Football Blog (Page 263)

[ad_1] Chelsea are on the verge of signing Denis Zakaria on loan from Juventus, 90min understands. Thomas Tuchel has been keen on bringing in a defensive midfielder prior to Thursday’s transfer deadline, and the Blues made an approach for Ajax’s Edson Alvarez on Wednesday. However, they could not reach an agreement with the Dutch champions despite the Mexico international pushing for a move and swiftly shifted their attentions elsewhere. Scott Saunders, Graeme Bailey, Toby Cudworth and Harry Symeou bring you a live deadline day edition of Talking Transfers. The team welcome Daniel Childs and Julien Laurens to the show to discuss Chelsea’s late window activity, Arsenal’sRead More →

[ad_1] Chelsea midfielder Billy Gilmour is closing in on a permanent move to Brighton, 90min understands. The 21-year-old Scotland international is not in Thomas Tuchel’s plans and he was keen to pursue a move away from the club, but Chelsea had initially been reluctant to sanction a permanent exit and were instead hoping for a loan deal. Brighton emerged as the leading suitor for Gilmour, but given they already have centre-back Levi Colwill on loan from the Blues, they had to pursue a permanent deal and sources have confirmed to 90min that an agreement has now been reached. Gilmour is now heading for a medicalRead More →

[ad_1] With their MLS form back in order, all eyes are now on the US Open Cup final for Orlando City. After suffering a run of just two wins in 12 league matches, the Lions have now tasted victory in each of their last four MLS outings, most recently beating the Seattle Sounders 3-2 on Wednesday. It’s a run that pushes Orlando back up to fifth in the Eastern Conference, comfortably above the MLS Cup Playoffs line. Next up? The US Open Cup final against the Sacramento Republic next Wednesday as Orlando bid to win their first trophy since joining MLS in 2015. “We’re justRead More →

[ad_1] Hector Bellerin is on the verge of returning to boyhood club Barcelona after agreeing to terminate his contract at Arsenal, 90min understands. The Spain international was born and raised in Catalonia, working his way through Barça’s famed La Masia academy before joining Arsenal as a 16-year-old. And 90min understands he is set to rejoin Barcelona prior to Thursday’s transfer deadline, with Arsenal agreeing to terminate his contract, which had less than a year left to run. 90min reported on Tuesday that Barça were still hoping to bring in Juan Foyth as their new right-back, but they failed to agree terms with Villarreal and haveRead More →

[ad_1] New Manchester United signing Antony has been priced at £7.5m in the official Fantasy Premier League game following the completion his high profile transfer from Ajax. Unable to play against Leicester on Thursday night, Antony’s arrival before the weekend deadline means he will be eligible to make his Premier League debut in the next round of fixtures (gameweek six) when United are at home to league leaders Arsenal. The Brazilian is automatically the second most expensive United midfielder in FPL behind Bruno Fernandes at £9.8m and ahead of Jadon Sancho at £7.3m. The highest priced player in the United squad is Cristiano Ronaldo atRead More →

[ad_1] Leicester have completed the signing of centre-back Wout Faes from Reims. Credit: 90min.com[ad_2]Read More →

[ad_1] Arsenal are keeping a close eye on Aston Villa midfielder Douglas Luiz, 90min can confirm. The Gunners have been looking for midfield reinforcements all summer and had hoped to get a deal done for Leicester’s Youri Tielemans, but the Foxes have remained resolute in their reluctance to sell. With the transfer window approaching its end, Arsenal are exploring all their options and sources have confirmed to 90min that intermediaries have contacted Villa about a possible deal for 24-year-old Brazil international Luiz. Luiz is understood to have rejected Villa’s offer of a new contract and has now entered the final 12 months of his currentRead More →

[ad_1] 90min‘s Transfer deadline day live blog will guide you through the chaos of what should be an exciting end to the summer 2022 window. Chelsea are expected to be the biggest movers and shakers, as they look to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Edson Alvarez and potentially others, Manchester United are expected to finalise the transfer of Antony, and Youri Tielemans could be a late departure from Leicester. Manchester United have finally completed the signing of Antony on a five-year deal from Ajax. The 22-year-old Brazilian joins in a move worth €100m (£85m), and reunites with Erik ten Hag after weeks and weeks of speculation. ReadRead More →

[ad_1] From the Emirates Stadium – Five wins from five games. That’ll sound sweet in the ears of any Arsenal fan. The only 100% record in the league and, on Wednesday night, it was easy work…mostly. Of course, with increased league position comes increased scrutiny. If you’re going to act like a title-challenging team, you’re going to get treated like one. That means that when you play an absolutely woeful Aston Villa side and don’t put them away until well into the second half, and you haven’t played against a good team all season, some people might be justified in asking exactly how clad theRead More →

[ad_1] Bournemouth responded to their Premier League record-equalling 9-0 defeat to Liverpool at the weekend by frustrating Wolves at the Vitality Stadium. Scott Parker lost his job in the wake of the Anfield embarrassment and interim boss Gary O’Neil took charge of Bournemouth for this one. Wolves, who have struggled to find the net all season, dominated the game. Bruno Lage’s side are typically defensively strong and that was no different, but even with 17 total attempts on goal they could not find a breakthrough here. It didn’t help that only four of those efforts actually tested Neto in the home goal, but the overallRead More →