Arsenal offer £42m and one player in stunning swap deal for ex-Everton star as Liverpool lurk

Arsenal have made a offer to sign Atalanta winger Ademola Lookman ahead of the summer transfer deadline, according to reports.

The Gunners have only made one new signing in the summer transfer market with Riccardo Calafiori arriving from Bologna for around £42m, while they also turned David Raya s loan deal from Brentford into a permanent move for £27m.

There have been rumours all summer that Arsenal could add another winger to support Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli this season and now the Gunners are being linked to Atalanta hero Lookman.

The former Everton winger scored a hat-trick in the Europa League final as Atalanta beat German champions Bayer Leverkusen to win their first ever European trophy.

And his performances for the Italian side have o…

Man Utd, Chelsea reach Sancho ‘agreement’; ‘obligation to buy’ price surfaces with ‘proposal accepted’

According to reports, Manchester United have accepted a proposal from Chelsea, who are set to sign England international Jadon Sancho on loan.

In recent days, Chelsea have emerged as s most likely next destination as they have fended off competition from Serie A giants Juventus to land the winger.

The Englishman has been unable to live up to expectations at following his £73m move from Borussia Dortmund, but he shone while on loan at the German outfit last season.

Sancho s long-term future has been in doubt since he had a major fallout with Erik ten Hag last season. He was banished from the first team after he refused to apologise to the Dutchman, who was accused of making the player a scapegoat.

The winger featured heavily for Man Utd during pre-seaso…

Man City star threatens to ‘quit’ international football after defeat against Kylian Mbappe

I quit, I quit was what Manchester City star Kevin de Bruyne appeared to tell Belgium technical director Frank Vercauteren after suffering a 2-0 defeat to France in the UEFA Nations League on Monday night.

In a video surfacing online, De Bruyne seemed visibly frustrated speaking to Vercauteren, with tasting defeat an unusual feeling for the 33-year-old having gone unbeaten since the beginning of the campaign with his club.

has started every game for so far this season, seemingly back to his best after facing an uphill battle against injuries in the last few years.

De Bruyne and Belgium have often come under fire in recent tournaments as their so called golden generation failed to stamp their authority on the international football scene, being knocked out in …

Postecoglou, Solanke praise Tottenham star after strong response to social media abuse

Ange Postecoglou believes Tottenham s 3-1 win over Brentford should have been more convincing but insists life s good after Brennan Johnson s second goal of the week.

Johnson was criticised by fans on social media after the 1-0 home defeat to Arsenal and bounced back with a crucial goal away to Coventry City in the Carabao Cup in midweek.

He made it two in two to help Postecoglou s side beat Brentford at home on Saturday afternoon.

Spurs went a goal down inside a minute thanks to Bryan Mbeumo but bounced back quickly through Dominic Solanke, who netted his first goal for the club.

Johnson then put Spurs in front and the points were secured when James Maddison scored with five minutes remaining.

Spurs boss Postecoglou said after the match:  It w…

PENN Entertainment Banking on ESPN BET Improving Market Share

Despite paying more than half a billion dollars to acquire Barstool, PENN Entertainment s Barstool Sportsbook brand lagged in national market share, something the company hopes is vastly improved with its recently announced partnership with ESPN to launch . Let s not forget that ESPN Bet will have a similar welcome offer to compete against the big sportsbook brands, be sure to visit our page for more on this.

ESPN and PENN Entertainment today announced an agreement to in 16 states where PENN is licensed to operate. Barstool Sportsbook will be rebranded as ESPN BET as the sports betting operator moves forward in the fall.

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Study Finds North Carolina Student-Athletes Bet on Sports at Higher Rates Than Non-Athletes

Preliminary data from a new study of students at certain campuses shows an existing high prevalence of gambling and sports betting among male students and student-athletes as the state moves closer to its online sports betting launch next month.

Michelle L. Malkin, JD, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at East Carolina University (ECU), Director of Gambling Research Initiative Policy, shared data from her ongoing baseline study of 2,200 students across 12 UNC campuses assessing gambling behavior, awareness, and risk among UNC undergraduate students.

What we have been able to find here in North Carolina, prior to the actual expansion into legalized sports betting, is that we already have a large number of college students, 58% of those we po…