Barcelona have held "concrete talks" with a top European coach over the possibility of succeeding Xavi Hernandez at the Catalan club in the summer, it has been reported.After Barcelona's 5-3 defeat at home to Villarreal in LaLiga in late January, Xavi announced he would be leaving his post at the end of the season.Since then, the Blaugrana have been linked with a series of top coaches across Europ

Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has said that the club's new minority owners should use Manchester City as "a mirror" in their bid to get the team back to the top of English football.United were swept aside by City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, losing 3-1 despite Marcus Rashford's early opener.It was the first Manchester derby since Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Old Trafford stake was confirmed and

Arsenal management are drawing up major sale plans for the summer market.That's according to The Athletic's David Ornstein.In a Q&A, Ornstein reported: "You could envisage Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Tierney, Nuno Tavares, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah all being looked at by suitors."I expect a really busy summer at the Emirates."It's been suggested Arsenal must sell to f

Cristiano Ronaldo has sent out a warning to Al-Nassr's AFC Champions League quarter-final opponents Al Ain as he prepares to return from suspension.WHAT HAPPENED?Ronaldo was hit with one match ban and a fine of 30,000 Saudi Riyals (£6,300) as punishment for aiming an obscene gesture at Al-Shabab fans on February 25. Al-Nassr won the game 3-2, but the result was overshadowed by Ronaldo's contr

Manchester United were beaten 3-1 by rivals City in the derby on Sunday and manager Erik ten Hag looks to be on borrowed timeManchester United manager Erik ten Hag looks increasingly unlikely to be at Old Trafford next season after Sunday's derby defeat at Manchester City – and a former Dutch international has highlighted the biggest issue with the 54-year-old's tenure.United took the lead e

La Liga powerhouse Barcelona are reportedly considering a move for former Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea, who is currently a free agent following his departure from the English club last summer.He has had several offers from the Premier League as well as abroad, including Saudi Arabia, but he reportedly refused them all.It has been reported that the player wants a return to La Liga and

Newcastle director plans, plus Wilson & De Gea updatesIt will be an interesting time at Newcastle United as they want to hold important internal discussions about how to replace Dan Ashworth. From what I heard, this is not something 100% clear yet and Newcastle want to take their time as they can't make the wrong move…it's crucial to continue with their project in the best way.Callum Wil

Brendan Rodgers claimed 10-man Celtic’s 2-0 defeat at Hearts was “decided by the officials” as he lamented an early red card for Yang Hyun-jun and the award of the penalty that allowed the hosts to take the lead.The Hoops arrived at Tynecastle knowing a victory would have taken them back to the top of the cinch Premiership after title rivals Rangers suffered a shock home loss to

Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo were on target as Bournemouth ended a seven-match winless run in the Premier League with a 2-0 victory at Burnley.The Clarets already appear doomed to relegation and, despite dominating possession and chances, they fell to an 11th home defeat from 14 league games at Turf Moor.Kluivert provided a moment of real quality in the 13th minute to open the scoring, whil

Hearts profited from Yang Hyun-jun’s early red card to inflict a second 2-0 defeat on title-chasing Celtic within the space of three months in an incident-packed cinch Premiership showdown at Tynecastle.The Hoops arrived in Edinburgh knowing a victory would have taken them back to the top of the league after city rivals Rangers suffered a surprise 2-1 loss at home to Motherwell the previous