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New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson has reached an agreement with John Textor to buy his shares in Crystal Palace, talkSPORT understands.
Meanwhile, Eagles club captain Marc Guehi is prepared to run down his contract and leave the club on a free next summer despite interest from Liverpool and Newcastle United.
Elsewhere, Leicester City are set to sack Ruud van Nistelrooy next month after the Dutchman couldn't keep the Foxes in the Premier League.
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6 minutes agoBy Jackson Cole
Manchester United have improved their offer to Brentford for Bryan Mbeumo to a package worth in excess of £60m, talkSPORT understands.
Talks have accelerated in the past 24 hours and will continue this week.
Mbeumo has always made it clear to the Bees his preference is to join United over reuniting with Thomas Frank at Tottenham.
United have already agreed personal terms with Mbuemo on a contract worth around £250,000-a-week.
Spurs are now expected to focus their efforts on a swoop for Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze.
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29 minutes agoBy Jackson Cole
Wrexham forward Paul Mullin has joined Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan, it has been confirmed.
The club legend, who in four years at Wrexham has played a major part in their rise, held talks with League One Wigan last week with the move being confirmed on Monday.
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson said: “I’d like to wish Paul all the best for his loan move.
“It’s a good opportunity for him to get back to playing regular first-team football and I’m sure he’s going to be a great signing for Wigan Athletic.”
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Today, 17:59By Jackson Cole
Crystal Palace have signed goalkeeper Walter Benitez from PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer.
The 32-year-old, who played every game of PSV's title-winning Eredivisie campaign last season, will link up with the Eagles at the start of next month.
Benitez is expected to serve as understudy to current Palace number one Dean Henderson, alongside current back-up Remi Matthews.
Palace chairman Steve Parish said: "Walter is an excellent addition to our squad, bringing further quality, experience and competition to our goalkeeping department alongside Dean and Remi.
"We look forward to welcoming Walter to South London next month as we continue our preparations towards what promises to be a busy season, competing on multiple fronts, in 2025-26."
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Today, 16:32By Joe Brophy
New Chelsea star Liam Delap will be looking to follow in the footsteps of both Levi Colwill and Cole Palmer, who are both now England regulars after becoming integral Chelsea players.
Delap and Palmer were both at Manchester City’s Academy together, where they worked under Enzo Maresca and forged a relationship with Joe Shields, who is now Chelsea’s Co-Director of Recruitment and Talent.
Palmer even played a role in helping to secure Delap’s signature.
“I’ve known Cole since I was 15, playing at Manchester City with him,” said Delap, speaking to talkSPORT from Philadelphia ahead of Chelsea’s final group-stage game against ES Tunis.
I know a lot of the players here, and the project of the club and how they see the future, that’s what excites me.”
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Today, 16:00By Joe Brophy
Tottenham are reportedly interested in re-signing former youth star Dennis Cirkin from newly-promoted Sunderland.
The defender moved to London aged three and became part of the Spurs academy, although he didn’t make any senior appearances.
Cirkin left in 2021 to sign for Sunderland when they were in League One and has since featured 116 times for them in all competitions.
He was also part of their promotion-winning side last season as the Black Cats beat Sheffield United in the Championship play-off final.
Now, Spurs could be set to bring him back to north London, as The Northern Echo have reported their interest in negotiating a deal.
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Today, 15:30By Joe Brophy
South American football expert Tim Vickery has compared incoming Nottingham Forest striker Igor Jesus to a Premier League legend.
The Botafogo forward is expected to move to the City Ground after the Club World Cup.
Speaking on the Trans Europe Express, he explained: “I really see Igor Jesus as a modern-day Didier Drogba.
“He is a one-man forward line.
The number nine has always been related to strikers, so it’s something I like, but there is no pressure [wearing it].”
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Today, 13:40By Joe Brophy
New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson has signed an agreement with John Textor to buy his shares in Crystal Palace, as talkSPORT first revealed this morning.
The deal for Textor's 43 per cent stake, worth in excess of £190m, is currently going through the process of Premier League approval.
UEFA are now expected to ratify FA Cup winners Palace's participation in the Europa League by the end of this month.
A statement read: "Crystal Palace Football Club can confirm that Robert Wood Johnson, “Woody”, an American businessman and co-owner of the New York Jets, has signed a legally binding contract to purchase Eagle Football’s holding in the Club.
"We're 1-1 now and we'll see for the rest of the tournament," the England midfielder joked to DAZN.
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Today, 10:01By Joe Brophy
Ryan Mason is closing in on making forgotten Liverpool man Nat Phillips his first signing as the new West Brom boss.
Phillips, who is expecting a baby with his partner, Molly Moorish-Gallagher, the daughter of Oasis frontman Liam, is looking to finalise a permanent transfer away from Anfield after six loans.
The 28-year-old, who has one year left on his Liverpool contract, was most recently at Derby last season.
According to the Telegraph, the defender is now close to signing for West Brom in a permanent deal.
Phillips, who joined Liverpool in 2016 from Bolton's academy, has struggled to break into the senior side in his near-decade at the club.
His only consistent run in the Reds first-team came under Jurgen Klopp during the COVID 2020-21 season, after fellow centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez suffered serious injuries.
He has made 19 appearances for Liverpool, with his only goal coming in a 3-0 win away at Burnley in May 2021.
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Today, 09:33By Joe Brophy
Southampton are willing to allow Aaron Ramsdale to leave on loan, talkSPORT understands.
Galatasaray and Rangers are among the clubs credited with an interest in Ramsdale, who is Southampton's top earner on wages in excess of £100,000-a-week.
Ramsdale wants to be playing at the highest level possible to ensure he is named in England's World Cup squad.
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Today, 09:02By Joe Brophy
New York Jets co-owner Woody Johnson has reached an agreement with John Textor to buy his shares in Crystal Palace, talkSPORT understands.
The deal for Textor's 43 per cent stake, worth in excess of £171million [€200m], is subject to Premier League approval.
UEFA are now expected to ratify FA Cup winners Palace's participation in the Europa League by the end of this month.
The Eagles had been in danger of being dumped out of Europe's second-tier competition due to UEFA's multi-club ownership rules.
That is because Textor also controls Ligue 1 giants Lyon, who will also be plying their trade in the Europa League in the 2025/26 season.
Textor became involved in Palace in August 2021, where he invested £86m for 43 per cent of the ownership of the club.
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22nd Jun 2025, 21:53By Jackson Cole
Alejandro Garnacho risks alienating himself from Manchester United fans (if he hasn't already) by wearing an Aston Villa shirt on holiday.
The Argentina winger, who has been told to find a new club by Red Devils boss Ruben Amorim, shared a series of snaps to fans of his holiday to Ibiza.
The photo album on his Instagram post shows Garnacho chilling out in the pool as well as in the sea or visiting night spots of the famous Spanish party island.
However, the standout picture sees him don a replica jersey of a rival Premier League club of Man United's in Villa.
In the photo Garnacho has his back to camera, as he reveals he has Man United teammate Marcus Rashford's name and no.9 on the back of the Villa shirt.
Rashford, who spent the second half of the 2024/25 season on loan at Villa Park, enjoyed Garnacho's post, commenting: "My brother [love heart emoji]."
Needless to say, Man United fans will think differently...
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22nd Jun 2025, 20:58By Jackson Cole
Chelsea have been urged not to give up their transfer pursuit of Mike Maignan.
The AC Milan goalkeeper should be regarded as a must-sign player for the London club this summer, according to a former Blues star who insists their current options are not good enough.
Chelsea looked set to land the experienced France international on deadline day of the mini transfer window before the start of the FIFA Club World Cup.
However, the deal collapsed at the last minute with AC Milan holding out for their £25million asking price for the 29-year-old, who only has one year left on his contract.
Chelsea were only willing to pay around £15m, and so walked away from the deal.
Having pulled out of the deal for Maignan, manager Enzo Maresca has insisted he and the club are ‘happy’ with their current selection of goalkeepers.
But former Chelsea defender Scott Minto isn’t, and neither are a lot of the Stamford Bridge faithful.
“They still need a new goalkeeper, in my opinion,” Minto told talkSPORT.
“They have allegedly ended their pursuit of Mike Maignan, but I would be very surprised if that was the case.
“Maresca has come out and said they are happy with the keepers they’ve got - you’re not!
If you were chasing Maignan and Milan had given you the price you wanted, then you would have brought him in, so clearly you’re not happy with your goalkeepers.
“As much as Sanchez has improved and he's not messing around at the back so much, for me he’s still not a goalkeeper that will take Chelsea to a Premier League or Champions League title.
“So just go an extra few million for Mike Maignan.”
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22nd Jun 2025, 18:29By Jackson Cole
Pep Guardiola has said he would be happy to manage a team in South America.
The Manchester City boss is revelling in the multi-cultural atmosphere at the Club World Cup and admits the football in countries such as Brazil and Argentina holds huge appeal.
Guardiola has not necessarily got any plans to leave the Etihad Stadium - and has two years remaining on his contract - but did not reject the idea when asked ahead of City's clash with Al Ain in Atlanta.
The Spaniard said: "Why not?
Liverpool and Premier League rivals Newcastle are interested in signing Crystal Palace captain Guehi, who has one year of his contract at Selhurst Park remaining.
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