According to reports, Bayern Munich centre-back Matthijs de Ligt is keen to finalise his move to Manchester United ASAP and he s their top target .

One of s priorities heading into this summer is to strengthen in defence after they were severely impacted by injuries last season.

Co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his recruitment team moved quickly to sign Leny Yoro ahead of rivals, with the 18-year-old joining the Premier League giants from Lille for around £58m.

Man Utd have been dealt a blow during pre-season as Yoro has been ruled out for around three months after suffering a foot injury.

With Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof linked with moves elsewhere, Man Utd were always likely to sign another new centre-back this summer and has emerged as their top…

Liverpool are in a Cold War with Valencia as the two clubs struggle to agree a fee for Giorgi Mamardashvili amid the threat of a Manchester United hijack.

Liverpool are looking to make Mamardashvili their first signing of the summer having been snubbed by midfield target Martin Zubimendi as new sporting director Richard Hughes comes under significant pressure to get a deal over the line.

claimed Liverpool have ‘agreed a deal in principle’ with Mamardashvili over the move, while a Premier League rival have been ‘chosen’ as his loan club.

‘HITC reported earlier this week that Liverpool were pursuing Mamardashvili. The Merseyside giants see him as the long-term replacement for Alisson Becker.

‘The long-serving Brazilian is now 31 and has attr…

According to reports, Manchester United are desperately trying to offload England international Jadon Sancho amid interest from Chelsea.

slipped down the pecking order last season after butting heads with Man Utd head coach Erik ten Hag.

The winger refused to apologise after accusing the Dutchman of making him a scapegoat. This followed his omission from s squad to face Arsenal last September.

The 24-year-old has struggled to live up to expectations following his move to Man Utd from Borussia Dortmund in 2021 for around £73m.

Sancho was sent back to Dortmund on loan during this year s winter transfer window and he impressed during the run-in as they surpassed expectations to reach the Champions League final.

The Englishman was given a lifeline …

New Man Utd sporting director Dan Ashworth has been hurt by Paul Mitchell s comments about the state of recruitment at Newcastle, according to reports.

Ashworth eventually took over as sporting director at Old Trafford in July after months of wrangling over the compensation that would be owed to the Magpies.

Mitchell, meanwhile, arrived at to take over from Ashworth after previous roles in scouting and club development at Southampton, Tottenham, RB Leipzig and Monaco.

Mitchell, 42, played professionally with clubs including Wigan and MK Dons before his career was cut short by injury and he moved into off-field roles.

He became chief scout at MK Dons before moving to Southampton in 2012. He followed manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham in 2014, becom…

Thierry Henry highlighted something Erling Haaland can t do after Manchester City s boring draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday at an absolutely dead Etihad stadium.

City never got into their stride against the Serie A champions in a repeat of the 2023 Champions League final, with Inter the better side for the majority of a game which was of

and Peter Schmeichel – on punditry duty with CBS Sports – agreed that it was really boring , and blamed the City fans for failing to create an atmosphere at the Etihad.

Schmeichel said: I don t think it was a good draw, I thought it was a really boring game and I am sorry to say that. I thought Inter did really well at stopping City.

Jamie Carragher, who was in the CBS studio, replied: Is that because you re a k…

The 12-month window to launch officially began today after Gov. Roy Cooper (D) signed the state s online sports betting bill into law.

Cooper signed the legislation at Spectrum Center, home of the Charlotte Hornets, this morning. The bill legalizes 12 online sports betting licenses and brick-and-mortar sportsbooks at eight “places of public accommodation.” Spectrum Center is one of the eligible locations for a brick-and-mortar sportsbook.

The Tar Heel State now has 12 months to launch online sports betting.

North Carolina Online Sports Betting Now a Reality

Retail sports betting has been legal in the state at tribal casinos since 2019 and will be expanded through this new piece of legislation. Online sports betting, according to state officials, will likely…

With little to no fanfare, Rush Street Interactive launched its online sportsbook in on Wednesday, Dec. 27.

Rush Street Interactive (RSI) has an exclusive contract with the Delaware Lottery to be the only sports betting and iGaming operator in the state. It reached the agreement this past August and took nearly six months to launch in the state.

Despite the contract with RSI, Delaware legislators may look into the expansion of sports betting and iGaming in the state following the recent submission of a report from the Internet Sports Lottery Legislative Working Group.

BetRivers Now Live in Delaware

Rush Street Interactive was selected by the Delaware State Lottery as the lone vendor for the state s online gaming business. The contract was for an initial term o…