Erik ten Hag has reportedly shelved plans to sell Casemiro after his recent displays, despite a move for midfielder Manuel Ugarte being close to completion.
Casemiro was largely underwhelming last season. Injuries and poor form meant he added little to a United side who needed quality, and ended up finishing eighth in the Premier League.
He was savaged by Jamie Carragher at the back end of the season, with the pundit suggesting his time playing top-level football was done and dusted.
Reports this summer have suggested Ten Hag agrees, having apparently been open to a sale, with some Saudi Arabian sides snuffing around the transfer.
But according to reports, the manager has now shelved plans to push Casemiro out, as a result of his performances in pre-seas…
According to reports, Premier League giants Liverpool have hatched a January signing plan after they missed out on Real Sociedad s Martin Zubimendi.
had success in the final days of the summer transfer window as they signed Italy international Federico Chiesa from Juventus in a cut-price deal worth around £12.5m. They also reached an agreement with Valencia to sign goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, who will join the club in 2025.
The summer window was still frustrating for the Reds, though. At the start of August, they stepped up their interest in as their priority was to sign a new No.6.
The Spain international was previously linked with Arsenal, but Liverpool were expected to sign him as they were willing to activate the £51m release clause in his contract.
According to reports, head coach Arne Slot is satisfied with his Liverpool squad but he s obsessed with two Real Madrid players and wants to sign them.
The summer transfer window was difficult for as it was feared that they would fail to make a single signing after they missed out on Spain international Martin Zubimendi.
Their priority was to sign a new No.6 and Zubimendi was identified as their main target, but
Despite this, Liverpool swooped late in the window to sign Italy international Federico Chiesa in a cut-price deal with Juventus, while they reached an agreement to sign Valencia star Giorgi Mamardashvili. The goalkeeper will complete his move to the Premier League giants at the end of this season.
Recent reports have claimed Liverpool could go …
Former Premier League referee Mark Halsey has explained why he thinks one of Arsenal s goals against Manchester City should have been disallowed.
Sunday s match at the Etihad was dramatic as and Arsenal played out an entertaining 2-2 draw.
s side made a bright start to the match and in-form striker Erling Haaland fired the hosts in front inside the opening ten minutes.
Rodri was forced off injured after 21 minutes and Arsenal finished the half strongly as they turned the game around. Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes got on the scoresheet before Leandro Trossard was sent off for two bookings in stoppage time.
10-man Arsenal defended valiantly as they frustrated Man City for most of the second half, but John Stones netted a last-gasp equaliser to…
All eyes are on as the Tar Heel State inches ever closer to a potential January start date.
The 12-month window to launch North Carolina online sports betting was officially opened this past June, as the state has until June 2024 to launch its newest sports betting market. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) the state’s online sports betting bill into law on June 14, 2023.
The North Carolina State Lottery Commission is working diligently to launch online sports betting in the state in an effective and appropriate fashion, according to a spokesperson.
Commission Working Towards Launch
Van Denton, director of communications for the North Carolina Lottery, reminded Sports Betting Dime that the state has until June 2024 by law to launch online sports betting, but understands th…
A Senate committee agreed to a proposed amendment to Sen. Matt Klein s (DFL-53) sports betting bill, , that will drastically alter what the legislation allows.
The bill, a holdover from the 2023 legislative session, was approved by the Minnesota Senate Commerce and Consumer committee, but not before being amended to prohibit in-game sports betting throughout the state. If prohibition would be the first of its kind in the country if the bill becomes law.
The amendments were proposed by Sen. Jordan Rasmusson (R-9) and supported by Klein.
Protecting Minnesota Sports Bettors
Rasmusson explained the changes to the bill would allow regulators to take a product safety approach and add common sense tools to mitigate some of the harms that can come from problem gaming. …