Ben White becomes latest Arsenal player to commit long-term future at the club

Manchester City are ready to renew their interest in Juventus defender Leonardo Bonucci, .

The Premier League leaders were linked with a move for the Italy international during the summer and could make a move when the transfer window with captain and fellow centre-back Vincent Kompany suffering yet another injury in the midweek League Cup third round victory over Swansea City.

It was the Belgium international’s first appearance of the season though he hobbled off in stoppage time, straight down the tunnel showing clear frustration as he struggles to return to full fitness.

Bonucci has been with Juventus for six seasons and has helped them win five consecutive Serie A titles in succession during that time while he also played in the 2015 Champions League fi…

Sevilla youngster Jose Campana is on the verge of signing for Crystal Palace, according to the Liga club s president.

After breaking into the Sevilla side in the 2011-12 campaign, campana saw his season wrecked by a metatarsal injury last year, although he remains very highly rated at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

And Jose Maria del Nido has lamented the expected departure of the Spain Under-20 international, who has rejected an offer of a new deal from the Andalusian side.

Del Nido told Sevilla s official website: We made an offer (of a new contract) and he did not accept it. He wants to go.

We accepted that his agent would put him on the market and reached an agreement with Crystal Palace for two million plus add-ons.

He will now agree terms today (M…

David De Gea is ready to shun Real Madrid and sign a bumper new deal with Manchester United, .

Having initially struggled to adapt to life in the Premier League, the 23 year old has developed into one of the best goalkeepers in the division and made it in to the 2012/13 PFA Team of the Season when United romped to the championship in Sir Alex Ferguson s final campaign in charge.

He made his competitive debut for Spain this week, ousting Iker Casillas as number one for the Euro 2016 qualifier in Luxembourg, which Vicente Del Bosque’s men won by four goals to nil.

European champions Real have been strongly linked with a move for the former Atletico Madrid man, though he is ready to commit do a double-your-money five year deal which will see him pocket £120,0…

English Premier League side Everton have signed Lokomotiv Moscow skipper Diniyar Bilyaletdinov on a five-year deal, the railway-backed side announced on their official website Tuesday.

The 24-year-old midifelder, who has played for Lokomotiv since 2004, signed a deal with Everton late Monday in the German city of Hamburg, where he had undergone a medical examination.

No financial details of the deal were disclosed.

Bilyaletdinov won the Russian league title with Lokomotiv in 2004. He played in all Russia s matches at Euro 2008 where they reached the semi-finals.

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Diego Costa says he feels targeted in England and receives harsher punishments than other Premier League players.

The Chelsea striker scored a dramatic late winner as Antonio Conte s team defeated West Ham on Monday, but only after he had avoided a second yellow card for a foul on goalkeeper Adrian, having earlier been booked for dissent.

West Ham boss Slaven Bilic said after the match that Costa would have seen red nine times out of 10 for the incident, but the Spain international feels the attention he gets is undeserved.

The 27-year-old told ESPN Brasil: I am aware of [the new dissent law] now. The second time I went to talk to him, he showed me [the yellow card]. I even found it a bit weird, but then I understood. I went to apologise at half-time and that s i…

Reading have signed defender Tyler Blackett from Manchester United on a three-year deal.

Blackett was handed a surprise debut in Louis van Gaal s first Premier League game in charge of United in August 2014, a 2-1 home defeat to Swansea City, and went on to make 12 first-team appearances that season.

The 22-year-old spent last term on loan with Celtic, but only played eight times for the Scottish champions and, with a route into Jose Mourinho s first-team plans appearing unlikely, he will continue his career under former United fans favourite Jaap Stam in the Championship.

As we know, Tyler is a talented defender who has played for United’s first team, said Reading boss Stam.

We d like to wish all the best to Tyler Blackett, who has joined Reading on a…

Leicester City claimed top spot in the Premier League on Tuesday evening with a comprehensive 2-0 victory against Chelsea.

Wilfred Ndidi gave the Foxes a dream start with a fantastic goal from range in just the sixth minute of the game. The Blues thought they had received a penalty just before half-time for a Jonny Evans trip on Christian Pulisic but VAR chalked that off. The Foxes then compounded that misery with Maddison doubling the hosts advantage.

Here are five things we learned from the King Power Stadium:

Magical Maddison

Maddison is really in a sparkling vein of form for Leicester City at the current time. In his last eight Premier League games, the English midfielder has scored five and provided a further two.

He s also beaten his entire goals …

Cristiano Ronaldo is suddenly the name dominating the transfer rumour mill.

The Portuguese superstar is reportedly drawing interest from multiple quarters.

Is a departure from Juventus on the cards?

TOP STORY – RONALDO SPECULATION ABOUNDS

Ronaldo is the subject of widespread speculation around Europe. 

Paris Saint-Germain would like Ronaldo to replace Kylian Mbappe if the France international departs for Real Madrid this summer window or next, says Calciomercato, opening up the tantalising prospect of a partnership with Lionel Messi.

Meanwhile, El Chiringuito suggests Carlo Ancelotti could make a move to bring Ronaldo back to the Santiago Bernabeu.

Elsewhere, Corriere dello Sport claims Ronaldo has offered his service…

Brazilian midfielder Ze Roberto wants to extend his contract with defending Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to help the German giants retain their title, it was revealed on Monday.

Ze Roberto, 34, is under contract until June 2009, but the ex-Brazil star wants to remain longer.

I want to stay, he told German magazine Kicker on Tuesday having scored Bayern s first goal in their 3-1 win over Dortmund on Sunday.

My family feels well in Munich and there are things I still want to achieve with the club.

Ze Roberto, who has 85 caps for Brazil, first came to Munich in 2002 and stayed for four years, but is curently in his second stint with Bayern having re-joined the club in the summer of 2007.

He has won four German titles with Bayern in 2003, 20…

Five years and four months after their surprise Euro 2004 crowning, Greece are still searching for that magic touch which will lead them back to glory days.

A disastrous showing in the 2005 Confederation Cup, failure to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, a disappointing performance in Euro 2008 and failure to qualify outright in what was termed an easy group for the 2010 World Cup are all the team has to show in their post-Euro 2004 history.

But 71-year-old German coach Otto Rehhagel, the mastermind behind the Euro 2004 triumph, and a handful of players left over from that team have a chance to bring back lost respect if they get by Ukraine in the play-offs.

If they accomplish that, it will only be the second time that Greece has made it to the World Cup having don…