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• Report: Chelsea star already considering January exit

  04-09-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Chelsea star already considering January exitEstêvão Chelsea Future Under Xabi Alonso Raises Early ConcernChelsea’s season is barely underway, yet questions are already emerging around Estêvão’s role under new head coach Xabi Alonso.According to ESPN Brazil, the young Brazilian is concerned that his opportunities could be reduced under Alonso, despite wanting to remain at Stamford Bridge. The report, written by Renato Senise, suggests the player has
  
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• Arteta on Guimaraes knock, Konsa's fitness and Nwaneri's future

  04-09-2026 16:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge (16:30pm BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Speaking about not signing another forward during the transfer window, Arteta said: "I love the players that we have, that is for sure. It is what it is, this is what we have and we already have some very, very good players. Let's trust them and let's make sure we are right behind them, and I will do everythi
  
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• Alebiosu and Cantwell fit but 12 still out for Rovers

  04-09-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Blackburn Rovers right-back Ryan Alebiosu and captain Todd Cantwell are fit for Saturday's Lancashire derby at Preston North End - but head coach Tony Mowbray says 12 players are still unavailable.Alebiosu and Cantwell have returned to full training after they both went off in the 0-0 draw at Lincoln City on Tuesday.But following Tom Atcheson's red card against the Imps, Rovers are left with just one fit senior centre-back to face the Lilywhites, with Hayden Carter and Scott Wharton still out in
  
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• 🎬 And the Oscar goes to... the 20 most original unveilings

  04-09-2026 16:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎬 And the Oscar goes to... the 20 most original unveilingsA transfer is good. A memorable unveiling is even better!From big-budget productions to completely crazy promo campaigns, it has it all.Check out the 10 most ORIGINAL announcements of this transfer window below.So, who gets the OSCAR for best announcement of the window? Watch and have your say!Lens (Jean-Clair Todibo)Sporting (Nestória Irankunda)Royal Charleroi (Gaku Nawata)Lyon (Zachary Athekame)Burnley (Max Alleyne)Galata
  
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• INTERVIEW | Elye Wahi on his OGC Nice return: ‘It was love at first sight.’

  04-09-2026 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INTERVIEW | Elye Wahi on his OGC Nice return: ‘It was love at first sight.’There has been great fanfare around Elye Wahi’s (23) return to OGC Nice. After being greeted by the club’s fans at the airport on Sunday, he signed on a season-long loan from Eintracht Frankfurt. Unlike last season’s short-term loan, this deal includes a buy option. In a roundtable interview attended by Get French Football News, the Ivory Coast international spoke for the first time
  
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• Twist over Nico, Inacio-Milan latest, Zaha to Serie A? 🔥

  04-09-2026 16:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Twist over Nico, Inacio-Milan latest, Zaha to Serie A? 🔥With the summer transfer window now closed for more than two days, the season is now getting into full swing for Serie A clubs. Today the third round of the league begins, and next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday it will be time for the opening matchday of the Champions League.Watch the entire Serie BKT live with LaB Channel on OneFootball: subscribe for just €9.99 per month!As always, there is plenty of news involving Italy&rs
  
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• Old Firm away fan ban 'inevitable', says O'Neill

  04-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [PA Media]Celtic manager Martin O'Neill feels the decision to ban away supporters from matches between Celtic and Rangers this season was "inevitable". The SPFL announced the decision after Celtic challenged the decision by their Glasgow rivals to give them just 300 tickets for the League Cup clash at Ibrox on 13 September. For last season's Scottish Cup quarter-final, also at Ibrox, Celtic were given the traditional allocation of 8000 tickets but following crowd trouble at that game, a reduced
  
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• Official | Coventry City sign Yann Gboho from Toulouse

  04-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Official | Coventry City sign Yann Gboho from ToulouseCoventry City have signed Ivorian winger Yann Gboho (25) from Toulouse FC. The move was completed, despite the closure of the transfer window on Tuesday. The move to the newly promoted Premier League side comes after the winger’s move to Kansas City broke down. Foot Mercato understands that a deal was also agreed with Coventry City before the closure of the transfer window, hence why it has now been completed, despite the window having
  
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• Gasperini appears to close door on Zaha and Roma links

  04-09-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Gasperini appears to close door on Zaha and Roma linksGian Piero Gasperini appears to have cooled speculation linking Wilfried Zaha with Roma, just one day after reports suggested the free agent could emerge as a late solution to the coach’s request for another winger.Roma were reported to be considering the free-agent market after failing to add another left-sided attacker during the summer transfer window, with Zaha among the names under consideration alongside Raphael Guerreiro and Kr&e
  
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• Bilalovic joins Slovakian side MSK Zilina on loan

  04-09-2026 16:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Aberdeen winger Kenan Bilalovic has joined Slovakian top division side MSK Zilina on a season-long loan.The 21-year-old Swede has struggled to establish himself at the Dons since arriving at Pittodrie from IFK Värnamo in his homeland on a five-year deal last summer.He has made 19 appearances for the first team and scored three goals.On his loan to MSK Zilina, head coach Stepehn Robinson told the Aberdeen club website "Kenan is a talented young player but, at this stage of his development, p
  
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• Coventry sign winger Gboho - cousin of PSG's Doue

  04-09-2026 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Yann Gboho started his professional career at Rennes [Getty Images]Coventry City have confirmed the signing of Toulouse winger Yann Gboho - the cousin of Paris St-Germain and France forward Desire Doue.A deal for 25-year-old Gboho was agreed and submitted to the Premier League prior to Tuesday's transfer deadline.However, it required ratification from Fifa, which has since been provided. The move is now subject to UK visa approval. Gboho, who was born in the Ivory Coast but represented France at
  
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• Villa leave Harwood-Bellis out of Champions League squad

  04-09-2026 16:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Harwood-Bellis (left) joined Villa from Southampton on transfer deadline day [Getty Images]Aston Villa have left new signing Taylor Harwood-Bellis and teenage striker Brian Madjo out of their squad for the league stage of the Champions League in what manager Unai Emery described as a "hard" decision.Central defender Harwood-Bellis joined the Midlands club for an initial £25m from Southampton on transfer deadline day, while 17-year-old Madjo impressed when he scored Villa's equaliser agains
  
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• Barcelona new signing edges closer to debut after completing full training session

  04-09-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona new signing edges closer to debut after completing full training sessionFC Barcelona trained at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper today, continuing their preparations for Sunday’s La Liga clash against Valencia. And, according to MARCA, deadline-day arrival Gabriel Jesus completed the full session alongside his teammates after being involved in only part of Thursday’s workout.For the 29-year-old striker, it marked his second training session with his new teammates and anothe
  
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• Anderson, Fernandez, Rogers: Can a player ever be worth £100m to a football club?

  04-09-2026 16:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  There is a reason eight of the most expensive 10 transfers between English clubs this summer involved central midfielders. Of all the factors that go into valuing a footballer – age, length of contract, performance metrics, injury record, Tottenham’s desperation – the starting point for any negotiation is to benchmark a player against the market. Once Spurs bought Mateus Fernandes for a club record £85m from West Ham in June, and then broke that record buying Sandro Tonal
  
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• SFA to offer incentives for youth participation

  04-09-2026 16:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]The Scottish FA is to offer financial incentives for clubs to play more young Scottish footballers.The proposal is part of the governing body's plan to reshape youth development and increase the number of homegrown players.All 42 SPFL clubs gathered in St Andrews on Friday to discuss ways of improving the game and finding the next generation of international players.As well as financial incentives, clubs also heard plans for home-grown player quotas for the Scottish Cup and Premier
  
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• McInnes 'disappointed' over no away fans at Old Firm derbies & seeks 'stability' after busy transfer window

  04-09-2026 16:19 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [SNS]Rangers manager Derek McInnes has been speaking to the media before his side's Scottish Premiership match at home to Motherwell on Saturday. Here are his main points:McInnes admits he's "disappointed" at the news there will be no away supporters at the upcoming Old Firm League Cup tie at Ibrox or this season's league meetings of Celtic and Rangers. The manager says it's "always better when opposition fans are allowed into a derby game," but "there's still got to be behaviours met and obviou
  
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• New Inter director Baccin speaks after replacing Ausilio: ‘I’m grateful for this opportunity’

  04-09-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  New Inter director Baccin speaks after replacing Ausilio: ‘I’m grateful for this opportunity’Inter have formally presented Dario Baccin, with the long-time Nerazzurri executive taking over following Piero Ausilio’s role following his departure after 28 years at the club.President Giuseppe Marotta introduced Baccin ahead of Cristian Chivu’s press conference, describing the appointment as a source of “great pride” and highlighting the new director’s
  
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• Borussia Dortmund announce UEFA Champions League squad as experienced player misses out

  04-09-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Borussia Dortmund announce UEFA Champions League squad as experienced player misses outBorussia Dortmund has submitted the final list of players for the UEFA Champions League, which is set to kick off next week. The big surprise in the announcement was the absence of 32-year-old veteran Emre Can.The German international suffered an ACL tear last spring and has been in rehabilitation training. It was believed that Can would be able to return for the first half of the season. However, he wasn&rsqu
  
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• A vital player is back from injury for Manchester City just as the work is set to begin

  04-09-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A vital player is back from injury for Manchester City just as the work is set to beginManchester City had two players unavailable for their 4-1 win over Crystal Palace last Friday. Jeremy Doku missed the match due to a calf injury. Also, Matheus Nunes was ruled out of the match as he continued to work his way back to full fitness. Nunes sustained an injury during the warm-up before City’s FA Community Shield loss to Arsenal in Cardiff and it was expected that he would be available to play
  
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• O'Neill on derby ticket allocations, Tierney & Hogh latest & transfer assessment

  04-09-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has been speaking to the media as his side prepare for Saturday's trip to Paisley to face St Mirren.Here are the main points: On the announcement that there will be no away fans at games between Celtic and Rangers this season, O'Neill thinks it was "inevitable" but admits it's "really sad from a normal punter's viewpoint".O'Neill stresses the derby matches are "a great fixture" which "loses a great deal with the big allocation of away fans not being in the stadium".
  
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• Moyes lives with disappointment after deadline day

  04-09-2026 16:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton's deadline day move for Folarin Balogun collapsed [Getty Images]Everton manager David Moyes accepts he has "to live with disappointments" after admitting he wanted to do more business on transfer deadline day.A move for Monaco striker Folarin Balogun collapsed after the 25-year-old changed his mind following a medical at the club's Finch Farm training base.The United States international emerged as a late target after Guinea-Bissau striker Beto completed a permanent switch to Serie A clu
  
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• Moyes on transfers disappointment, 'small squad' and 'rallying' his team

  04-09-2026 16:08 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Everton boss David Moyes has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Manchester United at Hill Dickinson Stadium (kick-off 14:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Moyes started by saying he is "disappointed we didn't do more business and disappointed things didn't go our way in" in the transfer window. He said it "wasn't anybody's fault" that the deal for Folarin Balogun fell through because "the player had a problem in his medical and that was s
  
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• Dusan Vlahovic breaks silence on Real Madrid links after Besiktas move: ‘I’ve thought about it a lot’

  04-09-2026 16:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Dusan Vlahovic breaks silence on Real Madrid links after Besiktas move: ‘I’ve thought about it a lot’Dusan Vlahovic’s summer could have taken him to Spain, but the Serbian striker has revealed why this dream move never materialised.Vlahovic was offered to several major sides during the transfer window, with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid among the clubs linked with his situation. At the time, his preference was to play in La Liga, although he did not have
  
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• Chelsea ready to try ambitious summer bid for PSG star after failure to replace Enzo Fernandez

  04-09-2026 16:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Chelsea ready to try ambitious summer bid for PSG star after failure to replace Enzo FernandezChelsea are being linked with a PSG midfielder who is struggling to be first choice for Luis Enrique in the biggest games.If you enjoy PSG Talk coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content.Chelsea’s midfielder situation dominated the Premier League on deadline day.The long saga of selling Enzo Fernandez to Man City f
  
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• 🎥 The 20 most original announcement videos this summer

  04-09-2026 16:04 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🎥 The 20 most original announcement videos this summerA transfer is good. A memorable unveiling is even better!From brilliant concepts to completely wacky presentations, clubs once again showed plenty of imagination this summer.And a big shoutout to the French clubs: Olympique Lyonnais, Lens, Metz, Toulouse and Reims all managed to earn a spot in our top 20.Royal Charleroi (Gaku Nawata)Galatasaray (Rafael Leão)Lens (Jean-Clair Todibo)Sporting (Nestory Irankunda)Lyon (Zachary Athek
  
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• Carrick on Sesko's recovery, midfield choices and Dorgu's potential

  04-09-2026 16:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Premier League game against Everton at Hill Dickinson Stadium (kick-off14:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Carrick spoke on the transfer window: "We went into the window wanting to come out stronger from the group we had last season and we have definitely added to that, a lot of good work in that respect and the situation is what it is in terms of finances and what we can work with. Certa
  
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• Arsenal vs Chelsea predicted lineups, possible XIs, team news ahead of huge clash

  04-09-2026 16:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Arsenal vs Chelsea predicted lineups for Premier League Week 3 were a lot of fun to determine with a couple of big decisions for both Mikel Arteta and Xabi Alonso ahead of this London derby on Sunday. MORE — Arsenal vs Chelsea how to watch info, predictionArsenal's team is pretty set and Arteta has so many options, while new Chelsea boss Alonso is still working on the balance with his extremely talented squad. Below are the Arsenal vs Chelsea predicted lineups with some analysis, team
  
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• Former Liverpool winger announces retirement

  04-09-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Former Liverpool winger announces retirementFormer Liverpool Winger Suso Retires Aged 32 After Cadiz ReturnFootball careers rarely end where they are expected to. For Suso, the former Liverpool winger whose talent once suggested a long future at the highest level, the final chapter has arrived at the place where the story first began.The 32-year-old has officially retired from professional football after reaching an agreement with Cadiz, where he will now take on a new role as an institutional r
  
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• Charlton's Sichenje out for season with knee injury

  04-09-2026 15:55 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Collins Sichenje has made 10 appearances for the Addicks since joining from Serbian side Vojvodina in February [Getty Images]Charlton Athletic defender Collins Sichenje is set to miss the remainder of the 2026-27 season with a knee injury.The Kenyan, 22, suffered the injury during the Addicks' Carabao Cup tie against Tottenham Hotspur and has since undergone surgery."It's a tough injury for Collins and everyone at the club," boss Nathan Jones told the club website."He underwent surgery this week
  
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• De Zerbi on Mudryk, offers for Richarlison and Forest

  04-09-2026 15:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tottenham boss Roberto de Zerbi has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground (15:00 BST)Here are the key lines from his news conference:James Maddison was back in training on Thursday but will not make Saturday's match. Everyone else is available, including Savio and Mykhailo Mudryk, who De Zerbi said is ready to play "part of the game".De Zerbi spoke at length about the Ukrainian winger: "We spent one particular season togethe
  
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