This page has not played Test match cricket for AustraliaCristiano Ronaldo is unsettled. We know this because he asked to sit on the Juventus bench against Udinese on Sunday night, and thus must want a transfer. Related: Xherdan Shaqiri on way to Lyon …
Arsenal confirm permanent signing of Martin Ødegaard from Real Madrid
Norwegian re-joins after loan spell last season at GunnersFee around £34m but Ødegaard not in squad to face ChelseaArsenal have signed Norway international Martin Ødegaard from Real Madrid on a permanent deal, the Premier League club said on Friday. Re…
Arsenal set to sign Aaron Ramsdale from Sheffield United in £30m deal
Goalkeeper missed United’s match against West BromDeal is worth £24m with £6m in performance-related add-onsArsenal are closing on a £30m deal to sign the Sheffield United goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale. The 23-year-old, who was part of Gareth Southgate’s E…
‘Each club has its own reality’: Pep Guardiola defends big spending
Manchester City manager backed his club’s transfer record on eve of Tottenham game overshadowed by Harry Kane talkPep Guardiola is the big spender whose greatest triumphs came on the cheap, even if it may not make him the poster boy for penury. As he c…
Manchester United confirm signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid
France World Cup winner joins in a deal worth £41mThe 28-year-old’s signing had been delayed by red tapeManchester United have confirmed the signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid, presenting the World Cup winner to the Old Trafford crowd before be…
Chelsea confirm Romelu Lukaku signing from Inter in €115m deal
Striker returns 10 years after first joining from Anderlecht‘I’m happy and blessed to be back,’ Lukaku saysChelsea have confirmed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Internazionale on a contract to 2026. They have paid a club record €115m (£97.5m) for th…
Manchester City ready to pay €150m to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham
City waiting for indication from Spurs that deal can be doneKane desperate to leave but Tottenham likely to want moreManchester City are ready to pay €150m (£127m) for Harry Kane if they get an indication from Tottenham that a deal can be done.Spurs ha…
Lionel Messi heading to Paris to seal PSG move after agreeing two-year contract
Deal worth about €35m a year net and has option to extendMessi in talks with PSG since plan to stay at Barcelona collapsedLionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain and is due to fly to France to complete the transfer. The dea…
‘I wanted to stay’: Lionel Messi tearful at Barcelona exit as PSG move looms
Argentinian leaves Barça after more than 20 years at clubHe denies deal already agreed with Paris Saint-GermainLionel Messi hadn’t even started talking when he started crying. Holding a tissue handed to him by his wife, Antonella, he leant on the lecte…
Harry Kane shares blame but Spurs’ failure to invest led to this outcome | Jonathan Wilson
Tottenham striker has been criticised but he has a right to be selfish – and to question the club’s inaction over past two yearsThe tendency always is to oversimplify, to try to find one person to blame: if only he had acted better, if only he had done…