Four hours after saying Erik ten Hag was being considered for the Bayern Munich job, German journalist Christian Falk has claimed the Manchester United manager is no longer a candidate .
Ten Hag emerged as a surprise candidate to replace Thomas Tuchel at the Allianz Arena after the Bundesliga giants failed in their attempts to appoint Xabi Alonso, Julian Nagelsmann and Ralf Rangnick.
There is a strong possibility the Dutchman is available at the end of the season with his position as boss under extreme scrutiny.
The pressure has been on Ten Hag for weeks amidst the Red Devils wildly inconsistent form this season, and has left him under incredible scrutiny.
It was not just the scoreline that will leave United fans, players and board members fuming, but …
Liverpool are hoping to make a new centre-back their first signing of the summer under new boss Arne Slot, according to reports.
The Reds are likely to see a few changes in the summer with Slot having his own ideas and Richard Hughes joining as the club s new sporting director.
There have been rumours that a number of Jurgen Klopp s players would follow him out the door but that now looks unlikely to happen .
But do have their first incoming in their sights that the Reds are working on signing a new centre-back signing who could be the first new arrival at Anfield this summer .
Hughes and FSG s CEO of football Michael Edwards who used to be the sporting director at Liverpool view the capture of a new senior defender as a “huge” priority after Joel …
Cody Gakpo does not have a fan in Jay Bothroyd, who has questioned what the Netherlands forward actually does for Liverpool.
signed the 25-year-old from PSV in January 2023 after he was strongly linked with a move to rivals Manchester United.
They paid around £35million to land Gakpo after a superb World Cup campaign with the Netherlands in Qatar and a strong first half to 2022/23 at club level.
Several Premier League clubs were reportedly keen on signing the Dutch attacker but it was the Reds who swooped in and completed the signing out of the blue.
Gakpo s form since moving to England has been patchy, scoring 23 goals and providing nine assists in 79 appearances for Liverpool.
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Man City are being backed by fellow Premier League side Aston Villa in their challenge against the governing body, according to reports.
that the Citizens have issued a legal claim challenging the validity of the Premier League’s associated party transaction (APT) rules, with the arbitration hearing starting last Monday.
The APT rules are designed to ensure that any commercial deal or player transfer between a club and entities with links to that club’s ownership are conducted at fair market value, so that club revenues are not artificially inflated.
The Times said the rules will be challenged under competition law, and that the Premier League has sought the support of other clubs in conducting its defence against the claim.
A successful challenge…
England boss Gareth Southgate has been told that his Three Lions side have embarrassed the tournament and the fans by Jamie O Hara.
Southgate s men have been criticised for their underwhelming performances in all four of their matches at Euro 2024 after they won their group with a 1-0 win over Serbia and two draws against Denmark and Slovenia.
And their display against Slovakia in their last-16 clash on Sunday was no better as they relied on a Jude Bellingham overhead kick in the fifth minute of stoppage time to take the game to extra time.
eventually after Harry Kane scored early on in extra time to line up a quarter-final match against Switzerland on Saturday.
Despite the victory, some England supporters are remaining negative about the chances of th…
Rio Ferdinand has criticised England manager Gareth Southgate for playing Harry Kane in a way that doesn t suit him at Euro 2024.
Kane failed to make an impact on Sunday s European Championship final as were beaten by Spain 2-1.
Three Lions boss Southgate substituted the striker in the 61st minute, turning to , who showed energy up front but couldn t make the same impact off the bench he did against the Netherlands last Wednesday.
Speaking after the match, Southgate explained the decision to hook his captain.
“I mean, look, Harry’s led the team brilliantly, but we’ve had a few that are a little bit short of their physical peak, I think,” he said. “And we’ve been battling with that all tournament, really.”
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Man Utd are looking to build a stadium capable of holding 100,000 fans if they choose to move to a new Old Trafford, according to reports.
Red Devils co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe was given a stark reminder of the issues facing a deteriorating Old Trafford as a storm wreaked havoc around the ground on towards the end of the season.
are looking at options to redevelop the current site or build a new one on adjacent club-owned land, with the first option expected to cost in the region of £1billion and a new stadium requiring a £2billion outlay.
Ratcliffe favours a new ground and got a first hand glimpse of the issues at United’s current home after a storm broke out towards the end of their 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in May.
Water poured from the corner of the…
Manchester United are in contact with the representatives of Ferdi Kadioglu as they weigh up making a bid for the Fenerbahce left-back, according to reports.
Kadioglu impressed at this summer s European Championship with Turkey after a stellar campaign for Super Lig giants Fenerbahce.
He has been strongly linked with a host of European clubs in recent months, with Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund both believed to be interested.
More recently, have been linked with a move to sign Kadioglu who is reportedly valued at 35million euros (£29.9m) in the summer transfer window.
Reports coming out of Turkey earlier this week stated that the Red Devils have started to seriously take an interest in the 24-year-old full-back.
And on Friday, it was reported th…
Manchester City have agreed to sell Portuguese full-back Joao Cancelo to Saudi Arabian champions Al Hilal, according to reports.
The Premier League champions paid around £60million to sign Cancelo from Juventus in August 2019.
The 30-year-old has made 154 appearances for providing 30 goal contributions and winning seven major trophies.
He was a crucial player in Pep Guardiola s XI up until December 2022, when the Spanish manager decided he didn t want to use him anymore.
There have been rumours of a bust-up between Cancelo and Guardiola, though both sides have refuted those claims and the player featuring in pre-season this and last year indicates that it is not true.
Cancelo s underwhelming performances on loan at Bayern Munich in the second h…
Former Tottenham defender Michael Dawson thinks Jadon Sancho has made a big mistake swapping Man Utd for Chelsea on deadline day.
The Red Devils are were desperate to get Sancho’s massive wages off their books before the transfer deadline with the England international unlikely to feature for Erik ten Hag s side.
Sancho fell out with Ten Hag after the Man Utd boss told reporters he’d left the England international out of his squad in September 2023 because of his poor performances in training.
The winger denied that and took to social media to claim he’d been made a for their poor start to the 23/24 campaign.
Sancho refused to apologise and was made to train away from his team-mates and reportedly banned from first-team facilities before he got…