lieutenant.The real story was probably the home fans, though. The Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques was packed with 30000 fans hoping to push their te

Real Betis have progressed to the knockout stages of the 2024-25 UEFA Conference League after a narrow 1-0 victory over HJK Helsinki at the Benito Villamarin.The hosts named a strong side as they needed to avoid defeat to guarantee their place in the competition after Christmas. Johnny Cardoso was one of the regular starters to be named in the line-up, and it was he that scored the only goal of th