Manchester United’s summer midfield jigsaw has a centrepiece in mind, and it’s a big one. Fabrizio Romano says the club’s ideal catch is Aurelien Tchouameni, the Real Madrid enforcer who’d... read more

Liverpool are weighing a blockbuster move for Lille’s gifted teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi, with Fabrizio Romano revealing the Reds have already sat down for talks as Europe’s elite weigh their bids.... read more

It’s the look that makes old-school gaffers wince and physios shrug: footballers rocking socks with neat little cut-outs up the calves. Some call it marginal gains, others call it a... read more

International football does funny things to players. Some look weighed down by the grind of club life, yet slip into a national shirt and suddenly play like world-beaters. The tempo’s... read more

Tottenham have put their money where their mouth is. A £75m opening play for Sandro Tonali has landed on Newcastle’s desk, and while the Magpies are asking for £85m, you’d... read more

Liverpool aren’t hanging about under Andoni Iraola. With Arne Slot out after a limp title defence and a fifth-place finish, the new boss — fresh from impressing at Bournemouth —... read more

Fresh off their best league finish in years and with Michael Carrick now holding the reins full-time, Manchester United are lining up a midfield upgrade to turn third place into... read more