Liverpool owners Fenway Sports Group have confirmed that they are in talks to buy French club Bordeaux as they look to build a multi-club model.

Earlier this year, Michael Edwards returned to as he was confirmed as FSG s CEO of football.

Upon this announcement, was the commitment from FSG to buy another team to build a multi-club model.

I was humbled by the desire and persistence they showed in wanting to work with me again. This is definitely not something that I take for granted given their track record across sport and business,” said in a statement.

“It was vital for me that, if I did return, it had to be with renewed vigour and energy. In practice, this means having fresh challenges and opportunities.

As such, one of the biggest facto…

Chelsea have been urged to take a chance on Manchester United star Harry Maguire, who can plug a gap in Enzo Maresca s squad ahead of the new season.

but have been rather more circumspect in the current window as they look to comply with the Premier League s profit and sustainability rules.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, Omari Kellyman, Renato Veiga, Marc Guiu and Caleb Wiley but for a modest combined fee of £75m, while they re also said to be in talks with Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen and remain in the market for a new striker.

They re relatively well stocked at centre-back but Dwight Yorke reckons they could do with a replacement for Thiago Silva – who left tat the end of last season – despite new manager Enzo Maresca having Axel Disasi, Benoit Badiash…

Mec will join a burgeoning group of young South American talent at Chelsea, which also includes Kendry Paez from Independiente del Valle, who signed for £17 million last year, and Estevao Willian from Palmeiras, who will join when he turns 18 next summer. Investing in young, talented South American players has worked well for other European powerhouses, like Real Madrid with Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior.

Chelsea has taken a risky gamble on Mec despite his evident potential given his lack of professional experience. The club s inconsistent previous history with young players has some supporters wondering if it makes sense to put future potential ahead of current reinforcements. These gripes are attached to broader complaints about Chelsea s transfer business and contracting str…

According to reports, Chelsea have been dealt a blow in the race to sign Napoli forward Victor Osimhen as the striker has chosen his dream move .

In recent transfer windows, has been priced out of a move to the Premier League as Napoli s asking price has consistently been more than £100m.

The Nigeria international scored 15 goals in his 25 Serie A appearances last season. There is a £110m release clause in his contract, but he s more likely to leave this summer than he was in previous windows as he is pushing for a move.

, they have turned their attention to signing as their priority is to sign a new striker before the transfer window closes at the end of this month.

Napoli have selected outcast Lukaku as their preferred replacement for Osimhen, who is…

Arsenal are reportedly readying a bid for Ivan Toney in a development that Brentford hope can create a bidding war with Chelsea for the 28-year-old.

Toney is yet to make an appearance for Brentford this term amid speculation over his future and he s expected to depart this summer as he enters the final year of his contract.

Tottenham, West Ham and have all been credited with interest in the England international, but it now appears that Chelsea and Arsenal are above them in the pecking order to sign Toney, who s also one of Al-Ahli s top targets this summer.

It s been claimed that Toney has agreed personal terms with the Saudi Pro League side over a £330,000 per week deal but Brentford have rejected a number of bids from them for his transfer.

, who re…

Erling Haaland s performance for Norway in their draw with Kazakhstan in the Nations League has been labelled one of the worst things I ve seen by one of the nation s former managers.

was joined by Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard in the Norway team that failed to find a way through in Kazakhstan, the latest disappointment after they failed to qualify for Euro 2024.

The Manchester City striker s performance drew particular criticism from Norwegian TV channel TV2, who gave him a rating of 2/10, labelling the team s all-round display deplorable .

Former Norway boss Egil Olsen claimed he had never seen Haaland play worse and also took aim at Odegaard for a patchy display.

We have two world-class players in the team, Olsen said. Today Erling Braut Haaland w…

Arsenal legend Alan Smith took to Twitter to hit out at Harry Kane after the Bayern Munich striker became the first Englishman to score four in a Champions League match since Smith himself.

Smith scored the same amount for against Austria Wien way back in 1991.

netted four times in Bayern s 9-2 mauling of Dinamo Zagreb on Tuesday night, where three of Kane s goals came from the penalty spot, another record in itself.

His four goals also saw him overtake Wayne Rooney as the highest scoring Englishman in the Champions League.

Rooney, a Champions League winner, scored 30 times for Manchester United in Europe s elite competition.

Kane s tally in the Champions League now stands at 33, with the 31-year-old showing no sign of slowing down anytime soon…

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The first leg of this three-leg +121 parlay is the Jags to at least keep the margin to ten points or fewer. It culminates with bets on QB Trevor Lawrence and receiver Zay Jones to hit very manageable yardage totals.

Odds as of Dec. 17 at FanDuel. Bettors who already have a FanDuel account can claim this before betting on BAL vs JAX. 

Last week s Eagles/Cowboys SGP , missing on all three legs. But I am still up a tidy +6.13 units on NFL same-game parlays for the season.

BAL vs JAX Same-Game Parlay Pick #1: Jaguars +10.5

In my earlier today, I explained why I think the Jaguars are good value to win straight-up as +160 home underdogs. The same rationale applies here, but with a much bigger margin of error.  Baltimore is an NFL-best 5-1 on the r…