Manchester City are reportedly going to spend £200,000 to sign 14-year-old Sunderland starlet Morten Spencer. Spencer, the versatile attacker, is highly-rated in the English youth ranks and Pep Guardiola has sent scouts out to discover the latest home grown talent. Spending £200,000 on such a young player seems rather ludicrous, but, incredibly, Spencer will not become the most expensive 14-year-old in football history. talkSPORT.com have dug through the data to reveal the most expensive player signed from every age between 13 and 34 – and you can see the results below… Finley Burns – Aged 13 (Southend to Manchester City) £175,000 Manchester City have history of spending large sums on…

Los Blancos are on a disappointing run of form and they will hope to amend that by taking the advantage in the quarter-final Real Madrid will hope to kick-start a turnaround in fortunes when they travel to Leganes in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarter-final on Thursday. Zinedine Zidane’s side are on a terrible run at the moment, winning once in their last five games and they have failed to register a victory in their last three games. Having slipped well out of the Liga title race, Los Blancos must invest their energy into other competitions and the Copa del Rey is one they have a realistic…

Click:impeller machining The Croatian won the 2018 Ballon d’Or, beating his former teammate to the prize, but Wayne Rooney says he disagrees with that decision Ex-Manchester United and England striker Wayne Rooney says he would have voted for Cristiano Ronaldo to win the Ballon d’Or rather than Luka Modric. Ronaldo was beaten into second place by Modric at last year’s ceremony, the Portugal superstar missing the chance to win the award for the sixth time. The 33-year-old ended Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s duopoly over the accolade, with both men sharing the award equally over the previous decade. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea &…

Chelsea have sent scouts to watch Marseille star Boubacar Kamara, according to reports. Kamara, the 19-year-old defender, has been earning rave reviews in Ligue 1 in his first full season with the senior team. The young Frenchman, dubbed the new Thiago Silva, has caught the eye of both Chelsea and Arsenal in recent weeks. The Blues have reportedly stepped up their interest in the defender. Mercato365 report a Chelsea scout was present at Marseille’s game at Dijon on Friday night, with the visitors winning 2-1. Kamara completed the full 90 minuted against Dijon, impressing throughout but picking up a late, late yellow card in second-half injury time. Maurizio Sarri, the…

The Argentine star’s performances for the Catalan club underline his progress as a unique footballer, head coach Luis Enrique has said Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has hailed the evolution of Lionel Messi as a process that has resulted in the “total footballer”. Ronaldo discusses comparisons with Messi The 29-year-old has scored 28 times in all competitions this season and has provided 14 goals in his last 12 appearances. Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku sends reminder that his Man Utd career is far from over Man…

Tottenham Hotspur are monitoring Porto midfielder Hector Herrera ahead of a potential summer move, according to reports. Herrera, 28, is out of contract at the Portuguese giants in June with no deal in place to extend that as things stand. And that has sent some of Europe’s big clubs on red alert, with Spurs reportedly one of the interested suitors in Herrera according to Corriere dello Sport. It is not the first time Herrera has attracted interest from outside Portugal, with Napoli and Roma expressing their admiration for the experienced midfielder over the years. Should Mauricio Pochettino plot a free transfer swoop for Herrera, it is expected arch rivals Inter and…

The former AC Milan boss is set to take charge at the La Liga side after reaching a “principle agreement” with the club Sevilla have chosen Vincenzo Montella to succeed Eduardo Berizzo as head coach after reaching a “principle agreement” on a one-and-a-half-year deal with the Italian. Montella has been out of a job for just over a month after he was sacked by AC Milan on November 27, with the Serie A giants enduring an underwhelming start to the season despite spending a reported €196 million in the transfer market. The former Italy international left Milan seventh in Serie A, though they have slipped even further down the table to 11th since Gennaro Gattuso took…

Bernard is confident Marco Silva can turn around Everton’s fortunes. The Toffees boss is enduring a difficult debut season at Goodison Park and has won just two of his last eight Premier League games. Everton, who have conceded 19 goals from set-pieces this term, were also dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship club Millwall last month. When asked if Everton’s players still had confidence in Silva, Bernard, a summer signing from Shakhtar Donetsk, told Portuguese outlet Record: “Yes, and our work shows that every day. “The squad is dedicated and seeks to understand each tactic, because each game requires a tactic. “The concentration and the delivery of the…

Rumours Mohammed bin Salman will buy Manchester United have been denied. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was said to be launching a £3.8billion offer to take control of the Premier League club. But the Kingdom’s media minister, Turki al-Shabanah, used Twitter to quash the rumour. “Reports claiming that HRH the Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman intends on buying @ManUtd are completely false,” he wrote. “Manchester United held a meeting with @PIFSaudi to discuss sponsorship opportunity. No deal has been materialized [sic].” The club is currently owned by the Glazer family, who paid £790million for the 20-time champions almost 14 years ago. It is understood United’s American owners have no intention of selling…

Cesar Azpilicueta has branded Chelsea’s 6-0 hammering to Manchester City “unacceptable” and one of the worst days of his career. Sergio Aguero’s hat-trick, Raheem Sterling’s double and Ilkay Gundogan’s strike condemned the Blues to their heaviest defeat since Nottingham Forest beat them 7-0 in 1991. Sunday’s loss saw Chelsea slip below Arsenal to sixth on goals scored and piled the pressure on manager Maurizio Sarri, who later offered his apologies to fans. Defender Azpilicueta told the club’s website: “It’s difficult to find the words to describe my feeling after the game. “It is one of the worst nights in my career. It’s very frustrating, it’s very disappointing. “When you lose…