Akanji joined City from Borussia Dortmund in 2022 and played a key role in their Treble triumph a year later, starting the Champions League final victory over Inter Milan.

Chelsea have been looking to negotiate a bargain for Alejandro Garnacho - and Daily Mail Sport can reveal the cut-price figure being proposed.

The star was forced off during the first half of his side's 5-0 thumping of Leeds United at The Emirates on Saturday with what appeared to be a shoulder injury.

The crack of gunshots rings out in a quiet suburb of Stockholm close to midnight. Minutes later, blue emergency lights illuminate a semi-detached house in Huddinge, in the south of the city.

Liverpool are far from their best level and yet they have started their title defence with back-to-back wins, their new £79million striker scoring in both and a 16-year-old kid making records.

When Scotland head to Copenhagen next week for their opening World Cup qualifier against Denmark, Steve Clarke will be embarking on the final chapter of his time as manager.

Fernandes turned down an offer from Al-Hilal worth £200million after his agent Miguel Pinho flew to Riyadh for talks, and has since been linked with two of the Saudi Pro League's other big clubs.

Captain Van Dijk urged Ngumoha to keep learning after a historic start to his Liverpool career

The manager David Artell says the League Two club’s progressive ethos gives them the tools to challenge Ruben Amorim’s side“We’re an ambitious little football club,” the Grimsby Town manager, David Artell, says. “Why can’t we be the next Bournemouth or Brentford?” It is an indication that Manchester United will not be visiting your average …

Chelsea target Garnacho but United want £50m feeAston Villa and Bayern interested in Christopher NkunkuKobbie Mainoo wants to leave Manchester United after being squeezed to the margins by Ruben Amorim. The midfielder has not played a minute of the team’s two games this season and was demoted from first choice to substitute when he returned from injury …

British rider times move to perfection in sprintGaudu takes red jersey from VingegaardBritain’s Ben Turner, of Ineos Grenadiers, outfoxed the Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in a sprint finish to win stage four of the Vuelta a España, with France’s David Gaudu taking the leader’s red jersey from Jonas Vingegaard.Philipsen looked well …

The 16-year-old’s belief that opportunities at Anfield would be greater than at Stamford Bridge seems to have been correctThere was vindication as well as a place in the Liverpool history books for Rio Ngumoha with the ice-cool finish he swept past Nick Pope at St James’ Park on Monday. The 16-year-old has announced himself on the Premier League stage, …

Updates from the third day at Flushing MeadowsDay two: Draper digs deep against Gómez | Mail TahaSwiatek has two break points as Arango trails 1-2. The defending Wimbledon champion converts immediately after Arango slices a backhand into the net. Swiatek leads 3-1 in the first set, with no real signs yet of a potential upset.Kostyuk takes the first set …

The star appeared as a second-half substitute at Old Trafford on the opening weekend and subsequently was left out of the squad for the club's win over Leeds.