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Stewart Downing has announced his retirement from football at the age of 37.
The winger ends a 20-year professional career that saw him make 725 club appearances and play 35 times for England, where he was a part of the squads for the 2006 World Cup and Euro 2012.
Former England defender Gary Cahill has announced he has left Crystal Palace after a two-year spell at the Premier League club.
Cahill, 35, made 47 appearances in all competitions for Palace since joining on a two-year deal as a free agent following his release by Chelsea in the summer of 2019.
Olivier Ntcham has left Celtic at the end of his contract after a four-year spell at the Scottish Premiership club.
The French midfielder, who joined from Manchester City in 2017, won three consecutive league titles at Celtic Park, playing 150 games for the club.
Wayne Rooney is confident Derby will make some signings in the next 48 hours.
Derby have been operating under a transfer embargo this summer and only have seven outfield players registered ahead of next Saturday’s opening Championship game of the season against Huddersfield.
All the latest Liverpool transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2021 summer window.
Who have Liverpool been linked with?
Florian Neuhaus – Liverpool are trying to offload some of their fringe players or face having to wait until next summer to land the Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder
All the latest Manchester City transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2021 summer window.
Who have Man City been linked with?
Jack Grealish – Aston Villa are expected to accept Manchester City’s £100m bid for Grealish (Sky Sports News, July 31); City have tabled a £100m bid for Aston Villa
Jamie Carragher believes expectations have to be managed when it comes to Virgil van Dijk’s return to Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The Netherlands captain made his comeback from nine months out after anterior cruciate ligament surgery on his right knee with a 20-minute appearance in the 4-3 friendly defeat to Hertha Berlin on Thursday.
Manchester City have opened talks with Aston Villa over the potential signing of Jack Grealish.
Sky Sports News has been told City made their initial approach several days ago, and lines of communication remain open.
Jurgen Klopp says Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez both made an “important first step” in their return from long-term injuries after featuring in Thursday’s 4-3 friendly defeat to Hertha Berlin.
The centre-backs came on in the 69th minute after being out of action for over nine months.
In a summer of big sporting headlines, Blackburn Rovers forward Ben Brereton facing Lionel Messi in the Copa America for Chile has to be one of the strangest.
And that’s not even mentioning the Pepsi commercial the 22-year-old Stoke-born player appeared in to introduce himself to his new-found supporters.