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A night defined by late drama and title-race twists:
​Manchester City 1–1 Brighton: A massive blow for City. Erling Haaland scored his 150th goal for the club (penalty), but Kaoru Mitoma equalized. City has now dropped points in three consecutive games.

A legacy that extends well beyond the gates of Chelsea Football Club, with a richly deserved reputation as one of the leading developers of youth football.

You'll always be warmly welcomed back to the Club, Neil. 💙

🔴🇳🇬 Lille have agreed deal to sign 2006 born Nigerian talent Adeshina Ibrahim Ayodele from Beyond Limits Academy.

Anderlecht and also Dutch clubs wanted him but now set to join Lille.

🚨🔵 Napoli and Buongiorno’s agents keep advancing on contract after deal agreed with Torino.

Napoli don’t want to concede release clause, requested by player’s camp.

Inter asked about Buongiorno situation as his agent revealed; but not advancing unless they sell one player.

🚨🔵 Understand Mats Wieffer’s now set to fly to the UK to finalize his move to Brighton!

Club to club agreement done with Feyenoord on €30m plus add-ons fee, work in progress also on player side.

Here we go, soon. ✈️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

As it stands now who do you think will be going home with the European trophy?

Why Bailly might be the new Nemanja Vidic for Man Utd Premier League
Jose Mourinho appears to have unearthed a gem in the fearless Cote d'Ivoire defender, addressing an area of concern since the days of the Serbian
He was the commanding presence, the man
standing head and shoulders above everybody
else, showing English football that he is more than
ready for whatever challenges it may present him
as Manchester United beat Leicester City and
Bournemouth in their opening competitive matches of the 2016-17 season. And, no, he is not
Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Two games into his United career, Eric Bailly has
already become something of a cult hero among
the club’s supporters. A couple of outstanding
defensive displays, full of guts, heart, anticipation
and determination have got some United fans sold
on his quality already. An arrival from Villarreal for around £30 million in
June, Bailly was the first purchase of the Jose
Mourinho era but got almost none of the attention
and acclaim attracted by Ibrahimovic, Henrikh
Mkhitaryan and Paul Pogba upon their
subsequent signings. And it was easy to see why. With no real grasp of
English, nothing approaching a top-level
reputation, and the age-old handicap of being a
defender in an attacker’s world, there was no
pomp and ceremony about Bailly’s switch to the
Premier League. But already he is being lauded as perhaps the best
of all United’s summer moves, promising the kind
of performances the Reds have lacked in the heart
of defence since the days of Nemanja Vidic. Not
bad for a player who probably shouldn’t have
even played at Bournemouth. “He was injured against Leicester, but he said
nothing and played the 90 minutes. The next day
he couldn’t train,” Mourinho told the media after
the 3-1 Premier League win on Sunday. “He trained with the team for the first time again
on Saturday. All week he wasn’t training because
he had a problem. “We were lucky because he did amazing work
with one physio and one of my fitness coaches
and he was able to put in another performance.” With fearlessness in the air, a willingness to put in
early tackles, a bundle of pace, and quality with
the ball at his feet, Bailly is almost a complete
defender already at the age of only 22. If there is
one area of concern it is his forceful style of
tackling which could attract red cards at some point. He refused to curb his enthusiasm even after
being booked in the Community Shield win at
Wembley, and in more important games with
stricter referees that could lead to trouble. The
Cote d’Ivoire international also occasionally steps
across to challenge with his right foot when tackles would be better made with his left, but on
the whole these are clearly smaller concerns than
many young defenders would have only two
games into their spell in a new country. Former Liverpool midfielder Jamie Redknapp was
effusive in his praise after the match, explaining
why he could even improve United’s productivity
from the middle of the park. “He’s a midfielder’s dream because he can also
play. He’ll pop the ball into midfield at times, he’s
got great pace, he’s uncompromising. Man Utd
fans are going to love him,” Redknapp told Sky
Sports. “He is a very, very good defender. He doesn’t
mess around - when it’s got to go, he’ll kick it
forward. He is very strong and could be money
well spent. “Before the game, I thought they’d have problems
with the front three of Bournemouth but they
didn’t really. They were composed and I was very
impressed with Bailly.” Since Vidic’s decline and eventual departure
United have had little to shout about in terms of
their defensive stocks. Phil Jones and Jonny Evans
failed to kick on and make starting shirts their
own, the progress of Tyler Blackett and Paddy
McNair met varying types of brick wall, while Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind have variously
played in the centre without completely
convincing. Even Chris Smalling’s elevated form
last season didn’t last. But in Bailly they have a player who finally looks
ready to grasp the opportunity to become a
United centre-back for some years to come. It is
very early days, and the slump of Matteo Darmian
last season following a promising opening is a
cautionary tale, but in Bailly United could well have found the real deal.

Chelsea offer Omeruo on loan to Turkish club Besiktas
Transfer Zone
The Nigeria international enjoyed a fine season on
loan with Kasimpasa last term but could be set to
spend next term with the Super Lig winners Chelsea have offered Kenneth Omeruo on loan to
Besiktas after the centre-back's successful campaign
in the Turkish Super Lig, Goal understands. The 22-year-old is yet to make an appearance for
the Blues, but has enjoyed spells at ADO Den Haag
and Middlesbrough before joining Kasimpasa last
term, making 25 league appearances for the side
who finished 12th in the Turkish top flight. And with Omeruo entering the penultimate year of
his contract, the Stamford Bridge side are hoping to
send him to a bigger club. READ MORE | Ten facts about Chelsea target Batshuayi PLAY Besiktas, who won their 14th Super Lig title last term,
are in the hunt for two central defenders this
summer as they prepare to challenge domestically
and in Europe next term, having been linked to
Liverpool's Martin Skrtel and Martin Olsson of
Norwich City. Chelsea’s FA Youth Cup winning manager Joe
Edwards has been handed a new role in which he
will be tasked with finding the best possible clubs for
potential loanees for next season. Edwards is hoping
to land the centre-back a season with Besiktas,
having made contact with them. The move would see Omeruo feature in the
Champions League while Chelsea miss out, after they
finished 10th in the English top flight last term.