Ki-Jana Hoever came off the bench for Liverpool in the FA Cup on Monday night to make history. The 16-year-old became the youngest ever player to feature for the Merseyside club in the competition, and their third youngest debutant ever, beating a record previously set by Ben Woodburn in January 2017, aged 17. Jurgen Klopp had to…
On the one-year anniversary of signing for Barcelona for a mega £142m, Philippe Coutinho kicked off his evening by sitting on the bench and watching a starting place pass him by – for the fourth league game in a row. A natural point of reflection thanks to the date, you have to wonder what the…
Franck Ribery will be handed a ‘heavy fine’ by Bayern Munich for the way he responded to online criticism to a video of him eating a £1000 gold-coated steak. Ribery posted a video on social media showing him in a steak house owned by celebrity Turkish chef Nusret Gokce, known famously as Salt Bae, and rubbing…
Brahim Diaz is reportedly close to completing a £15.5million move from Manchester City to Real Madrid. The talented 19-year-old has agreed to leave the current Premier League champions after a lack of first-team opportunities. Diaz cost City an initial £200,000 when he signed from Malaga five years ago. The fee for the midfielder could rise…
Footballers who are out of contract in the summer are allowed to sign pre-contract agreements with clubs in another league in January and this year the list of players is as star-studded as ever. talkSPORT.com has explored some of the most high-profile players who can be snapped for free over the coming weeks. Mario Balotelli…
Maurizio Sarri believes Callum Hudson-Odoi should stay at Chelsea as Bayern Munich hope to tempt the teenage winger to Germany. It has been reported Bayern have already seen two bids for Hudson-Odoi rejected by the Blues, with his future up in the air as his contract expires at the end of next season. However, the…
Callum Hudson-Odoi has been urged to stay at Chelsea by team-mate Marcos Alonso amid interest from Bayern Munich. The exciting teenager is being linked with a £35million move to the Bundesliga giants after struggling for game time at Stamford Bridge – though he has started the last two cup games, including the Carabao Cup semi-final…
Fred’s former team-mates were understood to be shocked by his move to Manchester United, according to reports. The Brazilian has only made three appearance since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer took caretaker charge of the Red Devils in December. In fact, Fred barely featured for Solskjaer’s predecessor, Jose Mourinho, who signed him in the summer from Shakhtar Donetsk for…
Gonzalo Higuain is close to becoming a Chelsea player and could make the move today after agreeing personal terms. The Argentine international has been linked continuously with a move to west London in recent weeks and it now appears he will finally make the switch to Stamford Bridge, according to Spanish outlet Marca. On loan…
Paul Gascoigne will defend himself against a sex assault charge by saying he has a propensity to kiss people ‘in a non-sexual manner’, a court heard. Gascoigne, the former England star, was arrested while travelling on a train between York and Newcastle for allegedly kissing a woman without consent in Darlington in August. He appeared…