This is Mason Mount season and you can already feel it! pic.twitter.com/elaSxd5Fp2— Kara (@UTDKara) July 28, 2024 Not gonna take too much from his performance because it was only preseason, but Mount looks back in a very good physical condition. If he keeps fit I think he'll have a good season.
I dunno, there are loads of people who seem to think with a better manager everything else will carry on as it has, except the team will get some sort of tactics buff.
A lot of people assume the next two tournaments should be a doddle if Pep or Klopp take over and if we lose under a neither manager it’s because the FA wanted a yes man.
🚨 Jadon Sancho and PSG have reached an agreement in principle on personal terms. 🔜🤝👉 Despite this agreement, the Englishman is not their main target.👉 Manchester United are demanding €60M for the player. 💰(Source: @SportsZone__) pic.twitter.com/s7JlaCYTkW— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 28, 2024
Paris St-Germain have an agreement in principle with 24-year-old English forward Jadon Sancho, but they must meet Manchester United's asking price of about £50m. (Sports Zone - in French), external Aston Villa have submitted a loan offer for Manchester City's 28-year-old England midfielder Kalvin Phillips. (Football Insider, external) Nick Pope claims he was never given an explanation for his England omission and is determined to reclaim a spot in the national squad. (The Athletic)
🚨⚪️⚫️ Emile Smith Rowe to Fulham, here we go! Arsenal accept £34m package offered.Club record signing for Fulham as ESR will travel for medical tests and sign the contract.£27m fixed fee, £7m add-ons as @skysports_sheth has reported. pic.twitter.com/6pDFZheC1a— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 29, 2024 Really hope he can keep fit because this is a great move on paper. If he can consistently play 30ish league games a season for the next few years I still think he'll become a top player.
Yeah it’s sad how injuries have hurt his chances as I think he’s a graelish level player in the left don’t see the claims he’s an 8 or a 10 but he was at his best on the left for Arsenal and isn’t a bad finisher
🚨🔴⚪️ EXCLUSIVE: Atlético Madrid and Chelsea are now in direct talks for Conor Gallagher deal.Negotiations underway for package worth around €35/40m add-ons included, requested by Chelsea.Gallagher, on top of Atlético list as revealed in May — now getting closer. pic.twitter.com/1SFMadRGtD— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 30, 2024 🚨🔴⚪️ | 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆: Atlético Madrid and Chelsea are now in direct talks over deal for Conor Gallagher. Negotiations underway for package worth around €35/40M add-ons included. #CFC(@FabrizioRomano) pic.twitter.com/fpBdrDw8sY— Everything England 🏴 (@TheEngllshGame) July 30, 2024
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/harry-kane-england-captain-manager-33354509 Demands for Rice or Bellingham to be made captain.
Atletico Madrid are confident of signing Chelsea's England midfielder Conor Gallagher, 24, who is also attracting attention from Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur. (Football Insider), external Arsenal are struggling to negotiate a transfer of English striker Eddie Nketiah, 25, to Marseille, with the French side not meeting the Gunners' valuation. (Caughtoffside), external Jack Grealish has opened up about being dropped from England's Euro 2024 squad, admitting he was "absolutely heartbroken" to miss the tournamenthttps://t.co/w8XmQYtxa6 pic.twitter.com/qHsz04hCxx— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) July 30, 2024 #OnThisDay in 1966: 🏆🏴 pic.twitter.com/hivsdpJSlm— England (@England) July 30, 2024
🚨 Everton have made an enquiry to Roma for Tammy Abraham.(Source: @Glongari) pic.twitter.com/L8QgsoPzK7— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) July 30, 2024 🚨🔴⚪️ More on Conor Gallagher and Atlético Madrid exclusive story.Understand Atléti and Chelsea are close to reach full agreement on fee around €35/40m, add-ons included.Deal depends on player side and terms.Atléti want Conor as priority… but timing will be crucial. pic.twitter.com/E5PwWMFq5m— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 30, 2024 🚨🏴 Negotiations between Atlético Madrid, Chelsea and Conor Gallagher’s camp are ongoing, even tonight.More to follow on Wednesday on exclusive story as Atléti are close, but still working on player side. ⤵️ https://t.co/yU3SF7b42V— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 30, 2024
It's strange. Someone has been saying that Bellingham won't be captain because the press will be upset.
I wouldn't want Bellingham as captain right now. He's too emotional, and you could see him alienating some players. You probably want someone there to regulate him if anything, rather than handing him that kind of power as a hot-headed 21 year old.
🚨🔴⚪️ Atlético Madrid and Chelsea are on the verge of reaching an agreement for Conor Gallagher after talks in the last 24h.Story revealed on Tuesday morning, talks accelerated and €35/40m package almost agreed; small details to sort.❗️ It all depends on Conor's decision. pic.twitter.com/fzjWmXaiV6— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 31, 2024
Up your game? Jack Grealish shows against Barcelona what he can do: scored, wore the armband, all encouraging viewing. Has to maintain that form in the challenges ahead. And remember that Carsley is an admirer. #MCFC #ENG https://t.co/OOZbf66yEj— Henry Winter (@henrywinter) July 31, 2024 Everton are considering a bid for 26-year-old English Roma striker Tammy Abraham. (Sportitalia), external Ruud van Nistelrooy is trying to get Marcus Rashford back to his best after making an instant impact on his Manchester United return. (Daily Mail) Chelsea coaches are trying to find a position for Ben Chilwell as his skillset is not seen as entirely suited to Enzo Maresca's system of choice, casting some doubt on the England full back's future. (Daily Mail) A "heartbroken" Jack Grealish intends to use his omission from England's Euro 2024 squad as motivation for the new season. (Guardian) BBC bosses are lining up Gareth Southgate as Ian Wright's replacement on Match of the Day, according to reports. (The Sun) Liverpool star Harvey Elliott is planning to be 'selfish' in order to impress Arne Slot. (The Mirror)
I've never seen a player fall off like Phillips. I've seen some clips of him in pre-season and he honestly looks like he won his place in the City team in a raffle.
Give Phillips his due, he looked pretty decent last night in an unfamiliar centre-back role against Barca. The way he was spraying the ball about from the back suggests he’s still got a lot to offer to the right team.
He needs confidence maybe a Ross Barkley style loan with no expectation at an Ipswich style team would be best?
I think the thing about Bellingham is that he talks like someone who's much more mature, so it seems jarring when he occasionally acts like an overprivileged 21-year-old. But of course he does, because he is. It would be a very uncommon person who could rise above that at his age and in his circumstances, and there are far worse ways that it could come out than a bit of petulance now and again. EDIT: Not disagreeing, by the way. If Kane isn't wearing the armband, we have a few better alternatives.
I'm thinking of stuff like this: This Kalvin Phillips attempt had me dying man this guy is genuinely ass 💔💔😭pic.twitter.com/lOLKbxXbik— McfcGeezy💙 (@GeezyHuncho) July 28, 2024
🔴⚪️⤵️ It’s (still) up to Conor Gallagher, no decision has been made yet. https://t.co/PGXfDU51Cb— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 31, 2024
Simeone will turn him into a top all round midfielder. I expect he'll plump for the easy option of joining spurs