Defiant France boss Didier Deschamps has insisted he does not care if people have been “bored” by his Euro 2024 semi-finalists.
Deschamps, who guided his country to World Cup glory in 2018, will send them into battle against in-form Spain in Munich on Tuesday evening with some onlookers less than impressed with the form they have shown in the competition so far.
Sorry if the Swedish are bored
Asked by a Swedish journalist at his pre-match press conference about accusations his team has played “boring” football, he said: “If you’re getting bored, you know what? Watch another game, that’s fine. You don’t have to watch, it’s fine. It’s a European Championship, it’s very difficult for everyone.
“Up until now, it has not been the same as in…
Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Chelsea have come to an agreement over the signing of Pedro Neto, after personal terms were earlier agreed with his agent.
Chelsea have signed a number of first-team wingers in the past few transfer windows. Since the summer of 2022, they have brought in Raheem Sterling, Mykhaylo Mudryk, Noni Madueke and Cole Palmer.
Yet Todd Boehly, who has spent £1billion in that time, becoming chairman in 2022, never seems satisfied with what he has got.
As such, Chelsea have raced out of nowhere to agree to sign Wolves winger Neto. , the Blues firstly reached an agreement with his agent, Jorge Mendes, over the signing, .
Earlier reports priced him at £60million, but Romano states that the entire fee will be closer to £54million.
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.
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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.
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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…