Christian Eriksen has recorded a touching video message to reassure a nine-year-old girl who is due to undergo the same operation he had after collapsing while playing at Euro 2020.
The Inter Milan midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s opening game of the tournament against Finland and received life-saving treatment on the pitch.
West Ham are edging closer to a deal for Fiorentina defender Nikola Milenkovic, with the fee expected to be £14m.
A number of elements of the transfer are still to be sorted, but West Ham are hopeful they can complete the deal.
Romelu Lukaku is undergoing the first part of his Chelsea medical in Italy after the club agreed in principle a club-record deal worth £97.5m (€115m) to re-sign the striker from Inter Milan.
The medical is taking place in Milan, while the paperwork is now with club lawyers, and once that is formalised Lukaku is expected to sign a five-year contract.
Tottenham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo says striker Harry Kane will be available to face Manchester City in Sunday’s Premier League season opener.
Kane, 28, who wants to leave Spurs this summer, returned to Hotspur Way on Saturday amid speculation over his future at Tottenham and is quarantining at the club’s training ground hotel, The Lodge, until Thursday.
Axel Tuanzebe has joined Aston Villa on a season-long loan from Manchester United.
The 23-year-old defender has also signed a new contract at Old Trafford lasting until June 2023, with the option of an additional year.
Lionel Messi has received a formal two-year contract offer from Paris Saint-Germain.
The French club have offered Messi an initial two-year deal, thought to be worth £25m a year after tax, and the six-time Ballon d’Or winner and his representatives are now reviewing and considering it carefully.
Andy Robertson will undergo a scan on Monday after suffering an ankle injury in Liverpool’s friendly against Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
The Scotland international twisted his ankle during the 1-1 draw at Anfield, less than a week before Liverpool begin their Premier League season at Norwich next Saturday, live on Sky Sports.
Lionel Messi is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Barcelona.
The 34-year-old is expected to sign a two-year contract next week, worth £25m a year after tax, with the option of a further year.
Luton players will not take a knee before matches at the start of the 2021/22 season, the club has confirmed.
The decision, reached unanimously by the players, has been taken because the club fears the gesture has been “misrepresented as a political statement.”
Team news, stats, kick-off and how to follow ahead of Leicester City vs Manchester City in the 2021 Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday.
Team news
Leicester will be without centre-back Wesley Fofana for the Community Shield clash after he fractured his fibula in Wednesday’s pre-season fixture against Villarreal.
