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John Terry to Aston Villa: Chelsea great dreams of returning to Blues as manager The 36-year-old former England captain is already eyeing a career in management despite signing a one-year deal yesterday to play on with Aston Villa. And he admitted taking charge of the Blues was his ultimate ambition – and has discussed it with ex-team-mate Frank Lampard. “That’s ...

ALVARO MORATA reportedly wants to resolve his future this week – but Manchester United are yet to meet Real Madrid’s demands. Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United throughout this summer as Jose Mourinho looks to find a long-term replacement for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Express Sport understands United lodged an opening offer of ...

Manchester United could sign Real Madrid’s James Rodriguez for a cheaper fee if they remain patient towards the end of the summer transfer window. According to The Express, Madrid president Florentino Perez is struggling to find suitors for the Colombian international and could drop his valuation if there are no teams willing to match it. Although United and Paris Saint-Germain ...

All the latest Manchester United transfer news and rumours from across the British and European press on Sunday, July 2. Monaco have rejected a £40m bid from Paris Saint-Germain for Manchester United target Fabinho, according to L’Equipe. It is reported that Monaco are desperate not to sell to their Ligue 1 rivals. However, the 23-year-old is believed to be keen ...

Jeff Horn stunned Manny Pacquiao to claim the WBO welterweight title in front of his home support at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. The unfancied Australian, who until recently was working as a PE teacher in a secondary school, caused a major upset after the three judges scored the contest 117-111, 115-113, 115-113 in his favour on Saturday night. Pacquiao ...

ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has bid farewell to Manchester United and insists he conquered English football. The Swedish striker scored 28 goals for United in his only season in the Premier League. –– ADVERTISEMENT –– He had looked set to agree a second year before damaging his ACL in the Europa League semi-finals. But he missed the end to the season, including ...

The United States players have a lot to gain from this summer’s Gold Cup, as Bruce Arena has left a wealth of star players home for the group stage and beyond. Many of Arena’s Europe-based stars won’t hit the pitch for the Yanks in the tournament, and mainstays like Michael Bradley, Tim Howard, and Clint Dempsey made the 40-man pool ...

Jose Mourinho is interested in signing Real Madrid star Mateo Kovacic. That is according to Spanish outlet Diario Madrista, who claim the Manchester United boss has told club chiefs to sign the Croatia international. It is said United are willing to double the midfielder’s current wages in a bid to convince him to leave the Bernabeu. But Zinedine Zidane has ...

Paris Saint-Germain defender Marquinhos has extended his contract by three years, keeping him at the club until 2022. Marquinhos’ previous deal had been due to run until 2019, but reported interest from clubs including Manchester United, Barcelona, Chelsea and Juventus convinced PSG to secure his future. “I have always said I am happy to play for PSG, and this contract ...

Transfers have their acts just like all stories do with surprises, themes, protagonists, antagonists, and settings among many other elements that combine to tell such a tale effectively. Naby Keïta’s potential transfer to Liverpool is starting to take shape just as Mohamed Salah’s stalled transfer was a simple story of posturing that would lead to a singular outcome: Salah leaving ...