8:20 PM ET Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola continues to leave the door open for Bernardo Silva to join Barcelona despite the remote chances of a move to Camp Nou materialising for the midfielder this month. Guardiola mischievously quipped that Silva is fond of Barcelona and said that while he wants him to stay he
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7:15 PM ET Cesar Hernandez Brian Rodriguez has officially signed with Club America from LAFC, the MLS club announced on Wednesday. Sources told ESPN that Club America will pay $6 million, with LAFC also receiving a percentage of any future sale. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.)– Soccer on ESPN+: FC Daily
5:08 PM ET Rangers players celebrate after scoring a goal against PSV in the Champions League playoffs. Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images Rangers returned to the Champions League group stage for the first time in 12 years with a 1-0 win at PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory. Antonio Colak tapped in the winner
5:00 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Depending on who you ask, Casemiro is either Manchester United‘s heir to midfield legend Roy Keane or a washed-up has-been Real Madrid couldn’t wait to offload. The Brazilian’s €70 million arrival at Old Trafford on Monday has split opinion and raised questions about what the transfer policy at Old Trafford
9:20 AM ET Newcastle United have agreed to sign striker Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad for €70 million including €5m in add-ons, sources have told ESPN. The Premier League club have been looking to add a striker to their squad and have decided to smash their club-record transfer to land the Sweden international. – Stream
1:35 PM ET Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe is set to join Nice on a season-long loan, sources have told ESPN. The 27-year-old is expected to travel to France to undergo a medical after the two clubs agreed a deal, which does not include an obligation or option to make the transfer permanent. – Is Zinchenko
3:12 PM ET Manchester United defender Eric Bailly has joined Ligue 1 side Marseille on loan for the remainder of the season, the clubs announced Wednesday. Sources have told ESPN that the agreement will see Marseille pay all of his wages and also includes an option to make the move permanent next summer. That option
9:30 AM ET Howard Webb is to become the new chief refereeing officer of the Premier League when Mike Riley steps down. Webb, 51, has been with the Professional Referee Organisation (PRO) in the United States since 2017, first as boss of VAR operations before becoming general manager in 2018. He will leave his position
3:00 AM ET The end of the transfer window is only a week away, so which players should you be keeping an eye on? Here are some stars likely to make headlines before the deadline on Sept. 1 arrives. Cristiano Ronaldo, FW, Man United 2 Related Dropped from the first XI for the win against
6:38 AM ET Leicester City are continuing to demand a world-record fee for Wesley Fofana as the defender trains away from the first-team squad amid Chelsea‘s ongoing interest, sources have told ESPN. Chelsea have made three offers for Fofana, the third of which totalled £70 million and was instantly rejected by Leicester on Tuesday. –