Watford are on the verge of signing Angelo Ogbonna in the summer transfer window, according to Fabrizio Romano. The well-known and well-respected Italian journalist has claimed that Ogbonna, who is a free agent at the moment after leaving West Ham United at the end of the season, has verbally agreed a deal with Watford.
Romano wrote on : Angelo Ogbonna set to join Watford on free transfer as deal has been verbally agreed with Italian CB.
“As reported by , he’s expected to be the replacement for Wesley Hoedt who’s moving to Saudi Pro League.”
Ogbonna was on the books of West Ham from 2015 until 2024 and was a big player for the Hammers during his time at the London club. The 36-year-old Italian centre-back played as many as 201 times for West Ham in the P…
Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace are interested in signing Hakon Arnar Haraldsson from Lille, according to . The report has claimed that Tottenham and Palace have sent scouts to watch Haraldsson in action, noting that the 21-year-old winger has been compared to Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann.
Haraldsson has been on the books of Lille since the summer of 2023 when he joined from Copenhagen. The 21-year-old Iceland international has been superb for the French club and has established himself as one of the better players in his position in Ligue 1.
The youngster has given one assist in two starts and one substitute appearance in Ligue 1 for Lille so far this season. Haraldsson scored two goals in 15 starts and 11 substitute appearances in Ligue 1 last season. L…
Xabi Alonso has announced he will remain as manager of Bayer Leverkusen next season, effectively ending Liverpool’s hopes of appointing him as Jurgen Klopp’s successor.
The former midfielder has guided the Bundesliga side to a 10-point lead at the top of the table with eight games to play, in a so-far unbeaten season in all competitions as they also target Europa League and DFB-Pokal glory.
It had been hoped at Anfield that the 42-year-old, who played 210 games for the Reds between 2004 and 2009 and won the Champions League during his first campaign, could be persuaded to take over from Klopp when he steps down in the summer.
Xabi Alonso stays our head coach for next season!
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en)
However, those plans have b…
Following Monaco s sensational title triumph in 2016-17, normal service was resumed in Ligue 1 last season as Paris Saint-Germain regained their crown by a crushing 13-point margin on the way to another domestic treble
Under the scrutiny of UEFA s Financial Fair Play rules, the 2017 excesses that brought in Neymar and Kylian Mbappe to further skew the balance of power have not been possible for PSG this year. Their most significant acquisition for the campaign that gets underway when Marseille host Toulouse on Friday is Thomas Tuchel.
The former Borussia Dortmund coach is the high-end tactician the capital club s Qatari owners have craved as they turn their attentions towards the final frontier of Champions League success.
For all his undoubted talent, Tuchel has…
Wolves will no doubt be fielding a full strength team following their £25,000 fine by the F.A. for previously deliberately fielding a weakened team against Manchester United, while Chelsea will hope they are unaffected by the furore surrounding Wolves and will expect to pick up an important three points.
Wolves Boss Mick McCarthy came under fire from all quarters for his team selection against United earlier in the season. As it turned out it may have been a wise decision as his rested first team picked up three points in their following league game. After all, a £25,000 fine pales into insignificance against survival in the Premier League. Adopt tactics like this agaain, though, and the club are likely to be punished much more severely. Wolves will be unperturbed by the late…
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Marking their return from September’s international break this weekend, West Brom will travel to Fratton Park when they meet Portsmouth on Sunday afternoon.
Starting with the hosts, storming their way to a Championship return for this season, Portsmouth simply have their sights set on keeping hold of their second-tier status this time around. However, despite opening the 2024/25 campaign with an action-packed 3-3 stalemate away at promotion contenders Leeds, John Mousinho’s men have largely failed to find any kind of stability. Heading into September’s international break with another worrying display as they slumped to a 3-1 drumming at home against Sunderland, the Blues have failed to win any of their first five …
UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin has acknowledged the 2019-20 season across Europe would likely be lost if football is unable to restart by the end of June.
The 2019-20 season has been suspended indefinitely across most of Europe due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Euro 2020 also pushed back to 2021.
While leagues are hoping to restart between the end of April and the beginning of June, there is as yet no definite return date and Ceferin has conceded it may be impossible to finish the season at all.
In that case, UEFA s president has suggested the campaign would have to be considered as null and void.
If we don t succeed in restarting, the season will probably be lost, Ceferin told Italian publication La Repubblica.
There is a plan A, B and C…
There are not many who believe Chelsea have much of a chance of beating French champions PSG, but that is nothing new for Gary Cahill.
Cahill was part of the Chelsea side that enjoyed an unlikely triumph over Bayern Munich in 2012 to take out the title.
Chelsea were managed by stand-in Roberto Di Matteo at the time and Cahill is hoping current interim manager Guus Hiddink can achieve a similar feat with the club, despite his side still being in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
We have to prove that we’re a good team and good players on the biggest stage. he said.
Everyone talks about wanting Champions League football and they want Champions League.
We’ve managed to get through the group and we are facing PSG. It’s massive.
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Covers is throwing an entry into the Circa Million Pro Football contest for the 2021 season and Adam Chernoff has been tabbed to make the weekly picks so let’s dig right in.
Here are his five ATS picks for Week 9 of the Circa Million betting contest.
Week 8 record: 3-2Season to date: 19-11
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Week 1 in the NFL features an NFC North rivalry on Sunday with the Minnesota Vikings hosting the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium.
After back-to-back seasons of missing the playoffs, the Vikes will try to start off on the right foot against a Green Bay side that has cruised to division titles each of the last three years.
Oddsmakers are expecting a close contest with the Packers opening as short 2-point road favorites when the line hit the board in May, before slimming to -1.5. Here are our best free Packers vs. Vikings NFL picks and predictions for September 10.
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