SPORTS

Steve Bruce wants Aston Villa to break the bank to sign Josh Onomah on a permanent basis, although the midfielder is hoping to establish a long-term future at Spurs.

Leon Goretzka's impressive display has seen him attract interest from Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur, Barcelona and Juventus.

Guardiola criticised his players for being lazy after they secured a 17th straight win by beating Feyenoord 1-0.

Mourinho is seemingly keen for Fellaini to stay and remains hopeful that a deal can be agreed with the Belgian.

Emre Can, whose contract at Liverpool will run down after the end of the 2017/18 season, is wanted by Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich.

Ben Askren does not see the likes of Colby Covington or any other UFC welterweight defeating Tyron Woodley anytime soon.

Julian Draxler has been played out of position by manager Unai Emery following the arrivals of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Real Madrid's Gareth Bale didn't train with the rest of his teammates on Thursday despite Zidane having previously said that the Welshman was going to be back before Malaga clash.

Victor Wanyama and Toby Alderweireld are Tottenham's only major injury concerns for the visit of West Brom on Saturday.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he needed the presence of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the speed of Marcus Rashford when he made changes against Basel.

Sessegnon marked his 50th appearance for Fulham with a stunning hat-trick as the Whites secured a 5-4 win over high-flying Sheffield United at Brammall Lane.

Radek Stepanek, who announced his retirement earlier this month, could join Novak Djokovic's coaching team alongside Andre Agassi.

Liverpool squandered a three-goal lead to end the game at 3-3, leading to a massive outcry from fans and pundits alike.

Merseyside Police confirmed that four people had been arrested and one man had been hospitalised following the fracas in Concert Square.

Allardyce emerged as one of the candidates to replace Pulis at the Hawthorns but he's reportedly keen to manage an international side.

Rangnick recently emerged as Everton's latest target in their search to replace Ronald Koeman, who was sacked over a month ago.

Mesut Ozil has demanded Barcelona to pay him £329.000-a-week to make a move from Arsenal to the Nou Camp in January.

Carlos Moya has warned Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray that emulating Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer will not be as easy as it looks upon their impending returns.

Espanyol starlet Aaron Martin is flattered by reports linking him with Manchester United and Manchester City but the 20-year-old left-back is "happy" with the La Liga side.

James Vince made 83 before he was run out in the final session as England closed on 196-4 against Australia.

Michael Lang scored in the 89th minute at St Jakob-Park to hand Manchester United their first defeat in this season of the Champions League.

Muguruza completed a brilliant year, winning Wimbledon with a victory over Venus Williams back in June.

Paulo Dybala has already scored 12 goals in 13 Serie A appearances for Juventus. The Argentine international is attracting interest from Real Madrid, Barcelona and United.

Silva was Everton majority shareholder Farhad Moshiri's number one choice to succeed Ronald Koeman but Watford have remained staunch in their refusal to let him leave.

Manchester City were close to completing a deal this summer but the transfer fell through as the Gunners were unable to secure a replacement for Alexis Sanchez.

Eyebrows were inevitably raised when Messi was not included in the starting line-up to face Juve, but Valverde stressed that the Barcelona legend was "fine" with his decision

Around 30 scouts reportedly attended Stevenage's Checkatrade Trophy tie with Brighton earlier this month to watch Wilmot.

Lionel Messi will reportedly agree a new deal at Barcelona only if the club leaders agree to his demands. One of which includes bringing PSG's Angel Di Maria to Camp Nou.

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann reveals in his new book Tottenham Hotspur wanted to sign him as a replacement for Gareth Bale.