New Aston Villa manager Dean Smith has identified former midfielder Barry Bannan as one of his top transfer targets for January. The former Villa academy player made 83 appearances for the club between 2008 and 2013 before when he moved to Crystal Palace on a 3 –year deal. His spell in South London though, was not a happy one, and ...

Tottenham are hopeful that Christian Eriksen will follow the example of Dele Alli and commit his long-term future to the club. Alli ended speculation that he may be ready to move away from Spurs by signing a new six-year deal on Tuesday that will keep him at the club until 2024, and now they are hoping that his Danish team-mate ...

Former Everton manager Roberto Martinez has emerged as the favourite to land the Real job. Real sacked Julen Lopetegui on Monday after a string of poor defeats, culminating in their 5 – 1 thrashing at the weekend at the hands of deadly rivals Barcelona.  Santiago Solari has been placed in temporary charge at the Bernabeu, but the club’s hierarchy have ...

  Tottenham are set to make major changes to their squad in January, with up to four players being allowed to leave, as Mauricio Pochettino looks set to freshen-up his squad. They include midfield duo Moussa Dembelé and Victor Wanyama, as well as forwards Vincent Janssen and Georges-Kevin Nkoudou. Dembelé is out of contract at the end of the season ...

Turkish side Beşiktaş reportedly want to cancel already goalkeeper Loris Karius’s loan spell with the club. The German goalkeeper was number one at Liverpool last season but will best be remembered for the two horrendous blunders that he made in the Champions League final against Real Madrid. That prompted the Anfield side to seek a replacement, which due arrived in ...

Former Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce has been linked with a speedy return to football, just weeks after being fired by the Birmingham side. Bruce who led his side to the Championship play-offs last season was dismissed at the start of October after presiding over a run of 9 games without a win, and was replaced at Villa Park by ...

Ryan Christie has struggled to establish himself at Celtic. The former Scottish Young Player of the Year and Scotland international arrived at Parkhead in the summer of 2015, but has since spent a season on loan with Caledonian Thistle, and then has two further loan spells with Aberdeen. However, the midfielder made a dramatic impact when he came on as ...

Whilst Jadon Sancho continues to make headlines across Europe with a string of impressive performances for Borussia Dortmund, there are fears that another Manchester City starlet could be in line for a high profile move abroad. That is according to The Daily Mirror who report that Juventus are monitoring the situation of England under-17 World Cup Winner Phil Foden and ...

Arsenal have announced that they are going to change their policy and no longer allow players to enter the final year. It has been an issue that has dogged the club in recent years. Last season, saw the future of both Alexis Sanchez hang over the team for most of the season; Sanchez was allowed to move to Manchester United ...

Despite being at Manchester United less than a year, Alexis Sanchez Is already disillusioned with life at Old Trafford, and has begun to explore possible escape options. The 29-year old has lost his place in the team, and joined a long list of players that have been publicly criticised by his manager Jose Mourinho. With only three Premier League goals ...