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Liverpool have confirmed the signing of Darwin Nunez from Benfica, with the striker agreeing a long-term contract at Anfield after finalising his departure from the Lisbon giants.

The Uruguayan has joined the Reds for a reported fee of £64million (€75m), with a further £21.4m (€25m) in potential add-ons.

Speaking to the club s official media channels after his arrival was officially confirmed on Tuesday, Nunez said: I m really happy and delighted to be here at Liverpool. It s a massive club.

It s a pleasure to be here in Liverpool and I m very happy to be a part of this great club.

I ve played against Liverpool and I ve seen them in lots of games in the Champions League, and it s my style of play. There are some great players here and I think it�…

Marseille captain Andre Ayew has confirmed he will leave the Ligue 1 club at the end of the season, revealing they wanted to pay him less.

Club president Vincent Labrune told The Independent this week that Marseille could not afford to keep Ayew, with the Ghana international expected to move to the Premier League.

Speaking after Marseille s 4-0 thumping of Lille on Saturday, Ayew verified Labrune s statement.

The president has spoken, therefore, things have been said more or less. We know I m going to leave the club. This is a page that will turn, Ayew said.

Ayew scored Marseille s fourth goal against Lille his 10th strike in 27 games this season.

The 25-year-old revealed he was not convinced the south coast club could challenge for the Ligue 1 t…

John Stones insists that England s comeback victory over Slovakia will be used as fuel ahead of their quarter-final meeting with Switzerland on Saturday.

England came to within a minute of being eliminated from Euro 2024 before Jude Bellingham s overhead kick spared Gareth Southgate s blushes.

The Three Lions confirmed their place in the last eight through Harry Kane s 65th international goal in extra-time.

Having come so close to going home, Manchester City defender Stones believes his team-mates can take confidence from the win ahead of their encounter in Dusseldorf against the Swiss.

We need to keep progressing and playing the fluid football that we are used to, Stones said.

I don t want to discredit the other night, I thought we were goi…

Erik ten Hag knows Manchester United “have a way to go” in their development but dismissed former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher’s claim that the team have gone backwards this season.

All eyes will be on Old Trafford this Sunday afternoon as the Red Devils look for a statement victory in the derby against treble winners Manchester City.

United head into the match after toiling to a third straight victory in all competitions, with Andre Onana’s last-gasp spot-kick save sealing a 1-0 win against Copenhagen in the Champions League.

All eyes will be on this game globally.

The manager previews the 191st Manchester derby ||

— Manchester United (@ManUtd)

It was another narrow escape for Ten Hag’s so far underwhelming side, wh…

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde offered no guarantees over Javier Mascherano s future, but said the veteran was committed to the LaLiga giants.

Mascherano, 33, has been linked with a move to China in January, having made just six LaLiga appearances for Barca this season.

Valverde praised the Argentina international for his commitment, but said his future would be discussed.

The winter transfer market [January] hasn t arrived yet, we wait for that to begin. And that s one of the questions we have to look at but for the time being he s still ours and whenever he has played, he has played well, he said on Saturday.

He s committed to the club, on and off field, and as long as he s here we don t need to think about anything else

On field, he brings…

The Scottish Professional Football League will liaise with police over the “very concerning” pyrotechnic display which held up Dundee’s cinch Premiership contest with Rangers at Dens Park.

Police asked referee Kevin Clancy to take the players off the pitch after smoke from the flare show by Rangers fans held up play and then set off fire alarms.

The game was delayed for 18 minutes after kick-off had initially been put back by 45 minutes following the late arrival of the Rangers team amid traffic problems.

Police are investigating and warned of the dangers of serious injuries after dozens of flares lit up the Bob Shankly Stand behind the goal less than 10 minutes into the game.

An SPFL spokesperson said: “The extensive use of pyrotechnics at the ma…

According to a recent report from Tuttosport, West Ham United and Watford and interested in bringing Juan Cuadrado to their respective clubs. The 30 year old has been playing at the top of the game for quite some time now, starting off with his spell at Udinese. He went on to spend time with Fiorentina, and then after his strong showing in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, he made the switch to Premier League side Chelsea. After his time at Stamford Bridge he signed for Italian champions Juventus, where he has been since back in 2017.

The 30 year old’s playing time at Juve has taken something of a hit in recent months courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo’s presence, which has left many fans anticipating his exit.

Either way, it looks highly certain that Cuadrado will, at the very l…

If the season started badly for Manchester United as they suffered a home 1-2 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion last week and they were seeking to bounce back at the Community Stadium against Brentford, they were obviously in for a huge shock. The Bees stung four times, courtesy of Josh Dasilva, Mathias Jensen, Ben Mee and Bryan Mbeumo, all in the first half.

Brentford

Before trying to dissect what exactly went wrong for the 20-time English champions, it needs to be said that the home side deserve much credit for winning the contest in such a comprehensive manner.

Manager Thomas Frank had arranged his men in a seemingly defensive 5-3-2 setup. They defended deep for long spells, keeping their lines close and practically unbreakable, and even the two forwards, …

Erik ten Hag reiterated Cristiano Ronaldo remains part of his Manchester United plans beyond this transfer window, despite the forward s lack of playing time this season.

Ronaldo has been named among the substitutes for two of United s opening three Premier League matches following a disrupted pre-season owing to family reasons.

The 37-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs across Europe, though a move away from Old Trafford has not materialised ahead of the September 1 deadline.

Ten Hag s decision to leave Ronaldo out of his starting line-up to face Liverpool on Monday only increased talk of the Portugal international s days at United being numbered.

However, with a lack of viable options to replace Ronaldo, Ten Hag is hopeful the five-time Bal…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp called his side s fixture schedule a crime as he prepared to face Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League less than three days after suffering a 2-0 Champions League loss to Atalanta.

Second-half goals from Josip Illicic and Robin Gosens helped secure an unexpected win for Serie A visitors Atalanta, who Liverpool thrashed 5-0 just three weeks earlier, as the Reds missed the chance to qualify for the Champions League knockout stage.

Wednesday s result left Premier League champions Liverpool with one win from their last three games as they approach a run of four matches in 12 days.

Klopp predicted his players would not be alone in suffering dips in form as a result of the congestion, telling BT Sport: I m afraid to say I think …