According to reports, Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has decided to reject FC Barcelona but he is in negotiations with another club.
Man City paid around £43m to sign from Ligue Un outfit AS Monaco in 2017 and he s proven to be an outstanding signing for the Premier League side.
The Portugal international grabbed 21 goal involvements in his 49 appearances for across all competitions in 2023/24. Overall for City, he has 66 goals and 66 assists in just over 350 outings.
Despite this, Silva is expected to leave Man City this summer. Last year, he penned a contract extension until 2026 but this deal includes a release clause worth around £50m.
FC Barcelona and PSG have consistently been mooted as potential destinations for Silva,
Silva to snub …
Former Man Utd first-team coach Mike Phelan reckons Erik ten Hag would ve been sacked by now under previous regimes at Old Trafford.
A poor second season has seen speculation about the Dutchman’s future intensify, peaking on the eve of the final as it was reported he would be sacked regardless of the result at Wembley.
Few predicted anything other than Man City completing another domestic double by beating the Red Devils in but had other ideas.
Teenage stars Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo put the underdogs in dreamland, with the Red Devils digging deep after Jeremy Doku’s late strike to seal a 2-1 win and second trophy in as many years.
and Phelan thinks the Man Utd boss has been lucky.
Phelan said: Past regimes I would have said he w…
According to reports, Arsenal have offered two players to La Liga giants FC Barcelona as they attempt to sign France international Jules Kounde.
have done some brilliant business in recent transfer windows and this helped Mikel Arteta s side take the Premier League title race to the final day.
The North London club missed out on the title to Manchester City *once again* so they are expected to be busy during this summer s transfer window adiss they attempt to go one better.
It is being widely reported that one of their top priorities will be to sign a new striker with Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus linked with exits after slipping behind Kai Havertz in the pecking order.
, who has penned a contract extension.
Arsenal are also likely to pursue a…
An early goal from Ferran Torres proved enough for a much-changed Spain side to seal their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2024 with a 100 per cent record after a 1-0 win over Albania in Dusseldorf, ensuring England s progression in the process.
With their qualification from Group B already assured, Spain head coach Luis de la Fuente made a staggering 10 changes, with Aymeric Laporte the only player to survive their previous win over Italy.
And despite having to withstand a stirring start from the Albanians, who realistically needed a win to advance from Group B, Torres’ neat 13th-minute strike capped a comfortable enough night for Spain.
The result in Düsseldorf means Gareth Southgate’s England will finish, at worst, as one of the third-placed teams w…
Alan Shearer has criticised England boss Gareth Southgate for telling Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to keep swapping in their draw against Slovenia.
After wrapping up their place in the knockout stages before a ball was kicked in their final group match, Southgate s side had a chance to lift the gloom surrounding the Three Lions.
A hard-fought 1-0 win over Serbia and a fortunate 1-1 draw against Denmark saw pundits and fans lose faith in the current selection and tactics with Southgate taking a conservative approach to matches.
But the 0-0 stalemate against Slovenia on Tuesday night has done little to appease their critics despite the result seeing England finish top of Group C on five points.
Southgate has come under severe pressure to change his side …
Gary Lineker and Micah Richards have responded to criticism that the BBC s coverage of England s win against Switzerland was overly positive.
The duo were part of the BBC team analysing the Three Lions victory over the Swiss on penalties which saw them through the semi-finals of Euro 2024.
Rio Ferdinand joined them and all three were waxing lyrical over a display which , one of which – the draw with Denmark – Lineker described as sh*t .
Too negative and too positive
Speaking on The Rest Is Football podcast, Richards said: We got a little bit of… I wouldn t say stick, people were saying we were a little too positive for England.
Lineker added: Before they were saying we were a little bit too negative. There are always going to be people who will …
Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has seen a €50m bid for Frankie de Jong rejected by Barcelona, but Hansi Flick is begrudgingly willing to sell the midfielder.
De Jong was one of Man Utd’s top targets during the 2022 summer transfer window following Erik ten Hag’s arrival as head coach.
The Red Devils agreed a fee – believed to be around €80m – for the midfielder with Barcelona, who were desperate to ease their financial woes, but the midfielder was against the move.
Man Utd eventually admitted defeat and signed Brazil international Casemiro from Real Madrid as an alternative, but they have continued to be linked with De Jong in recent windows.
Manuel Ugarte had been United’s top target to partner Kobbie Mainoo in midfield since th…
Newcastle United have made an offer for Barcelona star Ferran Torres as they look to improve their forward line this summer, according to reports.
The Geordies have already made four signings this summer with Lewis Hall, Lloyd Kelly, John Ruddy and Odysseas Vlachodimos all arriving in the first month of the transfer window.
have also seen Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh depart for Nottingham Forest and Brighton respectively but their next incoming may not be far away.
It is believed that Eddie Howe and the Newcastle recruitment department are looking for a new attacker this summer too with former Leeds United star Raphinha continuing to be linked with a move for St James’ Park.
But now the Magpies could be moving on to Raphinha s team-mate Torre…
Manchester United have backed away from negotiations for Manuel Ugarte and will look elsewhere for a new midfielder as INEOS avoid falling into familiar Red Devils traps.
to partner Kobbie Mainoo in midfield since the start of the summer transfer window but with Paris Saint-Germain refusing to budge over their asking price, the Red Devils have decided to walk away.
PSG want close to the €60million (£51.4m) fee they paid to sign the Uruguayan from Sporting Lisbon in 2023 but United – with a new Sir Jim Ratcliffe-enforced mantra – aren t prepared to get close to that fee.
claims the view at United is that they are only willing to pay what they deem to be the correct fee for each transfer target and negotiations will not be allowed to drag on until the end…
There is still a chance of Trevoh Chalobah leaving Chelsea, with reports stating Crystal Palace are still considering a move for the defender, as it s not been ruled out despite Marc Guehi remaining.
Chalobah is one of a number of Chelsea players who have been given the freedom to move on this summer. The Blues decided early on in the transfer window that the defender was not part of their plans.
That he is yet to make a Blues squad this season after playing only 16 times last term, partly due to injury highlights that.
Palace are among the sides to have registered an interest in the defender, who himself would seemingly welcome a move rather than watch Chelsea from the stands, amid uncertainty on the future of fellow centre-back Guehi.
Palace boss Glasn…