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Arsenal have announced Mohamed Elneny will be sidelined for the foreseeable future with a knee injury. The Egyptian has been undergoing assessments after sustaining a problem in training and sat out the Gunners’ last three matches. Arsenal confirmed on Tuesday Elneny is set for an ‘extended period’ out of the side. “Following an injury sustained in a recent training session, subsequent assessments have confirmed that Mohamed Elneny has a significant injury to his right knee,” a statement from Arsenal read. “Mo has had successful surgery in London and will be ruled out for an extended period of time. A more detailed timescale will be establishedRead More →

The landscape of football changed dramatically in 1995 when little known Belgian footballer Jean-Marc Bosman took a stand. We’re used to seeing players depart for free following the expiry of their contracts in the modern day, but such freedom was only made possible thanks to Bosman. The 1995 ruling not only altered the dynamic of the transfer market, but an on-field power shift also followed. Louis van Gaal’s Ajax were Europe’s dominant force, reaching back-to-back Champions League finals either side of the ruling, before quickly fading into relative obscurity. Their stars exited freely to clubs across the continent, as the ruling indirectly led to aRead More →

Barcelona are vying to record their 52nd consecutive Liga F victory when they travel to Valencia on Wednesday evening. The Catalan giants are six points clear at the Liga F summit after winning their opening 16 league matches. They face a Valencia side who currently sit seventh following a recent run of three wins on the bounce. When is kick off? Wednesday 1 February, 18:00 (GMT)Where is the match being played? Antonio Puchades StadiumTV channel/live stream? DAZN (UK, international)Referee? Maria Planes Terol Alexia Putellas, Cata Coll and Jana Fernández remain long-term absentees for Barcelona, with the trio all sidelined with ACL injuries. Caroline Graham Hansen is currently recoveringRead More →

Pedro Porro has claimed that he missed Sporting CP training on Monday as he was determined to complete a late window move to Tottenham Hotspur. 90min first revealed in December that Spurs had made contact with Sporting over a potential January transfer for Porro, but were told they would need to pay his €45m release clause up front. After a long month of negotiations, Tottenham have now agreed to pay €48m in several instalments. Porro, who was initially expected to have a medical in London on Monday, had to wait to travel to England as talks spilled over into this week. He was granted permissionRead More →

​Chelsea have been boosted in their hunt for a new number one goalkeeper to replace the struggling Kepa Arrizabalaga, with suggestions that highly rated Ajax stopper André Onana is interested in joining the club. Chelsea paid a word record fee of £71.6m for Kepa in 2018, but the Spaniard’s form has been poor this season and he was benched by manager Frank Lampard for the 2-2 draw against Leicester at the weekend in favour of veteran deputy Willy Caballero. Lampard was rumoured in mid-December to have asked Chelsea officials to scout him a new goalkeeper, with the 41-year-old thought to be generally unimpressed by Kepa following a number ofRead More →

Bournemouth have completed the signing of Matias Vina on an initial loan spell from Roma until the end of the season. 90min first reported last week that the Cherries had entered talks for the left-back, though faced competition from La Liga side Real Mallorca. But Bournemouth have won the race for Vina and confirmed his arrival in Dorset on Monday night, just over 24 hours prior to the transfer deadline. In a statement, Bournemouth chief executive Neill Blake said: “We are delighted to secure the services of Matias for at least the second half of the season. “Even though he only turned 25 in November,Read More →

The Colorado Rapids have signed left back Alex Gersbach from Ligue 2 side Grenoble Foot 38, through the 2025 MLS season with a club option for 2026. “We’re delighted to continue reinforcing our roster with a player like Alex,” Padraig Smith, Colorado’s EVP & general manager said in a release.  “Alex is a technical fullback who brings a high level of energy and ability to consistently get up and down the flank. We look forward to welcoming him to Colorado and incorporating him into our group.” Gersbach managed three goals and 12 assists in 183 professional appearances for various clubs, including Rosenborg (Norway) and LensRead More →

Spanish winger Bryan Gil has rejoined Sevilla on loan from Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season. The diminutive 21-year-old first signed for Spurs from Sevilla in the summer of 2021 for a €25m fee plus Erik Lamela. He failed to make an immediate impact under Nuno Espirito Santo and then Antonio Conte, returning to Spain for the second half of the 2021/22 season on a loan deal with Valencia. While he has impressed in short spells for Spurs this campaign, regular game time has been hard to come by, and his pathway to the starting lineup was recently further blocked by the loanRead More →

Chelsea will host Arsenal in the fifth round of this season’s Women’s FA Cup. The draw took place on Monday evening and was shown live on the BBC’s Sportsday show. The tie of the round comes from west London as holders Chelsea take on the most successful club in the competition’s history in Arsenal. Division One South West side Cardiff City are the lowest ranked team and only remaining National League club in the draw. The tier four outfit stunned Northern Premier Division side Burnley with an emphatic 4-1 victory on Sunday, and will now take on Lewes in round five. Last season’s beaten finalistsRead More →

Chelsea have agreed a British record deal worth £115m with Benfica for Enzo Fernandez, sources have confimed to 90min. Fernandez has always been Chelsea’s number priority for January, but the deal stalled when the two clubs could not agree terms. 90min revealed last week that Benfica were expecting Chelsea to make a renewed bid, and that is what happened over the weekend. Progress was made between the two clubs with co-owner Behdad Eghbali and transfer director Paul Winstanley moving the deal on. Both Eghbali and Winstanley played significant roles in their move for Mykhailo Mudryk earlier this month and now they have made another hugeRead More →