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The Wales international left Arsenal after 11 years at the Emirates to join Juventus on a free transfer this summer. However, his career could have gone down a very different path if it wasn’t for the Anfield hierarchy. According to sports writer Paul Tomkins, the Reds invited a 17-year-old Ramsey to Melwood ahead of a…

Norwich’s “unknown quantity” could prove key to their hopes of Premier League survival next season, according to former winger Darren Eadie. The Canaries are preparing for life back in the top flight for the first time since 2015-2016 after Daniel Farke guided them to the Sky Bet Championship title. Tackling England’s elite will be a…

The 33-year-old has been linked with a return to France this summer with the likes of Lyon, Bordeaux and Rennes showing interest. Reports suggest that the experienced stopper asked to be released from his contract this summer, only for the club to refuse.  And the experienced centre-back has now taken matters into his own hands…

Manchester United were given a reminder of Liverpool’s recent Champions League victory as a plane carrying a banner flew above them ahead of an open training session at the WACA Ground in Perth on Thursday. Liverpool added a sixth European crown to their collection when they beat Tottenham in the final last month and some…

Ezri Konsa has described the chance to play Premier League football as “a dream come true” following his move to Aston Villa. The 21-year-old has joined the Premier League newcomers from Brentford for an undisclosed fee and becomes the seventh new arrival since the club clinched promotion back to the top flight in May. Konsa…

Lee Tomlin and Gary Madine will miss Cardiff’s pre-season tour of the United States because of visa issues. PA understands the pair have had to stay at home due to America’s strict policy on visa applications. Tomlin, 30, admitted affray in January 2017 and was ordered to perform 80 hours’ community service following an incident outside a Leicester nightclub. Fellow striker Madine was given an 18-month jail sentence in 2013 for assaulting two fans in separate Sheffield attacks. The 28-year-old spent four-and-a-half months in prison before being released. The…

The Argentina international spent the second half of the 2018/19 season on loan at Chelsea, scoring five Premier League goals in 14 games under Maurizio Sarri. That followed a disappointing loan spell at Milan during the first half of the campaign, and Higuain’s parent club Juve are very willing to move him on. Gianluca Di…

The Denmark international expressed his desire to leave the club over a month ago but is set to join up with his team-mates for pre-season training this week with a move yet to materialise. The Guardian reports that Spurs haven’t received any offers for the playmaker despite interest from Real Madrid and Juventus. Paul Pogba is…

Liverpool teenagers Paul Glatzel and Bobby Duncan will be given the chance to impress in pre-season after manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed they will tour the United States with the first-team. Klopp is working with a reduced number because of the staggered late returns of players who were involved in internationals after last month’s Champions League…

A Liverpool man has been issued with a three-year football banning order following two incidents in May. Merseyside Police confirmed 57-year-old Anthony Mullen, from Aigburth, appeared at South Sefton Magistrates Court in Bootle on Wednesday where the sanction was imposed. It relates to two incidents, the first a high-profile one when videos emerged on social…