Man Utd launch surprise Nkunku swoop
According to a report from L'Equipe, Manchester United have made an inquiry over Chelsea forward Christopher Nkunku. According to reports, the Frenchman is dissatisfied with his playing time under Enzo Maresca's leadership and is presently thinking about his immediate future at Chelsea.
Arsenal still interested in Sesko
Over the summer of 2024, Arsenal made a large but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to persuade Benjamin Sesko to leave RB Leipzig for north London.
According to the Daily Mail, Sesko did seriously explore a summer transfer, and Arsenal is still interested in him. Prior to the player's hesitancy being made evident, the Gunners were scheduled to pay his release clause. Sesko has a £55 million buyout clause in his contract, and Arsenal is keeping a careful eye on his development in anticipation of the 2025 transfer window.
Rodri advices Man City to sign Martin Zubimendi
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After Pep Guardiola lost four straight games for the first time in his career, Rodri advised Manchester City to sign someone in January to take his position.
Although City rarely makes any moves during the January transfer window, the Daily Star claims that they have £100 million available for reinforcements and are considering a deal for Martin Zubimendi, a midfielder for Real Sociedad. Additionally, according to the article, which quotes a club insider, Rodri has been giving Guardiola advice on Zubimendi and his contributions.
Real Madrid eyeing moves for Premier League defenders
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Real Madrid have been plagued with multiple injuries in their squad in the 2024/25 campaign and their latest casualty was Eder Militao who ruptured his ACL yet again in the club's win over Osasuna on Saturday. With the Brazilian defender out of action for the remainder of the season, Los Blancos are looking to add new signings to bolster their backline. As a result, they have reportedly shown interest in signing Cristian Romeo from Tottenham Hotspur and Everton's Jarrard Branthwaite, according to Caughtoffside.
Interim boss Stephen Frail expects Motherwell to appoint a new manager next week and admits their first job will be to lift the players’ confidence after a 3-0 mauling at home to Ross County.A double from Ronan Hale and Connor Randall’s last-minute strike secured an impressive victory for the Staggies at Fir Park.Defeat sees the Steelmen drop into the bottom half of the Premiership tab...
Mark Hughes heaped praise on goalkeeper Gabe Breeze after Carlisle picked up a vital point in the League Two relegation battle with a goalless draw against in-form Colchester at Brunton Park.Breeze made two excellent saves from Lyle Taylor as the Cumbrians ended a four-game losing run and the former Man City boss was astounded by the 21-year-old’s performance.He said: “The game had som...
Chesterfield boss Paul Cook launched a scathing attack on his play-off hopefuls after they surrendered an early lead to lose 3-1 at Sky Bet League Two table-toppers Walsall.The Spireites enjoyed a rapid start when Jamie Grimes’ eighth-minute header put them ahead against a wobbling Walsall side, who were winless in five matches with the chasing pack closing in.However, Bim Pepple and Dylan D...
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has allayed fears of an injury scare to top scorer Erling Haaland ahead of next week’s Champions League trip to Real Madrid.Haaland went down clutching his leg in the latter stages of the champions’ 4-0 Premier League thrashing of Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday and was immediately substituted.Losing the Norwegian would be a major blow to ...
Rotherham manager Steve Evans described Thomas Parsons’ performance as “atrocious” after the referee awarded a stoppage-time penalty from which Reading snatched a 2-1 victory in League One.Reading had led 1-0 at half-time through top scorer Harvey Knibbs but Sam Nombe levelled for Rotherham from a spot-kick in the 57th minute.With the game heading for a draw, Parsons adjudged Mil...
Michael Flynn believes his team can make a charge towards the League Two play-offs places after watching them come from 2-0 down to beat Barrow 3-2 at home.Matty Taylor scored twice before fellow substitute Ashley Hay hit the winner as the Robins continued their perfect home record in 2025.Cheltenham climbed to 13th in the table and sit eight points off seventh-placed Crewe with two games in hand....
Birmingham manager Chris Davies praised Jay Stansfield’s work ethic after he lit up St Andrew’s with the only goal of a 1-0 win to sink play-off chasing Charlton.Stansfield’s 23rd-minute strike stretched City’s lead to nine points ahead of second-placed Wycombe, with Blues boasting a game in hand.Victory was City’s 30th in all competitions as they extended their unbea...
Andoni Iraola refused to get carried away after Bournemouth fans were left dreaming of a potential Champions League adventure following a first league double over south-coast rivals Southampton.Travelling Cherries fans chanted of playing in European football’s premier competition next season after their side soared to fifth spot in the Premier League table thanks to a deserved 3-1 success at...
Norwich head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup praised his side for fighting back to draw 1-1 at Hull after he demanded “I want to see my football team back”.The Norwich boss had some tough words for his team as they trailed 1-0 at half-time to the relegation-threatened side, including for Kellen Fisher – but the player then delivered the assist for Josh Sargent’s equaliser.The Un...
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers says Jota has a chance of starting against Bayern Munich after scoring and impressing in a 3-0 victory over Dundee United.Jota earned the club’s man-of-the-match award after cutting in from the left and curling home from 18 yards to double the lead given to the hosts by another impressive finish from Callum McGregor.The Portuguese winger has now started two gam...
