Month: August 2021

7:30 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Matheus Cunha has left Hertha Berlin to join Atletico Madrid. Getty Images Atletico Madrid have signed Brazil forward Matheus Cunha from Hertha Berlin, the club has announced. Atletico will pay €25m for Cunha with an additional €5m in variables, sources told ESPN. The 22-year-old will provide competition for Luis

9:34 AM ET Barcelona defender Gerard Pique‘s company Kosmos Holding has bought the rights to Ligue 1 in Spain for the next three years after Lionel Messi‘s move to Paris Saint-Germain, a source has confirmed to ESPN. Messi’s potential debut will be shown free-to-air on the streaming service Twitch this Sunday when PSG travel to

5:26 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United will not be able to firm up their interest in either Eduardo Camavinga or Saul Niguez until they raise funds through letting some players move on, sources have told ESPN. Rennes are open to cashing in on Camavinga, who has a year left on his contract, in the

11:41 AM ET Brazil would stand to lose the greatest number of players, including Alisson Becker and Roberto Firmino, should the Premier League refuse to release players for World Cup qualifers next month. Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images The English Premier League and Spanish LaLiga should release players for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers next month

7:56 AM ET Harry Kane has confirmed he is staying at Tottenham Hotspur, ending Manchester City‘s long-running pursuit of the England captain. The 28-year-old informed Spurs of his desire to leave in May and despite City boss Pep Guardiola confirming the Premier League champions’ interest in signing Kane, an agreement could not be reached between

10:28 AM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester City have not dismissed the possibility of signing Cristiano Ronaldo after Harry Kane committed his immediate future to Tottenham, sources have told ESPN. Kane posted on social media on Wednesday to confirm he will not leave Spurs this summer, bringing an end to City’s pursuit of the England captain

9:59 AM ET On Friday evening, after PSG beat Brest (4-2) in Ligue 1 and Kylian Mbappe scored his first goal of the season during another really good performance, the France star didn’t travel to Paris with the rest of the team. Instead, he had a private jet waiting for him and went away to

9:37 AM ET Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo has said that Kylian Mbappe wants to leave the club and confirmed the French giants turned down an offer from Real Madrid for the France international. Sources told ESPN on Tuesday that Madrid had seen an €160 million offer for the 22-year rejected,