Manchester City have confirmed an agreement to sign Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland for €75m. City have paid the 21-year-old’s release clause and expect to pay £85.5m in total when agent fees, signing bonus and other costs are taken into account.
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Wilfried Zaha’s first-half penalty was enough for Crystal Palace to beat Watford 1-0, confirming the Hornets’ relegation from the Premier League. Despite plenty of pre-match pleasantries, it was an unhappy return for Roy Hodgson to Selhurst Park with his side’s return to the Championship confirmed.
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Chelsea have confirmed Todd Boehly’s consortium has agreed terms to buy the Stamford Bridge club from Roman Abramovich in a £4.25billion deal. Los Angeles Dodgers co-owner Boehly has won the race to buy the Blues amid the most public major sports franchise takeover in history.
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has signed a new contract until 2025. The Spaniard appointed in 2019, has led Arsenal into fourth with four games remaining as they bid to secure a Champions League place for the first time since 2017.
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Ten-man West Ham fell short of reaching a first major European final for 46 years as they were beaten 1-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt in Thursday’s Europa League semi-final second leg, losing the tie 3-1 on aggregate. The Germans will face Rangers in the decider in Seville.
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