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Jose Mourinho has “no idea” what is happening with Manchester United’s move for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic. So far this summer Benfica defender Victor Lindelof and Everton striker Romelu Lukaku have arrived at Old Trafford. Mourinho still wants two more signings and a move for Inter´s Perisic is reportedly edging towards completion. Asked for an update on the transfer ...

Liverpool have agreed a £10m deal with relegated Hull City for Andrew Robertson, meaning the 23-year-old is set to become Jurgen Klopp’s third signing of the season, after Dominic Solanke and Mohamed Salah. The Scottish international is already booked in for a medical and will then join up with the Liverpool squad after the Premier League trophy in Hong Kong. ...

Another baby is on the way for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 32-year-old Portuguese soccer superstar confirmed that his girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, 23, is pregnant and expecting her first child. On Tuesday, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo asked the Real Madrid player if he was happy about having a fourth baby on the way. “Yes, very,” Ronaldo replied. Ronaldo is father to 7-year-old son ...

Neymar will not be leaving Barcelona despite reports that Paris St-Germain have triggered his £195m release clause, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has told BBC Sport. The Brazil forward signed a new five-year contract until 2021 in October, with his release clause set to rise with each year of the deal. Neymar, 25, joined from Santos in 2013. He scored ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has signed an improved two-year deal with the Premier League champions. The new deal does not extend Conte’s commitment to the club, as he signed a three-year contract on his arrival in west London in the summer of 2016. “I am very happy to have signed a new contract,” said the Italian, 47. “We worked extremely ...

BARCELONA insist there is no chance Paris Saint-Germain will sign Neymar – but there are conflicting reports on the forward’s future. Barcelona have a £196million release clause in Neymar’s contract that they believe will not be triggered. That contract was signed last October and the release clause will rise above £200m next summer. But supposed discontent about not being top ...

JOSE MOURINHO is prepared to stay at Manchester United for 15 years – as long as he deserves to be there. The Portuguese enjoyed a successful first campaign at the helm at Old Trafford. Three pieces of silverware alongside a return to the Champions League proved a productive start to life in Manchester. Having signed a three-year deal with an ...

REAL MADRID star Gareth Bale has a secret agreement with Manchester United regarding a move to Old Trafford next season, according to reports. Manchester United’s interest in Bale dates back to the days of Sir Alex Ferguson. The Scot was hellbent on snapping him up when the player was a starlet in the Southampton academy, but ultimately lost out to ...

Manchester United target Ivan Perisic has been named in Inter Milan’s squad for the Italian club’s tour of China and Singapore. Inter boss Luciano Spalletti has announced a 28-man party flies out to Nanjing today. Perisic has been on Reds boss Jose Mourinho’s summer wanted list but the price has been a stumbling block. Mourinho was asked after United’s 2-1 ...

This has been a summer of improvisation for Manchester United. More than once, they have been forced to switch transfer targets, shifting priorities and shuffling their aims. Antoine Griezmann quickly became Alvaro Morata, only for Morata to ultimately become Romelu Lukaku. Nemanja Matic might still morph into Fabinho or somebody else, too. Indeed, United have needed to be quick on ...