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Leeds defender Luke Ayling looks set to miss the start of the new Sky Bet Championship season following ankle surgery. The 27-year-old was not included in Marcelo Bielsa’s squad for their pre-season tour to Australia and will not feature in Saturday’s friendly in Sardinia against Cagliari. “Luke Ayling does not travel, following surgery to his…

Los Blancos are ‘increasingly confident’ a deal can be done with Manchester United for the wantaway midfielder, according to ESPN. Madrid president Florentino Perez was understood to have told manager Zinedine Zidane that a move for Pogba would be difficult, in a Montreal meeting last week. Madrid had already spent around €300 million on incomings this…

The owner of a London property outside which Arsenal footballers Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were attacked has said he has been targeted five times in the same area. The property owner, who chose not to be named, told PA he had a knife held to his neck in one incident, and called for police to…

Motherwell could take their case for Chris Cadden compensation to FIFA as early as next week, PA understands. The Ladbrokes Premiership club had not heard back from Columbus Crew 48 hours after requesting training compensation. The Major League Soccer side announced the signing of the 22-year-old on Tuesday and immediately loaned him to Oxford. The…

Ozil and Kolasinac were attacked by moped robbers on Thursday afternoon. Kolasinac has recieved widespread praise for his efforts in fighting off the armed attackers with his bare hands. Ozil ran into his favourite restaurant in Golders Green in an attempt to get his wife and himself to safety. Yagmur Cicek, who owns Likya, has…

Vallejo, 22, is highly rated but has found first-team opportunities hard to come by at the Bernabeu.  He has previously enjoyed loan spells at Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Zaragoza, and though he was part of the first-team squad at Madrid last season, the €50m signing of Eder Militao has pushed him further down the pecking order.  Wolves,…

According to the Metro, Eric Bailly fears that it may be him.  United have Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof and Axel Tuanzebe at the club, along with Bailly. Of those, Rojo, Smalling and Jones have only recently signed new deals.  Victor Lindelof is considered first-choice, and Tuanzebe was only recently described by Solskjaer…

Bury face the threat of expulsion from the English Football League if they do not meet the insolvency policy. The cash-strapped Shakers – who were last week deducted 12 points ahead of the new Sky Bet League One season after entering a Company Voluntary Agreement – remain in crisis less than a fortnight before the…

Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is ready to give manager Mauricio Pochettino increased backing in the transfer market as the club strives for silverware. Fresh from reaching the Champions League final and moving into their stunning new home, Spurs are looking to accelerate improvements on the field as they enter a new era. Their rise has…

That’s according to Tuttosport, who say Dybala has accepted his future may lie elsewhere after speaking with the Bianconeri’s new manager.  The Argentine international has been a victim of Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Juventus, and only scored five goals last season. Manchester United have long been admirers of Dybala, but this week Tottenham have also made contact…