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Manchester City could be playing in the European Super League as early as next season if their legal battle against the Premier League fails as the club fear expulsion over their 115 alleged FFP charges.

It was revealed on Tuesday that as they see themselves as victims of ‘discrimination’ because of the APT rules and that the ‘tyranny of the majority’ is attempting to halt their progress as a club.

They are disputing the rules that limit how much companies linked to club owners can pay them in sponsorship, with their case to be heard at a hearing starting on Monday, which is expected to last a fortnight.

It’s been claimed as they head for another hearing in November over , though it’s also thought that success in the ATP case could ‘blow a big…

Arsenal are preparing a player-plus-cash offer for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes this summer, according to reports.

The Gunners have made a new midfielder one of their top summer targets with reports that Thomas Partey is likely to leave amid interest from clubs in Saudi Arabia.

Declan Rice was a brilliant addition last summer in midfield and one of the signings of the season in the Premier League as just .

Mikel Arteta and Edu will be looking to repeat their Rice success in the transfer market again .

And now Football Transfers claims that Newcastle star Guimaraes returned to being a leading target for Arsenal as the Gunners grow frustrated with the lack of response to their wage offer to Zubimendi.

Arsenal do not intend to trig…

Man Utd have told staff that up to 250 people are set to be made redundant as part of sweeping cuts, the PA news agency understands.

British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe completed his purchase of a 27.7 per cent stake in the Premier League club for £1.25billion in February.

Ineos took charge of football operations as part of the agreement and commissioned a cost review as they moved to shake things up behind the scenes as well as on the field.

PA understands staff were told at a meeting on Wednesday that around 250 of the circa 1,100-strong workforce will be part of the club-wide redundancy programme.

The club believe a restructuring is needed, especially in an era of new financial regulations, and feel the staffing level does not reflect their current…

West Ham are reportedly interested in signing Manchester United full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka this summer having agreed a deal for one of the Red Devils top transfer targets.

and 18-year-old Brazilian winger Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras for £25m as new manager Julen Lopetegui looks to put his stamp on the squad post David Moyes.

And The Telegraph now claim that Wan-Bissaka – whose contract at United expires next summer – is also on their radar.

Turkish clubs Galatasaray and Fenerbahce are also keen on the 26-year-old and it s thought United would be more than willing to sell in order to avoid him leaving for free next summer.

But it remains to be seen whether Wan-Bissaka wants to leave Old Trafford, though a return to London, where he was born and c…

Tottenham were given a scolding by manager Ange Postecoglou during their 4-3 win over a K-League XI on Wednesday.

With the game goalless after 25 minutes the Australian boss wasn t happy with what he had seen from his players and let them know in a drinks break.

had named a strong side which featured captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Ben Johnson as the front three.

I’ve got one f***ing thing to say, Postecoglou was caught on camera shouting at his players. We go and have a crack, man for man.

Postecoglou was asked about his rant after the game and claimed his priority was improving his players fitness.

It was more just about making sure we kept pressing on, because with the conditions the way they are and the training load s been …

Martin Zubimendi has opted against a move to Liverpool this summer and will stay at Real Sociedad.

Zubimendi was identified by Arne Slot as the ideal addition for Liverpool, who are yet to make a signing so far this summer.

The midfielder has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League in recent months and

Zubimendi – who has a release clause in his contract worth around £51m – has been picked out as an upgrade on Wataru Endo,

Over the weekend,, and he s now come to a decision.

The fans look set to be waiting a while yet for the first signing of the summer after The Athletic s David Ornstein confirmed the midfielder has turned down the Reds advances.

Both Liverpool and Real Sociedad expected the deal to go through with Sl…

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal already have some great strikers and do not need to spend big money on a new No. 9 this summer.

 have been linked with several strikers from Brentford s Ivan Toney to Napoli s Victor Osimhen.

but Arteta poured cold water on suggestions they could sign another forward during the final week of the transfer window.

Arteta insisted: “We have some great strikers. Gabi (Gabriel) Jesus is there, Kai (Havertz) has played there a lot of minutes, Leo (Leandro Trossard) has played there and we believe we have all the necessities as well. We fully trust our players.

“We want to get better for sure and we will try but we are going to try with the players that are already with us.”

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Paul Scholes has named an unprofessional star who couldn t kick a football as Manchester United s worst ever signing.

Scholes won an astonishing 11 Premier League titles in his time in the United midfield, along with two Champions Leagues, as a key cog in Sir Alex Ferguson s winning machine at Old Trafford.

He won those multiple titles with some legends of the game including Ryan Giggs, David Beckham, Rio Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, but also played with Australian goalkeeper Mark Bosnich, who he believes was the club s worst ever signing.

“I go back to the goalkeepers, when you had to try and replace Peter Schmeichel, which is always going to be difficult,” Scholes said on The Overlap. “We had a few. I was thinking [Massimo] Taibi, Mark …

Pep Guardiola has no doubt Manchester City’s rivals are hoping the club are punished for breaching financial regulations.

The Premier League champions are facing 115 charges that they broke the competition’s rules following a four-year investigation.

A long-awaited hearing into the allegations that could last up to 10 weeks is set to begin on Monday, with or even expulsion from the league if found guilty.

Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga and a long-time outspoken critic of Abu Dhabi-owned City’s financial model, .

City manager Guardiola, who rarely sees eye to eye with Tebas, feels his fellow Spaniard could be right on this point but, with the club denying any wrongdoing, he has urged them all to be patient and await the outcome.