Italian media reckon Arsenal have a great chance of winning the race to sign Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, who reportedly appreciates Mikel Arteta s style of play.
Zirkzee has been in superb form in an overachieving Bologna side benefitting from the incredible work of young head coach Thiago Motta.
Motta has previously managed Paris Saint-Germain s Under-19s, Genoa and Spezia, taking on his first senior management role in 2019.
He has an impressive 47.89 win percentage as Bologna boss and has his side competing for a Champions League place in Serie A.
They are currently fourth with five games remaining, four points above an in-form AS Roma side in fifth.
Only Inter who have already been crowned champions have lost fewer games (1) than Bologna …
Arsenal are weighing up a surprise move for Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford as Mikel Arteta seeks a replacement for Aaron Ramsdale, according to reports.
Pickford has been one of the Toffees stand-out players in recent seasons, helping them stay in the Premier League with his excellent performances.
His form at club level has always carried over to the international stage as well, establishing himself as one of the first names on the team sheet for Gareth Southgate s England.
Signed for around £25million from Sunderland in 2017, the 30-year-old has been well worth the money and .
The 60-cap England shot-stopper has been linked with a few clubs over the years, mainly Chelsea, but has never seemed close to leaving Goodison Park at any point.
If…
Former Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has slammed Jamie Carragher after the Liverpool legend claimed Jurgen Klopp is a better manager than Arsene Wenger.
Both managers are legends, with Wenger leading Arsenal to three Premier League titles, including one as Invincibles, and a record seven FA Cups.
Jamie Carragher: Jurgen Klopp Arsene Wenger
Reds icon Klopp, meanwhile, won the Premier League and FA Cup once, the League Cup twice, but crucially got his hands on the Champions League.
Winning the biggest prize in club football gives Klopp the edge over Wenger, in Carragher s opinion.
I would put him [Jurgen Klopp] above Wenger, with the only reason being the Champions League, he said.
Arsenal didn t quite crack that did they, but Klopp got to th…
Man City are attempting to strike a swap deal for Frenkie de Jong by offering Bernardo Silva in exchange, according to reports.
The Citizens are once again champions of England after beating Arsenal to the Premier League title by two points on the final day of the season.
Despite losing to arch-rivals Man Utd in the FA Cup final, have cemented their place as one of the best teams in Europe after winning the Treble in 2023.
Pep Guardiola has won everything as the Citizens boss and it has led to .
That has led to speculation that some of Guardiola s best players could take the opportunity to leave the club this summer with Silva possibly the most talked about potential departure.
And now reports in Spain claim that Man City have made an offer for …
Jose Mourinho is keen to work with Romelu Lukaku for a fourth time as he is seeking to bring the Chelsea striker to Fenerbahce this summer.
Mourinho, who was sacked by Roma last season, has taken over at the Istanbul club and is aiming to wrestle the Turkish Super Lig title back from their Istanbul rivals Galatasaray.
Lukaku to join Mourinho at Fenerbahce?
If the former and Inter boss achieves that, he will win a league title in a fifth European country, having done so in Portugal, England, Italy and Spain before.
Attention is now turning to who Mourinho will look to sign this summer, and reports in Italy suggest Lukaku could be on his list. The pair have previously worked together at Chelsea, Manchester United and Roma.
However, upon his arrival at Fe…
Ralf Rangnick has appeared to have a dig at England and other teams at Euro 2024 after his Austria side were knocked out against Turkey on Tuesday night.
Mert Gunok’s injury-time wonder save sealed Turkey’s place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals after .
Two goals from defender Merih Demiral had put his side well in command before Michael Gregoritsch reduced the deficit on the hour mark to set up a frantic finale.
Christoph Baumgartner’s late header deep into added time looked to have sent the tie into extra-time but Gunok somehow palmed away his effort to spark jubilant celebrations in the Turkish ranks.
Austria s efforts in the group stage drew praise from former players and pundits with only Germany and Spain scoring more goals than Rangnick s sid…
Arsenal legend Paul Merson reckons Frank Lampard is a good shout to be next England manager as he s been deep in tournaments .
Gareth Southgate announced his decision to stand down as England manager on Tuesday, saying it is time for a “new chapter” for the national team.
Having taken charge of in 2016 following the shock exit to Iceland in that summer’s Euros and the shortlived reign of Sam Allardyce, the former Middlesbrough boss went on to guide the team to the semi-finals of the 2018 World Cup and successive European Championship finals.
And now the search has begun for Southgate s successor with rumours linking Mauricio Pochettino, Jurgen Klopp, Thomas Tuchel and Pep Guardiola, while English managers such as Eddie Howe, Graham Potter and Lee Carsley …
According to reports, Scotland international Scott McTominay has an agreement in place to leave Manchester United and join Turkish giants Galatasaray.
Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his new-look recruitment team are working behind the scenes to close several deals after spending around £90m to sign Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee from Lille and Bologna respectively.
need to offload several unwanted talents to raise funds for more signings, with the acquisition of a new centre-back, centre-back and winger likely to be among their priorities.
The Red Devils have already offloaded Mason Greenwood and Willy Kambwala this summer, but a few more sales are expected in the coming weeks.
McTominay could be the next player out of the door as he is attracting intere…
Chelsea: ‘Disrespectful’ offer forced transfer ‘collapse’; £34.5m star to ‘reject future’ Boehly bid
A disrespectful offer made to Atletico Madrid star Samu Omorodion by Chelsea reportedly was the reason why his move to Stamford Bridge collapsed .
One of s priorities ahead of this summer transfer window was to sign a new striker and Omorodion recently emerged as their preferred target.
The 20-year-old is yet to make a senior appearance for Atletico Madrid but he impressed while on loan at Deportivo Alaves last season. He scored eight goals for the Spanish side in his 35 appearances across all competitions.
fits into Chelsea s recruitment model under co-owner Todd Boehly and they agreed to a deal with Atletico Madrid after bidding around £34.5m for the inexperienced striker.
Chelsea and Atletico Madrid have been in talks over transfers for a while and …
The Jamaican Football Federation have reportedly been successful in their latest approach to one-cap England forward Mason Greenwood.
Greenwood has not played for England since achieving his only cap against Iceland in the Nations League in September 2020.
Two days after making his debut, the then 18-year-old was sent home for breaking Covid quarantine restrictions by inviting women into the team hotel.
He has been out of the international picture for nearly four years.
The 22-year-old was suspended by in January 2022 over allegations relating to a young woman after images and videos were posted online.
Greenwood faced charges including attempted rape and assault but the Crown Prosecution Service announced in February 2023 that the case had be…