Ligue 1

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall has backed new Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca to ‘surprise a lot of people’ by quickly turning the Blues into a competitive force again. Maresca guided Leicester City to the Championship title and an immediate return to the top flight last season before being highlighted by Chelsea as the successor to Mauricio Pochettino. The Italian has a big job …

Serge Gnabry has blasted the ‘crazy’ speculation linking him with a move away from Bayern Munich this summer amid reported interest from Newcastle United. The 29-year-old has enjoyed some incredible highs during his six years with the Bavarians, notching 86 goals and 53 assists in 238 appearances across all competitions, winning five Bundesliga titles and a Champions League among a …

The future of Wilfried Gnonto at Leeds United remains uncertain as Everton’s interest in the winger seems to have dropped off following the signing of Jesper Lindstrom. The Toffees completed the loan-to-buy signing of Lindstrom from Napoli this week and with Jack Harrison also returning to Goodison Park on loan, the Merseyside club have plenty of options on the wings. Everton have not …

Aston Villa could be set to lose Alex Moreno this summer as the left-back wants to return to Spain following the signing of Ian Maatsen. The 31-year-old  has been at the Birmingham club since January 2023 having made the switch from Real Betis as part of £13.3m deal. That proved to be a bargain for the Premier League club as …

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Arsenal are in the market for a new number nine this summer and that could get closer should the North London club successfully sell Eddie Nketiah to Marseille over the coming weeks. The Premier League giants are currently in talks with the French outfit over a deal for the forward as the Ligue 1 side are interested in the 25-year-old. …

Man City are winning their battle to keep hold of goalkeeper Ederson ahead of the 2024/25 campaign as Saudi Arabian clubs remain interested in the Brazilian star.  Al-Ittihad have been interested in the 30-year-old throughout the summer transfer window and are currently in talks to get a deal for the Premier League star over the line. However, these discussions have …

Man City are monitoring the situation of Dani Olmo at RB Leipzig very closely but the Premier League champions are behind Barcelona in the race for the Spanish international.  The 26-year-old had a €60m release clause in his contract heading into the current transfer window but that expired last week. This will give interested parties more freedom to get a …

Joel Veltman and Tariq Lamptey face uncertain futures at Brighton and should one of the duo leave, the Seagulls could move for Benfica right-back Alexander Bah. Veltman and Lamptey are out of contract with the Premier League club in 2025 and if they don’t sign new deals at the Amex, this summer would be the ideal time to sell the defenders. Brighton …

Liverpool have not yet made a signing so far this summer but that could change soon as the Reds have reportedly made an offer to sign a new attacker. The Merseyside club have are yet to show their strength in the transfer market this summer. Last summer, under the leadership of Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool signed a number of midfield players …