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Liverpool assistant manager Pep Lijnders could find himself replacing potential new Reds boss Arne Slot at Feyenoord in the summer, according to reports.
The Premier League side are looking for a manager capable of replacing Jurgen Klopp after the German announced he will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season to take a break from football.
Slot and Lijnders to swap clubs this summer?
Early frontrunners Xabi Alonso and Ruben Amorim are no longer favourites and as they target Slot as their new manager.
The Eredivisie side are looking for around €15m from the Reds to allow Slot to depart with the Dutchman understood to be keen on the idea of joining Liverpool, who .
Feyenoord will now need to find a new manager of their own if Slot leaves and Du…
The Manchester United training ground has turned toxic after Sir Jim Ratcliffe criticised the crap he saw on a tour of the club s facilities.
Ratcliffe s purchase of a 27.7 per cent stake in United initially put a spring in in everyone’s step but many of the staff have now lost their bounce , according to The Sun.
Ratcliffe takes issue with disgraceful facilities
The Ineos owner recently sent out a memo to all the United staff explaining his disappointemtn after a tour of the club s training ground.
said: I am afraid I was struck in many places by a high degree of untidiness.
In particular the IT department which frankly was a disgrace and the dressing rooms of the U18 and U21 were not much better.
The email has not gone down well after R…
Ipswich Town manager Kieran McKenna is one of four candidates in the frame to replace Mauricio Pochettino at Chelsea, according to Fabrizio Romano.
following the club s sixth-place finish in the Premier League.
The decision came as a surprise to many given the Blues strong end to the campaign but there has been lots of speculation surrounding the Argentine s long-term future at Stamford Bridge.
but insists it should not be too much of a surprise given how tense it has been between Pochettino and his superiors since his arrival last year.
Plenty of names have already been linked with the Chelsea job since the club announced Pochettino s departure on Tuesday evening, including former boss Thomas Tuchel.
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Man City have been backed by three other Premier League clubs after it was reported that they have launched legal action against the governing body.
that an arbitration hearing will start on Monday over a claim made by Premier League champions against the top flight’s associated party transaction (APT) regulations.
The APTs are designed to ensure that all deals between a club and entities linked to that club’s owners are done at fair market value.
The Times reports that a 165-page claim was issued by lawyers representing Man City.
If the action is successful, The Times says it could assist Man City in the defence of their case against 115 Premier League charges laid in February 2023, because some of the charges relate to alleged attempts to d…
Former England centre-back Matt Upson believes Marc Guehi was the stand-out defender for the Three Lions against Serbia on Sunday.
manager Gareth Southgate has put his trust in Guehi to fill the void left by Harry Maguire in the heart of his defence at Euro 2024.
The Crystal Palace defender passed a tricky test against Serbia with flying colours as Dusan Vlahovic and Aleksandar Mitrovic both struggled.
Speaking exclusively to Football365 (via ), Upson who scored for England at the 2010 World Cup explained what he liked about Guehi s performance and why his partnership with John Stones works. He said:
I was (impressed). I thought he was very proactive in the way he went about his job. When I say that, I mean when he went tight, he didn t just go and get…
According to reports, Arsenal have joined Chelsea in the race to sign Italy international Riccardo Calafiori from Serie A outfit Bologna.
are expected to be busy during this summer s transfer window after they narrowly missed out on the Premier League title on the final day of the 2023/24 campaign.
Among Arsenal s priorities will be to sign a new striker, winger and centre-midfielder. But if reports are to be believed, they could also recruit a centre-back.
William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are firmly placed as Arsenal s first-choice centre-backs, but head coach could look to sign a player to provide competition.
22-year-old Calafiori has emerged as a potential target after impressing for Bologna during the 2023/24 campaign and for Italy at Euro 2024…
England Euro star Cole Palmer has reportedly been trying to persuade Ollie Watkins to leave Aston Villa and sign for Chelsea in the summer transfer window.
Palmer and combined to lay on England s best goal of the Euros with the Villa and Chelsea stars coming off the bench to change the course of the semi-final against the Dutch.
The two have also struck up a fast friendship and it seems that Palmer has been encouraging Watkins to find his way to Stamford Bridge.
are known to be on the hunt for a world-class striker to put them back in contention for major honours.
is tied to a long-term contract with Chelsea but would love to get the chance to play with Watkins regularly.
: Sources say Palmer told the 28-year-old that their chemistry could ig…
Man City have made a offer for PSV Eindhoven striker Jason van Duiven as they look to secure his long-term future, according to reports.
The Citizens have only completed one signing so far this summer with Savinho joining from Troyes on a five-year deal after helping Girona to qualify for the Champions League in a loan spell last season.
With , there has been speculation that a number of players could take the opportunity to leave this summer with Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Jack Grealish and others linked with transfers.
But are also making moves to bring in players with reports in the Netherlands insisting that the Citizens have offered a large amount to sign Van Duiven from Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven.
Van Duiven was on loan at Almere…
According to reports, Liverpool are willing to sell Colombia international Luis Diaz this summer as they consider going back in for Anthony Gordon.
amid interest from European giants FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.
The winger s spell at got off to a brilliant start as he shone for the Premier League giants during the run-in after joining them from Porto for £37.5m in January 2022.
But Diaz s career was put on hold by a serious knee injury, which saw him miss most of the 2022/23 campaign.
The 27-year-old returned to full fitness at the end of the 22/23 season and made 37 Premier League appearances last term. However, he was criticised at times as he was wasteful in front of goal in key moments.
Liverpool tried to sign Gordon from Newcastle…