Antonio Conte wants Man Utd star to sign for Napoli as ex-Chelsea manager ‘hunts’ for transfer

According to reports, Napoli-bound Antonio Conte has picked out a Manchester United player as one of his main targets for this summer s transfer window.

The respected Italian head coach has been out of work since leaving Premier League outfit Tottenham Hotspur towards the end of the 2022/23 campaign.

Conte to Napoli Here we go!

The 54-year-old has been linked with several clubs around Europe and Saudi Arabia in recent months but it has now emerged that he is set to join Serie A giants Napoli.

The Italian side have endured an awful season after they won the Serie A title last term and will replace Francesco Calzona, who has been in charge since agreeing a short-term deal in February.

On Friday evening, Fabrizio Romano revealed: Antonio Conte as new Nap…

Man Utd: Ornstein reveals three more signings Ten Hag could make after ‘agreement’ for first summer deal

The Athletic journalist David Ornstein has revealed the four signings that Man Utd are looking to make in the summer transfer window.

It was confirmed earlier this week that the Red Devils are keeping Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford and ended speculation that he could be sacked before the start of next season.

Now Ten Hag s future has been resolved, can get heir planning for next campaign underway as the Premier League club identify the new signings they want for next season, as well as the players they will look to sell.

And they could already be on course to make their first summer signing that Man Utd have agreed personal terms with the representatives of Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite.

There is yet to be an agreement over a fee with Everton under…

Gary Neville pinpoints ‘problem’ for England vs Slovakia as Keane picks two teams to ‘avoid’

Gary Neville has explained a problem Gareth Southgate and England look set to face against Slovakia in the last 16.

The Three Lions have underwhelmed at Euro 2024 but still finished top of their group having gone unbeaten across their opening three games of the tournament.

The easy side of the draw

And , with all of Germany, France, Spain, Portugal and Belgium on the other, far more difficult, side of the draw.

aided them further as England will now face Slovakia rather than the Netherlands in the first knockout game.

Should they get past Slovakia, England will take on either Switzerland or Italy in the quarter-final before a meeting with one of Romania, Netherlands, Austria or Turkey in the semi.

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Arsenal: ‘New details’ reveal two ‘abandoned moves’ as ‘largest threat’ for Williams surfaces

According to reports, Arsenal have been forced to abandon moves for two strikers, while they could also miss out on Spain international Nico Williams.

were always likely to be busy during this summer s transfer window, with the addition of a striker, right-winger and centre-midfielder among their priorities.

The Premier League giants are understood to be closing in on Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori,

Arsenal are also being heavily linked with 21-year-old winger Williams, who grabbed five goals and 11 assists in his 31 La Liga appearances for Athletic Bilbao during the 2023/24 campaign.

Williams has been shining for Spain at Euro 2024, starting in all but one of their matches as they have reached the final of the tournament.

His for…

Argentina coach Mascherano brands Olympics opener a ‘circus’ and a ‘disgrace’ as Morocco win

Argentina coach Javier Mascherano has branded the nation s Olympic football tournament opener against Morocco as a circus and a disgrace .

Argentina’s match against Morocco at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard was suspended for over an hour following a reaction from the crowd when Cristian Medina scored a late equaliser.

Morocco led the Group B clash 2-1 and in the final stages of the game Argentina hit the frame of the goal twice before midfielder Medina struck in the 16th minute of stoppage time to level the match.

However, his equaliser sparked objects being thrown onto the pitch and players were taken off for their safety.

Fans were then asked to leave the stadium with a message being projected on screens that read: “Your session has been suspended, pl…

Man Utd transfers: 30-game former Red Devil waiting for return call as Ten Hag plots shock snare

Sofyan Amrabat is reportedly waiting to leave Fiorentina and rejoin Manchester United, in a move that Erik ten Hag seems to be warming to despite letting the midfielder go at the end of last season.

United were told in no uncertain terms at the back end of last season that Casemiro was no longer cutting it in the midfield. The former Real Madrid superstar was taken to town by Jamie Carragher, who stated he was playing his last games at the top level.

But for the moment, it looks as if he will still be at Old Trafford come the start of the next campaign, and .

The Red Devils have been plotting midfield additions, but their failure to get any moves over the line just yet has taken them back to the familiar face of Amrabat, who was on loan at the club last season.<…

Chelsea boss sings from all-too-familiar hymn sheet after Man City loss

Enzo Maresca s post-match comments after his team s loss to Manchester City suggest that he has been encouraged by the performance of the team despite disappointment in the result.

Maresca s focus on performance is not unusual for a manager that is new to his position but he may soon learn that the Stamford Bridge top brass measure of success is results.

After all,  looked like they were making progress in the latter half of last season under Mauricio Pochettino but the Argentine mentor was elbowed out at the end of the campaign.

Chelsea s bosses shouldn t need to be convinced that the first-team squad contains plenty of top-quality players who can put in great performances.

They might be a fraction nervous after the first competitive outing for Chelsea…

Champions League draw: Liverpool, Arsenal, City and Villa learn their opponents in league phase

Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Aston Villa and Celtic have learned who they will face as part of the reformed league phase of the Champions League.

The 2024/25 Champions League draw took place on Thursday evening, with the revamped format of the competition including 36 teams.

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But in short, all 36 teams will form a single league, with each side having four home matches and four away.

Once each team has played their respective eight games, the top eight in the 36-side league will automatically progress into the last 16 of the competition. The teams placed from 9th to 24th will be involved in a round of play-offs. These two-legged ties will decide the remaining eight teams to advance in…

Man Utd ‘not going to get rid’ of Ten Hag as Red Devils are told they’d be ‘crazy’ to sack him

Man Utd are not going to get rid of Erik ten Hag this early in the season despite claims he could only have four games to save his job at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils had a promising first season under Ten Hag with the Dutchman leading them to an FA Cup final, League Cup silverware and a top-four finish in the Premier League.

However, their performance in the Premier League last term was very poor as they finished eighth, their lowest finish since the competition began in 1992, but Ten Hag clung on to his job by .

There is also a theory that could not find a suitable candidate to replace Ten Hag in the summer and so they chose to keep faith in the Dutchman in the summer.

But this term has started in similar vein to the end of last season with Man Utd wi…

‘I don’t make substitutions by poll, mate’ – Postecoglou riles at sub boo questions

Ange Postecoglou acknowledged Tottenham had to hang in there to avoid a Carabao Cup upset at Coventry, and riled at questions about the fans booing his substitutions.

Spurs were set to follow up Sunday’s painful derby defeat to Arsenal with another loss after Brandon Thomas-Asante fired the Sky Bet Championship club into a deserved lead after 63 minutes.

It would have put Postecoglou’s post-match comments last weekend about always winning silverware in his second season into sharp focus, but Djed Spence spared his blushes when he levelled with two minutes left.

Spot-kicks were still on the cards until Rodrigo Bentancur played through to Brennan Johnson, who chipped home in the 92nd minute to send Tottenham through and leave their travelling support singing a…