According to reports, Aston Villa are close to an agreement with Tottenham Hotspur over a cash-plus-player deal, while Unai Emery wants to sign Joao Felix.

The Portugal star had a spell in the Premier League with Chelsea during the 2022/23 campaign. He struggled to live up to expectations as he scored four goals in his 16 appearances.

Felix to Aston Villa?

, Arsenal and Manchester United were linked with Felix before he completed his move to Chelsea after he fell out with Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone.

The 24-year-old spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan at FC Barcelona and his future is in doubt this summer as the Spanish giants are yet to make his move permanent.

has been linked with a move back to Benfica in recent days,

But Felix c…

Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins would jump at the chance to swap Villa Park for Chelsea in the summer transfer window, according to Glen Johnson.

The England international contributed 19 goals and 13 assists in 37 Premier league appearances last term for Unai Emery s side as they secured a top-four finish and Champions League football next term.

, on the other hand, had a poor campaign last campaign but rescued it slightly towards the end of the season as Mauricio Pochettino led them on a good run to finish sixth in the Premier League.

That secured them European football and something to build on under new boss Enzo Maresca and former Liverpool and Chelsea defender Johnson reckons Watkins would leave Aston Villa for the Blues if given the chance.

Johns…

According to reports, Manchester City star Jack Grealish is keen to remain at the club this summer but he could perform a U-turn later this season.

was superb for Man City during the 2022/23 campaign as Pep Guardiola s side completed the treble by winning the Premier League Champions League and FA Cup.

However, the England international slipped down the pecking order last season as he was impacted by injuries and the arrival of Jeremy Doku.

The winger only made ten Premier League starts as his lack of game time resulted in him being left out of Gareth Southgate s England squad for Euro 2024.

Grealish has been linked with a move elsewhere this summer

‘We understand Villa are keen to re-sign their former winger on a season-long loan, with an ob…

According to reports, Chelsea are preparing an offer to sign Manchester United flop Jadon Sancho, who could leave as part of a swap deal.

struggled following his £73m move to Man Utd from Borussia Dortmund during the 2021 summer transfer window.

The 24-year-old only has 12 goals and six assists in his 83 appearances for across all competitions.

The England international was banished from the first-team at the start of last season after he butted heads with head coach Erik ten Hag. He refused to apologise after accusing the Dutchman of making him a scapegoat.

Sancho impressed while on loan at Dortmund last season and he appears to be back on good terms with Ten Hag as he s featured heavily for Man Utd during pre-season.

Despite this, Sancho has …

According to reports, Manchester United are closing in on signing Uruguay international Manuel Ugarte from Ligue Un giants Paris Saint-Germain.

So far this summer, have invested around £150m to sign Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui.

The Red Devils had their first Premier League game of the 2024/25 season on Friday night. They are without Yoro due to a foot injury for around three months but De Ligt and Mazraoui made their debuts against Fulham, while Zirkzee scored the winning goal in his side s 1-0 win.

Erik ten Hag s side were the deserving winners and a couple more signings could boost their prospects this season.

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his recruitment team are understood to be considering signings in various…

According to reports, Liverpool are preparing a bombshell signing before the summer transfer window closes as they target three centre-backs.

For most of this summer, supporters have been left feeling frustrated as the Premier League giants have been inactive in the transfer market.

After missing out on Martin Zubimendi earlier this summer, the prospect of Liverpool not making a single signing during this window was a real possibility.

However, Arne Slot s side have been making moves in recent days and they could complete one or two signings before the window closes on Friday night.

The Reds have already confirmed they have an agreement with Valencia to sign Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili, who will complete his move to the Premier League club…

According to reports, Wayne Rooney s wife Coleen Rooney has blocked the Plymouth Argyle boss from taking a job in the Saudi Pro League.

when they replaced John Eustace with .

The Blues were flirting with the Championship play offs when Rooney took over in October, but the legend won just two of his 15 games in charge before being sacked in January. The club were relegated to League One at the end of the 2023/24 campaign.

Despite this, Rooney returned to management ahead of the 2024/25 season as Plymouth Argyle made him their new head coach.

Under Rooney, Plymouth have endured a disastrous start to the new campaign. They were beaten 4-0 by Sheffield Wednesday on the opening weekend and they are winless in four Championship matches.

Rooney is get…

Bayern Munich director Max Eberl has commented on their decision to sell Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt to Manchester United in the summer.

invested an initial fee of around £38m to sign De Ligt from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich.

The centre-back previously worked with at Ajax and he shone for the Eredivisie side, but he has struggled at Juventus and Bayern Munich in recent years.

De Ligt was poor for the Netherlands during the international break, but he produced an improved performance over the weekend as he scored in Man Utd s 3-0 win at Southampton.

Speaking post-match, Ten Hag admitted the defender is still not at 100% speed .

I m not surprised. At this moment he is not fit, he s not at 100% speed. He needs the games to go u…

Former Premier League forward Tuncay Sanli has reacted angrily after Turkish football pundit Serhat Akin was shot in the foot on Thursday evening.

Ex-Turkey international Akin was attacked when leaving a television studio in Istanbul after Turkish giants Fenerbahce beat Union Saint-Gilloise 2-1 in .

Security footage showed two individuals on a motorcycle with one dismounting the vehicle to shoot Akin.

The footage on social media reveals the attacker aiming for Akin s legs with the former Fenerbahce player lying on the ground wounded after the incident.

Former Stoke City and Middlesbrough forward Tuncay visited his friend Akin who started off his career at Fenerbahce before playing elsewhere in Europe for Anderlecht and Cologne   in hospital and gave an…

Vermont is inching closer to legalizing online sports betting after a Senate committee approved an online sports betting bill and will now send the document to the floor.

The Vermont Senate Finance Committee approved , a online sports betting bill that will authorize at a minimum two online sports betting licenses and a maximum of six licenses for the Green Mountain State.

The bill was by a voice vote in the House of Representatives in late March. There is no brick-and-mortar sportsbook element in the bill.

Senate Approval Likely

Rep. Matthew Birong’s (D-3) bill was introduced in January about two months after a study committee recommended Vermont legalize sports betting in the 2023 legislative session.

Birong s sports betting bill is expected to be …