Chelsea are in talks with defender Antonio Rudiger’s representatives over a new contract.
The Germany international has entered the final year of his current deal but told Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel he remains fully committed to the Premier League club.
Chelsea are among the clubs to have been offered the chance to sign Atletico Madrid midfielder Saul Niguez on loan.
Saul was part of Diego Simeone’s title-winning side last season but will be allowed to leave the club this summer.
Tottenham are interested in signing Lyon attacking midfielder Houssem Aouar.
Sky Sports News has learned informal talks have been held with Aouar’s representatives.
Aouar has two years left on his Lyon contract and wants
The match Stoke City – Doncaster in a match of the League Cup will be held on August 24 (Tuesday) at 21:45. Stoke City have not lost in their last 6 games. FC Stoke City have not lost in their last 5 home games. Stoke City are in a series of 3 consecutive home victories.
Stoke City is 1.66 to win. The tie in the match is rated at 3.75. Doncaster is 5.00 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match Norwich – Bournemouth in a match of the League Cup will be held on August 24 (Tuesday) from 21:00. Bournemouth have not lost in their last 5 games so far. Norwich, on the other hand, are in a series of 3 consecutive losses. We expect the hosts to tighten up and perform well on their own field.
Norwich is 2.00 to win. The tie in the match is rated at 3.50. Bournemouth is 3.60 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between PSV – Benfica will be held on August 24 (Tuesday) from 22:00 in a meeting for the qualifications of the UEFA Champions League. Benfica Lisbon have not lost in their last 11 games. Result from the first match: Benfica Lisbon – PSV 2-1. Benfica Lisbon are in a winning streak of 6 matches.
PSV is 1.90 to win. The tie in the collision is estimated at 3.50. Benfica is 3.50 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
The match between Ludogorets – Malmö will be held on August 24 (Tuesday) at 22:00 in a match for the UEFA Champions League qualifiers. Result of the first match: Malmö – Ludogorets 1945 2-0. Ludogorets 1945 have not lost in the last 7 of their households. Malmö have not lost in their last 6 away games.
The odds for Ludogorets to win are 2.25. The equality in the collision is estimated at 3.25. Malmö is 2.87 to win. Watch our full football TV program.
Liverpool forward Xherdan Shaqiri has completed a permanent move to Ligue 1 side Lyon.
Shaqiri will cost Lyon a fee of around £9.5m, marking a loss on the fee Liverpool paid Stoke for him in 2018, when they activated a £13.5m release clause in his contract.
Although the Switzerland international was able to claim
Sean Dyche has criticised Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp for singling out individual players when complaining about Burnley’s challenges after Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Clarets.
Klopp mentioned Ashley Barnes and Chris Wood as he expressed his unhappiness at some of the challenges made in the match and revealed his concerns at the idea of referees letting games flow more.
Burnley have submitted a £15m offer to Lyon for Ivory Coast left-back Maxwel Cornet.
Burnley’s offer represents a potential club record-equalling transfer, £15m also being the price they paid Middlesbrough for centre-back Ben Gibson in 2018.