Chelsea transfer latest: Gennaro Gattuso confirms Gonzalo Higuain has decided to leave Milan

Gonzalo Higuain appears close to completing a January move to Chelsea with Gennaro Gattuso confirming the striker wants to leave Milan The Blues have been heavily linked with the Argentine as they search for a prolific goalscorer. This latest development could see Higuain, 31, reunite with Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri after the pair worked together …

Who is Florian Grillitsch? The Hoffenheim midfielder who is a transfer target for Tottenham

Tottenham have set their sights on Hoffenheim midfielder Florian Grillitsch as a potential replacement for Mousa Dembele. The Austrian has put in some accomplished performances for both club and country this season and could reportedly be snapped up by Spurs for £18million if his release clause is triggered. But who is Florian Grillitsch? talkSPORT.com wanted …

Arsenal vs Chelsea: Live stream information and TV channel for Premier League clash

Chelsea will be looking for their first victory at Arsenal in three years when they take on each other this weekend. The Blues have been in fine fettle as of late and will leapfrog Tottenham into third in the Premier League table with a win at the Emirates. The Gunners have hit a patch of …

Manchester City 3-0 Wolves: Gabriel Jesus double cuts Liverpool’s lead at top of Premier League

Gabriel Jesus scored twice as Manchester City kept the pressure on Liverpool in the Premier League title race with a straightforward victory over ten-man Wolves. The Brazilian starred in the absence of Sergio Aguero with two first-half goals, rounding off a classic City move before calmly slotting home from the penalty spot. And Kevin De …

Liverpool player ratings: Mohamed Salah not at his best but scores penalty to help Reds claim scrappy win over Brighton

Liverpool ended their run of two straight defeats after claiming a vital 1-0 win over Brighton at the Amex Stadium. Mohamed Salah’s powerful second-half penalty was all that separated the two sides after the Egyptian was hauled to the floor by Pascal Gross. Elsewhere, Xherdan Shaqiri went close with a first-half header while Roberto Firmino …

Manchester City legend Yaya Toure claims former Barcelona team-mate Rafael Marquez was TEN times better than Gerard Pique

Manchester City legend Yaya Toure raised eyebrows by naming five forwards in his ultimate dream team on Monday Night Football. After analysing his former side’s convincing 3-0 win over Wolves, the Ivorian was asked to name his best XI with Jamie Carragher and host David Jones. The 35-year-old’s claims about one of his former Barcelona …

Tottenham vs Man United: How to watch on TV, stream details, unusual kick-off time and confirmed teams

Tottenham will be looking to complete a fine double over Manchester United when they welcome Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side to Wembley today. The two side go head-to-head in a Premier League blockbuster that is sure to be Solskjaer’s toughest test yet. Under the Norwegian, United have won five straight games but face a Spurs team …

Jose Mourinho returning to Real Madrid would be a mistake, Mauricio Pochettino would give them the shake-up needed

With every passing point that is dropped – the most recent a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad – the prospect of Santiago Solari remaining Real Madrid manager next season grows slimmer and slimmer. The real question is just who will replace him? The majority of the world’s true elite coaches will likely be unavailable: …

Brendan Rodgers: Celtic manager linked with Leicester City job as Claude Puel faces sack

Leicester City have lined up Brendan Rodgers as their new manager should Claude Puel be sacked, according to reports. Puel, the Frenchman, is under serious pressure at the King Power Stadium with fans calling for his head. Leicester currently sit eighth in the Premier League, but their festive defeats of Chelsea and Manchester City papered …

Hillsborough trial: David Duckenfield’s ‘extraordinarily bad’ failing of ‘innocent’ fans resulted in tragedy, court hears

Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield’s “extraordinarily bad” failure to protect supporters was the substantial cause of 96 Liverpool fans being killed, his trial has heard. As the prosecution opened its case against him, the jury was told the supporters who died did so during the “wholly innocent activity of attending a football match”. As the …