As the Scottish League Cup Semi-Finals threw the entire fixture list out of whack, my reckless decision to title the first of these posts with reference to the current gameweek caught up with me.
I also had the disastrous idea to summarise every fixture of the last two weeks, rather than just the three fixtures played during gameweek 10, and as such was blindsided by the great /soccer flair apocalypse, during which my beloved soccerbot was taken from me, making this whole thing very difficult and time-consuming to put together.
True to form, the high drama of the subreddit was matched by a whirlwind of baw-grabbing, coin-throwing, and general bampot behaviour across the Scottish Professional Football League.
Without further ado, here is a blow-by-blow of the last fortnight. Please bask in my artistic endeavours as I attempt to cope without flairs.

Tuesday 23/10/18

Scottish Premiership


Dundee	0 - 3	Heart of Midlothian

I’m going to make an effort to be succinct with these because we’ve a lot to get through, but what must be made clear is that Dundee are just as rotten under Jim McIntyre as they were under Neil McCann. The most valuable thing they have contributed this season is the glimmer of hope they’ve given St Mirren.
Calvin Miller’s horrendous penalty effectively summarises their season so far. That followed a nice free-kick from Oliver Bozanic, and a tap-in from the BADWORD goal machine that is Steven Naismith. Steven MacLean’s goal scored 21 seconds after half-time compounded Dundee’s misery.
Highlights.

Saturday 27/10/18

Scottish Premiership


Kilmarnock	1 - 1	Hamilton Academical

If you were to hear the words “El Plastico” you might assume that one of City, PSG, Chelsea etc. would be involved, but Kilmarnock - Hamilton really dwarves any such rivalries. This is the battle between the two hosts of the best-established top-flight artificial pitches in Scotland. Buckle up.
Hamilton’s youth may have edged past FC Basel in Europe, but their senior team couldn’t find a winner against a Kilmarnock side that had won their last 4.
In the end, Steven Boyd was sent off. Before the end, Dougie Imrie seemed to put Hamilton ahead, before a tidy Rory McKenzie finish cancelled it out a minute before the break, putting Killie into 2nd at the time.
Highlights.


St. Johnstone	2 - 0	St. Mirren

I don’t know if I was the only Scottish child who assumed this match had to be some kind of derby, based purely off the teams’ names. St Mirren’s last point came against Celtic less than halfway through September, and I really can’t help but feel sorry for Oran Kearney, having made the decision to begin his full-time management career at such a disaster of a club.
St Johnstone were incredibly wasteful, with Tony Watt missing two *Iain Dowie voice* gilt-edged chances, before he and Liam Craig missed a further two penalties, book-ended by goals from David Wotherspoon and Matty Kennedy.
No shots on target for St. Mirren.
Highlights.

Sunday 28/10/18

Scottish League Cup


Heart of Midlothian	0 - 3	Celtic

Having been denied the Hampden Royal Rumble after a last-minute allusion to competence by the SFA, the first of the Scottish League Cup semi-finals kicked-off at Murrayfield between the top-two teams in the country.
Stealing the limelight as this fixture opened up was 36 year-old Hearts striker Steven MacLean. Having made it clear that he “hoped Celtic got pumped” by RB Leipzig midweek, MacLean became the central figure in an incident now affectionately referred to by the BBC as “Bawsgate.”
Eboué Kouassi was the victim of the Hearts captain’s indiscretion, with MacLean having assumed the armband after Steven Naismith had to leave the pitch due to injury, another serious injury-shaped dent in the Hearts title charge.
Celtic broke the deadlock through Scott Sinclair, before James Forrest laid claim to a goal that could well have been Ryan Christie’s. No doubt about Christie being given the third, mind. Some hit.
Celtic now storm into the first of this season's finals as they look to complete the treble-treble, or the 'treble', if you will.
Extensive highlights, with commentary, here.


Aberdeen	1 - 0	Rangers

Last time I posted one of these I went on a 1000 word rant about Aberdeen, and I have to say the temptation to write another thousand words here is very strong indeed, although this time just to bam the Rangers up a bit.
No strangers to the big occasions, Rangers fans (if they get let into the stadium) know how to create an intimidating atmosphere, and that they did by taking up all of the West Stand with the most honking display you’re ever likely to see.
Alan McGregor left one on Gary Mackay-Steven after play had stopped, in just about the only first-half action in the Rangers box, but escaped again without any acknowledgement by the referee.
Despite Rangers demanding the Lion’s share of possession for the entirety of the match, when the inevitable goal did come, it was thanks to the nephew of iconic Rangers captain Barry Ferguson, Lewis, who happens to be an Aberdeen player.
Whilst Umar Sadiq opted to dive instead of actually being tackled for the penalty that would level things, Rangers continued to dominate without really doing much, and so Ferguson’s goal sent Aberdeen through. There aren’t many petty little things like that which could bring so much joy to an Aberdeen fan, but the official twitter proclaiming that “We Are The People, who are heading to the final” did come quite close.
Nothing more to say that hasn’t already been said on Shay Logan’s snapchat story.
Again, extensive highlights with commentary here.

Wednesday 31/10/18

Scottish Premiership


Heart of Midlothian	0 - 0	Hibernian

Whilst Rangers fans should be condemned for lobbing all sorts of coins and pyrotechnics at the Aberdeen support on Sunday, the real story of Scottish Football Fan Trouble (All Rights Reserved) comes from the Edinburgh Derby.
I’d like to begin by saying that I could have put my house on this being a 0-0 and sat pretty comfortably, knowing that Craig Levein would churn out the 4-6-0 formation immortalised by both him & Vicente Del Bosque; but that very nearly wasn’t the case.
Florian Kamberi was sent off for Hibs after a reckless 50-50 with Garuccio, and after an exciting game full of chances, Clévid Dikamona had the ball in the back of the net for Hearts in the 91st minute, only to see his header ruled out for offside. As Hibs manager Neil Lennon rather flamboyantly told the Tynecastle crowd to sit back down, he was hit by a coin. This followed a Hibs fan punching Hearts keeper Zdeněk Zlámal in the face, and other extremely disgraceful behaviour from the Hearts faithful.
The whole debacle led to a joint statement from the two clubs, throwing the entire Scottish Statement League into disrepute, and a genuinely well-written post by Zlámal which served as a less distracting condemnation.
All the drama you could ask for in a derby, minus any goals.
Highlights here.


Rangers	1 - 1	Kilmarnock

Despite Rangers having lost the Ginger Ramos, this match went down exactly the same way as the corresponding fixture of last year. An increasingly scrutinised Rangers manager, having dropped 12 points in 10 games and lost the League Cup semi-final, is held by a Kilmarnock equaliser at home. I’m not the one who noticed this, by the way.
That result saw Pedro Caixinha sacked, although it probably helps Gerrard’s case that he didn’t bomb out of the Europa League in a qualifying round against Progres Niederkorn.
Recent results have not been stellar though, and after an insipid performance against Spartak and the impotent showing against Aberdeen, Gerrard has pointed out that goals are going to need to come from somewhere other than Alfredo Morelos this season, in no uncertain terms.
His 9th-min goal was cancelled out 6 minutes later by Greg Stewart, who is in some form. First points dropped by Rangers at Ibrox this season.
Highlights.


Livingston	0 - 1	St. Johnstone

If I’m not mistaken then Livi went into this match with the best defensive record in the division, which speaks for their incredible start to the season.
However it only took Matty Kennedy 5 minutes to open the scoring, and that was enough to end an 8-match unbeaten run for the hosts.
Highlights.


Aberdeen	3 - 0	Hamilton Academical

Aberdeen will have been hopeful that the semi-final result would be the catalyst that gets their season going, after a horrible opening 9 games.
Hamilton’s defensive shape proved difficult for the Dons to bypass, with Scott McKenna and Mikey Devlin singlehandedly taking a stab at the Spanish passing record. It took a few moments of inspiration for Aberdeen to score, captain Graeme Shinnie trading his usual yellow card for a very nicely taken finish, before James Wilson scored the pick of the goals with a 25-yard bullet. Having decided to stop passing to centre-back partner Scott McKenna, Mikey Devlin scored from a good 30-yards after Gary Woods fumbled. Woods then went on to save a Shay Logan shot which was considerably more difficult to deal with, so fair play.
The cherry on the icing on the cake for Aberdeen was Hamilton captain Dougie Imrie, who had cut a frustrated figure for the whole game, being sent-off in the 92nd minute, and in doing so becoming the second Hamilton player in as many matches to be sent-off in added time. Have to feel that’s a bit frustrating for Martin Canning.
3 sweet goals and one shit tackle available for your enjoyment here.


St Mirren	0 - 2	Motherwell

If you just want to watch the highlights of this game, look no further than this Motherwell fan’s pitch-invasion.
I’m seriously running out of words to describe this St Mirren team, so I’ll just lift the words of the BBC match report and go for “woeful.” Motherwell haven’t been stellar either, but this result ended a run of 5 games without a win for them, whilst extending St Mirren’s run to 10. Yikes.
Outside-the-box goals from David Turnbull and Chris Cadden either side of half-time did the trick, before Ryan Flynn got himself deservedly sent-off.
Highlights.


Dundee	0 - 5	Celtic

Not to be outdone, Dundee. It seems to be clear that Celtic are back to their best, although there’s no chance they’d be racking up this kinda scoreline against top-of-the-table opposition, cough cough.
Rogic, Sinclair, Forrest and Edouard had it at 4-0 before halftime, and Dundee fans were spotted leaving in the 48th minute as Ryan Christie made it 5. If you believe any of the prestigious redtop tabloid newspapers, they were fleeing from the troublesome Celtic crowd, but if you’ve been to many football matches you’ll understand that they were probably leaving because they were getting absolutely turned over.
Daniel Arzani made his debut for Celtic, and as such is out for several months having sustained a knee-injury. Dundee boasted an aggregate score of 0-12 after their first 3 games under Jim McIntyre. New manager bounce.
Highlights, with some great goals.

Saturday 03/11/18

Scottish Premiership


St. Mirren	0 - 2	Rangers

I’m going to leave this very open to your interpretation, but it took until the 80th minute for a wayward Daniel Candeias cross to find the back of the net for Rangers.
The winger was then sent-off ridiculously by the Mike Dean of Scottish Football, Willie Collum, after being involved in a near-deadly brawl with the Anton Ferdinand. This wasn’t before Alfredo Morelos had tied the result up, and, sticking with the theme of the week, he had a coin thrown at him whilst he was celebrating.
7 defeats now, in a row, for a St Mirren team that were not without their chances.
Highlights.


Celtic	5 - 0	Heart of Midlothian

Oh dear.
I do have to feel sorry for Hearts because they are without Naismith, Souttar, Berra, and Ikpeazu - the first 4 people I would name if you asked me to list the Hearts squad; but as the 1st-placed team in the division, you would hope for a better showing.
Meanwhile I don’t even think it’s fair to say Celtic are back up and running, their domestic form is simply unbelievable. 20 goals in their last 4 league games after only scoring 7 in the first 7. Name a more iconic turnaround.
Edouard scored twice, commanding the respect of the opposition, and was joined by Leicester-loanee Filip Benkovic, James Forrest, and Ryan Christie on the scoresheet.
Wonder if Steven MacLean has the right word to describe how heavily Hearts have been defeated here?
Highlights.


Hamilton Academical	1 - 0	Livingston

If you’re a Hamilton fan and couldn’t make it to the second El Plastico of the season, you could rest assured in the knowledge that the club’s twitter will provide an authentic match-day experience. It’s as if you’re there.
In truth there wasn’t much to be missed. Mason Bloomfield scored only a minute after Mickel Miller was sent off in the 85th, and a second defeat in a row for Livingston means the team that occupied 2nd place earlier in the season now fall to 8th.
Highlights.


Hibernian	0 - 1	St. Johnstone

It’s a weekend of late goals, and, despite Adam Bogdan saving a penalty, Hibs suffered their first defeat at Easter Road in 2018 thanks to a 90th minute header from Joe Shaughnessy.
It’s certainly not all Sunshine on Leith just now (very sorry, I’m tired and have been writing this for some hours,) with talk floating that Neil Lennon may walk from the Hibs job on account of the abuse he suffers in Scotland. It’s inappropriate to joke there - despite Lennon being the perfect counterpart to Levein in the Edinburgh rivalry, and in my view a very necessary character in the league, I struggle to think of any active professional in British football who is on the receiving end of as much abuse. Couldn’t blame him for walking, certainly hope that he doesn’t.
Highlights.


Motherwell	1 - 0	Dundee

Still with us? This was Motherwell’s first home win of the season, and yet again they can thank a Turnbull banger. They still look a distance from the team that finished second in the Betfred and Scottish Cups to Celtic, but this win briefly put them within 4 points of the Aberdeen side that finished second in the league.
I really do have nothing else to say about Dundee.
Highlights.

Sunday 04/11/18

Scottish Premiership


Kilmarnock	1 - 2	Aberdeen

I don’t even know if it would be exaggerating to say that the first 45 minutes of this match are some of the worst Aberdeen have played in recent memory. Then again, today does mark 8 years since Celtic won 9-0 against Mark McGhee’s team, so perhaps a reality check is in order.
As I sat down to start this writeup yesterday, Aberdeen had not yet had a shot, whilst Killie had mustered 7. I was also exceptionally angry, having been subjected to Kris Boyd’s admittedly hilarious celebration in front of the away fans. If you’re not able to view Twitter, imagine if Antoine Griezmann was yer da, and he’d just smashed a word-record for steak-bake consumption. The kind of thing he might do then. Picture it.
Goading the opposition fans, despite being very in vogue, is the kind of thing you want to make sure you can back-up with a win, and whilst Killie may have looked like absolutely certain winners, they were completely terrible too.
Aberdeen got a Brucey bonus in the 73rd as Anderson diverted McGinn’s shot past MacDonald, and whilst no fans would have complained about a point given their performance, Lewis ‘the absolute boy’ Ferguson made it 1-2 in the 86th minute, wrong-footing MacDonald with his free-kick.
Highlights!
Phew, that was a lot to get through. Now if you’ll excuse me I have to manually create an updated Premiership table.

Table

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Heart of Midlothian	12	8	2	2	19	12	+7	26	L D W W L
2	Celtic	11	8	1	2	27	6	+21	25	W W W W W
3	Rangers	11	6	3	2	25	10	+15	21	W D W W L
4	Kilmarnock	12	6	3	3	18	12	+6	21	L D D W W
5	St. Johnstone	12	6	2	4	12	18	-6	20	W W W W L
6	Hibernian	11	5	3	3	21	11	+10	18	L D L W W
7	Aberdeen	11	5	3	3	15	10	+5	18	W W L W L
8	Livingston	11	5	3	3	12	7	+5	18	L L W D W
9	Motherwell	11	3	2	6	11	15	-4	11	W W L D L
10	Hamilton Accies	12	3	1	8	9	24	-15	10	W L D L L
11	St Mirren	12	1	1	10	5	25	-20	4	L L L L L
12	Dundee	12	1	0	11	5	29	-24	3	L L L L L

Championship Round Relegation Round
Took me a good 45 minutes that, so be appreciative.

BEST OF THE REST

Scottish Championship


Sat	03/11/18	Greenock Morton	5 - 1	Partick Thistle

Relatively-newly-appointed Partick Thistle manager Gary Caldwell felt the need to weigh in on the volley of abuse sent towards Neil Lennon by suggesting that the Hibs manager “brings it on himself,” so it seems appropriate to take a moment to breathe in this result, knowing that he was fully in charge of the team on the receiving end of this scoreline. Morton literally lit-up their home ground so much that the lights exploded.
Other notable scorelines from the past two weeks include wannabe pop-star and friend of Gok Wan Liam Fontaine’s Ross County beating this very same Morton team 5-0, Dumbarton’s 4-0 win over East Fife in their first game under new manager Jim Duffy the Vampire Slayer, and it finished all-square in the eagerly-anticipated Highland Derby. Finally, for fans of Peep Show, the match between Falkirk and Queen of the South involved David Mitchell saving a Dobbie penalty.
I think that will be plenty for now.
Don’t know about you but I’m exhausted. See yous next week!
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Daily Transfer News Thread - 07/18/2018

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21:59

FULL TIME

That's all for tonight from the Sky Sports Transfer Centre. We'll be back tomorrow at 7am with all the latest transfer news and rumours from around the world of football. Join us then!
21:10

BREAKING NEWS

Chelsea have confirmed the appointment of former player Gianfranco Zola as assistant first team coach.
https://twitter.com/ChelseaFC/status/1019688954436767745
21:05

WATCH: WOLVES PROJECT EXCITES PATRICIO

20:23

SUMMER TRANSFER DEALINGS RANKED

We look at the top five Premier League additions of the summer so far, according to their Sky Sports Fantasy Football values.
READ HERE
20:15

BREAKING NEWS

Roma goalkeeper Alisson has arrived in England ahead of a medical with Liverpool.
20:09

LISTEN: TRANSFER TALK

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1019658675995185152
19:54

KLOPP 'HAD TO GET' KARIUS REPLACEMENT

The memory of the Champions League final meant Liverpool were forced into finding Loris Karius' replacement, says Graeme Souness.
The Reds' current No 1 made two costly errors as Liverpool lost 3-1 to Real Madrid in May, although Karius was later found to be suffering from concussion after taking a knock from Sergio Ramos shortly before the opening goal.
Regardless, Souness told Sky Sports News those errors would come back to haunt the German had he started 2018/19 as first-choice and made another mistake.
Liverpool are on the verge of signing Roma goalkeeper Alisson after a £67m bid was accepted, with the Brazilian flying to England on Wednesday evening to undergo a medical in the next few days, according to Sky in Italy.
"I think as much as Jurgen would have wanted to be loyal and do right by the goalkeeper, he's got to go out and get another one," he said. "That's simply because if Karius was to make the same mistake, or a mistake in a big game, it'd be down to the manager not correcting that situation. It's obvious to everyone - look at what happened in the Champions League final. So if Klopp is out to get Alisson or another top goalkeeper, he's doing the right thing."
19:47

BALL SIGNS FOR ABERDEEN

Aberdeen have confirmed the signing of defender Dominic Ball on a season-long loan deal from Rotherham.
19:27

WATCH: TRANSFER CENTRE

The Transfer Centre rounds up of all the latest summer transfer stories from Sky Sports News.
19:26

NWAKALI JOINS PORTO

Porto have confirmed the signing of Kelechi Nwakali from Arsenal on a season-long loan deal.
19:09

DONE DEAL

https://twitter.com/Official_STFC/status/1019657198648119296
18:54

JOSE: DALOT OUT UNTIL SEPTEMBER

Jose Mourinho has confirmed new Manchester United signing Diogo Dalot will be out until September with a knee injury.
The 19-year-old defender joined United on a five-year deal from Porto last month for a fee of around £19m. Dalot injured his knee late last season for Porto and was pictured on crutches in Manchester.
He travelled on United's pre-season tour of the USA despite not being cleared to return to training but Mourinho is happy with how his recovery is progressing.
Mourinho said: "Dalot is injured; we knew that but we didn't want to lose him because of that. He is recovering really well. We think he can start training with the team when we go back to England. He will not be ready for the start of the season but we think he'll be ready for September."
18:34

WATCH: WILSHERE TARGETS ENGLAND RETURN

Jack Wilshere hopes a move to West Ham will revive his England chances.
18:29

‘THERE WILL BE RIVALS FOR GOLOVIN’

CSKA Moscow's president Evgeniy Giner has warned Chelsea that rival clubs will be looking to sign Aleksandr Golovin.
Chelsea have been linked with Golovin over the summer and in his introductory press conference, new manager Maurizio Sarri said he may be interested in adding some midfield quality to the squad.
In an interview with Russian site sport24, Giner said there is no deal between the clubs but it is likely Golovin will be with a new club soon.
"I believe that [he] can grow into a big star," he said. "I'm not sure that this can happen in the Russian championship. The level of the English Premier League or the championship of Spain is much higher.
"In order not to ruin [him], we must let him go. But we have no solution for today. When we receive an offer, we always try to negotiate openly. Indeed, we were visited by the vice-president of Monaco [Vadim Vasilyev] and he made a proposal for Golovin. If we talk about Chelsea, then there is no closed agreement with them. But the question of his transition will be decided, I think, in the next couple of days."
18:23

DONE DEAL

Portsmouth have announced the signing of Anton Walkes from Tottenham.
https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1019635411751178240
18:15

EVENING WHISPERS

Here are latest rumours from our friends at Football Whispers...
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17:56

DONE DEAL

Former Gillingham defender Ben Nugent completed a move to Stevenage.
17:34

WATCH: ALISSON SETS OFF FOR ENGLAND

Alisson has boarded a private jet from Rome to England to undergo a medical with Liverpool.
17:28

DONE DEAL

https://twitter.com/TranmereRovers/status/1019622943280812033
17:28

NEW DEAL AT MOLYNEUX

Luke Molyneux has signed a new deal at Sunderland until the end of the 2018-19 season.
17:13

BREAKING NEWS

https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1019630147496968193
17:12

MAURIZIO SARRI: WHAT DID WE LEARN?

How did new Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri get on in his first public appearance?
Sky Sports News' Ian Bolton looks back at the Italian's unveiling...
READ HERE
17:05

WATCH: SARRI WANTS TO KEEP TOP PLAYERS

New Chelsea head coach Maurizio Sarri is aiming to help the current crop of players develop...
16:59

WATCH: TRANSFER CENTRE

The Transfer Centre rounds up of all the latest summer transfer stories from Sky Sports News.
16:48

SILVA JOINS HEARTS

Hearts have completed their 12th signing of the summer after handing goalkeeper Kevin Silva a two-year deal.
The American shot-stopper has spent the last month on trial with Craig Levein's squad and has impressed enough to win himself a contract. He has already featured for the Jambos during their pre-season clashes with Arbroath, Partick Thistle, Queen of the South and Forfar.
Now he will go straight into Levein's squad for Wednesday night's Betfred Cup match against Cove Rangers.
16:37

FORRESTER LEAVES RANGERS

Harry Forrester has left Rangers by mutual consent after two-and-a-half seasons with the Scottish Premiership club.
The 27-year-old joined Rangers in January 2016 from Doncaster Rovers before he was sent out on loan to AFC Wimbledon for the 2017/18 season. He made 44 appearances overall for the Glasgow side, scoring seven league goals and one in the Scottish Cup.
A club statement said: "Rangers can today confirm the club has terminated the contract of Harry Forrester by mutual consent. The 27-year-old made 44 appearances for the Gers, over two seasons, after signing in January 2016. He scored eight times for the Light Blues. Forrester was part of the squad won the 2015/16 Championship title and lifted the Petrofac Cup. The attacker spent last season on loan at AFC Wimbledon in EFL League One. He played 43 times scoring three goals in the process. Harry leaves with the best wishes of everyone at the club for his future career."
16:26

DONE DEAL

Oxford United have confirmed the signing of Jamie Mackie on a two-year deal.
15:49

‘REAL MOVE DREAM COME TRUE’

Real Madrid's new signing Alvaro Odriozola said his dream had come true after being unveiled by the club at the Bernabeu Stadium.
Spain defender Odriozola completed a move to the European champions from Real Sociedad earlier this month.
"It is an honour for me to be here and fulfil the dream of every football player to sign for Real Madrid," Odriozola told a media conference. "I know the responsibility that comes with wearing this shirt and the only thing I can promise is that I will give everything, humility and sacrifice so that our future is successful.
"The last year and a half has been like a movie and I'm now fulfilling the dream of wearing the shirt of the biggest club in the world, that of Real Madrid. It's a day I'll never forget and I'll not let this opportunity pass me by. Hala Madrid!"
15:42

TRANSFER HEADLINES

15:33

GOLOVIN TO CHELSEA?

Our colleagues at Sky in Italy claim a deal is close between Chelsea and CSKA Moscow midfielder Aleksandr Golovin.
New Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri tried to sign Golovin when he was in charge at Napoli.
15:29

LIVERPOOL COMPLETE ALISSON DEAL

Liverpool have completed a €75m (£67m) deal for Alisson Becker subject to the Roma goalkeeper passing a medical, according to Sky in Italy.
The 25-year-old is scheduled to depart Rome within the next hour and will undergo a medical at Liverpool in the next few days.
Sky in Italy understand the Brazilian has already agreed personal terms with the Reds and will sign a five-year deal at Anfield.
Alisson is set to become the most expensive goalkeeper in history, surpassing the £34.7m fee Manchester City paid to sign Ederson from Benfica in 2017.
FULL STORY
15:08

WATCH: ALISSON'S 17/18 STATS

We take a look at Brazillian goalkeeper Alisson Becker's stats from his 2017/18 season with Serie A side Roma...
15:03

BREAKING NEWS

Sky in Italy are reporting that Liverpool have completed a £67m deal to sign Roma's Alisson, subject to the goalkeeper passing a medical.
Our colleagues are reporting that the 25-year-old has agreed personal terms on a five-year deal.
The goalkeeper is set to arrive in the UK this evening and will complete his medical in the next few days.
the transfer fee would be a world record for a goalkeeper.
14:51

WATCH: MOST SEARCHED TRANSFER RUMOURS

The World Cup is a great opportunity for players to showcase themselves ahead of the summer transfer window. But who caught your eye at Russia 2018?
14:36

STOKE WANT INCE

Sky sources understand Stoke are interested in signing Huddersfield’s Tom Ince.
We understand Ince, who played under Stoke boss Gary Rowett at Derby, remains with the Huddersfield squad in Frankfurt for pre-season.
Any potential deal could have implications on any potential move for Matt Ritchie.
We reported last Friday that talks between Stoke and Newcastle over Ritchie were continuing, with Stoke prepared to pay £11.5m – though Newcastle want around £15m.
14:28

CITY MONITOR UNDER

Man City are reportedly monitoring a move for Roma youngster Cengiz Under, according to the Manchester Evening News.
14:15

STOKE'S CHIRICHES BID REJECTED

Napoli have rejected a bid in region of £13m from Stoke for former Tottenham defender Vlad Chiriches.
13:57

WATCH: 'BEST ARSENAL SIGNING IS EMERY'

Robert Pires believes Arsenal's best bit of business this summer has been bringing in head coach Unai Emery.
13:47

SARRI TARGETS MIDFIELDERS

Maurizio Sarri has told Chelsea he would like to improve the team's midfield, saying: "I cannot name any names because I don’t know who these people are. I spoke with the club and I said ideally a pinch of quality is lacking in our central midfield for a certain kind of play.
"At the end of the transfers it will be up to me to decide what the most suitable play for our squad is. I must adapt to Chelsea and the available players."
13:40

BRADFORD IN TALKS FOR SCANNELL

Sky sources understand Bradford are in talks with Huddersfield over the permanent signing of winger Sean Scannell.
The 27-year old spent the first half of last season on loan at Burton Albion. Scannell has made 172 appearances for Huddersfield since joining in 2012
13:37

ODRIOZOLA PRESENTED BY REAL

It's not just Chelsea who are unveiling people today, Real Madrid have presented their new defender Alvaro Odriozola.
The 22-year-old agreed to join the club from Real Soceidad around two weeks ago and will sign a six-year deal.
https://twitter.com/realmadriden/status/1019553120702160898
13:27

'THE TRANSFER MARKET BORES ME'

New Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri was rather forthright when asked about the future of key players.
He said: "Clearly we would like to keep the strongest players. This is what any manager and club wants to do. But we will have to see how the transfer market will go over the next few days.
"I am much more of a pitch manager than a general manager. I am one of the few managers who is bored by the transfer market.
"I don’t want to talk about the transfer market and I’m not that interested in it. Our task as managers is growing the players that we have."
13:22

LONG JOINS HULL

Hull City have completed a sixth signing of the summer with goalkeeper George Long joining from Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee.
The 24-year-old has signed a three-year deal, with an additional one-year option held by the club, and previously played under Nigel Adkins before during his time with the Blades.
https://twitter.com/HullCity/status/1019567491595538432
13:08

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12:53

MINA, VERMAELEN TO DEPART

Barcelona are expected to sell Yerry Mina or Thomas Vermaelen this summer, reports Marca.
The La Liga champions recently strengthened their centre-back options when they brought in Clement Lenglet from Sevilla and coach Ernesto Valverde wants to get rid of one central defender, with Mina and Vermaelen among those who could leave the club.
Mina is more likely to leave and Barca expect to receive offers in excess of €20m for the 24-year-old following his impressive performances for Colombia at the World Cup.
12:36

KONGOLO MOVE CONFIRMED

Heerenveen have confirmed the permanent signing of Rodney Kongolo from Man City.
https://twitter.com/scHeerenveen/status/1019526395129729024
12:18

GOLOVIN FUTURE DECIDED SOON

CSKA Moscow president Evgeniy Giner has been speaking about the future of Alexsandr Golovin with Sky in Italy claiming a deal with Chelsea is close.
Monaco had also made a bid and the Russian is a player Maurizio Sarri tried to sign when he was in charge of Napoli.
Speaking to Sport24, Giner said: "In order not to ruin [Golovin] we must let him go. But we have no solution for today. Chelsea? There is no closed arrangement with them. But the question of his move to another club will be decided, I think, in the next couple of days."
12:08

BEES ACCEPT JOZEFZOON BID

Brentford boss Dean Smith confirmed last night that they had accepted a bid from an unnamed club for Florian Jozefzoon.
Sky Sports News understands the bid is from Derby County. It is also understood that other clubs have made offers for Jozefzoon but they have failed to meet the Bees’ valuation.
12:03

PEKALSKI ON LOAN

https://twitter.com/OUFCOfficial/status/1019551028361023489
11:53

ARSENAL EYE COMAN

Arsenal are interested in prising Kingsley Coman away from Bayern Munich this summer, BeIn Sports reports.
They suggest a £44m (€50m) deal could be struck with the Gunners continuing to overhaul their squad for the new season.
11:40

RONALDO OFF ON TOUR

Cristiano Ronaldo was all smiles as he prepared to jet off for a personal tour of China following his £99.2m move to Juventus from Real Madrid.
Before linking up with his new team-mates ahead of the new campaign, the Juventus forward has headed to China to fulfil sponsorship arrangements as part of his 'CR7 Tour'.
Juventus are set to head to the USA for the International Champions Cup, which features matches against Bayern Munich, Benfica and Real Madrid. It remains to be seen whether Ronaldo will be involved in any of those fixtures.
11:28

PORTO TARGET MBEMBA

Newcastle defender Chancel Mbemba is a target for Portuguese champions Porto, A Bola reports.
The Champions League club have shown interest in the 23-year-old but are eager to get him for less than the £8m asking price.
11:18

SEMENYO JOINS NEWPORT

https://twitter.com/NewportCounty/status/1019539624459415552
11:08

CITY TARGET PJANIC

Bosnian midfielder Miralem Pjanic is a Manchester City transfer target, according to Tuttosport.
However, they would need to fork out a hefty fee for the Juventus midfielder with Barcelona also said to be interested.
10:58

REDS CONFIDENT OF ALISSON DEAL

Liverpool have made a fresh £66.8m bid for Alisson and are confident of agreeing a deal with Rome, Sky in Italy report.
They are also reporting that Alisson won’t travel with Roma for their International Champions Cup fixtures.
Sky sources understand Liverpool are still not commenting on the potential deal.
10:55

OSPINA OFFERED TO NAPOLI

Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina has been offered to Napoli, reports Calciomercato.com.
The Colombia international, who is believed to have fallen further down the goalkeeping pecking order at Arsenal after the arrival of Bernd Leno, is on Napoli’s shortlist of options to replace Pepe Reina.
Ospina has also been linked with Argentine giants Boca Juniors.
10:46

WATCH: TRANSFER CENTRE

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10:38

LEIPZIG WANT LOOKMAN

RB Leipzig are interested in signing Everton's Ademola Lookman on a permanent deal after the English youngster spent last season on loan at the Bundesliga club, according to Bild.
They are being put off by the current £18m asking price, which Everton are unlikely to lower as they look to keep hold of the 20-year-old.
10:26

ZIDANE TO JUVE?

Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane will join Juventus as an advisor, Libertad reports.
The Italian giants are desperate for Champions League success, and have acquired the services of Cristiano Ronaldo and Zidane in an attempt to bring the trophy to Italy. The pair were key to Real Madrid's recent back-to-back triumphs in the competition.
10:17

WATCH: THE BEST OF GREALISH

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10:11

PALACE WANT BABACAR

Crystal Palace are on the brink of bringing Sassuolo striker Khouma Babacar to Selhurst Park, reports the Daily Mirror.
The 25-year-old has only just joined Sassuolo after his loan from parent club Fiorentina was made permanent on July 1 and Crystal Palace Palace have wasted little time in offering the Serie A club a quick profit on the forward.
10:02

ZINCHENKO TO LEAVE CITY?

Sky Sports News understand that Oleksandr Zinchenko is still expected to leave Manchester City this summer – despite travelling to the USA as part of the pre-season tour.
The young full-back played eight Premier League games for Pep Guardiola’s side last season – earning him a winners medal.
Earlier this month, SSN reported that Wolves had made a £16m offer.
09:55

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09:47

GREALISH TALKS ONGOING

Sky Sports News understands talks are ongoing over the transfer of Jack Grealish from Aston Villa to Tottenham.
We have previously reported that Grealish is valued between £30m-£40m.
Earlier this month Steve Bruce told SSN selling players was 'inevitable' due to ongoing financial problems at the Midlands club and that the 'obvious one' was Grealish. He predicted it could go to the final day of the window.
09:39

FABIO MAKES NANTES MOVE

A deal has been agreed between Middlesbrough and Ligue 1 club Nantes for the transfer of Brazilian defender Fabio Da Silva.
The former Manchester United defender – a twice capped Brazilian international – heads to France after spending two years with Boro.
https://twitter.com/Ofabio3/status/1019515482670592002
09:34

UTD INTEREST IN ARNAUTOVIC

Manchester United are interested in signing West Ham striker Marko Arnautovic, according to TalkSport.
09:25

KONGOLO TO MAKE MOVE

Young Manchester City midfielder Rodney Kongolo is expected to complete a permanent move to Heerenveen today.
The 20 year-old Dutchman joined from Feyenoord in 2014, and spent last season on loan at Doncaster. SSN understand the fee will be in the region of £750,000
09:20

EVERTON INTERESTED IN WELBECK

Everton are interested in signing Danny Welbeck from Arsenal, according to The Times.
The striker has less than a year to go on his current deal, and has been pushed down the pecking order at the Emirates after the arrivals of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
09:08

ZAHA-SCHURRLE SWAP?

Bild are reporting that Wilfried Zaha is a target for Borussia Dortmund and they're willing to offer Crystal Palace former Chelsea midfielder Andre Schurrle plus cash.
08:56

WATCH: MOST SEARCHED WC RUMOURS

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08:41

BOURNEMOUTH KEEN ON RICO

Sky sources understand Bournemouth are still negotiating with La Liga side Leganes over the transfer of left-back Diego Rico.
The Spanish club’s valuation of their player remains somewhat higher than what Bournemouth are prepared to pay, and we understand they are considering other options in that position, including Genoa’s Diego Laxalt, who started for Uruguay at the World Cup.
08:36

CULLEN TO STAY AT WEST HAM

SSN understands Manuel Pellegrini has knocked back interest from a number of Sky Bet EFL clubs for highly-rated midfielder Josh Cullen and plans to use him in the forthcoming season.
Preston and Blackburn and among a number of clubs keen to take the 22-year old on loan.
However, West Ham’s new manager has been impressed with the reigning Republic of Ireland U21 Player of the Year and believes he could be more useful at the London Stadium.
Cullen spent the last two seasons on loan at Bradford and Bolton.
08:31

CAHILL TO UTD?

Manchester United have emerged as favourites with the bookies to sign Chelsea defender Gary Cahill, the Daily Star reports.
The Blues are said to be chasing Juventus defender Daniele Rugani, which means Cahill could become surplus to requirements. He previously worked with Jose Mourinho at Stamford Bridge, with the manager looking to improve his defence.
08:17

GNANDUILLET BACK AT BLACKPOOL

Armand Gnanduillet has returned to Blackpool on an initial one-year deal, plus an option for a further year.
The forward, whose contract expired last month, had initially agreed to join South African side Baroka FC for the new season, though was never registered as a player due to the club exceeding its foreign player quota.
That led to the 26-year-old holding discussions with manager Gary Bowyer and requesting a return to Bloomfield Road.
08:12

LOAN FOR DOWLING

https://twitter.com/BristolCity/status/1019488968147193857
07:55

LERMA TALKS CONTINUE

Sky sources understand Bournemouth remain in talks with Levante over the signing of midfielder Jefferson Lerma.
We are told the discussions over a £17m deal have been positive but there is still some work to do as Lerma would require a work permit.
However, personal terms are not expected to be a problem. Lerma was part of Colombia’s World Cup squad.
07:49

MANDZUKIC TO DORTMUND?

Mario Mandzukic got the winner in the semi-finals for Croatia but fear not he's not being linked with a move to the Premier League.
Bild say Dortmund are in for the striker after giving up on signing Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi on a permanent deal.
07:38

FULHAM RIVALLED FOR MBABU

Fulham face competition from FC Basel for Young Boys’ right back Kevin Mbabu, according to Sky sources.
The Cottagers want to sign the former Newcastle man but they’ve yet to make a formal bid and we understand Young Boys have rejected a £7m bid from Basel for the defender and value him at £10m.
Mbabu signed for the Swiss Champions from Newcastle United last summer and helped Young Boys win the Swiss Super League for the first time in 32 years.
Last year, Mbabu was timed as the second fastest player in the world, behind Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale.
07:19

STURRIDGE TARGETS STARTING ROLE

Daniel Sturridge has vowed to stay at Liverpool for the upcoming season and fight for a starting role under Jurgen Klopp.
"I see myself staying at Liverpool, hopefully being part of the team week in, week out," Sturridge told the Daily Mirror. "Pre-season is going well, so for me it's keeping my head down and building on that. I'm excited about the season ahead and it feels great to be back."
07:03

REAL REACH COURTOIS AGREEMENT

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Chelsea worth £31m for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, according to the Daily Star.
The World Cup Golden Glove winner could be set to sign a four-year deal, with the Blues looking to cash in before his contract expires in 2019.
06:51

PARLOUR PRAISES WILSHERE

Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour has praised Jack Wilshere for not taking the easy option of signing a new deal at the club just to sit on the bench.
Parlour said: "Jack Wilshere has made a big decision and it was his to make. He met the manager and realised he might have been third or fourth in the pecking order. As a player who has missed so much football, he needs to play.
"I'm gutted that he's left because I would love to see him still in an Arsenal shirt, but I'm really pleased he's gone to a club to play football because there is nothing worse than training hard all week and then sitting in the stands.
"West Ham have got a very good signing there. We always look at his fitness record, but if he can stay fit we all know how good he is. That is what West Ham have to manage now."
06:32

PAPER TALK

Real Madrid have reached an agreement with Chelsea worth £31m for goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. (Daily Star)
Manchester United have emerged as favourites with the bookies to sign Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. (Daily Star)
Leicester are weighing up a £15m move for Getafe central defender Djene. (The Sun)
Zinedine Zidane is set for a sensational return to Juventus after walking away from the Real Madrid job. (The Daily Mirror)

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