De Gea makes contract intentions clear after Jose sacking

Jose Mourinho’s departure from Manchester United has convinced David de Gea he is ready to sign a new contract at the club, according to reports. The Portuguese boss was sacked in December after losing the dressing room during a poor run of results in the Premier League. De Gea’s contract with United expires next summer, …

Rossi names two things Solskjaer has brought back to Man Utd

Giuseppe Rossi is back with the Manchester United family and looking to make up for lost time as the free agent steps up his search for a new club, while naming two things that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has brought back to the club. Raised in the United States and reared in United’s academy, the Italy international …

‘Emery suggests to Ozil it would be best to leave Arsenal’

Unai Emery has suggested to Mesut Ozil that it would be best for him to leave Arsenal, according to BBC journalist David Ornstein. The Gunners’ highest-paid player has returned to full training over the last couple of weeks following a knee problem, but was left out of Emery’s travelling party completely as Declan Rice’s first …

Higuain coy on transfer after Juve sanction Chelsea loan move

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain is reportedly inching closer to a move on loan to Chelsea despite distancing himself from the speculation. The Argentinian, who is currently on a season-long loan to AC Milan, has been suffering with a fever this week and only made a brief appearance off the bench in Milan’s 1-0 loss to …

Tottenham agrees deal to sell Dembele to Guangzhou R&F

Tottenham have agreed to sell Mousa Dembele to Chinese Super League side Guangzhou R&F for an undisclosed fee. The 31-year-old Belgium midfielder, who would have been out of contract in the summer, has signed a three-year deal, according to his new club. Dembele joined Spurs from Fulham in 2012 and made 250 appearances, but had …

Henderson likens Salah to former Liverpool striker Suarez

Jordan Henderson thinks Mohamed Salah has a similar “mentality” to former Liverpool striker Luis Suarez. Salah is currently joint-top scorer in the Premier League alongside Tottenham’s Harry Kane and Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with 14 goals. The Egyptian, who also has seven assists this campaign, ended the 2017-18 season as the league’s top goalscorer on 32 …

Giggs reveals Solskjaer criticism of Mourinho’s Man Utd

Ryan Giggs has revealed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer identified one problem earlier in the season with how Manchester United played under Jose Mourinho . The Norwegian has won all of his first six matches in charge of United after he took over from Mourinho, who was sacked in December. Under the Portuguese coach, United slumped …

Man Utd ready to listen to offers for £15m-rated Fellaini

Manchester United are reportedly prepared to sell Marouane Fellaini this month if they can recoup around £15m. The 31-year-old was a favourite for Jose Mourinho during his time at Old Trafford, but does not fit into Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans. Fellaini was a regular under the Portuguese, albeit mainly from the bench, but has quickly fallen …

Benitez hails Newcastle character after FA Cup progress

Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez hailed the character of his players after the Magpies’ 4-2 extra-time victory over Blackburn in their FA Cup third-round replay at Ewood Park. The visitors – whose starting line-up showed eight changes from the 2-1 Premier League loss at Chelsea on Saturday – went 2-0 up early on via efforts from …

Former Liverpool winger Babel ‘excited’ to join Fulham

Ryan Babel is confident he can help fire Fulham to Premier League safety after joining the Cottagers from Besiktas. The 32-year-old Holland international, who made 146 appearances during his three-and-a-half year spell at Anfield, has signed a deal until the end of the season. The Cottagers are second from bottom of the Premier League after …