New Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca does not expect any problems within his playing squad when Enzo Fernandez returns to club duty next week.

Fernandez has been at the centre of a racism row this month after he posted a video on Instagram which appeared to show him and his Argentina team-mates engaging in a derogatory chant about the France national team during celebrations of their Copa America success.

centre-back Wesley Fofana described it as “uninhibited racism” and, while Fernandez has issued an apology, FIFA and his club are investigating the incident.

The £106.8million midfielder is currently on holiday after his international commitments this summer, but is set to link up with the Chelsea squad later in July.

Maresca, speaking during the club’s…

Manchester United have reportedly been dealt a blow as they attempt to offload Aaron Wan-Bissaka and replace him with Bayern Munich s Noussair Mazraoui.

have been active in the transfer market this summer. They have already spent £90m to sign Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee and more signings are expected in the coming weeks.

Man Utd are scouring the market for a new centre-midfielder but

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his new-look recruitment team are searching for a new midfielder while they remain in talks with Bayern Munich over signing Mazraoui and Matthijs de Ligt.

Speaking on Monday, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano claimed

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Romano said: “Manchester United are still confident, and are sending very good messages to the playe…

Pep Guardiola has admitted that not replacing Julian Alvarez could be a mistake for Manchester City, but he would prefer not to have players waiting 10 months without appearing.

All of City s transfer business was done with a week left to go in the summer window. Savinho was announced as a City player before the window had even opened, before Ilkay Gundogan joined on August 23.

The latter seemed as if he was perhaps not on the club s radar, with him approaching Guardiola, not the other way around. It seems City are all done in terms of inbounds, but the lack of one particular inbound transfer is of note.

City let attacking star Alvarez leave for Atletico Madrid, for £82million, which meant they could have signed a good quality player to replace him.

But…

Chelsea are among the sides showing an interest in Liverpool star Joe Gomez after the centre-back was not included in Arne Slot s squad for their clash with Ipswich on Saturday.

but Gomez watched from home as Jarell Quansah partnered Virgil van Dijk at centre-back in the first half before Ibrahima Konate replaced the academy graduate in the second.

Gomez reportedly came close to a switch to Newcastle for £45m during Euro 2024 as part of a deal that would have seen Anthony Gordon move to Anfield, but negotiations broke down in the final stages.

The Magpies could still reignite their interest but they ve made a number of bids for Crystal Palace star Marc Guehi, and should they get that deal over the line are unlikely to table another offer for Gomez.

But…

Jadon Sancho is reportedly waiting on a potential offer from Chelsea as he would prefer to join the Blues over Juventus this summer, while Enzo Maresca refused to rule out the England international s arrival.

Juventus want to sign Sancho on loan but United would rather the winger left on a permanent basis and Chelsea have .

Ben Chilwell has also reportedly been offered to the Red Devils, but they ve shown little interest in the left-back, and little progress has been made with moving Sterling according to The Guardian, who do though claim that Chelsea remain in the running to take Sancho in a separate deal .

The report also claims that Sancho has indicated a preference to join Chelsea over Juventus and Blues boss Enzo Maresca, during his media duties ahead of hi…

Mohamed Salah is ready to pursue a move elsewhere in Europe this summer with Liverpool slow to offer him a new deal, according to reports.

Salah’s goal in the meant for the first time in his eight seasons at the club he had found the net in the opening three matches of the campaign.

He does not appear to be troubled by the fact he has yet to receive a renewal offer to extend a contract which is due to expire in the summer and, having set a new record of 20-plus goals for seven-successive seasons, his start to the new campaign means he is already well on his way to extending that.

just over a year ago with Liverpool making it clear at the time he wasn t for sale.

Speculation was around over the most recent summer transfer window too but there was ver…

A new report has revealed why Manchester United missed out on France international Adrien Rabiot in the summer before he joined Ligue Un outfit Marseille.

The experienced midfielder left Serie A giants Juventus in the summer upon the expiry of his contract.

In recent years, has been heavily linked with Premier League clubs and have consistently been mooted as a likely next destination.

Last week, a report from journalist Matteo Moretto claimed that United were one of the teams to enquire about Rabiot during the summer transfer window .

Moretto said: “During the month of August, Manchester United enquired about his situation, but nothing else, it didn’t go any further, and it was never a real negotiation.

As we revealed last week, Milan enqu…

Premier League rivals Aston Villa and Newcastle United are both interested in signing Villarreal winger Alex Baena, according to reports.

Baena has five caps for the Spanish national team and has played 121 times for Villarreal, scoring 19 goals and providing 34 assists.

He is highly rated in Spain and reportedly has a €60million (£51m) release clause in his contract, which does not run out for another four years.

His contract length doesn t matter given his very decent release clause, with Villarreal helpless if it is triggered.

Baena first signed for Villarreal when he was 11 years old and spent the 2021/22 campaign on loan at Girona, who were in the second division at the time.

The 23-year-old has started the season with an impressive four…

Another year, another session without legalized .

Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (DFL-34B) broke the news at a this afternoon when asked if sports betting would be passed in the remaining few days of the Minnesota legislative session.

I think we’re probably out of time. In the House, it has two or three committees and we’re not going to be able to take people away from the floor to have that bill move through the committees that it would need to. I think that there’s a coalition of folks who are still really interested in making sure that that gets done. I just don’t think it will get done this session, she said.

The final day of the Minnesota session is Monday, May 22, but could be adjourned earlier.

Disappointing End for Minnesota Sports …

broke its own monthly record in November, and it s not out of the realm of possibility that it could have another record-setting month in December.

Maryland Lottery and Gaming reported a total sports betting handle of $550,716,329, its largest single-month total since December 2022.

Online sports betting accounted for nearly 97% of the state s total handle.

Record Setting Month

Maryland sports betting broke its previous monthly high that was set last year. The state s previous record was $497.1 million in December 2022. As football continues to march towards the playoffs, it s a good bet that we ll see another record setting month in December 2023.

This comes just one month after the state reported its most month ever, as Maryland Lottery and Gaming no…