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Everton have confirmed that a first-team player has been suspended pending a police investigation, which comes after it was reported that a Premier League player has been arrested by Greater Manchester Police on suspicion of child sex offenses.Police are investigating the allegations against the player and Everton will support the authorities in their ongoing investigations into the matter.The Daily Mail has reported that the arrest took place on Friday night, with the player's home having already been raided by the police…

West Ham United have announced that popular forward Michail Antonio will wear the club's number nine jersey this season and beyond and shop down from the number 30 jersey he wore during his first six years in east London following a transfer from Nottingham Forest in 2015. .Antonio joined the Hammers as an edge and has even played right back sometimes. But he also played forward sometimes early and has spent most of the last two seasons as a central striker.Antonio takes over jersey number nine from Saïd Benrahma, who…

Barcelona have not given up hope of tying young midfielder Ilaix Moriba to a new contract, but new talks between the two parties failed to yield any results.The exciting 18-year-old has entered the final year of his Camp Nou contract and has so far refused to sign an extension, which led Barcelona to warn him that he will spend the entire season with the reserves if he does not sign again. .Mundo Deportivo claim that the club is still looking for a memorandum of understanding and new talks on an extension have been held, but…

Chelsea are preparing to test Borussia Dortmund's determination for striker Erling Haaland with a huge bid worth around £ 135 million.As was first revealed by 90 minutes earlier this month, Chelsea are preparing a monster offer for the 20-year-old, despite Dortmund's public insistence that they are not interested in listening to offers for Haaland this summer.Dortmund does not want to sell Haaland / Fran Santiago / Getty ImagesIt has since been backed by many other sources, one of whom was Jan Aage Fjortoft, who has since…

Liverpool have agreed a deal to sell midfielder Marko Grujic to Porto and pass Taiwo Awoniyi to Union Berlin, in a boost to their summer transfer plans.The two players both spent last season on loan from their respective buyers, and although both returned to Liverpool for the pre-season, it was always expected that they would eventually be sold back.Awoniyi returns to Union Berlin / Maja Hitij / Getty ImagesThat is exactly what has happened when BBC Sport states that deals have been made to sell the two players, with Grujic…

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal to loan Atalanta goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini for at least the next 12 months.New boss Nuno Espirito Santo is keen to find some more competition for current starter Hugo Lloris, with 34-year-old Joe Hart as the only other goalkeeper in the book following the release of Paulo Gazzaniga.Gollini moves on this summer / Marco Canoniero / Getty ImagesAs stated by Fabrizio Romano, the club has agreed on Gollini and an agreement has been reached to get the 26-year-old on loan for the coming…

Real Madrid have no plans to sell Brazilian winger Vinicius Junior this summer, despite suggestions that he had been offered to Manchester United.Los Blancos are on a fundraising mission as they look to generate the funds needed to sign Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe - although the move next summer is more likely - as Raphael Varane, Eden Hazard and Isco all thought to be the market for the right price.Real's priority is to sign Mbappe / John Berry / Getty ImagesUnited are looking to catch Varane, and it was recently…

Paul Pogba has been tipped to let his Manchester United contract expire to give him more options next summer.United are keen to renew the 28-year-old's deal but have not seen the same willingness from him, and there were concerns in June that Pogba's hesitation in the negotiations was largely due to a desire to leave for free.This fear has since been backed up by ESPN, which says that Pogba's current plan is to let his business go down to encourage more suitors.Long-term suitors Real Madrid and Juventus would both be over…

They say the bigger they are, the harder they fall. And that's really true for Celtic, who have fallen pretty damn hard after nine years at the top of the world. We have less than 12 months in Hoop's attempt at a "joke" era, but they have already given their rivals across the city a run for their money. Even the most avid Celtic defender would admit that they have been a shake since the start of 2020/21, with their perseverance with Neil Lennon and the indecision over Eddie Howe that set them back years. ? #CelticFC…

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has decided not to make any signings this summer, opening the door to dramatic revivals for Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale at the Bernabeu. As one of the richest clubs in world football and pioneers of the mega-money transfer, Real had been expected to push through the pandemic's financial constraints and splash out on a signing or two in the coming months.Erling Haaland, Paul Pogba Kylian Mbappe and all the common names had been linked, while reports in Spain recently suggested that the…