Latest Football News

• Diego Costa has called in removal men to his London home as he continues to hope for a move to Atletico Madrid.

• The Blues are preparing a fourth and £91 million move for Torino forward Andrea Belotti as their search for a striker continues.

• Davinson Sanchez is having a medical on Tuesday ahead of a club-record move to Tottenham.

• Chelsea are closing in on a £30 million deal to sign Danny Drinkwater from Leicester and are also hoping to sign Antonio Candreva from Inter Milan.

• The Premier league champions will look to sign Everton midfielder Idrissa Gueye if their attempts at landing Leicester City’s Danny Drinkwater prove futile.

• Zlatan Ibrahimovic is reportedly willing to take more than a 50 per cent pay cut to return to Manchester United.

• He may have left Manchester United but Wayne Rooney continues to push the buttons of Manchester City fans – both on the pitch and online.

• He trolled them on Twitter afterwards as well.

• Accompanying a picture of him celebrating in front of scores of clearly unimpressed City fans, Rooney quipped: “Always nice to see a few familiar faces.”

• Lionel Messi was the biggest roadblock in Barcelona’s pursuit of Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho.

• Pep Guardiola says a club could activate Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s €300 million buyout clause — but sources have told ESPN FC that it will not be Manchester City.

• Real Madrid’s appeal to reduce Cristiano Ronaldo’s five-game ban was rejected by a Spanish government’s tribunal on Tuesday.

• Real midfielder Mateo Kovacic has verbally agreed to join Liverpool.

• Kylian Mbappe wants to stay at Monaco this season and is not pushing for a move to Ligue 1 rivals Paris Saint-Germain.

• Monaco fans are losing patience with Kylian Mbappe and have told their club that the teenage forward is not worth the money he is demanding.

• Marcos Rojo trained with Manchester United on Tuesday as he continues his recovery from knee ligament damage, while two other first-team players also gave manager Jose Mourinho a boost.

• Manchester City are preparing an improved bid for West Brom defender Jonny Evans.

• Jurgen Klopp insists there is no rift with Philippe Coutinho over the Brazilian’s failed attempt to force through a move to Barcelona.

• Philippe Coutinho is ready to hold talks with Liverpool after conceding defeat in his efforts to join Barcelona this summer.

• Barcelona are watching RB Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita as the club continue to look for signings before the close of the transfer window.

• Barca forward Munir El Haddadi is attracting interest from Crystal Palace after impressing on loan at Valencia last season.

• Juventus are considering an approach to sign Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes on a season-long loan.

• Roma are the only serious contenders to sign former Chelsea winger Juan Cuadrado from Juventus.

• Napoli full-back Faouzi Ghoulam will end speculation over a potential move to Chelsea by committing his future to the Serie A side.

• Gabriel Barbosa is attracting interest from Benfica and La Liga side Malaga after a loan move to Sporting Lisbon fell through.

• Manchester United have sent three of their top scouts to go and watch Valencia defender Ezequiel Garay.

• Monaco are keen to bring Manchester United striker Anthony Martial back to the club.

• United have entered the race for Arsenal’s midfield prospect Marcus McGuane but Juventus currently lead the race for the youngster.
• Manchester City are also interested, as are Serie A side Napoli.

• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has told Arsene Wenger ‘face to face’ that he will not sign a new contract at Arsenal.

• Arsenal could be persuaded to sell Alexis Sanchez for £70 million, but Arsene Wenger remains determined to keep the Chilean.

• Tottenham are close to agreeing a €25 million fee with Paris Saint-Germain for Serge Aurier.

• Tottenham centre-half Toby Alderweireld is a target for Serie A giants Inter.

• Spurs full-back Danny Rose and his representatives will reportedly meet chairman Daniel Levy on Wednesday to resolve his future.

• Brighton are preparing a move for former Manchester City attacker Stevan Jovetic, who has struggled to play on a regular basis for Inter Milan.

• Nottingham Forest have signed Leeds midfielder Liam Bridcutt on a three-year deal.