Mario Balotelli could be set for a shock return to the Premier League with Newcastle United keen on recruiting him. Newcastle manager Rafa Benitez is in desperate need of firepower to boost his side’s chances of avoiding relegation and wants the maverick forward to galvanise their survival bid, according to the Mirror. After losing 2-0…
Tyne–Wear rivals Sunderland and Newcastle face each other in the Checkatrade Trophy tonight and you can follow all the action LIVE on talkSPORT 2. The city rivals go head-to-head in the last 16 of this season’s competition after seeing off Notts County and Macclesfield respectively in the last round. The Northern Section Round 3 tie…
Mohamed Salah is ready to put the overall aim of the team in front of any individual records as Liverpool chase their first Premier League title. The Egyptian is currently joint-top scorer in the Premier League alongside Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero, while Liverpool lead the Citizens by one point at the top of the table….
talkSPORT.com round-up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from Monday’s papers and online… Manchester United will battle Liverpool and Real Madrid to sign Brazil defender Eder Militao from Porto. The 20-year-old is available for £42.5million. (Sun) The Red Devils are also interested in signing Kostas Manolas from Roma. The Greece defender has a…
Tottenham Hotspur get the third round of the FA Cup started on Friday night with a tie away at Tranmere Rovers. Spurs’ squad is still being impacted by injuries and it could see them turn to some young stars as they look to rest key men. Jan Vertonghen (thigh), Mousa Dembele (ankle), Eric Dier (appendix),…
Manchester United continued their brilliant start to life under interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday with a 2-0 win against Reading in the FA Cup third round. The result means the Norwegian has now won all five of his matches in charge at Old Trafford following the sacking of Jose Mourinho to give him…
Chelsea have already completed one signing since the beginning of the transfer window, and it does not look like their business will be slowing down. Maurizio Sarri hopes to follow up the capture of Christian Pulisic by bringing a new striker to Stamford Bridge, while there are also expected to be outgoings. But what does…
Jurgen Klopp has defended his decision to make nine changes to Liverpool’s starting line-up for their FA Cup third round clash at Wolves – which they ended up losing. The Reds were beaten 2-1 at Molineux to be dumped out the world’s oldest cup competition, and make it back-to-back defeats after their Premier League loss…
League Two side Tranmere Rovers host Premier League title challengers Tottenham Hotspur to kick off the FA Cup third round – and you can listen LIVE on talkSPORT. It’s a bumper weekend of cup action to get the new year underway as the top-flight big guns mix it with the lower league minnows. Tranmere needed…
Real Madrid have been told they can sign Christian Eriksen – but only if they are willing to pay an incredible £225million. The Champions League holders are looking for a long-term replacement for Luka Modric and are understood to view the Denmark international as the ideal candidate. Spanish outlet Marca, report that Real Madrid were…