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• Report: Leeds United considering move for €50m-rated forward

  02-08-2026 20:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Report: Leeds United considering move for €50m-rated forwardLeeds United Weigh Up Igor Paixao Move as Marseille Hold FirmLeeds Eye Attacking ReinforcementLeeds United are continuing their search for greater attacking quality ahead of the Premier League campaign, with Olympique Marseille winger Igor Paixao emerging as a serious target. According to Fussball Daten, citing Foot Mercato, the Brazilian is firmly on Leeds’ shortlist, and discussions with the player’s representatives h
  
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• Altrincham sign Leeds defender Lopata-White on loan

  14-08-2026 16:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Altrincham have signed central defender Reuben Lopata-White on loan from Premier League club Leeds United.The 20-year-old is set to spend the first half of the season with the National League outfit before returning to Leeds in January.The club confirmed he is contention for Saturday's opening away game of the new National League season at Sutton United.Lopata-White has come through the Leeds academy and gained some senior experience last season on loan at Scottish Championship side Greenock Mor
  
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• Stags goalkeeper Roberts signs new deal

  14-08-2026 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Liam Roberts' former clubs include Walsall, Northampton Town and Middlesbrough [Getty Images]Mansfield Town goalkeeper Liam Roberts has signed a one-year contract extension to keep him with the Stags until the summer of 2028.The 31-year-old joined the League One side after he was released by Millwall in July 2025 and featured 48 times across all competitions in his first season at One Call Stadium.He collected Mansfield's players' player of the season and Stags Supporters' Association player of
  
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• Celtic's Engels poised for West Ham transfer

  14-08-2026 16:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Belgium midfielder Arne Engels is having a medical pending a transfer to West Ham United, Celtic manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed.The Scottish champions rejected a multi-million pound offer from Nottingham Forest for the 22-year-old in the winter transfer window and Engels was keen for a move to English football.O'Neill had hoped to retain Engels until after their Champions League play-off against LASK, with the first leg next Wednesday.But the Celtic manager said: "West Ham wanted him to be
  
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• Moylan aiming to shine for club and country

  14-08-2026 16:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jack Moylan was part of the Lincoln City side which pipped Cardiff City to the League One title last season [Huw Evans Picture Agency]Cardiff City summer signing Jack Moylan has had an eventful start to his international footballing career.The 24-year-old attacking midfielder scored a superb 22-minute hat-trick during his first outing with Republic of Ireland in May only to be sent off the following week. "I've definitely had a rollercoaster of a two games with them," Moylan said following his m
  
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• Juve-Raum, Milan-Zalewski and Inter block sale ⛔: today’s market 🤑

  14-08-2026 16:52 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Juve-Raum, Milan-Zalewski and Inter block sale ⛔: today’s market 🤑The transfer market is entering its busiest weeks, and in Serie A, all sorts of things are happening: some clubs are making tweaks to their squads, while others need to overhaul their rosters just days before the start of the league season.Now let’s take a look at today’s most important transfer news involving Serie A’s top clubs.Juventus, Leipzig’s Raum is a targetAs reported by La Gazz
  
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• Sky Sports: Chelsea star set to join Serie A giants

  14-08-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky Sports: Chelsea star set to join Serie A giantsChelsea Transfer News: Napoli Agree Benoit Badiashile Loan DealChelsea appear to have found a solution for Benoit Badiashile, with Napoli agreeing a deal to take the defender to Serie A on an initial loan.According to Sky Sports News reporter James Savundra, Napoli will pay Chelsea a loan fee of £2.5 million, potentially rising to £3.4 million through add-ons. Crucially, the Italian champions will also have an option to make the move
  
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• Sky Sports: Arsenal in talks to sign former Liverpool star

  14-08-2026 16:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Sky Sports: Arsenal in talks to sign former Liverpool starArsenal Open Talks for Former Liverpool Defender Jarell QuansahArsenal have opened talks with Bayer Leverkusen over a possible move for former Liverpool defender Jarell Quansah, according to Sky Sports, in a development that could create an intriguing problem for his old club.Quansah left Liverpool last summer in a £35 million deal, seeking the regular football that had become increasingly difficult to guarantee at Anfield. A year l
  
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• 'Quality not in doubt' but can Reading win promotion?

  14-08-2026 16:46 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jack Marriott scored 17 goals in 26 games for Reading last season [Getty Images]Strap yourself in and hold on to your hat – another Reading FC league season is about to kick off. After a summer praying for new signings to bolster the squad and rain to help the grass grow at the stadium, everyone's champing at the bit. If recent history is anything to go by, we're all in for another rollercoaster ride full of peaks and troughs.There's grounds for optimism. After a big spend, the stadium loo
  
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• Barcelona complete €6 million sale of academy talent to Dutch giants – report

  14-08-2026 16:45 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona complete €6 million sale of academy talent to Dutch giants – reportAccording to SPORT, FC Barcelona have completed the sale of Jofre Torrents to AFC Ajax for around €6 million, including fixed fees and variables, in exchange for 50% of the player’s rights. The 19-year-old full-back will travel to Amsterdam in the coming hours to undergo his medical and sign his new contract, which will keep him at the Dutch club for the next four seasons.Agreement completedThe agr
  
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• Keenan 'couldn't turn down Hibs' after signing from Glentoran

  14-08-2026 16:40 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Hibernian have signed Northern Irish full-back Sofie Keenan from NIFL Premiership side Glentoran on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. The 20-year-old joined Glentoran from fellow Northern Irish side Linfield back in January 2024 and made over 70 appearances in the country's top flight and turned out in the Champions League.The full-back played a key role in Glentoran's title win in 2025 and was named young player of the year during that campaign. "I'm absolutely buzzing to be here," Keenan
  
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• Huddersfield midfielder McGuane suffers ACL injury

  14-08-2026 16:39 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Marcus McGuane joined Huddersfield from Bristol City for an undisclosed fee on a three-year deal last summer [Shutterstock]Huddersfield Town midfielder Marcus McGuane is set to miss the entire 2026-27 season because of an anterior cruciate ligament injury.The 27-year-old, who was restricted to 13 league appearances last season, suffered the injury in training."We are all devastated for him, because we have seen how hard he has worked in pre-season," boss Martin Drury told the club website."We no
  
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• Will Man City meet Chelsea deadline for Fernandez?

  14-08-2026 16:38 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  [Getty Images]Chelsea set a deadline of Friday at 17:00 BST for offers for Manchester City target Enzo Fernandez, who they value at £120m.The potential move would see the Argentina midfielder link up again with new City boss Enzo Maresca, who was formerly his manager at Chelsea.A potential deal for Fernandez relies on City selling Rodri, officially the best player at the 2026 World Cup among numerous other accolades, to Barcelona. City are not planning to sign Fernandez if he stays.The def
  
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• Barcelona insist no concern over superstar’s delayed return to group training; working on specific plan

  14-08-2026 16:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona insist no concern over superstar’s delayed return to group training; working on specific planHansi Flick now has all the players currently belonging to the FC Barcelona first-team squad at his disposal. With the return of the remaining Spanish internationals after their World Cup break on Wednesday, the German coach finally has the full group together, although several arrivals and departures are still yet to be finalised.One of those returning on Wednesday was Pedri. However, th
  
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• Aberdeen 'a massive step forward' for Ntelo

  14-08-2026 16:26 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Belgian striker Mitchy Ntelo has described his move to Aberdeen as "a massive step forward" in his career.The 25-year-old recently became the Dons' 13th summer signing, arriving on a two-year deal from Swiss second-tier side Yverdon-Sport for an undisclosed fee."It is a new chapter for me," said Ntelo, who could make his debut at home to Dundee in the Premier Sports Cup on Saturday."It's a big league, a big team, it is the biggest team of my career so far so I am excited to start this new challe
  
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• Portadown sign Kennedy from Ballymena United

  14-08-2026 16:25 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Portadown have announced the signing of midfielder Ben Kennedy from Ballymena United. The 29-year-old scored 17 goals in 42 appearances during his time at the Sky Blues after joining from Crusaders in 2024.This is the Ports eighth signing since new manager David Jeffrey took over at Shamrock Park."Ben Kennedy is a unique player who will add to experience, creativity, guile and goalscoring threat to our team. He is a confident player who brings personality to any team," Portadown's head of recrui
  
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• Oxford's Mills 'will join Preston in January'

  14-08-2026 16:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  A deal has been agreed for Stanley Mills to join Preston North End [Getty Images]Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey has confirmed that a deal has been agreed for Stanley Mills to join Championship side Preston North End in January. The U's winger has been linked with a move this summer and will now leave the Kassam Stadium, but not until the winter window. Oxford are currently under a temporary transfer embargo which they hope to have removed before January. Ramsey expects Mills to play for t
  
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• Championship 2026-27 season preview: Dates, teams, and who will be promoted to the 2027-28 Premier League?

  14-08-2026 16:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The race for three coveted spots in the 2027-28 Premier League season is on as the 2026-27 Football League Championship season begins Friday at the Molineux Stadium.Wolves host Blackburn Rovers at 3pm ET Friday in an appetizer for an eight-game Saturday and two-match Sunday, as 24 teams begin 46-match gauntlets in the hopes of promotion to the Premier League.MORE — Completed Premier League summer transfers, ins and outsSome big names came down last season and some pretty notable clubs fail
  
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• Luca Reggiani could leave Borussia Dortmund

  14-08-2026 16:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Luca Reggiani could leave Borussia DortmundBorussia Dortmund’s young Italian centre-back Luca Reggiani is on the lookout for more playing time and could leave the German club, according to BILD. The defender is being linked with a move to his home country, Italy, with Serie A champions Inter among the clubs showing an interest.The 18-year-old doesn’t believe he will get regular first-team minutes at Dortmund in the upcoming season, according to reports. Because of this, a move away f
  
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• FEATURE | 2. Bundesliga 2026/27: Top 5 Players to Watch

  14-08-2026 16:15 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  FEATURE | 2. Bundesliga 2026/27: Top 5 Players to WatchAs the 2. Bundesliga kicks off another fiercely competitive season, individual quality will once again separate the promotion contenders from the rest of the pack. Here are five established stars guaranteed to dominate the headlines this year.Mohamed Ali Zoma (Nuremberg): With Noel Futkeu gone and Magdeburg’s Mateusz Żukowski facing an uphill task to carry over his goalscoring burden, another player that has the possibility of doi
  
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• Arteta on Timber's recovery, transfer targets and hunger for another trophy

  14-08-2026 16:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Community Shield match against Manchester City at Millennium Stadium (kick-off 15:00 BST).Here are the key lines from his news conference:Arteta confirmed Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka and Martin Zubimendi are set to be fit to feature on Sunday: "They will be available, they trained with us today. They will train tomorrow and if they are in a condition we expect them to be, they will be involved."He also provided an update on Ju
  
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• Why Roma’s move for Inter’s Luis Henrique is on standby

  14-08-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Why Roma’s move for Inter’s Luis Henrique is on standbyRoma’s move for Inter wingback Luis Henrique is not put on hold.As explained by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Giallorossi are prioritising signing a forward before reinforcing at the back.To that end, they were getting close to agreeing a deal for Porto star Rodrigo Mora, but the Dragões have put tight conditions on the loan deal Roma were proposing, resulting in a loan deal that could easily become an obligation to b
  
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• Kylian Mbappe makes huge Real Madrid promise: ‘We’re going to win titles’

  14-08-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Kylian Mbappe makes huge Real Madrid promise: ‘We’re going to win titles’Kylian Mbappe has made his ambitions clear ahead of the new season, with the Real Madrid superstar insisting that winning trophies is the only objective as José Mourinho begins his new era at the Santiago Bernabéu.Speaking to Real Madrid TV (h/t Mundo Deportivo), Mbappe reflected on his return to Valdebebas, his relationship with Mourinho and his determination to bring success back to the clu
  
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• Como consider loan for Chelsea’s Liam Delap after player offered to Italian side

  14-08-2026 16:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Como consider loan for Chelsea’s Liam Delap after player offered to Italian sideSerie A side Como are currently struggling in a move for Fiorentina striker Moise Kean and could now considering bringing Chelsea striker Liam Delap to Italy.For many weeks, it felt like the lakeside club were progressing in a move for the Italy international. While Mateo Pellegrino has joined Fiorentina, Kean’s future remains up in the air.Gianluca Di Marzio has reported that in the meantime, the idea of
  
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• 🚨 Reports: 19 goals in 2. Bundesliga, top-flight club signs Futkeu

  14-08-2026 16:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  🚨 Reports: 19 goals in 2. Bundesliga, top-flight club signs FutkeuSV Elversberg are apparently strengthening their attack. As 'Sky' transfer expert Florian Plettenberg reports, the promoted side are bringing Noel Futkeu from Eintracht Frankfurt to Saarland. 'Bild' had also previously reported that the transfer was imminent.According to the reports, it will initially be a loan deal with an option to buy. The exact amount of the purchase option is not known.Last season, Futkeu made his bre
  
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• Free agent Sancho favours move abroad

  14-08-2026 16:03 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Jadon Sancho has made 23 appearances for England, scoring three goals [Getty Images]Free agent Jadon Sancho is believed to prefer a move abroad despite receiving offers from Premier League clubs.The 26-year-old winger is assessing his options six weeks after his Manchester United contract expired.Borussia Dortmund, who Sancho has made 158 appearances for over two spells, are believed to be one of the clubs interested.Sancho, who cost United £73m when he joined from Dortmund in 2021, is sai
  
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• Barcelona put striker pursuit on hold to complete blockbuster signing – report

  14-08-2026 16:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Barcelona put striker pursuit on hold to complete blockbuster signing – reportBarcelona are said to be giving priority to the signing of Rodri before turning their full attention to the complicated situation surrounding Julian Alvarez, reports Gianluigi Longari.It is known that the Blaugrana are active on multiple fronts in the transfer market. While Alvarez remains Barcelona’s preferred option to reinforce the centre-forward position, the club believes the Rodri operation is cu
  
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• Scott sale could make millions for Bristol City

  14-08-2026 15:58 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Alex Scott has been called up to the England senior squad and made 80 Premier League appearances since leaving Bristol City for Bournemouth [Getty Images]Bristol City owner Steve Lansdown says the Championship club will benefit financially if AFC Bournemouth sell midfielder Alex Scott.The Robins recruited Scott from non-league Guernsey FC in December 2019 and sold him to the Cherries in a deal worth about £25m three-and-a-half years later.The England Under-21 international has impressed in
  
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• Tijjani Reijnders’s Manchester City exit is a sad parable of modern football

  14-08-2026 15:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tijjani Reijnders’s fleeting time at Manchester City is almost over. The Dutch international is on the verge of joining Saudi Arabian club Al Qadsiah in a transfer worth around £55m. Will he lift the “Pride of the Eastern Province” to Saudi Pro League glory? Who knows? Also: who cares?Amid the summer transfer churn, perhaps it is not a particularly eye-catching or noteworthy deal. City will make a small profit on a player they bought for £45m last summer. City fans
  
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• Tijjani Reijnders’s Manchester City exit is a parable of modern football

  14-08-2026 15:56 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Tijjani Reijnders’s fleeting time at Manchester City is almost over. The Dutch international is on the verge of joining Saudi Arabian club Al Qadsiah in a transfer worth around £55m. Will he lift the “Pride of the Eastern Province” to Saudi Pro League glory? Who knows? Also: who cares?Amid the summer transfer churn, perhaps it is not a particularly eye-catching or noteworthy deal. City will make a small profit on a player they bought for £45m last summer. City fans
  
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