Liverpool boss Arne Slot is reportedly targeting five players from the Bundesliga as he looks to put his stamp on the squad following the departure of Jurgen Klopp.

The Reds are one of just two Premier League sides along with Fulham who are yet to sign a new player this summer and Slot, chif executive Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes are currently working to avoid .

They were in the running for Leny Yoro but pulled out in the assumption that he was Real Madrid-bound, only for Manchester United to come knocking and lure him to Old Trafford before finding out .

Crysencio Summerville, Dani Olmo and Lutsharel Geertruida have also been linked, while there is some mystery as to whether they ever actually lodged a bid for Newcastle star Anthony Go…

Pascal Gross has been described as Brighton’s “greatest-ever Premier League signing” after he left the club to join Borussia Dortmund.

Gross’ transfer to boyhood club Dortmund brings his seven-year spell at Albion to an end, where he made 261 appearances in all competitions.

After Gross joined Brighton in 2017 from FC Ingolstadt, the Germany international become an invaluable player for a number of head coaches and was used in a variety of positions, but will now ply his trade back in his native county.

Brighton chairman Tony Bloom said: “In terms of his contribution on the pitch, Pascal goes down as the club’s greatest-ever Premier League signing.

“He has been with us since the start of the Premier League era and has been such a superb pla…

According to a report in Spain, Premier League champions Manchester City have an agreement to sign Liverpool attacker Luis Diaz.

The Colombia international was criticised last season as he was often wasteful in front of goal. He s been heavily linked with a move elsewhere this summer as FC Barcelona and PSG have been mooted as possible destinations.

Earlier this month, a report claimed

Up until now, Diaz has not been linked with any of s Premier League rivals, but an extremely unlikely move to champions Man City has been mooted on Tuesday afternoon.

Man City have money to spend on a new forward following Julian Alvarez s move to La Liga giants Atletico Madrid for an initial fee of around £64m.

Despite this, Pep Guardiola s side is not guarante…

Rio Ferdinand reckons Erik ten Hag made a mistake in taking Harry Maguire off for Matthijs de Ligt against Brighton, claiming the decision proved costly as Manchester United lost the game in stoppage time.

Danny Welbeck gave Brighton the lead in the first half after some ropey United defending and Ten Hag s side were again lax at the back as Joao Pedro was found unmarked at the back post by Simon Adingra in the 95th minute .

Amad Diallo had drawn United level on the break and Alejandro Garnacho thought he had given his side the lead having turned Bruno Fernandes cross towards goal, only to be denied by his own player as Joshua Zirkzee inadvertently deflected the Argentinian s shot in from an offside position.

United s defence came under scrutiny at the end of th…

Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth has commented on Jadon Sancho s move to Chelsea, claiming his exit had to be explored .

was unable to live up to expectations following his £73m move to Man Utd in 2021 and he dropped down the pecking order last season following his fallout with Erik ten Hag.

The England international impressed while on loan at Borussia Dortmund towards the end of last season, while he and Ten Hag appeared to kiss and make up at the start of this summer.

The 24-year-old featured heavily forduring pre-season but he was not involved in either of their opening two Premier League games of the 2024/25 campaign.

Sancho was linked with several elite European clubs in the summer, but he opted to join Chelsea on loan on deadline d…

Arne Slot has denied the suggestion that the expiring contracts of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold is having a disruptive effect on the squad.

Slot said that the topic of contracts doesn t come up in the day-to-day in the camp.

The Dutch coach insists that he is fully focused on ensuring that his current playing group improves and sharpens.

Salah sparked speculation that he would depart with comments made after the win over Manchester United when he said that he might be making his last trip to Old Trafford.

There is no suggestion that Salah is slowing down at all but when it comes to Van Dijk, Liverpool might be prepared to let him leave next summer when he will be 34 years old.

Alexander-Arnold has been linked with a …

Erik ten Hag stopped Man Utd from signing Ivan Toney from Brentford during the summer transfer window, according to reports.

The Red Devils were quite busy in the summer transfer market with new co-owners INEOS completing five deals before the transfer window shut.

Joshua Zirkzee, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui and Manuel Ugarte all arrived as the first signings under Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS.

have had a mixed start to the new campaign with Ten Hag coming under early pressure after .

However, four points from Premier League matches against Southampton and Crystal Palace have calmed any sack rumours down with a 7-0 victory over Barnsley sandwiched in between.

Despite their rout of Barnsley, Man Utd have only scored five goals …

The long marathon of license hearings are over, as the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) found PointsBet met or exceeded criteria for an untethered license.

The MGC will begin its final vote on , DraftKings, FanDuel, Digital Gaming Corporation, Betr, and Bally Interactive s license applications starting Jan. 18. All six of the applicants have met or exceeded the necessary criteria for an untethered online sports betting license in the commonwealth.

PointsBet College Partnerships Questioned

Despite a rather subdued hearing, the MGC did question PointsBet s partnerships with the University of Maryland and University of Colorado. PointsBet and the University of Colorado , which sees PointsBet making quarterly payments to the university through 2026 in exchange for sign…

is on its way to the Massachusetts sports betting scene, as Penn Entertainment is gearing up its rebranding efforts from Barstool Sportsbook to ESPN BET as it moves into October.

Penn Entertainment and ESPN agreed to a this past August, leaving Barstool Sports in the lurch. Penn Sports Interactive, the gambling and sports betting arm of Penn Entertainment, is currently in the process of completely rebranding Barstool Sportsbook to ESPN BET, which it hopes to complete by November.

Despite the rebranding efforts, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission shared concerns with the company today over the remaining promotion of Barstool Sportsbook.

Portnoy Did Not Cost Penn Any Sports Betting Licenses

As the company gears up for its rebrand to ESPN BET, it couldn t fully …

So long, GambetDC, there s a new player coming to Washington, D.C.

According to the beleaguered operator, is tentatively scheduled to be operational in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 15. The final day sports bets can be placed through GambetDC, will be Sunday, April 14.

The Office of Lottery and Gaming (OLG) announced in March it had a deal with FanDuel to be Washington, D.C.,’s lone sports betting operator, taking over for the troubled and much-maligned GambetDC.

FanDuel in, GambetDC Out

FanDuel will officially be the new sports betting subcontractor for Intralot, Inc., OLG’s lottery and sports betting system vendor.

Once it goes live on Monday, April 15, GambetDC will stop accepting sports bets from customers. According to the GambetDC FAQ se…