4 h. ago Unai Emery spells out Aston Villa reality amid Emi Martinez transfer speculation and £39m deal

Aston Villa are set to sell Jacob Ramsey to Newcastle, who they welcome to Villa Park for their Premier League opener at lunchtime, but Unai Emery is still optimistic of a big season

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22 h. ago ‘Don’t lose those stupid points’: Youri Tielemans on Aston Villa lessons, Emery and aiming high

The team’s outstanding player last season is determined to help break the club’s near 30-year trophy droughtThe smile on Youri Tielemans’s face widens as he discusses the summer Unai Emery visited him in Quorn, the Leicestershire village he has called home since arriving in England six years ago. “The initial conversation was about my ideas as a player, where I wanted to play and how I saw myself and I think he quite liked me because he came back a second time,” Tielemans says, laughing. “It was really about understanding each other. And I think we clicked the first time we met.”Fast-forward two years and Tielemans, who joined Aston Villa as a free agent after leaving Leicester, has established himself as an indispensable cog in Emery’s machine. Tielemans has been considered a classy midfielder since making his Champions League debut for Anderlecht aged 16 and has proved a dependable force for Villa, an intelligent operator whether sniffing danger or shifting possession. T...

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40 h. ago Newcastle agree fee with Aston Villa for winger Jacob Ramsey

The 24-year-old could be a Magpies player by the time they visit Villa Park for Saturday’s Premier League clash.

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42 h. ago Man United handed clear Carlos Baleba transfer verdict as Florian Wirtz point made

The latest Manchester United transfer news and views amid continued speculation on Carlos Baleba.

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3 d. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma issues statement on PSG exile amid Manchester United transfer speculation

Latest Manchester United transfer news and rumours as rumoured target Gianluigi Donnarumma issues a statement on his future

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3 d. ago Gianluigi Donnarumma transfer stance emerges amid Man United speculation

Latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip, including an update on Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma

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4 d. ago Manchester United receive major Gianluigi Donnarumma update as three transfer options emerge

The very latest Man Utd transfer news and gossip amid speculation on Gianluigi Donnarumma and Jadon Sancho.

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4 d. ago Man United Carlos Baleba transfer alternative would be dream signing for Sir Alex Ferguson

The latest Manchester United transfer news and speculation has seen Ruben Amorim's side linked with a move for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba

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4 d. ago Lennon Miller 'jets out for Udinese medical' as Motherwell exit nears

The 18-year-old looks set to complete a move to Italy afetr months of transfer speculation

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5 d. ago Roberto De Zerbi fires dig at Unai Emery after Marseille vs Aston Villa boils over

Aston Villa and Marseille played out an ill-tempered friendly clash in France and Roberto De Zerbi wasn't too impressed with Unai Emery's approach to the game amid the feisty atmosphere

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5 d. ago Carlos Baleba sends message to Man Utd star as 'transfer contact made' over £100m deal

Carlos Baleba has been linked with a summer move to Manchester United and the Brighton midfielder appears to have dropped a transfer hint amid the ongoing speculation

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7 d. ago Alexander Isak set to miss Newcastle’s Premier League opener amid transfer speculation

The Sweden international has been training by himself and manager Eddie Howe offered a pessimistic view on his future.

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7 d. ago New Alexander Isak statement issued by Newcastle boss Eddie Howe: 'I can't involve him'

Newcastle star Alexander Isak remains at the heart of major transfer speculation amid links with Liverpool and Eddie Howe has spoken out once again after the striker was left out once again

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7 d. ago Arne Slot offers cryptic response to Alexander Isak transfer speculation

Liverpool have seen a £110m bid for Newcastle striker Isak rejected but Slot refused to address the situation directly

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9 d. ago Viktor Gyökeres labours as Arsenal fall short against Villarreal and Pépé

The £64m man made his home debut in a friendly as Mikel Arteta set out his ambitions for the new seasonNew season, same old Arsenal? On an evening when Viktor Gyökeres was meant to announce himself as the solution to all of Mikel Arteta’s problems, instead it was a figure from Arsenal’s past who stole the show.At £72m – £8m more than they may end up paying for the Sweden striker – Nicolas Pépé was an expensive Arsenal signing, a few months before Arteta replaced Unai Emery in 2019. Most of the fans who packed out the Emirates Stadium for this pre-season friendly will not have many fond memories of the Ivory Coast international’s spell in north London, but he clearly had a point to prove here. Pépé’s early goal and strikes from Karl Etta Eyong and the former Tottenham loanee Arnaut Danjuma sealed an impressive win for Villarreal, and left Arteta with plenty of questions to resolve before Arsenal’s opening game of the season next weekend against Manchester United. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Chelsea urged to hijack Man Utd transfer by signing £40m Premier League target

Manchester United have been linked with Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, but are yet to make a formal move, with Chelsea being urged to go after the World Cup winner

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1 week ago Alejandro Garnacho transfer timeline as Manchester United given Chelsea conditions

The very latest Man Utd transfer news and rumours as speculation around Alejandro Garnacho's future continues.

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1 week ago Man Utd transfer news: Benjamin Sesko 'alarm bells' amid Rasmus Hojlund swap proposal

Manchester United's pre-season tour of the US has drawn to a close but there is no end in sight to the speculation surrounding Ruben Amorim's squad in the transfer window

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak’s agent addresses transfer speculation after Celtic omission

The 25-year-old is drawing interest from big clubs such as Liverpool but Newcastle say he is not for sale

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3 w. ago Howe confident Isak will stay at Newcastle after striker left out of thrashing by Celtic

Howe: ‘I’m confident he’ll be here at start of the season’Celtic canter to 4-0 win in friendly on SaturdayEddie Howe is confident Alexander Isak will stay at Newcastle this summer despite omitting the striker from a pre-season thrashing by Celtic because of speculation over his future.Isak was left out of the 4-0 defeat at Celtic Park on Saturday despite being fit to play. The Newcastle manager claimed the decision was taken to manage the striker’s minutes in pre-season, but also as a consequence of recent transfer speculation. Continue reading...

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