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Chelsea midfielder Andrey Santos, who is currently on loan at sister club Strasbourg, hopes to form a “great duo of Brazilians’ alongside teenage prodigy Estevao Willian. 20-year-old Santos arrived at Stamford Bridge to great fanfare in January 2023 before heading back to Brazil to join Vasco de Gama on loan. Santos was expected to make…

Enzo Maresca has refused to discuss whether Jadon Sancho will be a Chelsea player next season or not, but admitted the winger has not been good enough this season. Sancho is on loan from Manchester United, a deal which includes an obligation to buy for £25m. But Chelsea are widely believed to be able to…

Alphonso Davies’ 94th-minute strike saw Bayern Munich avoid a potential upset against Celtic as they advanced to the Champions League knockout stages following Tuesday’s 1-1 draw. Bayern started strong and could have easily opened the scoring on a number of occasions inside the opening ten minutes, but Celtic did have their own sights of goal…

Arsenal gained a point on the Premier League leaders at the weekend, but their 2024/25 season boils down to their Champions League quarter-final with Real Madrid. The Gunners’ title chances remain remote with seven games to go, and injuries render a deep continental run unlikely. However, Madrid have shown time and time again this term…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has warned his players against “fighting” on the pitch after Rasmus Hojlund lost his temper with Diogo Dalot during the 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad. During the first half of the contest, Hojlund was left apoplectic with rage as Dalot failed to make what appeared to be an obvious…

Incoming Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili warned Alisson and the rest of his teammates that he intends to become the club’s first-choice goalkeeper after he arrives at Anfield in the summer. During a window of surprisingly few transfers, Liverpool’s biggest expenditure last year was the £29m acquisition of Mamardashvili. Part of the agreement saw the 24-year-old…