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The Irish Sun
3 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Transfer news LIVE: Ten Hag ‘monitoring' Sterling's Chelsea situation, Spurs ‘join' Rodrygo race, Ekitike medical latest
CLUBS are splashing the cash this summer as they look to bolster their squads in the transfer window ahead of the new season! Bayer Leverkusen manager Erik ten Hag is reportedly montioring Raheem Sterling's situation at Chelsea. Tottenham have joined the race to sign out-of-favour Real Madrid winger And we have the latest on Follow ALL the latest news, moves and completed deals with our live blog below... By Nottingham Forest 'want Man City to hijack Tottenham Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis hopes Manchester City launch a rival bid Morgan Gibbs-White, according to reports. Tottenham are interested in Gibbs-White and were set to sign him earlier this month after triggering his £60million release clause. However, Forest According to Gibbs-White told Marinakis he would only leave Forest if a club of a certain level came in for him. The Greek chief does not think Spurs fit that category, and is furious about the idea of his star man signing for them. Copy link Copied By Thomas Muller heading to MLS Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Muller will not be hanging up his boots just yet. That is because Sky Sports Germany report he will instead head to the United States to link up with a Major League Soccer side. One club who have been linked with the 35-year-old is LAFC. Copy link Copied By EXCL: Meet Arsenal wonderkid Marli Salmon, 15, dubbed 'next Saliba' on Singapore tour Every Gooner is well aware of Max Dowman's frightening potential by now. But they may be less clued up on the other 15-year-old wonderkid currently on Arsenal's Marli Salmon is the ball-playing centre-back who The opportunity will see the teenager rub shoulders with his hero, Photographs show Gunners boss Arteta instructing Salmon during a training session at Singapore's National Stadium. And the way Salmon is already taller than 5ft 9ins Arteta underlines his impressive physicality at such a tender age. Copy link Copied By West Ham in talks to sign Callum Wilson West Ham are in talks to sign free agent Callum Wilson. The 33-year-old striker turned down a pay-as-you-go deal to stay at Newcastle. He left Toon having scored 47 goals in 113 games. Copy link Copied By Atalanta set Lookman price Atalanta have set their sale price for Ademola Lookman. The former Charlton and Everton star is available for £43.5m. Inter Milan have been heavily linked with the Nigerian international. However, Gazzetta dello Sport reports Atalanta would rather sell abroad than to a Serie A rival. Copy link Copied By Serie A clubs do battle for Hojlund transfer Lazio and Atalanta are battling it out over a potential transfer of Rasmus Hojlund, according to FootMercato. Hojlund is said to be "looking at a new club" after his horror season at United. Lazio boss Maurizio Sarri is said to be a huge admirer of Hojlund's profile. Meanwhile, Atalanta want to replace the loss of Mateo Retegui, with Lookman also linked with a move away before the window shuts. New boss Ivan Juric has a similar system to Gian Piero Gasperini, which led to Hojlund's big-money move to United. Copy link Copied By Sterling drawing interest from Leverkusen Raheem Sterling is drawing interest from German club Bayer Leverkusen. The Englishman will be available for £20m, with Chelsea wanting to sell the 30-year-old. According to Ben Jacobs, Sterling - two weeks back into pre-season - is training based on the idea that Chelsea will present him with options to leave. Copy link Copied By Spurs join Rodrygo transfer race Tottenham have joined the race to sign Real Madrid star Rodrygo, according to The report states Arsenal remain keen, but are now being rivalled by both Spurs and Chelsea. Daniel Levy reportedly hopes the good relationship between the clubs can help to reduce the potential fee to below £78m. Copy link Copied By Rashford to be announced tomorrow Marcus Rashford will be announced as a Barcelona player tomorrow, according to Sport. The Englishman has sealed a loan transfer from Man Utd. There is a buy option in the move for £26m. Copy link Copied By Amorim 'wants a forward with PL experience' Ruben Amorim wants to sign a forward with Premier League proven experience, according to Sky in Germany. United have previously been linked with moves for the likes of Ollie Watkins and Jean-Philippe Mateta. Free agents Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Callum Wilson and Jamie Vardy were all linked with the club earlier this summer as well. Copy link Copied By Parma want Reyna Parma are working on a deal to sign Borussia Dortmund star Gio Reyna, report The Athletic. The outlet says the Italian club want to sign the American after they survived relegation from the Serie A last season. Talks progressed over the weekend for the deal. Copy link Copied By Yoane Wissa leaves Brentford training amid transfer talk Yoane Wissa has left Brentford's pre-season training camp in Portugal amid growing transfer speculation. The BBC report the 28-year-old has returned to London, with Bees chief Phil Giles now set to hold talks with three clubs after Wissa was left unsettled by the talk of his future. Prem trio Newcastle, Tottenham and Nottingham Forest are among the interested parties. Brentford did offer the star new terms, but it's claimed he now prefers a move away from the club this summer. That comes after The Athletic reported a £25million offer from Newcastle was rejected by Brentford. Copy link Copied By Man Utd may have identified long-term Andre Onana replacement for free Man Utd teen star Elyh Harrison is following in the footsteps of Dean Henderson after joining Shrewsbury Town on loan. After showing plenty of potential at youth level, United have now decided the next step in Harrison's development is for him to get regular game time in the EFL for the first time. Onana has fallen short of expectations, with Harrison, the next big thing in United's goalkeeping ranks, walking in the path Henderson laid out. Harrison, who joined United's academy from Stevenage in 2022, spent the first half of last season on loan at non-league outfit Chester, keeping seven clean sheets in 18 appearances. He was due to spend the duration of the 2024/25 term at the National League North outfit, but United recalled him in January to train with the first-team and feature for the academy. The 19-year-old was named on the bench eight times by boss Ruben Amorim after being recalled. Copy link Copied By Tottenham keen on Palhinha Tottenham are monitoring Joao Palhinha's situation at Bayern Munich. But any possible move for the former Fulham hardman would likely depend on another central midfielder leaving Spurs. Palhinha, 30, has fallen down the pecking order at Bayern and could be available for around £22million. Should Spurs firm up their interest, it would be most likely in the form of a loan approach, yet central midfield is an area where they already have plenty of players. Copy link Copied By Man Utd keeping wonderkid Manchester United ace Sekou Kone is already turning heads at Old Trafford after playing in both of the club's post-season matches in Asia. According to And so Amorim and Man Utd have decided to cancel the defensive midfielder's planned loan move to Ineos-owned Lausanne. That means the Mali youth international could find first-team opportunities this coming season as the Red Devils look to rebuild on a budget. Copy link Copied By Eberechi Eze twist Arsenal may be forced to end their bid to sign Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze. Palace are unwilling to part ways with Eze for anything less than his £67.5million release clause. The Eagles also insist the majority of the playmaker's release clause would have to be paid up front. Ethan Nwaneri's new contract makes the Gunners' life much easier as they now have back-up for Martin Odegaard at No10. Therefore, the North Londoners are not desperate for attacking midfield reinforcements. Copy link Copied By Tottenham targeting Palhinha Tottenham are monitoring Joao Palhinha's situation at Bayern Munich. But any possible move for the former Fulham hardman would likely depend on another central midfielder leaving Spurs. Palhinha, 30, has fallen down the pecking order at Bayern and could be available for around £22million. Should Spurs firm up their interest, it would be most likely in the form of a loan approach, yet central midfield is an area where they already have plenty of players. Thomas Frank has five natural options in the middle of the park, and that is not including No10s James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski. Nor does that include versatile Morgan Gibbs-White, whose £60m switch from Nottingham Forest is in limbo. Yves Bissouma, 28, is the most likely candidate to exit the club, given he has only 11 months remaining on his contract. Copy link Copied By Gyokeres agreement very close Arsenal are getting very close to signing Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres. That is according to transfer insider David Ornstein of The Athletic, who reports the Gunners and Sporting are on the verge of a "total agreement". The two teams have already reached a deal on a fee worth £55million, plus £8.7m in add-ons. Finishing touches are being sorted and a conclusion is now "imminent". Gyokeres, who always wanted a move to the Emirates, is set to sign a five-year deal. Copy link Copied By Middlesbrough set price for star Middlesbrough want at least £12million for Rav van den Berg after rejecting an £8.7m bid from Feyenoord. Premier League duo Crystal Palace and Brentford, where his older brother Sepp plays, have been tracking the 21-year-old Dutch defender. Both clubs were monitoring the star as he helped the Netherlands to reach the Under-21 European Championship semi-finals last month. However, it is Robin van Persie who is looking to steal a march on their English rivals by bringing him back home. The ex-Arsenal and Manchester United striker is now in charge of Feyenoord and his club tabled an offer on Monday - but SunSport learned it was knocked back. The Dutch outfit are now weighing up a second bid as Boro hope this latest development leads to a bidding war as they look to raise cash to fund new manager Rob Edwards' rebuild. Boro are ready to bring in free agent striker Danny Ings and Blackburn right-back Callum Brittain but need to offload first. Copy link Copied By Xhaka's Prem return Granit Xhaka's agent has confirmed the star has his heart set on a Premier League return with Sunderland. SunSport reported that the ex-Arsenal midfielder, 32, was wanted by the Black Cats in a shock £10m deal. Boss Regis Le Bris wants Leverkusen's experienced Swiss star to lead their fight for survival in the top-flight and they are willing to offer him a three-year contract. Sunderland faced stiff competition from Saudi Arabia and Fenerbahce to pull-off the ambitious swoop. But Xhaka is only interested in joining Sunderland and has agreed personal terms on the switch to the Stadium of Light. Now it's just a case of the two clubs agreeing a fee for him with Leverkusen holding out for nearer £15m. We've reached an agreement in principle with Sunderland. Granit wants to return to the Premier League. Sunderland excites him – he wants to take on this challenge. We hope Leverkusen will respect his wish to leave and that the clubs will find an agreement soon. Jose Noguera Copy link Copied By Man Utd target defender – EXCLUSIVE Manchester United are monitoring Angers' promising young talent Dan Sinate. SunSport understand Amorim, 40, is also planning for the future with Man Utd eyeing Sinate, 19. The Red Devils will follow the left-back's progress throughout this coming season. That is after the Manchester giants' scouts were left impressed by the Mali youth international's displays during the Maurice Revello Tournament. Sinate stood out while playing with Mali's Under-20s during this year's edition in June. Nevertheless, a move seems more likely next summer or January the earliest. Man Utd target left-back Dan Sinate shows his talent on the pitch playing for Mali Copy link Copied By Sunderland close to signing Xhaka Granit Xhaka has his heart set on a Premier League return with Sunderland. Sun Sport reported that the ex-Arsenal midfielder, 32, was wanted by the Black Cats in a shock £10m deal. Boss Regis Le Bris wants Leverkusen's experienced Swiss star to lead their fight for survival in the top-flight and they are willing to offer him a three-year contract. Sunderland faced stiff competition from Saudi Arabia to pull-off the ambitious swoop. But Xhaka has informed Leverkusen of his desire to leave and that he is only interested in joining Sunderland. He has agreed personal terms on the switch to the Stadium of Light and it's just a case of the two clubs agreeing a fee for him. Xhaka, whose deal at Leverkusen runs until 2028, now looks set to become Sunderland's seventh summer signing. Copy link Copied By Mosquera joining Arsenal pre-season Valencia ace Cristhian Mosquera is set to join Arsenal for their pre-season tour in Singapore. That is according to The Athletic, who report Mosquera has spent the last few days finalising his move to the Gunners. The versatile defender couldn't fly with the rest of the team in time but he took a flight from Heathrow to Singapore on Tuesday morning. The Spain international's transfer is still yet to be announced by either club. Copy link Copied By Xavi Simons wants Chelsea move RB Leipzig star Xavi Simons is keen on a move to Chelsea this summer. According to transfer insider Florian Plettenberg, t alks between the Blues and Simons will continue today. The goal is to reach a verbal agreement with the playmaker, who wants to move to Stamford Bridge. Talks between the West Londoners and Leipzig will take place soon after if a deal is reached with the Netherlands international. Arsenal and Bayern Munich are also keeping tabs on the 22-year-old, with the former currently concentrated on Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres. Copy link Copied By Hugo Ekitike medical Eintracht Frankfurt star Hugo Ekitike is set to complete his move to Liverpool. According to transfer insider Fabrice Hawkins, Ekitike and his agent Karl Mwalako are flying for Merseyside for the striker's medical. The Frenchman is now set to put pen to paper on a six-year deal with the Reds. Liverpool beat rivals Manchester United and Newcastle for the 23-year-old. Copy link Copied 1
India Today
3 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
Will Lionel Messi play? MLS All-Stars brace for clash against Liga MX elite
As anticipation builds ahead of the 2025 MLS All-Star Game in Austin, Texas, one question dominates the conversation: will Lionel Messi finally make his long-awaited debut in the annual showcase?The Argentine icon was forced to sit out last year's edition due to an injury sustained during the Copa Amrica final. This year was supposed to be different - a celebration of his presence in Major League Soccer, with Messi expected to lead a star-studded MLS side against the best of Mexico's Liga MX. Yet, two days before kick-off, doubts and his Inter Miami team-mate Jordi Alba were notable absentees during training sessions on both Monday and Tuesday at Austin FC's state-of-the-art St. David's Performance Centre. Of the 30 players named in the MLS squad, 28 reported for duty, including marquee names such as Mexico international Hirving 'Chucky' Lozano and Vancouver Whitecaps striker Brian White. The absence of the two former Barcelona stars did not go unnoticed - even among their fellow All-Stars."I know they're on the roster, and I don't know if they're coming in today or tomorrow," said New England Revolution midfielder Carles Gil. "Hopefully they can join like everyone else. With just two training days, it's difficult to build chemistry."Real Salt Lake and United States international Diego Luna shared similar thoughts."Am I surprised? Maybe a little, because they were named in the squad. But they've got their own individual situations," Luna said. "The only cool thing is, they could arrive tomorrow and we get to play together and have fun."As of Tuesday evening, there had been no official word from MLS or Inter Miami regarding a potential withdrawal. Despite having struggled with fitness at times since joining MLS in 2023, Messi has featured in every minute of Inter Miami's last 19 matches across all competitions - a sign that he is league rules stipulate that any player who misses the All-Star Game without a credible injury reason could face a one-match suspension - a potential blow for Inter Miami ahead of their weekend fixture against FC Cincinnati."Leo is more a question for the league, for his club," said Austin FC manager and MLS All-Star coach Nico Estevez on Monday, speaking in Spanish. "I simply coach and direct the players they give me. But I hope so - because having the best player in history is important for everyone. I'm always optimistic. Why not? I hope he can be here."If Messi does take to the pitch, it would be a landmark moment for the MLS All-Star Game. The concept, a mid-season exhibition between hand-picked talents, is largely unfamiliar to football fans outside North America. This year, 14 of the 30 MLS All-Stars hail from outside the United States, Canada and Mexico - a reflection of the league's increasing international them is English striker Sam Surridge of Nashville SC, who enters the match level with Messi atop the MLS scoring charts, with 18 goals each."It is very unique," Surridge said of the experience. "You get to play with some really good players. Training on Monday was brilliant - getting to know some of the lads, a few familiar faces but also meeting people I didn't know. Everyone comes together for this week. Then it's back to business at the weekend."The 2025 match marks the 29th edition of the All-Star Game - the 2020 event was cancelled due to the pandemic - and the fourth time the MLS and Liga MX format has been used. MLS have won two of the previous three encounters, although Liga MX ran out 4-1 winners in last year's those returning for the Liga MX All-Stars is Tigres UANL's Juan Brunetta, who scored and was named Most Valuable Player in 2024.- EndsTrending Reel
Business Upturn
6 hours ago
- Business
- Business Upturn
Verbal agreement reached for Rodrigo de Paul; set to sign for Inter Miami
Rodrigo de Paul is now all set to join Inter Miami as the verbal agreement between the clubs have been reached. By Ravi Kumar Jha Published on July 23, 2025, 08:38 IST Rodrigo de Paul is now all set to join Inter Miami as the verbal agreement between the clubs have been reached. Atlético Madrid and Miami were negotiating for this deal for a long time and it has finally happened. de Paul will join Messi at Miami. Atlético will receive around €15 million for the midfielder and the final details are fully sorted out. Rodrigo De Paul is now on the verge of joining Major League Soccer side Inter Miami after a verbal agreement was reached between the clubs. Atlético Madrid and Inter Miami had been locked in negotiations for weeks, but the deal is finally done. The 30-year-old Argentine midfielder will now reunite with his national team captain and close friend Lionel Messi in Florida. Atlético Madrid are set to receive around €15 million for De Paul, with all final details now fully sorted out. De Paul joined Atlético from Udinese in 2021 and played a key role in Diego Simeone's midfield during his stint in La Liga. His move to Inter Miami marks another big-name addition for the MLS club, who continue to build a star-studded squad around Messi. Ahmedabad Plane Crash Ravi kumar jha is an undergraduate student in Bachelor of Arts in Multimedia and Mass Communication. A media enthusiast who has a strong hold on communication and he also has a genuine interest in sports. Ravi is currently working as a journalist at
Toronto Star
7 hours ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ranko Veselinovic suffers season-ending knee injury
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Whitecaps defender Ranko Veselinovic will miss the rest of the Major League Soccer season after suffering a knee injury. The 26-year-old centre back left the field after getting hurt in the 34th minute of Vancouver's 1-1 draw with San Diego FC on Saturday, and did not return to the game.
San Francisco Chronicle
8 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
American defender Caleb Wiley again loaned to Watford by Chelsea
American defender Caleb Wiley was again loaned from Chelsea to second-tier Watford on Tuesday after spending the second half of last season with the Hornets. The 20-year-old left back joined Chelsea from Major League Soccer's Atlanta United last July and was loaned to Strasbourg for the 2024-25 season. He made three starts and three substitute appearances for the Ligue 1 club. His last appearance was Nov. 24, when he dislocated a shoulder during a collision against Nice. Wiley had surgery, the loan was cut short and he was loaned to Watford, where he debuted on March 8. ___
