Southgate ‘wouldn’t know where England would be’ without Arsenal star amid midfield ‘solution’ claim
Gareth Southgate admitted England are struggling to cope with the Euro 2024 pressure after his side were booed at the end of a poor draw with Denmark.
Among the favourites to win the European Championships three years after finishing as runners-up, they made hard work of beating Serbia 1-0 in Sunday’s Group C opener.
We re falling a little bit short of that
It meant another victory against Denmark on Thursday evening would book ’s place in the round of 16 with a game to go and wrap up top spot.
But Southgate’s side were jeered after fumbling that chance in Frankfurt,
“Look, clearly, we’re disappointed with the two performances we’ve had,” said under-fire England boss , who has to refocus on Tuesday’s group finale against Slovenia.
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Liverpool and another club have reportedly made a last-minute hijack attempt to beat Manchester United to sign Matthijs de Ligt from Bayern Munich.
were always going to be busy in the transfer market this summer following Sir Jim Ratcliffe s purchase of a 27.7% stake in the Premier League giants.
The Red Devils need to offload some unwanted talents to raise funds, but they already appear close to securing signings. A new centre-back, midfielder and striker are understood to be among their priorities.
After having a bid of around £35m rejected by Everton for Jarrad Branthwaite (), Man Utd turned their attention to signing De Ligt from Bayern Munich as a cheaper alternative.
Man Utd to miss out on De Ligt?
The Netherlands international was once consider…
Chelsea are looking to spend money from the potential departure of Conor Gallagher on ex-Man Utd midfielder Andreas Pereira, according to reports.
The Blues are reportedly looking to sell Gallagher in the summer transfer window as they look to meet the Premier League s profit and sustainability rules.
Selling the England international would represent pure profit on their books as the midfielder came through their academy.
have spent over £1billion since a Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the Premier League club in May 2022 but that has not stopped them splashing cash this summer with five new signings already confirmed.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu and Tosin Adarabioyo have arrived, while the Blues have balanced…
Real Madrid target Aymeric Laporte is reportedly eager to break free of his large Al Nassr contract for nothing, but the club want to receive the same fee they paid for him, and Carlo Ancelotti has made a big call.
Real have struggled in their attempts to recruit at centre-back this summer. Their transfers so far have all been in the attack, with last season s loan player Joselu joining permanently before leaving again and superstar signing Kylian Mbappe, plus future star Endrick joining.
But centre-back Leny Yoro rejected the La Liga giants, with Manchester United offering him a better deal. It was seemingly the minutes the Red Devils could offer than helped their case, when Real felt they could wrap things up easily.
Indeed, at Real, Yoro would have had to con…
Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana is the latest player on the radar for a busy Manchester United as the Old Trafford club reportedly bid as they look to reinforce their midfield.
Man United have been pursuing Manuel Ugarte as a potential solution to their lack of depth and quality in the middle of the park.
The French club look to be unwilling to lower their asking price, prompting the Red Devils to seek alternative possibilities.
According to Sky Italia writer Luca Cilli, Manchester United is now inchinh ahead in the battle to recruit the Fofana and are preparing to make a significant offer to Monaco.
According to the source, United have began discussions to sign the 25-year-old, putting them ahead of AC Milan, who have been connected with the Frenchman…