Chelsea are reportedly ready to offer Aston Villa a player plus some cash to sign England hero Ollie Watkins this summer.

Watkins got 27 goals and 13 assists in a wonderful season for Villa last term, which earned him a place in Gareth Southgate s England squad for Euro 2024.

He had featured for just 20 minutes before coming off the bench against the Netherlands in the semi-final but his lack of game time proved not to be a problem for the 28-year-old, who struck in the 90th minute to book England s place in the final.

Villa boss Unai Emery and sporting director Monchi have been working hard to improve the Villa squad this summer, with Ian Maatsen, Samuel Iling-Junior, Lewis Dobbin, Enzo Barrenechea and Ross Barkley all joining, while Douglas Luiz and Tim Iro…

According to reports, Aston Villa have joined the race to sign Barcelona winger Raphinha after the Catalan giants received a £55million offer for the Brazilian.

Raphinha made his name at Leeds United after moving to the Premier League for under £18m following their promotion in 2020.

The 27-year-old became an instant hit at Elland Road, scoring 17 goals and providing 12 assists in total before securing a big-money move to Barcelona.

Arsenal and Chelsea had been battling for his signature in the summer of 2022 and the latter had a bid accepted by Leeds.

However, Raphinha was prioritising a dream move to Barcelona and the La Liga club hijacked the Blues move.

It has been far from sunshine and rainbows for the Brazilian international in Catalonia …

West Ham have successfully hijacked Juventus deal for Jean-Clair Todibo, who is now set to complete a medical ahead of his €40m transfer from Nice.

Reports had suggested Torino only had eyes for Juventus, but the Serie A giants have been beaten to the punch by West Ham after director Tim Steidten agreed to include a sell-on clause in the deal for the centre-back.

Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano took to X to confirm the crazy saga is over.

He wrote: Jean-Clair Todibo to West Ham, here we go! Exclusive scoop confirmed as hijack is completed. Understand Todibo, his agent and West Ham director Tim Steidten are flying to London right now! €40m on loan + obligation, sell-on clause included. Medical booked today.

Jean-Clair Todibo accepted West Ham proposa…

According to reports, Manchester United have not given up hope of signing centre-back Jarrad Branthwaite from Premier League rivals Everton.

At the start of this summer s transfer window, Branthwaite emerged as s top centre-back target after he enjoyed a breakout season with boyhood club Everton in 2023/24.

was unfortunate to miss out on Gareth Southgate s final England squad for Euro 2024, but he is well-placed to become a starter for The Three Lions within the next year or two.

The Red Devils had a couple of bids rejected for Branthwaite earlier this summer as they did not come close to matching Everton s reported £70m asking price.

With Everton refusing to budge on their valuation, Man Utd turned their attention to alternative targets and they have …

According to reports, Chelsea are in talks over leaving Stamford Bridge as moving to a bigger stadium is a major priority of their board.

In 2022, Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital completed a takeover of the Premier League giants and have spent significantly during recent transfer owners.

. but they have come under fire for their recruitment and treatment of unwanted talents.

Not everything is rosy behind the scenes at as a report earlier this week from The Guadian claimed a civil war has led Clearlake Capital to consider buying out Boehly or striking a deal with the billionaire that would remove his influence and keep him in little more than a ceremonial role .

The atmosphere in Chelsea’s boardroom has deteriorated since the weekend and Boehly, who …

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag reckons England international Marcus Rashford is “on the way back” to his best having benefited from two things.

The 26-year-old had his best season with his boyhood club after the Dutchman was named manager, scoring 30 goals across all competitions in 2022-23 and shining for England.

But Rashford’s form significantly dipped last term, managing just eight goals as he missed out on Euro 2024 in a campaign that saw him make headlines for the wrong reasons following a couple of off-field incidents.

The forward started this season under the microscope and has responded positively, with last weekend’s goal at Southampton – his first since March – followed by a brace against Barnsley. Ten Hag says he s benefitting from …

Now that all 32 NFL Training Camps are open, be careful not to buy too much into the hype. Social media managers are working harder than ever to promote their team, but if we believe everything we see on the internet, we re bound to be disappointed.

That s not to say there aren t plenty of players to get excited about for the 2023 season. We re going to run through our favorite rookie breakout candidates as the preseason ramps up, but first let s dive in to the key positional battles.

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Death, taxes, and Minnesota legislators exploring the possibility of sports betting legalization.

State legislators are again preparing to move forward with legislation, but need to be cleared before any bill has a chance at approval when the legislative session begins on Feb. 12.

Namely, Minnesota Tribes and state racetracks still cannot find common ground on the best way to share sports betting and a solution may not be reached before the 2024 legislative session ends in May.

Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0

Sen. Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) recently unveiled his Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0 (), which will provide retail and online sports betting licensing opportunities to Minnesota s 11 tribal nations and allow state racetracks or professional sports stadiu…