The 22-year-old impressed on loan with Rangers last season but does not want another temporary move this summer, and may yet remain at Anfield Liverpool will demand £12 million ($15.3m) for Ryan Kent this summer, with the young winger set to turn down the chance to join Leeds United on loan. The 22-year-old is in demand following an excellent season with Rangers in the Scottish Premiership. Kent was voted Scotland’s Young Player of the Year having made 43 appearances for Steven Gerrard’s side, scoring six goals.  Leeds made a formal offer to take the Oldham-born wide man on loan next season, but sources close to the situation have told Goal that Kent’s…

The Germany international winger is on Bayern Munich’s radar although his team-mate is not convinced that he wants out, or that his club would sell Ilkay Gundogan says he has spoken to Leroy Sane and he does not have the impression that the winger wants to leave Manchester City in the summer. The 23-year-old made 47 appearances in all competitions for City in 2018-19 although was rotated by manager Pep Guardiola in the Premier League especially, where he made 21 starts. He did, however, make a significant contribution in helping City win a domestic treble and is widely considered to be one of the top young wingers in Europe. Bayern…

Billy Kee is undergoing treatment for depression, anxiety and bulimia, Accrington Stanley have announced. The striker has not played during the current campaign and did not report back for pre-season training over the summer due to ‘personal reasons’. The 28-year-old has spoken openly in the past about his struggles and on Tuesday Accrington released a statement explaining his absence. “Billy Kee would like to thank everyone for their ongoing messages of support as he battles depression, anxiety and bulimia,” said the League One club on their official website. “The striker has spoken out over the years about his ongoing issues but over the summer he has deteriorated and has been…

England went 1-0 down to Kosovo after just 35 seconds of their Euro 2020 qualifier on Tuesday night, before coming back to win 5-3. Gareth Southgate’s side were coming off the back of a convincing 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley on Saturday and made big favourites against the second-placed side in Group A. However, the visitors did not read this script and took the lead within the opening minute. As England passed the ball back not long after kick-off, Valon Berisha pressured Ross Barkley and then Michael Keane, causing him to misplace a pass which landed straight at the feet of Vedat Muriqi. Muriqi was then one-on-one with Jordan Pickford, but…

Jadon Sancho announced himself on the international stage in some style, scoring twice on a night when England’s ruthless edge made up for some shambolic defending in a thrilling, high-scoring win against Kosovo. A sell-out St Mary’s crowd bore witness to the most entertaining qualifier in many a year as Gareth Southgate’s men continued their march to Euro 2020 with an enthralling, if at times unconvincing, 5-3 victory on the south coast. Defensive errors gifted Kosovo a shock opener and then second-half hope, but a clinical first half proved decisive as Raheem Sterling and Harry Kane goals were complemented by an own goal and quickfire brace from Sancho in a…

England can take another major step towards booking their place at Euro 2020 next summer with a win over Kosovo at St Mary’s on Tuesday night. Gareth Southgate’s side are coming off the back of a convincing 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley on Saturday and are the big favourites against the second-placed side in Group A. It is England’s fourth game of Euro 2020 qualifying and they have already netted 14 times in just three matches, having secured previous wins over Czech Republic and Montenegro. The Three Lions are not expected to struggle against the 120th ranked side in the world, but they would do well to recall the…

Click:dragon dance costume Petkovic, who took in a spell at the Santiago Bernabeu in his playing days, is hoping that his compatriot will be given time to settle in La Liga Click Here: mochila fjallraven Luka Jovic is “not going to have it easy” at Real Madrid, Dejan Petkovic has warned, with the Blancos urged to be patient with a €70 million (£62m/$79m) summer signing. A Serbia international striker has formed part of a window of considerable investment at the Santiago Bernabeu. At just 21 years of age, Jovic has been snapped up by Madrid and will be charged with the task of leading the line for the Liga giants.…

Social media was sent into meltdown when a ‘child’ seen smoking during a match between Fenerbache and Bursaspor turned out to be a 36-year-old man! Despite the man’s fresh-faced appearance resulting in many claiming a youngster was smoking, locals say the individual is actually a fully-fledged adult – who was watching the match with his SON. With the international break currently taking place, the two Turkish clubs decided to arrange a friendly, with proceeds from the game going to organisations that fight against diseases such as leukaemia and Down Syndrome. When the camera panned away pre-match, it captured what at first looked like a child enjoying a crafty smoke. The…

Jon Gruden is ready to move on from the Antonio Brown saga in Oakland and wished the Patriots good luck with their new wide receiver. Brown’s tumultuous stint with the Raiders came to an end Saturday when he got his wish to be released by the team before ever playing a game. It did not take the seven-time Pro Bowl pick long to find a new team, though. Brown on Monday signed with the Pats. His former team was in action the same day, the Raiders opening their season with a 24-16 win over the Broncos. Unsurprisingly, Gruden was asked about Brown during his postgame news conference, and he insisted he held no hard feeling toward Brown,…

Where do the Red Sox go from here? The answer is simple: back to the playoffs. That’s it. That’s the column. But for the sake of getting the most out of your click, let’s expound a bit. MORE: Updated magic numbers, playoff picture as of Sept. 9 Late Sunday, while Patriots fans were celebrating the first victory en route to another Super Bowl, Dave Dombrowski was ousted as Sox president of baseball operations. The team made it official Monday morning. When the Red Sox hired Dombrowski in August 2015 after the Tigers let him go, they knew exactly what they were getting: an executive who wouldn’t be afraid to spend money, make…