5:28 PM ET Turkish club Fenerbahce are in talks with Major League Soccer side LAFC to acquire forward Diego Rossi, sources have confirmed to ESPN. Turkish outlet A Spor was among those to report of Fenerbahce’s interest in Rossi. – ESPN+ guide: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, FA Cup, more (U.S.)– Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+
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12:08 PM ET This weekend saw Lionel Messi play for a new club (weird), Manchester United flatter to deceive (not weird), Juventus struggle without the United-bound Cristiano Ronaldo (not his fault) and Arsenal learn more humbling lessons, this time against Manchester City. (We expected that, right?) There were big wins for Barcelona, Real Madrid and
1:04 PM ET Twelve years after first leaving Old Trafford, Cristiano Ronaldo is back at Manchester United, having agreed to a sensational return. It is a move that has been talked about again and again in the time since his departure to Real Madrid in 2009, but without ever really coming close to happening. There
9:50 AM ET Liverpool transfer guru Michael Edwards is to leave the club at the end of the season, sources have told ESPN, with the widely-respected sporting director due to be replaced by his deputy, Julian Ward. Edwards, who joined Liverpool from Tottenham to take up the role of head of analytics in 2011, is
12:42 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent Manchester United are in talks with Leeds United over a deal for Daniel James, sources have told ESPN. There have been discussions about both a loan or permanent move for the Wales winger, who has spent the last two seasons at Old Trafford after arriving from Swansea City in 2019.
9:56 AM ET Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani‘s Uruguay call-up for next month’s World Cup qualifiers has been cancelled due to quarantine rules, Uruguay’s football association (AUF) said on Monday. Premier League clubs last week unanimously decided not to release players for international duty that required travel to countries on the UK’s COVID-19 red list.
12:37 PM ET Associated Press Forward Timothy Weah is hurt and will miss the United States’ opening three World Cup qualifiers. Weah was injured during training with Lille in France on Saturday. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)– Don’t have ESPN? Get instant access The U.S. Soccer Federation said Weah will not
11:42 AM ET Sam Marsden Moises Llorens RB Leipzig have reached an agreement with Barcelona to sign midfielder Ilaix Moriba for a fee which could reach €20 million ($27.5m), sources have confirmed to ESPN. Ilaix, 18, will fly to Germany to complete a medical ahead of signing a five-year contract with the Bundesliga side before
8:08 AM ET Lionel Messi‘s debut with Paris Saint-Germain averaged over two million viewers in Spain, making it the most-watched French football game in the country ever. Messi, 34, finally made his first appearance for PSG in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Reims following his move from Barcelona on a free transfer this summer. – Stream
Aug 27, 2021 After a few months packed full of tournament football with Euro 2020, the Copa America and the Olympics, it feels as though the summer transfer window deadline has come around quicker than ever. That’s not to say a fair amount of business hasn’t been done already, with clubs still able to get