MANCHESTER (Reuters) – Football’s lawmaking body has urged the Premier League and other competitions to all follow the same rules on the involvement of video review (VAR) technology. The move comes after concern that the Premier League and Bundesliga in particular were applying different interpretations over the use of VAR than the ones handed out…
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is set to be out “the next few weeks” with a calf injury he suffered in the Reds’ 4-1 victory over Norwich on Friday, according to manager Jurgen Klopp. “[It’s] not too cool. It’s a calf injury, which takes him obviously out for a while,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.com on Monday. “I don’t want to…
A late flurry of deadline-day signings took Premier League spending for the summer up to £1.41bn, just short of the £1.43bn record set in 2017, according to Deloitte. Deadline day spending alone by English top-flight clubs was £170m – but on just 18 deals, the joint fewest number of transfers on the last day of…
Arsenal have agreed an £8m deal with Chelsea to sign defender David Luiz on a two-year contract. The 32-year-old Brazil centre-back, who signed a new two-year Chelsea deal in May, will have a medical at Arsenal on Thursday. On Tuesday, Arsenal sold defender Laurent Koscielny to French side Bordeaux for a fee of up to…
Inter Milan have reached an agreement with Manchester United to sign striker Romelu Lukaku for a fee that could rise to 80m euros (£74m). In July, United rejected Inter’s £54m bid for Lukaku, who was fined by the club after missing training on Tuesday. Belgium international Lukaku, 26, has trained at his former team Anderlecht for the…
Tottenham have reached an agreement with Real Betis to sign midfielder Giovani lo Celso. They hope to complete a deal for the 23-year-old Argentina international, who could cost close to £60m, before Thursday’s transfer deadline. Spurs are continuing talks with Fulham to sign 19-year-old left-back Ryan Sessegnon. But the club have ended their interest in Barcelona…
Manchester City are in talks with Juventus over a deal to sign Portugal right-back Joao Cancelo with Brazil full-back Danilo moving the other way. There is no agreement yet but City manager Pep Guardiola is keen to strengthen his options on the right. City, who also have £45m England right-back Kyle Walker in their squad,…
Manchester United have signed England centre-back Harry Maguire from Leicester City for £80m – a world record fee for a defender. The 26-year-old has agreed a six-year contract at Old Trafford, with the option of a further year. The fee for Maguire eclipses the £75m Liverpool paid Southampton for Virgil van Dijk in January 2018.…
Paris Saint-Germain have completed the signing of midfielder Idrissa Gueye from Everton for a fee of around €32 million, which could increase through bonuses. “I’m immensely proud to sign for Paris Saint-Germain,” Gueye said. “After focussing on the AFCON with Senegal, I wanted to give a new boost to my club career by joining Paris Saint-Germain, one…
Arsenal have reached an agreement to sign Real Madrid and Spain midfielder Dani Ceballos on loan for the 2019-20 campaign. Ceballos, 22, has made 56 appearances for Real Madrid since joining in 2017 but has persistently been linked with Arsenal and Tottenham this summer. The former Real Betis player is expected to fill the void…
Uefa investigators want Manchester City to be banned from the Champions League for a season if they are found guilty of breaking financial rules. However, according to one well-placed source, a final decision is yet to be made by chief investigator Yves Leterme. The former Belgian prime minister, chairman of the investigatory panel of Uefa’s…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer must drop goalkeeper David de Gea following his recent mistakes, says ex-Premier League striker Ian Wright. The Spaniard spilled Antonio Rudiger’s 30-yard shot on Sunday, allowing Marcos Alonso to earn a point for Chelsea as United’s top-four hopes faded. De Gea has made three errors leading to a goal in…
