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Manager Jose Mourinho has admitted that he could be ‘happier’ with the club’s activity in the transfer market this summer, despite hailing the business conducted thus far as ‘fantastic’. Speaking after his side’s 2-1 win over Sampdoria in Dublin, the final friendly of United’s pre-season, Jose Mourinho praised the signings made by the club in the last few months, with a trio of first-team players arriving at Old Trafford. Victor Lindelof, Romelu Lukaku and, most recently, Nemanja Matic have come through the door for a combined sum of £146m, but Mourinho hoped for four high-profile names at the start of  the summer and his desire for another attacking player before the window…

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has made a late bid to sign Bayern Munich’s Renato Sanches ahead of AC Milan. Conte is interested in taking the £30 million Portuguese star on loan for the season and has made an enquiry during Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Singapore. Chelsea and Bayern faced each other in the International Champions Cup on Tuesday evening and it understood Conte spoke with Carlo Ancelotti, the Bundesliga champions’ manager, after the game to discuss a potential deal. Bayern are prepared to allow Sanches, 19, out on loan for the season after a disappointing debut campaign and have also…

He has run the 100 metres this year faster than Usain Bolt. Wayde’s in the category of extraordinary. There is no doubt he is the most complete sprinter of all time. Even Michael Johnson and Usain Bolt can’t argue with that.” says Roger Black He holds the world records for both 300m and 400m which previously were the property of Michael Johnson. And so talented is he that the World Championships schedule has been changed to allow him a shot at the 200-400m double. Little wonder the search for the successor to Bolt has stopped at the door of South Africa’s…

Serbian coach Milutin ‘Micho’ Sredojevic has returned as the coach of South African club Orlando Pirates.

Championship side, Fulham have confirmed the signing of Aboubakar Kamara from Amiens after the French-born Mauritanian attacker penned a four-year contract with the club. The striker helped the Unicorns to gain promotion for the first time in their history to France elite division after finishing second in Ligue 2. Tony Khan, Vice Chairman and Director of Football Operations announced the arrival of the player in the club and he is confident that versatile player will hit the ground running The forward is confident of replicating the feat achieved with his former employer, where he helped them secure ticket to the…

Brazilian Star, Neymar and his lawyer are heading the Switzerland and to FIFA where they will present the provisional transfer of the forward to FIFA that would allow him to debut for PSG in the French league which kicks off this weekend.

Neymar has paid the €222million (£198m) fee to release him from his contract with Barcelona.

The Foxes are reportedly holding out for a fee of £30 million as Chelsea’s Antonio Conte seeks to bolster his midfield ranks following the sale of Nemanja Matic Chelsea are looking to complete the signing of Leicester City midfielder Danny Drinkwater, Goal can confirm. Having sold Nemanja Matic to Manchester United for £40 million, Antonio Conte is keen to bolster his midfield ranks before the end of the transfer window. The sales of both Matic and Nathaniel Chalobah have left the Premier League champions short of options in the middle of the park, despite the arrival of Tiemoue Bakayoko from Monaco. And Conte is keen…

Wladimir Klitschko has retired from boxing, ending Anthony Joshua’s hopes of a Las Vegas rematch. The Ukrainian lost to Joshua at Wembley in April after the Brit climbed off the canvas to knock out the ring legend in the penultimate round. The rematch had been pencilled in for November 11 in Sin City but Joshua will now have to look elsewhere. Klitschko confirmed the news with a statement on his website which initially crashed due to the huge volume of traffic. It read: “I deliberately took a few weeks to make my decision, to make sure I had enough distance…

Uefa will demand to know how Paris Saint-Germain intend to finance their world-record £198 million transfer deal for Barcelona’s Brazilian superstar Neymar, with European football’s governing body reiterating its stance that financial fair play(FFP) rules will be enforced. On a dramatic day, Barcelona announced on Wednesday that Neymar, 25, had told them of his intention to leave and that in response had said he could only do so on payment of the £198 million (€222m) buy-out clause included in the new contract he signed last year. It is anticipated that the Qatari-owned PSG will pay it in full although the structure…