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Valencia coach Nuno has dropped Nicolas Otamendi for Wednesday's Champions League play-off first leg against Monaco amid reports the Argentinian defender is on the verge of joining Manchester City. Spanish sports newspaper Marca claim Valencia and City has been reached an agreement for the transfer of Otamendi to the Blues outfit for a reported 45million […]

Wolfsburg are expecting a big-money offer for playmaker Kevin De Bruyne, the club's director of sport Klaus Allofs has said. The Belgian player, widely linked with a move to Manchester City, appeared to have committed his future to his German club on Monday. When he picked up the Sport Bild magazine's footballer of the year […]

Everton remain determined to hang on to John Stones amid reports of a fresh #163;30million bid being made for the defender by Chelsea, Press Association Sport understands. The Toffees have already rejected offers of £20million and £26million from Chelsea over the summer for the 21-year-old England international. And while Everton would neither confirm nor deny […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal admits he is under intense pressure to qualify for the Champions League – and when you look at the financial figures involved, it is easy to see why. Should Van Gaal lead United to victory in their two-legged play-off against Club Brugge, they will earn a place in the […]

Christian Benteke scored a disputed winner on his home debut as Liverpool claimed a controversial 1-0 win over promoted Bournemouth in the Barclays Premier League. The £32million summer signing from Aston Villa struck from close range after 26 minutes at Anfield but debate raged over whether Philippe Coutinho was offside. This came after the Cherries […]

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal maintains he has complete faith in Wayne Rooney despite his indifferent start to the campaign. Rooney has been restored to his role as a central striker this season despite spending much of last term in midfield. So far he has failed to find the net and has had no […]

Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking has dropped a hint that Kevin De Bruyne could be set to leave the Bundesliga side, admitting that the next few days will be "difficult". Before the weekend Hecking said he was growing tired of all the speculation linking the Belgium international with a move to Manchester City, adding his conviction […]

Sergio Ramos has ended speculation over his future by signing a new five-year deal at Real Madrid, insisting he never wanted to leave the club. The 29-year-old World Cup winner has been linked with a move to Manchester United for most of the summer but has now committed to Madrid by penning a contract until […]

Manuel Pellegrini hit back at claims from rival Jose Mourinho that Manchester City's 3-0 win over Chelsea was "completely fake". City sent out a strong title warning as they outplayed the champions at the Etihad Stadium to continue their superb start to the Barclays Premier League season. Mourinho felt the scoreline was lopsided but Pellegrini […]

Olivier Giroud's stunning volley helped Arsenal battle to a 2-1 Barclays Premier League win at Crystal Palace. The Gunners produced the required response from their opening day defeat at home by West Ham with a determined display at Selhurst Park, where German playmaker Mesut Ozil delivered a stand-out performance. The German's floated cross was smashed […]

Chelsea have agreed a deal for Augsburg left-back Baba Rahman, the German side have announced. The Barclays Premier League champions, who lost 3-0 at Manchester City on Sunday, will sign the 21-year-old Ghanaian for an undisclosed fee believed to be £21 million. Augsburg confirmed on their official website: "Augsburg and Chelsea have agreed on an […]

Manchester City host Chelsea on Sunday in an early-season clash of the two most-fancied teams for the Barclays Premier League title (live in the US on NBCSN at 11am ET). Here, Press Association Sport looks at some of the notable recent clashes between the sides. :: Chelsea 2 Manchester City 4 (February 27, 2010) Wayne […]

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers expects some of his fringe players to leave before the end of the transfer window, having told everyone in his squad where they stand this season. Despite a good opening win at Stoke, much of this week has seen some of those who were not involved in the game air their […]

Tottenham have announced the signing of Clinton Njie from Lyon on a five-year contract. Spurs have been on the lookout for a new striker for some time, with Friday's sale of Roberto Soldado to Villarreal and Emmanuel Adebayor not being given a squad number for the new season leaving Harry Kane as the only senior […]

Barcelona's hopes of claiming a record-equaling six trophies in 2015 look to be in tatters after they were thrashed 4-0 by brilliant Athletic Bilbao in the first leg of the Spanish Supercopa, with Aritz Aduriz netting a hat-trick. Barca made it four trophies from four on Tuesday night when they beat Sevilla 5-4 after extra-time […]