Arsenal increasingly confident of major summer signings
Latest from Your Site News' Anton Toloui:
Arsenal are increasingly confident of making major signings to bolster their squad this summer.
The clubs been in discussions with Ona Batlle and Georgia Stanway for some time as both head towards their end of their contracts.
The pair are expected to join on free transfers as part of some major changes to the team. Batlle spent three seasons at Manchester United and was part of the Spain squad that won the World Cup in 2023.
She also played a key role as Spain reached the Euro 2025 final - where they lost to England on penalties - and helped Barca claim the Women's Champions League in 2024.
Stanway's contract at Bayern Munich expires at the end of the season after four years in Germany.
Earlier this week, Arsenal announced a two-year contract extension for striker Stina Blackstenius.
Man Utd monitoring Tchouameni's Real Madrid situation
Latest from Your Site News' Dan Khan:
Manchester United are monitoring Aurelien Tchouamenis situation at Real Madrid as they weigh-up which central midfielders to sign this summer.
The 26-year-old is one of several players the club are looking at in this position, which is their number-one priority to strengthen ahead of next season.
Your Site News has already reported that the likes of Nottingham Forests Elliot Anderson and Brightons Carlos Baleba are two targets high on Uniteds shortlist.
And Tchouameni has emerged as another player with admirers at Old Trafford, as they continue to work on a replacement for Casemiro to partner Kobbie Mainoo.
Any potential move for France international Tchouameni would depend on what Real Madrid do themselves in the upcoming window, however.
Real may look to make a new addition in midfield, with president Florentino Perez a big-admirer of several players including Manchester Citys Rodri.
As Your Site News reported in March, City do not want to sell their Spanish midfielder this summer as he approaches the final year of his contract, and they are talking to him about fresh terms.
United will continue to monitor different midfield options in the Premier League and beyond and Your Site News revealed in January that they may look to sign two new midfielders, with Manuel Ugartes future at the club also uncertain.
Your Site News then reported that Wolves Andre Gomes, Crystal Palaces Adam Wharton and Lilles Ayoub Bouaddi were also among the names on Uniteds list.
Mainoo is close to agreeing a new contract at United, meanwhile.
Guardiola: I loved seeing Rice say the title race is not done
Tavernier to leave Rangers at end of season
Rangers captain James Tavernier is leaving the club at the end of the season.
The defender joined the club in 2015, taking the armband in 2018.
He's made 562 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 144 goals.
'Touch and go whether Rosenior will remain as Chelsea boss'
Your Site News' Kaveh Solhekol speaking on SSFC:
"I think it's touch and go, whether he remains as the Chelsea head coach.
"I thought it was interesting after the game last night that he seemed to suggest that he would be picking the team for the FA Cup semi-final against Leeds on Sunday, because he made a point of saying, I'm going to make sure I pick players who are going to represent the club in the proper way.
"But I'm pretty sure this morning, at Chelsea's training ground, the senior executives there will be discussing what happened last night and what they need to do next.
"Because make no mistake, this is just about as bad as it gets for Chelsea.
"I know Liam Rosenior said last night that he was shocked by the performance and it was unacceptable, but my own personal feeling is that performances have been unacceptable for quite a long time.
"If you go back to the start of February, I think Chelsea have won two league games in almost three months, and this is the business end of the season.
"This is the time when they should have been pushing, well, in normal circumstances, they will be pushing to win the title, but they should at least have been pushing to finish second, third, fourth, as it is, I think before the next round of games, there's a good chance they could be in the bottom half of the table.
"People are talking about them getting into Europe, for what it's worth, I think you could make a case that it'd be quite embarrassing for them to be playing in the Europa Conference League.
"No disrespect to that competition. They played in it last season, and they won it. But the way the club is set up, and the finances at the club mean that they have to be in the Champions League.
"And the club have always, well, they haven't said it, but the sort of information coming out of the club has been that even if we don't make the Champions League, we are sticking with Liam Rosenior. Personally, I don't see how that's possible anymore."
Pogba: Bruno would be top three Ballon d'Or if at Man City
Sherwood: 'Rosenior won't survive this...Chelsea form is mindboggling!'
Chelsea plot Anderson hijack
Chelsea are planning to hijack both Manchester clubs in the race for 100m Nottingham Forest midfielder Elliot Anderson, according to the i.
The England international has been heavily linked with a move to both Manchester City and Manchester United ahead of the summer.
Anderson signed for Forest in 2024 for 35m from Newcastle and has impressed with his recent displays. The 23-year-old has three years left on his deal at the City Ground.
Pogba: Fernandes could win the Ballon d'Or if he played for Man City
Paul Pogba says his former team-mate Bruno Fernandes could have won the Ballon d'Or had he mirrored his performances at Manchester United's rivals, Manchester City.
Fernandes has enjoyed a stellar campaign at Old Trafford despite United's struggles at times. The 31-year-old is chasing the Premier League assists record for a single season, with Fernandes two off Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne's 20.
This season, Fernandes also became the second fastest United player to reach 200 goal contributions in the club's history.
Asked about Fernandes, Pogba says Fernandes would be recognised amongst the very best had he had the right team around him.
"Do you think Bruno, if he's in the other team, he's not in the top three, a Ballon d'Or player?" Pogba said, appearing on the Rio Ferdinand Presents podcast.
"You put him in City, he's [in the] Ballon d'Or [top] three, he's in the Ballon d'Or.
"Bruno Fernandes, with the stats, the season, the way he plays and everything, but when you don't win, you don't think about you, it's not. It's like, this is life, this is football.
"I know he's not physically the same as me but he cannot jump and recover the ball as I would do, but he can do everything.
"He can do everything. Like I said, Bruno Fernandes, in other big clubs, is in the top three Ballon d'Or, punto final.
"For me, as a midfielder, we talk about Kevin De Bruyne. We talk about Modric, talk about Ozil and stuff like that.
"Talk about stats, stats. I think he came as a midfielder. He scored more than Lampard in the season, as the same position, eight, 10. He does more assists. He's everywhere on the pitch. He has a volume. He keeps running. He's smart. He can play two touches, one touch. He can shoot.
"Football lovers will always respect Bruno Fernandes. That you like his style is a different thing. If you like his style, the way he plays or not, this is different opinions. But football players, they will understand that this guy is a top player."
Paper Talk: Mainoo set to sign new five-year Man Utd deal
Right, let's end things this evening with a quick roundup of some of the biggest stories making Wednesday's back pages with England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo reportedly having verbally agreed to a new five-year contract with Manchester United.
