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Football: Liverpool may raise their price on Cody Gakpo
Tottenham have a 70 million figure in mind for Cody Gakpo. Chelsea’s valuation of Pedro Neto may have just moved Liverpool’s goalposts.
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Football: Ollie Watkins agrees terms for Al-Hilal move
Al-Hilal chased Harry Kane and Victor Osimhen. They got a yes from Ollie Watkins instead, and Aston Villa are ready to listen.
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La Liga: Simeone leaves Julian Alvarez out against Malaga
Simeone confirms Malaga omission Diego Simeone faced the media at lunchtime and did not dodge the issue. Julian Alvarez will not play in La Liga round two on Wednesday night against Malaga. The reason, he said, was simple. “From a sporting point of view, we need more training sessions with him so he can reach…
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Champions League: Ederson thrown in for his first start of the season against Lyon
A keeper thrown straight in Ederson has not played a single minute this season. He will tonight. The Brazilian goalkeeper is expected to start for Fenerbahce against Olympique Lyonnais at 21:00 in the first leg of their Champions League play-off. His first appearance of the campaign. Not exactly the script drawn up over the summer.…
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Football: Manchester City speed up €100m move for Lille’s Bouaddi
Rodri’s exit could unlock Bouaddi’s mega-money move The pieces are starting to fall into place. For weeks now, Manchester City and Lille have been working the angles around Ayyoub Bouaddi. But one key part was still missing to push the deal into the final straight. Rodri’s move to Barcelona could be it. At just 18,…
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Football: Angers land Pau left-back Joseph Kalulu
Four years for a Ligue 2 left-back Basel wanted him too. Angers moved faster. Joseph Kalulu is joining SCO on a four-year deal, leaving Pau at 21 for his first taste of the top flight. The two clubs settled terms over recent weeks and the fee has stayed private, though Kalulu still had two years…
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Bundesliga: Musiala goes down again in Bayern friendly
Eight minutes on the pitch, then down again Jamal Musiala came on in the 61st minute at Heidenheim. By the 69th he was off, out of the game and walking to the dressing room with Bayern’s medical staff. He went down on Tuesday night, and his team-mates were quick to form a ring around him…
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Ligue 1: Methalie’s €30m Sunderland move put on ice after medical
Issue flagged at Sunderland Dayann Methalie was supposed to seal a Premier League move this week. Instead, the Toulouse left-back has returned to France. Reports on Tuesday night said a problem was spotted during his medical in Sunderland, and the player now has to undergo further tests in Toulouse to work out exactly what is…
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Football: Matthaus picks Kane for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, not Yamal
The world champion is not on his list Spain won the World Cup a month ago. Lamine Yamal was part of the celebrations. Lothar Matthaus did not put him in his top picks. The German unveiled his 2026 Ballon d’Or rankings on Tuesday. At the top: Harry Kane. Not Yamal, not Mbappe, not Bellingham. The…
