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BBC News
4 hours ago
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- BBC News
Mills signs new Peterborough deal
Peterborough United defender Harley Mills has signed a new four-year deal with the 19-year-old began his career at Aston Villa before moving to Posh in 2023. He has made 20 appearances for Peterborough and scored in the EFL Trophy final win over Birmingham in Darren Ferguson told the club's website, external, "Harley is a player that made a big impact towards the end of last season and everybody wanted to secure his services on a long-term contract." He continued: "Harley has been excellent throughout pre-season and we look forward to working with him over a long period of time."Mills said Peterborough's track record of developing young players was a deciding factor when signing the new explained: "This club have always produced and given opportunities to young players and working with the manager and the coaching staff here is something that I knew would help me improve my game."
Metro
6 hours ago
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- Metro
Liverpool set to beat Arsenal in transfer race for Salford City wonderkid
Liverpool are set to sign wonderkid Will Wright despite Arsenal's verbal agreement with Salford City over a transfer move, according to reports. Arsenal agreed a verbal deal to sign the 17-year-old striker for around £200k plus add-ons two weeks ago – with the north Londoners having originally look set to hijack Liverpool's move for the talented teenager. The Gunners did not agree personal terms, though, with Wright set for a switch to Anfield after Liverpool increased their first bid of £100k plus add-ons to match Arsenal's offer and move back ahead in the transfer race. Liverpool have agreed a deal with Wright's club Salford and personal terms with the player himself, The Athletic have reported. It's believed that Wright was keen to join Liverpool instead of Arsenal because he wanted to remain in the north west of England. Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro's Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we'll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Wright made his first-team debut for Salford, the club owned by Manchester United legends Gary Neville and David Beckham, in November. The youngster came off the bench in a 3-2 win over Wolves U21s in the EFL Trophy. Wright then played against Manchester City in the 2024-25 FA Cup, a game in which Pep Guardiola's side defeated Salford 8-0 in the third round. He went on to make two appearances in League Two – the fourth tier of English football – before the end of last season, against Port Vale and Bradford City respectively. Prior to playing in Salford's first team, Wright had been a prolific goalscorer at youth level and in the club's B team. It's thought that the young English star will initially join up with Liverpool U21s once he joins the Premier League champions from Salford. Wright has impressed for Salford in pre-season this month, scoring two goals in a 2-2 draw against FC United of Manchester. He is now set to play under former Wales manager Rob Page, who was appointed Liverpool U21s head coach earlier this summer. More Trending Speaking after Page's arrival, Liverpool academy director Alex Inglethorpe told the club's website: 'Rob brings a wealth of playing and coaching experience to a key role as young players look to bridge that gap from academy prospect to first-team footballers. 'His recent achievements in guiding Wales to the last 16 at Euro 2020 before qualifying for the 2022 World Cup speak for themselves. 'But perhaps less heralded is the work that took place during his time in charge of the national team, which saw numerous pathway players make it into the senior squad. 'This is something we have seen first-hand at Liverpool with several of our academy players making significant progress on the international stage under Rob's guidance.' MORE: Chelsea keen to sign '25-goal' Man Utd star after Xavi Simons MORE: 'Worries me' – Rio Ferdinand reveals concern over Man Utd's £69m transfer target MORE: Kai Rooney copies Viktor Gyokeres' trademark celebration after Arsenal beat Man Utd to marquee signing
Leader Live
15-07-2025
- Sport
- Leader Live
Evans happy to be up and running in Wrexham pre-season
The midfielder sustained ankle ligament damage on his first League One start of the season when Wrexham lost 1-0 at Stevenage on October 1 and required surgery. After a spell on the sidelines, Evans returned to the fold but only made two substitute appearances in the league after the turn of the year along with three starts in the EFL Trophy. With only one start and six run-outs off the bench all campaign in the third tier, Evans only played a bit-part as Wrexham finished runners-up behind Birmingham City to secure an historic third successive promotion. But Evans hopes to put that behind him and he scored the final goal as the Reds beat Melbourne Victory 3-0 at Marvel Stadium in the opening game of the pre-season tour Down Under on Friday. The 30-year-old, who was a regular in League Two in 2023-24 after joining from Millwall, told the club's YouTube channel: "Last year was obviously frustrating for me. "I picked the ankle injury up and (took a) a bit of time coming back into it. "But I have come back ready in pre-season and hopefully fighting for a chance, and getting a goal was a nice little bonus." Tom O'Connor gave Wrexham the lead at the break against Melbourne and after Parkinson named a difference side for the second half, summer signing Ryan Hardie and Evans scored to seal a comfortable win. "It was a really good work-out for us," said Evans. "They are the most successful team in Australia so we had tough opposition to go up to and we showed some good quality. "It was a really good run-out for us and obviously delighted to get the 3-0 win as well. "We showed things that got us promoted last year. "The work ethic and the togetherness, for the full 90 minutes we worked on getting the ball back as quickly as possible and I think we have shown a really good team performance." The second game of the tour takes place this morning with Wrexham staying in Australia to face Sydney FC - another A-League side - at The Allianz Stadium (10:30am kick-off). "We are excited to go," said Evans, who has also played in the Championship for Reading and Derby County as well as Millwall. "We had a great time in Melbourne and we are ready to kick-on in Sydney. "We have got another tough opposition there which will be a good work-out for us and I am really excited to get going." Wrexham head to New Zealand for the final friendly against Wellington Phoenix at Sky Stadium on Saturday morning and Evans is enjoying the trip. "It has been amazing," he said. "The place has been great and we have had some amazing experiences over here."
BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Carlisle turn down place in National League Cup
Carlisle United have opted not to take up their spot in the National League Cup this discussions between club representatives and supporter groups, the relegated Cumbrians have declined their competition relaunched last season featuring 16 teams from the National League and 16 Under-21 teams playing in Premier League 2, with group stages and then knockout stages from the quarter-finals onwards."The board held discussions internally and reached the view that given the nature of the competition and previous experience in the EFL Trophy, the right choice was not to enter," chief executive Nigel Clibbens told the club's website, season's competition was won by Leeds United's Under-21s who beat Sutton United in the final.
The 42
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Irish international Aaron Connolly signs for Leyton Orient
IRELAND INTERNATIONAL Aaron Connolly has signed for Leyton Orient on a two-year deal. The Galway native, who has represented his country nine times at senior level, joins the League One club following six months at Championship side Millwall last season. Connolly also had a short stint at Sunderland in the first half of the campaign and finished the season with two goals in 24 appearances overall. The striker burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old at Brighton, scoring a brace on his full Premier League debut in a win over Tottenham. However, Connolly has struggled to fulfil that early potential due to issues surrounding form and injuries, and left the Seagulls with eight goals from 52 appearances in all competitions. Before the 2024-25 campaign, he only demonstrated glimpses of his best in short spells at Middlesbrough, Venezia, and Hull City, with 10 goals in 33 appearances for the Tigers being the closest he has come to replicating the early career promise. The Leyton Orient move is the second time the 25-year-old has played in League One — while at Brighton, he lined out twice for Luton Town in the 2018-19 season before that move was cut short by injury. Managed by former Man United youngster Richie Wellens, Leyton Orient will be hoping to earn promotion to the Championship in the upcoming campaign, having narrowly missed out amid a 1-0 play-off final defeat to Charlton last season. Advertisement Connolly becomes the club's fifth signing of the summer, with Meath-born goalkeeper and fellow former Brighton youngster Killian Cahill also among their recent recruits. Former Ireland U21 international Ollie O'Neill is also part of the squad. 'I tried to sign Aaron when I was at Swindon a few years ago, but he then scored a hat-trick against MK Dons in the EFL Trophy,' Wellens said. 'Everyone was in for him after that. 'He's talented, quick, good on the ball and skilful. He's got an eye for goal, and he scored twice on his Premier League debut for Brighton. The ability is all there, and when I met him recently, I got a really good vibe off him. I sense that there is a burning desire for him to do well. 'If we can get Aaron firing, I have absolutely no doubt in his abilities.' Meanwhile, another Irishman is also on the move — former Cork City striker Mark O'Mahony has joined Reading on loan from Brighton. The English club, who are managed by ex-Ireland international Noel Hunt, like Leyton Orient, will be vying for promotion from League One, having finished seventh last season. The 20-year-old forward, who has represented Ireland at U17, U19 and U21 levels, has already made three Premier League appearances for Brighton, making his debut against Burnley in April 2024. The Carrigaline native also scored three goals in 13 appearances on loan at Championship side Portsmouth last season.
