Rangers confirm acquisition of Defoe on 18-month loan deal

Rangers have boosted their Scottish Premiership title chances with the high-profile loan signing of Jermain Defoe. The former England striker, a scorer of 162 Premier League goals, has moved to Ibrox on an 18-month deal from Bournemouth. The signing of the 36-year-old is a huge boost for Steven Gerrard’s men, who for the first time …

Eddie Howe hints Bournemouth’s January business isn’t over

Eddie Howe has admitted Bournemouth could dip back into the January transfer market despite already recruiting Dominic Solanke and Nathaniel Clyne. Bournemouth shelled out £19million to sign England forward Solanke from Liverpool, while also drafting in Reds full-back Clyne on loan until the end of the season. England right-back Clyne has helped plug several injury …

Wolves boss challenges forward to improve amid Abraham rumours

Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo has warned record buy Adama Traore he must improve as the club closes in on Tammy Abraham. Forward Traore, who signed for £18million from Middlesbrough, has scored just once and provided no assists since his summer move. Abraham is expected to join on loan from Chelsea this week, cutting short …

Iwobi happy to provide Arsenal boss Emery with selection headache

Arsenal’s youngsters are giving manager Unai Emery a headache, according to forward Alex Iwobi. Joe Willock scored twice in Saturday’s 3-0 FA Cup victory over Blackpool, while fellow 19-year-old Eddie Nketiah also started and impressed along with 21-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles. The average age of the side was reduced even further when 17-year-old Bukayo Saka replaced …

Lukaku reveals how Solskjaer has helped Man Utd be themselves again

Romelu Lukaku believes Manchester United are back to being themselves after a difficult few months. Jose Mourinho’s sacking has rebooted things at Old Trafford, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could scarcely have wished for a better start to life as caretaker manager. The Norwegian has overseen five wins from as many matches, emulating the great Sir …

Alexander-Arnold reveals why Man City loss was especially painful

Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has admitted that the loss to Manchester City in midweek was particularly hurtful. Jurgen Klopp’s side were beaten 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday, cutting their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points. Alexander-Arnold, who played a part in Firmino’s equaliser, believes that Liverpool will come …

F365 Says: Old habits die hard for Solskjaer’s fringe stars

Very little about Manchester United since Jose Mourinho’s departure has reflected well on their former manager but the Red Devils’ midfield in their FA Cup win over Reading suggested that perhaps his judgement wasn’t entirely skewed during his final months at Old Trafford. In the four Premier League games since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took over, …

City insert Man Utd clause as Diaz nears £15.5m Real move

Brahim Diaz is closing in on a £15.5million move back to Spain after Manchester City reportedly agreed a deal with Real Madrid. The 19-year-old has found it hard to get a regular place in Pep Guardiola’s first-team squad at the Etihad Stadium with no Premier League appearances to his name this season. Diaz arrived at …

Solskjaer explains how he ‘made it hard’ for Man Utd

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer claims he “made it hard” for his Manchester United players in their 2-0 victory over Reading in the FA Cup third round. Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku scored in the first half to give the Red Devils a fifth win in a row under Solskjaer since he arrived as caretaker manager. However, …

Zola reminds Morata: ‘You’re not playing for Southampton or Brighton’

Alvaro Morata has been told to relish the responsibility of being Chelsea’s frontline striker and not be burdened by the role. Chelsea assistant boss Gianfranco Zola says Blues boss Maurizio Sarri thought Morata could be the “perfect number nine”. But after Morata failed to score in Wednesday’s draw with Southampton, Sarri appeared to lose patience, …