James wanted to be Lampard, Drogba and Robben

Reece James admits to having grown up idolising Chelsea legends Didier Drogba, Frank Lampard and Arjen Robben, with the 20-year-old now looking to write his own success story at Stamford Bridge.

‘Guardiola football-obsessed and makes success inevitable’ – Xavi

Pep Guardiola is ‘football-obsessed’ and was always going to deliver success at Manchester City, says Barcelona legend Xavi.

Alisson back in training after recovering from hip injury

Liverpool No.1 goalkeeper Alisson Becker is back in training after making a full recovery from a hip injury.

‘If Man Utd offer £100m, Arsenal must sell Aubameyang’

Arsenal should be looking to offload Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang if Manchester United table an offer of £100 million ($125m), says Charlie Nicholas, with £200m ($249m) required to make the Gunners top-four contenders again.

Barca still aiming to offload Coutinho as they hope for EPL buyer

Barcelona are still keen to sell Philippe Coutinho as they seek to raise funds to balance the books and allow them to pursue top summer transfer targets including Neymar and Lautaro Martinez.

Man Utd blocked Mourinho return to Porto

Manchester United blocked Jose Mourinho from making a return to Porto in 2016, claims Pinto da Costa, with the Red Devils refusing to sanction a short-term deal for a coach they already had lined up to succeed Louis van Gaal.

Silva hints at becoming another Guardiola protégé in coaching admission

David Silva is preparing to bid farewell to Manchester City and has admitted that he could look to head into management once the day comes to hang up his boots.

De Bruyne unsure whether family illness was coronavirus

Kevin De Bruyne and his family are feeling well again after being struck down with an illness – but the Manchester City playmaker is not sure whether it was coronavirus.

Ending Premier League season by June 30 ‘not raised’ by clubs on conference call

Finishing the Premier League season by June 30 in order to avoid player contract disputes was not raised when English top-flight clubs gathered by conference call on Friday.

Wan-Bissaka reveals how his parents kept him on track to stardom

Aaron Wan-Bissaka has revealed the lengths his parents went to keep him on track as a young footballer – to the extent that his father once chased him through a public park after he threatened to skip training.