Despite already possessing England international Aaron Ramsdale and a competent backup in Matt Turner, Mikel Arteta still sought added competition for the gloves over the summer window.After Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur decided not to pursue a deal for Raya - apparently due to Brentford's £40m demands for a player in the final year of his deal - Arsenal struck an agreement to take

When European football's hottest properties become available Newcastle are one of the teams in the conversation, and that's something unlikely to have been the case even as recently as a couple of years ago.According to Mais Futebol, the Magpies are now looking at the possibility of paying Goncalo Inacio's €60m release clause in the upcoming transfer window.The 22-year-old Sporting centre-ba

Arsenal target Marcos Leonardo has many demands regarding his next club.The Brazilian is being admired by a series of top clubs around Europe, including Real Madrid and Newcastle United.The 20-year-old forward has scored 13 goals in 27 league appearances in Brazil.According to Globo Esporte, Leonardo has told his agent to inform all suitors about his Olympics dream.He wants to play in Paris in the

Former AC Milan technical director Paolo Maldini has revealed he tried to lure Lionel Messi to the Rossoneri.Italy and Milan great Maldini, who was technical director of the Rossoneri from June 2019 until this summer, told "Poretcast": "For 10 days we tried to bring Messi to Milan, but then we realised that it was impossible. Now it's late but a player like Messi is a spectacle for everyone to wit

The club's top brass suspect Tottenham as well as Arsenal are poised to move for the controversial £100 million-rated Brentford striker during the next transfer window.Chelsea are prepared to battle Arsenal and Tottenham for Ivan ToneyToney is training again while serving the remainder of an eight month ban he received in May for breaking rules on betting.And as he warms up for a long-awaited

JAMES MADDISON'S girlfriend Kennedy Alexa has stunned fans in her latest Instagram post.The American model shared a new snap of her posing for the camera while away in Dubai.Kennedy Alexa stunned in her latest Instagram post Credit: instagram @kennedyalexaShe posed in a a see-through outfit while in Dubai Credit: instagram @kennedyalexaKennedy was sporting a pair of sheer blue trousers paired with

Barcelona are preparing to open their chequebook as they look to recover from the loss of Gavi.The young Spanish midfielder will be out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury.Given the value of Gavi to Xavi Hernandez's team, Mundo Deportivo states a big replacement will come into the club.Barca seem to have earmarked Giovani Lo Celso as their top target, with the Tottenham man impressing du

SHAKIRA is reportedly set to bare all in a bombshell documentary about her ugly split from former Barcelona footballer Gerard Pique.Once one of the world's most glamorous couples in showbiz, Shakira, 46, and Pique, 36, are perhaps now better known for their bitter post-breakup feud then they were for their relationship.Shakira arrives at Barcelona Airport on Wednesday, November 22 after settling h

Real Madrid are reportedly looking to spend big in the 2024 summer transfer window, by adding an elite attacker to the squad to partner with the likes of Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham.They currently sit 2nd in La Liga on 32 points, only two points behind suprise league leaders Girona on 34 points. Madrid have won 10, drew two and lost only one game so far in their opening 13 La Liga fixtures

Before he went on to become the Premier League's top scorer of all time, Alan Shearer's wife let loose at him for one particular transfer move - not that things ended up all that badAlan Shearer is best remembered for his time at Newcastle (Image: PA)Alan Shearer is one of the greatest players to ever grace the Premier League, and while he scored the majority of goals at Newcastle, it was at Black