The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… EVENING STANDARD Chelsea have made an offer to take Douglas Luiz on loan for the rest of the season. According to reports in Italy, Juventus have made Luiz available just six months after his Ā£42m arrival. DAILY MIRROR Chelsea have been handed a boost in their…
Celtic secured Champions League qualification with a Young Boys own goal on a night filled with disallowed goals, missed penalties and red card drama at Parkhead. The Hoops knew that a win at the bottom of the table would guarantee them a place in the play-off, and Kyogo thought he had given them a dream…
Nottingham Forest are ready to make a club record bid for Wolves striker Matthews Cunha. Forest is one of five Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, interested in signing the player. It is believed that an offer of around Ā£60m could be enough to tempt Wolves to sell. Cunha’s current deal expires in the summer of…
In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy reviews a selection of key match decisions from this weekend’s Premier League action. Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into decision-making considerations as well as clarify some of the calls to provide an understanding of how the Laws of…
With two rounds remaining in the opening stage of the Champions League, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are in real danger. Teams must finish in the top eight to qualify directly for the round of 16, while teams in ninth to 24th places will enter a two-game playoff in February, with the winners…
Pep Guardiola said he would not have been able to forgive himself if he left Manchester City in his most testing period since taking charge. Guardiola takes the defending champions to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, live Sky Sports on Super Sunday, aiming to improve on a 2-2 draw against Brentford last time out….
Arsenal have appointed Rene Slijers as permanent successor to Jonas Edvall after a highly successful spell as interim head coach. Edival resigned in mid-October after three years in office. The decision came after the defeat to Chelsea, with Arsenal having managed just one win from their first four Women’s Super League matches. Slegers, who was…
Al Hilal is ready to offer Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah a lucrative contract if he wants to leave Europe and play in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi champions are searching for a high-profile signing to replace Neymar. Neymar’s contract expires at the end of this season, and Al Hilal could offer to make Salah one of…
What do the four promotion-chasing sides in the second tier – Leeds, Burnley, Sheffield United and Sunderland – need to do to battle their way into the top two? Leeds United Leeds’ next five league fixtures Sheff Wed (h) – January 19, 12pm – Live on Sky Sports Norwich (h) – January 22, 7.45pm Burnley…
Are Forest the real deal or simply overachievers? Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool, Tuesday, kick-off 8pm It was only four months ago that Nottingham Forest inflicted the only blemish on Arne Slot’s otherwise near-perfect Premier League record. Liverpool have also drawn four games, but their only loss came at Anfield in September, and the manner in…
The Merseyside derby match between Everton and Liverpool has been rescheduled for Wednesday 12 February after the original match at Goodison Park was postponed due to adverse weather conditions caused by Storm Darragh. The match, which was scheduled for December 7, will be the final Merseyside derby at Goodison Park before Everton move to the…
AC Milan is expected to officially contact Manchester United about signing striker Marcus Rashford. Milan advisor – and Rashford’s former teammate – Zlatan Ibrahimovic has spoken publicly about his desire to speak to Rashford about the move. Borussia Dortmund are also interested in the player, but it is believed that the move could be a…
