According to reports, Manchester United are in a strong position to beat several rivals in the race to sign Leny Yoro from Ligue Un outfit Lille.

It s emerged that is going to stay at Man Utd so their focus will now switch to transfers and one of their priorities will be to sign a new centre-back.

It is said thatleaves Premier League rivals Chelsea leading the race to sign Michael Olise from Crystal Palace.

Olise has long been admired by both the old and new regimes at , but the Red Devils are yet to formally take their interest to Crystal Palace as they believe there are bigger positional priorities namely a striker, centre-back, left-back and midfielder.

United also feel there is no rush given Olise is a considered decision-maker, but this could hand…

Gary Lineker has hit out a scared journalist for stirring the pot after Harry Kane was asked to respond to the BBC presenter s claim that England were sh*t in the draw with Denmark.

Lineker had earlier claimed that Kane himself has to do better and the Three Lions captain responded – having been asked about the comment in a press conference – by claiming the pundits should , adding that they didn t win anything in their time representing England.

Too scared to ask a question themselves

Speaking on his Rest is Football podcast on Monday, Lineker claimed journalists were stirring the pot” while fellow pundit Alan Shearer said England s best response would be on the pitch.

We ve been critical of England s performances, as has pretty much every journalist,…

England legend Alan Shearer reckons Gary Lineker is frightened of getting criticised again as the duo gave their verdict on the Three Lions draw against Slovenia.

Gareth Southgate s side had already qualified from Group C ahead of their match against Slovenia but their secured top spot after Denmark and Serbia also held each other to a goalless stalemate.

were slow and lethargic again in the first half against Slovenia but they improved after the break to carve out chances to win the match and Lineker was encouraged by what he saw.

: In the second half, I thought you could see that if this team continue to play a high press, chances will come. And we may have been playing that way because Slovenia knew that a draw would get them through.

So they were …

Rio Ferdinand has begged Manchester United to make a move for the Lille star who has what it takes to be better than William Saliba.

United now have plenty of transfer irons in the fire after  after the stand-off with Newcastle came to an end.

Reports suggest the Red Devils are close to finalising moves for Bayern Munich s Matthijs de Ligt and Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee for a combined fee of around £80m.

They re also though the two clubs are currently some way apart in their valuations, and a report also claims they re .

Ceiling as high as anybody

But Ferdinand has his eye on another centre-back, claiming Lille star Leny Yoro has the talent to be as good as, if not better, than Arsenal star Saliba.

“I think Real Madrid are going to ta…

Arsenal have reportedly told Marseille that they can sign Eddie Nketiah for around £26million after a season-long loan, with the French outfit given the choice of whether to pursue that deal.

Nketiah was reduced to a fringe role at the Emirates by the end of last season. Beyond November, the Englishman made just one league start, in a 2-1 loss to Fulham.

That he was dropped down the pecking order was due to the fact he failed to find the net after a hat-trick against Sheffield United in October, scoring just five league goals in the campaign.

With Arsenal s desire to sign a new striker evident, Nketiah seems surplus to requirements, with Marseille after him.

It was recently reported that they had lodged a new bid for the striker, after apparently , beca…

According to reports, Manchester United are considering a move for a less aggressive alternative to PSG and Uruguay centre-midfielder Manuel Ugarte.

have been active in the transfer market in recent weeks as they have already spent around £90m to sign Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee from Lille and Bologna respectively.

As co-owner and his recruitment team attempt to raise funds by selling several unwanted talents, they are understood to be scouring the market for a new centre-back, right-back and centre-midfielder.

It has been reported in recent weeks that Ugarte has emerged as a preferred target and

Man Utd and PSG are currently in talks over a fee, but the Premier League giants are unwilling to meet Ugarte s reported £58m valuation.

This has fo…

Chelsea are discussing contract terms with Samu Omorodion s camp but the green light from Atletico Madrid depends on Manchester City.

The Blues have been linked with Omorodion for the best part of a year and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claims Atletico are set to accept the Chelsea proposal .

The striker joined Atletico for £5m in the summer of 2023 from Granada and caught the eye on loan at Alaves last season, scoring eight goals in 34 appearances.

Those displays have seen his market value (according to Transfermarkt) rise from €200k to €35m, and in their bid to hoover up young talent, Chelsea are keen on adding the 20-year-old to their squad to compete with Nicolas Jackson for a starting spot in Enzo Maresca s side.

as they look for cheaper al…

Jhon Duran climbed off the bench to sink the club who spent half the summer trying to sign him as Aston Villa secured a 2-1 win at West Ham.

Colombian striker Duran was so close to moving to east London this summer that he even had to be reprimanded by Villa after doing a ‘crossed Hammers’ gesture with his arms on social media.

However, new Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui could not agree a deal and opted to sign Germany forward Niclas Fullkrug.

That decision came back to bite him as Duran struck with 11 minutes left to deal the Spaniard a defeat in his opening Premier League match in charge.

Much has been made of West Ham’s spending this summer – they were among the busiest clubs in Europe with eight new signings – but it was a Villa new boy, Amad…

Liverpool have asked for information on both Mohamed Simikan and Rayan Cherki ahead of possible moves before the end of the transfer window.

The Reds have already completed the signing of Giorgi Mamardhasvili, who s joined in a £25m deal from Valencia, but will play for the La Liga club on loan this season, and Federico Chiesa is set to join from Juventus for £10m.

But they continue to be linked with further additions as sporting director Richard Hughes picks up the recruitment pace as September 1 approaches.

L Equipe claim, in a report on the future of Lyon playmaker Rayan Cherki, that Liverpool have taken information on the 21-year-old, who was and was .

The report states:

The Lyon leaders gave Cherki three choices: find a new club that wou…

According to reports, Premier League giants still admire Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi and could make a move to sign him next year.

The Spain international wass top target during the summer transfer window as it was their priority to sign a new No.6.

was previously targeted by Arsenal, who signed Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad as a cheaper alternative.

Liverpool pushed to sign Zubimendi at the start of August and a deal looked likely at one stage. He is available for £51m as there is a release clause in his contract in his contract, but

The Reds decided against signing an alternative in the summer and it s been suggested that they could go back in for Zubimendi in January or next summer.

A recent report claimed

New head coach Arn…