Chelsea prospect Billy Gilmour has joined newly promoted Norwich City on a season-long loan.
Gilmour joined Chelsea from Rangers aged 16 and made his first-team debut two years later under Frank Lampard in August 2019.
The midfielder quickly impressed but has struggled to hold down a regular starting role.
Thomas Tuchel, who replaced Lampard earlier this year, can also call on N Golo Kante, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic in that position and oversaw a Champions League final triumph against Manchester City.
Chelsea have therefore agreed to send Gilmour to Norwich in order to gain experience of top-flight football.
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Chelsea remain eager to exact revenge on Tottenham for the football lesson they received in the Premier League last month, according to Gianfranco Zola.
The two clubs will meet in the semi-finals of the EFL Cup in January after coming through tricky last-eight ties on Wednesday.
Eden Hazard s late winner gave the Blues a hard-earned 1-0 win over Bournemouth and set up a London derby date with Spurs, while Manchester City will meet minnows Burton Albion in the other tie.
Tottenham ended Maurizio Sarri s unbeaten start in English football back in November, storming to a dominant 3-1 victory at Wembley Stadium, and Chelsea s assistant coach revealed that result remains a source of frustration.
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Massimiliano Allegri revealed he turned down Real Madrid in favour of a second spell with Juventus.
Allegri was appointed as Bianconeri boss in May after Andrea Pirio was relieved of his duties following a poor season, ending with the club only fourth in Serie A.
The experienced Allegri led the Turin giants to five consecutive Serie A titles, four Coppa Italia triumphs and two Champions League finals during his previous tenure.
Allegri, 53, on Tuesday revealed he could have taken over at Madrid before Carlo Ancelotti was appointed as head coach.
I have to thank Real Madrid and the president for the opportunity he gave me [to coach Real Madrid]. Then I thought about it and chose Juventus, Allegri said during his presentation news conference.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain appeared to suffer another injury blow as he hobbled out of Liverpool s Club World Cup final with Flamengo on Saturday.
The England international was out of action for almost a year after damaging multiple knee ligaments against Roma in the 2017-18 Champions League semi-finals.
Oxlade-Chamberlain missed much of last season as Liverpool became European champions and pushed Manchester City to the final day in the Premier League title race.
But the former Arsenal midfielder has been able to feature regularly this season, starting against Flamengo as the Reds sought to become world champions for the first time.
However, with the game still goalless with 15 minutes remaining, Oxlade-Chamberlain appeared to land awkwardly on his right a…
Eredivisie giants Ajax have all but confirmed their interest in recruiting former player Rafael van der Vaart.
The 32-year-old will be out of contract at the end of the season, and with his current side Hamburg again involved in the relegation tussle, he looks unlikely to extend his stay at Imtech Arena.
His former club Ajax hope to lure van der Vaart back to Amsterdam ArenA, with coach Frank de Boer admitting his interest in the Netherlands international.
“He is an experienced player who can be deployed in multiple positions. With his experience, I think he is always welcome,” De Boer told FOX Sports.
“Our first arrows are aimed at other options, but I think this is a very interesting option for us, and I have said it earlier.”
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Jude Bellingham made it 10 goals in 10 games for Real Madrid with a clinical brace in a 4-0 victory over Osasuna that saw Carlo Ancelotti’s men return to the top of LaLiga.
The England midfielder struck in either half before Vinicius Junior and Joselu wrapped up the points as Madrid reclaimed top spot from Girona, who had won earlier in the day.
Madrid needed just nine minutes to get their noses in front at the Bernabeu and, almost inevitably, it was Bellingham who did the damage.
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Luka Modric picked out Dani Carvajal’s run into the area and the full-back cleverly laid the ball back to Bellingham, who took a couple of touches before drilling a left-footed shot i…
Recently crowned DFB Pokal champions Wolfsburg will begin the defence of their title away to Stuttgarter Kickers, just over two months after lifting the trophy.
The German Football Association (DFB) completed the draw for the first round of the 2015-16 DFB Pokal on Wednesday with Stuttgarter Kickers being awarded the honour of taking on the title-holders.
The first round is scheduled to be held from August 7-10.
The Kickers finished fourth in Germany s 3. Liga in 2014-15 but were eliminated in the first round of last season s DFB Pokal by eventual finalists Borussia Dortmund.
Wolfsburg defeated Dortmund 3-1 in Berlin on May 30 to claim their first title since being crowned Bundesliga champions in 2008-09.
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Milan chairman Paolo Scaroni has played down concerns regarding the potential loss of Rafael Leao after insisting the side always replace well .
Leao starred during Milan s triumphant Serie A campaign in the 2021-22 season, scoring 11 goals and contributing a further eight assists as they beat city rivals Inter to the Scudetto on the final day of the season.
The contributions of the Portugual forward have not gone unnoticed, with Real Madrid having been attributed with an interest in the 23-year-old.
While Scaroni did not erase the fears of fans that Leao could be lured away from the club, he outlined evidence that Milan have done well in the past to land suitable replacements for those that moved elsewhere.
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Barcelona are interested in re-signing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Chelsea in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that the former La Liga and UEFA Champions League winners have asked Premier League club Chelsea about the availability of Aubameyang.
Aubameyang joined Barcelona in February 2022 after his contract at Arsenal was mutually terminated. the Gabonese striker made 13 starts and four substitute appearances in La Liga for Barcelona during the second half of last season, scoring 11 goals and providing one assist in the process. The 33-year-old made five starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League for the Blaugrana during the second half of last season, scoring two goals in the process.
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Borussia Dortmund have completed the signing of Ajax striker Sebastien Haller on a four-year deal worth a reported €36million.
The 28-year-old joins the Bundesliga side following the sale of Erling Haaland to Manchester City, with Dortmund also landing exciting forward Karim Adeyemi from RB Salzburg earlier in the transfer window.
After a disappointing stint in the Premier League with West Ham, Haller excelled in the Netherlands with Ajax during a prolific 18-month spell that included 11 goals in just eight Champions League appearances in the 2021-22 season.
That included a four-goal haul in Ajax s first group-stage match against Sporting, as well as goals in both of their fixtures against Dortmund.
All in all, he scored in all but one of Ajax s Champ…