Manchester United told price for Jean-Philippe Mateta, Fulham also set Antonee Robinson valuation and West Ham begin Tammy Abraham talks.
Manchester United have been told it will cost them £40m to sign French striker Jean-Philippe Mateta, 27, from Crystal Palace. (Mirror)
Fulham will also only consider offers of more than £40m for 27-year-old USA left-back Antonee Robinson, who is a target for Liverpool and Manchester United. (Football Insider)
Roma could be willing to sell Tammy Abraham in the summer as AC Milan do not wish to sign the on-loan striker for next season and the 27-year-old Englishman is not part of next season’s plans at his parent club. (Nicolo Schira)
West Ham, Wolves and Everton are interested in Abraham, with the Hammers having begun talks with his representatives over a potential move. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Tottenham are set to make a bid of about 40m euros (£33.6m) for Bournemouth’s Ghana winger Antoine Semenyo, 25. (CaughtOffside)
Chelsea are tracking Feyenoord’s David Hancko, with Tottenham among the other clubs interested in the Slovakia defender, 27. (Teamtalk)
Manchester United have an option to extend Kobbie Mainoo’s contract by 12 months to 2028, although the England midfielder, 19, is on the lowest salary in the senior squad. (Sun)
Everton will push to sign Denmark midfielder Christian Norgaard, 30, when his contract expires at Brentford in the summer. (Football Insider)
Juventus and Brazil midfielder Douglas Luiz, 26, could be swapped with Newcastle and Italy midfielder Sandro Tonali, 24, this summer. (Calciomercato – in Italian)
Newcastle are interested in signing 19-year-old Spanish winger Assane Diao from Como in the summer. (Football Insider)
Inter Milan want to negotiate a new contract for Marcus Thuram as the France forward, 27, currently has a release clause of 85m euros (£71.3m). (Gazzetta dello Sport – in Italian)
Eintracht Frankfurt are closely monitoring the situation of 20-year-old Turkey winger Arda Guler at Real Madrid. (Sky Sports Germany)
A Real Housewives of Cheshire star has announced that she’s tied the knot in a destination wedding.
Ester Dee, 40, shared this evening that she has now married her partner Glynn Keeling. It comes after the couple headed to the Maldives on their own just days ago for their nuptials. The reality TV star previously said that family and friends weren’t invited but will be at a “big party” after the trip.
She shared photos of herself in her white dress on Instagram earlier and confirmed alongside them that she had married Glynn, often referred to as ‘ Mr Dee’. Ester wrote: “I have officially left Ester Dee and I have become Ester Keeling today. I cannot explain how I feel to have my soulmate now as a husband of mine. Looking forward giving all I have to us. Smashed it guys. What you think about the dress”.
Fans complimented Ester on the outfit in the comments section and she was also met with reaction from celebrity pals. It included replies from former colleagues from the ITVBe show, which she’s appeared on over the years.
Ampika Pickston wrote: “Omg absolutely stunning. Congratulations”. Whilst Nicole Sealey reacted to the post: “Congratulations”. Rachel Lugo said: “I’m so happy for you. Congratulations beautiful”. Leilani Dowding wrote beside heart emojis: “Yes yes yes! Congratulations. You deserve all the happiness in the world you wonderful soul”.
It wasn’t just Real Housewives stars who congratulated Ester though. Christine McGuinness responded: “Congrats my angel. You deserve all the love and happiness in the world”. Big Brother’s Chanelle Hayes said: “Congratulations! You look absolutely stunning”. Whilst My Mum, Your Dad star Monique Payneeandy wrote: “Wow you look amazing! Beautiful Mrs Keeling. Congratulations to you both”.
Former Real Housewives of Cheshire cast member Ester Dee has revealed she’s got married (Instagram/esterdee/sunsiyamiruveli/cameobridesllandudno)
She’s tied the knot with her partner Glynn Keeling in a destination wedding in the Maldives this week (Instagram/esterdee)
Ester had revealed that the couple were heading abroad for their nuptials earlier this week. She shared photos from the flight and told fans: “Here we go. We are ready for the ride for the rest of our life”. She later confirmed that it was just herself and Glynn, sharing that they had chosen not to invite family and friends.
She said: “We have decided not to invite any magazine deals, family or friends. We are planning to do a big party later on to celebrate our commitment for each other. Invitations soon. Watch out”. Ester added: “This time it’s just the 2 of us standing facing each other. Sand, sea and flowers. We did not want to get stressed about anything else, rather than small details which matter to us”.
The reality TV star expressed gratitude to fans for their support at the time. She wrote in that post just days ago, “You all have been behind me all the way. Thank you again for your love, support, understanding and kindness”.
More recently, Ester teased that she was feeling nervous hours ahead of the wedding. She wrote: “Excited and nervous”. And she had commented in a follow-up post: “Tomorrow I get to marry the love of my life. My best friend, my twin flame. And I can’t wait. Nerves are good right”?
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Christian Pulisic scored twice as AC Milan avoided the humiliation of a fourth straight Serie A defeat with a come-from-behind 3-2 win over lowly Lecce on Saturday.
Sergio Conceicao’s side, playing without suspended French goalkeeper Mike Maignan, were trailing 2-0 for over an hour following a double from Lecce’s Montenegro forward Nikola Krstovic after seven and 59 minutes.
An Antonino Gallo own goal after 68 minutes threw the northerners a lifeline with Pulisic equalising from the penalty spot five minutes later.
And the US international then handed his team its first victory since February 15 with his second goal nine minutes from time.
Last year’s Serie A runners-up move into eighth position but are 14 points behind champions and leaders Inter Milan who host tailenders Monza later Saturday.
Despite the win Conceicao’s future remains in doubt having replaced fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca at the end of December.
Milan bosses are reported to be in advanced talks with former Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri.
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Great Britain’s Jeremiah Azu claimed men’s 60m gold at the European Athletics Indoor Championships to land his first individual international title, as team-mate Andrew Robertson won bronze.
Azu, 23, ran a personal best of 6.49 seconds to cross the line ahead of Sweden’s Henrik Larsson in 6.52, with Robertson third in 6.55 in Saturday night’s final.
Having qualified fastest from the morning heats, Azu made a further statement by setting a European-leading time and then personal best 6.52 secs in the semi-finals.
But he saved his best for the medal race, which took place just two and a half hours later, to clinch GB’s first gold in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands.
“Honestly, I didn’t think I won it. I thought Henrik was five metres in front of me. When you’re in a line you can’t really tell what is going on. I was pushing every bit of me to the line”, Azu, who has returned his training to the UK, told BBC Sport.
“I know I’m in the right place and this confirmed to me that I’ve made the right decisions. This is just the start of the journey for us as a team. We are coming to take it all and I’m excited to be on this journey now”.
Azu becomes the ninth British man to win the title – and first since Richard Kilty won back-to-back titles in 2017.
The Welshman’s triumph and Robertson’s bronze follows bronze medals for 1500m runner Revee Walcott-Nolan and the mixed 4x400m relay quartet.
It is a first individual international medal for 34-year-old Robertson, who received a late call-up to the squad and finished fourth in 2021.
“This time last week I was having a cheesecake, I was having a great time with my family in Scarborough”, Robertson joked.
‘ Speechless ‘ Azu strikes gold
Azu had a taste of gold on the international stage as part of Britain’s team at the 2022 European Championships in Munich, where 100m bronze represented his first senior individual medal at that level.
But despite playing his part in Team GB’s 4x100m relay bronze at Paris 2024 last summer, Azu has since described the experience of his first Olympic Games as “bittersweet” after he was disqualified from the individual event for a false start.
He has since taken the significant decision to switch his training set-up after starting his family, leaving Marco Airale’s group in Italy to return home to Cardiff and reunite with former coach Helen James.
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A two-time European under-23 100m champion, Azu will now target a first individual podium on the global stage at the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China this month.
“Speechless. It has been a crazy couple of months. To top it off by becoming European champion, I’m so grateful to god”, Azu said.
“Life is such a flash and it is so great to have these moments. I am so grateful to be standing here and calling myself a European champion”.
British debutant John Otugade exited at the semi-final stage on Saturday, finishing fifth in his race in 6.67 secs.
Maura Higgins and Danny Jones reportedly partied at a hotel until 6am drinking wine after their BRIT Awards party kiss.
McFly frontman Danny, 38, and the former Love Island bombshell, 34 – who both braved the I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! jungle last year – were seen hitting up the O2 Arena in London for the star-studded event last Saturday (March 1).
But a week later, with both Maura and Danny remaining tight-lipped on the controversial kiss, a new video has emerged of the pair sharing a bottle of wine together after the BRIT Awards. In the video, obtained by The Sun, the pair are seen chatting together, while laughing and both holding two filled-up glasses of wine at the Nobu Hotel in Central London.
The pair are said to have travelled by car separately across London to the Sony party at Nobu Hotel in Marylebone. A source told the publication: “Danny and Maura seemed to be enjoying their night of partying and had no plans to call it a night. They were knocking back wine at the Nobu from 4am and seemed keen to carry on. They weren’t seen leaving before 6am”.
Maura and Danny partied together at a swanky London hotel (BACKGRID)
Danny was filmed kissing Maura at the BRITs (Getty Images)
Later, they were spotted making a joint exit from an after-party. The duo rubbed shoulders with other celebs like Sam Thompson, Pete Wicks, Olivia Attwood, Calum Scott, and Oti Mabuse at the event. Although Danny rocked up to the BRITs with his bandmate Tom Fletcher, he flew solo from his McFly crew at the swanky afterparty, where he and Maura appeared to get very close.
While at the Universal Music afterparty, it’s claimed that Danny and Maura shared a “drunken kiss” at 180 Studios on the Strand. Footage shared by the Sun appears to show Danny, who has been married to his wife Georgia Horsley since 2014, kissing Maura on the lips as they stood talking to one another. A source told the outlet that they “seemed to be having a great time”, adding: “They looked like they had a brief drunken kiss”.
It comes after Danny liked a seductive photo of Maura Higgins weeks before the pair were filmed sharing a kiss, reports claim. Danny is married to wife Georgia, 38, with whom he shares a son Cooper, seven, with.
Danny has been married to Georgia since 2014 (Getty Images for the NTA’s)
Danny shares seven-year-old son Cooper with Georgia (georgia Horsley/instagram)
Meanwhile, Maura is newly single after splitting from Pete Wicks, who she was dating while she was in the I’m A Celebrity jungle. Following the news of the shock kiss, it’s been reported that Danny liked one of Maura’s sultry Instagram posts – weeks before the pair were spotted locking lips.
Danny liked a photo of Maura wearing a figure-hugging leopard print dress. The post shows Maura smiling while sporting the gown, which has a fishtail style skirt. Maura accessorised the look with a black clutch bag as she leaned against a table for the photo.
She captioned the post with the word “ravenous” before adding a candle emoji – potentially in reference to the row of candles seen on the table behind her in the photo.
However, the apparent like from Danny is no longer visible on Maura’s Instagram post. Meanwhile, Maura has liked posts on Danny’s Instagram page since their jungle stint – including a snap of him performing on stage as part of McFly.
Maura attended the BRITs afterparty with Danny (Dave Benett/Getty Images for Universal)
The Love Island star has remained tight-lipped since the kiss (Getty Images)
The post from Danny shows him with a guitar handing from a strap around his torso as he holds onto a microphone and performs to a huge crowd. As he shared the photo he wrote: “Get me back here! Looking forward to seeing you all at some shows this year”. Maura also commented on the post with two clapping hands emojis and a black heart emoji.
Neither Maura nor Danny have publicly addressed the video of the drunken kiss. Danny has been married to Georgia for a decade and it’s been reported the kiss feels like a “slap in the face” for the former Miss England star.
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British number one Jack Draper put in a professional performance to defuse rising star Joao Fonseca and reach the Indian Wells third round.
The 23-year-old drew errors out of the explosive 18-year-old Brazilian to edge a tight first set, before racing through the second for a 6-4 6-0 win.
The way which 13th seed Draper moved through the gears against a tricky opponent touted as a future major champion was impressive.
“The kid is an unbelievable player with such firepower”, he said of Fonseca.
“It is so good to have a superstar coming up – I’m sure he is going to be a top player”.
Draper was playing his opening match at the Masters 1000 tournament – considered by many as the ‘ fifth Grand Slam event ‘ – after receiving a bye in the first round.
Draper has only played two tournaments this year – winning three five-setters in a row to reach the Australian Open last 16 before finishing runner-up in Doha – as he has continued to manage a hip injury sustained in the off season.
The performance against Fonseca, whose matches are attracting large numbers of vocal Brazilian fans, was another example of his increasing maturity.
Initially below his best, Draper showed resilience and composure to subdue one of the fastest risers on the ATP Tour.
The buzz surrounding Fonseca, who became the fourth youngest man to win an ATP Tour title since 2000, led to hundreds arriving early to ensure they bagged a spot on the smaller fourth court at Indian Wells.
Fonseca’s biggest weapon is a ferocious forehand and, while he regularly demonstrated his easy power from the baseline, there were also signs of his inexperience.
In moments where the world number 80 perhaps needed a little more subtlety, he continued to hit extremely aggressively and paid the price as Draper broke again in the ninth game.
The Briton continued to counter-punch well and took the opener on his second set point when Fonseca overeagerly pushed another forehand wide.
Saving four of five break points proved key for Draper, while Fonseca’s 23 unforced errors outweighing nine winners was another key statistic.
The second set was a different story.
Boosted by the lead, a more confident Draper vastly improved his first-serve percentage, dominated the rallies and moved sharply around the court.
The only blip was three successive double faults as he served for the match, but he recovered to clinch an impressive victory.
Draper knows a strong run in the Californian desert could push him into the world’s top 10 for the first time in his career.
“I have still got a long way to go and build my tennis, fitness and mentality day in, day out”, he added.
