West Ham ‘close to agreement’ with David Moyes’ replacement despite interest from Euro giants

According to reports, David Moyes is set to leave West Ham United as they are close to an agreement with former Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui.

future is uncertain heading into the summer as his current contract is due to expire at the end of this season.

The 60-year-old s second spell as West Ham boss got started in 2019. They have become regulars in Europe and they won the Europa Conference League at the end of last season.

After back-to-back top-seven finishes in the Premier League, dropped to 14th last season as they focused on their run in the Europa Conference League.

The Hammers sold Declan Rice last summer but they have invested wisely with Mohammed Kudus and James Ward-Prowse among their standout additions.

West Ham have some brilliant at…

Man Utd ‘offers’ £69m to Barcelona for star as Ratcliffe sets transfer budget at £256m

Man Utd have made an offer to Barcelona for defender Ronald Araujo as they look to strengthen their defence ahead of the summer, according to reports.

Recent reports indicated that the Red Devils are willing to listen to offers for any of their squad apart from Alejandro Garnacho, Kobbie Mainoo and Rasmus Hojlund, in order to raise money for summer transfers.

By selling players, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are hoping to get rid of deadwood and bring in some young, hungry players capable of taking Man Utd back to competing for Premier League titles in the near future.

Ratcliffe and INEOS have already moved to bring in Omar Berrada as their new CEO from the summer onwards, while Jason Wilcox has joined from Southampton as their technical director.

but the…

Bayern Munich next? De Zerbi to leave Brighton after final Premier League game against Man Utd

Brighton and Hove Albion have confirmed that Roberto De Zerbi will leave the Premier League club at the end of this season.

The respected Italian head coach joined Albion in September 2022 after Graham Potter departed the club to join Chelsea. He enjoyed immediate success, taking the club to another level as they achieved their highest-ever top-flight finish of sixth last season to qualify for the Europa League.

Leaving now provides me with time to take a break before deciding on my future plans

They reached the knockout stages of the Europa League before being knocked out by AS Roma. This season as a whole has been significantly more difficult for and De Zerbi as their boss has been linked with a number of high-profile jobs, including Bayern Munich. They currently s…

Carragher identifies ‘telling’ decision that will see Liverpool avoid Man Utd, Arsenal ‘drop-off’

Barnes said last month: I don’t think there are many holes in the Liverpool team that Slot will need to fix. If you look at the squad we have alongside the players coming back to full fitness, we can be very competitive next season.”

Replacing Klopp is difficult but the tougher task will be getting the fans to believe in Slot. Getting the fans to trust and stick by him if he doesn’t win the first few games at the club.”

It’ll be important for the fans to back Arne if there are a few teething problems early on. We’ve seen managers, Arteta included struggle early on but the fans stuck by him and look at Arsenal now. On the other hand look at what’s happened to Manchester United with previous managers or Chelsea with previous managers. Where the fans di…

Scotland: Keane slams Robertson’s ‘rubbish’ assessment of ‘miserable’ 5-1 loss against Germany

Roy Keane hit out at Liverpool defender Andy Robertson after he admitted Scotland weren t aggressive enough in their 5-1 loss against Germany.

The opening game of Euro 2024 took place on Friday night as

We just got it all wrong really

Germany were as good as Scotland were dire as Julian Nagelsmann s side sprinted into a 3-0 lead at half-time. Florian Wirtz and Jamal Musiala netted early on before Scotland s Ryan Porteous conceded a penalty and was sent off in first half stoppage time.

Arsenal s Kai Havertz converted the subsequent spot-kick. Niclas Fullkrug and Emre Can netted Germany s fourth and fifth goals, while Scotland got a late consolation as Antonio Rudiger scored an own goal.

Scotland will have to recover quickly if they are to progress past…

Man Utd transfer gets ‘ever closer’ as Copa America star ‘would love to play’ for the Red Devils

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Manuel Ugarte would love to play for Man Utd with his representatives seeing Old Trafford as the ideal destination , according to reports.

The Red Devils are prioritising the spine of their team this summer with a centre-back, a midfielder and a centre-forward all at the top of their wishlist.

There are likely to be big changes at Old Trafford this summer after Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this year.

need to sell some players to boost their reported £50m initial budget with Mason Greenwood, Jadon Sancho, Casemiro and others expected to leave.

And one player Man Utd are keen to use their money on is PSG midfielder Ugarte who is currently on Copa Americ…

Republic of Ireland appoint England scourge Heimir Hallgrimsson as new head coach

Heimir Hallgrimsson has been appointed as the new head coach of the Republic of Ireland.

He replaces interim manager John O’Shea, who has been in charge since Stephen Kenny’s departure in November last year following a miserable Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.

Hallgrimsson has previous pedigree on the international stage, having managed Iceland and Jamaica.

He was joint Iceland coach with Lars Lagerback from 2013 – a spell which included their famous Euro 2016 win over England – before becoming sole head coach for a further two years until 2018, when he led them to their first World Cup.

Following a stint with Qatar outfit Al-Arabi, Hallgrimsson then became head coach of Jamaica in 2022, but announced his resignation following the side’s exit fr…

Man City ‘steals’ £51m signing which will ‘hurt’ two other clubs after Guardiola request

Man City are looking to beat Barcelona and Real Madrid to the signing of RB Leipzig attacking midfielder Dani Olmo, according to reports.

The Citizens have only made one signing so far this summer with 20-year-old winger Savinho joining from Troyes in a deal worth around €20m.

won their fourth Premier League title on the bounce back in May with Pep Guardiola s side pipping Arsenal to first place on the final day of the season by two points.

That has further cemented Guardiola s place as one of the best managers in English top flight history amid rumours he could leave at the end of his contract next summer.

Speculation that Guardiola could leave, , has led to rumours that some of his players could take the opportunity to depart this summer.

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Ornstein reveals club ‘expect’ Arne Slot ‘priority’ to make £51m move to Liverpool

Liverpool have been handed a huge boost in their bid to sign Arne Slot s priority Martin Zubimendi as David Ornstein has revealed that Real Sociedad expect the midfielder to agree to a move to Anfield.

Manchester United have also been linked with Real Sociedad star, who has a €60m (£51m) release clause in his contract, but David Ornstein of The Athletic revealed on Wednesday that Liverpool were exploring a deal to sign the 25-year-old, who has .

‘Liverpool are exploring a deal to sign Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad as they work to strengthen Arne Slot’s squad with a new No 6.

‘A move for the 25-year-old Spain international is complicated by his €60million (£51.7m; $63.4m) release clause needing to be paid in full — if the La Liga club are not wi…

Man Utd ‘sense’ last-ditch Chelsea bid for £40m star with Red Devils ‘working hard’ over transfer

Man Utd are still looking to sell Jadon Sancho before the transfer deadline with Chelsea likely to bid for the winger, according to reports.

Sancho came off the bench in the Red Devils first three Premier League matches of the 2023/24 season before being dropped from the squad by Erik ten Hag for their 3-1 loss to Arsenal last September.

Ten Hag explained to journalists that Sancho had been omitted because of his poor performances in training with Sancho taking to social media to claim he had been made a scapegoat for their poor early-season displays.

Sancho eventually deleted the post but refused to apologise to Ten Hag and the Man Utd coaching staff and was banned from the first-team facilities.

allowed him to depart on loan in January with Sancho ret…