Wilshere on West Ham’s radar

West Ham United could be set to make a shock bid for Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere, .

The Hammers are eyeing potential transfers ahead of their first season in the Olympic Stadium, and their fine form this season could see them being able to offer European football to any new players.

Paris Saint Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic was linked with a surprise move to the East London outfit last week and now England star Wilshere is on their radar.

The England international has racked up one hundred and fifty-four appearances in all competitions for the Gunners, scoring twelve goals but injury has prevented him from playing at all this season.

His only time away from Arsene Wenger’s side in his career so far was a brief loan spell at Bolton Wandere…

Bitesize Prediction: Forward Madison vs Central Valley Fuego – 25/07/24

Market: Forward Madison win

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Looking to extend their buffer in the play-off chase, Forward Madison will welcome Central Valley Fuego to Wisconsin in the early hours of Thursday.

Starting with the hosts, making a return to winning ways last weekend as they secured a gritty 1-0 victory at home against Lexington, Forward Madison should be smelling the chance to make another statement here. Leading the chase to claim a play-off ticket this season and opening Thursday’s showdown in Wisconsin holding a five-point buffer from dropping out of the top-six, the Flamingos will now have their sights set on making up some ground in the title chase. Suffering just a single defeat from any of their first 10 USL League One appearances, Matt Glaeser’s side will a…

England bring qualifying campaign to lacklustre close with North Macedonia draw

England toiled to a 1-1 draw in North Macedonia as their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign came to a lacklustre close.

Gareth Southgate’s side secured qualification to next summer’s finals in Germany last month and a forgettable draw in Skopje was at least enough to confirm them among the top seeds for December’s draw.

Debutant Rico Lewis endured a night to forget at the Tose Proeski Arena as he conceded a controversial first-half penalty which Jordan Pickford saved before Enis Bardhi turned home the rebound.

Captain Harry Kane came off the bench and played a part in the leveller as Jani Atanasov scored an own goal but England failed to find a winner.

The points are shared in the final match of 2023.

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Rumour Has It: Inter trying to lure Man City defender Ake

Manchester City s incredible squad depth means some players may be tempted away despite their success.

Among those is centre-back Nathan Ake, who has only managed 30 Premier League appearances since his move to Etihad Stadium in 2020, although he has made five starts this term.

The 29-cap Netherlands international joined City for a reported £41million fee from Bournemouth.

TOP STORY – INTER PLOT MOVE FOR CITY S AKE

Inter are trying to lure Manchester City defender Nathan Ake to Serie A, claims Ekrem Konur.

The 27-year-old Dutchman has been on City s books since 2020, joining on a five-year contract.

Inter may be looking for reinforcements for their defensive stocks, with uncertainty over Milan Skriniar s future.

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Jude Bellingham scores on his return as Real Madrid move back to LaLiga summit

England midfielder Jude Bellingham returned from injury to help Real Madrid move back to the top of LaLiga with a 3-0 win at Cadiz.

A shoulder problem saw Bellingham sidelined ahead of the international break, missing England’s final Euro 2024 qualifiers.

Bellingham, though, showed little signs of any lingering problems as he scored his 11th league goal after a double from Rodrygo had set Los Blancos on their way to a comfortable win.

Real Madrid move a point ahead of Girona, who host Athletic Bilbao on Monday night.

Sevilla had two players sent off late on as they lost 2-1 at Real Sociedad, who kept up their top-six challenge.

An early own goal from Marko Dmitrovic and Sadiq Umar’s strike had the home side ahead at half-time.

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Rumour Has It: PSG make Pogba a priority

Paul Pogba s time at Manchester United is set to come to an end when his contract expires at the end of this season.

The France international arrived at Old Trafford in a £93million deal in August 2016, which at the time broke the record for most expensive transfer in the history of world football.

But after six seasons, Pogba appears destined for pastures new, and a giant from Ligue 1 is looking to win the race to his signature.

 

TOP STORY – PSG MAKE POGBA A PRIORITY

Paris Saint-Germain are looking to bring Pogba home to France, and are making him a priority signing , according to Footmercato.

With the football world anticipating the exit of Kylian Mbappe from the French giants, there will be money to spend, and with Pogba available …

Arteta signs two-year contract extension at Arsenal

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has agreed a two-year contract extension at Emirates Stadium.

Arteta s previous deal – signed when he was appointed in 2019 – ran until the end of next season. He is now set to stay at Arsenal until 2025.

The Spaniard, who won the FA Cup twice as a player with the club, led the Gunners to Wembley glory in 2019-20.

Progress has since been steady, with Arsenal now in pole position to return to the Champions League for the first time since 2016-17, when Arsene Wenger was still in charge.

With four games of the season remaining, Arsenal are fourth, two points ahead of rivals Tottenham, who they play next week.

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Manchester United 19/10 to beat Valencia in Wednesday’s Champions League clash

Market: Manchester United win

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Already booking their spot in the knockout stage, Jose Mourinho and his Manchester United side will travel to a struggling Estadio de Mestalla on Wednesday night.

Starting with the hosts, although Valencia have already confirmed that they will be dropping down into the Europa League after booking a third-place finish in Group H a fortnight ago, Marcelino García Toral will know his side must perform on Wednesday. With a 1-0 win over little known Ebro the Bats only victory in their last four outings, they also hold just a four-point buffer over the relegation zone in La Liga. Now managing to pick up just one win in their last eight Champions League matches, a run that stems back to 2015, Valencia have failed to score in six of…

Manchester United want Loader

According to a recent report from Sky Sports, Manchester United are one of a series of clubs that is interested in signing Reading striker Danny Loader. The 20 year old is set to be out of a contract during next summer’s transfer window, and while it looked like he may end up signing a brand new deal with the Royals, talks on said deal have stalled. 

He was initially going to be leaving Reading on Deadline Day earlier on this year, only for a possible switch to Wolverhampton Wanderers to fall through. The Championship side are obviously eager to keep hold of him at all costs but at this stage, if the right sort of offer comes in, it’ll be difficult to say no given the financial incentive that will undoubtedly come alongside it. 

Either way, at this age, this mov…

Prediction: Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal

Prediction: Total Goals Under 1.5

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Tottenham Hotspur have a tough task to get back to winning ways as they face Arsenal in the North London Derby on Saturday afternoon.

Mauricio Pochettino s men have slumped to back-to-back defeats and whilst they still sit third in the Premier League table, the Gunners are now only five points behind. Thus, this game could represent a huge opportunity for either side to strengthen their pursuit of the top four.

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Despite what has been a positive season so far for Tottenham, they have now fallen to consecutive defeats following losses against Burnley and their unconvincing defeat at Stamford Bridge to Chelsea. The North Londoners have not lost three consecutive league games sinc…