Ipswich manager Paul Lambert paid for around 50 of the club’s fans to travel to their game at Blackburn on Saturday. The 49-year-old paid the £37 tickets, amounting to almost £1,800, out of his own pocket as a way of “saying thanks” for the support he has received from supporters. The reimbursement, offered before the…

Harry Wilson will spend the rest of the season with Derby after Liverpool’s recall clause expired. The Reds winger, 21, has starred for the Rams during his loan spell, scoring 11 goals in their promotion push this term. Despite joining on a season-long loan last summer, Liverpool had a recall option this month. But with…

Tottenham forward Lucas Moura has stated the knock he sustained in his side’s win against Tranmere earlier this month is “still painful” but he is hoping to be “ready as soon as possible”. The Brazilian was responding to a fan asking for an update about his fitness on Twitter. The former PSG man wrote: “The…

The January transfer window slams shut in exactly two weeks and there is still so much business to be potentially done. Premier League clubs will be working frantically right up until the 11pm deadline on Thursday, January 31. Already this window we have seen Cardiff City boss Neil Warnock accuse Liverpool of lacking ‘class’ and…

Arsenal could make a move for on-loan Bayern Munich midfielder James Rodriguez in a deal that would only cost them £3million. Rodriguez moved to the Allianz Arena on a two-year loan from Real Madrid, but has fallen out of favour under Niko Kovac this season, starting just five times in the Bundesliga. Bayern paid £11.5m for…

Real Madrid face ‘fierce competition’ in their pursuit of Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen, with clubs from England, Spain, Italy and Germany also keen, according to reports in Spain. Eriksen has transformed into one of the Premier League’s best midfield maestros since joining Spurs from Ajax in 2013, and has attracted the Spanish giants’ attention with…

Sven Mislintat’s departure from Arsenal has come as a shock as the turbulence behind the scenes at the club comes to the surface. The German will officially leave on February 8, 2019 just over a year after being made head of recruitment at the club. Arsenal said in a statement Mislintat “has done a truly outstanding…

Marouane Fellaini is likely to be sidelined for about four weeks, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has confirmed. It had been thought Manchester United’s manager was keen to get rid of the midfielder, but this setback means he is unlikely to be leaving Old Trafford this month. “He’ll be out for a few weeks. He’ll probably be…

A football fan is to stand trial accused of punching three police horses outside Celtic Park. Kevin McGuire, 35, is alleged to have carried out the attacks before Celtic’s Scottish Cup tie against Airdrie. Mr McGuire, of Cardonald in Glasgow, is also accused of two police assaults and throwing missiles, including bottles and stones at…

Juventus are in advanced talks to sign Manchester United flop Matteo Darmian on loan, reports claim. The Italy right-back has made just six appearances this season, and is yet to start a league game under interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Darmian joined United in a £12.7million deal from Torino in 2015, but has failed to…