Jurgen Klopp sees no need to call Steven Gerrard as a means to provide the Liverpool legend with extra motivation when his Aston Villa side attempt to deny Manchester City the Premier League title this weekend.

Liverpool s quest for what would be a remarkable quadruple is reliant upon the Reds beating Wolves at Anfield, while hoping Villa can deny Pep Guardiola s side three points at the Etihad Stadium in a mouth-watering final day.

Fans of football romanticism will revel in the fact Gerrard, a man who famously failed to win the Premier League in his distinguished Liverpool career, can help his former club in their bid for history.

Klopp acknowledged the fact internally Gerrard may want to help Liverpool secure the third of four trophies they can still win, but t…

Kepa Arrizabalaga says he will head into discussions with Thomas Tuchel over his Chelsea future with the clear message that I want to play more .

Chelsea splashed a world-record fee for a goalkeeper when they signed Kepa from Athletic Bilbao for £71.6m on a seven-year contract in 2018 as a replacement for the outbound Thibaut Courtois.

Edouard Mendy arrived at Stamford Bridge two years later, joining on a five-year deal from Rennes to provide competition to Kepa, who played more than 30 Premier League games in each of his first two seasons.

Mendy then emerged as Tuchel s first-choice goalkeeper, with Kepa limited to just seven Premier League appearances in the 2020-21 season and only four the following league campaign.

The Spain international was utilise…

According to Kicker, Bayern Munich defender Rafinha is set to leave the German club at the end of the season. The 33 year old has been with Bayern Munich since way back in 2011, when he made a big money move over from Genoa. Since then he’s been a fairly regular member of the first team setup, but now, it appears as if his time with Bayern is coming to an end.

Don’t expect him to just retire, though, with reports suggesting that there is interest overseas in China. It wouldn’t exactly be the worst idea in the world for him to make the jump over, and financially speaking, it makes a lot of sense.

More and more players appear to be interested in picking up one big final payday either in China, Japan or the United States, and while many don’t agree with that, it’…

Manchester United scored five times in the first half of a competitive match for the first time in 19 years against Tranmere Rovers on Sunday.

With two wins from seven games in all competitions and just six goals scored in 2020, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had been feeling the pressure ahead of the visit to Prenton Park.

United made light of a wretched playing surface, though, with a ruthless first 45 minutes putting them 5-0 ahead.

Harry Maguire scored his first goal for the club with a thumping strike from 25 yards, before Diogo Dalot and Jesse Lingard made it 3-0 after 16 minutes.

Phil Jones towering header – his first United goal since March 2014 – made it 4-0 and Anthony Martial added a fifth shortly before the break.

The last time United score…

According to a recent report from L’Equipe, Paris Saint-Germain star Julian Draxler is not planning on leaving the club during the January transfer window – and is ready and willing to fight for his place in the starting XI. Draxler has been linked with a switch over to the Premier League in recent weeks, but it wasn’t quite known whether or not the links were serious. 

Now, it has become clear that he isn’t going to entertain the idea of a move away even if it’s a serious offer. 

PSG may have different plans in that regard, but either way, it should make for an interesting back and forth across January. The French champions are starting to put together a squad capable of really challenging within the top table of European football, but their continued succ…

Jude Bellingham is attracting plenty of admirers with his impressive performances for Borussia Dortmund and England.

The 19-year-old midfielder joined Dortmund from Birmingham City in 2020.

Bellingham is contracted until 2025, but clubs are queueing up to sign the young prospect.

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Chelsea are the latest club to join the race to sign Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, reports the Telegraph.

Fabrizio Romano claims that Liverpool, Manchester City, Real Madrid and Manchester United along with the Blues are all pursuing a deal for the teenager.

Romano reports that Dortmund are not in talks with any clubs yet, instead deferring any discussions and decision on a price tag until after the 202…

According to a recent report from AS, Atletico Madrid are interested in making some kind of move for Dinamo Zagreb star Dani Olmo once the upcoming transfer window opens. Olmo has been a source of great intrigue for clubs up and down the continent and beyond over the course of the last few years, and especially the last few months. While Zagreb aren’t a side you can laugh at all too easily, it’s certainly evident that he needs to make a step up in quality if he wants for his future to be a bit brighter. 

Olmo would make for an entertaining member any side, and for Atletico, he certainly seems like the kind of player that would slot straight into their squad with relative ease. 

The belief is that that would have to sell either Lemar or Vitolo in order to get the p…

After last weekend s postponements, round seven of the Premier League is finally upon us, but continental fixtures midweek could throw a spanner into team selection.

Now over a month into the season, things are beginning to take shape as managers make it clear who is in and out of favour, while struggling teams may feel the need for drastic changes in an effort to get back on course.

Whether they start every game, or they have worked their way into consideration, this is the time of the year when players can stake their claim as key contributors for the long season ahead.

This week s Opta data points out a couple of playmakers who have shined coming off the bench, as well as some safe prospects in the back half who are at the centre of their teams plans, and cou…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer often seems destined to fail at Manchester United, and this season the stakes appear higher.

With media scrutiny mounting, Solskjaer s future looked bleak at half-time against Atalanta on Wednesday, with United 2-0 down and staring at a fifth defeat in eight games across all competitions.

There is pressure all the time. There is pressure on me of course but we ve been through this before and come through it stronger as a team and as individuals, Solskjaer said before that match.

His players came good. Goals from Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Cristiano Ronaldo, whose arrival seems to have presented more questions than answers regarding Solskjaer s tactical set-up, rescued a vital three points in the Champions League, but Sunday brings…

Arsenal are interested in signing Mike Maignan from AC Milan in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that although defending Serie A champions Milan do not want to sell the goalkeeper at the end of the season, the Rossoneri value him at €35 million.

Maignan is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and has been superb for AC Milan since his move to San Siro. The 27-year-old France international has been on the books of the Italian giants since 2021 after joining from Lille.

Arsenal are at the top of the Premier League table at the moment with 74 points from 31 matches, as many as four points clear of second-placed and defending champions Manchester City, who have played 30 games. Meanwhile, AC Milan currently find themselves fourth in th…