Manager to meet club owner during international break Forest draw Malmö, Porto and Betis in Europa League Nuno Espírito Santo has said he will hold crunch talks with Evangelos Marinakis during the international break to resolve his Nottingham Forest future. Marinakis, speaking after Forest discovered their Europa League opponents in Monaco, said he wants Nuno to remain in charge. Nuno said he thought he would be in charge after the international window and plans to discuss his future with Marinakis in the coming days. The Greek billionaire will attend Forest’s home fixture with West Ham on Sunday. Continue reading...

Today’s fluff is pulling strings Liverpool are the club most-often linked with a move for the Crystal Palace captain Marc Guéhi but some of the continent’s other big hitters are now being chucked into the mix. The centre-back’s contract is up next summer and he could be allowed to enter discussions with Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus at the turn of the year, which would see the Eagles potentially miss out on a massive wad of cash. Manchester United are still doing their best to offload Antony but the main interested party is Real Betis. The Brazilian impressed in Andalucia in the second half of last season but the Spanish side might struggle to make a dent in the £82m fee that brought Antony to Old Trafford. Naturally, the Premier League side will want as much of that back as they can get but it is going to be a struggle and beggars cannot be choosers. Another United player who might be on his way is youngster Ethan Williams who could go to Croatian side Rijeka on loan. Continue reading...

Real Betis and Manchester United are hopeful of reaching an agreement for Brazilian winger Antony before Monday's transfer deadline, sources have told ESPN.

Real Betis are growing confident over the potential return of Manchester United winger Antony, the Spanish club's sporting director Manu Fajardo has said.

Wednesday's preseason friendly between Real Betis and Como 1907 was overshadowed by a mass brawl that broke out just before halftime.

United States national team midfielder Johnny Cardoso has completed his transfer to Atlético Madrid from Real Betis.

Atlético Madrid have reached a verbal agreement with Betis to sign USMNT midfielder Johnny Cardoso, sources have told ESPN.

Keeping up with the pace of change in Maresca’s squad is far from easy and their US trip will be more of the same This is the never-ending season but Chelsea show no sign of wanting to slow down. They intend to embrace Fifa’s newly revamped Club World Cup – a potential £97m prize pot for the eventual winners is quite the draw in an age of intense financial scrutiny, after all – and have travelled to the US knowing that the tournament gives them an opportunity to find out more about a squad that has evolved in the short space of time since Enzo Maresca’s side beat Real Betis in the Uefa Conference League final on 28 May. There has been little time to pause for breath before Chelsea get up and running in Group D by facing the Major League Soccer side Los Angeles FC in Atlanta on Monday. Some players have had a 10-day break, others have been away on international duty and there has been no sign of anyone in the recruitment department taking a bit of annual leave. Continue reading...

Antony has thanked Real Betis for helping to "find a piece" of himself as he comes to the end of a six-month loan spell that sees him return to Manchester United.

Chelsea feel manager on right track after first trophy 22-year-old Delap favours move to west London Chelsea are closing in on the signing of the Ipswich striker Liam Delap and are plotting further key additions as they seek to mould a winning dynasty and help Enzo Maresca’s young side build on qualifying for the Champions League and their triumph in the Conference League. Maresca, who wants to use his team’s 4-1 victory over Real Betis in the Conference League final as a springboard for future success, enjoys the backing of the club’s hierarchy after a successful first year in charge and will not face demands to win the Premier League next season. Continue reading...

Chelsea beat Real Betis in the Conference League final on Wednesday, sealing a preseason ambition to lift the trophy that Reece James believed they had to win.

Real Betis paid the price for taking their foot off the pedal after an impressive first half in Wednesday's Conference League final defeat by Chelsea, said their inspirational captain Isco and veteran coach Manuel Pellegrini.

Chelsea sparked into life in the second half as they came from behind to win the Conference League with a 4-1 victory over Real Betis.

Chelsea coach Enzo Maresca seemed as surprised as anyone when he was told Mykhailo Mudryk had been spotted in Poland ahead of the club's Conference League final against Real Betis.