According to a recent report from Sky Sports, Rafa Benitez has not yet received any offers to return to the Premier League – despite the fact that both Everton and West Ham United are believed to be on the verge of sacking their managers, with the same being said for Arsenal. 

The veteran has been linked with the Hammers, in particular, but with two years remaining on his £12 million per year contract in the Chinese Super League with Dalian Yifang, many believe he will choose the money over the potential headache of returning to a division as stressful as the Premier League. 

Benitez left Newcastle United during the summer transfer window following the expiration of his contract, with many believing he may never return to English football. Alas, after doing such a…

Manchester United are preparing to launch a new attempt to sign Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona, according to Mundo Deportivo journalist Ferran Martinez. It will apparently be an extremely lucrative proposal, both to the Catalan club and the midfielder himself, and the 20-time English champions are confident of completing the deal by the end of next week.

The saga revolving around De Jong has been a most intriguing one, even if it has been long and wearying as well. United have been pursuing him for months and Barcelona are obviously keen not only to recoup as much of the €85m they paid to sign him from Ajax in 2019, but also to get him off their wage bill to make room for new players. However, the 25-year-old didn t seem interested in going to Old Trafford, being determined t…

Trent Alexander-Arnold acknowledged he has made a slow start to his season with Liverpool but remains optimistic for the remainder of the campaign after silencing his doubters with a great strike against Rangers.

The right-back has come under criticism for his defensive capabilities amid an underwhelming spell of form for Liverpool, with Alexander-Arnold also unused by Gareth Southgate and England in September.

Gary Neville hailed the potential of Alexander-Arnold, likening his ability to Cafu on Sky Sports Monday Night Football, but detailed the defensive failings that are causing repeated problems for the 23-year-old.

Alexander-Arnold responded by curling a seventh-minute opener against Rangers in the Champions League, though he admitted he has been out of form…

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho has claimed that there is “no chance” Juan Foyth will be leaving the club during the January transfer window, indicating that he can “kill it now” in reference to the story. 

The 21 year old has been on the edge of Spurs’ first team throughout the first half to the season, which led many to believe that he’d be leaving either on loan or on some kind of permanent deal during the January window. 

Mourinho has made it clear that he has absolutely no plans whatsoever to allow him to leave the club in the immediate future, as he has big plans to insert Foyth into the first team setup. 

Tottenham are likely to be busy during the January transfer window as a direct result as their start to the campaign, with …

Barcelona are interested in signing Julian Alvarez from Manchester City in the summer of 2024, according to . The Spanish publication has claimed that Barcelona are looking at a potential replacement for Polish striker Robert Lewandowski at the end of the season, and City forward Alvarez is on their radar.

Alvarez has made 39 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. The forward has scored 12 goals and given three assists in those games. Alvarez won the Premier League, the UEFA Champions League and the FA Cup last season and helped Argentina win the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Barcelona are third in the La Liga table at the moment with 21 points from nine matches, three points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid. Meanwhile, Manchester City currently fin…

Lionel Messi reached the latest major milestone of his storied career on Thursday as he moved on to 800 goals with a stunning free kick for to seal Argentina s 2-0 friendly win against Panama on Thursday.

The reigning World Cup champions returned to Buenos Aires where they received a thunderous reception from their loyal supporters, but they would have to wait until the final moments for their favourite son to get on the scoresheet.

Messi had hit the crossbar with a free kick in the first half, and after a second free kick was saved by inspired Panama goalkeeper Jose Guerra, he struck the woodwork again with a third free kick, although this one led to the opening goal as Thiago Almada tapped in the rebound.

But his fourth free kick finally curled under the bar an…

Bayern Munich would not consider selling a player of Jude Bellingham s quality if the Borussia Dortmund midfielder was at the Allianz Arena, according to Karl-Heinz Rummenigge.

England international Bellingham is into his third campaign with Bundesliga side Dortmund and is considered one of the finest talents in world football, having impressed for both club and country.

The 19-year-old this week captained BVB to a 4-1 win at Sevilla, where he became only the second teenager to score in the first three games of a Champions League campaign after former team-mate Erling Haaland at Salzburg in the 2019-20 season.

Bellingham s continued fine form has led to strong talk from Spain that Real Madrid are already in talks to sign the youngster at the end of the season, a…

Vinicius Junior s penalty ensured Real Madrid left the Estadio de Gran Canaria with a point as they drew 1-1 to Las Palmas on Thursday.

Alberto Moleiro had given the hosts a shock lead in the fifth minute, but Vinicius would net from 12 yards to swing the encounter back in their favour, however, Carlo Ancelotti s star-studded line-up were unable to find a way through.

A frantic start to proceedings saw Moleiro produce a moment of magic to skip beyond Aurelien Tchouameni and Eder Militao before firing low into the far corner.

Madrid would register nine shots in the opening 45 minutes, three of which were on target, but they were unable to test Jasper Cillessen in the Las Palms net.

However, parity was restored when defender Alex Suarez was adjudged to h…

Just as Premier League managers toy with their options for crucial run-in games, fantasy bosses are weighing up who should slot into their teams this weekend.

Some will be looking to consolidate lofty positions, but many will be eyeing a gamble in a late attempt to shuffle up the standings.

It comes down to analysing form, whether recent or over a longer course of time.

Using Opta data, Stats Perform selects four players you might consider for the latest set of matches.

Jose Sa (Leicester City v Wolves)

In a midlands battle between hosts in the relegation mire and visitors who are creeping clear of trouble, Wolves may need goalkeeper Jose Sa to be at his sharpest.

Only three teams have recorded more Premier League shutouts than Wolves i…

Andrew Shinnie is relishing his leadership role within the Livingston squad after he signed on earlier this week for a third season with the West Lothian club.

The 33-year-old joined the Lions in 2021 and manager David Martindale sees the former Inverness, Birmingham and Luton midfielder as one of the senior figures in a dressing room that is about to lose captain Nicky Devlin – among others – under freedom of contract this summer.

Shinnie, who penned a one-year extension to the end of next term, is aware he might not be the first name on the team-sheet every week, but he is happy to help guide his younger colleagues.

“We’ll probably lose a couple of important players but Davie and the staff will hopefully recruit some gems like they normally find, and we…