Arsenal are interested in signing Kalvin Phillips from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Arsenal want to sign a new midfielder due to injury issues over Thomas Partey, and that former Leeds United midfielder Phillips is on their radar.
Phillips has failed to make a massive impact at City since joining from Leeds in the summer of 2022. The England international midfielder is a peripheral figure in Pep Guardiola’s squad and could be on his way out of the Etihad Stadium in the middle of the season.
TEAMtalk has claimed that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta personally wants to sign Phillips. Arsenal are aiming to win the Premier League title this season, and it will be interesting to see if City do…
David Luiz has completed a sensational deadline-day move from Chelsea to London rivals Arsenal.
The 32-year-old Brazilian centre-back has signed what is believed to be a two-year deal at Emirates Stadium, helping to plug the gap left by captain Laurent Koscielny s departure to Bordeaux.
Omnisport understands the transfer is worth around £8million, bringing an end to David Luiz s second spell at Chelsea after a two-year stint at Paris Saint-Germain where he worked with Unai Emery.
David has huge experience and I look forward to working with him again. He is a well-known player and adds to our defensive strength, said head coach Emery.
David Luiz first joined Chelsea from Benfica in 2011, before departing for Paris three years later. He returned to west …
Gabriel Jesus goal deep into stoppage time at Southampton gave Manchester City a 1-0 final-day win and brought up another landmark in the Premier League champions incredible season.
Pep Guardiola leapt on to the field jubilantly to join the celebrations in the knowledge his team had become the first in English top-flight history to reach 100 points in a single campaign.
City have made a habit of breaking new statistical ground while turning the title race into a procession.
Here, we have a look at some of their most astonishing numbers.
100 – Man City’s haul of 100 points is the most won by an English top-flight side in a single campaign. Ton.
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100 – City passed Chelsea s previous Premier League best of 95 po…
Barcelona and Manchester United will face each other in the pick of the Champions League quarter-final contests.
United defied the odds in reaching the last eight, as they progressed past Paris Saint-Germain on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw despite losing the first leg at home 2-0.
If they are to get to the semi-finals they will certainly have done so the hard way, as they are due to face LaLiga champions Barcelona and Lionel Messi in the quarter-finals.
Ernesto Valverde s men trounced Lyon 5-1 on Wednesday – Messi starring with two goals and assists – to ease into the next round, having played out a goalless stalemate in France.
Whoever progresses from that repeat of the 2008-09 and 2010-11 finals will play either Liverpool or Porto, having d…
Bruno Fernandes has urged Manchester United s emerging stars to seize their moment as they seek to make an impression at Old Trafford.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed ahead of Sunday s trip to West Brom that teenage trio Shola Shoretire, Hannibal Mejbr and Amad Diallo would all be involved with the senior side.
Fernandes has been a leading light for United this season, helping to propel the Red Devils into possible Premier League title contention.
The Portuguese playmaker hopes the injection of youth into the United first-team fold will provide a boost, though he urged those making the step up to work hard and stay humble.
FT — U23s: 3 Arsenal 0
Joe Hugill and Shola Shoretire continued their fine goalscoring form in the second half, as our yo…
David Moyes was appointed as Manchester United boss seven years ago on Saturday and Kerry Packer shook up the cricketing establishment back in 1977.
A day on from Alex Ferguson announcing his retirement after a long, glorious reign at Old Trafford, Everton manager Moyes was introduced as his successor.
Australian media mogul Packer was making waves 43 years ago with the birth of the World Series Cricket.
Free-scoring Manchester City s record-breaking Premier League exploits are fresher in the memory, while Michael Schumacher claimed a record-equalling victory on May 9, 2004.
We look back at those most memorable sporting moments.
1977 Packer starts a revolution
The impact Packer s intervention had upon cricket at the highest le…
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Bulgaria hosts Northern Ireland in the 2nd game of the UEFA Nations League C, aiming to improve their poor start that returned a goalless stalemate in Belarus earlier in the week. The game will be played in Plovdiv at Hristo Botev Stadium where over 18, 000 fans will attend the 10th battle between Bulgaria and Northern Ireland.
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From a 4th place finish at the 1994 World Cup achieved in the golden era of Bulgarian football led by the legendary Ballon d Or winner Hristov Stoickov to missing on embracing a major tournament in the last 20 years, the hosts failure to compete against Europe s best is a scenario unlikely to change anytime soon.
While producing a major upset in 1994 by defeating…
Thiago Alcantara hinted he has not entirely ruled out staying with Bayern Munich.
The Spain playmaker excelled under Hansi Flick as Bayern won the Champions League to complete a treble in 2019-20.
Thiago, 29, is out of contract next June and has been heavily linked with a switch to Liverpool.
But after a typically imperious showing – he completed 97 of 104 passes – during Spain s last-gasp 1-1 Nations League draw against Germany in Stuttgart, the former Barcelona man seemingly left the door ajar to a stay in Bavaria.
Asked whether there was no chance of him remaining at Bayern next season, he replied: Bayern is my home and I am happy to be there.
I only think about [Spain s] game against Ukraine. Afterwards we will see.
Since signing…
Barcelona without Messi – Opta data sheds light on what it would mean to replace the greatest of all
Even when you consider the well-reported exit clause in his contract, until recently the idea of Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona for another club was virtually unthinkable.
But this week friction has started to appear, with Messi publicly calling out Barca director of football Eric Abidal for bad-mouthing players in an interview, saying that many players weren t satisfied nor working hard and there was also an internal communication problem before Ernesto Valverde s sacking.
Messi s forthright response on Instagram said the sports management must also assume their responsibilities and suggested Abidal should name specific players if he is willing to criticise them, otherwise we are all getting dirtied and feeding things that are said but aren t true .
Barca have …
Although there might not be any Premier League action on the cards this weekend, the rest of Europe’s elite offer a stacked Sunday schedule.
For those of you who are looking to stick on a Sunday flutter, we have found a pair of eye-catching betting markets from Serie A and Ligue 1.
14:00 Reims vs Nantes
While Reims might have eventually fallen short in their bid to punch a top-half finish finish last season, Sunday’s hosts have continued to shine this time around. Opening this weekend’s fixtures battling it out in the top-six chase, Will Still’s men suddenly have their sights set on booking a famous European ticket.
Although Les Rouges might have watched their Coupe de France adventure come to an end last week as they suffered penalties heartbr…