Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will be out for three months because of a knee injury. The Belgium international, a second-half substitute in Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal, suffered the injury in training on Wednesday. City say De Bruyne, 27, has a lateral collateral ligament lesion in his right knee, but does not need…
Chelsea opened their Premier League campaign with victory against Huddersfield, while Tottenham, Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Watford also made winning starts. Blues boss Maurizio Sarri gave a debut to the world’s most expensive goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga, while another summer signing, Jorginho, scored a penalty in a 3-0 away win, with Pedro and N’Golo Kante also…
With the buying season over for clubs in England, ESPN FC’s Nick Miller grades how each Premier League team fared in the summer window. Arsenal New transfer maestros Sven Mislintat and Raul Sanllehi had a bit of a run-up to this window, thus they broadly got their business done early. None of their buys have…
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said he hopes one target from the list of five options he gave the club will arrive before the 9 August transfer deadline. Mourinho made the comment during a tetchy 10-minute post-match news conference following United’s 4-1 International Champions Cup defeat by Liverpool at Ann Arbor, in which he also said:…
LOS ANGELES — Goalkeeper Joel Pereira missed a penalty but saved three as Manchester United won a marathon shoot-out to beat AC Milan after a 1-1 draw at the StubHub Center. The 22-year-old, on at half-time, saved twice from former Liverpool players Fabio Borini and Suso as United won 9-8 on penalties in a shoot-out…
Everton hope to sign Watford’s Brazilian forward Richarlison within 24 hours in a deal that could eventually be worth £50m. The 21-year-old was having a medical with the Goodison Park club on Monday. Toffees boss Marco Silva signed Richarlison for £11.5m from Fluminese in August 2017 when he was in charge at Vicarage Road, after…
Alexis Sanchez made his first appearance of Manchester United’s US tour as they were held by San Jose Earthquakes in Santa Clara. Sanchez, whose arrival on the tour was delayed by visa problems, was the Red Devils’ most vibrant attacker until his second-half substitution. United defender Eric Bailly hit the bar in the early stages, a feat…
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has quit international football, citing the “racism and disrespect” he has faced in Germany over his Turkish roots. The 29-year-old was criticised after being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan at a London event in May. He says he received hate mail and threats and was being blamed for Germany’s disappointing World…
iverpool have agreed a world record fee with Roma for goalkeeper Alisson, sources have told ESPN FC. Liverpool have met the €75million asking price for the Brazil international and been granted permission to speak to the player about a possible transfer to Anfield. Should a deal be completed, the fee would be a world-record amount…
July 9 (Reuters) – Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has joined West Ham United on a three-year deal, the Premier League side announced on Monday. Wilshere left Arsenal at the end of last season following the expiry of his contract, ending a 17-year stay at the north London side but the 26-year-old said he was…
Watford have announced the signing of Gerard Deulofeu from Barcelona in an £11.5m deal that sees the Spain international pen a five-year contract. The winger spent the second half of last season on loan at Vicarage Road, helping them avoid being sucked into a relegation battle as they finished 14th in the table. The 24-year-old…
Arsenal have appointed Unai Emery as their new manager, the first man to take over the top job at the club since Arsene Wenger arrived in 1996. Wenger’s replacement is the 46-year-old Spanish coach Emery, who left Paris Saint-Germain earlier this summer after two years in the French capital, winning the domestic treble this season.…
