Tottenham borrow £175m from Bank of England

Tottenham Hotspur have borrowed £175 million from the Bank of England to help ease the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Pogba is a top player & can inspire Man Utd – Cole

Paul Pogba remains a ‘top, top player’ for Manchester United, says Andy Cole, with the Frenchman boasting the ability to inspire a top-four challenge alongside Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.

Man City warned when Guardiola will consider exit

Manchester City have been warned as to when Pep Guardiola will start to consider a move elsewhere and ‘look for other things’, with Domenec Torrent saying full player support is vital to the Catalan coach.

Costa handed six-month prison sentence for tax fraud

Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Spanish state of more than €1 million (£813,000/$1,127,000) after failing to declare payments of over €5m earned from his 2014 move to Chelsea.

Griezmann: I want to end my career in MLS

Barcelona forward Antoine Griezmann is poised to end his career in MLS, admitting that’s where he sees his playing days coming to a natural conclusion.

Real Madrid player risks jail after breaking coronavirus lockdown

Real Madrid forward Sergio Diaz faces the risk of being jailed after he was caught as part of a raid at the house of an international teammate.

Chelsea ready to pay Werner’s £54m release clause

Chelsea are ready to pay Timo Werner’s £54 million (€60m/ $68m) release clause after tabling a contract offer for the RB Leipzig striker, according to Goal.com.

Wenger the perfect choice for Arsenal chairman – Keown

Arsene Wenger would be the ‘perfect’ choice to succeed Sir Chips Keswick as Arsenal chairman, claims Martin Keown, but a ‘special’ appointment is considered to be doubtful.

Klopp on possible neutral venues for Premier League restart

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will be targeting maximum points from their remaining nine games when they resume their Premier League title bid, and the Reds boss does not care how or where a first crown in 30 years is wrapped up.

Luiz is ‘preparing to renew’ his Arsenal contract

David Luiz is ‘preparing to renew’ his contract with Arsenal, according to Benfica president Luis Filipe Vieira, who says his club cannot afford to re-sign the Brazilian ace at the moment.