Chelsea ‘steal march’ on Man Utd in £60m transfer race for PL winger as Newcastle ‘make contact’

Chelsea have made contact with Premier League rivals Crystal Palace over a deal to sign £60million-rated winger Michael Olise, according to reports.

The Blues tried to sign Olise from Palace last summer but he signed a new contract at Selhurst Park to end speculation over his future for another year.

It was reported that the Frenchman was open to moving to Stamford Bridge before the Eagles threatened legal action against their London neighbours over their pursuit. swiftly ended their interest and Olise penned a new deal.

With the summer transfer window opening on Friday, the 22-year-old s future is once again in the spotlight amidst interest from Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City.

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Chelsea offer two players plus cash for Nottingham Forest star worth £51m as Isak deal is dismissed

Chelsea have made an approach to sign Nottingham Forest defender Murillo amid interest from London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham, according to reports.

The Blues have spent over £1billion since a Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the club in May 2022 with the Premier League side still adjusting to all the change.

But already seem to be one of the most active Premier League clubs in the transfer market with reports indicating they are taking their interest in Murillo to the next level.

Reports in Brazil have claimed that Nottingham Forest are studying a proposal from Chelsea with the Blues offering two players and an additional amount of money .

The reports add that the Brazilian could be traded and that Corinthians are particularly interested in a po…

Next England manager: Owen picks his preferred Southgate replacement as pundit snubs Lampard

Michael Owen has selected the manager he d like to see replace Gareth Southgate as England manager after this summer s European Championship.

has been England s manager since 2016 and Wednesday s match against the Netherlands at Euro 2024 will be his third semi-final as Three Lions boss.

The 53-year-old has been heavily criticised during this tournament as have underperformed in most of their matches, but they have beaten Slovakia and Switzerland in the knockout stages to reach the semi-finals.

It remains to be seen whether Southgate will be England s manager heading into the World Cup in 2026 as his current contract is due to expire at the end of this year.

, while Owen claims there is not an outstanding candidate to replace Southgate.

Liverpool in ‘final stages’ of talks for £50m Salah replacement as La Liga chief responds

Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has responded to reports of Liverpool being in the final stages of a deal to sign Takefusa Kubo for £50m this summer.

Liverpool are yet to make a signing this summer but new manager Arne Slot is keen on putting his stamp on the squad following the departure of Jurgen Klopp.

One of the priorities is thought to be finding a long-term replacement for Mohamed Salah, who .

Salah has just a year remaining on his contract and if he s not lured away to the Saudi Pro League this summer he will surely depart for nothing in a years time.

And reports in Japan earlier this week claimed that talks between Kubo s representatives and Liverpool were in the final stages and the Reds were ready to trigger the winger s £50m release …

Deco mission to Leipzig bears fruit as Barcelona make transfer breakthrough

As Romano touched on, Sporting Director Deco flew to Leipzig to try to get the transfer over the line and met with the player, his father Miguel and the 26-year-old s agents to strike an agreement.

Headed into the next La Liga campaign, Olmo will push the likes of Pedri and Fermin for minutes in offensive midfield positions but may also play on the left wing where Joao Felix and Ferran Torres failed to hold the place down last term under Flick s predecessor Xavi Hernandez.

Leipzig have a ready replacement for Olmo in the shape of another Euro 2024 star, Xavi Simons, who is on loan at the club from PSG until the summer of 2025. North Macedonia international Eljif Elmas and Austrian star Christoph Baumgartner are also on hand to make up for the Spaniard s absence and i…

Man City FFP: Expert predicts ‘punishment’ as PL rival demands expulsion with ’80 point deduction’

A football finance expert claims Manchester City are very likely to be punished after being accused of breaching the Premier League s FFP rules.

At the start of 2023, it emerged that the Premier League champions have been referred to an independent commission after being accused of breaching 115 Financial Fair Play rules.

If are found guilty, potential punishments include a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or expulsion from the Premier League.

This case has dragged on longer than most would have anticipated, but it is a complicated situation and a further spanner was thrown into the works earlier this year. This came as

The APT case has already been heard and ahead of their FFP hearing, which is scheduled to get underway next month.

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Lee Carsley names four uncapped players in first England squad as Grealish returns

Lee Carsley has named four uncapped players in his first England squad as interim manager as Jack Grealish returns following his Euro 2024 snub.

England take on the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on September 7 before welcoming Finland to Wembley on September 10 in their first internationals since losing the Euro 2024 final to Spain.

Madueke earns his first call up to the senior squad after a flying start to the season for Chelsea.

The 22-year-old scored from the bench in Chelsea s 2-0 win over Servette in the first leg of their Europa Conference League play-off, and followed that up with .

All of those three goals were assisted by Cole Palmer and Carsley knows both players well from their time working under the interim boss in the England U21s.

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Chelsea ‘on brink of civil war’ with Boehly, Clearlake ownership ‘at breaking point’

There are fears of civil war breaking out at Chelsea with Todd Boehly s relationship with Clearlake Capital reaching breaking point , according to a report.

It was reported on Friday night that and this has now been backed up by Telegraph Sport journalist Matt Law.

Chelsea civil war incoming as Boehly, Eghbali scrap for full ownership

Law responded to that report shortly after it came to light, stating that Clearlake has no intention of selling the club, only increasing their stake.

On Saturday afternoon,  as Boehly s relations with Clearlake reaches breaking point .

It is claimed that the American billionaire is hoping to buy Clearlake s shares in the club and is confident he can raise sufficient capital , which is over £2.5 billion.

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Arsenal, Barcelona transfer target gives update on exit stance: ‘Let’s see if something happens’

Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres seems to be a man in demand having already found the back of the net nine times this season, but nobody seems willing to meet the Sweden striker s €100m release clause.

After opening the scoring in Sporting s 2-0 win on Tuesday night in the Champions League, Gyokeres admitted to be unsure whether his release clause was too high.

He said: Good question. I don t know. I don t work for the club or am a businessman. I m not up to speed on that. It s a lot, but I don t want to go anywhere. I m happy at Sporting, it s not a problem for me to stay. My value is my value. Let s see if something happens.

, though no move materialised off the back of a fantastic 2023/24 season where he scored 43 goals in all competitions.

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San Jose Earthquakes vs FC Dallas Prediction

Look back over past seasons and this matchup is typically goal-heavy. It was 1-1 and 4-1 (Dallas) last season. Those results extended a run of six straight matches where both teams have scored. Both have also scored in 8/9. That Dallas win though has been the only time FCD has collected all three points versus the Earthquakes in the past 11 meetings.

That trend looks like it could continue this season. These teams are neck-and-neck in the West with Dallas fourth (22 points) and San Jose, fifth (18 points). The Quakes have actually allowed more goals than they ve scored (17 GF/ 18 GA), depsite bei…