Tottenham ‘in the final stages’ of club-record £75m deal
Tottenham are ‘in the final stages’ of a club-record move for Tanguy Ndombele despite public pressure from Lyon. Ndombele has emerged as Mauricio Pochettino’s priority signing as the Argentinean looks to refresh a squad that lost the Champions League final to Liverpool earlier this month. But Lyon cast fresh doubt on the move this week by rubbishing…
Arsenal eye £28m Poch favourite as cheaper Zaha alternative
Arsenal have identified Monaco winger Keita Balde as a potential alternative to priority target Wilfried Zaha. Despite their restricted budget, Arsenal are interested in signing £80m-rated Zaha from Crystal Palace. The player is thought to have ‘pleaded’ to join his boyhood club, but Arsenal are way short of being able to finance the deal. The…
Brendan Rodgers completes his first Leicester signing
Leicester have signed defender James Justin from Luton for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old right-back, who can also play on the left, has agreed a five-year contract with the Foxes and becomes Brendan Rodgers’ first signing since he became manager earlier this year. Justin played 52 time in all competitions last season as Luton clinched…
Wan-Bissaka deal ‘almost collapsed’ after Palace’s ‘late demand’
Manchester United have ‘reluctantly agreed’ to insert a sell-on clause into Aaron Wan-Bissaka’s record contract ‘to avoid embarrassment and save the deal’. It was previously thought that United would officially unveil Wan-Bissaka as their second signing of the summer on Friday after numerous pictures of him emerged wearing the club’s kit, accompanied with a video of…
Poch provides update on transfers with Pep, Klopp comparison
Mauricio Pochettino has explained the transfer differences he faces compared to Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp. Pochettino is preparing to welcome his first Tottenham signing since January 2018 in the coming days, with Jack Clarke’s deal to join from Leeds nearing completion. The north London club are also interested in Tanguy Ndombele and William Saliba as…
From Kim Kardashian to Oprah Winfrey, event planners to the stars reveal how to plan a celebrity-worthy wedding
Image credit: Gianni di NataleThe excitement of planning a wedding can often get lost amongst the checklist of things to do—from choosing the venue, to editing your guest list and tasting the cake. From the practical to the psychological, Vogue mined the minds of the best planners in the business to find out their top…
Inside the French chateau where Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas will wed (again)
Image credit: Instagram.com/oliverflyphotography via Instagram.com/chateaudetourreau In May this year, celebrity couple Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas surprised the world by getting married in a Las Vegas chapel wedding, merely hours after attending the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. Turner, who is a Louis Vuitton ambassador, wore an affordable white jumpsuit, leaving many of us to think…
House tour: the home of Italian heiress Margherita Maccapani Missoni Amos
When Margherita Maccapani Missoni Amos discovered she was pregnant with her first child, there were two things she was sure of: one, the time had come to put down roots; and two, there was no other place in the world she’d rather do that than in Varese, a lakeside city 50 kilometres from Milan. Heir…
Milan have their Europa League ban wish granted by UEFA
AC Milan have struck a deal with UEFA to serve a one-year ban from European football for breaching the governing body’s financial fair play rules, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced. The agreement means Milan will not take their place in next season’s Europa League and UEFA will end its proceedings against the Italian club for overspending…
Newcastle face £18m fee for ‘interested’ Benitez replacement
Newcastle face paying a compensation fee of £18m if they want to prise Sergio Conceicao from Porto. Conceicao has emerged as a potential target to replace Rafael Benitez when his contract as Newcastle manager expires at the end of the week. Sky Sports say the 44-year-old ‘is interested’ in the upcoming vacancy, having won the…