Man City make ‘surprise offer’ for Real Madrid star as Perez lines up £85m bid for Pep’s ‘galactico’

Man City have made a surprise offer to Real Madrid for Rodrygo as the La Liga side line up a bid for Rodri, according to reports.

The Citizens won their fourth consecutive Premier League title last season as Pep Guardiola cemented his place as one of the best managers in English top-flight history.

Since then, there have been rumours about Guardiola s future, while there is still uncertainty in the air over their 115 charges for alleged breaches of the Premier League s financial fair play rules.

Julian Alvarez, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Sergio Romez and Tommy Doyle have all left permanently, while Yan Couto and Kalvin Phillips have departed on loan.

Savinho has arrived as their only signing from Troyes, while widespread reports indicate that .

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Chelsea: ‘Reason’ for signing Jadon Sancho surfaces as Man Utd are ‘presented with two bids’

A report from Sky Sports Kaveh Solhekol has revealed the reason why Chelsea are trying to sign Jadon Sancho from Premier League rivals Manchester United.

but they could make one or two more signings before the transfer window closes on Friday night.

In recent days, s priority has been to sign a new striker and on Friday afternoon,

A striker is considered the final piece of the jigsaw for Chelsea, who are already have plenty of wingers and attacking midfielders to choose from.

Despite this, it has emerged that Chelsea are pushing to sign England international Sancho from Man Utd.

Sancho featured heavily for Man Utd during pre-season, but he was not involved in either of their opening two Premier League games of the 2024/25 campaign.

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Van Dijk, Koeman react to De Ligt’s latest mistake as Man Utd defender puts in another nightmare display

Man Utd centre-back Matthijs de Ligt was taken off at half-time in the Netherlands 2-2 draw against Germany to protect him after recent mistakes.

Deniz Undav’s first international goal for Germany cancelled out Tijjani Reijnders’ early opener for Ronald Koeman s side.

Joshua Kimmich put the visitors ahead in first-half added time before Denzel Dumfries levelled a thrilling Group A3 clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Undav s goal for Germany came from a De Ligt blunder with the defender giving the ball away under very little pressure.

And Koeman was forced to address a De Ligt mistake for the second match in a row after .

Koeman told reporters: Of course I would rather have kept Matthijs de Ligt on the pitch. It just looks like he is now in a pe…

Liverpool: Trent ‘truth’ surfaces after bold ‘closed’ Real Madrid transfer claim – ‘too good to miss’

Real Madrid reportedly believe signing Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer would be an opportunity that s too good to miss .

The England international has entered the final year of his contract at , so his future at his boyhood club is in doubt.

Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are in the same boat and it remains to be seen whether the three players will commit their futures to Liverpool.

has made a brilliant start to the 2024/25 campaign as he s been one of the standout performers in the Premier League during the early weeks of this season.

, he is being heavily linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid.

Earlier this month, a report in Spain boldly claimed

This dramatic report was likely premature, but Grae…

Decision on Fanatics New York Online Sports Betting License Likely in September

The transfer of a license to Fanatics will not be immediate, as the New York State Gaming Commission reported today the operator will need to undergo a thorough evaluation for suitability before entering the Empire State.

New York State Gaming Commission Chairman Brian O’Dwyer revealed today the commission will evaluate Fanatics for suitability before making a recommendation on the transfer of the PointsBet license.

A final recommendation on the license will likely be made during the commission s September meeting.

No Simple Transfer of New York Online Sports Betting License

will have to become the new outright owner of the license, which O’Dwyer said requires complete staff review and commission approval before becoming final.

PointsBet s New York…

Detroit Lions vs San Francisco 49ers Odds, Picks & Prediction for NFC Title Game

Editor s note: as of 4:45 pm ET, the Lions vs 49ers  game total has increased a full point to 52.5 (-110 both ways). The spread and total remain the same. 

As a touchdown favorite and -358 on the moneyline, San Francisco are heavy favorites in the Lions vs 49ers odds and have an implied probability of 78.17. Oddsmakers are expecting points to be scored with a total set at 51.5 points in the Over/Under.

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