Atletico chief Cerezo ‘optimistic’ over Costa return

Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo remains “optimistic” Diego Costa will rejoin the club, although he admits prising the Spain striker from Chelsea will be complicated.

Bayern won’t sign Draxler – Hoeness

Julian Draxler is not a transfer target for Bayern Munich, as Die Roten are already well-stocked in forward positions, president Uli Hoeness has said.

Neville ‘sad’ at Arsenal plight

Gary Neville believes Arsenal are in a sad state of affairs, with Alexis Sanchez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Shkodran Mustafi all close to leaving.

City will try everything to sign Sanchez – De Bruyne

Kevin de Bruyne believes Manchester City will try everything to sign Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal if the forward is their top target before the transfer window closes.

Giggs worth £2-billion in current market – Keane

Ryan Giggs would be worth £2-billion in the modern transfer market, former Manchester United teammate Roy Keane outlandishly claimed.

Why Guardiola cashed in his values at City

The acclaimed coach Pep Guardiola was supposed to bring an exciting new dawn – instead, he’s just another spendthrift boss.

Chelsea sign Hazard’s younger brother Kylian

Kylian Hazard has signed for Chelsea to become the third of his brothers to join the club, after Eden and Thorgan.

Asensio will win Ballon d’Or – Vazquez

Spanish international Marco Asensio is a future winner of the Ballon d’Or, according to Real Madrid teammate Lucas Vazquez.

Liverpool strike deal to sign Keita in 2018

Naby Keita has at last finalised a transfer to Liverpool from RB Leipzig, though he will not move to Anfield until 2018. Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Naby Keita from RB Leipzig in a club-record deal that will see him join the club next year.

New Barcelona signing Dembele denies feeling pressure of €105m price tag

New Barcelona signing Ousmane Dembele has denied that his €105million price tag places him under extra pressure to perform.