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Brighton midfielder will join Tielemans and Santos Club’s most expensive summer signing at initial £65m Manchester United have agreed a deal worth an initial £65m for Carlos Baleba and the Brighton midfielder will have his medical this weekend in Manchester. If the 22-year-old is signed he will be the third midfield…

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Spurs’ outlay expected to pass £300m this summer ‘People don’t love if Tottenham becomes better’ Roberto De Zerbi has claimed every club “wanted to kill” Tottenham last season and has been reminding his players of that throughout the summer as he also defended their heavy spending in the transfer market. Tottenham’s…

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What a difference a title makes. The last time Arsenal played in front of their own supporters, you could cut the nervous tension with a knife as Mikel Arteta’s side scraped to a 1-0 victory over already relegated Burnley. Ninety five days on and having ended their long wait to be crowned champions the following nig…

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How Arsenal and Coventry's players rated following their Premier League match.

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Manchester United agree a fee of up to £70m for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.

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First game of new Premier League season, 8pm kick-off Arsenal’s opportunity | Football Daily | Mail Scott Plenty of debutants in the cast tonight. Every single one of them will have been dreaming of something like this … Mikel Arteta’s turn to talk pitchside to Sky. “The players need that desire to go again … I cert…

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Arsenal complete the £55m signing of England defender Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa.

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Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says striker Ollie Watkins could follow several star players out of the door this summer.

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Former England striker on retiring from the Lionesses, being a role model, and taking on Chelsea in the WSL A year after taking up golf, Rachel Daly has already reached a handicap of 19. “I think that’s too generous, I was playing really well in the summer,” she point outs before politely declaring that further ques…

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Signings of Tielemans and Santos have addressed an area that has been problematic since the manager himself stopped playing Ed Woodward to MUTV in July 2015: “When people see Bastian Schweinsteiger on the team sheet, that’s going to send some shivers down the spine.” This prediction by Manchester United’s then execu…

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Optimism abounds that De Zerbi and new signings can lead to a big improvement after two 17th-place finishes Guardian writers’ predicted position: 6th (NB: this is not necessarily John Brewin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 17th Continue reading...

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Biennial tournament could launch as early as 2028 Confederations are seeking to oust Gianni Infantino Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring all 96 European and North and Central American and Caribbean countries, in another direct challenge to Fifa. The Gua…

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⚽ All the latest football news, comment and previews ⚽ This weekend’s fixtures | Read Football Daily | Mail Tom Nothing like a bit of exclusive news to kick off the shift. Can we keep this momentum going? We shall see! Uefa and Concacaf have begun talks about setting up a combined Nations League tournament featuring…

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Today’s fluff does not do Sudoku After Vinícius Júnior signed a shiny new deal at Real Madrid, Arsenal are having to look elsewhere for a new winger. Turkey’s Kenan Yildizm who plies his trade with Juventus, is of interest to Mikel Arteta and the Gunners hierarchy. One potential way of getting the deal done is to se…

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Separate deals worth a combined £160m Summer spending on De Zerbi’s squad nears £400m Manchester City are close to agreeing the transfer of Savinho to Tottenham for £85m, with a separate deal of around £75m for the arrival of Omar Marmoush from the FA Cup-winners to the north London club also being worked on. Savinh…

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Tottenham have agreed a deal to sign Savinho for an initial £75m after the winger asked to leave Manchester City, according to boss Enzo Maresca.

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Aston Villa have already sold three key players this summer, a figure that could potentially double by the end of the transfer window.

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Manchester United’s new-look midfield, Ipswich’s ambition is tested and Kevin Keegan tributes at Newcastle While Myles Lewis-Skelly looks likely to remain at the Emirates , the same can’t be said for Ethan Nwaneri. The 19-year-old was outstanding in his breakthrough season for Arsenal in 2024-25 but barely featured…

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Sunderland fans hope Régis Le Bris and his talented squad can continue to surprise the pundits and Opta Guardian writers’ predicted position: 14th (NB: this is not necessarily Louise Taylor’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 7th Continue reading...

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10-man Rangers hang on for 1-0 win against Jablonec Tromsø 0-0 Brighton; Hearts 2-2 Rapid Vienna Ryan Naderi’s second-half strike gave an unconvincing Rangers a narrow 1-0 win in the first leg of their Conference League playoff tie against Czech side Jablonec at Ibrox. Derek McInnes got his first win as Rangers mana…

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Aston Villa have bid worth around £18m plus add-ons rejected by Southampton for defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis.

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