Jarrad Branthwaite says he is feeling confident and ready to keep learning with Everton ahead of the new season, despite interest from Manchester United.
The Red Devils have seen two offers rejected for the 22-year-old defender, who is valued between £70-£80million by the Toffees.
Branthwaite made 41 appearances for Everton last term, with his impressive performances earning him the club s Players Player of the Season and Young Player of the Season awards.
He also received his first senior England call-up and was named in Gareth Southgate s provisional Euro 2024 squad, though he was ultimately left out of the final 26.
And Branthwaite hopes he can continue building on that momentum heading into the 2024-25 campaign.
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In what is a real heavyweight Champions League showdown on Tuesday night, Barcelona will make the trip to Germany when they meet Bayern Munich.
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Starting with the hosts, while Bayern Munich might have stormed their way to a 10th straight Bundesliga crown last season, the German giants are in the midst of a recent wobble. Although Julian Nagelsmann s men might be unbeaten across any format since opening the 2022/23 campaign, that doesn t quite tell the whole story. Despite putting in an eye-catching European display last week as they opened their Champions League adventure with a 2-0 victory away at Italian giants Inter Milan, the Bavarians failed to pick up some much-needed momentum over the weekend. Throwing away the le…
According to , West Ham United manager David Moyes wants to bring Marko Arnautovic back to the London Stadium. The report has claimed that Moyes wants to sign a new striker in the January transfer window and is eager for a reunion with Arnautovic.
It has been reported that West Ham want to sign Arnautovic on a loan deal from Shanghai SIPG in the January transfer window. However, for that to happen, the Hammers will have to sign Craig Dawson or Said Benrahma on a permanent contract, as rules prohibit Premier League clubs from having more than two loanees at any one time.
The 31-year-old, who can operate as a winger or as a forward, was on the books of West Ham from the summer of 2017 until the summer of 2019. The Austria international has also turned out for FC Twente, I…
Manchester City goalkeeper Khiara Keating has described her breakthrough 2023-24 season to date as “surreal” as the 19-year-old prepares for Sunday’s historic derby at Old Trafford.
Having previously made only a handful of first-team appearances for City and had loan spells with AFC Fylde and Coventry United, Keating has played every minute for Gareth Taylor’s side in the Women’s Super League so far this term and also received a maiden call-up to the senior England squad.
She said: “I don’t think it was expected and I feel like just getting thrown in there was quite good.
“It’s been so surreal, I didn’t expect to come in and play so many games, especially against teams like Chelsea and Arsenal.
“You learn something new from every gam…
Raheem Sterling s development into one of the Premier League s leading players is down to a change of lifestyle off the pitch and taking more responsibility on it, according to Manchester City team-mate Fernandinho.
Sterling, 24, joined City to much fanfare in 2015 after breaking into Liverpool s first-team as a teenager, his potential costing the Blues a reported £50million.
While he continued to show signs of his capability in the first two seasons at the club, Sterling also attracted criticism for his lack of composure in front of goal and erratic final pass.
But in 2017-18 he found another level, scoring 18 Premier League goals. He then went on to net 25 across all competitions the following campaign, helping City retain the league title.
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Liverpool have confirmed Daniel Sturridge and Alberto Moreno will leave the club when their contracts expire at the end of June.
Sturridge joined the Champions League winners from Premier League rivals Chelsea in January 2013 and scored 67 goals in 160 appearances across all competitions.
Moreno, meanwhile, was signed from Sevilla in August 2014 and made 141 appearances for the Reds, scoring three goals.
Both players struggled for game time during the 2018-19 season, with Sturridge making just eight starts in all competitions and Moreno limited to four.
“Daniel has earned the right to be considered a modern-day Liverpool great, I would think. He came to the club while we were trying to rebuild and re-establish ourselves. Jürgen Klopp , a finisher supre…
Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia is expected to cost €100million if the undefeated Serie A leaders choose to sell at the end of the season.
Kvaratskhelia, 21, was with Rubin Kazan for three seasons before the Russian invasion of Ukraine halted their 2021-22 campaign, allowing the Georgia-born player to sign with Georgian club Dinamo Batumi.
Napoli scooped him up from Batumi for around €10m, and he has been in fine form since arriving in Italy. In 12 Serie A games, Kvaratskhelia has six goals and seven assists, while adding two goals and three assists in five Champions League matches.
A January sale has been ruled out, but if the club decide to cash-in on their shrewd piece of business, they could reportedly multiply their investment 10-fold.
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Chelsea are set to start talks with Antonio Rudiger over a new contract, with Tottenham Hotspur interested in the services of the defender, according to . Apparently, the North-London club are keeping a close eye on the situation, ready to pounce if they sense an opportunity.
The 28-year-old has been at Stamford Bridge since his move from AS Roma for a reported fee of just over £30 million in 2017. He has had his ups and downs as different managers came and went, and while he wasn t used much by Frank Lampard, Thomas Tuchel appears to value his qualities greatly. Rudiger s regular place in the starting XI coincides with the appointment of the former Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain boss.
The Germany international openly stated that he would like his future sor…
Former Manchester United team-mates Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney both scored twice to lead MLS play-off hopefuls LA Galaxy and DC United to respective wins.
Ibrahimovic netted a brace as the Galaxy boosted their post-season hopes with a 3-0 victory over Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday.
The 36-year-old striker scored in the 3-0 win against Seattle Sounders last time out and he was at it again with a pair of goals at Stubhub Center.
Ibrahimovic broke the deadlock via the penalty spot in the fourth minute after Romain Alessandrini was fouled inside the area.
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The Swedish great doubled the lead approaching the hour-mark with a thunderous effort – his 20th of the season – before earning a penalty…
Neymar scored and set up another as the Brazil star made his long-awaited return in the South American champions 2-2 friendly draw with Colombia.
An ankle injury had sidelined Neymar since June and forced the Paris Saint-Germain forward to miss Brazil s successful Copa America campaign as he eyed a return to Barcelona.
Neymar – who was unable to engineer a Barca comeback – made his first appearance of the season for either club or country in Miami on Friday, setting up Casemiro s opener before equalising in the 58th minute.
Luis Muriel s first-half brace cancelled out Casemiro s 19th-minute goal but Neymar came to the rescue 13 minutes into the second half as Tite s men extended their unbeaten run.
While Brazil welcomed back Neymar, Colombia were wi…