Bruno Guimaraes: Why Arsenal are signing Newcastle captain

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta made clear in the immediate aftermath of the Gunners’ Premier League title win that they would need to be ambitious to build on their success – and the club have backed him with the move to sign Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes. Arsenal won the league for the first time in 22 … Read more

Tottenham: ‘Shark’ Roberto De Zerbi hopes to drag Spurs up from the Premier League depths

Spurs have undergone radical change over the past 12 months amid understandable fan anger, with new chief executive Vinai Venkatesham leading the organisation on behalf of the Lewis Family Trust. Venkatesham, alongside technical director Johan Lange, is leading negotiations. Lange is the only senior figure from the previous regime to remain in post. They are … Read more

From media deals to roster rules: five priorities for MLS’s new commissioner | MLS

As Larry Berg fielded his first wave of questions as MLS commissioner-elect, he tried to make clear his ambitious vision to take the league to another level. Until a question about the league’s broadcasting plans came up, that is. To his right sat Don Garber, whose 28-year tenure in the role will conclude at year’s … Read more

Quiz! Can you name every team to have won one of English football’s top four tiers?

FourFourTwo has another bumper quiz for you and this one’s for experts in English football history. Now formed of the Premier League and the EFL, the top four divisions of men’s football in England have been the basis of the professional game for generations. In nearly 140 years of history, a massive 95 teams have … Read more

Football transfer rumours: Folarin Balogun to Spurs? Pedro Neto to Manchester City? | Transfer window

It’s been a quiet summer thus far for Folarin Balogun, so why not stir up some controversy by signing for the arch rivals of your boyhood club? The Monaco striker, who started his career at Arsenal, is being linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur, who need a goalscorer to ensure they do not finish … Read more

Cape Verde’s Vozinha granted shirt name exemption by Chile FA

Vozinha arrived in Santiago on Sunday to a lively reception from Colo Colo’s fans and joined his new team-mates in training two days later. The veteran goalkeeper became a cult hero when Cape Verde claimed their first-ever World Cup point against Spain in the group stage and has seen his social media fame explode from … Read more

Everton are falling into a familiar trap under David Moyes with an ominous feeling of Last Chance Saloon around the club

Evertonians could be forgiven for sensing a potential déjà vu this summer. As the one-year anniversary of Everton’s official move to Hill Dickinson Stadium rapidly approaches, there is an increasingly unnerving mood by the banks of the River Mersey. Relocating to Bramley-Moore Dock was supposed to serve as a springboard for the Toffees’ renaissance; ending … Read more

Trabzonspor aim to sign Mohamed Salah this week after opening transfer talks | Mohamed Salah

The Turkish Super Lig side Trabzonspor say they have begun transfer ⁠negotiations with Mohamed Salah, with the club chair adding they hoped to sign the Egypt forward later this week. “Negotiations have been launched ⁠to transfer professional footballer ⁠Mohamed Salah, ​who is in a free status, to our club,” the club said in a statement. … Read more

Mohamed Salah: Turkish club Trabzonspor begin negotiations to sign former Liverpool forward

Turkish club Trabzonspor say they have begun negotiations to sign Mohamed Salah. The 34-year-old Egypt forward left Liverpool at the end of last season and is in talks to join as a free agent. In a statement, Trabzonspor said Salah will arrive in Istanbul on Wednesday. “The player is planned to reach Trabzon in the … Read more

Football gossip: Reijnders, Balogun, Vinicius Jr, Savinho, Gakpo, Neto, Chavarria

Nottingham Forest eye Tijjani Reijnders, Tottenham want Savinho and Nicolas Jackson, Real Madrid resume Vinicius Jr contract talks and Chelsea close in on Pep Chavarria. Manchester City‘s Netherlands midfielder Tijjani Reijnders, 28, has emerged as a £55m target for Nottingham Forest. (Mail, external) United States striker Folarin Balogun, 25, has been offered to Tottenham via … Read more