Gareth Southgate s omission of Jack Grealish has sent shockwaves through the England squad as sources question whether the Three Lions manager made the decision to avoid the public clamour for his selection .

Grealish joined Harry Maguire, James Maddison, Jarrad Branthwaite, Curtis Jones, Jarell Quansah and James Trafford in being for Euro 2024, though Liverpool centre-back Quansah remains with the squad ahead of their friendly against Iceland on Friday as a standby.

Upset, angry and disappointed

Maguire s absence came as a surprise, but Southgate said him being cut was down to his complicated recovery from a calf injury, but Grealish s omission is the big story.

The Manchester City star hasn t played a huge amount of club football this season after his sta…

Premier League side Chelsea have had a £34m bid knocked back by Atletico Madrid for Samu Omorodion, according to reports.

The Blues have but Chelsea look set to enter the transfer market with force again this summer.

There are likely to be yet more changes over the summer with Enzo Maresca arriving at Stamford Bridge from Leicester City to replace outgoing manager Mauricio Pochettino, .

And one of their targets is Atletico Madrid striker Omorodion with the 20-year-old scoring eight goals in 34 La Liga appearances on loan at Deportivo Alaves.

However, that Atletico Madrid have discouraged the Blues from making further approaches after talks over a £34m move, including add-ons, was turned down.

will also have to sell some of their bloated sq…

Liverpool are first choice if Wolves defender Rayan Ait-Nouri leaves Molineux in the summer transfer window, according to reports.

The Reds could be in for major changes after Jurgen Klopp left Anfield at the end of the season to replaced by Feyenoord boss Arne Slot.

Michael Edwards has returned to the Premier League club as FSG s CEO of football, at .

Klopp has left Liverpool in a good position after bringing in Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch to replace Jordan Henderson and Fabinho in a midfield rebuild.

Most of the rest of the squad looks in good shape and a few additions should see Liverpool challenge towards the top of the Premier League once again.

One reported target is Wolves left-back Ait-Nouri…

Real Madrid are convinced that Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will play for them at some point with their summer interest genuine , according to reports.

The England international has been linked with a move to the Bernabeu over the last year or so with his contract running out at Anfield in the summer of 2025.

There is still little movement from in agreeing a new deal for one of the best players at the club with Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk also 12 months away from leaving the club on a free transfer.

Not much has previously been made of rumours that Alexander-Arnold could move to Real Madrid but Bild journalist revealed on Tuesday that the Spanish giants interest in was .

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insisted that there is from his…

Aston Villa reportedly want to re-sign Jack Grealish from Manchester City this summer.

Grealish moved to City from Villa in a £100m club-record deal in the summer of 2021 and has 14 goals and 18 assists in 125 appearances for Pep Guardiola s side.

After a slow first season Grealish came to the fore in 2022/2023 and played a big hand in City s treble-winning campaign.

But the 28-year-old started just ten Premier League games last term and played only 90 minutes of the final seven league matches as Jeremy Doku was often preferred by Guardiola to play on the left wing.

His lack of opportunity at the Etihad, which ultimately cost him a spot in Gareth Southgate s England squad for Euro 2024, has led to speculation over his future at the club and suggestions …

Manchester City believe they have achieved some success in their ATP hearing as the trial into their 115 FFP breaches has been moved up.

City won a fourth consecutive Premier League title last season as they pipped Arsenal to the championship on the final day of the 2023/24 campaign, their second title since 115 charges were laid against them by the Premier League in February last year.

Pep Guardiola s side face a significant points deduction if found guilty of the alleged breaches, which include failing to provide accurate financial information for nine separate seasons.

The state-owned club have also been charged with failing to co-operate with the investigation and handing over documents as required.

A further spanner was thrown into the works earlie…

Former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas says he is ashamed after being sacked by the BBC over messages to female colleagues.

“I am ashamed, and I am deeply sorry,” the 41-year-old former footballer said in an interview with The Sun newspaper.

“I have let myself down, my family, friends and colleagues down, and I owe everyone an apology – especially the women with whom I was messaging. I am so, so sorry.

“I am sorry for what I have put them through. I think it would be fair to say I have a problem.

“I know I self-sabotage and have a self-destructive streak when it comes to my relationship especially, and I know I need help. And I am getting help.

“I have made a lot of mistakes, and I am asking myself a lot of questions at t…

Arsenal new boy Mikel Merino is set to be on the sidelines for nearly two months having picked up an injury in his first Gunners training session.

Merino joined Arsenal from Real Sociedad for £31.6m in the last week of the summer transfer window but was unable to make his debut in the 1-1 draw with Brighton on Saturday having fractured his shoulder in a collision with Gabriel Magalhaes in his first training session with his new teammates.

Asked about Merino s injury ahead of , Arteta said: “It’s very unfortunate. Yesterday (Thursday) he had a collision and he’s got a shoulder injury and it looks like he’ll be out for a few weeks.

“It was in his first session with us. It’s really bad luck, we were all excited, everything was looking good.

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Man Utd have received a huge transfer boost with news that Barcelona boss Hansi Flick has told the club to sell Frenkie de Jong, according to reports.

The INEOS era got properly underway over the summer with the new co-owners overseeing their first transfer window after completing a deal to buy 27.7 per cent of the Premier League club earlier this year.

And it was a fairly successful window for with the signings of Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte boosting hopes before the season.

However, following their narrow win over Fulham on the opening weekend of the season, Erik ten Hag s side have suffered back-to-back defeats against Brighton and Liverpool.

and has piled pressure on Ten Hag at such an early sta…

Mikel Arteta has hinted that Martin Odegaard could return for Arsenal next month, with several teenagers likely to play against Bolton Wanderers on Wednesday.

Odegaard injured his ankle on international duty with Norway and it was feared he would miss at least two months.

However, manager Arteta has said it will be a matter of weeks with his captain not expected to play for Norway during next month s international break.

I think it will be a matter of weeks, but how long exactly I cannot tell, he said ().

We might get a surprise but I think it’s unlikely he’ll be back before the international break.

Arsenal host League One Bolton in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night and Arteta is expected to make lots of changes.

Two players who …