Marko Arnautovic will NOT strike to force a move away from West Ham, manager Manuel Pellegrini believes. Arnautovic, the Austria forward, wants to quit West Ham this month amid interest in him from the Chinese Super League, with his agent telling talkSPORT last week that the 29-year-old wants to ‘go to a new market and…

Chelsea have made contact with Bayer Leverkusen over the possible signing of Leon Bailey, his agent has revealed. Bailey was linked with a number of Premier League clubs in January 2017, but chose to move from Genk in Belgium to the Bundesliga. He interested Chelsea again prior to the start of the 2017/18 season, but…

Arsenal legend Martin Keown has criticised Leeds United manager Marcelo Bielsa, insisting he ‘should be not applauded’ for spying on his opponents’ training sessions. Having admitted to sending a scout to watch Derby County train ahead of their Championship clash last Friday, Bielsa has now revealed Leeds have watched ALL of their rivals’ training sessions…

Jermain Defoe offered a brilliant three-word response on Twitter after his Rangers debut was postponed due to the pitch being frozen. The 36-year-old was due to appear for the Gers in their fourth round Scottish Cup tie against Cowdenbeath before the match was called off. Rangers boss Steven Gerrard also revealed his other January recruit, Southampton midfielder Steven…

Ryan Babel believes he has unfinished business in the Premier League following his move to Fulham. The former Liverpool winger, 32, failed to reach the dizzy heights expected of him during a four-year spell at Anfield between 2007 and 2011. Since leaving the Reds, his somewhat-mixed career has taken him to Germany, the United Arab…

Arsenal have made official contact with Real Madrid over the possibility of signing James Rodriguez on loan this month, according to reports. The Colombian star is currently on loan at Bayern Munich, where he has three goals and two assists in 12 appearances this season. He is set to return to Real at the end…

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists Romelu Lukaku is still a key member of his Manchester United squad despite favouring Marcus Rashford as his first-choice striker. Lukaku has been forced to settle for a bit-part role in Solskjaer’s opening five Premier League games, playing just 74 minutes since Jose Mourinho’s departure. Meanwhile, Rashford has seized his opportunity…

Liverpool are set to become the first football club in history to record pre-tax profits in excess of €100million (£88.2m) mark. Jurgen Klopp’s men enjoyed a remarkable 2018 on and off the pitch, and are hoping 2019 will bring them silverware. Experts are already predicting the Reds will announce a record-breaking profit to match the…

David Seaman is hoping Arsenal can take advantage of Tottenham’s injury woes to catch up with their rivals in the Premier League table. Spurs have suffered a nightmare run of injuries with both Harry Kane and Dele Alli sidelines in their last two games. The England duo have been ruled out until March, joining Moussa…

Former England Women manager Mark Sampson has issued an ‘unreserved’ apology to Eni Aluko and Drew Spence as he spoke for the first time since his sacking by the Football Association. The 36-year-old was dismissed in September 2017 following the emergence of “inappropriate and unacceptable behaviour” in his previous role as manager at Bristol Academy….