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[ad_1] 90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Liverpool are stepping up their pursuit of Jude Bellingham, attempting to convince the Borussia Dortmund star to move to Anfield by offering to make him the ‘next Steven Gerrard’. (Sky Germany) Chelsea have seen a £55m offer for Brighton midfielder Moises Caicedo rejected. (The Athletic) Anthony Gordon, Conor Gallagher and Ruben Loftus-Cheek are all included on a nine-man transfer list for Newcastle. (The Telegraph) Chelsea have made an enquiry for midfielder Yves Bissouma, though have received little encouragement back from Spurs. A deal would send Hakim Ziyech from Stamford Bridge to northRead More →

[ad_1] Pep Guardiola has insisted that Manchester City will not catch league leading Arsenal if they continue to perform as they did in the 4-2 win over Tottenham. City put in a woefully under-par performance in the first half on Thursday evening, going two goals behind, before improving in the second half and scoring four to complete a dramatic comeback. The win sees City move to within five points of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table but, speaking after the game to the BBC, Guardiola insisted that they currently cannot compete for the title: “We are far away from the team weRead More →

[ad_1] Wolverhampton Wanderers have agreed a deal with West Ham United for central defender Craig Dawson, 90min understands. Wolves had been keen to land Dawson in the summer, with the player himself being keen to move back further north to be closer to his family, but that deal failed to materialise. Now however, Wolves have returned and have hammered out a deal with West Ham which is worth just over £3m. The 32-year-old had just six months left on his current deal at the London Stadium, and he made it known that due to his family he was not going to sign an extension. WestRead More →

[ad_1] Jesse Lingard has admitted that he used to drink alcohol ‘to try and take the pain away’ as his Manchester United career stalled. Lingard joined Nottingham Forest last summer on a free transfer, signing a one-year deal at The City Ground after ending a 22-year stay at Manchester United. The 30-year-old had enjoyed a successful loan spell at West Ham United before returning to Man Utd in 2021, but he wasn’t unable to force his way back into then manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s plans despite being convinced to stay. Scorer of the winning goal in the 2016 FA Cup final, Lingard has revealed thatRead More →

[ad_1] Marseille defender Eric Bailly, on loan from Manchester United, has been slapped with a seven-game ban following a dangerous tackle in a recent Coupe de France game. Bailly was shown a red card just 15 minutes into the clash with lower league side Hyeres. The centre-back was trying to win a bouncing ball but planted his boot firmly in the chest of opposing player Moussa N’Diaye, who required hospital treatment for suspected broken ribs and pain in the lungs and liver. Bailly visited N’Diaye in hospital to apologise for the incident, but it won’t stop the fourth tier player being out of action forRead More →

[ad_1] Josef Martinez has revealed head coach Phil Neville was the key driver behind his move to Inter Miami. The Herons announced the transfer on Wednesday, buying out the remainder of Martinez’s contract with Atlanta using Targeted Allocation Money (TAM). Despite a souring relationship in the last 18 months, Martinez leaves Atlanta United a legend and arguably the most important player in club history, arriving ahead of their inaugural 2017 campaign and going on to score a club-record 111 goals in 158 games across all competitions. The Venezuela international won MLS Cup, US Open Cup, and Campeones Cup titles with Atlanta United, while he won the MLS MVP and GoldenRead More →

[ad_1] Barcelona are faced with overcoming the challenge of third tier Ceuta if they want to book a place in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. Ceuta, hailing from a Spanish enclave north tip of Africa rather than the mainland, were the lowest ranked team to make it this far in this season’s competition. Planet League’s Rich Holmes & Sustainable Clarets’ Cat Jebson join Shebahn Aherne to have football’s climate conversation ahead of Green Football Weekend. If you can’t see this embed, click here to listen to the podcast! Barcelona have already faced one third tier side in the Copa, needing extra-time to beat Intercity inRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has won the PFA Vertu Motors Premier League Fans’ Player of the Month award for December. The Norwegian has now won the award for the third time this season having claimed August and September’s gongs. The Premier League’s top scorer by a considerable distance, Haaland continued his fine form in December after a month off for the World Cup. A noted boyhood Leeds United fan, Haaland’s first game as a player at Elland Road ended with him scoring a match-winning brace in a 3-1 victory. Three days later, he scored the opening goal at home to Everton in aRead More →

[ad_1] The Deloitte Football Money League has turned its attention to women’s football for the first time, ranking the 15 clubs to provide information. The men’s equivalent was first published for the 1996/97 season and has long been an established authority on football finances, highlighting the revenue of clubs on a yearly basis. The first women’s Money League covers the 2021/22 season, the most recent fully concluded campaign, with Barcelona top of the pile after bringing in revenues totalling €7.7m. Manchester United are a surprise second place in the rankings, taking in the equivalent of €6m. That is more than Manchester City (€5.1m) and significantlyRead More →

[ad_1] Inter coach Simone Inzaghi called it a ‘perfect match’ after his side swept to a 3-0 victory over city rivals AC Milan to lift the Supercoppa Italiana for the second year in a row. The Nerazzurri had been in better form and had fewer injuries than the Rossoneri going into the game in Saudi Arabia and it showed as Federico Dimarco and Edin Dzeko both found the net in the opening 21 minutes. Lautaro Martinez added the third in the final 15 minutes. “We were good at preparing for a perfect match, we were always lucid and compact, we won a very important cup,” InzaghiRead More →