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• Reds need reinforcements now

  28-07-2026 19:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Two centre-backs caught the eye of Liverpool's scouting department at the U17 World Cup in Qatar last November.Within weeks, the club spent a combined £3.5m on the pair: Senegal's Mor Talla Ndiaye and Austria's Ifeanyi Ndukwe.Under Matt Newberry, Liverpool's head of global talent, this was evidence of future planning in full flow.Yet surely no-one inside the club would have expected the teenage duo to be the centre-back pairing for most of Liverpool's opening pre-season fixtu
  
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• Real Madrid set to make first offer for Rodri as Manchester City stance emerges

  30-07-2026 15:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid set to make first offer for Rodri as Manchester City stance emergesIt is no secret right now that Real Madrid are going all out to try to sign Rodri from Manchester City this summer.The Spanish midfielder himself has been quite intent on making the move for some time now, and it is only now that Florentino Perez has provided the green light for Los Blancos to make an offer.Real Madrid established contact with the Premier League club to understand the conditions of the deal and how mu
  
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• Pressley on incomplete squad, key exits & 'enormous' opener

  30-07-2026 15:29 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has been talking to the media before his side's opening Scottish Premiership match of the season away to champions Celtic on Monday.Here are the key points:Pressley feels he is about four players short of a "complete squad". He would like to add two defenders with more experience - and also two more attack-minded players. The club are working hard on bringing players in.Having lost some key players this summer, including Luke Graham and goalkeeper Jon McCracken,
  
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• Marcus Rashford pens final farewell letter to Barcelona: ‘I’ve loved every moment’

  30-07-2026 15:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus Rashford pens final farewell letter to Barcelona: ‘I’ve loved every moment’Marcus Rashford did well on loan at Barcelona last season, contributing clutch goals at critical moments in the UEFA Champions League and even in La Liga over the course of the season.Despite his promising numbers, however, there was always an element of certainty that he was a tactical misfit in Hansi Flick’s technical team, especially in the buildup phase and his lack of clinical finishing
  
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• Serie A player missing! Lecce hunt for Banda goes on after 2 weeks

  30-07-2026 15:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Serie A player missing! Lecce hunt for Banda goes on after 2 weeksLameck Banda of US Lecce is currently missing. In recent weeks, the club officials have unsuccessfully tried to get in touch with the winger.The 25-year-old was absent both from the mandatory performance tests and from the club’s pre-season training camp in Austria. Banda was last seen on July 23 at Lusaka airport, where he appeared ready to fly back to Italy. Lecce sporting director Stefano Trinchera responded on Thursday w
  
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• Report: Man United make final decision on move for Premier League forward

  30-07-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Man United make final decision on move for Premier League forwardManchester United Reject Liam Delap Move as Dusan Vlahovic and Ollie Watkins EmergeManchester United have made a call on Liam Delap, and it is a sensible one. According to TeamTalk, the striker has been offered around after a disappointing spell at Chelsea, but United are walking away.That matters, because this is a club that needs to stop collecting maybes and start targeting players who clearly improve the first team. Del
  
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• Real Madrid defender’s injury unlikely to derail his expected summer exit – report

  30-07-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid defender’s injury unlikely to derail his expected summer exit – reportPre-season is always a dangerous time for players to pick up injuries, especially when the club are looking for a way to move them on this summer.Real Madrid find themselves in such a situation with regard to Raul Asencio, who has suffered a muscle injury and will be out for six weeks.However, according to MARCA, Asencio’s summer departure from Los Blancos is still expected to move forward despite
  
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• 'Hull need more players' - the view from tour

  30-07-2026 15:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]BBC Radio Humberside's Mike White is out in Turkey for Hull City's pre-season.Speaking to his followers on X, White observed part of training and said: "No additional new signings outside of what they've already got. There's only one actually active and that's goalkeeper Jack Butland. Hidemasa Morita and Matt Targett - neither of those are fully fit to take part in training. Morita is dealing with an injury alongside everything else. They're hoping him and Targett can be involved s
  
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• Reading switch Charlton friendly to The Valley

  30-07-2026 15:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Reading have been forced to move their final pre-season friendly against Charlton Athletic to The Valley because of concerns over the condition of the club's newly- laid pitch.The hot, dry weather has affected the growth of the grass at the Select Car Leasing Stadium and with the playing surface unfit, Saturday's match will now be played behind closed doors at Charlton's home ground instead."This is not a decision anyone at the club wanted to make, but it is the right one," Reading co-chief exec
  
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• Rashford posts goodbye message to Barcelona

  30-07-2026 15:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Marcus Rashford has taken to Instagram to post a farewell message to Barcelona alongside a picture of the back of the number 14 shirt he wore last season.Rashford scored 14 goals and recorded 14 assists in all competitions last season while on loan from Manchester United as the Catalan side won La Liga. In June, the deadline Barcelona agreed with United to trigger a £26m clause to turn Rashford's loan into a permanent deal passed without it being activated.He featured in six
  
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• Marseille to rival Aston Villa for Toulouse goalkeeper Guillaume Restes

  30-07-2026 15:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marseille to rival Aston Villa for Toulouse goalkeeper Guillaume RestesAccording to a report from Foot Mercato, Marseille will be looking to prioritise a move for Toulouse FC goalkeeper Guillaume Restes (21). This follows the same report that suggested current OM number one Geronimo Rulli is reportedly heading to Premier League side Manchester City, who is close to an agreement with Les Olympiens over a transfer. Restes is reportedly interested in the move, and is currently under contract with T
  
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• Wrexham eager to chart a pathway to the Premier League next season

  30-07-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Wrexham eager to chart a pathway to the Premier League next seasonWrexham will head into the 2026/27 Championship season as one of the favourites to win promotion to the Premier League.Some impressive pre-season performances have raised expectations around a club which has enjoyed a meteoric rise in recent years.After drawing with Wisla Krakow (0-0), the Welsh club recorded victories over Manchester United (1-0) and Leeds United (3-2).A narrow 1-0 defeat against Liverpool at Yankee Stadium in Ne
  
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• Real Madrid youngster wanted by three Italian clubs

  30-07-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Real Madrid youngster wanted by three Italian clubsThe forward Franco Mastantuono was one of the players who went into this summer with his future at Real Madrid highly uncertain, as the club was looking to send him to another team where he would get regular game time and thus continue his adaptation in Europe. However, the new coach, Jose Mourinho, wanted to see him firsthand in preseason training before making a decision about his future.Now, almost four weeks after the start of preseason trai
  
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• Pressley on incomplete squad and big opening Celtic challenge

  30-07-2026 15:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dundee head coach Steven Pressley has been talking to the media ahead of his side's opening Scottish Premiership match of the season away to champions Celtic on Monday.Here are the key points:Pressley feels he is about four players short of a "complete squad". Would like to bring in two defenders with more experience - and also two more attack minded players too. The club are working hard on bringing players in.Having lost some key players this season, including Luke Graham and goalkeeper Jon Mc
  
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• Birmingham sign Palermo left-back Lund

  30-07-2026 15:01 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kristoffer Lund played 33 times in the Bundesliga for FC Cologne during his loan spell last season [Getty Images]Birmingham City have added a fifth new signing in preparation for the new season after agreeing a deal for Palermo defender Kristoffer Lund.The 24-year-old USA left-back has arrived on a four-year contract for an undisclosed fee.Denmark-born Lund made his senior debut for FC Midtjylland in 2021, having come through the club's academy, before going on to have a spell in Sweden.He joine
  
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• Manchester City submit offer for Marseille goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli as agreement nears

  30-07-2026 14:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester City submit offer for Marseille goalkeeper Gerónimo Rulli as agreement nearsManchester City have submitted an offer to Olympique de Marseille for Gerónimo Rulli (34), according to a report from Foot Mercato.It emerged yesterday that the Citizens were interested in Marseille’s number one after a report from Fabrizio Romano late in the evening. Rulli is reportedly open to a move back to Manchester having previously been on the club’s books in 2016 without makin
  
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• Arne Slot in contention for surprise new job after Eddie Howe’s Newcastle exit

  30-07-2026 14:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arne Slot in contention for surprise new job after Eddie Howe’s Newcastle exitFormer Liverpool boss Arne Slot is a candidate to replace Matthias Jaissle as Al Ahli manager, according to talkSPORT. Eddie Howe has stepped down from his role at Newcastle United in a bombshell development. Jaissle is set to take over as the Magpies’ new head coach, leaving the hotseat at Al Ahli vacant. Slot has emerged as a top contender to fill the vacancy at the Saudi Arabian club. 
  
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• 'I'm trying to cement my spot in the team' - Elliott

  30-07-2026 14:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Liverpool midfielder Harvey Elliott is working hard to "impress" new boss Andoni Iraola in order to be given a "second chance" at his boyhood club. The 23-year-old only played nine games - a total of 277 minutes - for Aston Villa last season while on loan in the Midlands.A clause in the deal meant Villa would have been obliged to sign him for £35m had he made a 10th appearance.He has since returned to Liverpool and featured in pre-season friendlies against Sunderland and Wrex
  
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• Official: Dovbyk joins Bologna from Roma with permanent option

  30-07-2026 14:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official: Dovbyk joins Bologna from Roma with permanent optionBologna have officially announced their signing of centre-forward Artem Dovbyk on loan with an option to buy from Roma, following the news that Santiago Castro has moved in the opposite direction on a permanent transfer.Official: Bologna sign Dovbyk from RomaRecent reports indicate that Bologna have agreed to pay a fee of €3m to take Dovbyk on loan for the 2026-27 season and that they will have an option to make the transfer perm
  
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• Lens’ Hervé Koffi set to join Union Saint-Gilloise following successful Angers spell

  30-07-2026 14:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lens’ Hervé Koffi set to join Union Saint-Gilloise following successful Angers spellRC Lens goalkeeper Hervé Koffi (29) is reportedly set to join Union Saint-Gilloise, according to La DH. The move is expected to take the form of a loan with an option to buy.Having already been on loan last season, the Burkinabé goalkeeper enjoyed a top-class campaign with SCO Angers, where he established himself as one of Ligue 1’s very best goalkeepers. Back at Lens this summer,
  
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• Lens open talks to sign Hull City target Yacine Titraoui

  30-07-2026 14:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lens open talks to sign Hull City target Yacine TitraouiRC Lens have opened negotiations over a move for Charleroi midfielder Yacine Titraoui (23), according to a report from Foot Mercato and L’Équipe.The Algeria international has emerged as one of Lens’ priorities as the Coupe de France winners look to rebuild their midfield ahead of next season’s Champions League campaign.Lens are preparing to lose Mamadou Sangaré, who is set to join Brentford in a club-record &
  
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• Former Manchester City star confirmed as 2026 BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestant

  30-07-2026 14:40 via yahoo.com
  Former Manchester City star confirmed as 2026 BBC Strictly Come Dancing contestantShaun Wright-Phillips, who enjoyed two separate spells at Manchester City, has been confirmed as a celebrity contestant for the 24th series of Strictly Come Dancing.Now a prominent football pundit, SWP joins a line-up that already includes Jaime Winstone, Dani Dyer and Dame Sarah Storey when the show returns to BBC screens in September.Wright-Phillips made over 170 appearances across both spells at Manchester City,
  
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• Villa transfer still being paid in seats

  30-07-2026 14:34 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Thirty-five years after Neil Cox moved from Scunthorpe United to Aston Villa, the club is still honouring part of the deal – in seats.When Villa agreed a deal to sign defender Cox in 1991, they agreed a £400,000 fee and 2,000 seats for the Iron's ground at Glanford Park.This summer, when Scunthorpe Stadium Manager Julie Taylor saw Villa revamping their North Stand and lower seating of the Trinity Stand, she asked whether any of the seats could be used to replace those a
  
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• Howe going as spending rules bite - troubles for Newcastle's Saudi owners

  30-07-2026 14:31 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Newcastle's Saudi Arabian owners brought in Eddie Howe in November 2021 [Getty Images]Seven months ago, Newcastle United's chief executive David Hopkinson said he could put them "in the debate about being the top club in the world" by 2030.Right now, that ambition looks a long way off.The departure of manager Eddie Howe on Thursday, and reported appointment of Matthias Jaissle, is the result of a poor Premier League season, where Newcastle finished 12th, and an uninspiring transfer window.The la
  
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• Pollock confirmed as Watford captain

  30-07-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New Watford boss Alessio Dionisi has confirmed central defender Mattie Pollock will be the club's captain for the upcoming campaign.Last season, Pollock shared captaincy duties with influential midfielder Imran Louza - who made a 20-minute cameo at the end of Wednesday's 1-0 pre-season friendly defeat by Fiorentina at Vicarage Road."Mattie is important for this team, I am very happy for Mattie because his mentality is very good - every day on the pitch, Mattie works very strongly," Dionisi told
  
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• Jordan Ferri open to France return after difficult Sampdoria spell

  30-07-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jordan Ferri open to France return after difficult Sampdoria spellFormer Olympique Lyonnais and Montpellier HSC midfielder Jordan Ferri (34) is open to returning to France this summer, according to a report from Foot Mercato.Ferri left Ligue 1 a year ago to join Sampdoria, looking to experience Italian football in Serie B. However, his first season in Genoa did not unfold as hoped, with the Frenchman making only six appearances across all competitions.Despite that limited playing time, Ferri rem
  
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• Javi Guerra’s €40m Window Closes August 1 — and Barcelona Haven’t Moved

  30-07-2026 14:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Javi Guerra’s €40m Window Closes August 1 — and Barcelona Haven’t MovedBarca Blaugranes report that FC Barcelona have until August 1st to sign Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra for €40 million, after which his release clause rises to €60 million – a €20m premium for failing to act in time. Despite interest from Hansi Flick and contact with Guerra’s agents, the Blaugrana have not taken any subsequent steps toward completing a move.The Clock Is Runni
  
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• Marseille enquire about Dinamo Zagreb defender Moris Valinčić

  30-07-2026 14:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marseille enquire about Dinamo Zagreb defender Moris ValinčićMarseille have made an enquiry for Dinamo Zagreb right-back Moris Valinčić (23), according to Gianluca Di Marzio.The Croatian defender has emerged as a player of interest for OM, who have requested information from Dinamo regarding his situation. Valinčić has also previously been monitored by Serie A sides Inter Milan and Napoli, although neither club has yet made a formal move this summer.Born in 2002, Va
  
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• Boost for Barcelona as key duo return to group training; La Masia gem absent due to overload

  30-07-2026 14:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Boost for Barcelona as key duo return to group training; La Masia gem absent due to overloadFC Barcelona received a timely lift during their training camp at St. George’s Park as Raphinha and Alejandro Balde both returned to group activities ahead of the club’s latest pre-season fixture, reports SPORT.The Brazilian winger took part in part of Thursday morning’s session, while Balde completed the full workout after overcoming recent back discomfort. It was the Blaugrana’s
  
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• Report: Liverpool in talks over deal for World Cup star

  30-07-2026 14:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Liverpool in talks over deal for World Cup starLiverpool Transfer News: Gilberto Mora Contact Made as Race for Mexico Wonderkid Heats UpLiverpool have made direct contact over Gilberto Mora, according to TeamTalk, with the Merseyside club firmly in the growing chase for one of the most coveted teenage talents in the game. The 17-year-old Club Tijuana forward has surged into wider prominence after eye-catching displays for Mexico at the 2026 World Cup, and the sense across the market is t
  
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