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Manchester United is nearing a deal for Inter Milan winger Ivan Perisic, according to a report. Inter had reportedly been demanding £50 million for the Croatia attacker with United unwilling to meet that price. But the Manchester Evening News claims Perisic’s advisers are now confident he will move to Old Trafford this summer, with the opportunity of playing Champions League ...

Alvaro Morata’s agent has revealed that Manchester United has made a “very important offer” for his client, according to reports. Jose Mourinho gave United’s CEO Ed Woodward a list of players he wanted the club to sign this summer, with a striker likely to be high on the list after releasing Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Real Madrid forward Morata, 24, looks to ...

Madam Akosua Attaa, mother of jailed Ghanaian footballer in Sweden, Kwame Bonsu has claimed that her son was framed up by the embittered Swedish ex-wife. In a heart-wrenching interview with Atinka TV’s Sport Court show, the 66-year-old woman broke down in tears when narrating the incident. The Gefle IF midfielder was sentenced to two years in prison by the district ...

Southampton are looking for a manager with a shared “long-term vision” after sacking Claude Puel. Frenchman Puel, 55, took over at St Mary’s last summer and guided Saints to the EFL Cup final, where they lost to Manchester United, and an eighth-placed finish in last season’s Premier League. But the board has opted to make a change, dismissing the former ...

Former Black Stars striker Matthew Amoah has called for Unity in the Black Stars ahead of the Russia 2018 qualifiers. The former Vitesse Anhem striker believes the only way to get the nation’s slim World Cup chance back on track is for the players to be united. “Football is all about team work and if the Black Stars come together ...

An Accra High Court has ordered Gloria Appiah, former wife of ex Black Stars midfielder, Nii Odartey Lamptey, to vacate the East Legon residence of the former Coventry City player. Ms Appiah failed in an attempt to gain 50% share of his assets after the Court presided by Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe Agbevey ruled that having three children out of wedlock ...

Former boxing world champion Floyd Mayweather will fight UFC champion Conor McGregor in a light-middleweight boxing match in Las Vegas on 26 August. American Mayweather, 40, posted a video on Twitter confirming the fight details with the message: “It’s official.” Irish UFC lightweight champion McGregor, 28, said: “The fight is on.” It is reported each fighter could earn as much as $100m (£78.4m) from the ...

Victor Lindelof has arrived at Manchester United for a medical as part of his transfer from Benfica. The 22-year-old was due to undergo the examination at the club’s Carrington training base after flying into Manchester on Wednesday morning. The Portuguese club have confirmed United will pay £30.7m (€35m) to sign the Sweden international, with a further £8.8m (€10m) payable based ...

Reigning champions Chelsea and runners-up Tottenham will go head-to-head at Wembley in the second week of the Premier League season. The new campaign gets under way on Saturday 12 August with Antonio Conte’s Chelsea hosting Burnley in their first fixture three months after winning the title by seven points ahead of their London rivals. The Manchester and Merseyside derbies are ...

Liverpool will take on Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham inside the first nine weeks of the 2017-18 Premier League season. After opening their campaign with games away at Watford and at home to Crystal Palace, Jurgen Klopp will have to prepare his team to play four of the other five teams who finished in the top six last ...