Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy will not change his transfer strategy despite completing a £637million refinancing of loans taken out to support the construction of the club s new stadium.

Spurs supporters were left waiting for over a year for new arrivals after Lucas Moura signed for a reported £25m from Paris Saint-Germain in January 2018, with transfers taking a back seat while Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was completed.

That barren interval ended in July when Jack Clarke was purchased from Leeds United for what was understood to be £8.5m, and a club-record deal worth £62.8m for Lyon s Tanguy Ndombele followed soon after.

Ryan Sessegnon also arrived from Fulham for a reported £25m ahead of the 2019-20 campaign, and Levy has no plans to change his approach in …

(GSM) Ian Wright has criticised the way Shaun Wright-Phillips is treated by senior Manchester City figures.

The former Arsenal striker claims his adopted son is treated like a youth-team player in contract talks.

Wright-Phillips, who returned to City in 2008 after a disappointing spell at Chelsea, has two years left to run on his deal at the City of Manchester stadium.

The 28 year-old wants to extend his stay but, according to former England international Wright, City are mugging off the winger.

I tell you what was really awkward, they called him in and he wants to sign his deal, wants to sign for the rest of his career so he can be settled and get ready to go (to the World Cup in South Africa), Wright said.

But there s these people like (fo…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta knows it will take time for his side to get to the level Manchester City are at.

The Gunners’ faint Premier League title hopes went with a whimper after a 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest handed City a fifth crown in six years.

Arsenal were insatiable for most of the campaign, spending 248 days on top of the table, and held an eight-point lead over City in March, but an alarming slide has seen them win just two of their last eight games.

That allowed them to be overtaken by Pep Guardiola’s relentless juggernaut, who have won 11 games in a row.

Thank you for an incredible title race, and

— Premier League (@premierleague)

The Spaniard says Arsenal have to find a way to compete with City but it will not be a q…

Rayo Vallecano welcome Atletico Madrid in La Liga hoping for a more enjoyable derby experience than the one they endured in their previous outing.

Paco Jemez s team performed with bold ambition to take an early 2-1 lead against Real Madrid last time out before their outing at Santiago Bernabeu caved in spectacularly.

First-half red cards for Tito and Raul Baena left them stricken as Real made merry Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema scoring four and three respectively in a punishing 10-2 rout.

Paco has had plenty of time over Christmas to sleep on a result he likened to a bad dream , although his opposite number Diego Simeone also had an outing to rue during the 10-day break from Liga action.

With Barcelona away in Japan en route to Club World Cup glory, Atlet…

Thomas Partey is eager for Atletico Madrid to keep up their fight for success on all fronts when they take on Rayo Vallecano in Wednesday s Copa del Rey last-16 first leg.

The 22-year-old struck the only goal of the game as Diego Simeone s side beat bottom-club Levante to move top of La Liga on Saturday.

With Atleti now ahead of champions Barcelona though having played a game more and through to the Champions League knockout rounds, tentative talk of a treble tilt has begun to surface among supporters in the Spanish capital.

But Thomas is keen no to look too far ahead and is determined to put sole focus on securing a first-leg advantage against their city rivals.

We re just thinking about the next game against Rayo in the Copa del Rey. That s the most im…

As Real Madrid beat Juventus in Turin on their way to their 13th Champions League trophy in 2018, Cristiano Ronaldo scored to double his team s advantage on the night.

Today, of course, Ronaldo and Buffon are teammates at Juventus, and here s what the 41-year-old Italian legend had to say about that moment.

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Liverpool s perfect start in the Premier League has stoked already considerable anticipation at Anfield that Jurgen Klopp s side could be set for a breakthrough season.

Last term s run to the Champions League final demonstrated a devastating, high-octane attacking team ready to go toe-to-toe with the best and win.

An impressive close season in the transfer market, with Brazil internationals Alisson and Fabinho arriving alongside Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri, has added quality and depth to Klopp s squad in key positions.

The two-time Bundesliga champion is yet to win a trophy in England, while Liverpool s wait for their 19th top-flight crown dates back to 1990-91.

We will have a much clearer indication of whether all that is about to change after the Re…

Lionel Messi grabbed his first goal of the Major League Soccer season as he grabbed a 1-1 draw for Inter Miami with a stoppage-time equaliser at LA Galaxy.

Dejan Joveljic’s goal 15 minutes from time had looked like earning Galaxy the win.

But Messi popped up two minutes into added time, exchanging a pair of one-twos with Jordi Alba as he made his way into the box before lifting the ball over goalkeeper John McCarthy.

Taking a point back home +1

— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF)

Inter dominated possession, but managed just five shots in target throughout the match as Galaxy came closest to breaking the deadlock.

Riqui Puig missed a golden opportunity after 13 minutes when his penalty was saved by Drake Callender.

They had to wa…

Manuel Pellegrini was pleased with the professionalism Manchester City showed in reaching the League Cup semi-finals.

The Premier League side continued their impressive form in front of goal with a 3-1 victory over Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.

Aleksandar Kolarov opened the scoring with a perfectly placed free-kick, and an Edin Dzeko double put the visitors in control long before Lloyd Dyer s late consolation for the Championship outfit.

Manchester City were beaten League Cup semi-finalists in 2010 and 2012, and Pellegrini is eager for his men to go all the way this time around.

It was a very professional win, he said. It is not easy to play three games in one week, but I think the team played well.

It was a good first half; we had possession an…

Australia beat Poland 2-1 in a friendly Tuesday, as the Socceroos build up to January s 2011 Asian Cup and the White Eagles hone their skills for their home-turf campaign as Euro 2012 hosts.

Seeking to burnish their image after a disappointing World Cup, the Australians tasted their first victory since exiting the tournament in South Africa in June.

With the first half ending 2-1 one of the Socceroos goals was a penalty Poland failed to capitalise on second-half dominance and numerical advantage after Australia s Brett Emerton was sent off.

The match in the southern city of Krakow was their second ever meeting.

In the first, at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Poland won 6-1 in the semi-finals and went on to take the silver medal.

Tuesday s match …