Star midfielder Jude Bellingham will miss around one month of soccer after picking up a hamstring injury, Real Madrid has confirmed. The England international, who assisted Kylian Mbappe in the UEFA Super Cup win over Atalanta, is likely to return after the international break in September. Arguably the best attack-minded midfielder in the world, Bellingham, has enjoyed a blistering start …

Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Clive Palmer to discuss the departure of Charlie Patino to Deportivo la Coruna, in the context of how difficult it can be for a highly rated youth player to make the step up to the Arsenal first team. We also discuss the futures …

Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Wolves winger Pedro Neto for a fee of £51.3m, plus £2.6m in add-ons. The Blues’ interest in the Portuguese international has been well-documented, as they beat the likes of Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United to land Neto’s signature ahead of the 2024/25 Premier League season.  Neto had been with Wolves since 2019, after …

As the current transfer window draws to a close, Liverpool will likely be fretting about the fact that they’ve still not tied down Trent Alexander-Arnold to a new contract. The 25-year-old is out of contract next summer and should never have been allowed to get to the final year of his contract and not have an extension already signed and …

It seems that Victor Osimhen’s future is one that’s been discussed right across the summer transfer window, but here we are with a week to go and the Nigerian hit-man is still a Napoli player. For some while now the Partnopei have had to accept that the 25-year-old wants to move to pastures new, however, the Serie A giant’s insistence …

Marseille’s Mason Greenwood has begun the process of changing his international allegiance from England to Jamaica four years on from receiving his solo Three Lions cap. The forward made his England debut as an 18-year-old back in September 2020 against Iceland, coming on as a late substitute during the Nations League group stages. Following all the controversy that surrounds Greenwood, …

  Fulham have completed the signing of defender Joachim Andersen from Crystal Palace for a fee reportedly worth up to £30m. The 28-year-old Denmark international swaps the No5 shirt at Selhurst Park for the same number at Craven Cottage, which he previously wore at during a successful loan spell from Lyon in 2020/21 in which he was even handed the …

The Bundesliga returned on Friday night with the defending champions opening up the season against Borussia Monchengladbach with German fans treated to a rocket by former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka.  The Switzerland star scored his fair share of stunning goals while at the Emirates Stadium across the seven years he spent at the Premier League giants. The midfielder nearly won …

Bologna are close to finalizing the deal to sign Tommaso Pobega from AC Milan, according to Fabrizio Romano. The two clubs are believed to be close to reaching an agreement, and Pobega has accepted the transfer, expected to be in the form of a season-long loan with a clause determining an option to buy. A product of the Milan academy, …

Only four teams managed to start the 2024-25 La Liga campaign with a win, and Barcelona were one of them. Having begun their run in the competition with a stunning 2-1 comeback win over Valencia at Mestalla, Hansi Flick’s men will look to keep the momentum going as they step into an even harder match-up this weekend. Tomorrow night, the …