According to reports, sporting director Dan Ashworth is taking Newcastle United to arbitration to help facilitate his move to Manchester United.

Newcastle snatched from Premier League rivals Brighton in 2022 but he is already looking to leave St James Park amid interest from Man Utd.

The 53-year-old is regarded as one of the best sporting directors in football and he has been identified by INEOS chief and co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe as a top target as he attempts to overhaul their recruitment model.

Newcastle are unwilling to let Ashworth go easily as they are demanding £20m as part of a compensation package.

Man Utd are unwilling to meet this asking price but they have been in negotiations with their Premier League rivals over a compromise.

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Ligue Un giants PSG have been tipped to offload Xavi Simons if they receive a suitable offer amid interest from Arsenal and Chelsea.

The 21-year-old progressed through the ranks at PSG but has yet to establish himself as a regular for the French outfit.

Simons was sold to PSV in 2022 but re-joined PSG after just a single season with the Dutch outfit as his boyhood club triggered their €6m buy-back clause to bring him back during the 2023 summer transfer window.

Despite this, PSG sent him on loan to Bundesliga side RB Leipzig ahead of this season. He has nine goals and 15 assists in 42 appearances across all competitions.

Simons to the Premier League?

Simons is under contract until 2027 but his PSG future is in doubt heading into the summer amid poten…

According to reports, Manchester United and Erik ten Hag will separate in the summer and Sir Jim Ratcliffe is considering three potential replacements.

Ten Hag has endured a miserable second season at Man Utd and it is expected that he will be sacked ahead of next season.

Under the Dutchman, the Red Devils finished third in the Premier League and won the Carabao Cup last season. But this campaign, they exited the Champions League and Carabao Cup prematurely, while they finished eighth in the Premier League.

Man Utd have reached the FA Cup final but

Who could replace Ten Hag?

One thing that has been in Ten Hag s favour is that the Premier League giants didn t initially have many potential attractive replacements to choose from,

after the Argenti…

England defender Harry Maguire is now a big doubt to be fit for Euro 2024 as Gareth Southgate faces a big decision on the eve of the squad deadline, according to reports.

gearing up for this summer’s tournament in Germany.

There were 27 players involved in training on the eve of the Iceland match, with Real Madrid midfielder Jude Bellingham the only one yet to link up with England following his Champions League final win.

Anthony Gordon was able to train after missing Monday’s match against Bosnia through injury, but Lewis Dunk, Maguire and Luke Shaw followed individual programmes on Thursday.

Southgate has until 11pm on Friday to submit his , with the 26-man selection scheduled to be announced on Saturday morning.

But there are now doubts t…

Ollie Watkins is ready to make his mark at Euro 2024 having overcome imposter syndrome to become one of England’s best strikers.

The 28-year-old was selected for the finals fresh from his best ever season, having scored 19 Premier League goals and provided a competition-high 13 assists.

Watkins was an unused substitute in the 1-0 win against Serbia in Sunday’s group opener and having to get used to being on the bench as he serves as back-up to skipper Harry Kane along with Ivan Toney.

But the Aston Villa sharpshooter is raring to go when called upon and believes he can help Gareth Southgate’s side in this summer’s quest to become European champions.

“I think it’s something that’s new for me,” Watkins said. “I’m used to playing every g…

Chelsea have offered England midfielder Conor Gallagher in a player-plus-cash offer for Barcelona defender Ronald Araujo, according to reports.

The Blues have spent over £1billion since a Todd Boehly-led consortium took over the Stamford Bridge outfit in May 2022 but Chelsea fans are yet to see the returns on the pitch.

have already been busy in the transfer market this summer with the signings of Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Marc Guiu, Omari Kellyman and Tosin Adarabioyo.

But it seems the Blues, who brought in Enzo Maresca as their new manager at the end of the season after Mauricio Pochettino left by mutual consent, are far from done in the transfer market.

Ian Maatsen, Lewis Hall and Omari Hutchinson, Thiago Silva and Hakim Ziyech have all departed the …

Danny Mills believes it is time for England to experiment up front following Harry Kane s performances at this summer s European Championship.

Kane scored three goals at Euro 2024 but was well below his best, especially in the final against Spain when he failed to register a shot on target.

Gareth Southgate substituted his captain in the 61st minute of Sunday s final, which is something that was previously unthinkable.

In previous rounds, Kane was brought off despite the possibility of penalties, while he came off for eventual match-winner Ollie Watkins with the score at 1-1 against the Netherlands in the semi-final.

His poor performances came as a shock following his 44-goal season with Bayern Munich.

An injury in the second half of 2023/24 migh…

Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly has been warned that England international Conor Gallagher s potential move to Atletico Madrid could spark an angry reaction.

but was one of Chelsea s most important players during the 2023/24 campaign as he had the backing of former head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

The centre midfielder s impressive season for came after he was heavily linked with a move away during the 2023 summer transfer window.

The Blues were expected to cash in on to secure a pure profit sale. A transfer did not end up going through, but an exit was always going to be more likely this summer as he has now entered the final year of his contract.

Earlier this summer, Gallagher was heavily linked with Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur, but La Liga giants At…

Newcastle United and Crystal Palace are in positive and optimistic talks over a deal to send Marc Guehi to St James Park, according to reports.

England international Guehi is now the Magpies top transfer target after landing William Osula, Lewis Hall, Lloyd Kelly and Odysseas Vlachodimos for a combined £58million.

Guehi is expected to cost that alone after a wonderful Premier League campaign for Crystal Palace was backed up by a very strong European Championship for his country.

The 24-year-old appears to be the ideal centre-back partner for Manchester City s John Stones and still has his best years ahead of him.

He is one of many superb academy graduates sold by Chelsea in recent years, joining the Eagles for around £20m in 2021 after a successful 18 …

Barcelona are reportedly eyeing a cut-price deal for Tottenham left-back Sergio Reguilon, who the club are reportedly keen to cash in on with his contract ticking down.

Reguilon has never played north of 27 Premier League games in a season at Tottenham. While he was signed in 2020, he only played at Spurs sparsely in 2020/21 and 2021/22.

He has since been sent out on loans to Atletico Madrid, Manchester United and Brentford. Two of those loans were in one season, Ange Postecoglou s first as Spurs manager, and he did not include the left-back in the squad for the first game of this season.

, the club would be keen to cash in on Reguilon now, given his contract with them is up in a year s time.

And they have got a perfect opportunity to make some money off…