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Victor Osimhen is determined to see the season through with Galatasaray – but hopes to put himself in the shop window for Premier League clubs with his performances across the campaign. The 25-year-old Nigeria striker has hit the ground running in Turkey after completing a season-long loan move from Napoli to Galatasaray in September, scoring nine goals in his opening 11 games in all competitions. There had been intense speculation surrounding Osimhen’s future throughout much of the summer transfer window, with Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain all credited with an interest in the forward. Saudi Pro League outfit Al-Ahli…

Louis Saha fears Ruben Amorim faces the sternest test of his Manchester United tenure to date when the Red Devils face a rejuvenated Arsenal. The Gunners appear to have got their season back on track following three straight victories which have seen Mikel Arteta’s men amass 13 goals. United, meanwhile, have shown signs of promise under their new boss who has presided over two wins and a draw in his first three games at the helm. Saha, however, acknowledges an in-form Arsenal will represent a totally different proposition at the Emirates Stadium this evening. ‘The players need to actually use…

  Heavyweight legend Wladimir Klitschko is ready to come out of retirement to fight Tyson Fury in 2025 in one of the biggest rematches in boxing history. ‘Dr Steel Hammer’ and his brother Vitali dominated the sport for over a decade with Wladimir still holding the record for longest reign as heavyweight champion in history at 4,382 days. That era of dominance came to an end in 2015 with Fury beating Klitschko to take his world titles. Two years later, the Ukrainian lost to Anthony Joshua in an all-time classic at Wembley before retiring from the sport. Reports last week…

Ally McCoist believes Liverpool should make a move for West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen if Mohamed Salah leaves Anfield at the end of the season. Salah is set to enter the final six months of his contract with Liverpool and will leave the club on a free transfer next summer if he fails to agree a new deal. The Egypt international dropped another hint that this could be his last season at Liverpool following their 2-0 win over Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday. McCoist insists Liverpool should make it their ‘priority’ to keep Salah but feels Bowen should be the…

Dominic Solanke is not yet back to full fitness but will train ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Bournemouth on Thursday. Solanke was due to play against Fulham on Sunday but was a late withdrawal after falling ill in the hours before the match. The England international has made progress since then but Postecoglou admitted that the striker was not yet fully fit for the trip to Bournemouth where Solanke signed from in a £65million deal this summer. ‘Everyone from the weekend got through ok,’ the Spurs boss said in his pre-match press conference on Wednesday. ‘Archie got a knock but…

Ruben Amorim has warned Manchester United fans that ‘the storm will come’ and his team will ‘be found out in some games’ as he tries to implement his style of play. The new Red Devils manager has made an unbeaten start at the club, with two wins and a draw in his opening three matches. However, the draw came against Ipswich and the first victory was a fairly chaotic 3-2 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League. A 4-0 rout of Everton on Sunday was encouraging for United fans, but Amorim has warned them there is a lot of work…

Wales made history by reaching a major women’s tournament – Euro 2025 – for the first time as they stunned the Republic of Ireland in Dublin in front of a crowd of 25,832. After a first half in which Ireland came closest to breaking the deadlock through Denise O’Sullivan’s stunning effort that smashed the upright, Wales took the lead after the break as Hannah Cain converted from the spot after Anna Patten’s handball. An injury to Jess Fishlock looked like it could derail Wales’ dream, but substitute Carrie Jones scored their second within moments of her introduction after Ireland’s high…

Van Nistelrooy’s effect on Leicester highlights depth of Lopetegui’s plight -The Guardian Ruud van Nistelrooy instantly creates Premier League history in first game in charge of Leicester -Talk Sport

Guardiola talks complete nonsense in strange ‘handsome’ rant about himself and Liverpool -Empire of the Kop Pep Guardiola takes aim at Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher after Sky Sports duo suggested that Kevin De Bruyne wasn’t starting games due to a rift with the Man City boss -Daily Mail

An enormous midweek of Premier League football kicks off on Tuesday with four teams desperate to claw their way out of trouble at the wrong end of the table. Leicester entertain West Ham and Ipswich play host to Crystal Palace with just six points covering the four clubs – from West Ham in 14th to second-bottom Ipswich. The Foxes were truly awful in their 4-1 defeat at Brentford on Saturday in front of new manager Ruud van Nistelrooy who was watching, no doubt aghast, from the stands. West Ham then plunged their often sloppy defending to new depths when they…

FANS UNITE ‘Bitter and resentful’ ticket hikes slammed as Man United, Man City and Liverpool unite -The Manchester Evening Standard FANS UNITE Liverpool group makes first move amid ‘hatred and bitterness’ as ticket price hikes slammed -Echo

Leicester’s Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘hurt’ by enforced exit from Manchester United -The Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson favourite has already green lit Ruud van Nistelrooy Man United reunion -Manchester Evening News

Leicester’s Ruud van Nistelrooy ‘hurt’ by enforced exit from Manchester United -The Guardian Sir Alex Ferguson favourite has already green lit Ruud van Nistelrooy Man United reunion -Manchester Evening News

Gary Neville believes Nicolas Jackson has changed Chelsea’s transfer plans following his impressive run of form. Jackson was heavily scrutinised during his first season at Stamford Bridge despite contributing 17 goals in all competitions. A number of pundits criticised Jackson’s somewhat erratic finishing and suggested Chelsea needed to sign a new striker to replace the Senegal striker. Neville was among those to urge Chelsea to dip into the market and use Jackson as a back-up striker, but says the 23-year-old’s form this season has changed his mind. Jackson scored his eighth Premier League goal of the season on Sunday to…

Alan Shearer singled out ‘absolutely fantastic’ Amad Diallo for praise after Manchester United thumped Everton to hand new boss Ruben Amorim his first Premier League victory. United could only draw 1-1 with newly-promoted Ipswich Town in Amorim’s first game in charge but put four past struggling Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring on 34 minutes before Joshua Zirkzee doubled Manchester United’s advantage just before half-time. Rashford scored his third goal in two Premier League games under Amorim just after the break before Zirkzee added United’s fourth on the hour mark. Two of the goals came…

Manchester United legend Gary Neville says Pep Guardiola made two costly mistakes with his team selection against Liverpool. Manchester City, the defending Premier League champions, were beaten 2-0 by table-topping Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. The Reds now have a commanding 11-point lead over City, with just 13 matches played. Guardiola was clearly irked during the match and responded to chants of: ‘You’re getting sacked in the morning’ from Liverpool fans by putting up six fingers, in reference to the amount of Premier League titles he’s won. But Neville says the Spaniard contributed to City’s defeat with his team selection…

Gary Neville says it is ‘clear’ that ‘something has gone on’ between Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola and midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. The Belgian was once again benched as City lost further ground in the title race with a 2-0 defeat by Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. De Bruyne has suffered an injury-hit campaign but he returned from injury in mid-November. Despite City’s poor run of form that’s seen them go seven matches without a win, De Bruyne has not been reinstated to the starting XI. In defeats to Liverpool and Spurs in the last week, De Bruyne has emerged…

Phil Jones has claimed that Anthony Martial was ‘always late’ for training and team meetings at Manchester United – and it appears his former team-mate wasn’t overly ‘bothered’ about the repercussions. Having retired from the game earlier this year, Jones, 32, has dipped his toes into the world of football punditry and has made no secret of his plans to move into coaching in the future. The former England defender was plagued by injury problems for much of his playing career but still managed to get his hands on five pieces of silverware at Old Trafford. Across his time at…

  Liverpool are now odds-on favourites to win the Premier League following their 2-0 win over title rivals Manchester City on Sunday. Goals from Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah highlighted a relatively comfortable victory at Anfield, with Arne Slot now seemingly unstoppable having won 18 of his first 20 games in charge. Following a dramatic weekend of Premier League action, Liverpool sit nine points clear at the top of the table after 13 games. Their nearest challengers are Arsenal and Chelsea who secured big wins against West Ham and Aston Villa respectively. Man City have now lost an unprecedented six…

Jorginho has been shocked by the ‘crazy’ criticism of ‘unbelievable’ Arsenal forward Kai Havertz. Eyebrows were raised when Arsenal spent £65m to sign Havertz from Chelsea in the summer of 2023 and the German endured a sluggish start to his Gunners career, scoring just once in his first 19 games for the club. He began to contribute more regularly towards the end of last season, however, and has nine goals in 19 appearances this term. Despite this, a number of pundits have criticised Havertz’s output and suggested Arsenal need to sign a new striker if they want to win major…