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mmer Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted that the coronavirus pandemic has made deals for either Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar or Inter's Lautaro Martínez very unlikely. Before football shut down, Barça had been planning to bring in both players in a double swoop which could well have hit close to the £300m mark, but the club's finances took a huge hit during the stoppage and now such business seems impossible. Neymar is keen on a return to Camp Nou A deal for Martínez was...

Win Saturday night represented the first half of a gripping final weekend of Serie A action, as 10 teams all took to the field for the last time in this wonderful campaign. With the title, Champions League places and Europa League spots already sewn up, there was little - other than pride - to play for at the top end of the table. But Italy's giants were keen to sign off in style, and put on a fantastic show for its lucky viewers. Players get involved in a scrap during Lazio's trip to Naples...

Lazio star Ciro Immobile has equalled the Serie A record for the most goals scored in a single season, bagging his 36th strike of the campaign in Le Aquile's 3-1 defeat to Napoli. The record had originally been set by I Partenopei's ex-hero Gonzalo Higuain, who smashed home 36 goals during the 2015/16 season, before switching Naples for Turin and joining arch-rivals Juventus. Higuain scored 36 goals for Napoli in a single season That record was considered unfathomable at the time, and very few...

ueta Frank Lampard has admitted that Chelsea 'can only blame themselves' for their 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup final to Arsenal, while it was confirmed that stars Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta will not feature against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Blues started Saturday's final well, but faded after Arsenal's equalising penalty, and a combination of injuries, red cards and poor defending left the West Londoners facing an uphill task. Lampard was disappointed by Chelsea's...

Eddie Howe is set to leave Bournemouth by mutual consent, after suffering relegation from the Premier League at the end of the 2019/20 season. The 42-year-old is a legend at the Vitality stadium, making over 200 appearances as a player, before taking charge as coach and propelling the south-coast side from League One to the English top flight in 2015. Eddie Howe couldn't prevent Bournemouth from slipping to relegation Bournemouth have enjoyed the past five seasons in the Premier League, and...

ain) The most frustrating and mind-boggling people are often those who live in denial. They spend their days in a dream world, ignoring the massive flaws in their life, their relationships, their personality, and choose to push on and put all the advice you offer in the bin. Chelsea are the footballing equivalent of this nightmare of a human. Chelsea players look dejected at the final whistle The Blues are wonderfully entertaining, brilliant on the ball and swashbuckling on the offensive. But...

nal Unless you've taken lockdown to the extent of switching off all possible forms of communication and technology, then you'll have noticed that there was the small matter of an FA Cup final on Saturday afternoon. It was Arsenal who had the last laugh of this domestic campaign, beating Chelsea 2-1 at Wembley stadium to lift their 487th FA Cup title. It was a memorable final, full of drama, goals... and shocking defending. Fortunately, you guys on Twitter didn't miss a beat from the off, and...

lory Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat Chelsea 2-1 in the 2020 FA Cup final, in a brilliantly entertaining battle at Wembley stadium. The Blues took the lead inside five minutes, when Olivier Giroud's neat flick found the feet of Christian Pulisic, who danced beyond a challenge and fired home from close range. Arsenal responded well, with Nicolas Pepe curling home an excellent strike from a lovely team move, only for his effort to be ruled out for an offside infringement. The moment...

ons? Love it or loathe it, the summer transfer window is open, and clubs are waiting impatiently to solve all their problems with a giant bucket of cash, and a snazzy transfer announcement video. One man who is destined for a cash bucketing is Kalidou Koulibaly. The Napoli star had been Serie A's standout defender for a number of years until this season, and had it not been for a nasty injury he suffered in the 2019/20 campaign, he probably would have proven equally imperious for I Partenopei...

Former Manchester United prodigy and free agent Angel Gomes is close to joining Lille but he will spend the 2020/2021 season on loan at Boavista, according to reports in Portugal. The 19-year-old rejected the chance to remain at United, departing the club he joined as a young boy after his contract expired on 30 June. Gomes struggled for first team football during his time at United A string of top European sides were thought to be interested in signing the youngster on a free transfer but...

Relegation from the top flight is a sobering experience. Not only do you swap Old Trafford for Deepdale and Gary Lineker for Colin Murray, you're usually forced to wave goodbye to anybody who was ever half-decent and watch on enviously as your ex-stars continue to do the business in the top flight while your side limps to a draw with Barnsley. Raiding relegated sides for their prized assets is often met with a varying degrees of success. Roberto Martinez re-signed half of his relegated Wigan...

How do you improve a team that won the most competitive top-flight league in the world (supposedly) by 18 points? More specifically, how do you improve a defence the conceded just 33 goals all season - over a third of which came when most of the players were suffering from a post-Premier League title hangover? These are two questions that champions Liverpool will be seeking to answer in the upcoming transfer window and according to reports they are going to have to exercise significant...

Everton are targeting Real Madrid's Sergio Reguilon to bolster their options at left back, and reportedly lead the chase for the defender after putting in an £18m bid. The Toffees are in the market for a new left back following the retirement of stalwart Leighton Baines at the end of the 2019/20 campaign. Reguilon is being targeted as a replacement for Baines Lucas Digne is currently the only recognisable senior left back remaining at Goodison Park, and Everton have set their sights on...

Barcelona star Samuel Umtiti is unwilling to leave Camp Nou this summer and wants to fight for his place in the team, despite the Frenchman supposedly being offered to other clubs in the transfer window. The 26-year-old was once an integral part of the Blaugrana defence, but a string of injuries over the past two years have seen his value diminish. He has subsequently lost his place in the first team to national compatriot Clement Lenglet. Barça are looking to significantly reduce their wage...

Paris Saint-Germain have joined Liverpool in the race to sign want-away Bayern star Thiago Alcantara this summer. The Spanish midfielder was close to putting pen to paper on a new contract with the Bavarian giants in June, but opted against extending his stay in Munich - alerting the attention of several European heavyweights. Thiago has been a star performer for Bayern over a number of seasons Liverpool's interest in the 29-year-old has been well-documented, but they are not alone in their...

Love him or hate him, Paul Pogba is a truly gifted footballer, and one of the most high profile names in the game. While it's hard to imagine, before he was this big name superstar, a time before he was despised by Graeme Souness (hard to imagine that, isn't it) he was simply just Paul Pogba - a young man among many other stars in Manchester United's famed academy. To make him sound even more ordinary, he wasn't even the best player in the academy - with the now infamous Ravel Morrison the...

Manchester City are keen to offer young centre-back Eric Garcia a new contract amid transfer interest from former club Barcelona. 19-year-old Garcia, who joined City from Barça's famed La Masia youth academy in 2017, made his Premier League debut this season and featured in 19 games in all competitions in 2019/20. After an impressive breakthrough campaign, Barcelona have been linked with a move to re-sign their former starlet, whose contract expires in 2022. Garcia battles with Watford's Troy...

Chris Smalling is expected to return to Manchester United after AS Roma's final Serie A game of the 2019/20 season this weekend, according to reports in Italy. The 30-year-old has made 36 appearances for the club since joining on a season-long loan in August and has impressed under Paulo Fonseca with his commanding displays at the back. As a result, the capital side have been in talks with the Red Devils over a permanent transfer, with the Portuguese coach saying in February that he would 'do...

Former West Ham youngster Jeremy Ngakia looks set to join Watford, after leaving the club on a free transfer in June. The academy product, 19, turned down a new long-term deal and rejected an extension until the end of the season following the restart. Now he is in talks with the recently-relegated Hornets. Ngakia didn't want to stay at West Ham. West Ham had a difficult season this year - escaping relegation by just five points - but one of the few highlights was the exciting emergence of...

Leeds United are interested in a summer transfer for young Liverpool defender Yasser Larouci as they look to strengthen their squad ahead of their much-anticipated Premier League return. The 19-year-old left-back, signed for the Reds from Le Havre back in 2017, has only ever made two senior appearances for the Premier League winners - both in the FA Cup last season. However, despite his lack of game time, the Algerian starlet is highly rated at Anfield and has been a mainstay of the club's...