Month: February 2025

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho revealed the club will pay a lot of money for one player next season amid strong links with Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.

Mourinho has complained about not being able to compete with free-spending neighbours and runaway Premier League leaders Manchester City in the transfer market as United languish 15 points off the pace.

The disgruntled Portuguese has urged patience with United s balanced approach, though he is determined to spend more following the arrivals of Paul Pogba, Romelu Lukaku, Nemanja Matic, Victor Lindelof, Eric Bailly, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic since replacing Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford in May 2016.

And Griezmann – who resisted a move to United before the start of the season �…

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Edinson Cavani to not let his recent social media faux pas impact his mindset ahead of a crucial Champions League reunion with former club Paris Saint-Germain.

Cavani was the star of the show and United s saviour in Sunday s 3-2 win over Southampton, coming off the bench to claim an assist and two goals – in doing so, he became the first player since Solskjaer in 1999 to have at least three goal involvements as a substitute in a single Premier League game.

But his performance and accomplishment were overshadowed late that night when a social media post he published contained a Spanish phrase many would consider to be racially insensitive.

Cavani deleted it once he had been informed of its potential t…

With 12 goals on his tally this season, FC Porto striker Moussa Marega has emerged as one of the hottest attacking prospects in Portugal.

The 26-year-old forward has attracted plenty of interest across the European continent but the Metro reports that Premier League giants Manchester United and Chelsea are leading the race to sign the Porto star.

Marega burst onto the scene with 13 goals in the 2016/17 campaign and continued his rise to prominence with another highly successful half-season.

He joined Porto in 2016 from Maritimo but ended up being loaned out to Vitoria for a season. Having impressed during his loan spell he returned to Porto this term and established himself as a first-team regular.

Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte are both said to have ta…

Chelsea are seemingly eager to sign Jadon Sancho, but they may have to wait until the end of the season.

The Borussia Dortmund star, 19, has been heavily linked with a move away from the Bundesliga club, with numerous Premier League sides reportedly interested.

And Chelsea could be ready to spend big to land the England international.

TOP STORY – CHELSEA READY TO BREAK TRANSFER RECORD FOR SANCHO

Chelsea are prepared to break their transfer record to land Sancho, according to Goal.com.

Sancho has been linked to the likes of Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City after impressing at Dortmund.

Chelsea broke their own transfer record last year, when they paid Athletic Bilbao a reported £71.6million (€80m) for goalkeep…

Ligue 1 side Bordeaux have appointed Willy Sagnol as their new coach, replacing the departed Francis Gillot.

Sagnol takes charge at the Stade Chaban Delmas following a spell at the helm of France s Under-21 side.

The 37-year-old has signed a three-year contract that will keep him with the six-time French champions until 2017.

The appointment comes after Gillot, who had previously spent three years as head coach, announced that he would not be extending his deal with Bordeaux.

Bordeaux won the Coupe de France in 2012-13 under Gillot s leadership and have not finished outside of the top half since 2005.

However, a seventh-placed finish this term was not enough to secure UEFA Europa League football for the third straight season and Sagnol will likely be tasked…