Christian Pulisic will become a Chelsea player in the near future. The 20-year-old’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to the Premier League side was confirmed last month, with the Blues paying £58m for him and loaning him back to the Bundesliga side for the rest of the season. But just who is this youngster, who is in action against Tottenham in the Champions League Round of 16? talkSPORT.com takes a look. Born to play It turns out football runs in the Pulisic family tree. His parents Mark and Kelley both played collegiate soccer at George Mason University, with his father becoming a professional indoor soccer player for the Harrisburg Heat. Pulisic’s…

Manchester United want Jadon Sancho in the summer in what could be a summer of upheaval for the club. A permanent manager will be appointed a the end of the season, with caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer a frontrunner for the job, while a director of football is likely to arrive. Executive vice chairman will be under pressure to get the next managerial appointment correct, as the full cost of sacking Solskjaer’s predecessor, Jose Mourinho, was revealed on Thursday when United’s quarterly accounts confirmed a compensation package of £19.6m. A new contract for David de Gea is also a priority as is new recruits for the first team squad. And…

Ravel Morrison has revealed he held talks with Rangers and Championship clubs before joining Ostersund. Despite being impressed by Rangers boss Steven Gerrard, the former Manchester United wonderkid signed a short-term deal with the Swedish minnows to “rebuild” his career. Morrison, 26, was tipped to be a Manchester United and England star, but off-field antics, including assault charges on an ex-girlfriend which he was eventually cleared of, ruined his progress. United legend Sir Alex Ferguson even thought the midfielder was better than Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand as teenagers. A miserable four-year spell at Lazio came to an end when he joined Ostersund on Thursday. He made just six appearances…

Leeds United have made a great gesture to their supporters by freezing season ticket prices… regardless of a potential promotion to the Premier League. The Elland Road club are one of the favourites to win a place in the first division, thus ending their 15-year absence from the top table of English football. Leeds were knocked down to third place in the Championship on Saturday as they were not in action, but Marcelo Bielsa’s side will move back into first if they win the game in hand they have over Norwich and Sheffield United, the two teams above them. And, should Leeds win promotion, supporters will have to pay just…

Manchester United take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League tonight. Europe’s elite competition is back and kicks off with a huge Round of 16 tie at Old Trafford. While Neymar will miss the match due to his broken metatarsal, there will be a host of stars on show at the Theatre of Dreams, including Kylian Mbappe, Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba. Both clubs were dumped out of the tournament at this stage last season and will be eager to take a big step to the quarter-finals this evening. Man United vs PSG: When is time? The Champions League Round of 16 clash will take place on Tuesday, February 12…

Manchester City sent a huge message to title rivals Liverpool with a devastating 6-0 triumph over Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium. Two goals from Raheem Sterling, Ilkay Gundogan’s strike and a hat-trick from the red-hot Sergio Aguero meant City went back to the Premier League’s summit in reply to Liverpool’s comfortable win over Bournemouth on Saturday. Aguero is in brilliant form at the moment having scored three in the Citizens’ last home game against Arsenal a week ago. And when the full-time whistle went, the Argentine was eager to claim his rightful match ball to take home, as is customary for any player who scores three goals in one game. But…

Tottenham‘s man of the moment Heung-Min Son could receive a second pay rise inside a year after an excellent season so far. The South Korea international only signed a five-year contract in July, but Spurs’ top brass are ready to offer him another deal before the start of the 2019/20 campaign. According to the Daily Mail, there is a real desire to cement the forward’s position as one of Mauricio Pochettino’s key players and talks are expected to get underway in the summer. Son’s current deal is believed to earn him around £110,000 per week but it is expected the new terms will see him move closer to that of…

Jonjo Shelvey is closing in on a return to action for Newcastle United. The midfielder has made just eight starts in the Premier League this season, having been hampered by a thigh problem, and has not featured for the Magpies since January 5. But Shelvey, 26, is now nearing full fitness and took part in a training session on Wednesday morning with the first team at the club’s warm weather training camp in Spain. A statement on Newcastle United’s official website said: “The second day of Newcastle United’s Spanish training camp saw Jonjo Shelvey step up his return from a thigh injury. “Midfield ace Shelvey joined in with some of Wednesday…

Wolves could seal a permanent £30m deal for Raul Jimenez in the summer. The Mexico international has been on loan from Benfica this season and has been a revelation, scoring nine Premier League goals and creating five. The likelihood of the deal going through was boosted by Benfica’s 10-0 thrashing of CD Nacional – they are clearly not short on goals. In Wolves’ first first season back in the Premier League since 2011/12, Jimenez’s form has propelled the Midlands side to seventh place and they travel to Bristol City on Sunday to fight for a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals. Their run has included an impressive victory over Liverpool…

Celtic booked their place in the Scottish Cup sixth round with a thumping 5-0 defeat of St Johnstone – with Scott Sinclair helping himself to a hat-trick at Parkhead. The Hoops forward squeezed in the opener in the third minute before skipper Scott Brown thundered in a 30-yard drive six minutes later. Returning winger James Forrest added a third in the 52nd minute, with Sinclair scoring twice more in a one-sided affair to seal the cup holders’ place in Monday night’s quarter-final draw. Celtic had beaten Tommy Wright’s side 2-0 both home and away in the Premiership before their midweek win over Hibernian and it was their fifth victory of…