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There is an alarming lack of transfer gossip in Monday’s papers. All anyone seems to be interested in is talking about the football that happened over the weekend – as if they think Harry Kane scoring two goals is somehow more exciting than Harry Kane possibly going to Real Madrid for £179million. In fact, it’s almost as if the papers ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hit out at the “wrong news” reports which suggest Mesut Ozil has told team-mates of his intention to join Manchester United. Germany playmaker Ozil played a starring role in the Gunners’ 5-2 thumping of Everton on Sunday, putting the visitors ahead with his first goal of the campaign. Rumours earlier surfaced of the 29-year-old’s apparent desire to ...

JURGEN KLOPP claimed he could have defended better than his players after watching his Liverpool team hammered by Tottenham at Wembley. The Liverpool manager laughed nervously at the “bad, bad, bad defending” that enabled Harry Kane, twice, Heung-Min Son and Dele Alli to keep up the pressure on Manchester City despite Mo Salah’s first-half strike. But while he insisted it ...

Antonio Conte’s reign as Chelsea manager looks increasingly like to end with the Italian being sacked before he’s seen out his second season at the English Premier League club. Conte’s relationship with a key executive is understood to be at breaking point, with his methods now being questioned by Chelsea players. Accustomed to the carousel coach sackings of a regime ...

Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil has told teammates that he will be joining Manchester United as he waits for his contract to run down in north London, according to reports. Arsenal has failed to make any progress in negotiations with Ozil about extending his contract, which runs out at the end of this season and will see him leave for free. ...

Jose Mourinho has met privately with Manchester United’s owners to reassure them that his relationship with executive vice chairman Ed Woodward is amicable, according to reports. There is a suggestion that Mourinho has grown frustrated with Woodward at Old Trafford, especially after the executive’s failure to bring in a fourth signing this summer. Mourinho has spoken to the Glazer family, ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has dedicated his team’s 2-1 Champions League win over Napoli to two pro-Catalan independence leaders imprisoned since Monday in Madrid for charges of sedition. City triumphed at the Etihad stadium on Tuesday to make it three wins out of three in the competition and move three points clear of nearest rivals Shakhtar Donetsk at the ...

Cristiano Ronaldo is the richest sports personality in the world, according to the latest Forbes’ Rich List. The Real Madrid striker has earned an incredible £70million in the last year, along with picking up another Champions League medal and becoming the inaugural winner of the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. In fact, such is the Portuguese star’s wealth, he is ...

CHELSEA news is coming thick and fast and Express Sport is on hand to bring you all the latest from Stamford Bridge. Chelsea news LIVE updates: Express Sport brings you all the latest as it unfolds… Thursday October 19 Conte/Mourinho spat 08.25: Antonio Conte has struck back at Jose Mourinho after the Manchester United boss seemed to mock the Chelsea ...

LIONEL MESSI appeared to take a tablet from his sock and chew it during Barcelona’s win over Olympiakos last night. The game was only nine minutes old when Messi was caught on TV cameras fiddling with his left sock. He then appears to take something out of it before putting the pill in his mouth and resuming the game. According ...