Manchester United hold a genuine interest in Paris Saint-Germain star Manuel Ugarte according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, who has revealed other players have been discussed in talks between the European giants thanks to their very good relationship .

United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is working with Erik ten Hag and his Ineos team to revamp the squad at Old Trafford despite .

Ugarte a priority signing

Sky Sports claimed earlier this week that Ugarte, who is currently away with the Uruguay squad at the Copa America, is .

It is understood that the Red Devils ‘want to sign a new central midfielder this summer’ and that Ugarte – who cost PSG £51.1m from Sporting Lisbon last summer – ‘is one of a number of players they are looking at’.

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Micah Richards has responded to Alan Shearer after he questioned his fellow pundit, who praised England for improving their performance against Switzerland.

have underperformed at Euro 2024 but have still booked their place in the semi-finals of the competition after beating Switzerland in the previous round.

s side arguably produced their best performance of the tournament to date against Switzerland as they came back from behind to draw 1-1 to take the tie to extra-time before winning 5-4 on penalties.

Richards, Gary Lineker and Rio Ferdinand flooded England with praise at half-time during the BBC s coverage of the Switzerland match.

Shearer was busy on commentary duties at the time and did not agree with the level of praise given to England. Asked by…

Everything is on the table as Man City face allegations of 115 breaches of the Premier League s financial fair play rules, according to a football finance expert.

won a fourth consecutive Premier League title last season as they pipped Arsenal to the championship , and is their second title since 115 charges were laid against them by the Premier League in February last year.

Asked whether a second Man City success while the charges remained outstanding would damage European league football, Premier League CEO Richard Masters said in April: It’s not for the football authorities to start being selective about who they would like to win the league.

The key point is that you’ve got that jeopardy until the final day. Who knows where we will be on May 19?

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A report from Fabrizio Romano reveals how Premier League champions Manchester City could replace Atletico Madrid-bound Julian Alvarez.

The Argentina international has been heavily linked with a move elsewhere during this summer s transfer window and

This deal includes significant add-ons as could eventually receive around £82m from Atletico Madrid for Alvarez.

The 24-year-old shone for City following his £14m move from River Plate in 2022, grabbing 26 goals and 18 assists in his 103 appearances. But he pursued an exit as he s largely played second fiddle to Erling Haaland in recent seasons.

PSG were also in the race to sign Alvarez, while

Transfer expert Romano has provided some details on how Man City could replace Alvarez before this summe…

Diogo Jota believes he will get more opportunities to play a central striker under Arne Slot given the Dutchman s philosophy on wingers.

Slot has shared his belief that Jota is a better central option for Liverpool and Jota has agreed with the coach.

Jota revealed that Slot wants his wingers taking players on in 1v1 situations.

“Yeah, I agree, especially with the way we played, Jota told club media after Slot s comments on the front line.

“It’s obviously a bit different from [Jürgen] Klopp where I maybe was useful out wide. I think here he [Slot] wants our wingers a lot more in one-v-ones and I think we have better options than myself!

“If I stay in the middle and wait for those chances to come in and score them, I think that is what I d…

Liverpool have reportedly rejected a loan offer from Bayer Leverkusen for Tyler Morton, despite guarantees of minutes, amid a small midfield exodus at Anfield.

The Reds have signed just two players this summer, in Arne Slot s first window as manager. But they have let six players leave three on loan, two for permanent transfer fees, and one on a free transfer.

And they could have let another player leave on loan, with Morton approached by Leverkusen for a loan. He has been loaned out twice in the past two seasons, and Leverkusen reportedly guaranteed that the midfielder would play at least 50 per cent of the minutes available with them.

But reports state Liverpool have turned Xabi Alonso s side away, amid a mini midfield exodus.

They have already let Fab…

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has given his views on England boss Lee Carsley deciding not to sing the national anthem in their victory over the Republic of Ireland.

Life after Gareth Southgate began in the Nations League second tier at a sold-out Aviva Stadium, where the 50-year-old took charge of his first match since being temporarily promoted to senior team coach from his role with the under-21s.

Carsley oversaw an impressive 2-0 win against the nation he played for 40 times as ’s caretaker manager parked the brouhaha about his decision not to sing God Save the King.

The former midfielder said on the eve of the Group B2 clash that he had never sung a national anthem as Republic player or England coach and would stick with that stance when the countries m…

Late goals by Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson helped Tottenham avoid an almighty upset at Coventry in the Carabao Cup.

Spurs were set to follow up Sunday’s painful derby defeat to Arsenal with a 1-0 loss in the third round after Brandon Thomas-Asante fired the Championship side into a deserved lead after 63 minutes.

Moments earlier, Ange Postecoglou’s decision to substitute Lucas Bergvall had been met with boos from the away end.

However, with time running out and Postecoglou’s bold prediction last weekend of always winning silverware in his second season being set to come back to bite him, Djed Spence found an equaliser with three minutes left.

Spot-kicks were still on the cards until Rodrigo Bentancur played through Brennan Johnson, who chipped h…

It s a question that philosophers have been debating since the dawn of time is it possible for a sports betting personality to be so bad at sports betting that a Can t Lose Parlay promo should automatically be considered satire?

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) tried to determine just that this afternoon, as attorneys for Penn Sports Interactive argued that a discontinued Barstool Sportsbook Can t Lose Parlay promotion was clearly satirical and did not convey no risk to customers who wagered on the promotion.

Is Can t Lose Language Deceptive?

The MGC heard testimony during an adjudicatory hearing for nearly two hours this afternoon from PENN Sports Interactive attorneys to determine if the Barstool Sportsbook promotion’s language violated the and marketing r…

At -106 odds in this weekend s NFL Week 16 teaser predictions we ve bet down the Bills to -2.5, turned the Bengals and Bucs into +7.5 underdogs and turned the Ravens into big double-digit underdogs as well.

NFL Week 16 Teaser Picks

I ve created this teaser by choosing alternate spreads at DraftKings, but you should be able to do so at most . Though some books may not allow for as much movement in the lines as DK.

Bills vs Chargers
Pick: Bills -2.5

No matter how you use the Bills in your Week 16 parlays and teasers they have to make an appearance in some form. They re favored by double-digits in the so the teaser route may offer a little better value than the moneyline for these picks.

Of course no two teams have looked worse or better in the past week. The Ch…