Revealed: Barcelona's De Jong release clause will be a massive €400m

The Catalan side have landed one of Europe’s most promising and in-demand players, tying him down to a five-year deal and a huge release clause After beating Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City in the race to sign Frenkie de Jong, Barcelona are taking all necessary precautions to ensure they do not end up losing their…

'Let them bubbles fly' – Arnautovic ends transfer speculation by committing future to West Ham

The Hammers forward has been heavily linked with a January exit, but he is now keen to end the speculation once and for all West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic has ended speculation over a January transfer by confirming he intends to stay at the club until at least the end of the season. The 29-year-old Austria…

‘Arsenal’s transfer philosophy is a joke!’ – Ex-Gunners star slams loans for ‘ninth richest club’

Charlie Nicholas is baffled as to why a club with so much money is unable to do permanent deals or address their obvious deficiencies at the back Arsenal have seen their transfer philosophy branded “an absolute joke”, with Charlie Nicholas questioning why the “ninth richest club” cannot do permanent deals or sign a decent defender….

Higuain: Sarri knows how to get the best out of me – particularly the emotional side

The Argentine striker has blown hot and cold throughout his career, but a reunion with the Blues boss has the player once again pushing for his peak Gonzalo Higuain has admitted that Maurizio Sarri is the coach who gets the best out of his skill set as the Argentine and the Italian are reunited at…

Arsenal to finalise deal for Barcelona's Denis Suarez after breakthrough in talks

The 25-year-old wideman will compete with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi for a place in the Gunners line-up during the second half of the season Arsenal are expected to finalise the loan signing of Denis Suarez from Barcelona before Thursday’s transfer deadline after a breakthrough in talks with the Catalan club, Goal understands. Unai Emery…

Bradley believes it's time for new USMNT leaders to emerge after Long takes armband

The midfielder didn’t mind new coach Gregg Berhalter’s decision to name a different captain for Sunday’s win vs. Panama When Aaron Long was named captain for Sunday’s U.S. national team friendly against Panama, it was seen as a surprising decision given the presence of former captain and veteran midfielder Michael Bradley on the squad. Gregg Berhalter’s…

Tielemans was in right place at wrong time at Monaco but could be a game-changer for Leicester

The Belgium international will offer an improvement to Leicester’s midfield as they continue their attempts to diversify away from counterattacking Youri Tielemans was in the right place at the wrong time. Joining Monaco in the summer of 2017 was supposed to be his big step in the right direction. He has long been regarded as…

'Aguero four years ahead of where Jesus wants to be' – Argentinian still first name on the teamsheet, says Mills

The former defender feels the striker remains the star turn for Pep Guardiola, despite questions being asked about City’s title focus Sergio Aguero is “three or four years ahead of where Gabriel Jesus wants to be”, says Danny Mills, with the Argentine still the “first name on the teamsheet” for Manchester City. The reigning Premier…

Shaqiri: Liverpool aren't robots and will have bad days

Click:hair extension The Swiss forward is aware that the Reds cannot be at their best in every game, but believes they have enough match winners to sustain title challenge Xherdan Shaqiri says Liverpool “are not robots” but believes they have enough players with match-winning ability at their disposal to grind out wins when not at…