Hey guys,
It’s been a few weeks of premier league madness since the last ‘Monday After’ post. Hopefully you all managed to get through the doubles unscathed and out the other side with a green arrow! As the hysteria dies down, we look towards GW36 with fresh eyes, a fresh team (for those who recently used their WC) and still loads of points to play for. So this post is going to highlight the teams we should have in our thoughts, the teams we definitely shouldn’t, and what to do with the Triple Captain Chip for those that are still to use it.
Here’s my team and OR update. After GW34 I had 2 suspended players, 2 Brighton defenders and no Sterling. To fix these issues I decided to gamble on a huge -12 that didn’t quite pay off. Foster lost out on a clean, whereas Ryan managed a goalless draw against Wolves. Eriksen scored the only goal against Brighton whereas Sterling managed just an assist. So I’m actually 16 points worse off than I would’ve been! A calculated risk but a risk all the same. I’m not down and out just yet, though. My OR is just over 2k.
If you’re interested, I use my twitter to go over all of my transfer ideas, fixture planning processes, captaincy options and thoughts on FPL news. I’m quite active and my DMs are open so if you’re looking for more info than just these posts, you know where to find me!
Here’s some useful links that help me write-up these TMA posts:
Premier League Fixtures – A great way to line up the fixtures for the specific gameweeks you want to see. Orders the teams from best fixtures to worst.
Player Analysis by Performance – Amazing tool that compares every player based on Shooting, Creativity and Attacking involvement. Options for looking at any combination of teams too.
Player stats per Game – Great for looking at team stats per player for Offensive and Defensive plays. Also shows heat maps!
Teams to Look At
Liverpool - Every week that goes by I wish more and more for the chance to own 4 or 5 Liverpool players in my team. There are so many great options and I want them all! Sadly, we can only have three, and because we're so close to the end of the season, the ones we choose now will probably be with us until the end, for better or worse. Salah (13.2) is still the highest priced player in the league, but his current ownership % is nearly half that of teammate Mane (10.0), who has been playing extremely well, particularly at home. With his slump now over, however, Salah is quite enticing for a home game against relegated Huddersfield, but if his cost is just too much for your team without taking hits, then maybe it’s best to stick with Mane. For less than the cost of Salah, you could get Robertson (6.8) and TAA (5.6) in your team, which may actually be a better choice than two attackers based on how consistent they’ve recently been in defence. The only caveat in that is the rotation before the Champions League games. Trent and Robbo did look quite tired during the last match, so you could opt for Van Dijk (6.6) instead for the guaranteed starts. Last but not least, we have Firmino (9.3), who in the last 3 games has been 2nd highest striker for Shots, Shots on Target and Chance Creation. He’s first for Key passes too. If you can’t afford Salah, and have cash to spare for a striker, he is always an option. Maybe not captain-able over the midfielders, but a decent option none-the-less.
Man City - With the Champions League out the way, and another KDB injury, it’s actually easier than ever to predict the Man City line up. Sterling (11.6) has played every game in recent weeks and continues to return for his owners with no signs of slowing up. Aguero (11.8) is much the same as he’s been all season: Played when fit. The only difference now is he isn’t getting subbed at 60 mins. Bernardo Silva (7.6) continues to improve and has looked good recently, getting into the box more, and taking more shots than he usually does. Could be an option for those looking to triple up in City attack. Other attackers are less nailed and so may be worth avoiding so close to the end of the season, but Ederson (5.6) has played out of his mind recently and deserves a look in here for those wanting a way into the City defence. He's managed save and bonus points due to his efficiency between the sticks, and is the main reason for the Cityzen's recent cleansheets. Other options include Laporte (6.1), the DGW God, who has a bit more attacking threat for half a million more than the Goal Keeper. Mendy (6.1) is unfortunately still a rotation risk and should be kept at arms length. If you’ve got nothing to lose, though, he might be fun to own. You could even get Alonso in as well for a Holy Trinity reunion.
Wolves - If City win the FA Cup, 7th place means a Europa League spot (I think!). Wolves are currently sitting in 7th, exactly 1 point ahead of Watford who they play next. We all know what happened to Burnley this year with Europe troubles, but a newly promoted team getting European football is surely an amazing achievement worth fighting for. Wolves have two good fixtures before playing LIV in GW38, so those with just one asset could think about bringing in a few more. The usual suspects are still contenders for your starting XI: Jimenez (6.9) is highly owned and is still a rank killer despite his recent dip in form. Jota (6.2) has came leaps and bounds since the start of the season and has been giving it his all these last few games. Passes the eye test and has amazing stats to back it up. He’s some player! Doherty (5.3) has been playing well recently, managing to get on the end of a set piece for his goal against Arsenal, but more importantly kept a clean sheet against Brighton! If you don’t already have him, though, it may be best to go for Jonny (4.3) who’s been showing some real promise these last few games. One to consider if you aren’t feeling like holding on to a Dunk or Duffy. The rest of the Wolves midfield are a bit hit and miss, and with so many decent ways to spend your money, it may be best to look elsewhere.
Everton - What a turnaround ending to their season! We all ditch Everton, casting them to the fire, and they rise like extremely frustrating phoenixes that we wish could have started this incredible form before we got rid of them. But then if that happened it wouldn’t be FPL, would it? Regardless of the past, their recent form surely must be considered. Despite his recent knock, Digne (5.3) is set to play this weekend and looks like the best asset on the team. Set pieces, clean sheet potential, loves a cross and loves a goal. What more can you ask for? A better GW38 fixture maybe, but with Spurs potentially locked in 3rd place by GW38, it shouldn't be a terrible match up. Siggy (7.3) is another player in form, and has found the consistency we’ve been waiting for all season: 6 returns in 8 games. With Richarlison (6.4) flagged for injury, our Siggurdsson will be looked to as the teams main goal threat, and hopefully won’t be dampened by Richarlison’s absence. Either way, he’s been a monster lately and you could do a lot worse than grabbing him for the last 3 games of the season.
Teams to be Wary of
Tottenham - Spurs are currently in a great position. They’re sitting in 3rd, 3 points ahead of 4th place Chelsea. They’re unable to catch Liverpool and City, but they have much better fixtures than Chelsea and Manchester United (6th) who play each other in GW36. They also have better fixtures than 5th place Arsenal who play Leicester away and Brighton who are fighting to stay in the top flight. The only difficult fixture for Spurs is Everton, but like I said above, with a win against West Ham and Bournemouth, 3rd place will be confirmed before the Everton game even starts. So what does this mean for FPL? It means uncertainty. It means rotation. If it wasn’t for a few injuries and a suspension, I’d wager that no Spurs attacker was safe from a benching against West Ham considering they have just two days to rest before Ajax on Tuesday. As it stands, we know that due to his yellow card against City, Son (8.8) won’t be playing in the first round of the Semi Final, so he’s safe for now. Eriksen has played 90 minutes in every game since GW20, so he should be okay too (we hope). Every other player has been rotated often enough to be concerned, so keep this in mind if you’re planning on transferring anyone in. There is definitely points to be had with Spurs assets, we should just be wary of who we’re choosing.
Man Utd - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s ‘New Manager, New United’ hype is now officially dead. The 4-0 loss was hard to watch, and the defensive errors leave very little to be desired. Add in the rotation we’ve seen in the last few games and Man United have now become an FPL minefield. With only the Chelsea game to show improvement before their tasty fixtures in GW37 and 38, we may have to just avoid the Red Devils altogether. We can usually count on Huddersfield and Cardiff to botch their attempts on goal, though, so if you really want a piece of the Man Utd action, you could wait for GW37 and then go for a cheeky punt on Shaw (5.0) or Lindeloff (5.0) perhaps. Just don’t go selling the whole farm for under performing, lowly owned players who’ll just end up hurting your rank. We’ll reassess after Chelsea.
Leicester - Now I know this may be controversial, but I’m not sure that Vardy (9.0) does like playing against the bigger teams. He certainly has played well against the top 6 in years past, but in this season his ratio of returns against bottom teams vs top teams shows a Vardy who loves pushing around the little guy. We haven’t seen Rodgers take on the big dogs either, so that coupled with the huge price tag; I don’t think I’d want to own Vardy much longer. Arsenal’s horrible defensive form is pretty enticing I’ll admit, but after that it may be a good idea to look for another way to spend your cash. I don’t think I need to mention Leicester defenders here, and other than Vardy, there isn’t much to say about other attacking assets. Not worth taking hits to get rid of anyone before the Arsenal game, but certainly plans to move them to other assets might be worth while.
Plans And Strategies
Triple Captain Chip - What a headache! At least with our Wild Card and Bench Boost we knew roughly when to use them, but the TC can be such a minefield! It’s a good time as any to remember to be mindful that a captain can always blank despite the odds, and we shouldn’t be too disheartened if the TC doesn’t pan out (RIP Sane GW25). Having said that, let’s take a look at the options. You’ll notice I’ve only highlighted Liverpool or Man City, and that’s because I feel that they have the highest ceiling for points this close to the end of the season and with such a close title race.
Mane/Salah home vs HUD (GW36)
Sterling away vs BUR (GW36)*
Aguero/Sterling home vs LEI (GW37)
Aguero/Sterling away vs BRI (GW38)**
*No Aguero due to poor away form
**Only if BRI are already safe/relegated
Any of these games has the potential for big hauls, but just know that the vast majority are going to be picking Mane/Salah vs HUD for GW36. It’s the best fixture on paper and a must win game for the Reds. If you’re looking to stay the course and coast through on a similar OR to what you have now, then maybe your best bet is to follow the pack so as not to fall behind. If you’re looking to get ahead and need a differential pick, even picking GW37 or 38 would provide an opportunity to jump up in the rankings, but only if GW36 turns out to be a dud. It’s a risk that could pay off big or see you fall even further back than you are now. Good luck!
End of Season Guide - A few key points kept cropping up while writing this article today, so I’d thought I’d include them in case it’s useful to know. First off, hits are a lot more costly now, as the players you bring in only have 3 games to recoup the loss of the -4 + player transferred out. It’s important to add this to your calculations whenever you’re doing a pro/con on a transfer between now and the end of the season. If possible, avoid hits even more than usual. Second, please keep in mind that the teams fighting to avoid relegation are going to be much tougher to beat. Sounds like an obvious tip, but a lot of the time we glace at the fixtures without really checking who is where in the league and what we should expect. Games like Arsenal vs Brighton or Cardiff vs Crystal Palace in GW37 are now no longer easy to call in favour of the top half team. Brighton showed us against Spurs that they are willing to do whatever they can to stay in the premier league. Cardiff, Brighton and Southampton should all be playing much better than their current table placing suggests, so remember this when thinking about Captain options and potential transfers. Lastly, the exact opposite effect can take place on teams no longer fighting for anything. Keep in mind that teams already ‘on the beach’ might be more inclined to take it a little easier at the end of the season, so bringing in their assets can turn out a little frustrating. It’s always best to target players who still have something to lose!
And that’s a wrap! Good luck out there with your GW36 picks. We’ve not got long left to go now so it’s one final push to cement that OR you’re hoping for, or a few weeks of punts if you’re already miles behind and just going to have a laugh from here on out. As always, thank you so much for reading, and following these posts! There is a tonne of amazing, encouraging managers in this sub and it makes such a huge difference when making content. Without the feedback in my first few posts, I might not have continued, so cheers guys. You’re all awesome!

Fitba Roundup: SPFL Gameweeks 28-31

I took a month-long break from writing these every week, but after the events of this weekend I’ve realised I just can’t stay away from the global entertainment phenomenon that is Scottish football.
As well as being extremely busy, part of the motivation behind this hiatus of mine was the nonsense that followed Brendan Rodgers’ departure from Celtic to Leicester City, despite him saying that he didn’t see it as a stepping stone, and that it was his dream job. Whilst according to the average /soccer user, this cemented the Scottish Premiership’s status as a diddy league unworthy of following, it DID provide an opportunity to examine Celtic’s support’s journey through the 5 stages of grief. First there was denial, then anger, before depression, bargaining, and finally acceptance that Moussa Dembélé was right all along.
Elsewhere, it’s brown trousers time for fans of Hamilton, Dundee, and St Mirren; and the race for a top 6 place - and a chance at European football - is going to go down to the wire.
A timeline of all of the patter in the SPFL, and results from the last month in the Scottish Premiership ‘reported’ below, taking a more detailed look at this weekend’s fixtures, and results from the Scottish Cup, the Challenge Cup final, and the national team’s Euro 2020 qualifying games (as much as it pains me to do so).
I’m not going to go into copious detail with every result, because there’s a good 30-something games to discuss, but there will be at least highlights of every game, just a click away.

Wednesday 27/02/19


Hearts	1 - 2	Celtic

Neil Lennon’s first match as caretaker manager for Celtic was a visit to his previous team’s city rivals. He was greeted by two banners, one from the Green Brigade directed at Brendan Rodgers reading “You traded immortality for mediocrity. Never a Celt. Always a fraud.”, and one from Hearts fans reading “Brendan Rodgers is here for 10 in a row”.
Once again the fans were centre of attention at Tynecastle, with Celtic’s support lobbing a coin at Bobby Zlamal, and Hearts’ support producing the staunchest tribute act of 2019.
If there’s a moment in this season where Hibs and Celtic fans have been united in tweeting “inject this into my veins”, it will have been when Odsonne Edouard’s 92nd-minute winner against 10-man Hearts provoked this reaction on the touchline.
Highlights.


St Johnstone	1 - 2	Hibernian

The official SPFL YouTube channel’s description for the highlights of this match does it more justice than I ever could - “Florian Kamberi went down as if "hit by a 40-foot truck" to win the spot kick that set Hibernian on course for a third consecutive win”.
Meanwhile, the BBC still can’t differentiate between former Hibs forward Dominique Malonga and current loanee Stéphane Omeonga.
You can watch the aforementioned highlights here.


Aberdeen	0 - 2	Hamilton Academical

Since awful home performances from Aberdeen are no longer remarkable, this game should exclusively be remembered for George Oakley’s Marco van Basten-esque wondergoal, and little else.
Highlights.


Rangers	4 - 0	Dundee

A solid performance from Rangers who went into half-time 3-0 up against a struggling Rangers.
Highlights.


Kilmarnock	PSTP	Motherwell

This game was postponed on account of no-one, including the players, being able to see a thing. Sorry, Motherwell defender Charles Dunne.

Saturday 02/03/19

Scottish Premiership


St Mirren	1 - 0	Livingston

What a huge result this is for the Buddies, courtesy of an 89th minute goal from Ryan Flynn! This result put them one point behind Dundee.
Highlights.


Kilmarnock	0 - 0	Motherwell

Worth the wait, then. 8 games without a win for Kilmarnock at this point.
Highlights for the morbidly curious.

Scottish Cup - Quarter-finals


Hibernian	0 - 2	Celtic

Without meaning for this to turn into a Scottish Football Fan Trouble Roundup, I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that a bottle of Buckfast, or Bucks Fizz if you’re the Mail, was thrown at Scott Sinclair whilst it was 0-0, in the first of two incidents of bampot behaviour at Easter Road within the next week.
Not sure it quite had the desired effect, mind, as shortly after two belters from James Forrest and Scott Brown did the business for Celtic.
Full highlights with commentary.

Sunday 03/03/19


Aberdeen	1 - 1	Rangers

Having been sent off in his previous three matches against Aberdeen, Alfredo Morelos was welcomed back to Pittodrie by a banner reading “Morelos tu madre es un colchón”, or in Scots: “Morelos yer maw’s a mattress”. The Daily Record, of course, seeing this as just as offensive as the fans who fling bottles and coins at players and managers.
Sam Cosgrove had the Dons ahead from the penalty spot, but was at fault as Joe Worrall snuck in the equaliser shortly after half-time, forcing a replay. Full highlights with commentary.


Dundee United	1 - 2	Inverness CT

Brilliant late drama as wee Aaron Doran headed in a goal in stoppage time to book Caley Thistle’s place in the semi-final, in a game which they dominated. After beautiful goal from Joe Chalmers put ICT ahead, United were equal through a contentious penalty converted by Nicky Clarke. Inverness had the ball in the net again before the winner, but Nathan Austin had been ruled offside. Overall, ICT worthy winners.
Full highlights.

Monday 04/03/19


Partick Thistle	1 - 1

A hilarious performance from Hearts on account of how predictable it was; totally dominant with no end product beyond Christophe Berra’s 12th-minute opener, which was cancelled out by Christie Elliot on the counter attack an hour later. Uche Ikpeazu almost scored one of the competition’s greatest ever goals before half-time, and if he had, that most likely would have been it for Partick. However, they managed to force the replay, along with Aberdeen and Rangers, although neither game could be broadcast, because UEFA want you to watch the Champions League.
Full highlights with commentary.

Friday 08/03/19


Hibernian	1 - 1	Rangers

Rangers fans retaliated to the Morelos banner they saw at Pittodrie by coming up with a Spanish banner of their own, reading “de asientos vacios a ovejas que abusan sexualmente Aberdeen FC”, or in English: “of empty seats for sheep who sexually abuse Aberdeen FC”.
With the spotlight on fan behaviour as much as ever before, weeks of incidents were capped off by a moronic Hibs fan running onto the pitch trying to start on James Tavernier, before shiteing it as soon as Tavernier stood up against him.
Rangers totally dominated, and Hibs could have been down to 10 men within as many minutes if Darren McGregor had been sent off for his elbow on Morelos. Morelos couldn’t take his chances, and Rangers couldn’t take their chance to close the gap on Celtic, with Florian Kamberi equalising with 75 minutes played. Darren McGregor was eventually sent-off after all, for a second yellow in stoppage time.
Highlights.

Saturday 09/03/19


Livingston	3 - 1	St Johnstone

Two teams who haven’t really got going in 2019, but fair play to Livingston for responding in such a way to going down after Joe Shaughnessy’s early opener.
Highlights.


Celtic	0 - 0	Aberdeen

Aberdeen’s Scott McKenna may have been linked with Celtic in the summer, but before this game he announced he’d signed a deal with Trump International instead. A bold choice when you consider how popular Trump is in Aberdeen (not very) and also the world (not very).
This fixture is normally a bit of a goal-fest, with the last match between the two sides being a 3-4 Celtic win, but I put a bet on both teams to score, so it’s the first goalless draw since 1994.
Highlights.


Motherwell	3 - 0	Hamilton Academical

The two previous Lanarkshire derbies have been fiercely competitive, with Hamilton victorious when visiting Fir Park, and Motherwell taking the 3 points from the Hope CBD.
This game, however, was all but over in 10 minutes, with a David Turnbull brace putting daylight between the two teams, before Jake Hastie finished Accies off 25 minutes later.
Highlights.

Monday 11/03/19


St Mirren	0 - 1	Kilmarnock

Sickener for St Mirren, but an 87th minute goal from Liam Millar has ended Kilmarnock’s rotten run of 8 games without a win.
Highlights.

Tuesday 12/03/19 - Quarter-final replays


Rangers	0 - 2	Aberdeen

In part three of the epic saga, Aberdeen fans somehow managed to smuggle a blow-up mattress into Ibrox before this match.; yet, despite his best efforts to play as dirty as possible, Morelos managed to break his personal best, and go 2 games in a row without being sent-off against Aberdeen this season.
Game plan executed to perfection for Aberdeen as Niall McGinn capitalised on a dodgy Glen Kamara pass, and Conor McLennan rounded the result off an hour later.
Highlights.


Hearts	2 - 1

Shortly after Hearts meandered to a 1-1 draw with Thistle in the original fixture, their reserve team pumped Thistle’s 9-1, as if to rub salt into the wound.
Hearts went behind to a tap-in from Scott McDonald, but goals from Uche Ikpeazu and Sean Clare were the difference in the end.
Highlights.

Saturday 16/03/19


Hamilton Academical	1 - 0	Hearts

Sad news for Scottish football, after it was revealed that the Hope CBD Stadium, so-called after a cannabis oil company purchased the naming rights to New Douglas Park, would be renamed after just 6 months to the even more eccentric “Fountain of Youth Stadium”. This all comes after they were randomly disrespected by Lord Sugar on Twitter. Tough times to be an Accies fan for sure.
All of this was not enough to prevent Accies from getting one over Hearts, though, with Aaron McGowan’s goal the difference between the two sides.
This result also validates the first words in four months from 22 year old stroke victim Darren Thompson - “Hearts are shite.”
Highlights.


Aberdeen	1 - 1	Livingston

Another astonishingly insipid home performance from Aberdeen and possibly the coldest I’ve ever been at a football match.
Highlights.


Hibernian	2 - 0	Motherwell

Unfortunately ‘due to technical issues’ Hibs were unable to serve chips at Easter Road for this game.. Annoyingly, neither of Marc McNulty or David Gray’s goals were dinked over the keeper, as Hibs put some much-needed distance between themselves and an in-form Motherwell side.
Highlights.


Rangers	1 - 1	Kilmarnock

Before this match Rangers fans took to the offices of BBC Scotland in protest (I’m assuming?) against the unfair treatment they get on Sportscene.
Kilmarnock went ahead through Conor McAleny, who replaced an injured Eamonn Brophy, but Alfredo Morelos was able to equalise. Neither side will be entirely content with a draw, I feel.
Highlights.

Sunday 17/03/19


Dundee	0 - 1	Celtic

If you’re not willing to wait 96 minutes for goals, there was at least some entertainment in this game, as a man jumped down off one of the stands to chase after his tricolour that had just been confiscated by a steward.
If you do like waiting 96 minutes for your goals, then you were in luck, as that’s how long it took Odsonne Edouard to break the deadlock. No damage yet to Celtic’s plot armour.
Highlights.

Thursday 21/03/19

European Championship Qualifying


Kazakhstan	3 - 0	Scotland

All in all a very bad week for the Scottish men’s national football team. First we get absolutely done by the Northern Irish FA on twitter, and then we go on to get absolutely humiliated by Kazakhstan in our first qualifier. God help us.
Alex McLeish did remark that we started brightly, which is funny considering that we were 2-0 down within 10 minutes. There’s also this weird interview with Graeme Jones where he explains why the squad decided not to try to adjust to the different time-zones. Not sure the priorities are quite right in the Scotland camp.
The only highlight of the game as far as I’m concerned is when Sky lost pictures from Astana, but if you really want to see us get absolutely outclassed, then you can do so here.

Saturday 23/03/19

Scottish Challenge Cup


Connah’s Quay Nomads	1 - 3	Ross County

After a player of the round performance from Ross Stewart gave us the most Scottish photoshoot ever - without featuring a kilt or bagpipes - and helped Ross County into the Challenge Cup final, the country of Scotland could put their international misery behind them for a day to watch a Welsh team almost win the final of a Scottish cup competition.
The Nomads went ahead thanks to Michael Bakare 20 minutes in; it took until the 75th minute for County to turn it around. A quickfire double from Josh Mullin gave the Staggies the lead, before Jamie Lindsay secured what may not be Ross County’s last silverware of the season - they look likely to return to the Premiership as Champions.
Highlights.

Sunday 24/03/19


San Marino	0 - 2	Scotland

Where were you when Scotland went 70 minutes without scoring in San Marino? Would you like to experience it all over again? From Kenny McLean’s 4th minute opener, Johnny Russell’s almost-disappointing second goal, and that one moment where they got round the keeper and we actually thought they might score - relive it all here!
Finally, we continue with some action that actually happened this week.

Wednesday 27/03/19


St Johnstone	1 - 0	St Mirren

In the context of the whole season this doesn’t look like a bad result at all, but St Mirren will feel this is an awful point or three to drop.
The Buddies had the chance to go a goal ahead, but Simeon Jackson opted to try a weird panenka along the ground from his spot-kick, which Zander Clark had no trouble with. I mean it’s not as if it could all come down to one goal or one point for St Mirren at the end of the season, anyway.
Shortly after, Chris Kane put St Johnstone ahead by pouncing on a defensive error. Had Jackson’s penalty gone in, and the score remained the same, St Mirren would have been off the bottom before their must-win match against Dundee. They’ll be without Ethan Erhahon for that match after he was given a straight red for a poor tackle late in the match. Architects of their own downfall in this match, St Mirren.
Highlights.

Friday 29/03/19


Livingston	1 - 2	Hibernian

Livingston won’t have any worries of relegation, which is a miracle in itself considering how poor value they looked at the very beginning of the season. Meanwhile Hibs will have known that they could easily fall out of the top 6 with any missteps at this crucial point in the season.
Craig Halkett missed this match through an injury sustained prior to the game, and it was announced today he’d be leaving Livingston for Hearts at the end of the season - with this I reckon he’ll make the Scotland squad for the next series of international games.
In the end, goals from Paul Hanlon and Mark McNulty killed the game off in the space of 5 minutes, and Ryan Hardie’s late penalty was only a consolation for Livingston.
Highlights.

Saturday 30/03/19


St Mirren	2 - 1	Dundee

St Mirren may have been their own worst enemy in the middle of the week, but what a performance and result this is for them - and one which could well be fatal for Dundee.
Dundee went ahead after just 22 seconds through Ethan Robson, which could easily have destroyed any hopes St Mirren had of taking something out of the game, but Danny Mullen scored his third goal of the season - his third against Dundee - to reignite the Buddies’ hopes just 11 minutes later.
The winning goal came courtesy of speccy tube Brad Lyons, affording him the opportunity to premiere his speccy tube celebration in Saturday’s best exhibition of patter.
St Mirren leapfrog Dundee, and are looking much more likely to increase that gap at the moment than Dundee are to close it.
Highlights.


Motherwell	3 - 0	St Johnstone

This result confirms St Johnstone’s bottom 6 placement, and keeps Motherwell’s alive by a sliver.
Chris Cadden returning to the Motherwell bench will be a cause for optimism, and Motherwell looked improved when he came on, with Elliot Frear’s opener occurring 6 minutes after his substitution into the game, and David Turnbull doubling the lead 10 minutes later. Liam Craig had an early penalty saved for St Johnstone, and Richard Tait added a third to complete Saints’ capitulation in stoppage time.
Highlights.


Hearts	2 - 1	Aberdeen

Aberdeen remained without Shay Logan through injury, although he did pull on a kit for his stag do.
They went ahead thanks to Connor McLennan in the first half, but came out after the interval with apparently very little idea of how to play football. Sean Clare and Uche Ikpeazu got on the scoresheet to complete the Hearts comeback.
How it feels to be an Aberdeen fan right now can be summarised by Derek McInnes’ decision in the 86th minute to bring on centre-back Michael Devlin for our only dangerous attacker, Connor McLennan, in a Steven Caulker-esque move. I despair.
Highlights.


Kilmarnock	5 - 0	Hamilton

One of the most notable differences between Brian Rice’s Accies and his predecessor Martin Canning’s side is that Rice has set up much less defensively. As such, his side have been on the end of some right pumpings.
Highly-rated left-back prospect Greg Taylor scored his first ever goal for Kilmarnock, before a second half rout saw four other players on the scoresheet - Conor McAleny, Youssouf Mulumbu, Chris Burke, and Mikael Ndjoli.
This result means that Kilmarnock overtake Aberdeen into third, and will look to hold on to this European place. The job Steve Clarke has done is pretty incredible. Hamilton will be looking cautiously at St Mirren and Dundee beneath them.
Highlights.

Sunday 31/03/19


Celtic	2 - 1	Rangers

You already know how this one went down.
One man whose name shot up in the estimations of 95% of /soccer yesterday is a certain Scott Brown. The events of this match almost entirely revolved around him.
After Odsonne Édouard opened the scoring, the first notable incident involving Brown was the Celtic captain baiting Alfredo Morelos into elbowing him in the face, and laughing at him as he walked off back down the tunnel.
Ryan Kent levelled magically for Rangers, and Celtic too went down to 10 men after Dedryck Boyata went off-injured after their third sub.
When James Tavernier nonchalantly enabled James Forrest’s 86th-minute winner, Brown’s gameplaying saw him get punched in the face by Ryan Kent, which seems to have made both players more of a hero to each side.
Andy Halliday was then sent-off after trying to brawl in the tunnel, just before Brown gave a brilliant post-match interview where he claims not to remember what happened with Kent, and that the post-match scuffle with Halliday was just the Rangers man coming over to congratulate him.
All things considered, a good day for shithousing.
Highlights.
So after all that, the table looks as follows:

Table

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Celtic	31	23	4	4	69	17	+52	73	W W D W W
2	Rangers	31	17	9	5	67	24	+43	60	L D D W W
3	Kilmarnock	31	15	9	7	44	28	+16	54	W D W D L
4	Aberdeen	31	15	7	9	47	36	+11	52	L D D L W
5	Hearts	31	15	5	11	37	36	+1	50	W L W L D
6	Hibernian	31	13	9	9	47	33	+14	48	W W D W W
7	Motherwell	31	13	4	14	36	41	-5	43	W L W D L
8	St Johnstone	31	12	5	14	30	42	-12	41	L W L L L
9	Livingston	31	10	8	13	33	33	0	38	L D W L W
10	Hamilton Academical	31	7	3	20	20	66	-46	24	L W L W L
11	St Mirren	31	5	5	21	23	58	-35	20	W L W D D
12	Dundee	31	4	6	21	25	64	-39	18	L L L L L

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Daily Transfer News Thread - 07/26/2018

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22:00

THAT'S ALL FOLKS!

That's all we have time for today, many thanks for joining us. We'll be back here from 7am tomorrow with the latest done deals, news and rumours.
See you then!
21:58

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21:53

LERMA HANDS IN REQUEST

Sky sources understand Jefferson Lerma has handed in a transfer request at Levante after a significant bid from Bournemouth was rejected.
Sources close to the deal tell us the player is disappointed he is being denied the opportunity to fulfil his ambition of playing in the Premier League
21:35

'TRANSFER RUMOURS NOT NICE'

Ajax midfielder Frankie De Jong is getting tired of being linked to Barcelona, and says he does not find the rumours "nice" anymore.
“I’m an Ajax player so I can’t say too much about it at the moment,” De Jong told Voetbal International. “Of course there is interest, everyone knows that, but I am an Ajax player, as I say.
“In the beginning the transfer rumours are nice, but gradually I think I don’t need this anymore, they can write what they want. That’s not me and it’s not that I think ‘ah, that’s nice’.”
21:14

NZONZI TO BARCA?

Arsenal transfer target Steven Nzonzi is reportedly attracting interest from Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo.
The Gunners have reportedly been put off his £35m valuation and Barca see Nzonzi as a more viable option than Paris Saint-Germain’s Adrien Rabiot.
20:44

NO WIN FOR RICHARLISON

Everton have lost 3-0 to Blackburn in their pre-season friendly, with new signing Richarlison getting minutes under his belt but no goals yet.
https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1022581029603827721
20:22

NEW DEAL FOR NAVAS?

Real Madrid are planning to offer Keylor Navas a new contract, reports La Nacion.
Navas, who has been Madrid’s first-choice goalkeeper in each of the past three seasons, could drop down the goalkeeping pecking order at the Bernabeu this term if the European champions bring in Thibaut Courtois from Chelsea.
However, it appears as though Madrid are still keen for the Costa Rica international to continue at the club, with La Nacion reporting that they are set to present him with a two-year contract renewal offer which would tie him to the La Liga giants until 2022.
20:06

MALCOM PRESENTED BY BARCA

New Barcelona signing Malcom has been presented by the club, with the player saying: "I am really happy to be here, it's a dream, playing at Barça is a great challenge and I hope to make the fans happy."
https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1022571318464667655
19:51

RICHARLISON ON FOR DEBUT

Richarlison is on for his Everton debut in their pre-season friendly with Blackburn. They currently trail Rovers 2-0.
https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1022569789720551427
19:40

RUSNAK TO REAL SALT LAKE

Sky Sports News understands former Manchester City midfielder Albert Rusnak will snub a number of offers to return to European football, and instead sign an improved contract to stay in the MLS with Real Salt Lake.
Rusnak hinted last month that he was expecting to leave America in this window, with Sparta Prague among the clubs interested in him, but it now looks like he will be staying put, with Salt Lake offering him a new deal until 2021.
19:26

PALMER TO JOIN ROVERS

Chelsea’s young midfielder Kasey Palmer is joining Blackburn Rovers on a short-term loan deal until Christmas, Sky Sports News has learned.
The deal won’t be completed until after the weekend. Palmer spent the second half of last season on loan at Derby County, and earlier this month it looked like he was bound for Pride Park again to join up with Chelsea legend Frank Lampard.
But the 21-year-old will instead head to the North West for four months, once the paperwork is completed on Monday.
19:14

LOVELL PLEASED WITH SIGNINGS

Gillingham are holding a Q&A; evening, and manager Steve Lovell has been chatting about transfer activity.
https://twitter.com/TheGillsFC/status/1022551331867971584
https://twitter.com/TheGillsFC/status/1022551628866613249
https://twitter.com/TheGillsFC/status/1022552136171892738
19:00

'BONUCCI WANTS JUVE RETURN'

AC Milan defender Leonardo Bonucci wants to return to former club Juventus this summer, says Milan's new sporting director Leonardo.
He explained: "I've met with a range of clubs, including Juventus. The desire (to talk to Juve) came from him, so if the conditions are right, we'll try to make it happen."
18:46

'RAMSEY WILL STAY'

Unai Emery believes Aaron Ramsey is going to stay at Arsenal despite speculation surrounding his future.
"Football changes every day. It's not easy. For that, I am thinking the match today first, then training tomorrow, then the match Saturday, with an important player here," the manager said.
"Aaron is an important player for us, and the contract is one thing for the club and the player. For me, I want him to stay with us, to work with us, to give the team the big performance.
"I think he is going to stay here with us."
18:30

ROANLDO'S FIRST GAME CONFIRMED

Cristiano Ronaldo will start his Serie A career with Juventus at Chievo.
The Portugal forward became Juve's club record signing last month when he joined from Real Madrid for £99.2m.
And Thursday's announcement of the opening round of Italian top flight fixtures sees him head to the Stadio Bentegodi for the champions' first match of the 2018/19 campaign, on the weekend of August 18-19.
18:16

ENQUIRIES FOR TRIO

Cardiff City have received enquiries for Lee Tomlin, Anthony Pilkington and Omar Bogle, but Neil Warnock has revealed the players may not leave until the last day of the window.
"We've had one or two enquiries, that will all come up I would imagine and liven up in the next three weeks," he told Wales Online.
"Especially when I announce my squad on the 9th (of August), the Football League have got another two or three weeks so I think a lot of them will be waiting until deadline as always."
17:59

RICHARLISON ON BENCH

Everton are playing in a pre-season friendly at Blackburn tonight, and new signing Richarlison is among the substitutes.
17:46

RABIOT GOING NOWHERE

PSG are unwilling to sell Adrien Rabiot this summer, reports L’Equipe.
Rabiot, who is attracting interest from Barcelona and Juventus, is out of contract next year and PSG want to hand him a new deal. Even though he is inside the final 12 months of his deal, PSG are not contemplating cashing in on him this year.
17:32

VALVERDE HAS NEXT TARGET

Ernesto Valverde has identified Dani Parejo as his next target, according to Sport.
The Valencia playmaker has been linked with a move to Barcelona before, but now the Catalans' interest in the 29-year-old is coming to a head.
17:16

FRED IN THE USA

New Manchester United signing Fred has joined up with his team-mates for their pre-season tour of the USA.
https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/1022522747317043200
17:03

REINE-ADELAIDE JOINS ANGERS

Jeff Reine-Adelaide has joined Ligue 1 side Angers from Arsenal in a permanent deal, following a loan spell with the club earlier this year. The 20-year-old signed for the Gunners in July 2015 from Ligue 2 side Racing Club Lens. He made eight first team appearances over three seasons.
17:01

ANOTHER CHELTENHAM SIGNING

https://twitter.com/CTFCofficial/status/1022511680260071424
16:47

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16:37

SELS MAKES MOVE

Goalkeeper Matz Sels has completed a permanent move to French side Strasbourg from Newcastle.
The 26-year-old joins the Ligue 1 outfit for an undisclosed fee after a two-year spell at St. James’ Park.
https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1022519589241069576
16:25

GUTHRIE JOINS STEVENAGE

Kurtis Guthrie has signed for Stevenage, subject to EFL registration.
The striker was signed by Colchester from Forest Green Rovers in July 2016 and scored 13 goals across 49 appearances for the U’s.
15:50

LEEDS TARGET BAMFORD

Leeds are interested in Middlesbrough striker Patrick Bamford, according to the Yorkshire Evening Post.
New manager Marco Bielsa wants a striker for his squad, and Leeds have also been linked to Derby forward Matej Vydra.
15:35

CHESTER TO STAY AT VILLA

Captain James Chester is ready to snub Stoke and hand Aston Villa a further boost by staying at the club.
The defender is keen to help Villa return to the Premier League, Press Association Sport understands.
Stoke have made an offer, reportedly worth up to £10m, for the Wales international but he would prefer to remain at Villa Park.
15:21

EVERTON JOIN GONALONS RACE

Everton have reportedly joined the race for Roma midfielder Maxime Gonalons, according to the Liverpool Echo.
Crystal Palace are also said to be tracking the Frenchman.
15:06

MUTO DEAL IN PRINCIPLE

Mainz 05 Sporting Director Rouven Schroder has confirmed they’ve agreed a deal in principle to sell striker Yoshinori Muto to Newcastle.
The German club have said the transfer has been agreed subject to a few formalities and the player gaining a work permit. Muto is on his way to Tyneside from Tokyo.
It’s our understanding the fee is £9.5m.
14:51

PJANIC ON THE MOVE?

Juventus will sell Man City transfer target Miralem Pjanic this summer, but only if they receive the same amount they paid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid, according to Calciomercato.
The Bianconeri view the Bosnian as good as Ronaldo and want at least £89m for him.
14:31

MADDOX JOINS CHELTENHAM

https://twitter.com/CTFCofficial/status/1022489137172152320
14:26

BARCA EYE MIGNLOET

Barcelona are interested in out-of-favour Liverpool 'keeper Simon Mignolet, according to Marca.
The arrival of Alisson at Anfield has pushed Mignolet further down the pecking order, and Barca want a potential replacement for Jasper Cillessen.
14:11

CAVANI NEW REAL TARGET

Edinson Cavani is Real Madrid's new number one target after Chelsea demanded the Spanish giants pay £178m for Eden Hazard, according to AS.
Robert Lewandowski is also no longer a serious target for Real.
13:53

AFTERNOON HEADLINES

For those of you just joining us - firstly where have you been? - but here is a quick roundup of where we stand with some of the day's main transfer stories...
13:35

MITCHELL MAKES ST JOHNSTONE LOAN SWITCH

St Johnstone have announced the signing of 'keeper Conor Mitchell on a season-long loan from Burnley.
The Northern Ireland U21 international trained with the Saints squad towards the end of last week before boss Tommy Wright moved to capture the 22-year-old to add to his goalkeeping options which include Zander Clark and Mark Hurst.
13:13

KLAASSEN NEARS BREMEN SWITCH

Everton midfielder Davy Klaassen’s move to Bundesliga side Werder Bremen is close to completion, according to Sky sources.
The former Ajax captain failed to nail down a regular starting place at Goodison Park and is on the brink of making the move to Germany.
Klaassen won’t be involved at Blackburn Rovers tonight.
12:56

TOP-FLIGHT TRANSFER TARGETS RATED

Sky Sports Fantasy Footballhas priced up potential Premier League transfer targets, rating Nabil Fekir and Gonzalo Higuain as the most valuable potential additions.
With just two weeks until the revised transfer deadline date of August 9, business looks set to crank up as Premier League sides prepare for the new campaign.
Arsenal, Liverpool and West Ham have made moves early but while Manchester United reportedly have domestic targets in Toby Alderweireld and Harry Maguire, plenty of further additions are expected from abroad.
Based on the most likely major deals according to Sky Bet's transfer odds, here are five big names expected to arrive and the Sky Sports Fantasy Football valuations you may just want to make a note of...
12:24

OLDHAM SIGN IVERSEN

Oldham have announced the signing of Leicester 'keeper Daniel Iversen on a season-long loan deal.
The 21-year-old Dane, who will wear the number one shirt during the loan spell, has been on trial with the Latics and featured in pre-season friendlies against Nottingham Forest and Girona.
Iversen joined Leicester from Esbjerg in January 2016, going into the club’s development squad. He has not made a first-team appearance for the Foxes.
12:00

UNITED MAKE MAGUIRE APPROACH

Man Utd have approached Leicester over the sale of their England centre-back Harry Maguire, SSN understands.
However, with a fortnight of the summer transfer window remaining, it looks like Jose Mourinho will have a battle on his hands, with Leicester adamant their star defender is staying at the King Power Stadium.
We understand United value the player, who starred in England's summer World Cup campaign, at around £65m.
Maguire is due to return from holiday in the next few days and is understood to be keen to make the move to Old Trafford.
11:53

LUNCH-TIME WHISPERS

Here are the latest transfer rumours from our friends at Football Whispers...
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11:34

EURO PAPER TALK

Edinson Cavani is Real Madrid’s new number one target after Chelsea demanded the Spanish giants pay £178m for Eden Hazard. Robert Lewandowski is also no longer a serious target for Real (AS).
Chelsea contacted Barcelona once reports of their interest in Malcom started to surface, offering Willian for a cut price. The Catalan club were reluctant to continue the bidding war for Willian with Manchester United (Mundo Deportivo).
Juventus will sell Manchester City transfer target Miralem Pjanic this summer, but only if they receive the same amount they paid to sign Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. The Bianconeri view the Bosnian as good as Ronaldo and want at least £89m for him (Calciomercato).

11:23

ARE YOU READY?

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11:02

LUNCH-TIME HEADLINES

OK for those of you just joining us - firstly where have you been? - but here is a quick roundup of where we stand with some of the day's main transfer stories...
10:41

DOUGALL TO HAVE BARNSLEY MEDICAL

Sparta Rotterdam defender Kenneth Dougall will undergo a medical at Barnsley on Thursday ahead of proposed move to Oakwell, according to Sky sources.
10:33

WATFORD STAND BY EVERTON COMPLAINT

Watford are standing by a complaint against Everton over an allegation of an illegal approach to former manager Marco Silva.
The clubs entered a mediation process at the request of the Premier League that involved club officials and their respective legal teams, but no conclusion was reached.
The sale of Richarlison to Everton had prompted reports a resolution had been found between the two clubs, but Watford say they have been "compelled" to reiterate the disciplinary process is still ongoing.
10:19

MILAN TOLD TO PAY £62M FOR MORATA

Chelsea have told Milan they will have to pay up to £62m for Alvaro Morata after initial negotiations got underway on Wednesday.
Sky Italy believe Milan’s new sporting director, Leonardo, had a series of phone conversations yesterday about a potential transfer, with the player reportedly keen on a return to Italy.
However, the two clubs remain poles apart on their valuations of the player, prompting Milan to retain their interest in bringing Gonzalo Higuain or Radamel Falcao to San Siro.
The 25-year old striker joined Chelsea last summer from Real Madrid for an initial £57m, with the job of replacing Diego Costa.
10:05

NEWCASTLE SIGN SCHAR

Newcastle have completed the signing of defender Fabian Schar from Deportivo La Coruna on a three-year deal.
https://twitter.com/NUFC/status/1022421302563487744
10:01

MOORE PENS NEW BLADES DEAL

Simon Moore has signed a new contract at Sheffield United, ending speculation of a move to West Brom.
The Baggies held discussions with the Blades over signing the 28-year old 'keeper as back-up to Sam Johnstone.
Moore has signed a new three year-deal, keeping him at Bramall Lane until the summer of 2021.
The player joined United from Cardiff for an undisclosed fee in August 2016 and has made a total of 64 appearances for United.
https://twitter.com/SUFC_tweets/status/1022417464712486912
09:54

CHELSEA MONITOR MILINKOVIC-SAVIC

Chelsea are keeping tabs on Lazio midfielder Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, says the Independent.
However, the Blues face competition from Man Utd and Real Madrid, although the Serbian would prefer a move to Stamford Bridge.
09:32

NEWCASTLE AND FULHAM IN MITROVIC STALEMATE

Newcastle and Fulham remain apart over their valuation of Aleksandar Mitrovic.
The Serb striker is back training on Tyneside after returning from an expended holiday following the World Cup.
09:11

MAN UTD PONDER £60M MAGUIRE MOVE

Jose Mourinho is urging Man Utd's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to tie up a deal for Harry Maguire, according to reports in the Sun.
However, Leicester may demand £60m for the England international defender.
09:07

SCHAR UNDERGOES NEWCASTLE MEDICAL

Newcastle are closing in on Deportivo La Coruna defender Fabian Schar after activating a £3m release clause in his contract, according to Sky sources.
The Swiss international is due on Tyneside on Wednesday and will undergo a medical with the club.
Newcastle are looking to replace Chancel Mbemba, who they sold to Porto for £7m earlier this month.
The Magpies have been tracking Schar, who won three Swiss titles with Basel, for some time.
The 26-year-old left Basel to join Hoffenheim in 2015 where he made 30 appearances before joining Deportivo last year.
08:57

NEWCASTLE AGREE MUTO DEAL

Newcastle have agreed a deal with Mainz to sign striker Yoshinori Muto for £9.5m, according to Sky sources.
The 25-year-old Japanese striker is currently on a flight from Tokyo to Newcastle after they agreed a fee with Mainz, with the move subject to the player gaining a work permit.
Muto played for Japan in the World Cup in Russia.
08:55

SILVA HINTS AT NEW CHALLENGE

David Silva admits his latest contract at Man City will probably be his last at the club but says he wouldn't join a Premier League rival.
Silva signed a one-year contract extension at City last season to keep him at the club until 2020.
"When I finish my contract with Manchester City I will be 34 years old, at that time I will probably want to do something different," he said.
"I don't know yet but I won't play for another club in England.
"People always love me in England, it's been eight years - very successful years, and the football we've played has been very attractive. English people love that type of football - those type of games. And that's why I'm so happy here."
08:36

DERBY LAND MARRIOTT

Derby have completed a deal to sign 23-year-old striker Jack Marriott from Peterborough.
Sky Sports News understands Derby will make an initial payment of £3m, with significant add-ons that could see the fee rise to £5m.
https://twitter.com/dcfcofficial/status/1022398646782976000
08:24

GOLOVIN AGREES TO JOIN MONACO

CSKA Moscow midfielder Aleksandr Golovin has agreed to join Monaco, despite being heavily linked with Chelsea this summer.
The 22-year-old, who starred for Russia at the World Cup, is expected to sign a five-year contract with the Ligue 1 club and Sky Sports Newsunderstands the move could be completed in the next few days.
08:21

POCH: MANY SPURS RUMOURS

Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has admitted there are currently "many rumours around the team" as the club continue to be linked with possible moves for Palace forward Wilfried Zaha and Villa midfielder Jack Grealish.
"There are many rumours around the team," Pochettino said after Spurs beat Roma 4-1 International Champions Cup in San Diego on Wednesday.
"I cannot talk and I don't want to talk because I think we need to be focused on trying to work hard and get in the best form for the first game of the season."
08:05

ERIKSSON NEARS IRAQ ROLE

Sven Goran Eriksson has agreed a deal in principle to take over as head coach of Iraq, according to Sky sources.
The Swede held positive talks with Iraqi FA officials in Istanbul last week.
Eriksson’s representative Saif Rubie says he has a couple of other options and will make his final decision in the next week.
08:03

MOURINHO: DARMIAN CAN LEAVE

Jose Mourinho has confirmed Matteo Darmian can leave Man Utd if a suitable bid comes in for him this summer.
Full-back Darmian has been linked with a return to Italy with either Inter Milan, Juventus or Napoli.
"Matteo wants to leave and I think when a player wants to leave, if the right offer arrives you have to try to be human and let the player follow his instinct but not at any price," he said after watching his side beat Milan on penalties on Wednesday night.
"And, until now, the offers we got for Matteo are not even close to being accepted."
08:00

PALACE MAKE £8.9M GONALONS OFFER

Crystal Palace have made an £8.9m offer for Roma midfielder Maxime Gonalons, according to Sky Italy.
The 29-year-old is a defensive midfielder who has eight caps for France.
Palace need midfield reinforcements following the departure of Yohan Cabaye.
07:52

MOURINHO: LIVERPOOL HAVE TO WIN

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says Liverpool have to win something next season after their heavy summer of spending.
"Maybe this season finally you demand that they win," he said after watching his side beat Milan on penalties on Wednesday night.
"You, I think, you have to be fair and now you have to demand and say the team with investments, who are making investments that they started making last season, not just this season, last season.
"That you made in January, that you make now, that will probably be the record of the Premier League this season, I don't see another team getting close to that level of investment, a team that was a finalist in the Champions League, you have to say you are a big candidate.
"You have to win."
07:46

WATFORD JOIN REYES RACE

Watford are interested in Mexico international defender Diego Reyes, according to Sky sources.
However, no formal offer has been made for the player so far.
Reyes is a free agent after he ran down his contract at Porto.
Newcastle and West Ham are two of a number of Premier League clubs who have also made an offer for the centre back.
07:42

POCH WON'T DISCUSS LLORENTE FUTURE

Mauricio Pochettino refused to discuss the future of Fernando Llorente after the Spanish striker scored twice in Spurs' 4-1 International Champions Cup win over Roma in San Diego.
Llorente is widely understood to be up for sale this summer after failing to make a big enough impression following his move from Swansea at the start of last season.
"I'm not going to talk about individual situations because if I'm going to talk now about someone I need to talk about everyone," he said.
"I am focusing on trying to work hard, trying to provide the team and every single player with the best tools to improve. Of course I'm happy when the striker scores and finds the net."
07:31

MOURINHO: NO PROBLEMS WITH MARTIAL

Man Utd boss Jose Mourinho says he has no problems with Anthony Martial leaving the club's pre-season tour to attend the birth of his first child.
Some reports in the press today had claimed Mourinho wanted the Frenchman out of the club due to his decision to leave the US.
"I found out that Martial was going to Paris when he told me," Mourinho said after watching his side beat Milan on penalties on Wednesday night. "Was two or three days ago.
"When it is personal reasons, everyone analyses that the way they think is the correct way and when a man is going to be a father in this case, it's the second time he is going to be a father, and he decides is very important for him to go, nobody has the right to stop him to go."
07:25

UNITED TARGET REBIC

Manchester United have made contact with the representatives of Ante Rebic, reports the Mail.
The Eintracht Frankfurt winger starred for Croatia at the recent World Cup in Russia, where his country were runners-up to France.
07:08

CHELSEA SIGN GREEN

Chelsea have completed the signing of 38-year old former England goalkeeper Rob Green on a one-year deal.
Green, who was released by Huddersfield at the end of last season, is likely to be third-choice keeper behind Thibaut Courtois and Willy Caballero at Stamford Bridge.
06:48

SHAQIRI: CRITICS WRONG ABOUT ME

New Liverpool signing Xherdan Shaqiri believes his critics are "totally wrong" about him.
06:34

REAL CLOSE IN ON COURTOIS

Real Madrid have agreed terms with Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, but Spurs No 1 Hugo Lloris is also a target, says the Mail.
The European champions are believed to be after a new 'keeper for the upcoming season.
06:28

MORNING WHISPERS

Here are the latest transfer rumours from our friends at Football Whispers...
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06:17

PAPER TALK

Right, let's kick things off this morning with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making today's back pages...

Real have agreed terms with Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois, but Spurs stopper Hugo Lloris is also a target (Mail)
Jose Mourinho is urging Man Utd's executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward to tie up a deal for Harry Maguire - even though Leicester may demand £60m for the defender (Sun)
Liverpool and Everton have made offers for Croatia defender Domagoj Vida, according to the player's agent (Express)
Jack Wilshere turned down an £8m signing-on fee and Champions League football at Fenerbahce in order to join West Ham (Star)
Marcos Rojo is fearing for his United future after Jose Mourinho made signing a centre half a priority this summer (Telegraph)
West Brom are the latest club to register interest in the Liverpool winger Sheyi Ojo as they bid to make an immediate return to the Premier League next season (Guardian)

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22:37

OVER AND OUT!

OK that is it folks as far as tonight's Transfer Centre is concerned, however, fear not as we will be back again first thing tomorrow morning with more gossip and updates from across the globe...
22:35

KOUYATE NEEDED NEW CHALLENGE

Crystal Palace's new player has been speaking to Palace TV:
"I'm so happy. It's been a long day but now everything is good and I'm very excited to start with my new teammates.
"This is the right time to move because I needed a new challenge. I have good memories of West Ham but I need to come here and give my best because I like the Crystal Palace project.
"I know the manager and I know he'll be a good manager. I spoke to Pape Souare yesterday and he told me I had to come and now I'm here and I'm very happy."
22:34

PALACE CONFIRM KOUYATE

Crystal Palace have signed Cheikhou Kouyate from West Ham United on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
https://twitter.com/CPFC/status/1024784388192722944
21:56

EVENING HEADLINES

Here is a quick roundup of where we stand with some of the day's main transfer stories...
21:39

BENITEZ 'HAS NO IDEA' ABOUT NEW SIGNINGS

Newcastle boss Rafa Benitez was once again tight-lipped after being asked about any possible new signings.
“I said what I had to say on transfers two months ago, we’ll see what the next 10 days brings," he said after his side's 4-0 loss to Braga on Wednesday night.
“I have no idea. Have no idea how close we are to anyone.”
21:33

SMALLING AGREES WOLVES DEAL

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling has agreed a deal with Wolves, according to reports in the Daily Express.
The England international is contracted to Old Trafford until the summer of 2019.
20:47

EVENING HEADLINES

Here is a quick roundup of where we stand with some of the day's main transfer stories

Man Utd's interest in Leicester defender Harry Maguire has cooled
United's primary target is now Barcelona's Yerry Mina. It's thought the Colombian will cost around £30m
West Ham midfielder Chiekh Kouyate is due for a medical at Palace. Talks have been ongoing between the clubs over a fee and it now seems they have a resolution
Standby for a raft of Portugal-based players West Ham are chasing: The club have a delegation in the country and are setting up a working partnership with Porto and Benfica. Joao Felix is one player they're with talks with Benfica over and they look to have beaten off competition from Dortmund and two Premier League clubs
West Ham are also in talks with Porto over the double signing of Mali striker Moussa Marega and Algeria winger Yacine Brahimi. And highly rated forward Xande Silva is in the UK ahead of a medical with the Hammers
Big news from Bournemouth, who are in advanced talks with Levante over the £27m signing of midfielder Jefferson Lerma
Marco Silva has taken his spending at Everton to £60m after making France left-back Lucas Digne his second signing
Everton are in talks with Stoke over a deal to sign midfielder Badou N'Diaye, with Ashley Williams heading in the opposite direction

20:15

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19:53

ROSE HANDS IN MANSFIELD TRANSFER REQUEST

Mansfield striker Danny Rose has handed in a written transfer request, the League Two club have announced.
The 24-year-old, who scored 17 goals last season, was the subject of a bid from Peterborough earlier this week.
Mansfield chairman John Radford said: “I was both shocked and disappointed to receive this transfer request from Danny Rose, especially after we offered Danny a lucrative new two-and-a-half-year contract in January, which he signed.
19:39

KONE LOANED TO STRASBOURG

Ivory Coast international Lamine Kone has left Sunderland to join Ligue 1 club Strasbourg on a season-long loan, with an option to sign the defender next summer.
19:29

BRADFORD BRING IN DOYLE

Bradford have announced the signing of striker Eoin Doyle from Preston on a two-year deal.
Dublin-born Doyle will replace Charlie Wyke, who has left the club to join Sky Bet League One rivals Sunderland.
The 30-year-old spent last season on loan at Oldham, scoring 16 goals in 34 appearances for Latics.
https://twitter.com/officialbantams/status/1024727528580296710
19:15

WEST HAM CLOSE IN ON SILVA

Not only that, but West Ham are also close to signing Vitoria Guimaraes forward Xande Silva.
Silva - is in the UK ahead of a medical - has been capped by Portugal at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 & U20 level.
West Ham have a delegation in Portugal - not only to sign these players, but to set up a working partnership with Porto and Benfica.
19:10

WEST HAM IN MAREGA & BRAHIMI TALKS

Meanwhile, West Ham are also in talks with Porto over the double signing of striker Moussa Marega and winger Yacine Brahimi (pictured).
19:07

WEST HAM IN FELIX TALKS

West Ham are in talks with Benfica over the signing of Joao Felix.
The 18-year-old has been capped 5 times for Portugal U21s.
West Ham have beaten off competition from Borussia Dortmund and two Premier League clubs.
19:01

SUNDERLAND LAND WYKE

Sunderland have completed the signing of Charlie Wyke for an undisclosed fee.
The 25-year-old striker joins from Bradford City and becomes Jack Ross’ 11th summer recruit.
18:56

SCUNTHORPE SNAP UP PERCH

Scunthorpe have signed former Newcastle and QPR midfielder James Perch on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old, who has played 476 first-team matches, has joined the League One side on a two-year deal.
https://twitter.com/SUFCOfficial/status/1024701283998097409
18:43

VIEIRA JOINS SAMPDORIA

Ronaldo Vieira has sealed his move to Italian side Sampdoria on a five-year deal, leaving Leeds for a fee in the region of £6.2m.
Sky in Italy reported that the midfielder travelled to Italy on Monday evening before having his medical on Tuesday.
Sampdoria will pay Leeds £5.8m up front, with another £400,000 due in add-ons.
Vieira came through the ranks at Elland Road and went on to make 71 appearances for the Sky Bet Championship side.
https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1024723795662319616
18:31

LYON SIGN GRIFFITHS

Lyon have signed Tottenham youth striker Reo Griffiths on four-year contract, the Ligue 1 club have just announced.
The 18-year-old, who has represented England at youth level, had been attracting interest from other major clubs in Europe.
18:21

BOURNEMOUTH CLOSING ON LERMA

Bournemouth in advanced talks with Levante over the signing of midfielder Jefferson Lerma, according to Sky sources.
The fee under discussion could rise to a club record £27m.
Lerma handed in a transfer request last week to push through the deal.
18:20

EVERTON PLAN WILLIAMS-N'DIAYE SWAP

SSN understands Everton are in talks with Stoke City over a deal to take midfielder Badou N’Diaye to Goodison Park, with defender Ashley Williams heading in the opposite direction.
N’Diaye is keen to play again in the Premier League after impressing for Stoke since his £14m move from Galatasaraay in January, but the Potters are keen to keep him as they mount a challenge to return to the top flight at the first attempt.
Manager Gary Rowett told SSN yesterday he still wants more defensive cover before the window closes and it’s though Williams is a favoured target - though it could be an initial loan deal for the man who turns 34 later this month.
18:11

LEEDS TERMINATE MURPHY DEAL

Leeds United have terminated midfielder Luke Murphy’s contact by mutual consent.
https://twitter.com/LUFC/status/1024716393718136833
18:02

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Do not forget folks that the Transfer Centre is currently on SSN where the latest big moves, as well as all the gossip from around the world, are being discussed by our reporters, pundits and experts....
17:47

GAYLE STARTS FOR TOON

Dwight Gayle has been heavily linked with West Brom this summer as part of a deal which could see Salomon Rondon go the other way.
As we reported earlier, that move has stalled as the two clubs are struggling to find an agreement.
West Brom are not prepared to pay Gayle's level of wages and will not agree to Newcastle's demands that they must purchase the striker once the loan deal has expired.
17:45

KOUYATE SET FOR PALACE MEDICAL

West Ham midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate is set to undergo medical ahead of move to Crystal Palace, according to Sky sources.
17:35

UNITED EYE MINA AFTER COOLING MAGUIRE INTEREST

Man Utd's interest in Leicester City centre-back Harry Maguire has cooled, SSN has been told, and instead Barcelona defender Yerry Mina has become a key transfer target for Jose Mourinho.
It’s thought United could do a deal with the Catalans for as little as £30m - he cost just £10m when he signed from Palmeiras in January, but has been frustrated by a lack of La Liga appearances (4).
Leicester were adamant in telling United that Maguire is not for sale - Mourinho was prepared to pay £65m for the 25-year old.
It now looks like Maguire will stay at King Power Stadium and SSN expects Leicester to open talks on an improved contract for the England international in the coming weeks.
17:26

EVENING HEADLINES

OK for those of you just joining us - firstly where have you been? - but here is a quick roundup of where we stand with some of the day's main transfer stories...
17:11

PALACE KEEN ON JORDAN AYEW

Meanwhile, Crystal Palace are interested in signing Swansea forward Jordan Ayew, according to Sky sources.
It is understood that, contrary to some reports, the 26-year-old Ghana international is not currently undergoing a medical at Selhurst Park.
17:09

MEYER SET TO SIGN FOR PALACE

Crystal Palace are awaiting international clearance before announcing the signing of Max Meyer, according to Sky sources.
The Germany forward is a free agent after leaving Schalke at the end of last season.
17:00

GRIFFITHS PASSES LYON MEDICAL

Teenage Tottenham striker Reo Griffiths i s closing on a move to French side Lyon after passing a medical.
The 18-year-old, who has represented England at youth level, is set to leave the Premier League side if he is able to agree personal terms with Lyon.
Spurs would be due six years worth of training compensation for Griffiths, who scored 33 goals for the club's U18 side last season.
He scored four hat-tricks among that haul, including a pair against North London rivals Arsenal.
Griffiths attracted interest from other major clubs in Europe, but appears close to making France his home.
16:45

MARTIAL: I'LL BE BACK THURSDAY

Anthony Martial has revealed he will join up with Man Utd's squad on Thursday following the birth of his second child, saying: "my family always comes first".
In a post on Twitter, the French forward wrote: "Thank you all for your posts. My little Swan is fine, for the mum it was harder but thanks to God she's better now.
"Sorry but my family will always come first... Back tomorrow in Manchester."
https://twitter.com/AnthonyMartial/status/1024695368917942272
16:38

DOUBLE SIGNING FOR CRAWLEY

Crawley have pulled off a double swoop with the signings of defender David Sesay and midfielder Tarryn Allarakhia on two-year contracts.
Sesay worked with Town boss Harry Kewell in Watford’s youth team, while Allarakhia has joined following his release by Colchester.
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16:15

WYKE PASSES SUNDERLAND MEDICAL

Charlie Wyke has passed his medical on Wearside, according to Sky sources.
The striker, who will be back from injury in three weeks’ time, has signed a three-year deal with Sunderland.
16:08

DONS SIGN CARGILL

MK Dons have signed defender Baily Cargill after the 23-year-old left Bournemouth earlier this summer.
https://twitter.com/MKDonsFC/status/1024686789213270016
15:41

GERRARD WANTS 'A FEW HUNGRY' SIGNINGS

Meanwhile, Rangers boss Steven Gerrard wants "a few" more players, despite already making 10 signings this summer, saying "this will be a different team from last year".
"We have tried to add players who are hungry, the idea was to have two quality players in each position," said Gerrard.
"It's no secret we are still looking to add a few pieces to the jigsaw. This will be a different team from last year.
"I can't speak on last season but the mentality of my players will be there and we will have winners on the pitch and winners on the bench.
"We don't just want numbers, we want quality. We know our targets and who we will go after."
15:20

RANGERS TO RETURN FOR LAFFERTY

Rangers are planning to make a fresh offer for Hearts striker Kyle Lafferty, SSN understands.
Hearts boss Craig Levein said last weekend that Lafferty's "head was turned" by an initial offer of £200,000 from his former club, which was rejected.
Sky Sports News understands the 30-year-old held an amicable meeting with Hearts on Tuesday and that he has not handed in a transfer request.
Rangers boss Steven Gerrard would not comment about his interest in Lafferty when asked after their pre-season friendly against Wigan.
15:13

SHREWS DUO HAND IN TRANSFER REQUESTS

Two of Shrewsbury Town’s prized assets have handed in transfer requests today, SSN understands.
Midfielder Jon Nolan and defender Toto Nsiala both played key roles last season as Shrewsbury finished in third place in League One – but have today told the club they wish to leave.
We understand Ipswich, managed by former Shrews boss Paul Hurst, are keen to sign both players. In addition, Sheffield United and Wigan have been linked with Nolan, whilst Bolton are understood to be keen on Nsiala.
15:03

CLEMENT: LAMPARD HAS DESIRE TO SUCCEED

Paul Clement talks up Frank Lampard's management potential ahead of the opening Championship game of the season between Reading and Derby, live on Sky Sports Football on Friday night.
14:49

BAYERN CEO: LEWANDOWSKI NOT FOR SALE

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski is not for sale at any price, says chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenige.
The Poland international has reportedly been interesting new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri of late.
"With Robert, we clearly want to send a signal to people within and outside the club: Bayern Munich are completely different to other clubs who get weak when certain sums are mentioned," said Rummenigge.
"We are completely satisfied with him, and in his position there are only a few players who are comparable.
"So it's not in our interest to hand him over - no matter if someone puts €100m or €150m on the table."
14:33

LAMPARD OFFERS VYDRA CLARITY

Matej Vydra remains a Derby player and will be back with the first team after his Leeds move collapsed, says manager Frank Lampard.
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14:12

BURNLEY SEEK PERMISSION TO SIGN KEEPER

Burnley have been struck by injuries to Tom Heaton and Nick Pope, and have applied to UEFA for special dispensation to sign a replacement ahead of tomorrow's Europa League qualifier with Aberdeen.
The Clarets should have to play with the same squad list as when they drew 1-1 at Pittoderie last week, but have no recognised senior goalkeeper left fit at the club.
14:10

REGIONAL PAPER TALK: MARTIAL SET FOR DISCIPLINARY

Here is a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making the back pages of this afternoon's regional newspapers as Man Utd reportedly prepare to discipline France forward Anthony Martial.
13:55

HAMMERS BID FOR GOMEZ REJECTED

West Ham have had a £27m bid for Uruguay's Maxi Gomez turned down as manager Manuel Pellegrini steps up his search for another striker, according to the London Evening Standard.
The Celta Vigo man scored 18 goals for his club last season.
13:41

REDS DUO TO BE SOLD?

Liverpool are considering selling both Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet after the arrival of Alisson, according to the Daily Telegraph.
Karius is reportedly a target for Bayer Leverkusen, while Barcelona and Besiktas are after Mignolet.
Klopp is reportedly happy to sell both goalkeepers, after Alisson arrived for £65m from Roma.
13:17

VILLA ANNOUNCE SIGNING

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The Midlands club have signed Atletico Madrid keeper Andre Moreira on loan until the end of the season.
https://twitter.com/AVFCOfficial/status/1024641986530365440
13:10

WEST BROM APPOINT JONES

West Brom have confirmed the appointment of Graeme Jones as assistant head coach after leaving role as Belgium's assistant coach.
13:05

BRISTOL CITY SIGN MAENPAA

Bristol City have signed former Brighton goalkeeper Niki Maenpaa on a free transfer.
Maenpaa spent pre-season on trial with the Championship club and has signed a one-year deal.
12:55

MARTIAL TO BE DISCIPLINED?

Anthony Martial has not reported at Manchester United's training base since he left their pre-season tour eight days ago and is set to be disciplined by the club, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Martial started both of United's opening matches on their pre-season tour of the US before being allowed to leave so he could attend the birth of his second child. However, while happy for the 22-year-old forward, manager Jose Mourinho believes he should have returned to the tour.
Asked about the Frenchman's return following United's 2-1 friendly win over Real Madrid in Miami, Mourinho initially wanted United's press officer to answer, and when asked later he said he was unsure.
12:37

PURRINGTON ON THE MOVE

AFC Wimbledon have signed left-back Ben Purrington from Championship club Rotherham on a season-long loan.
12:22

CHERYSHEV COULD LEAVE

Russia World Cup star Denis Cheryshev could be leaving Villarreal this summer, according to Marca.
The 27-year-old was one of the surprise success stories during the hosts' tournament, scoring four goals as Russia reached the quarter-finals.
The attacking midfielder has only just returned to training with the Spanish club but could be heading for the exit door with Everton reportedly keen to bring him to Goodison Park.
11:59

WYKE SET FOR BLACK CATS

It looks like being one in, one out on Wearside, with Charlie Wyke set to have a medical at Sunderland today, after agreeing a fee with Bradford for the striker.
Sky sources understand the two clubs have agreed a fee in the region of £600,000 rising to £1m for Wyke - after Sunderland had two bids turned down last month.
Wyke will become Sunderland’s 11th signing of the summer, although he is injured and won’t feature against Charlton on Saturday - a match you can see live on Sky Sports Football from 12pm.
11:57

KONE HEADING TO FRANCE

Sunderland defender Lamine Kone is close to joining French club Strasbourg on a season-long loan.
The Ivorian centre-back will undergo a medical after Sunderland reached an agreement which will see Strasbourg given the option to sign the defender next summer.
Sunderland rejected an £18m bid from Everton for him two years ago.
11:42

ROMA 'CLOSE ON NZONZI'

Roma are closing in on a move for Sevilla midfielder Steven Nzonzi, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
Previously linked with Arsenal, Nzonzi attracted the interest of a number of clubs and Roma have prioritised bringing him to Italy.
Roma sporting director Monchi is confident about clinching a deal for the 29-year-old France international (Gazzetta Dello Sport).
11:21

LAZIO COMPLETE DOUBLE DEAL

Lazio have completed the double signing of midfielders Joaquin Correa and Milan Badelj.
Correa, 23, is back in Italy two years after leaving Sampdoria to play for Sevilla, for whom he made 47 La Liga appearances, scoring five goals.
Badelj has been a Serie A player since 2014, when he joined Fiorentina. He became a key fixture in the Tuscans' first team and represented Croatia on their run to the World Cup final this summer.
11:06

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10:56

RODWELL TRAINING AT EVERTON

Former Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell is back training at the club's Finch Farm training ground
Rodwell left Sunderland earlier this summer and is looking for a new club; Everton are allowing him to use their facilities until then.
10:50

IRAQ OFFER ERIKSSON JOB

Sky Sources: The Iraq FA have formally offered Sven Goran Eriksson the job as head coach of the national team.
The contract is for three years to cover the Asia Cup and World Cup qualifiers
Former England manager Eriksson is expected to make a decision this week.
10:33

WOODBURN MAKES BLADES MOVE

Ben Woodburn has completed his loan move from Liverpool to Sheffield United
10:20

BAYERN RULE OUT PAVARD MOVE

Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has ruled out a move for France's World Cup winner Benjamin Pavard and left the door open for Jerome Boateng to leave the Bundesliga champions.
Defender Pavard has been linked with a move away from Stuttgart after starring as Les Bleus went all the way in Russia.
Rummenigge said they would consider a "serious offer" for reported PSG target Boateng.
He told German newspaper Bild: "Could Benjamin Pavard replace Boateng in Bayern? No. We have Hummels, Sule, Martinez who can play in central defence, Alaba and two young players, Lukas Mai and Chris Richards. There are many qualities."
10:11

'POGBA MEETS WITH BARCA'

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has reportedly met with Barcelona’s technical director Eric Abidal in the United States to discuss a potential move, according to Tuttosport.
The France midfielder has reportedly decided he wants to leave the Premier League club and La Liga champions Barcelona are keen to sign him. Pogba has a long-term contract at Old Trafford but a "fractious" relationship with Jose Mourinho has resulted in him considering his future
09:48

SHAW TO FIGHT?

Wolfsburg want to sign Luke Shaw, but the left-back remains keen on seeing out his contract at Manchester United, according to the Daily Mail.
The 23-year-old is in the final year of his contract, but reportedly wishes to stay at Old Trafford to fight for a place.
09:24

VIEIRA CLOSE TO £7M MOVE

Leeds midfielder Ronaldo Vieira has arrived in Italy to complete his move to Sampdoria, according to Sky in Italy.
Sky Sports News understands the two clubs have agreed a deal worth £7m for his transfer.
09:17

BRIGHTON WANT O'CONNELL

Brighton are interested in Sheffield United defender Jack O’Connell, Sky Sports News has learned, and are prepared to pay £6m for him, as the Premier League club’s pursuit of Liam Moore has stalled.
We told you earlier this week that Moore had handed in a transfer request to try to force through his move to Brighton, but Reading are at this stage holding firm.
Chris Hughton wants a centre-back to add to his defensive options, and has now turned to O’Connell, who was a key player for Sheffield Utd last season, appearing in all 46 Championship matches.
09:08

DIGNE REACTION

The 25-year-old said: “Everton is a big club with a great history. I want to play games, win games and excite the fans with the quality of our football.
“I want to show my best football here and discover the best league in the world. Everybody loves the Premier League. I am loving the fact I am coming here.
“I am not afraid, I am excited. For me, it is a new challenge to discover a country, a league, people and a great club such as Everton. It is fabulous.”
09:02

BREAKING NEWS

Everton have signed defender Lucas Digne from Barcelona on a five-year deal
French left-back Digne signs for £18m with add-ons, rising to £20m.
https://twitter.com/Everton/status/1024580791446188032
08:59

RONDON DEAL STALLED

Sky Sports News understands Salomon Rondon’s proposed move from West Brom to Newcastle has stalled, as the two clubs struggle to find an agreement.
Albion are keen to keep the bulk of their squad together, as they try to mount a challenge to bounce straight back up to the Premier League.
But the proposed loan swap deal with Dwight Gayle looks unlikely to happen, at this stage, because Albion aren’t prepared to pay his level of wages, and they won’t agree to Newcastle’s demands that they will purchase the striker once the loan deal has expired.
08:46

BRIGHTON REJECT NORWOOD BID

Brighton have rejected a fresh bid from Hull City for midfielder Ollie Norwood.
The former Manchester United trainee has won back-to-back promotions to the Premier League and is attracting interest from other Championship clubs.
Brighton are listening to offers for Norwood and value him at £1.5m, but we understand Hull remain the only club to have made formal bids at this stage.
08:32

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08:18

FOREST SIGN STEELE

And Forest have replaced him with Luke Steele
Steele moves to the City Ground on a two-year contract after the 33-year-old left Bristol City at the end of last season.
The former Man Utd stopper made 10 appearances last season.
08:17

KAPINOS JOINS BREMEN

Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Stefanos Kapinos has joined Werder Bremen.
The 24-year-old made four appearances for Forest in the 2017/18 season, following a move from Olympiacos.
08:08

'LIVERPOOL EYE BARNET STOPPER'

Liverpool are considering signing rookie Barnet goalkeeper Kai McKenzie-Lyle, according to the Daily Mirror.
The 20-year-old stands at 6ft 7in, and made his senior debut in 2015. He was born in Haringey, but has made two appearances for Guyana and was previously at Tottenham at youth level.
07:34

JOSE: MARTIAL RETURN? I DON'T KNOW

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he "does not know" if Anthony Martial will link up with the team in Manchester.
Martial started both of United's opening matches on their pre-season tour of the US before being allowed to leave so he could attend the birth of his second child. However, while happy for the 22-year-old forward, Mourinho believes he should have returned to the tour.
Asked about the Frenchman's return following United's 2-1 friendly win over Real Madrid on Wednesday morning, Mourinho initially wanted United's press officer to answer, and when asked later he simply replied: "I don't know."
"Anthony Martial? Is better for [press officer] Karen [Shotbolt] to answer if she wants to answer," Mourinho said. Shotbolt then replied: "We're here to talk about the game."
07:12

ALBION CLOSE ON JAMES

Yeovil have confirmed they have accepted a “record” bid for full-back Tom James.
Sky Sports News understands the player has to undergo a medical with West Brom this morning, and that “record” bid is understood to be in the region of £400,000.
Sky Sports News reported earlier this week that West Brom had opened talks with Yeovil for the right-back.
06:57

HERRERA: JOSE HAPPY WITH SQUAD

Ander Herrera insists Manchester United are capable of challenging for the Premier League title without the need for more signings.
"I can speak about what I feel in the dressing room. The manager is very optimistic, he is very happy with the team he has," said Herrera. "He is happy with us because we are making a great effort in this pre-season, this is all I can say.
"We were second last season. We got an amount of points where we normally would be fighting for the title.
"I think we have very good players. We can fight for every title but if the manager wants to strengthen the team, it is something between him and the club."
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06:32

OVERNIGHT HEADLINE

The big overnight news in case you missed it...
Inter Milan have made contact with Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric’s agents over a move, according to Sky in Italy.
The 32-year-old played in 43 games for Real last season, which culminated in their third straight Champions League title, and Modric has since captained his country to the World Cup final in Russia, winning the Golden Ball award for best player.
Inter, who are actively pursuing midfield targets as a priority, will compete in the Champions League for the first time in six years this season after a final day victory over Lazio.
The Serie A club, managed by Luciano Spalletti, are believed to have lined up Bayern Munich's Arturo Vidal if they cannot sign Modric.
06:18

PAPER TALK

Liverpool are considering selling both Loris Karius and Simon Mignolet after the arrival of Alisson (Daily Telegraph)
Thierry Henry could be set to coach Mohamed Salah after being lined up to become the new manager of Egypt (The Sun)
Wolfsburg want to sign Luke Shaw, but the left-back remains keen on seeing out his contract at Manchester United (Daily Mail)
PSG are still interested in N'Golo Kante and are willing to pay the midfielder more than the £290,000-per-week that Chelsea are offering (Daily Mirror)

06:13

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17:50

THAT'S IT!

Time to say goodbye on the blog now as we transfer our focus to the Monday Night Football action! See you all again in the morning.
17:12

WATCH: LAMPARD ON JOSE

Derby County boss Frank Lampard admits he has sympathy with his former boss Jose Mourinho.
16:35

CHELSEA WANT ANOTHER HAZARD

Eden Hazard’s younger brother Ethan could join his brother at Chelsea, according to the Daily Mirror.
The 15-year-old currently plays for AFC Tubize in Belgium.
Kylian Hazard and Belgium international Thorgan Hazard are already both on the books at Chelsea.
15:30

BREAKING NEWS

One of the country’s highest profile football agents, David Manasseh has today been suspended from all football-related activity by the FA for three months.
Manasseh, managing director and co-founder of the Stellar Group, which looks after the likes of Gareth Bale, Luke Shaw and Jordan Pickford, is now suspended until December 31st and has been fined £50,000 after he was found to have signed up a young footballer at a Premier League club while he was still a minor.
14:58

MILINKOVIC-SAVIC GETS NEW DEAL

Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic has extended his contract with the club.
The Serbian has been heavily linked with Premier League clubs, including Manchester United.
Striker Ciro Immobile has also penned a new deal.
A statement says: “The SS Lazio announces that it has extended the economic contracts of the players Ciro Immobile and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic until 30 June 2023.”
14:55

‘WE NEEDED EXPERIENCE’

Former Carlisle boss Keith Curle’s experience was the key reason in Northampton’s decision to appoint him.
Northampton are fourth bottom in Sky Bet League Two after just one win and five losses from their first 10 games, including three defeats in their last four.
"In the position we are in we think we needed a manager with a lot of experience of League 2 and Keith has that," said Chairman Kelvin Thomas.
"He has managed around 400 games at this level and we think he is exactly who we need right now. He took over at Carlisle United in similar circumstances and did an excellent job, not only steering them out of trouble but developing a squad that was able to challenge for promotion in the following seasons.”
14:45

BREAKING NEWS

Northampton have appointed Keith Curle as manager.
14:38

‘I’LL NEVER MANAGE BARCA’

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is plotting Barcelona's downfall safe in the knowledge he will never manage the Spanish giants.
Pochettino is relishing the prospect of tackling Ernesto Valverde's side in Wednesday's Champions League group stage match at Wembley.
But he knows his past precludes him from ever taking charge at the Nou Camp, given he has been both a player and manager at rivals Espanyol.
He said: "It is more than understood [that I will never take over]. My path and that of Barcelona are different, opposite directions. Coaching there would be impossible."
14:17

WATCH: JOSE ON SACK TALK

Jose Mourinho's Manchester United future might be under heightened scrutiny but the man himself dismissed suggestions his job could be determined by this week's results against Valencia and Newcastle.
Here's what he had to say at his Champions League pre-match news conference...
13:54

FOOTBALL WHISPERS

Here are the latest rumours from our friends at Football Whispers...
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12:56

JEDINAK ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIA RETIREMENT

Australia international Mile Jedinak has announced his retirement from international football in order to focus on his club career.
The 34-year-old won 79 caps for his country and represented them in three World Cups, twice as captain.
Jedinak, who also led Australia to victory in the 2015 Asian Cup on home soil, scored 20 goals for the Socceroos.
12:49

BARCA CHIEF RESPONDS TO POGBA RUMOURS

Barcelona chief Josep Maria Bartomeu has refused to rule out a move for Paul Pogba.
Barcelona are currently unwilling to pay over £100m, but Manchester United value the player at double that.
Asked about a potential January bid, Bartomeu told the Times: "I read these rumours - not just Pogba but a lot of players. Most of the teams don't want to sell their players. They want to grow.
"When you hear from agents that a certain player is on the market - and I am not saying that about this player, but generally - I will sometimes call the CEO and say 'Is it true you want to sell this player?'. Usually they say 'No way, not for sale' and that's the end of it."
12:44

NORTHAMPTON MANAGER UPDATE

Sky Sports News understands Northampton wish to appoint a new manager as quickly as possible, with ex-Carlisle boss Keith Curle currently the bookies favourite.
Ex-Blackpool manager Gary Bowyer and Kevin Nolan, who was last in charge at Notts County, are also short in the odds after the Cobblers sacked Dean Austin on Sunday following a 4-0 thrashing at Mansfield on Saturday.
Northampton are fourth-bottom of the bottom tier after one win and five defeats from their first 10 games, including three defeats in their last four.
12:07

AKINFEEV RETIRES FROM RUSSIA DUTY

Russia goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev is retiring from international football after leading the national side as captain to this year's World Cup quarter-finals on home soil.
The 32-year-old CSKA Moscow player's acrobatic penalty saves captivated home crowds and helped Russia to their best tournament finish since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
"There is a beginning and an end to every story," Akinfeev was quoted as saying on CSKA's website. "My story with the national team has also reached its logical end."
11:36

ASHLEY: SHOW ME THE MONEY

On Saturday, Ashley watched Newcastle play at home for the first time in 16 months. He was abused by large sections of the crowd as Newcastle lost 2-0 to Leicester City.
Ashley has now watched two games in a row. His attendance at games is part of a strategy being driven by chief executive Lee Charnley to build bridges with fan, players and manager Rafael Benitez.
In another conciliatory move, Ashley is planning to take Benitez and his players to dinner this week. He wants to get everyone together to clear the air and address the problems at the club and demonstrate his support and commitment.
One source told us that until Kenyon makes an offer, it is a case of “a man with no money wanting to buy a football club”.
11:34

NEWCASTLE TAKEOVER UPDATE

Mike Ashley’s challenge to anyone who wants to buy Newcastle United is to show him the money.
The Newcastle owner and his representatives have never publicly named their price for the club, but it is understood it is unlikely to be sold for less than £300m.
It is also our understanding that aside from purchasing the club prospective buyers must also prove they have the funds to take the club forward.
Former Manchester United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon is trying to put together a deal to buy Newcastle.
With clubs such as Manchester United valued at more than £3bn, the onus is on any prospective buyer to make their best offer.
10:52

MARADONA: MESSI SHOULD RETIRE

Argentina legend Diego Maradona has told Lionel Messi that he should retire from international football once again.
Messi's future with his national side is uncertain with the Barcelona forward opting to take a break following a below-par World Cup campaign.
What would I tell Messi? To not come back any more. To retire,' the current coach of Mexican outfit Dorados told C larin on Sunday.
"The Under 15s lose and it is Messi's fault, the fixture list in Argentina puts Racing against Boca and Messi is to blame. He is always to blame.
"I would tell him: 'Don't go anymore, man'. Let's see if they can handle that. Let's see if they're really big men."
10:20

ZIDANE'S CALL TO JOSE

Jose Mourinho is worried about his Manchester United future, and a phone call from Zinedine Zidane has convinced him that club officials have sounded out the Frenchman as his replacement.
The Sun are reporting that the France and Real Madrid legend was concerned Mourinho would think he was plotting behind his back, so felt obliged to call him.
Zidane reportedly told Mourinho that his representatives were asked if he would be interested in the job.
10:01

NORTHAMPTON SEEKING NEW BOSS

Northampton Town parted company with Dean Austin on Sunday night, and chairman Kelvin Thomas has been speaking to the media this morning.
He says the club are looking for an experienced, ruthless manager with experience of League 2.
Andy Todd is taking training this morning and preparing the squad for Tuesday’s visit from Bury.
09:15

MONDAY'S PAPERS

Jose Mourinho is resigned to his fate at Manchester United - after getting a call from Zinedine Zidane, according to The Sun.
Meanwhile, The Daily Express claim Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly turned down Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain before moving to Juventus in the summer.
Read the full Paper Talk HERE.
08:55

PEP WARNS SANE NOT TO LOSE FOCUS

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has warned Leroy Sane not to lose his focus again or he'll be axed.
The £37 million Germany international has suffered since being named PFA Young Player of the Year in May.
Sane appears to have put his problems to one side since becoming a father, starring in City's last three games, but Guardiola has sent out a warning.
“He has played really well but our profession is so demanding.
All my players, I want them to be focused. Do every single day what you have to do.
“When they do that there is no problem at all. When they don’t do that, they know what happens.”
08:26

TERRY ATTENDS SPARTAK GAME

John Terry is reportedly close to replacing Jody Morris as youth team coach at Chelsea, but the former England captain was back in Russia on Sunday to attend Spartak Moscow's 1-0 home defeat to Rostov.
Terry was spotted posing for pictures with Spartak fans weeks after calling off his move to the Russian outfit.
The 37-year-old had a medical and was close to finalising personal terms on a tax-free deal, in the region of £3million a year, but he pulled the plug on a move.
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07:47

EVERTON PURSUE PEPE

Everton have joined Bayern Munich in their pursuit of Lille striker Nicolas Pepe.
The versatile forward has a growing list of admirers, having scored five foals in eight Ligue 1 games so far this season.
The Ivory Coast international has previously been linked with Barcelona, and the Daily Star are reporting that Everton are ready to step up their interest following a strong start to the campaign.
07:21

LIVERPOOL LEAD RAMSEY CHASE

Liverpool will lead the chase for Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey after having a summer enquiry for the Wales international knocked back.
The Daily Mirror are reporting that Jurgen Klopp has earmarked the midfielder as a potential target after he signalled his intention to leave the Emirates.
Ramsey was substituted in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Watford and was spotted at Le Golf National on Sunday for the culmination of the Ryder Cup.
06:38

SANCHEZ TO BE SOLD?

We start with news from Old Trafford, and reports this morning that Alexis Sanchez's Manchester United career might be coming to an end.
Jose Mourinho has lost faith in the Chilean forward and Sanchez was left out of the United matchday squad during the weekend's 3-1 defeat at West Ham.
The Daily Express are reporting that the 29-year-old will be allowed to leave the club in January, just 12 months after he was signed from Arsenal.
06:27

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WATCH: TRANSFER CENTRE

LERMA HANDS IN REQUEST

'TRANSFER RUMOURS NOT NICE'

NZONZI TO BARCA?

NO WIN FOR RICHARLISON

NEW DEAL FOR NAVAS?

MALCOM PRESENTED BY BARCA

RICHARLISON ON FOR DEBUT

RUSNAK TO REAL SALT LAKE

PALMER TO JOIN ROVERS

LOVELL PLEASED WITH SIGNINGS

'BONUCCI WANTS JUVE RETURN'

'RAMSEY WILL STAY'

ROANLDO'S FIRST GAME CONFIRMED

ENQUIRIES FOR TRIO

RICHARLISON ON BENCH

RABIOT GOING NOWHERE

VALVERDE HAS NEXT TARGET

FRED IN THE USA

REINE-ADELAIDE JOINS ANGERS

ANOTHER CHELTENHAM SIGNING

WATCH: TRANSFER CENTRE LATEST

SELS MAKES MOVE

GUTHRIE JOINS STEVENAGE

LEEDS TARGET BAMFORD

CHESTER TO STAY AT VILLA

EVERTON JOIN GONALONS RACE

MUTO DEAL IN PRINCIPLE

PJANIC ON THE MOVE?

MADDOX JOINS CHELTENHAM

BARCA EYE MIGNLOET

CAVANI NEW REAL TARGET

AFTERNOON HEADLINES

MITCHELL MAKES ST JOHNSTONE LOAN SWITCH

KLAASSEN NEARS BREMEN SWITCH

TOP-FLIGHT TRANSFER TARGETS RATED

OLDHAM SIGN IVERSEN

UNITED MAKE MAGUIRE APPROACH

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