Soham Mukherjee

Chelsea are meticulously planning for a 7,000-mile round trip to Kazakhstan in -11 degrees weather for their Conference League clash with Astana.

Michael Olise received lavish praise from Konrad Laimer after netting a superb solo goal in Bayern's 5-1 Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk.

Arne Slot was disappointed with Liverpool's showing against Girona but joked that their poor performance was to test returning goalkeeper Alisson.

Mohamed Salah has been accused of playing "mind games" with Liverpool over a new contract as he "can do what he wants" to seal a mega-money extension.

Chelsea have been warned why Cole Palmer joining Manchester United "would make sense" by former Red Devils striker Louis Saha.

Manchester United are reportedly in "advanced negotiations" for a Paraguayan wonderkid who could be the first signing of Ruben Amorim's reign.

Jose Mourinho snubbed Lamine Yamal by admitting he's "more of a Nico Williams fan" before facing Athletic Club with Fenerbahce in the Europa League.

Kylian Mbappe achieved a massive Champions League feat only bettered by Lionel Messi with his goal for Real Madrid against Atalanta.

Wayne Rooney urged his troops to "become men very quickly" and demanded Plymouth "show more resilience" after a third-successive Championship loss.

Mario Lemina has denied starting a brawl with Jarrod Bowen and claimed that he shook hands with the West Ham captain after Wolves' latest defeat.

Arsenal have reportedly set sights on Dan Ashworth as Edu's replacement after his shock early departure from Manchester United.

Chelsea-bound Estevao Willian said he has a "void in my chest" after Palmeiras' title failure, despite scooping two top Brazilian Serie A awards.

Manchester United are reportedly open to selling Marcus Rashford in January, in order to give Ruben Amorim a major transfer market boost.

Marcus Rashford has been urged to "show his obsession about football again" and avoid distractions by ex-Manchester United star Louis Saha.

Lionel Messi is reportedly set to lose a key Inter Miami teammate, with Diego Gomez travelling to England to complete a transfer to Brighton.

Estevao Willian has explained why he doesn't like his 'Messinho' nickname while making an emotional Neymar admission ahead of his Chelsea move.

Viktor Gyokeres has hailed former Manchester United stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Zlatan Ibrahimovic as his idols, adding fuel to transfer speculation.

Michail Antonio Facetimed the West Ham squad from hospital, with Tomas Soucek sharing details of the video call after his team-mate's car crash.