Author: David Great

Granit Xhaka has joined Sunderland on a three-year contract, returning to the Premier League two years after he left Arsenal for Bayer Leverkusen, the English club said on Wednesday. The 32-year old Switzerland midfielder spent seven years at Arsenal before joining Leverkusen, where he won the Bundesliga and reached the Europa League final in his debut season. Reports in the English media say that Sunderland signed Xhaka for 17.3 million pounds ($23.14 million). The move to the newly-promoted Premier League club comes a week after Leverkusen manager Erik ten Hag said Xhaka was too important for the club to let…

English goalkeeper James Trafford has rejoined Manchester City on a five-year contract after helping Burnley earn promotion to the Premier League with the fewest goals conceded in the Championship last season. Trafford, who won the golden glove with 29 clean sheets in the Championship last season, has returned to the club where he spent eight years as a youth player for 27 million pounds ($36 million), English media reports said. “Rejoining City is such special and proud moment both for me and my family. I always dreamed that one day I would be able to come back to Manchester City,”…

Chelsea have reportedly had a bid of more than £60m turned down by Juventus for 20-year-old Turkey forward Kenan Yildiz. (La Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian) Manchester United have had a loan bid rejected for 32-year-old Aston Villa and Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez. (Sun) Two of Saudi Pro League’s top clubs are interested in signing Antony from Manchester United as a return to Real Betis, where the 25-year-old Brazil winger spent last season on loan, looks unrealistic. (Sky Sports) England left-back Luke Shaw will also listen to offers from clubs in Saudi Arabia as the 30-year-old is ready to…

Liverpool are poised to make a British record bid for Newcastle and Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25. (Mail+ – subscription required) But Saudi side Al-Hilal are also currently preparing a bid, understood to be more than £130m, for Isak after he was omitted from Newcastle’s squad for their pre-season tour of Singapore. (Talksport) Chelsea and Manchester United have ruled out a move for Isak, with the latter having already spent big on Brazil forward Matheus Cunha, 26, and Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo, 25. (Mail) Bayern Munich are set to bid again for Liverpool and Colombia winger Luis Diaz. The Merseyside…

Real Madrid’s Brazil winger Rodrygo, 24, is one of the candidates to replace Luis Diaz at Liverpool should the 28-year-old Colombia winger leave Anfield. (Florian Plettenberg) Diaz is pushing for a move to Bayern Munich and is expecting the Bundesliga giant to put in an improved bid to Liverpool. (Chronicle NG) Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, wants £300,000 a week to sign a new contract at Newcastle United. (Talksport) Brentford have rejected an opening offer of £30m from Newcastle for 28-year-old DR Congo forward Yoane Wissa. (Tbrfootball) Atalanta and Lazio are interested in Manchester United’s 22-year-old Denmark striker Rasmus Hojlund.…

The United States became a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria in February and March, as crude demand on the US East Coast slowed due to refinery maintenance and the Dangote refinery drove up Nigeria’s demand for inputs, the US Energy Information Administration said in a note on Tuesday. Why it’s important This is the first time that the US has exported more crude oil to Nigeria than it imported. Nigeria is generally considered a source for US crude oil imports, ranking ninth last year. Context Nigeria’s Dangote oil refinery – the largest in Africa, located on the outskirts…

Colombia winger Luis Diaz, 28, remains determined to leave Liverpool during the summer transfer window and is hoping Bayern Munich will make a new offer in the coming days to try to convince the English club. (ESPN) Liverpool and England Under-20s midfielder James McConnell, 20, is close to signing a new long-term deal with the club and going out on loan for the season. (Mail) Tottenham are considering rivalling Liverpool for the signing of Crystal Palace’s 25-year-old England centre-back Marc Guehi. (Telegraph – subscription required) Newcastle are in danger of losing out to Manchester City in their attempt to buy…

Manchester United have signed Cameron forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford until 2030, with the option to extend for a further year, the club said on Monday. United paid £65 million to Brentford, with another 6 million potentially due in add-ons, for the 25-year-old Cameroon international, according to a club source. Mbeumo hit new heights in the 2024–25 league season, finishing with 20 goals to help Brentford to a solid 10th-place finish. Only Mohamed Salah (29), Alexander Isak (23) and Erling Haaland (22) scored more. Mbeumo will wear the number 19 shirt at United, pictures on the clubs social media showed.…

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Maitama, Abuja, on Monday, July 21, 2025, rejected the application of a former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, for the release of his passport to enable him travel to the United Kingdom for medical treatment. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is prosecuting Yahaya Bello, alongside his nephew, Ali Bello, Dauda Suleiman and Abdulsalam Hudu on 19-count charges, bordering on money laundering to the tune of N80, 246,470, 088.88 (eighty billion, two hundred and forty six million, four hundred and seventy thousand and eight nine naira, eighty eight kobo). Justice Nwite…

Liverpool have agreed an initial £69m fee to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike with the Frenchman expected to arrive in the UK for a medical on Tuesday. Frankfurt accepted a deal worth £79m, with £69m guaranteed and £10m in add-ons for the 23-year old striker. Ekitike is expected to sign a six-year contract and will fly out to join Liverpool’s Asia tour later this week. Newcastle had a £70m bid for Ekitike rejected this month, while Liverpool have shown an interest in Magpies striker Alexander Isak. He scored 15 goals in 31 starts as Frankfurt finished third in the…