4:48 AM ET Arsenal defender Willian Saliba is set to join Nice on loan until the end of the season, sources have told ESPN. Negotiations are at an advanced stage with the Ligue 1 club unlikely to pay a loan fee but expected to cover Saliba’s wages, worth in the region of £40,000-a-week. – Stream
Month: January 2021
5:16 AM ET Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has said he feared that Jadon Sancho had “subconsciously” left the club after being linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer. Sancho, 20, was one of the star players in the 2019-20 Bundesliga season when he scored 17 goals and set up a further
5:25 PM ET Barcelona stretched their unbeaten run in La Liga to six games as they beat bottom-of-the-table Huesca 1-0 on Sunday. Frenkie de Jong scored the only goal at the Estadio El Alcoraz, turning home Lionel Messi‘s cross in the 27th minute as Barca moved up to fifth in the standings. – Stream ESPN
1:12 AM ET Jurgen Klopp has said Liverpool will “do the right thing” in the transfer market this month if the club can find a solution to the defensive problems caused by the long-term injuries suffered by Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez. Van Dijk and Gomez are both battling to play again this season
8:33 PM ET Harry Kettle The transfer window is now open in most leagues across the world, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official deals here. Six departures planned at Man United? Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer could be preparing to axe six
11:34 PM ET Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has called Kieran Tierney a “natural leader” and potential future captain, after the Scotland international scored a goal and set up another in Saturday’s 4-0 Premier League win at West Bromwich Albion. Tierney, who has started 16 of Arsenal’s 17 league matches this season, curled in his second
7:31 AM ET Tanner Tessmann has impressed in MLS this season. Abbie Parr/Getty Images Bayern Munich are set to bring FC Dallas midfielder Tanner Tessmann to the club to train during the MLS offseason, sources have told ESPN. Tessmann, 19, enjoyed a fine breakout year in MLS, starting nine games while developing his game at senior
3:09 PM ET When it’s not your day, it really isn’t your day, so Chelsea manager Frank Lampard was entitled to a rueful shake of the head when misfiring striker Timo Werner made such a mess of taking an 88th-minute corner against Manchester City that he kicked the flag instead of the ball. Werner, the
5:15 PM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Barcelona moved to fifth place in La Liga with a victory at Huesca on Sunday. Frenkie de Jong scored in the 27th minute for Ronald Koeman’s side, who are now unbeaten over their last six matches. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–
3:09 PM ET Pep Guardiola said his Manchester City side were “back” on Sunday after they outclassed Chelsea 3-1 at Stamford Bridge to move into the top five of the Premier League. City struck three times in 16 minutes in the first half with Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne on target as
1:57 PM ET Bayern Munich returned from the two-week long Christmas break looking rusty before they fired on all cylinders as they fought back from two goals down to beat second-bottom Mainz 5-2 in a rip-roaring Bundesliga contest on Sunday. The result left Bayern on 33 points from 14 games, two more than second-placed RB
5:43 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have launched an investigation after defender Benjamin Mendy hosted a party at his house in breach of COVID-19 protocols. Mendy held a gathering at his Cheshire home on New Year’s Eve with people from outside his household bubble. – COVID-19: Five City players isolating– Darke: What is wrong
10:31 AM ET USMNT goalkeeper Zack Steffen is set to make his Premier League debut for Manchester City on Sunday after he was named in the starting XI for his side’s trip to Chelsea. City have confirmed that five players in the squad have tested positive for coronavirus but have only identified Gabriel Jesus, Kyle
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7:41 AM ET Serie A side Atalanta are interested in re-signing Amad Diallo on loan for the rest of the 2020-21 season from Manchester United. Diallo was signed by United from Atalanta on the last day of the transfer window in October for €21 million, with a further €20m in potential add ons, and was
8:34 AM ET Lautaro Martinez‘s first hat trick for Inter Milan helped his side crush Crotone 6-2, earning their eighth successive Serie A win on Sunday and sending Antonio Conte’s team top of the table above AC Milan. With their local rivals in action later on Sunday, Inter knew a win would see them go
Jan 1, 2021 When Chelsea signed Timo Werner (£47.7m) and Kai Havertz (£71m) for a combined £118.7m last summer, it was clear the club were making a long-term investment in the future. At 24 and 21, respectively, the two German forwards arrived at Stamford Bridge with only bright things ahead of them, and Chelsea overcame
6:26 PM ET Nick JuddTransfer writer The transfer window opens in early January, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below, and see all official deals here. TOP STORY: Eriksen could wind up in Madrid Christian Eriksen is set to leave Internazionale this January, and the Denmark midfielder has
8:32 AM ET Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman has said he is not concerned by the uncertainty surrounding Lionel Messi‘s future with the forward now free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with other clubs. Messi, 33, is out of contract at the end of the season and Jan. 1 marked the date when he could legally
4:49 PM ET Real Madrid moved one point clear at the top of the La Liga table on Saturday after their 2-0 win over Celta Vigo at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. It’s a league lead that could last little more than 12 hours, though, with Atletico Madrid (who have three games in hand) travelling