Salford City have signed striker Jay Bird for an undisclosed fee from Exeter City. Bird joins with the League Two club on a two-year deal, having spent just 12 months in Devon. He managed only two goals in 19 games for Exeter last season, but then scored six in 11 matches during a loan spell...
Torquay United have signed former Leyton Orient and Crawley Town striker Sonny Fish on a two-year deal. The 21-year-old was released by Crawley in May having made just four appearances for the EFL side. He spent the second half of last season on loan at Solihuill Moors in the National League and has also played...
Manchester United have submitted an improved bid of more than £60m for Brentford striker Bryan Mbeumo. This month United had a bid rejected for the 25-year-old of £45m plus up to £10m in add-ons. Talks over the Cameroon forward, who would become the club’s second signing of the summer, are due to continue this week....
Hardie was at Rangers as a youngster, making 17 senior appearances for the Glasgow giants and spending time on loan with Raith, St Mirren and Livingston during his time at Ibrox. He joined Blackpool in 2019, before moving on loan to Plymouth in January 2020 – scoring seven goals in 13 games as the Pilgrims...
Sources have told BBC Sport that Spurs are yet to submit a bid for Mbeumo and there has been further interest in him from other Champions League clubs on the continent. It is understood there is no release clause in Mbeumo’s contract, which still has a year left to run, although there is the option...
Gyokeres’ former team-mates and coaches remember a young boy who cried when he lost. They talk about a “stubborn kid” who was “wild, really aggressive” and would occasionally come to blows with team-mates. “I remember the older players were sometimes telling him to calm down a little bit, because he was always going all-in,” Magni...
Bolton Wanderers have signed forward Sam Dalby on a four-year contract following his departure from Wrexham. The 25-year-old scored 15 goals on loan for Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership last season as the Tannadice club qualified for the European Conference League. Dalby was offered a new contract by Wrexham in January but rejected the...
Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo seems set to remain with Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr. The 40-year-old forward is out of contract at the end of this month and although sources have told BBC Sport that they are confident of extending his deal, there has still been speculation over his future. The former Real Madrid, Juventus and...
“We’re a community, we stand by each other,” Ebobisse added. “It’s important that in these difficult moments, we reaffirm that and don’t back into our corners and be scared because solidarity is the only way through this. “It’s not normal and we can’t treat it as normal. I fear it’s only going to continue to...
“I hope I will still have another chance to play again for the best fans in the world.” The Poland FA also said, external Probierz will answer questions at a news conference on Monday prior to Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier against Finland, and will be joined by Zielinski, 31. Probierz, 52, took over as coach...
Australia striker Kusini Yengi says “every kid dreams of playing for big clubs like Aberdeen” after switching to Pittodrie from Portsmouth. The 26-year-old – whose younger brother Tete plays for Livingston – has spent two years with the English Championship club but only made 14 appearances last season and was released at the end of...
On the face of it, deals for former Atletic Madrid player Cunha and potentially Mbeumo would total over £100m and eat into a significant chunk of United’s summer budget before sales. However, accounting practices mean that is not actually the case. “When you bring in a new player you would normally put them on a...
There have, of course, been many high-profile footballers who have made the move to Saudi Arabia in recent years. Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is perhaps the most famous of them, but there’s also been Neymar, N’Golo Kante and Riyad Mahrez, who continued to be selected by their respective national teams after making the...
Chelsea have completed the signing of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap for a £30m fee. The Blues met a release clause in the 22-year-old’s contract that was activated following Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League. Enzo Maresca’s side saw off competition from Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton for the England Under-21 international. Delap scored...
Nigeria boss Eric Chelle expects Europe’s top sides to show interest in Victor Osimhen after the striker helped fire Galatasaray to the Turkish title. The 26-year-old is set to return to parent club Napoli after scoring 37 goals in 41 games during this season’s loan spell with the Istanbul giants. He has one year remaining...