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Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has reportedly privately responded to claims suggesting he s looking to sell Ligue Un side OGC Nice.

The INEOS chief bought a 27.7% stake in the Premier League giants at the start of this year. As part of this deal, he has taken control of footballing matters at Old Trafford.

Ratcliffe to sell Nice?

previously failed to buy Chelsea, but he has owned French team OGC Nice since 2019.

The British billionaire s involvement with the two clubs has caused difficulties as current UEFA multi-club ownership (MCO) rules permit ‘any organisation or individual from having “decisive influence” over the running of more than one club in the same competition’.

and Nice could face each other in the Europa Lea…

A finance expert has claimed that Premier League champions Manchester City are actually facing more than 115 charges of breaching Financial Fair Play rules.

were charged with breaching FFP rules at the start of 2023. This followed a four-year probe into their conduct between 2009 and 2018.

If found guilty, the English champions could be given a huge fine, points deduction, transfer ban or even be expelled from the Premier League.

Not much has been said about the case in the past year as it is complicated in nature and a further spanner was recently thrown into the works.

This came as

This case will be concluded before Man City s FFP hearing. If they win, it is understood that a large portion of their alleged breaches would become redundant.

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Man Utd are in talks to sign Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid in the summer transfer window as Barcelona transfer doubts emerge, according to reports.

The Red Devils are set for a summer of change after British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this year from the Glazer family.

Reports have claimed that INEOS have a to get back to challenging for the Premier League title, while there are claims Ratcliffe has instructed the recruitment team .

One player who meets the criteria is Portugal international Felix with the Atletico Madrid forward spending last season on loan at La Liga rivals Barcelona.

Felix went on loan to Premier League side Chelsea for the second half of the 2022/23 campai…

Gareth Southgate has been lauded for his treatment of Trent Alexander-Arnold after the Liverpool star scored the decisive penalty in the shootout for England on Saturday to secure quarter-final victory over Switzerland.

after Breel Embolo gave the Swiss the lead, and the Arsenal winger was one of five successful penalty takers for England as Jordan Pickford saved Manuel Akanji s effort.

Alexander-Arnold took the fifth and confidently smashed his spot-kick into the top corner having only replaced Phil Foden in the second half of extra time.

It s been difficult tournament for Alexander-Arnold after he started the opening two games in midfield before Southgate admitted to that failed experiment.

Many expected the Liverpool man to start against Switzerland …

Paris Saint-Germain want Man Utd winger Jadon Sancho to help replace Kylian Mbappe and really appreciate Bruno Fernandes, according to reports.

Sancho who cost £73million in 2021 is back in Erik ten Hag s good books after the pair decided to squash their beef.

The 24-year-old made his first Red Devils appearance since last August in a friendly against Rangers on Saturday.

Making up with Ten Hag has changed Man Utd s stance on Sancho and are now willing to keep him.

Their resolve is likely to be tested in the coming days with French champions PSG in talks to sign the player.

Foot Mercato has reported that and is extremely excited to move.

Man Utd would prefer not to sell PSG target Sancho

A report from now states that Sancho and PSG a…

Man Utd are ready to offer significant money to finally convince Frenkie de Jong to leave Barcelona this summer, according to reports.

Erik ten Hag was desperate to sign De Jong in his first summer at , who agreed a £63million fee with the Catalan giants.

However, the Dutch midfielder did not want to leave Barcelona and snubbed interest from the Red Devils all summer.

Man Utd ended up turning their attention to Real Madrid s Casemiro and swiftly agreed a deal to sign the Brazilian midfielder.

Links to De Jong remain and crop up every now and again, which is exactly what has happened this week.

Man Utd make irresistible offer for Barcelona superstar

According to reports in Spain, Man Utd have made an irresistible offer to sign De Jong this summe…

According to reports, there has been a fresh twist in the Mikel Merino situation as Arsenal consider whether to sign the Real Sociedad midfielder.

It has been widely reported that Merino is expected to be s third summer signing after they splashed out to acquire David Raya and Riccardo Calafiori.

One of Arsenal s priorities is to sign a new centre-midfielder and has emerged as an option after the 28-year-old shone for Spain at Euro 2024.

Merino is also a low-cost option as he has just entered the final year of his contract so Real Sociedad are expected to cash in this summer.

between Arsenal and Real Sociedad as the Premier League giants have moved ahead of FC Barcelona in the race to sign Merino.

“Arsenal remain confident about closing the Mik…

Aston Villa are reportedly willing to blow Napoli out of the water to sign Romelu Lukaku from Chelsea this summer.

Lukaku returned to Chelsea for £97m from Inter Milan in the summer of 2021 but things didn’t go to plan despite his claim he has “unfinished business” at Stamford Bridge, as he hit out at then manager Thomas Tuchel and claimed he wanted to return to Inter in a bombshell interview.

The striker has spent the last two seasons out on loan from Chelsea, first back at Inter and then with Roma, with the Belgian scoring 21 goals in 47 appearances for the latter in 2023/24.

The Blues are desperate to find a buyer for Lukaku this summer and the 31-year-old is desperate to reunite with Antonio Conte, the manager he thrived under at Inter Milan, now in c…

Manchester United got off to winning ways in the 2024/25 Premier League season, beating Fulham 1-0 thanks to a late Joshua Zirkzee goal.

After a summer of speculation and change behind the scenes, Erik ten Hag – retained after winning the FA Cup against Manchester City – wanted to start the season with a bang at a packed Old Trafford.

United showed promise in patches but looked set to be frustrated by Marco Silva’s Fulham, only for Zirkzee to turn in a cross from fellow substitute Alejandro Garnacho in a late 1-0 win.

The Netherlands international did not play a minute of United’s pre-season friendlies, having arrived late following Euro 2024 and his 61st-minute introduction proved inspired.

Zirkzee, signed from Bologna, was brought on as part of…

Liverpool are reportedly working to complete their first summer signing as they are stepping up talks with Juventus over buying Federico Chiesa.

The Premier League giants are yet to make a summer signing, but it emerged on Tuesday evening that they have agreed to sign Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili from La Liga outfit Valencia.

Mamardashvili has been selected as a long-term replacement for Alisson Becker and he will complete his move to ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

After Liverpool missed out on Real Sociedad s Martin Zubimendi earlier this month, there were fears that they would not make a signing before this transfer window closes on Friday evening but they are pursuing .

The 26-year-old attracted interest from clubs around Europe after he…