Liverpool have completed the 39m euro (£34m) signing of Roma’s former Chelsea winger Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian, 25, has signed a five-year deal and has been a prime target for manager Jurgen Klopp. At current exchange rates, the fee is short of the club record £35m paid for Andy Carroll in 2011 but matches the…
Manchester United boss José Mourinho has been accused of tax fraud by Spanish prosecutors investigating his time as Real Madrid’s head coach. The Portuguese manager is accused of defrauding Spain of €3.3m (£2.9m; $3.6m) in taxes between 2011 and 2012. He has yet to comment on the claim. A prosecutor says he did not declare…
Everton have signed Jordan Pickford from Sunderland in a club-record deal. England Under-21 international Pickford joins for an initial £25m, with a further £5m payable if team and individual performance targets are met. It represents the third-highest fee globally for a goalkeeper and a follows a season in which Pickford was nominated for the PFA…
Manchester United have completed the signing of defender Victor Lindelof from Benfica for £31m. Lindelof, who has won 12 caps for Sweden, becomes United’s most expensive defender, overtaking the £29.1m paid for Rio Ferdinand in 2002. “I’m thrilled,” said Lindelof, who joins on a four-year contract with an option for a fifth year. “I have…
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Manchester United have not offered striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic a new contract and the Swede has been released by the club. The 35-year-old agreed a one-year contract, with an option for second season, last summer. But the extension had not been triggered by the time the Swede suffered his season-ending knee ligament injury in April. The…
Manchester City have signed goalkeeper Ederson Moraes for £35m from Benfica. The 23-year-old broke into the Benfica team last March and won the Portuguese league and cup double this season. “I like everything about Manchester City,” said Ederson, who will join the Premier League club when the transfer window opens on 1 July. “With Pep…
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is targeting next season’s Premier League title after signing a new two-year deal at the club. The agreement does not include a break clause and, should it be completed, will extend his reign to 23 years. Neither Arsenal nor Wenger, 67, see this as definitely being his final contract. “I love…
Manchester City have completed a £43m deal for Portugal attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva from French champions Monaco. The 22-year-old, who will join City on 1 July, said: “I’m now at one of the best teams in the world”. Silva has made 58 appearances for Monaco this season – including two against City in the Champions…
Arsene Wenger “does not know” if Saturday’s FA Cup final will be his last match as Arsenal manager. The Frenchman, whose future will be decided at a board meeting after the game, has been Gunners boss since 1996 but his contract expires this summer. On Sunday he said uncertainty over his future did affect the…
Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann says a transfer to Manchester United is ‘possible’, adding there is a ‘six out of 10’ chance he will move to Old Trafford this summer. The 26-year-old France forward was speaking on French TV show Quotidien. “I think I will decide [on my future] in the next two weeks,” he…
Premier League results Arsenal 3-1 Everton Burnley 1-2 West Ham Chelsea 5-1 Sunderland Hull 1-7 Tottenham Leicester 1-1 Bournemouth Liverpool 3-0 Middlesbrough Manchester United 2-0 Crystal Palace Southampton 0-1 Stoke Swansea 2-1 West Brom Watford 0-5 Manchester City Liverpool beat relegated Middlesbrough 3-0 at Anfield to secure a shot at the Champions League again next…
