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The private equity billionaire who owns the Boston Celtics basketball team has approached a number of wealthy businessmen including the former Walt Disney chief Bob Iger about backing his bid to buy Chelsea.
Sky News has learnt Steve Pagliuca is in talks with a string of potential co-investors ahead of a deadline for final bids for the Premier League club next Monday.
Kieran Tierney is set to miss the rest of Arsenal’s season after being told he requires knee surgery.
The Scotland full-back did not play in Arsenal’s 3-0 defeat to Crystal Palace on Monday night after reporting pain in his knee at training on Thursday.
Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos has been ruled out for the rest of the season after undergoing surgery on a thigh injury.
The Colombian missed Sunday’s Old Firm defeat to Celtic, with manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst expecting him to be out for “a couple of weeks”.
Mikel Arteta has proved himself to be a “brilliant coach” during his time in charge at Arsenal but he may find that finishing fourth in the Premier League is “as good as it gets” at the Emirates, believes Gary Neville.
The Gunners head into their Monday Night Football clash at Crystal Palace fifth in the table, trailing Tottenham on goal difference after their north London
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he is “happy” with Mohammed Salah’s contract talks which are being discussed between the “decisive parties”.
Salah, whose contract expires in June 2023, is close to agreeing a new deal with the club to keep him until the end of his career.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has refused to get involved in a discussion about Atletico Madrid’s style of football ahead of the two sides meeting in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.
The match has been billed as a clash of styles
David Moyes has reiterated Declan Rice is not for sale and believes the West Ham midfielder has been England’s best player since the start of the season.
Rice’s stock has risen after another impressive season for club and country, with both Manchester United and Chelsea reportedly interested in signing him.
The Ricketts family has made a list of promises to Chelsea fans should their takeover bid be successful, including a vow never to sign the Blues up to a European Super League.
The Chicago Cubs-owning Ricketts are among the final four bidders aiming to buy Chelsea from Roman Abramovich, with Cubs chiefs and siblings Tom and Laura Ricketts
Celtic have moved six points clear in the Scottish Premiership title race after goals from Tom Rogic and Cameron Carter-Vickers saw them come from behind to beat Rangers 2-1 at Ibrox.
Rangers were quick off the mark and just after captain James Tavernier curled a free-kick past the far post, Aaron Ramsey gave them the lead.
Jurgen Klopp says playing the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley – despite there being no direct trains to London – is “one of the most ridiculous stories I ever heard”.
The Reds face City at Wembley on April 16 despite engineering works meaning no trains are running on the West Coast Mainline for the whole Easter weekend.