Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak has been forced to withdraw from Sweden's squad for this month's internationals because of injury.WHAT HAPPENED? A knee injury forced Isak off early in Newcastle's recent Premier League draw with West Ham. He still linked up with Sweden ahead of the upcoming home friendly against Moldova and Euro 2024 qualifier in Belgium, with medical staff carrying out an

Manchester United are tracking Benfica midfielder Joao Neves.The Sun says United manager Erik ten Hag has had scouts posted to watch the 19 year-old this season.They were in attendance last week as Benfica played Estoril with Neves their prime focus.The youngster has a deal with Benfica to 2028 which carries a €110m buyout clause.Neves is part of Portugal coach Roberto Martinez's squad this

Jadon Sancho is running out of time to apologise to Erik ten Hag and there is a growing feeling at Manchester United that his career at Old Trafford might already be over, sources have told ESPN.Sancho is yet to apologise after publicly claiming Ten Hag lied about the reasons he was dropped ahead of the 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sept. 3.Ten Hag has asked the 23-year-old apologies in private and wit

David Beckham is tipped to make a sensational return to Manchester United in an ambassador role if Sheikh Jassim buys the club from the Glazers.WHAT HAPPENED? talkSPORT has reported that Beckham will be offered an ambassadorial post at Old Trafford if Sheikh Jassim, the Qatari banker vying with Sir Jim Ratcliffe to buy Man Utd, is successful in his takeover bid.THE BIGGER PICTURE: There is suddenl

Could Pep Guardiola swap Manchester City for Juventus? Well, there is one thing that might just lure him to Italy.Guardiola was linked with Juve back in 2019, only to stay put at Manchester City as the Serie A giants appointed Maurizio Sarri.Last year, he signed a contract extension with the Premier League champions until 2025, but who knows where his future beyond that will lie...Having won title

Chelsea have reportedly informed Roma how much it will cost to secure the permanent signing of Romelu Lukaku next summer.The Belgium striker has been on fire since joining Jose Mourinho's side on loan, scoring seven goals in his opening eight games in the Serie A.Although some Chelsea fans will be wondering if it was an opportunity missed as they struggle with their own striker issues, they will b

Napoli eye Conte as a replacement for Rudi GarciaAfter a thrashing defeat at the hands of Fiorentina during the weekend, Napoli are evaluating manager Rudi Garcia's position at the club, according to Sky Sports.While Napoli are yet to make a decision on Garcia's future, they could consider Antonio Conte as a possible replacement as Napoli owner Aurelio De Laurentiis is known to be an admirer of th

Mikel Arteta lauded the maturity of Arsenal after they sent a message with a first Premier League win over Manchester City since 2015.Gabriel Martinelli’s deflected effort in the 86th minute ended the Gunners’ run of 12 consecutive top-flight defeats to Pep Guardiola’s side.It helped Arsenal leapfrog City in the table to finish the weekend as joint leaders and while Guardiola ins

Aberdeen manager Barry Robson was frustrated with his team’s first-half performance and with VAR after a dull 0-0 draw against Premiership basement side St Johnstone.Former Dons defender Andrew Considine headed into his own net just before half-time but the goal was ruled out by VAR as Luis ‘Duk’ Lopes, who was marginally offside, was deemed to be interfering with play.That aside

Gabriel Martinelli returned with a bang as the Arsenal substitute’s deflected effort sealed a late, long-awaited victory against Premier League champions Manchester City.Last season the Gunners pushed City in the title race, only to eventually fall just short as Pep Guardiola’s side went on to become just the second English team to win the treble.Arsenal’s inability to win a poin