Welcome to The Sportsman's LIVE football blog, where we will be bringing you all the biggest transfer stories and general football news throughout the day. Brighton's Marc Cucurella is edging closer to a move to Chelsea after Manchester City pulled out of talks after refusing to meet Brighton's quoted price of £50 million.
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Brighton have released the following statement...
Contrary to inaccurate reports from numerous media outlets this evening, no agreement has been reached with any club to sell Marc Cucurella.
Personal terms already agreed, no way for Man City. Cucurella will become Chelsea new signing, done.
What a servant to the club he's been.
#ThankYouKasper
Where will the young man end up?
The decision is up to the player in the next days, as RB Salzburg hope to keep him for one more year.
π΄ de Jong would favour Manchester United over Chelsea
[via @AlvaroMonteroTV]
German clubs just seem to understand the fans better than anywhere else.
One of the most underrated dribblers, and players for that matter, the Premier League has ever seen.
As the new Premier League season creeps ever closer, we’ve decided to check in with fans of all 20 clubs to gauge their opinions on everything from their expectations to the league’s winners and losers.
From a prized jewel of the Aston Villa academy to one of the most despised characters among the club’s fan base, Carney Chukwuemeka’s revolt at Villa Park has finally got him what he wanted as his move to Chelsea nears completion.
It appeared he was off to AC Milan but PSG has swooped in and hijacked the move.
Personal terms agreed long time ago - so LuΓs Campos signs the player he wanted since day 1.
Outrageous, smart or somewhere in between?
He's less than impressed with his treatment at Old Trafford last season.
Dean Henderson opens up about missing a year of playing football and says he wishes he could play against Man United this season
Arsenal's greatest ever? We'll let you decide on that one.
Thierry Henry signed for Arsenal.
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Some reports suggest he'll be earning a whopping £225,000 a week.
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The Croatian is one of 6 players to join Spurs this summer.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin could be facing three months out after a scan revealed a torn lateral collateral ligament.
- Dominic Calvert-Lewin is facing three months on the sidelines with a knee injury. β
- Scans have realised the worst fears of Everton medics as the striker has torn his lateral collateral ligament. π©»
#EFC
Aaron Ramsdale is Arsenal's new number one shirt.
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Not the news Everton fans want ahead of a tough new season - Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set to miss the first game of the season after picking up a knock in pre-season.
Erik ten Hag has spoken to the Dutch press ahead of his first season at Man Utd, but he's been annoyed by the exits of Cristiano Ronaldo and others during the pre-season friendly against Rayo Vallecano last Sunday.
Ten Hag: "There were more who did this."
β’ And you accepted this?
Ten Hag: "Absolutely not. This is unacceptable. I tell them this, that's unacceptable. We are a team, we are a squad. You have to stay until the end."
Premier League players will no longer take a knee at the kick-off of fixtures from this season going forward, instead using the gesture when appropriate throughout the season.
