Everton have made a bid for Norwich City central defender Ben Godfrey, according to . It has been reported that the Toffees have offered £26 million as transfer fee to sign the 22-year-old centre-back, but the Canaries have turned it down.
Premier League club Everton have offered an initial transfer fee of £20 million plus a further £6 million in add-ons. The Toffees who have won all three of their league games so far this campaign are looking for a new centre-back and have turned towards Godfrey as they feel that Chelsea are unlikely to send Fikayo Tomori out on loan this season.
Godfrey has been on the books of Norwich since 2016 and is one of the most important players for the Canaries. During the 2019-20 campaign, the 22-year-old centre-back played 30 matches in …
Under-fire Stoke City boss Mark Hughes is targeting a finish in the top half of the Premier League, despite his side languishing in the relegation zone.
Hughes has found his position under increasing scrutiny since Monday s dispiriting 1-0 defeat against Newcastle United at the bet365 Stadium, where large numbers of fans reacted angrily towards their manager at the final whistle.
Stoke have won two and lost seven of their past 10 top-flight matches and travel to Manchester United in their next Premier League game.
An FA Cup trip to League Two Coventry City is next on the agenda for Hughes, who is being kept going by memories of his first season in charge at Stoke in 2013-14 and urged supporters to remain calm.
Mark Hughes has just arrived. We ll get un…
Dominic Calvert-Lewin took a swipe at the Everton boo boys after marking his return from injury with a goal in the 3-1 win at Brentford.
The England striker was jeered by some fans after he went off with a fractured cheekbone during the 4-0 defeat at Aston Villa at the start of the season.
But he showed the Toffees what they have been missing by climbing off the bench to wrap up their first win of the season.
DOMMMMMMM!!
— Everton (@Everton)
“Football is a funny old game,” Calvert-Lewin told Sky Sports.
“When I came off against Aston Villa my own fans booed me off. Today they cheered me. I’ll relish this and take the rest with a pinch of salt.”
James Tarkowski had headed the Toffees back into the lead against his old …
Joao Felix scored twice as Atletico Madrid beat Real Betis 3-1 at Estadio Benito Villamarin to climb above their opponents into fourth place in LaLiga.
Barcelona s 2-1 win over Elche earlier on Sunday had knocked Betis down to fourth, and Atleti were out of the Champions League qualification berths entirely.
That increased the pressure on Diego Simeone s men to pick up a third win in a row, and they went in front inside two minutes thanks to Joao Felix s tap-in.
Betis substitute Cristian Tello equalised from the final kick of the first half, but Joao Felix netted another just after the hour mark and Thomas Lemar sealed the win for Atleti late on.
5 Joao Félix has scored 2+ goals in a single game for for the fifth time (4 in 1 in ). The last time he di…
Manchester City are facing the prospect of a few weeks without Sergio Aguero, according to Pep Guardiola, who must reconfigure his attack for key matches in the talismanic Argentine s absence.
A thigh injury sustained in City s 2-1 win over Chelsea on Saturday is set to deprive Guardiola of the man who has scored nine goals in 12 Premier League appearances this season as the champions take on Newcastle United, Burnley and local rivals Manchester United.
Aguero s injury thrusts Gabriel Jesus into the spotlight, giving the 22-year-old Brazil international an opportunity to build on his record of four league starts and three goals this term.
That City have a player of Jesus quality in reserve speaks volumes about the strength of Guardiola s squad, but with Liverpool…
that Arsenal and Liverpool are both ready to make a move for Iker Casillas, after the goalkeeper spoke of his desire to move to another country.
The 33 year old Spain international has spent has spent his entire career so far at the Bernabeu, racking up almost seven hundred appearances in all competitions and winning five league titles and three Champions Leagues amongst a host of other honours.
He also captained his country to success in both Euro 2008 and 2012, and the World Cup in 2010 and is in line to win his one hundred and fifty-eight cap in Thursday’s Euro 2016 qualifier in Slovakia.
Despite being dropped for La Liga games for the majority of last season and for the second half of the 2012/13 campaign, he has played in all but of their seven match…
Robert Lewandowski paid tribute to Thomas Muller for his role in a partnership that delivered the wantaway Bayern Munich striker his seventh Torjagerkanone in 2021-22.
The trophy, awarded to the Bundesliga s leading scorer, will be in Lewandowski s possession once again this season, equalling Gerd Muller s record of seven wins.
This was Lewandowski s fifth triumph in a row as he finished the campaign with 35 league goals – the last of them coming in Saturday s season-ending 2-2 draw at Wolfsburg, before which Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic confirmed his talisman had asked to leave.
Team-mate Muller set up Lewandowski s goal with a left-footed cross in what could prove to be the final link-up of a hugely effective attacking combination.
He …
´No Italian has given more to football´ – Infantino calls for Stadio Olimpico to be renamed after Pa
FIFA president Gianni Infantino has called for Italian authorities to honour the legacy of Paolo Rossi by naming the Stadio Olimpico after the former forward.
Rossi scored six goals to claim the Golden Boot and Golden Ball as Italy lifted the 1982 World Cup, while he was awarded the Ballon d Or in the same year – the only player to win all four trophies in the same year.
During that competition, Rossi guided his side into the knockout stages as his hat-trick propelled Italy to a 3-2 group-stage victory over a formidable Brazil team, which included legends Socrates and Zico.
Rossi still remains Italy s joint-top scorer at World Cups, with his nine goals only matched by fellow attackers Roberto Baggio and Christian Vieri.
The former Vicenza and Juvent…
Dimitar Berbatov is actively seeking a new club as the veteran striker aims to extend his playing career at the age of 36.
The former Manchester United and Tottenham forward has been out of contract since he was released by Greek side PAOK in June 2016, but he is not ready to retire.
Bulgarian Berbatov, who has also featured for clubs including Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco during his career, believes he still has something to offer.
I m trying to find a team, if you want to put it like this, he told BBC Sport during television coverage of the FA Cup fifth-round tie between Spurs and another of his former clubs, Fulham.
I still feel good. I train, I keep myself fit. I spoke with Jermaine [former Tottenham team-mate Jenas] before – it s difficult to …
Manchester City youngster Emyr Huws has signed a new two-year deal with the club and joined Wigan Athletic on loan until January.
The Wales international has impressed during loan spells at Northampton Town and Birmingham City over the past two seasons and has now secured his future at the Etihad Stadium until 2016.
Huws joined City in 2009 and Patrick Vieira, head of the club s elite development squad, backed the 20-year-old s temporary switch to Wigan.
I m really pleased that Emyr is going to continue his development as a player under a manager who knows City so well, Vieira told City s official website. Uwe [Rosler] knows perfectly how the club works and how we like to play.
Emyr is a great talent of this club which he proved on loan at Birmingham Ci…