Chelsea re-focus on Lens striker who previously turned down transfer move ‘just for the sake of it’

Chelsea are interested in completing some unfinished business by going back in for French youth international Elye Wahi, according to reports coming out of France.

The Blues had their eyes on the Lens striker last summer when he was still a Montpellier player, hot on the heels of an excellent season that saw Wahi bag 19 goals in 33 Ligue 1 appearances on top of six assists.

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Chelsea ultimately lost out to Lens in their efforts to bring Wahi to the club in a £24m deal, with the striker explaining his rationale last summer by saying: “I didn’t want to go there just for the sake of it.

Frankfurt were close, more so than Chelsea. I spoke with the manager there. He speaks French and that was important for me.

“They had to wait for…

Liverpool deliver huge Arsenal blow as Reds ready to meet asking price for top Gunners target

Liverpool are reportedly ready to meet Sporting Lisbon s asking price for Viktor Gyokeres in a huge blow to Arsenal.

The Sweden international enjoyed a remarkable debut season at Sporting following his £17m move from Championship outfit Coventry City, contributing 43 goals and 15 assists in his 50 appearances across all competitions.

His displays have caught the eye of the European elite and a reprot earlier this week claimed Arsenal have made him their top striker target.

There is a €100m (£86m) release clause in Gyokeres’ contract, but .

The report claimed Arsenal are ‘prepared to bid’ for Gyokeres, but there is said to still be a ‘gap in valuation’.

The Gunners are said to be ‘willing to pay roughly €60 million (£52m) for Gy…

Walcott ‘worried’ £53m Chelsea man ‘won’t be seen’ by Maresca with ‘lower-league loan’ inevitable

Arsenal hero Theo Walcott believes Romeo Lavia could become one of those Chelsea players that will just be gone, and you won t hear much about .

Walcott played with Lavia at Southampton for one year after he was signed from Manchester City for £14million.

The 20-year-old was superb for the Saints in 2022/23 but could not help them avoid relegation from the Premier League.

Following their relegation to the Championship, Southampton cashed in on Lavia, selling him to for a reported £53m.

Liverpool tried and failed to sign the Belgian international, who opted to join the Blues bat-s**t project instead of playing under Jurgen Klopp.

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Arsenal striker deal collapses as Ornstein confirms £30m exit has ‘broken down’

Eddie Nketiah s £30million move from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest has broken down according to reports, but the 25-year-old could still leave the club this summer.

The Arsenal forward currently finds himself behind the likes of Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus in the pecking order at the Emirates.

Being 25 years old, Nketiah is now at the stage of his career where he wants to play regular first-team football, but he can’t get those guaranteed minutes at Arsenal.

In the Premier League last season, he only started in 10 matches and was used as a substitute on 17 occasions. In that time, he scored five league goals and provided two assists.

and according to reports from earlier in the week, Nketiah had agreed personal terms with the Premier League club.…

Three England stars pull out of Lee Carsley’s squad for Nations League matches

England trio Cole Palmer, Phil Foden and Ollie Watkins have pulled out of Lee Carsley s squad for the Three Lions two Nations League fixtures this month.

The Euro 2024 runners-up head to the Republic of Ireland on Saturday before welcoming Finland to Wembley three days later as they begin life without Gareth Southgate.

Confirmed: Palmer, Foden, Watkins out of England squad

Carsley has been appointed on a temporary basis and named a 26-man squad for this month’s Nations League double-header, but three players have had to pull out of his England selection.

In a statement, the Football Association said: “Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins and Phil Foden will play no part in England’s forthcoming UEFA Nations League fixtures.

“The Three Lions squad reported…

Man City FFP: Club bosses tell players they ‘won’t lose’ as the ‘trial of the century’ begins

Man City bosses have reportedly told Pep Guardiola s players they have nothing to worry about as the trial of the century begins on Monday.

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

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

Guardiola claimed last week that he has no doubt Man City’s rivals are hoping the club are punished for breaching financial regulations.

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

Arsenal star made ‘rattled’ Erling Haaland ‘lose his head’ in ‘tough game’ for Man City forward

One Arsenal player has been told that he rattled forward Erling Haaland during their 2-2 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday.

was clearly pumped up for this match as

The Man City striker made a great start to the game as he opened the scoring for the hosts after he was set up by summer singing Savinho.

Goals from pair Riccardo Calafiori and Gabriel Magalhaes turned the game around before the break, but Leandro Trossard was rightly sent off in stoppage time for two bookable offences.

Arsenal frustrated Man City for most of the second half as they had no interest in attacking. Pep Guardiola s side appeared to run out of ideas by the end of the half, but John Stones netted a last-gasp equaliser for the hosts in the entertaining 2-2 stalema…

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Best NFL Parlays and Teasers for Week 7

We re riding with the Lions, Dolphins and 49ers for our Week 7 NFL teaser picks which gets us odds of -123 also created at DraftKings.

NFL Week 7 Teaser Picks

Another of the many ways on how to bet on NFL games comes in the form of teaser picks. Teasers allow you to move the spread up or down on game spreads or totals. You can also choose alternate spreads at most books which is a similar strategy.

For Week 7, we re adding points to two underdogs in the Lions (+3) and Dolphins (+2.5) making them even bigger underdogs, and betting down the 49ers from near touchdown favorites on MNF all the way to +3.5 underdogs. So we ve created a three-team teaser but done so by choosing alternate spreads for each game on DraftKings.

Lions vs Ravens 
Pick: Lions +10.5

Both te…

Massachusetts Regulators Considering Ban on Bonuses Unrelated to Sports Betting

regulators may be looking to their faraway neighbors in Ohio for inspiration for a new sports betting regulation.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission today discussed a potential ban on promotions and bonuses unrelated to gaming transactions, one that is also currently being considered by the Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC).

The OCCC is considering an amendment to their regulations banning these types of promotions after a specific Fanatics Sportsbook promotion early on in their run in the Buckeye State rubbed regulators the wrong way.

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One year ago the OCCC took its first steps to ban a promotion offered from Fanatics that would give customers promotional bets to use in its Fanatics Sportsbook after purchasing mer…