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Ralf Rangnick has been in contact with incoming Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag ahead of his final game in charge on Sunday against Crystal Palace, which the Dutchman is due to attend.
Rangnick, who will be replaced by Ten Hag at Old Trafford, confirmed dialogue has taken place via WhatsApp but the pair are yet to meet in person.
The buying, the selling, the bidding, the negotiating, the race to be first to break the news – the transfer window has become its own industry, separate from events on the football field.
But while they aren’t averse to tantalising their fans with a potential new arrival – Philippe Coutinho’s arrival from Barcelona was anticipated for a
Rangers captain James Tavernier says his “devastated” team-mates will use their Europa League hurt as motivation in the Scottish Cup final this weekend.
The Ibrox side dared to dream of victory in the final in Seville after Joe Aribo gave them the lead against Eintracht Frankfurt, but Rafael Santos Borre equalised to take the game into extra time and a penalty shootout, where Aaron Ramsey’s miss proved the difference.
Erik ten Hag’s efforts to get a head start on planning for next season as Manchester United manager has been accelerated as he arrived in London on Wednesday for meetings with club staff.
The 52-year-old jetted in on a private flight and was accompanied by Mitchell van der Gaag, who will be confirmed as one of his assistants at Old Trafford
Wrapping up the Arsenal transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window.
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Arsenal are expected to bid £35million for striker Gabriel Jesus, who is surplus to requirements at Manchester City following their capture of Erling Haaland (football.london, May 19); Jesus’ agents are in “no hurry” to sort the player’s future after Arsenal’s Monday
England youth international goalkeeper Rohan Luthra is set to commit his future to Cardiff City by signing a new deal with the Bluebirds.
Luthra joined Cardiff in a historic deal last summer
Hibernian will appoint former Sunderland and Bristol City boss Lee Johnson as their new manager in the next 48 hours.
Johnson, who spent six months as a player at Hibs’ Edinburgh rivals Hearts in 2006, will replace Shaun Maloney, who was sacked after just four months in charge in April.
Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has clarified Andreas Christensen was not able to play in the FA Cup final as opposed to refusing to play.
Christensen was absent on Saturday as Chelsea lost 6-5 on penalties to Liverpool at Wembley for the second time this season in successive domestic cup finals.
“I told my mum and my sister. The day after we played Accrington and I scored four, so it just shows how much of a weight off the shoulders it was and a massive relief.”
Blackpool forward Jake Daniels speaks exclusively on becoming the UK’s first male professional footballer to come out publicly as gay since Justin Fashanu.
The £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea has been thrown into fresh doubt amid a renewed impasse between owner Roman Abramovich and Whitehall over the deal’s terms.
Sky News understands that government officials have doubts about whether a special licence needed to approve the sale will be issued before a deadline at the end of the month.